man Adam Louicer in hys treatyse of the Arte of Dystilling setteth forth an easie maner of Dystilling by the heate of the Sunne beames which also may be vsed howsoeuer a man wyll in colde Countries if so be he myndeth at all tymes to dystill Flowers and such lyke matters to the ende that those maye retayne their sauour and other qualities And the same is to be wrought on this wyse take sayth Louicer a hollowe burning Glasse which directlye place towarde the hote beames of the Sunne after betwéene the Beames of the Sunne and the burning Glasse set the Glasse Bodie filled with the Flowers or other lyke matter and to stand in a small Earthen panne of sifted Sande or Ashes in such maner that the Beames of the hote Sunne fallyng into the hollowe Glasse maye so beate backe and extende to the Glasse Bodie with the proper matter as to the obiect standing ryght agaynst whych so causeth that lighter and purer matter ascending to Dystill forth as more liuely appeareth by this figure here descrybed Tâ—e Italians haue inuented another maner and way of Dystilling waters in the Sunne which wyth them is often vsed after this maner They take two Glasse Bodies wyth narrowe neckes and mouthes the one being emptie and the other filled with Herbes or Flowers Thys Glasse so filled they close or â—â—op with a fine Lynnen cloth bounde about through which the lycour may aptly passe or dystill After that they thrust the necke of this Glasse into the necke of the emptie Glasse standing vnder and then diligently ferment and stop the passages and wayes rounde about with Lute or Potters Claye or other lyke matter to the ende that no vapour nor vertue of the substance may breathe forth This done set these twoo Glasses on such wyse ioyned and bounde togyther in the beames of the Sunne after such maner that the same Glasse which conteyneth the Herbes or Flowers maye séeme to be aboue and the other whych is emptie to stande vnder for to receyue the lycour which is heated and decocted by the Sunnes force that so dystilleth downe into the Glasse And on such wyse doe the women of Bononie in Lumbardie prepare and purchase the water of Bremble flowers for the benefit and singular comfort of the eyes As touching another maner or waye of Dystilling in the Sunne reade hereafter in the proper place taught The maner of Dystilling by Ascention and what especially behooueth to be obserued in the sayde working The .ix. Chapter WE haue afore taught that the Dystillation whyche is a separation of the subtill partes from the grosser and heauyer to be wrought done especially after two meanes wayes as by the Ascending and Descending Further of the same which is wrought in the Ascending is one waye done in that named Balneum Mariae in another manner by Ashes or Sande another way in Horse dung and in another manner by another meane heate seruing betwéene these This by the waye in euery Dystillation ought to be obserued that how often Oyles especially are to be drawne out of substances that the Dystillation in the meane tyme be in no maner hyndered or stayde For if this Dystillation begun be once letted insomuch that the matter or substaunce be cooled the woorke or Dystillation after can neuer be perfourmed in that the same can no more ascende For which cause it behooueth that this woorking or Distillation be diligently and carefully followed vnto the ende The maner very commodious for the retayning without great payne and impediment that the Cucurbites flote or swymme not aloft the Kettle or Panne full of hote water when any myndeth to Dystill in Balneo Mariae The .x. Chapter TO doe the lyke prepare an Earthen Vessell or déepe Potte glased wythin and the same so large that it maye well receyue or contayne the Cucurbite which it behooueth you to fill with water in a maner to the brynke at the bottome of which within let foure Tyles be layde as the one lying right agaynst the other and those formed with certaine rysinges boared through to the ende that by the holes of ech of thâ—se eminencies or rysings vp a corde or string maye passe after thys forme in a maner here described After you haue thus put through the cordes in ech hole place the Cucurbite in the mydle of the Tyles before that you poure in the water as afore taught after the same maner tye the said Corde rounde about the neck of the Cucurbite to which equally fasten the foure small cordes tyed retching from the foure tyles lying in the bottome of the vessell after such maner that these foure cordes may be loosed or stiffned and fastened shorter or longer according as the woorkeman wyll haue that the Cucurbite or Glasse bodie to stande déeper or hygher in the Water And by this meanes maye the Cucurbite be commodiouslye retayned which otherwyse woulde not so well be stayed vnder the water But if the Cucurbite shall be of Copper and not of Earth in the steade or place of that coarde which compasseth the necke of the Cucurbyte maye a man bestowe and fasten a Copper bande hauing foure small Rynges hanging equidistant to which eche Corde retching from the bottome of the Vessell may easily be tyed and on such wyse shall the Cucurbite or Bozia be stayed in the bottome of the Vessell as the same figure aforesayde liuely demonstrateth to the eye Howe a great yeelde and quantitie of waters may with a small cost fewe Instrumentes or Vessels and in a very short tyme be dystilled in Balneo Mariae The .xi. Chapter IF the necessitie present be suche that anye hath to make a great quantitie of waters dystilled in Balneo Mariae he may accomplyshe the same with small chargeâ— little payne fewe Instruments and in shorte tyme such a yéelde and quantitie as he woulde haue by this meanes â–ª in preparing a Wooden bowle or Tubbe of a sufficient compasse and largenesse ouer and placed on a forme or Benche being lyke made of woode in the myddes of which Tubbe erect and set from the bottome vnto the edge or bryncke of the same or rather aboue it a great Copper Vessell in the forme of a hollowe pype sufficient large bored wythout rounde about and all ouer with little holes Vnder the bottome of the Tubbe make a Furnace within which emptie part or space let a part of the Copper Pype descende in such sort and maner that the water be contayned betwéene the outwarde bored wall of the Pype and the parte within of the Tubbe But wythin that part of the Pype which descendeth by the bottome of the Tub let the fire be put and kyndled for the heating of the water which being in such wyse handled and done round about the Pype and in the rest of the space of the Tubbe which is full of Water let many Lymbeckes with their Helmets be placed after such maner that the Beakes and Noses may reach beyonde the edge of the Tubbe
Oyle if the same shall be Oyle but if it be water dystilled then by the lyke meanes the moysture excrementuous if any such remayne shall easily be consumed and the Oyle or the Water rectified This Rogerius Or rather that the Chymists doe and obserue in the water of Lyfe by Balneum Mariae the moysture watrie that they name Fleume is receyued a part and separated from the subtill lycour But of the other maners of rectifying lycours we shall more at large hereafter intreate in the proper place ¶ The ende of the first Booke of secrete Remedies ▪ for Dystillations ¶ The seconde Booke of Dystillations conteyning sundry excellent secrete Remedies of Dystilled waters ¶ Of the Waters simple dystilled of Herbes especially and of diuers other Bodies simple Of Vineger dystilled The first Chapter BEstowe or put the best Vinegar that you can choose into a Lymbecke set after into Balneum Mariae or on fine sifted Ashes hauing the lyppes or edges rounde about well stopped with Paste or Meale tempered in water or with Paper pasted which done make vnder it a soft fire for the space of thrée or foure houres in which tyme the flewme that is the moysture excrementuous is separated from the Vinegar which you ought to cast awaye as a matter vnprofitable And a man maye knowe that the Flewme is taken away and gone when the Vineger shall be consumed vnto a thirde or fourth part After let all the ioyntes of the Lymbecke be well stopped to th ende that it maketh no euaporation then increase the fire by little and little By the same meanes shall you dystill forth for the seconde draught a Vinegar verye good and most whyte vnto the Lyes of which you shall haue a signe or note certayne if you sée the Fecies blacke and that there commeth forth any Lycour which hath the consistence of Honie or Pytch you may drawe the lyke of Vinegar Rosate of the Elder of the Cloue Gellyflowers and others If any shall infuse all a night in Vineger which is drawne the seconde tyme the Pellitorie Staphisagre or Iuye brused in Balneo Mariae after the expression made and the grosser substance throwne away dystill with diligence the Lycour poured into a Lymbecke This third extraction or draught besides a number of experiences that a man may worke with it doth greatlye preuayle agaynst the myghtie ache and dolour of the téeth This borowed out of the Booke of an Alchymister of Paris In the Dystillation of Vinegar only I suppose sayth the worthie Practicioner Leonarde Fiarauante that the part wateryshe first runneth forth after the better sort in ordering the Dystillation as aboue vttered Thys seconde draught of Vineger is a matter incorruptible whych Artely separated from the Fecies becommeth of such force that it cannot after corrupt It also dissolueth precious Stones and Mynerals that are layde to stéepe in it as Iron Tynne Lattone Copper and other lyke things It serueth for the clensing and cléering of womens faces washyng sometymes with it in that this corrodeth and weareth away all spottes It serueth effectuously for making the Sirupe of Vineger It preserueth all matters corruptible put into it as are Fleshe Egges Gourdes Melons Cucumbers Orenges Lemmons Fennell and to be briefe whatsoeuer thing a man will put into it This in lyke maner dissolueth the Rheume maketh a good and cleare voyce by drincking a little at a tyme It mittigateth the payne in all sores and in effect is helping in euerye matter and neuer harmeth in none If the Vineger shall be dystilled by a Lymbecke vnto the tyme that the Fecies remayne drie and they after burned so long in the fire vnto the tyme that they become whyte Ashes which after bestowed in a moyst Celler or other moyste place dissolueth as the Tartare prepared doth into an Oyle which is of so excellent vertue for the health of mans bodie that a man would hardly beléeue For gyuing a little quantitie of this by the mouth it dissolueth the Stone of the Kidneys and wasteth the Stone in the Bladder The Vineger dystilled with a lyttle quantitie of the Oyle of Tartare and pure Aqua vitae togither preserueth the faces of women and maketh them to appéere most comely Sundry other great matters maye be wrought with the dystilled Vineger which here for breuitie are omitted and referred to the wysedome of skilfull practicioners to finde out The Sea or Salte water maye a man make swéete by this meanes If he filleth a vessell or Pot with Salt water and causing it to boyle a tyme by the fire doth after dystill the same by a Lymbecke as the Rose water and the Salt shall remayne a◠the bottome But to make a great quantitie in short tyme it behooueth to dystill the same by a Lymbecke hauing a Bucket on the heade which fill with colde water and as the water waxeth hote in the dystilling drawe it forth by the Tap or Cocke and poure colde water immediately into the Bucket For by this often cooling of the heade shall you purchase the more yéelde And thys is the secrete to dystill much at once with a small cost and the Instrument being not of this maner fashioned a man can not dystill but a small quantitie at a tyme. The maner of Dystilling water simple the waters of Minurall Bathes to th ende that a man may knowe the things myxed in them and of their propertie Borowed out of the learned worke of Medicinall waters of Gabriel Fallopius The seconde Chapter A Man maye dissolue after two fashions the waters of Mynurall Bathes by Dystillation the one in Balneo Mariae but such a resolution is hard to bring to passe the other by a Distillation drie which is done in vessels of Glasse whether they be Vrinall Bodyes or those named of the Arabians Bozia it much forceth not as I haue sayde It is sufficient that by this Dissolution of the water which is wrought by the Dystillation of drie heate that all those thyngs are knowen myxed in such waters without excluding or excepting the vapors or spirites which are knowne by this reason Haue a Furnace wholy in a readynesse the fire represented by the letter A. let be kyndled beneath a high on the Furnace as in the hollownesse set a vessell of strong Earth very large in fashion of a Carnation potte full of sifted Sande expressed by B. fill the Bozia or Vrinall vessell declared by C. it forceth not much whether of them with the Mynerall or Bathe water and that the vessell be set vnto the myddle in the sand which is wythin the Earthen potte let the Bozia be couered with his head hauing a nose sufficient long signified by the note D. Both these Lute well togyther to the ende that there be no cleftes nor any space betwéene the two vessels After purchase a Pype of Glasse about the bygnesse of a finger hollowe and open at both endes descrybed by E. into the one ende of this Pype thrust the nose of
the grosse and clammie Humours clenseth the stoppinges of the bowelles and expelleth the youngling deade This water for an inwarde rupture is right profitable if to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme it be often tymes in the day druncke The water dayly druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme swéetned with a little sugare purgeth and causeth good Bloud gladneth the heart refresheth and cooleth the Lyuer especially if it shall be distilled with the flowers The water also recouereth the exulceration of the mouth if it be often washed wyth the same The water of the stocke Gelyflowere The .xxij. Chapter THe congruente tyme for the dystillation is about the ende of Aprill or myddes of Maye when the flowers shall be full blowen then the hearbe wyth the whole substance finely shredde ought to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbyte of Glasse This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a time recouereth the Frenticke person comforteth the Brayne The water in the same maner druncke strengthneth the Lyuer and Kidneyes procureth the Termes causeth women to be fruitfull clenseth them after the byrth of Childe and sendeth foorth the younglyng dead In the same maner the water druncke heateth and comforteth the hearte colde sharpneth the senses and reason ioyeth the mynde clenseth strengthneth the Bloude corrupt heateth the marrow of the bones and recouereth colde Fluxes The depriuatiō or Palsie of the tongue doth the water helpe or if the sydes shall be molested wyth thys euill the water throughly recouereth by drincking twise a daye of it or rubbing the membres therewyth The water deliuereth the trembling of the handes if they be rubbed wyth the same the lyke doth the water performe druncke Morning and Euening The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a tyme temperateth the heate of the heart comforteth and openeth the same The water droped twise in the daye doth put awaye spottes in the eyes wheather those shall procéede of heate or of colde and procureth a cleare and fayre face The water seaseth all paynes of the head by applying and binding about the heade Lynnen clothes wette in it and in the same maner applyed procureth sléepe to weake persons The water of Dragons The .xxiij. Chapter THe congruent time of dystilling is that the roote shredde and brused be dystilled by Balneo Mariae betwéene the monethes of Iuly and September This water druncke with a little Rosed honnie preuayleth agaynst the plague The water druncke morning and euening helpeth the Cough openeth obstructions attenuateth grosse Flewme purgeth the breast of euill humours clenseth the Bowels and helpeth the dropping of Vrine The water is greatly auayleable if any shall happen to haue a grieuous fall or be stricken or pricked wyth weapon or brused by staffe that the Bloude wythin the bodie or skinne shall be congeled then take a wyne pinte of this water and foure ounces of Muster séede brused these after the tempering wyth foure ounces of Cheruell water and strayned through a cloth and wringed out to the maner of Milke giue to drincke swéetned afore wyth halfe an ounce of Sugar pennuttes morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme for this throughly helpeth in short tyme If Cotton wette in the water be layde on freshe woundes stayeth the bléeding of them It also healeth woundes by Lynnen clothes wette in it applyed vpon or by drincking morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a tyme The féete astonished and without féeling by colde wash morning and euening with the same water For it expelleth the colde and mitigateth the griefe The person bytte or stinged of a Snake or Adder let him wash the gréeued place wyth Lynnen clothes wet in it and applye those vpon the sore for it spéedily helpeth The lyke doth heale a Canker if Lynnen clothes wette be applyed The water of the greater Comferie The .xxiiij. Chapter THe rootes wyth the whole Hearbe shredde brused require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middle of the Spring This water druncke helpeth such as are bursten and that haue broken the bone of the legge by taking of the same to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme both Morning noone and at Euening It healeth the choppes of the lippes if they shall be washed wyth the same The water druncke and Lynnen clothes after the wetting in it applyed vpon doth spéedily heale woundes and extinguisheth inflamations and seaseth paynes The water in the same maner applyed asswageth the burning of the Shingles and expelleth outwarde swellinges Applyed wyth Cotton wette in it stayeth the bléeding of woundes the lyke it performeth if myxed wyth anye other drincke it be druncke twise or thryse a day The water druncke twyse a day dissolueth and sendeth forth the clottes of bloude congealed in the stomacke or in any other part of the Bodie And this applyed wyth Lynnen clothes wette in it doth marueylously clense and sease the running of Matterie vlcers eaten in hapning about the pryuie place of man or woman The water of Quinces The .xxv. Chapter THe chosen tyme for dystilling of Quinces is when they be rype then they shredde and brused requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbyte of Glasse This water to the quantitie of foure ounces myxed wyth thrée ounces of thicke red wyne and druncke morning noone and at euening yéeldeth fresh bloude amendeth an euill stomacke in that it comforteth and strengthneth the same retayneth the meate in it and putteth away the wyll to vomite It also seaseth belching of the stomacke and vomiting and restrayneth all maner of Fluxes of the bellie and comforteth all the membres of the bodie by daily and often drincking of it the water amendeth the exulceratiō of the throte if it be often gargelled wythin the mouth The water retayned in the mouth seaseth thirst healeth tongue vlcered and cooleth the heate of the stomacke The water taken with a dram wayght of some Cordiall powder at euening procureth an appetyte and desire to eate yéeldeth a great strength to the heart and comforteth it and putteth awaye drunckennesse In the griefes of the bowelles this is not to be vsed in that it restrayneth and in Feuers this neyther is to be ministred when as anye coueteth to haue the bellie soluble The water of Quince flowers dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbyte of Glasse druncke of women to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme stayeth the great Fluxe of the Termes In the same maner druncke comforteth the heart and stayeth the will to vomite and vomiting by drincking to the quantitie of three ounces at a tyme morning noone and at euening The water of Doder The .xxvi. Chapter THe congruent tyme of Dystilling the Doder is when the stringes eyes or séedes beginne to appeare for it hath no leaues as other hearbes then to shredde the whole substance and dystill it
hyllie woodes be accounted the better These full rype shall you putrifie in a Cucurbite of glasse by strawing vpon them a good quantitie of Sugar brought to powder which let so long stande close couered with the heade vntill they appeare hoarie after dystill the whole by Balneo Mariae This singular water asswageth burning humors putteth awaye spottes of the eyes newe growne eyther of a hote or colde humor so that they be not ouergreat It also stayeth the watring and running of the eyes procéeding of heate or colde and lyke restoreth the sight to a clearenesse decayed or lost by eyther of the causes This water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time with a little wyne doth marueylously preuayle against the inwarde heates of the lunges and lyuer and extinguisheth thirst It also comforteth nature expelleth poysons procureth the termes in women The water drunck in like quantitie morning and euening swéetened with a little Sugar recouereth an euill heate of the stomacke and asswageth the great desire to drincke The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time with a dramme weyght of pure Aqua vitae recouereth and healeth the Leprie for that the same druncke in wyne or otherwise eaten with breade purgeth the bloude and remooueth a noysome scabbednesse of the bodie The water in the same manner taken helpeth the inflammations of the lyuer the yelowe Iaundise the stone in the loynes kidneyes and bladder It also looseth the breast comforteth the heart and clenseth the bloud The water holden a little whyle in the mouth and gargelled in the throte strengtheneth the gummes fasteneth the téeth loose and stayeth the dystillations from the brayne It also profiteth against vlcers and swellings in the throte sorenesse of the mouth and a stincking breath The water marueylously recouereth and healeth blysters and pymples on the face which procéede of heate by often washing it with the same This also asswageth the swelling of the face by washing and often applying lynnen clothes wette in the water The water recouereth that person whose legge is broken by drincking euery morning fasting for a certaine space to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar and to apply often lynnen clothes wette in the same The water healeth all foule legges if they be washed morning and euening with the same or that the water often applyed with linnen clothes It also cureth filthie wounds if they shall be often washed with the same and that the pacient in the meane season doth daylie drinck twyse a day of this water The water mixed with pure white salt and distilled once againe in a Cucurbite of glasse by Balneo Mariae is highly cōmended for the eyes in that it cooleth cléereth and putteth awaye the dymnesse of them The water of the Strawberies is a souereygne and an effectuous oyntment for the eyes if they especiallye be grieued by an extreme heate or hote dystillings from the heade The water of the herbe dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middes of May druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time recouereth the yelowe Iaundise procureth vrine stayeth the fluxe Dysenteria and the termes in women and helpeth the splene The water lyke druncke looseth the breast purgeth the lunges helpeth the Cough and putteth away the Leprie The water dropped into burning eies with a rednesse morning and euening doth greatly mittigate the heate of them The water druncke asswageth the ouermuch sweating of body For the burning and obstruction of the lyuer there is nothing more profitable nor holesommer ¶ Of the Dystilling of waters out of beastes or out of their partes The Lxxxiij Chapter THe maner of drawing forth a substance from all beastes and Egges Take new layd egges the quantitie and weyght of nyne ounces of common salt prepared one ounce beate and mixe these well togither after put the same into a Cucurbite or glasse bodie with the couer fast luted the which set into Balneo Mariae or horse dung for ten dayes at the least After set on a head with his receyuer well luted togither which you shall dystill in ashes with a soft fire by little and little and that which commeth kéepe charily The lyke to this may be drawne out of Snayles Partriches and Capons for consumptions and also the like maye be drawne out of Adders and Snakes for the Leprosie The water dystilled of the bloude of a healthfull yong man auayleth against aches and running paynes in the ioyntes which is prepared on this wyse take the bloud of a yong man of twentie yeares olde or thereabout being in perfite health this bloud let stande to coole in a vessell so long vnto the separation of the wheyishe moysture from the bloude which waterie moysture floting aboue throwe awaye the other put into a glasse bodie with a heade close luted about after set or burie the same in horse dung for sixtéene dayes that it may putrifie or rot Which after the drawing forth set into ashes luting diligently the receyuer to the nose of the heade This dystill with a soft and easie fire in the beginning with this dystilled water souple and as it were bathe the aking and payning places The water of mans ordure dystilled by a Lymbecke preuayling in the Fistula and bringeth or causeth a fayre scarre if the grieued places be applyed with the same If of this water be dropped into the eye it taketh away the rednesse and dymnesse of sight it breaketh and dissolueth the webbe and putteth awaye or dryeth vp teares This druncke helpeth spéedily the falling sicknesse namely if their heades be annoynted therewith This water also applyed on Impostumes with towe spéedily breaketh them If ministred with a quantitie of Lyme dissolued in it breaketh the stone This water druncke helpeth the Dropsie This water spéedily healeth the byte of anye venimous dogge being madde or other beast venimous if the harmed person dryncke thereof If this water be druncke by and by after poyson receyued it deliuereth the person This Bertapalia The water of mans ordure or dung of a sanguine man dystilled being orderly applyed doth helpe the hastie chaunging of the heare of the head to a whitenesse and the shedding of it corrosiue vlcers the canker and spottes of the eyes This also druncke recouereth the falling sicknes amendeth the stone of the kidneys and bladder the Dropsie and the byte of any venimous beast The water of mans ordure dystilled causing the heare of the heade to growe is thus prepared Take of mans ordure and the same dystill in a glasse bodie and that the same may not stink myxe a little Camphora or Muske finely grinded with it wyth this water washe the bare place where you would haue the heare to growe annoynting after the place with the best honie for xxx dayes The place or scabbed part washed with the water of mans ordure dystilled doth throughly cure it for this is a secrete
and to kéepe the member â–ª from putrifying â–ª and auayleth in woundes Take of whyte Venice Turpentiâ—â— vnwashed of pure shâ—ppe Pitche of the hâ—nie combes of eche one pounde of pure and newe Rosen being whyte and of Hâ—nie fiue poundes all these dystill by a Limbecke of glassâ— and the waâ—ter kéepe in a Viall A compounde water for them which newly recouer out of ther Frencâ—e disease by the 〈…〉 Rondeâ—â—â—ius Take of the râ—sped 〈…〉 â–ª one pounde of good olde Triacle◠〈◊〉 ounces of the conserue of Roses Buglosse and Borage of eche twoo ounces of the Conâ—erue of Helenium or Hâ—lycampane and Rosemarie flowers of eche one ounce of the powder of the electuariâ— of precious stanâ—â—â— and of that named Letitia Galeni of eche 〈…〉 thâ—se togither infuse in a glasse bodie filled thrée partes vp with whyte wyne and pure Conduite water of eche alyke which dystilâ— with Cynamon on ashes in this water dystilled melt so much Sugar as shall sâ—ffice which after let runne through an Ipocras bagge of this giue to the féeble recouered from the French disease A Triâ—cle water of the same mans description Take of olde Triacle one pounde of Sorrell thrée handfulles of Camomill flowers of Penny Royall of the long or great grasse and of the blessed Thystell of eche twoo handfull these stéeped in whyte wyne dystill after Arte this kéepe in a glasse with a narrowe mouth let the pacient take twoo ounces of the same water wyth thrée ounces of Sorrell water and Buglosse when he goeth to bedde or entreth into the bathe or hote house This water cureth the paynes of the French disease if the same be ministred alone or with the decoction of Grummell or the great Burre I sayth the Author by happy successe haue cured many children and olde persons with this potion or by sometimes adding certaine drops to the common decoction of Guaicum so that through the thinnesse of partes doth this water soone penetrate and sende forth the matter This water also with the water of the extinction of golde myxed doth correct and amende all manner of defaultes of the Quicksiluer A Triacle water helping the falling sickenesse of the same Authors inuention Take of olde Triacle fower ounces of Methridate twoo ounces of the Helycampane rootes halfe a pounde of the herbe Clarée twoo handfuls of the greater Celondine one handfull these after the infusion for a night in Malmesie and put altogither into a glasse bodie distill according to Arte This water auayleth in all colde griefes and diseases both of the brayne and sinewes A Triacle water of Iacobus Siluius which he vsed in the French disease take of the rasped woode Guaicum halfe a pound of Spring or Conduite water viij pyntes of the white wyne not pleasant twoo pyntes of the waters of Fumiterrie Succorie and Camomill of eche one pynte let all these be infused togither for a night on hote ashes or ymbers to which after adde of the Polipodie of the Oke halfe a pounde of the flower of Tyme twoo ounces of Sperage sixe ounces of the Conserue of Roses Succorie Borage and Buglosse of eche fower ounces of the best Triacle twoo ounces of the conserue of Helycampane twoo ounces these well closed in a glasse bodie dystill in a double vessell The quantitie to be ministred at one tyme is from twoo vnto thrée ounces and you may if you will adde to thrée ounces of the Triacle water one ounce of Sugar and a dramme of Cynamone and let the same dystill againe through an Ipocras bagge for so the taste of it shall be the pleasanter in the drincking let be giuen in bedde in the morning to procure a strong sweate Eyght waters of S. Aegidius helping the falling sicknesse newe come the Palsie wounds Agues Take of Isope Peny Royall Hares foote of Succorie of eche a lyke these stamped in a morter and dystilled kéepe in a glasse with a narrowe mouth After take of Rue of Perselie of Zedoaria of Aloes or the stone Calaminaris of eche a lyke quantitie or dramme these beaten togither boyle in the foresayd water vnto a consumption of the third part the same after straine through a linnen cloth kéeping it theÌ„ close stopped and after the standing and setting of it xl dayes let the pacient drincke of this lycour euery morning fasting for ten dayes togither being molested with anye of the abouesayde sickenesses or diseases yea if he happen to haue the Plague but then let him refraine meate for six houres after the taking of this drincke This lycour also druncke with a fasting stomacke doth preserue the person from the falling sicknesse and Palsie for this excéedingly comforteth the members If this besides be druncke fasting with Castorie these sickenesses being but newe begun it is a speciall remedie It singularly auayleth in the healing of woundes and the cutting of veynes and sinewes if those be wasshed with it It cureth besides all maner of Agues being drunck with a fasting stomacke for nyne mornings togither The seconde water of the Philosophers Take of Rue of Egrimonie of the Satyrion of Celondine of Sugar of the stone Calaminaris otherwise Tutia of eche a lyke quantitie these beaten togither dystill in a Lymbecke with a soft fire This water is very precious in that it healeth any grief or disease of the eyes This vsed or taken with meates or otherwyse in potions before meate and with a fasting stomacke auayleth against all poysons in casting it vp by vomiting and druncke fasting cureth the Dropsie and clenseth the stomacke of all putrified and colde humors it extinguisheth the créeping influmation called Saint Anthonies fire in a day if playsters of Towe be applyed vpon being wette in this water It cureth the Canker being myxt with Aloes and that a playster of the towe of Hempe wette in it be applyed vpon twyse in the daye The thirde water of the Phylosophers which otherwise is named Petralis â–ª Take of Pympernell séedes of Persely of Smalledge of the Burre and of Masticke of ech a lyke these myxed beate togither with Goates bloude adding a little strong vinegar which let so stande close stopped for certaine dayes after dystill the whole in a Cucurbite after Arte the water which then commeth forth breaketh both the redde and whyte stone being eyther rough playne or sharpe But if the stone shall be broken then let the pacient drincke of this water with a fasting stomacke and he shall then pisse the sande forth And washing anye scabbed partes with this water doth spéedily heale the scabbes and causeth heare to growe in the bare places It cureth also all maner of scabbes of the bodie by washing all the places of the bodie with this water for thrée or fower dayes togither and druncke fasting in the morning ingendreth good bloude in the bodie It deliuereth the Palsie by drincking of it twyse in the daye with Castoreum or Castorie vnlesse the sickenesse shall be confirmed This also healeth the Apoplexie and falling sickenesse The fourth
the gummes and any maner of swelling of the throate this breaketh clenseth it helpeth the Melancholicke the persons molested with ache of the hyppes and goute it cureth the dropsie and payne of the great gutte procéeding of a cold cause and annointed about the garland seame taketh away all maner of payne ache of the head comming of a colde cause and slayeth wormes in the body by taking vnto the quantytie of halfe a dram at a time and in the same maner doth it auayle against poyson Many thinges else he promysed which are by him thus written the making of which is on this wyse take of Masticke of Cloues of Nutmegs of the lesser Cardamomum of Cubebae of long Pepper of Cynamon of Galingale of Ginger of Lignum aloe of the great Cardamomum of each halfe an ounce of Spiknard thrée drams of Mace one dram of Caphura one dram a half of the Iundiane nutte halfe a draÌ„ of a pleasaunt and cleare whyte wyne so much as shall suffice to infuse throughly the whole which after the dilygent beating and myxing togyther distyll with â— soft flowe fyre according to art The spyces seruing for the distylled Malmesie in the place to be vsed of potable Gold take of the best Malmesie sixe measures which put in a glasse bodie distyll with a slowe or soft fyre in sifted ashes seuen tymes ouer but after the opinion of the best distyllers thrée tymes ouer wyll be sufficient to be druncke as affyrmeth Fumanellus Into the Aqua vitae thus well rectifyed infuse these matters following take of Spermaceti of chosen Ambre and of the best Ruberbe of each two drams of very fine well chosen Muske one dram or more these after the distyllyng and running through a fyne ypocrase bagge made of pure Hob lande and whyte washed put vp the lycour into a glasse with a narrowe mouth which close stoppe that no ayre breathe forth for this after the setling wyl become appeare of a golden color You maye put in a lyttle of the inner part of the Cynamon in the running through which wyll cause the water to taste the pleasaunter The vertues of this water are these it fyrst cureth and expelleth poysons And to preserue the bodye froâ—â— hauing the plague or pestilence let the person take a droppe of it fasting in the morning with a lyttle toste of whyte bread not to drye tosted but purge the body before with some easie purgation and bée let bloodâ— And the person infected gyue to the quantitye of a great hasyll nutte shell full of it with a toste of whyte bread which by the receyuing delyuereth the pacient But I sayth the Aucthour alwayes dyd gyue of it with preseruatyue medicynes and myxed it besides with Cordiall medycines and Electuaries for the better digesting and comforting of weake persons And in this distyllacion sayth the Aucthour I found and practised many good helpes This borrowed out of a written worke A syngular compound water of spyces hauing great vertue in that the same helpeth all colde grieffes of the stomacke borrowed out of the secrete conclusions of Leonar Fiorauantus the famous Gretian â–ª This water of Lyfe sayth he is only aromatizated with the Leuaunt spyces which is glorious and woonderful in his working as â—y reason and practyse shall playner appeare which is made and distylled on this wyse Take of Nutmegs of Cloues of Galingale of Cardamomum of Cubebae of Mace of Cynamon of Gynger of Saffron of Frankensence or rather Olibanum of each one ounce these myxed and grossely beaten togyther and hauing a glasse body well luted put in your spices powring vpon sixe pynts of the best Aqua vitae distylled thryse or at the least twyse ouer which let so stand for sixe dayes after the closing of the Receauer to the nose of the head distyl the whole in fine sifted ashes the water being come forth wyl be of a red colour which is more precious than any other water the same helpeth all grieffes or sicknesses procéeding of a colde cause and clenseth any maner of wounde or sore This also healeth all cuttes and woundes without causing any payne to the pacient it procureth a readye memorye it healeth the cough of a colde cause it maketh or disposeth the person to myrth and worketh many other great matters besydes which were ouer long tedious to vtter them one by one therefore doth the Aucthour here ouerpasse them wyshing all men to practise and learne further proofes of the vertues of this precious water Of the metalline water and strong waters The .lxxxix. Chapter A Water of Quicksyluer sublymed preuailing against the Canker in eradycating or drawing it vp by the rootes soone slayeth or kylleth the same yf it be applyed vpon so that you shall néede no long cure in the doing of it but euen the same dylygence tyme as is required in an vlcer to bestowe in it the making of which water is on this wyse Let a quantitye of Tynne bée molten and when the same begynneth to coole and waxe thick cast then into it so much of quicksyluer as the wayght of the Tynne which incorporate or worke togyther that the whole may be as a paste and that the paste must be layd on a smoothe euen stone fynely grynded on the stone after it shal be thus handled adde to it of Mercurie or quicksiluer sublymed so much as is the paste which againe grynde and worke on the stone remayning thus on the stone wyll shortlie become liquide as water the same distyll in a strong luted bodie with a head the water which commeth kéepe dyligentlie in a strong glasse to your vse Against all maner of scabbes tetters fowle scurfe ringwoorms and the fowle Morphew c. A distylled lycour out of Theophrastus on this wyse Take Helycampane one ounce of Barrowes grease purifyed halfe a pounde of quicksyluer halfe an ounce of Brymstone two drams distyll the whole in a Retorte but if you wyll in a Lymbecke as the Aucthour wylleth which drawne annoynt the places therewith An Alome water seruing vnto all woundes being a secrete of a certayne noble man take of Egrimon of Nightshade of plantaine of eache halfe a pound of white wyne fowre ounces of rawe Alome fowre ounces of Masticke two drams of Orpyment halfe a scruple of the whytes of egges sixe in number these after the well beating and labouring togyther distyl in a Retorte according to arte with this water let the wound be washed twyse a day Another named an Alome water which marueylouslye and soone healeth all corrosyue vlcers happening eyther in the mouth or in any other partes or places of the bodye Take of Alome of the iuyce of Purcelane of the iuyce of Plantayne of the iuyce of gréene Grapes of the whytes of egges of eache a lyke quantity which after the well myxing togyther distyll according to the order and maner of the Cynamon water Another Alome water borrowed out of the booke of
purgation the pacient then shall auoyde disseases and from being sicke Here conceyue that in the place of precypitate you may vse the myxture named Amalgama which after the mynde of the Chymistes is made of sire partes of quicksyluer and of one parte of Golde with which thus prepared you may doe the greater marueyles And note that with the fyrst and second precypitate you may cure woundes by vsing the same after this maner as to put of it about the woundes within Besides the water remayning after the precypitate made taketh away the paine of all filthye wounds if they be bathed with the same a droppe of this water put with coten into a hollowe tooth which greuouslye aketh and payneth it doth sodaynlie astonishe mortifye the marow of the tooth and delyuereth the payne for euer Also this water mixed with whyte wine wetting the heyres of the head or beard with it being hoarie whyte causeth them to come yelow And sundry other matters besides this worketh which for breuitye here omytted The maner of making the Philosophers stone which healeth all disseases in man or woman is on this wyse take of Salt nyter prepared of roche Alome of Romaine vitryoll â–ª of each two poundes drye the vitryoll before in an earthen panne and being dryed beate altogyther into pouder vnto which adde fowre ounces of Salt gemme after put the whole into a bodie luted or fensed about with the lute of wisedome and the head close ioyned clayed about which set in an open Furnace making a fyre vnder with cleft wood if you wyl vnlesse you had rather vse coales then to the nose of the headde artlye fasten the Receauer that no ayre breath forth which done kyndle the fyre when it begynneth to distyl wet then lynnen cloathes easilye wringed out which shall applie both vpon the head and Receauer vnto this ende that the spyâ—â—â—es of the water do not euaporate waste for by the spirites euaporating the water is so caused vnperâ—ite to such a purpose in the begynning of this distyllacion doe the vesselles appeare so redde as blood and within a whyles after they become whyte when as you distyll with a strong fyre after that they returne so redde as at the first and these â—e the good spirytes of the strong water after that they returne once againe whyte and as soone as they appeare no more redde the water is then ended and perfite after which drawe forth the fyre and let the vesselles coole theâ— powre forth the water into a strong glasse close stopping the same which diligently kéepe for the making of the Philosophers stone After take of quicksyluer one pounde of vnflaked Lyme sixe ounces of blacke Sope fowre ounces of strong Ashes thrée ounces all these labour togyther in a morter whiche dilygentlye incorporated put after into a Retorte stronglye luted which fastened to his Receauer set in a Furnace to distyll making about and vnder it a strong or great fyre continuing this fire so long vntyll all the quicksyluer â—ée come forth and gathered in the Receauer which drawe awaye and keepe in a strong Glasse bodie close luted After labour the composition of the stone which is made after this maner Take the sayde water which you made fyrst powring the same into a bodye of such a bygnesse that two thyrde partes of the same may rest emptie which stronglye fence and lute about after powre into it the quicksyluer which you kept adding two ounces of thynne yron plates and one ounce of steele plates beaten verye thynne to the â—â— put so many golde leaues or sheetes as wayghe two Englishe crownes or fonte what lesse of wayght after these so put into the bodye set on the head forth with and the Receauer luted to with spéede for immediatly after the myxing of these togyther doth the substaunce in the bodie boyle and cause so redde Funles that yse as blood which then gather to the head so that spedilye â—ou must set the bodie in the Furnace applying fyre so long vnder vntyl the whole water be distylled and come and the Fume ended Then let the vesselles coole and kéepe the water a part close stopped after breake the bodye in the bottome of which you shal finde the Philosophers stone the same reduce bring into very fine powder and dilygently searâ—e it keeping it after in a â—alley pot or broade mouthed glasse â—â—ry close couered setting it vp as you would a precioâ—s treasure The water gathered and that you kéepe wyll serâ—e anothâ—r tyme to perfourme 〈◊〉 lyâ—â— effect and purpose but it for â—â—th not although you can worke â—uer but halfe the quantitye of the substaunce the same halfe you must necessarilye labour once â—uer againe in the fayde water which seconde worke ended of the stone bring the same into verye fyne powder and myxing â—â— with the first substaunce the water kéepe then close couered vnto infinite uses â–ª as shall after be vttered in the proper place But as touching the powder this one speciall matter is written by the Aucthour of the singular properties contained in it being prepared and compoâ—â—ned after the manner here vnder taught which so framed â–ª and mynistred doth then worke myraculously in that the same 〈◊〉 position named of him Aromaticum leonardi doth helpe all grieffes and sicknesses of the bodie of what qualitye and condiâ—ion so euer they be for setled in the stomacke doth forthwith drawe to it rounde about and from the headde all the euyll humours thereabout among the bodye which drawne togyther it speedilye sendeth them forth of the bodye as well by vomite as downwarde by stoole or siege disburdâ—ning by that meanes nature before charged after which the bodye may the sooner without impediment recouer to health and in this respect the same is a helper to the amendment of body and preuayling against all sicknesses as may appeare in the gloryous singular workings of it the making of which composition is on this wyse take of whyte Sugar fowre ounces of Pearles grynded of Muske of Saffron of LignuÌ„ aloe of Cynamon of each one scruple of this Philosophers stone fowre drams which after arte make into Tables with Rosewater as you doe Manus Christi these after put vp in a close woodden boxe that no ayre breath forth kept in a drye place The quantity to bée mynistred at a tyme is from one dram â–ª vnto two you may eyther gyuâ— it in broath wyne or Ale or in any conserue But gyuing it in a potion haue regarde that the same which setleth to the bottome of the cuppe be druncke also in that the same being heauie euermore setleth to the bottome and the same not druncke the effect then is not nor wyll be perfourmed at that tyme This also learne that what â—ays the pacient taketh it he maye then eate but lyttle vnto nyght and drincke onely thynne drincke for the better discharging of the stomacke The Aucthour also wryteth of an
only for the potte whyles it is thus baked is drawne and shruncke togyther much and for that cause the same ought before to be thus handled hauing a deepe foundation and aâ—rouÌ„d hole framed to the bottome hauing a grate made within aboue which fyxe hygher by halfe a foote two barres lying crosse on which set or let the bottome of the potte stand and let the Furnace ryse and be aboue the bottome of the potte that is aboue the yron barres one foote and a halfe or lytle lesâ—e 3. Within the potte set a large Copper vessellâ— according to the quantity of the water as for two pounds of spyces let twentie pyntes of water be powred vpon in such sâ—râ— that the emptyâ—nesse round about be fylled with Sand a finger and a halfe hygh This vessell with the head shall stande and be aboue the Sande halfe a foote almost 4. Let the helmet or head aboue be rounde and not sharpe poynted that the vapour fall not againe downwarde nor that the head be cooled with water nor hath any edge or gutter For being on such wysâ— all the vapour wyll yssue and passe spéedily and forth with into the pype If the head nowe should be cooled the vapours there gathered would â—uer soone be thyckened and fall also backward or else this also otherwyse hyndered by this maner in the distylling of oyles For that cause must be câ—nsydered and knowne howe the crookednesse of the nose ought to be according to the standing and space of the place that the pype fastened to the nose of the head maye aptlye passe and retche through the Fyrkin or other vessell of water c. 5. Let the pype be long in a maner sixe foote and let it passe or retche through the tubbe or vessell fylled with colde water 6. Let the fyre fyrst or at the begynning be made somewhat great after that by lytle and lytle abated or lessened but let it be kept in an equall force of heate The oyle wyll come forth togyther with the water and flewme c. Some part of it setleth vnder the water and another parte swymmeth aboue and the oyle also may be seperated The water then may be distylled agayne and that which shall fyrst come wyll be the swéetest water for the other is onelye flewme This distyllacion maye be perfourmed in eyght howers these hytherto of the practises of the learned Gesnerus A most apt instrument for the drawing of Oyles out of Rootes Hearbes Seedes Spyces and others lyke The .iij. Chapter A. Representeth the vessell which the Aucthour nameth a bladder in which the matter or substaunce is contayned B. Doth here represent the bellye that is fastened to the necke that the necke maye the commodiousser be applyed to the large mouth of the vessell which the necke coulde not so commodiously be fastned but through this mene and helpe C. Doth here shewe the long necke that letteth the head that â—t heate not to fast D. Signifieth the head E. The vessell or bucket compassing the head into which colde water is continually powred after the heating F. Representeth the long Receauer G. Here signifieth the Tappe or Cocke letting out the water hote This fourme and maner of Furnace purchased the Aucthour of a skylfull practisioner and learned Phisition of Basyll Of the drawing of Oyles by distyllacion of water boyling The .iiij. Chapter TAke a Copper bodie or potte of such a greatnesse that wyll well receyue fifteene pynts the same fyll so with wyne or water or with both myxed togither that a thyrde part onely may remayne emptie To the water powre your substance apt to yéeld an oyle and that grosely beaten which let stand to infuse for thrée howres yea the better fowre or sixe howres After set on the head verie close luted about and cause the water most stronglie to boyle for with the vapour then of the water doe the oylie spyrites ascende which by the pipe passing through the colde water doe descende distyl into the Receauer of Glasse standing vnder and are so chaunged into oyle which after in the Furnace of dygestion you shall seperate from the water with a Siluer spone And on this maner may you drawe an oyle out of Nutmegges Mace Annise séedes Fennel seedes Cynamon Cloues Iuniper berries and others This Furnace of digestion is a vessell into which the water oyle is powred togither in a place temperately hote standing that they maye the aptlyer be seperated one from the other And how this seperacion ought artlie be done shall after be taught The maner of purchasing Oyles by an yron or wood presse The .v. Chapter TAke a presse made with strong cheekes betwéene which two sydes put too yron plates sufficientlie heated but not burning hote after wryng harde togyther the substaunce out of which you minde to purchase an oyle remembring before to put vppe your matter into a newe Canuas bagge and then in this harde drawing wyll an oyle come forthe That if your substaunce shall waxe dryer and dryer before the ende of the worke then moysten the same by sprinckling a lyttle of the best Aqua vitae vpon But this conceyue â–ª that all substaunces ought before to be grosse beaten and being well heated in an earthen panne put then up hote into a newe thynne bagge and wrynging the same harde a more quantitie of oyle wyll come But for a playner vnderstanding conceyue these examples following and fyrst the purchasing of the oyle of Almondes which is gotten â—n this wyse Take of iourdaine Almondes or of other Almondes fowre poundes these after the paring and cleansing of them drye with a knyfe for that they may not be blaunched in water stampe grosely in a marble morter which sprinckle with a lytle of the best Aqua vitae mixed with Rosewater to the quantitye of two ounces of both these after the dilygent incorporating togyther put into a new earthen panne glased ouer the fyre which after the heating so hote that it beginneth to fume or at the least that you can not suffer your hande in it then put up of the same a quantitye being so hote into a thynne square bagge of newe cloath and wryng this verye harde in a presse betwene two smooth yron plates or two square boardes smoothed of Sugar cheast into a porrenger or cleane pewter dyshe this wholye gathered washe after if you wyll in an earthen panne fylled with rayne water which so long labour with a stycke in the water vntyll the same be come whyte with this maye woemen if they wyll annoynt theyr faces both in the morning fyrst and at nyght last for this both cleareth and maketh be wtyfull the skynne in any place wheresoeuer the same be applyed Another example ayding the aboue taught made of Almondes compowned after this maner take of Almondes tenne pounds of redde Saunders in powder syxe ounces of Cloues one ounce of whyte wyne fowre ounces of Rosewater thrée ounces these after the grosse beating let so lye in the marble
Retort The .xx. Chapter LEt a Retort be made of such a fashion as the letter A. demonstrateth of good Earth that is of broken Tyles péeces of looking Glasses and other Glasses whyte and cleare of Potters clay the sylings of yron diligently powdred wrought togither B. must be thrust wythin C. which hath an edge or border D. the Pype sharpened at the ende made of earth or of copper to th ende that it may be thrust into anye maner of Glasse vyoll or long necked Glasse with a narrowe mouth For to dystill the water of Sinamon a man must prepare such an Instrument First set readie a Treuet on which bestowe a vessell of Iron sufficient hollow filled with fine Sande or sifted Ashes or hauing nothing in it that requyreth then a greater fire and to be bored full of small holes into which set a Cucurbite of Glasse well luted you maye include the whole with a bande of an yron plate c. A figure very rare of the Alchymistes borrowed out of an auncient booke of Alchymie in wrytten hande The .xxi. Chapter In this little Furnace hauing to the right hande thrée flames ought to be filled with fine Sande and sifted and that the fire kyndled and flaming to haue thrée Candles the second Furnace whych is in the myddes of the two ought also to haue Sande and a fire temperate of two Candles as doth the flame demonstrate in the dâ—â—re of the Furnace In the thirde Furnace to the left hande is a Balneum Mariae and the fire or flame of one Candell These Fuâ—naces ought on such wyse to be disposed and set in order that they stande nigh one the other whereby a verye small space may appeare betwéene Furnace and Furnace as the figure aboue playner sheweth to the eye For the same vse haue the Alchymistes deuysed these Instruments following A. the Cucurbite whiche conâ—ayneth the substance with his headde B. the heade whose Nose retcheth wythin the necke C. Into the glasse C. doth the secrete spirite of the QuintesseÌ„ce passe Into the receyuing vessell D. doth the simple wyne or Flewme of the Quintessence fall The maner and Instrumentes of Dystilling by Discention The .xxij. Chapter THe manner of Dystilling by Discention is wrought in a Bozia or Cucurbite turned vpside downe which is conioined to the Furnace with the best lute that is of that part which the body of the Bozia thickest fenced toucheth to the furnace after the well drying closing thus of the Glasseâ—Body to the Furnace that no matter fall through the Coales then are to be layde vpon all about and on such wyse kindled that the fire be very gentle For a small fire sufficeth in this work at the first but when it toucheth and is come to the Bozia let the fire be after increased by little and little Before the Dystillation it behooueth to thrust couch strongly togither the matter wythin the Bozia or to drye throughly the same or with the whyte of an Egge or by long running to staye the matter in the Bozia turned vpside downe to the ende that it shedde not forth During the tyme of the Dystillation the matter cleaueth to the necke of the Bozia c. Thys maner of Dystilling is so much the more perfite and excellent bycause the matter séemeth to be sublymed often and many tymes as nygh a thousand thousande tymes wrought and dryuen vp and downe a hygh and belowe during the time of the Dystillation yet maye it not cause that such an agitacion and moouing to render and yéelde a perfite Sublimation of the Quintessence of the matter that is to saye the Elementarie conuerted into the name Elementall and of a corruptible matter rendred an incorruptible After this maner of Dystilling by Discention may a man attayne Oyles out of Woods and halfe Mynerals If so be the mouth of the Bozia strong luted be close stopped with a Plate of yron tynned and stricken full of small holes That you may the readyer conceyue the manner and Instruments of this Dystillation beholde the Figure here before descrybed borowed out of the woorke intituled Pyrotechnia That singular man Rogerius â–ª hath set forth a lyke maner of Dystilling on this wyse Let a Bottell of Earth well glased wythin be filled vp to the mouth with Flowers or Herbes hauing in the bottome a reasonable small hole and the mouth of it diligently stopped to be sette into the mouth of a larger vessell lyke glased standing vnder which done to close and stoppe with diligence the bottome of the Bottell wythin the mouth of the other vessell with good Lute or morter of Potters earth and to burie both the Pottes wholy wythin the Earth leauing these so couered for a yeare The yeare being ended to drawe them forth of the Earth and in the nether vessell shall be founde a verye cleare Oyle which is dystilled by vertue of the heate and fumes of the Earth The forme of a Furnace for Balneo Mariae very rare and highly commended The .xxiij. Chapter BEholde here a manner or fashion of Balneo Mariae verye excellent of which the vessell large and greate is of tynne much like to a bygge Vrinall Bodye in lengthe of thrée spannes or thrée great féete long verye bygge below and narrower extending vpwarde the bottome or bellye of the same standing wette well twoo long feete wythin the boyling water and the part aboue retching quyte without the Balneo in heigth of a long foote through a round hole cut out in the myddes of the couer of the Kettell or Panne being the Balneo On thys great vessell is a Lymbeck of Tynne set stedily and fast couered and compassed of another vessell like of Tynne farre larger after the forme of a Bucket that receyueth the colde water which is caused to runne by the Pype or Cocke of Copper out of the vpper vessell somwhat long situated and standing in the highest part of the Columne and the same for cooling continually the Tinne Lymbeck standing in the middes to the ende that the vapours which are ascended maye thicken much better and be sooner conuerted into water so that thys causeth that the Artificers may receyue the more yéelde of water and where the same colde water contayned in the Vessell or Bucket that compasseth the Lymbecke maye be hote wythin short tyme by the heate of the Lymbecke thys in lyke maner by a Pype out of which the water â—â—â—meth may incontinent be let forth in the nether part through a Cocke turned and the Bucket agayne filled with other colde water drawen out of the vessell on hygh But to th ende a man may not haue so great a labor and payne to emptie so often the hote water and to poure in of colde he maye dispose the same on such wyse that from the vessell whych is standing at the toppe of the Columne he may continually drawe out so often of the colde water into the Vessell which compasseth the Lymbecke as he letteth forth of
manner drunke morning and euening auayleth agaynst the swellinges of the Bodie but especially the Dropsie euen so this drunke helpeth the Quotidian Ague and stytches or other paynes in the sides it profiteth agaynst the outward swellings of the Body by applying Lynnen clothes wette in the same This water also remooueth stytches or other griefes in the sides by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it This gargelled wyth a little of the pouder of Pellitorie helpeth the falling of the Vuula downe Thys drunke warme after the manner aboue taught helpeth a drye cough This gargelled in the throte helpeth that swelling there named Angina The dystilled water of the rootes finely shredde doth much mitigate the grieuous dolor of the Goute by daylye dryncking and applying Lynnen clothes wette in it on the grieued places This also helpeth marueylously ioynt aches by applying on the grieued places Lynnen clothes wette in it and eating a fewe of the tender gréene toppes whether two or thrée in a Sallate causeth a man soluble and to haue sundrye stooles The water drunke with Sirupe of Vineger helpeth a burning Ague The pouder of the leaues marueylouslye worketh in all sortes of Vlcers in that the same asswageth paynes clenseth them and doth incarnate The water of Imperatoria The fift Chapter THe tyme aptest for dystilling the Herbe Imperatoria is when it yéeldeth the floures then the whole Herbe wyth the rootes well shredde although some rather wyll the rootes onely require to be infused in wyne for twelue houres after the bestowing into a Cucurbite dystill the whole after Arte in Balneo Mariae This water drunke doth marueylous expell the wynde of the stomacke Bowels and Bellie for which cause auayleable in the Cholicke pâ—ssions and tâ—â—sionâ— of the stomack This also procureth the Termes in women and mooueth vryne If asswageth toothach by washing the mouth therewith The same myxed with Rosed Honie and drinke warme helpeth marueylously the griefes and stranglings of the wombe or Matrice in women and Conception greatly furthereth where the impediment procéedeth of coldenesse This water in lyke maner drunke warme strengtheneth the stomacke and causeth digestion This water sundrie tymes gargelled in the mouth comforteth a colde Brayne and purgeth it effectuously of Flewme A dramme of the pouder drunke with a quantitie of the water preuayleth in colde sicknesses so that this marueylously helpeth the loose parts of the Bodie convulsions and the falling sickenesse This water myxed with Rosed Hony and drunke wyth halfe a spoonefull of the fine pouder of the roote an houre before the comming of the fitte helpeth myraculously the Quartane ague The water gargelled in the mouth amendeth the breath and strengtheneth all the senses Thys drunke wyth halfe a spoonefull of the pouder of the roote helpeth the plague all maner of poysons the byting and stinging of venymous beastes and wormes Thys water drunke with Rosed Honie and halfe a spoonefull of pure Cynnamone water amendeth such hardly fetching breath openeth obstructions helpeth the water betwéene the skynne and flesh the Dropsie and diseases in the Mylt To be briefe it heateth all those partes of the Bodie where colde occupyeth and offendeth The water of the blessed Thystell The sixt Chapter THe commended time for the dystillation of the blessed Thystell is that the Herbe alone finely shredde and stamped be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the end of May. This water drunke Morning and Euening vnto the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme with Rosed Honye purifyeth the bloude remooueth headache comforteth and causeth a readie memorie breaketh the stone putteth away gyddynesse of the heade amendeth the consumption of the Bodie and preserueth the person long in health This lyke ministred auayleth agaynst the Plague and deadly poysons receyued as well within the Body as outwardly by the stinging or byting of venymous Beasts applyed vpon This water drunke with a dram of the powder before the comming of the fitte helpeth not only the Quartayne but other Feuers whose beginning are wyth colde This lyke drunke helpeth the falling sickenesse in chyldren The water drunke with a quantâ—tie of Rosed honye asswageth the griefes of the bowels and kydneys ceaseth the other torsions of the Belly and kéepeth the Bodie soluble It also causeth sweating sleyeth the wormes in the Bellye amendeth the defaultes of the stomacke and wombe The abouesayde quantitie of the pouder drunke with pure Aqua vitae not only kylleth worms in the Bodie of Chyldren but deliuereth in short tyme the grieuous paynes of the Bodie A Passe made with the pouder of the blessed Thystle whyte Breade and Honye and dystilled wyth whyte wyne yéeldeth a water right singular for the decayed sight of the eyes The water of Pellitorie of the wall The .vij. Chapter THe tyme of the dystillation is that the whole Herbe shredde and infused in wyne be dystilled about the ende of Maye in Balneo Mariae the water drunke with Rosed honie for eyght or nyne dayes togither to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme Morning and Euening openeth the stopping of the Lyuer and Mylt purgeth the kydneyes and Bladder ceaseth the griefes of the Matrice and sendeth downe the Termes in women The same drunke Morning and Euening vnto the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme helpeth an olde and continuall cough The water simplye of the Herbe gargelled and applyed without amendeth the inflammation of the throte The aboue sayde water drunke with a quantitie of Rosed honye auayleth agaynst the Strangulion and grypings of the Bellye procéeding of wynde and colde humors The water applyed with Linnen clothes wet in it asswageth swellings and paine of the Goute also the Shingles burning or scalding and hote vlcers The water of Yarrowe The .viij. Chapter THe congruent tyme of the dystillation of Yarrowe is that the whole Herbe shredde and infused in wyne be dystilled about the ende of May in Balneo Mariae This water drunke euery morning for a tyme togither to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme and applying of it on the region of the heart heateth a colde stomacke This also auayleth agaynst the wormes of the Bellie and difficulties of Vrine The water drunke with a dram weyght of the fine pouder of Cynamone stayeth the ouer great fluxe of the Termes The rather if the gréene Herbe bruised be applyed at that tyme by a skilfull Midwyfe This water drunke sundrie dayes profiteth that person which hath lost his colour by much bléeding and purgeth the bloude Also fresh woundes wasshed with the same and Lynnen clothes after the wetting in it applyed vpon morning and euening doth spéedilye cure them A handfull of the herbe brused betwéene two stones and applyed on freshe and bloudie woundes after the stitching of the lyppes if they be great cureth them throughly within the space of .xxiiij. houres as of experience knowne by sundrie persons Thys water drunke with Coowe mylke vnto the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme both Morning and Euening helpeth the
vehement heate of the Kidneyes miraculously and in short tyme and it like auayleth in them which haue the Lyuer and Lungs vlcered and this often experienced in many persons The water of Angelica The .ix. Chapter THe aptest tyme for the distillation of the most singular herbe Angelica is when this begynneth to yéelde the floures then the whole Herbe with the rootes broken and shredde infused a tyme in the best wyne to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse with his heade and large Receyuer set to the Nose of it well closed about with Waxe and Rosin myxed togither This water thus Artely dystilled by dryncking a quantitie sundry Mornings doth not onely open attenuate and expell euill humours but marueylously preuâ—yleth agaynst the Plague and deadly poysons The same drunke with a quantitie of Rosed honie and a scruple weyght of the pouder of Cynamon or more digesteth Fleugmaticke and clammie humors Yea this amendeth the Cough in short time procéeding of colde in that it causeth the person more easily to spit vp grosse and clammie fleugme The water drunke diuers Morninges swéetened with a little Sugar or Rosed honie doth recouer and heale the inner Vlcers of the Bowelles and dissolueth the clotted bloâ—de wythin the Bodie and strengtheneth the stomacke Thys water ministred wyth a little of Cynamone water and a scruple of the pouder of the roote at a time for sundrie Mornings doth miracâ—lously helpe swouning and other passions or griefes of the heart This water auayleth agaynst the byting of madde venymous Beasts applyed outwardly with Rewe and receyued within the bodie with a scruple weyght of fine Tryacle Hereof it commeth to passe that certayne of the later Phisitions haue a great opinion in the bestowing of the roote of the Herbe in their Medicines for the expelling of poyson The water of the Nettle The .x. Chapter THe leaues and flowers plucked of require to be dystilled about the .xiij. daye of Iuly in Balneo Mariae This water drunke at Morning Noone and at Euening vnto the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme profiteth agaynst the Cholicke passion and grypings of the Bowels it putteth away the stone and griefes of the Kidneyes procéeding of colde The lyke quantitie drunke helpeth an olde Cough the harde fetching of breath and swouning of an vntemperate coldenesse procéeding and lyke recouereth the Lungs colde The same druncke a tyme togither preuayleth agaynst wormes of the belly and all maner of wyndie passions in the same It profiteth filthie and mattrie wounds and sores running if they be often washed with the same or Lynnen clothes wet in it be applied vpon If linnen clothes wet in the water of the red Nettle be diuers times applyed doth marueylously recouer helpe in short tâ—â—â— the byte of a mad Dog. The water of the rootes purely washed and shred before the dystilling in the Canicular dayes drunke Morning and Euening vnto the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme preuayleth agaynst a long continuing and colde Cholicke ceaseth an olde Cough and breaketh the Impostumes of the Lungs The water drunke and applyed on the members putteth away the depriuation of féeling speach and moouing and the Palsie It also profiteth the prime place looseth the Bellie healeth the griefes of the Lunges and is to be applyed to the breast The same drunke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a tyme putteth away the payne of the stomacke draweth downe womens Termes and expelleth the yoongling deade A dramme weyght of the pouder of the Séedes drunke with a quantitie of the water and a little of the swéete Cuite of Reysius prouoketh a desire to the Venerall acte The water of Alkakengi or Winter Cheries The .xi. Chapter OF the kirnels gathered in the Moneth of August and brused let a water be dystilled in Balneo Mariae according to Arte This water dayly drunke at Morning Noone and at Euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme but to Children and Infants onely one ounce giuen helpeth the Lyuer the stone of the Kidneyes and Bladder The water drunke in the same maner stayeth the dropping of the Vrine spéedily purgeth the Lyuer Kidneys and Bladder This also drunke in the maner abouesayde recouereth the grieuous blystering and sorenesse of the Kidneys and Bladder and right profitable for the pyssing of Bloude The water of Alchimilla or Lions foote The .xij. Chapter VNto the congruent Dystillation the roote and Herbe wyth the whole substance requireth to be shredde and to be dystilled about the ende of Maye or the myddes of Iune in Balneo Mariae This water drunke vnto the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme both Morning and Euening is not onely auayleable for inwarde woundes but healeth wynding vlcers and ruptures The water applyed wyth Lynnen clothes wette in it on outwarde wounds doth not only asswage the euill heate but also closeth them in short tyme this experienced in wounde drynckes ministred by diuers skilfull Germaines A dramme of the pouder of it taken with thrée ounces of the water helpeth the falling of the Bowels into the Codde or other rupture in short tyme without any cutting The lyke weyght of the pouder gyuen with the water swéetened with a little Sugar for fiftéene or twentie dayes togither procureth the woman not apt to conceyue through a coldenesse of the ouermuch moysture of the wombe which letteth the retayning of the séede iniected to conceyue in short tyme after The dystilled water drunke and conceyued into the wombe doth myraculously staye the whytes or whyte fluxe from the backe in women yea by the dayly iniection is the priuie place made so straight that hardly she can be knowne from the chaste Mayden the rather by sitting in the decoction which then is sooner perfourmed This also draweth vp hanging Pappes or Breastes of women and causeth them to be fast and harde if Lynnen clothes wette in it with the water of Horsetayles and the dryed peares of Roses with other â—ipticke things be often applyed The water of Barberies The .xiij. Chapter THe fruite of Barberies when they be rype as in October require to be dystilled in Balneo Mariae This water giuen with the sirrupe of Violets to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme Morning and Euening doth not only cease thyrst in vehement and pestilent Agues but suppresseth Cholericke and pernicions exhalations causing an euill heate in man The same like drunke profiteth against the heate of the Lyuer in the Cholicke passion in the casting or vomiting vppe of meate in fluxes and painfull grypings of the bellie and restoreth the appetite weake The water myxed with redde Corall and drunke stayeth the ouermuch shedding of the Termes The water drunke with the water of Grasse or Purcelane or Southernwoode sweetened well with Sugar â–ª killeth the woormes in the Bellie the water drunke sundrie tymes helpeth the spitting of bloud It fasteneth loose téeth if they be often washed wyth
it It strengtheneth the gummes and Iawes by often gargelling and represseth the hote styllinges from the heade The water closeth the freshe woundes in the vpper face of the fleshe and dryeth vp olde Vlcers being orderly applyed Neuerthelesse this water harmeth them which be grieued wyth paynes of the stomacke procéeding of wynde and coldenesse and that hardly fetch breath The water of Bryonie The .xiiij. Chapter THe roote of Bryonie shredde small requyreth to be dystilled about the ende of May This water drunke to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time with the conserue of Quinces a little Maâ—ticke helpeth digestion clenseth the breast mundifieth the brayne openeth the stoppings of the bowels causeth Vrine expelleth the stone in the Kidneyâ— deliuereth the falling sicknesse The water gâ—â—en with the â—rrup of Roses and Figges wrought togither doth marueylously helpe the Cough and resolueth hard swellings especially of the Mylt The water drunke with a little Cynamone draweth downe the Termes purgeth the whole wombe and expelleth the deade yongling the rather if she sitteth in the decoction of the rootes The féete washed and laboured with the faine preuayleth against the gout Foure ounces of the water drunke with a dramme weyght of sâ—me Cordiall pouder amendeth an euill stomacke but eyght ounces receyued at a tyme looseth the Bellie The water asswageth the burning heate of the Shingles putteth away vnséemely spottes moles and pimples yea cleareth a redde and Lâ—prâ—â—â— face and amendeth the scarres of woundes if it be often applyed after the forme of a Liniment The water applyed with Linnen clothes wet in it doth recouer a running Palsie and putteth away a swelling and the â—ingâ— euill The water sundrie dayes drunke doth marueylously helpe the suffocation or strangling of the Matrice insomuch that it throughly deliuereth and healeth such of the same griefe And a 〈◊〉 dayly deâ—eâ— in a 〈◊〉 with this griefe for certaine yeares was in the ende throughly cured of the same by drinking of the water boyled with an ounce of the roote swéetned with Sugar at the going to Bedde once in the wéeke for one whole yeare The water of Shepeheardes Purse The .xv. Chapter THe Herbe with the whole substance gathered and shredde small requireth to be dystilled in Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye or beginning of Iune This water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme with a little fine Bole and Plantaine water is profitable for all maner of fluxes and grypings of the Bellie and helpeth the spitting vp of Bloude in the same maner druncke stayeth the abundance of the Termes in women if they sit in the decoction of the Herbe and Persicaria or Arssmart The water orderly applyed closeth freshe woundes and mitigateth the dolour of all woundes by washing them oftentimes with it This also dropped warme into the eares â–ª amendeth the matterie running of them The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it on Inflammations and the Shingles mightily preuayleth Yea it stayeth all fluxes of Bloude by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it round about or on the place This also commended for the washing of wounds on the heade in that it mightilye stayeth bléeding and the same druncke to the quantitie of vj. or .vij. ounces swéetened with a little Sugar stayeth the bléeding of woundes The water restrayneth the bléeding at the Nose if a Pessarie made with rawe silke and dipped or wette in the same be put vp into the Nosethrils The lyke it perfourmeth if with a Lynnen cloth wette in the water it be applyed on the foreheade The water of Camomill The .xvi. Chapter THe Herbe Camomill with the whole substaunce shredde requireth to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the ende of May or beginning of Iune This water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a tyme swéetned with Sugar doth mittigate the paine of the Bellie and grypings in the Bowels It strengtheneth the sinewes taketh away the Palsie and softeneth styffe members The same quantitie drunck with Rosed honnie looseth the Bellie purgeth downewarde Melancholie and Fleugme with other clammie humors and asswageth heate in the Bowels The water in lyke quantitie druncke amendeth the yelowe Iaundyse openeth the Vrinall wayes procureth vrine breaketh the stone of the bladder and Kidneys by mixing the Saxifragâ— water with it It mooueth the Termes in women and expelleth the deade yongling if any such be in the wombe of the woman all clammie humors besides of the Matrice This water druncke in the lyke maner abouesayde doth put away Agues without burning in the bowels procéeding of Cholericke humors or by thicknesse of the skynne It also openeth the Mylt stopped putteth awaye swelling of the stomacke by comforting and heating it stayeth besides the fluxe of the Bellie named Lienteria In the abouesayde maner druncke recouereth the impostume of the Lunges and amendeth the Leprie The water applyed with Lynnen clothes on the vlcered priuities asswageth heate and diminisheth the payne The water druncke and applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it doth spéedily heale the bytte and stinging of venimous wormes and beastes The water profiteth the Marrowe or Bones if they shall be felt colde by often washing and rubbing of them with the same It also comforteth the Brayne ceaseth headach procéeding of a colde cause stayeth the colde running of the eares and draweth downe euill humors from the Brayne gathered of colde if the heade by a Lye made with the floures boyled in it be well washed The water of Honysuckles The .xvij. Chapter THe tyme congruent to the Dystillation is that the flowers bestowed in a Cucurbite of Glasse be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune This water druncke foure or fiue dayes morning and euening recouereth the Cardiacke passion and harde fetching of breath The water druncke in the same maner helpeth the Dropsie the shortnesse of wynde causing a long breath and purgeth the stomacke This in lyke maner preuayleth agaynst the stone of the Loynes purgeth the reynes and dissolueth the swelling of the Mylt yet by drincking a long time togither of this procureth barraynesse all the life time This water is profitable for them to drincke which feare the coÌ„ming of the Leaprie and purgeth the bloud it also amendeth the redde pushes in the Face putteth awaye Moles and causeth a cleare face if it be dyuers tymes in the daye washed wyth the same the water is effectuous for Palsie meÌ„bres which be dryed and consumed if with the same they be dayly rubbed it profiteth olde and new woundes washed morning and euening wyth the same it also healeth spéedily olde vlcers on the legges as the worthie Chyrurgian Iohannes de Vigo affirmeth if they be often washed with the same this annoynted on any swellinges healeth them or druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme The water doth lyke recouer astonished or benummed partes of the body by
diuers dayes drincking or rubbing them wyth it it healeth the burning or scalding if the places shall be washed wyth the same or linnen clothes wet in it applyed vpon them it healeth the Canker in the mouth if it be often washed wyth the same and the gummes vlcered within the mouth A Canker washed wyth the same morning and euening or if linnen clothes wette in it be often applyed doth in short time cure the sore The water dropped into the eyes doth amende a thicke and dimme sight The water healeth a Fistula putteth awaye whelkes the ytche and fowle scabbes by often washing wyth the same The water of Centorie the lesser The .xviij. Chapter THe tyme of Distilling this Centorie is about the ende of Iune then the stalkes leaues and flowers shred togither require to be distilled by Balneo Mariae in a cucurbite of glasse this water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme is right profitable for them which haue a rawe and colde stomacke for all that which is euill and hurtfull in the same it coÌ„sumeth this druncke in the like quantitie abouesayde draweth and sendeth forth Choller Flewme and other grosse Humours by sieges This water druncke of a Childe to the quantitie of twoo ounces but of a man of full age fower ounces in the morning fasting expelleth the wormes in the bellye the same druncke at the beginning of the fitte putteth away the Ague but druncke for thrée morninges fasting swéetned with sugar auayleth agaynst all Agues The water druncke in the maner abouesayde helpeth the harde fetching of breath and putteth away an olde cowgh The water druncke of a woman expelleth out of the wombe the dead younglyng This is ryght profitable for staying the desire to vomite belching of the stomacke it procureth an appetyte to meate purgeth and expelleth grosse Humours of which are woont to procéede Ache and payne in the hyppes féete and handes the Iaundyse and others lyke The water swéetned with sugare and druncke in the morning fasting recouereth the stopping of the Lyuer Loynes Milte and Bladder and amendeth the hardnesse of the Lyuer and Milte it preuayleth agaynst the Chollicke passion gripinges of the bowels The water closeth and cureth new woundes bigge if they be washed with the same or by Lynnen clothes wette in it applyed vppon and olde vlcers that may hardly be brought to a scarre are dooing in the same maner couered wyth a scarre The water druncke much auayleth in the spitting of Bloude The water mixed wyth a little Honny and dropped into the eyes greatly cleareth them the same druncke sendeth downe the Termes This druncke helpeth the sinews affected by emptying and drying vp the matter offending The water swéetned wyth Sugar and druncke fasting is much auayleable for the obstructions of the lyuer and applyed aswell without the bodie as receyued inwarde is a singular remedie in the hardnesse of the Milte The water of Cherryes The .xix. Chapter THe great redde and sower Cherries wyth short stalkes when they shalâ— be rype are to be gathered And for twoo dayes spreade abrâ—de on a shete after distilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of glasse This water druncke twise or thrise a day to the quantitie of fower ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth a little sugar doth restrayne the termes the fluxe Dysenteria and all other Fluxes of the Bellie In the same maner druncke and applyed without amendeth the heate of the Lyuer stomacke and other partes of the Bodie and comforteth the heart The distilled water of the flowers dropped into the eyes at euening when the pacient goeth to bedde putteth away the pinne and webbe and other spottes of the eyes and the water lyke putteth awaye the rednesse watering of the eyes if it shall be dropped into them twise or thrise a day The water of the blacke Cherries distilled in the same maner druncke twise a daye to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme helpeth the Dropsie but it behooueth that the pacient in the meane time refraine froÌ„ taking any other drinck The water druncke in the same maner remooueth the depryuation and Palsie of membres so that they be washed and rubbed with the same and let to drye in by it selfe in lyke maner washing and gargelling the mouth with it restoreth the vse of the tongue lost Also such annoyed wyth those griefes ought dayly to drincke the water fasting to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme The water druncke helpeth swellings and is auayliable in burning and pestilent Agues in that it cooleth seasseth thirst and yéeldeth strength The water of the rype blacke Cherries newlye distilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae druncke to the quantitie of halfe an ounce at a time or powred into the mouth at the tyme of the fytte of the falling sickenesse doth forthwith reuyue the person to knowledge of himselfe and causeth hym to be frée from convulsions and Crampes vntill the next fitte take hym Which assoone as it shall happen to come agayne let the same quantitie of the water be powred into the pacients mouth for this not onely shall let but take awaye and heale altogither the fitte as the lyke of experience knowne A certayne woman afflicted wyth the falling sickenesse recouered health and was delyuered throughly of it by the dayly receyuing at the fittes of the water distilled of the blacke Cherries the lesser Nettill and the flowers of the trée named Tilia The water distilled of the meate and kernelles brused togither doth sende foorth the sande procuring the stone in the Kidneyes and Bladder The Gumme of the trée infused a tyme in this water and druncke twise a day is not onely auayleable agaynst an olde cough but helpeth such as are vexed wyth the stone The water of Cheruell The .xx. Chapter THe chosen time for the distilling of Cheruell is that the herbe the roote wyth the whole substaunce finely shred be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the midle of Maye This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme helpeth persons bursten and harmed by a grieuous fall and resolueth the Bloude clotted into lumpes The same drunke helpeth the stone of the Kidneyes and a great quantitie druncke at a tyme looseth the Bellie it causeth a good stomacke strengthneth and comforteth the heart putteth awaye the colde shiuering or shaking of the Ague amendeth the heade comforteth the senses The water druncke in the maner abouesayde putteth away most great paynes and prickinges or stitches it helpeth the Lunges and his affectes or griefes The water of Germander The .xxi. Chapter THe time of the distillation is about the middle of Maye then the herbe wyth the whole substaunce shredde small requyreth to be distilled by Balneo Mariae The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme dissolueth the swollen and harde Milt prouoketh Vryne sendeth downe the termes This druncke in lyke quantitie cutteth asundre
nim 455. expelleth the same nor suffereth any hurtfull disease to insue to the parson The water druncke fasting for certayne dayes procureth an appetite to meate and purgeth the stomacke of clammye humours If with it before the taking be halfe a drame of pure Calamus Aromaticus brought to fyne powder and a dramme of Sugar myxed the same potion taken thrée or foure tymes doth mightily restore the taste and desire to rate The â—ater druncke with a dramme of Ginger and an ounce of Sugar â—asting doth spéedily deliuer the grypings of the Bellye caused by wynde and the obstruction in the flankes This of experience founâ—e that the freshe roote brused and applyed in playster forme on the bellie doth vndoubtedly kill the wormes consisting in the Bowels The Water of ioynted Grasse The .xxxvi. Chapter THe congruent Distillation of it is done of the Herbe with the rootes and the whole substance shredde small And the same after the bestowing in a Cucurbite of Glasse distilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water drunke morning and Euening to the quantitie of foure ounces at a tyme with a dramme of the fyne powder of Synamone and a little Sugar stayeth the great fluxe of the Bellie The same quantitie of the water drunke at one time purgeth the Reynes prouoketh vryne and openeth the stopping of partes in the bodie The like quantitie taken with a little Rosed Honie fasting expelleth the wormes in the Bellie to Infantes and children onely giue but twoo ounces to youth of more yeares minister thrée ounces to men and elder persons foure ounces as aboue taught The water ceaseth the grieuous payne of the Shyngles by applying lynnen clothes wette in it â–ª It putteth awaye the Feuer arysing by heate eyther by drinking or applying the same without the bodie The water preuayleth against all paynes and burning beate of woundes yea and closeth them if they be gently wasshed and soupled with a lynnen clothe wette in it or lynnen clothes wette in the same be applyed The water in the foresayde quantitie drunke fasting ceaseth and helpeth the grypinges of the Bowels amendeth the stopping of Vryne recouereth the vlcers of the Bladder and breaketh the stone but a dramme of the powder of the séedes mixed with the water more auayleth in sending forth the vryne The water dropt warme in the matterie eares healeth them in short time It profyteth the rottennesse of the Gummes if they be often washed with the same This helpeth blacke pushes â— if a lyâ—â—nen clothe or soft Towe wette in it be applyed twyse or thâ—yce a daye and that at eche tyme be thrée or fower ounces drunck The water ceaseth all maner of heates by applying without lynnen clothes wette in it In yongmen and of xxx yeares doth this water mâ—â—e worke than in the elder persons The water of Grounde Yuie or Tunhoue The .xxxvij. Chapter THe congruent time of Dystillation is that the whole herbe shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune This water drincke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme swéetened with Sugar preuayleth against the trembling of the heart the Kinges â—uill and a weake stomacke The water druncke in a bathe throughlye clenseth clammie hâ—mours which are contayned in the stomacke the Lungs the Liuer and Bladder and procureth the â—erson healthfull The water druncke in like maner preuayleth â—â—ainst the infection and poyson of the Plague in that it expelâ—eth the same The water druncke twyse a daye to the quantitie abouesayde doth recouer the vlcers of the Heads openeth the stopping of the Lyuer and Mylt draweth downe the Tâ—rmes of women and prouoketh vrine The water drunck morning noone and at euening preuayleth against the wearynesse of members in women if the partes also be rubbed with it fower times in a daye This water stilled into dropping and running eyes stayeth and dryeth vp the water The like perfourmeth the â—â—â—ce of the leaues or myxed with this water and applyed to them The water of Cowslippes The .xxxviij. Chapter THe aptest time for Dystillation of it is that the leaues and floures with the whole substance shredde togither be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the beginning of Maye or sooner This water druncke twyce a day to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme heateth the stomacke the Liuer and Matrice For which cause it is much auayleable for women painfully traueyling and prouoketh the termes in them The water in the foresayde maner druncke asswageth swellings of the hoade if lynnen clothes wette in it be often applyed The water twyse a day drunck resolueth humors gathered causing ache in the Hyppes and Ioyntes and sendeth them forth by vrine This water preuayleth against all maner of headache procéeding of colde by applying lynnen clothes wette in it to the aking heade It healeth also the bytte and stinging of venimous wormes and beastes and all poysonings The water clenseth the fowle staynings the wrinckling and spottes of the face and the rest of the bâ—die in that it causeth a smoothe and fayre skynne by often washing with the same The water druncke twyse a day helpeth the Palsie putteth awaye the stone in the Kidneyes and Bladder It also recouereth loose and broken bones by drinking and often applying lynnen clothes wette in it The flowers made into a Conâ—eâ—â—e with Sugar profite such as are féeble and often swounding and that be decayâ—d of strength in that they recouer and restore strength lost The water of Stoikes bill or herbe Robert. The .xxxix. Chapter THe â—â—st congruent time for Distillation of it is that the stalkes leaues and whole substance shredde small be distilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May or beginning of Iune This water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time mixed with a little Pepper and Myrrhe in fine powder profiteth such as are dacayed in strength and the like quantitie druncke twyce a day for thrée dayes togither or longer time mixed with Rosed Honie preuayleth against Inflations and recouereth the Phthisick or sore in the Lunges with a Consumption of all the bodie The water drâ—nck with halfe an ounce of the séedes and a quantitie of Myrrhe and Pepper in fine powder myxed togither doth put awaye the â—rycke and sâ—yffenesse of turning the necke The water profiteth the exulceration of womens places if they be wasshed twise a daye with the same and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed This water putteth away the blacke and blewe of the skinne caused by a fall or stâ—ype if it be applyed with linnen clothes thrée or foure times a day in that it dissolueth and weareth away the congealeâ—â—loude vnder the skinne Thâ—s also healeth the Fistula if it be washed with the water morning and euening or that lynâ—â—n clothes wette in it be applyed The water auayleth against ioyntaches of the shoulders and féete if it be laboured on the
the Heart the Liuer and other spirituall members and riddeth away the falling sickenesse by drincking of the same for fortie dayes togither The water druncke fasting swéetened with a little Sugar helpeth swounding recouereth the lacke of speach lost and sundrie diseases of the bodie and restoreth plentie of mylke in womens brestes The water druncke in the foresayde maner helpeth the Strangurie auayleth against the pricking about the heart and amendeth the inflammation of the Liuer The water druncke twyse a daye stayeth the immoderate course of the termes in women The water healâ—th the byte and stinging of venimous beastes and woormes if a lynnen clothe wette in it be applyed on the place The water dropped into the eyes putteth away the inflammation and darckenesse of them It cooleth also hote inflammations by applying Lynnen clothes wette in the same Whose members or head doe tremble it behooueth him afore to washe purely and drie them after to rubbe and labor this water on the places and to let it dry in by it selfe recouereth them if this be done morning and euening The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it putteth awaye the payne of the priusties To conclude this water orderly ministred recouereth loose and palsie members the falling sicknesse convulsions dazeling and swimming of the heade and swounding In Germanie certaine doe make of the Flowers dryed in the summer time a wine in the time of pressing forth the Grapes which after the myxing and standing togither a certaine time they minister of it for the foresayde griefes But there are other which stéepe a pounde of the freshe flowers in a gallon or twoo of olde wyne and set the Glasse in the Sunne for sixe wéekes or two Monethes putting to it of Lauander and of Rosemarie flowers with sundrie pleasant spyces this after the strayning they distill in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae which water purchased they bestowed for the preciousnesse of it in Siluer or Golden vesselles close stopped and they name this the Golden water which they vse to all the foresayde griefes of the bodye The rather if it be dystilled thrée tymes ouer and rectified by a Pellicane which then ministred with sixe graynes of Pepper a little of Lauander water worketh miraculously for it coÌ„forteth the Brayne restoreth such swouning and left for deade in a maner yea causeth them to liue after a long time It also recouereth the depriuation of Senses putteth away the Cholicke passion and profiteth that person which shall haue an impostume in the hinder part of the Brayne and Heade by drinking a spoonefull at a time of this precious water This water in lyke manner by applying it often on the foreheade and hynder part of the head procureth a good memorie and readie wit. As touching the recouerie of swounding and great hazard of death by it the learned Mathiolus reporteth that he hath of proofe founde manye tymes the contrarie yet such is the fame of it sayeth he in Germanie that many cannot refrayne the ministring of the same yea in most hote sickenesses The water of the Wyldinges or Crabbes The .xlvi. Chapter THe congruent tyme for Dystillation of them is that they bruised be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of October This water druncke Morning Noone and at Euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar is a most precious water and miraculously auayleth against the grypings of the Bowels The water in lyke maner taken helpeth the fluxe Dysenteria deliuereth the griefes of the stone clenseth the Reynes and Bladder The water of the vnrypened Crabbes or Wyldinges dystilled by Balneo Mariae about S. Iohns daye not onelye helpeth the face swollen by washing it with the same and letting it to drye in by it selfe but putteth away the high red colour and péeling of the skinne on the face and the red pymples or other deformitie of the same The water of putrified and rotten Apples The .xlvij. Chapter OF the graffed or swéete Apples which shall be rotten shall you dystill a water by Balneo Mariae This water helpeth that inflammation which cooled and putrified larger spreadeth insomuch that the fleshe falleth out if the place be morning and euening washed with the same or Lynnen clothes often applyed The water recouereth hote and red swellings and sores or Cankers eating and pestilent Botches by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it thryse in the daye The water of the Apples through ripe and before their rotting dystilled by Balneo Mariae very much auayleth for comforting in that it cooleth the body and heart by drinking morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar The flowers of the graffed Apples requyre to be gathered when as they be thorowe blowen and by a Lynnen sheete spredde vnder the trée the blossomes ought to be beaten downe with a staffe and to be dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae This water recouereth and throughly helpeth the rednesse and deformitie of the face if for thrée or fower wéekes togither it be washed morning and euening with the same The water of the Peache tree flowers The .xlviij. Chapter A Certayne Chymist of fame in Germanie dystilled a Rose water out of the Peache Roses or Flowers which looseth the Bellie and procureth to vomite and he tooke for loosing of the Bellie the water which dystilled forth first before the Roses were burned and dystilled them in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae where he also dystilled the drye herbes and others in Sandâ— The water of the leaues dystilled by Balneo Mariae at the increasing of the Moone in Maye druncke in the morning fasting putteth away the griefe of the stone in the loynes the rather by taking it thryce a daye to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time which in lyke maner vsed procureth vrine and purgeth the Bladder The water druncke of children fasting to the quantitie of an ounce at a time swéetened with Sugar killeth the long wormes in the bodie The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time preuayleth agaynst the stone The water dropped into the eares killeth the wormes in them Rubbing the heade with it ceaseth headach The water of the smaller Mallowes The .xlix. Chapter WHen the Mallowes shall beare flowers then the rootes with the whole Herbe gathered and shredde small dystill by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Maye This water betwéene daye and night druncke fower tymes to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time swéetned with a little Sugar recouereth the pricking or stitches in the sides and Pleurisie and purgeth woundes The water druncke to the quantitie of sixe or eyght ounces at a time fasting softeneth and looseth the bellie remooueth the payne of the Matrice breaketh and healeth inwarde swellings The water in lyke maner druncke stayeth the perillous fluxe Dysenteria putteth away the griefe of the stone asswageth the payne of the
a time profiteth a fowle and corrupt lyuer and diseased lunges or at the least beginneth to putrifie This in lyke maner druncke preuayleth against stitches in the sides The water druncke twyse a daye stayeth the ouer great fluxe of the termes stoppeth the bléeding of wounds and lyke helpeth the pyssing of bloude by taking it in the foresaid quantitie The water dayly druncke doth especially preuayle agaynst the stone of the loynes and bladder It also healeth the bowels exulcerated by the daungerous fluxe of the bellie The water applyed with lynnen clothes on the inflamed member exceedingly cooleth It healeth olde vlcers of the legges if they be often washed with the same and let to drye in by it selfe The water auayleth against rednesse and burning of the legges by black pushes in applying on the places twyse or thryce a day towe or lynnen clothes wette in it vntill the heate be extinguished The water druncke with a dramme weyght of the fine pouder of Mestiltowe of the Oke for certayne dayes togither adding to it a scruple weyght of Aqua vitae rectified recouereth not onely Feuers and the Apoplexie or depriuation of senses but helpeth without doubt the falling sickenesse The water in lyke manner prepared and druncke putteth away gyddynesse swellings of the bodie preserueth from the Leprie and deliuereth most diseases in that it purgeth and sendeth forth the grosse and euill humors offending The water of the leaues of the Willowe The Lxix Chapter THe leaues of the whyte Wyllowes strypped from the twygges being tender in the Spring time requyre to be dystilled about the beginning of May by Balneo Mariae This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar helpeth the stone procureth vryne and preuayleth against the wormes of the bellie The water profiteth against the rednesse of eyes being often washed with the same It helpeth the Shyngles and recouereth the Fistula by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water druncke in lyke quantitie expelleth the yoongling dead The water of the flowers dystilled after the maner of the flowers of the Apples and Peaches recouereth the sight healeth scabbednesse of the heade procureth fayre heare if wetting the heares well with a Spunge dypped in it and kembed be after suffered to drie by themselfe The water of the Elder The Lxx. Chapter THe outwarde rynde scraped and pylled from the slyppes of the Elde◠trée and the inner ryndes taken and shredde requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time recouereth the Dropsie The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a tyme swéetened with a little Rosed honie mightily looseth the bellie without harme The water of the tender leaues of the toppes and sides budding forth shredde small and dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May helpeth hote legges and putrified vlcers if they be often washed with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water of the flowers through blowne and stamped togither dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Rosed honie looseth the straitnesse of the brest The water in lyke quantitie druncke profiteth agaynst the swelling and water betwéene the skynne and openeth the stopping of the lyuer mylt and kidneyes The water druncke putteth away the Tertian ague clenseth and helpeth all courses procéeding of Melancholie and strengtheneth the stomacke The water druncke to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time purgeth all humors by siege and clenseth the bodie The water dropped into the eyes extinguisheth the heate of them It also druncke twyse a day and dropped into the eyes consumeth whyte spottes in them The water helpeth the trembling of the handes if they be wette and laboured with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water profiteth against vlcers and that be colde if they shall be often washed with the same or that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed The Water of Scabious The Lxxi Chapter THe leaues and rootes shredde togither requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke thrée or fower tymes a daye to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme recouereth the straytenesse of breast and helpeth the impostumes of the same The water druncke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme preuayleth against stitches of the sides The water profiteth against swellings in the bodie against the Plague poysoning the Cough and all inwarde corruption of the bodie The water in the abouesayde maner druncke helpeth scabbednesse and clenseth the bloude corrupt It also putteth away swellings arysing in the bodie and healeth woundes as well without as within the bodie by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water in lyke maner druncke purgeth the lunges and putteth away the Cough The water helpeth the Pyles whyte scurfe Letters and Ringwormes It also recouereth pestilent pushes as the Carbuncle sore and amendeth the sight of the eyes The water of the Saxifrage with the whole substance shredde small and dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May drunck euery day fasting to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar breaketh the stone of the kidneys and bladder helpeth ache in the hyppes deliuereth the stopping of vryne and clenseth the reynes and bladder The Water of Nightshade of the Garden The Lxxij Chapter THe leaues with the stalkes gathered and shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae when that the berries be gréene This water druncke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time helpeth a swelling procéeding of an vntemperate hotenesse It perfourmeth the lyke by applying lynnen clothes wette on the swelling The water in the foresayde maner taken helpeth the stone and putteth away sweate myxed with the water of wormewoode and druncke to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time The water preuayleth against the griefes and aking of the hynder part and whole heade procured of heate The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wet in it on a hote Gowte and the Shingles doth in short time helpe them the rather by the often applying of the clothes wette in the water The water dropped into the eares putteth away griefe in them asswageth inflamed impostumes of the breastes or pappes of women and represseth hote swellinges in the throte that they doe not hastily strangle nor stoppe the wynde and the water gargelled in the throte cooleth the liuer and extinguisheth heate The water helpeth men bursten by often applying lynnen clothes wette in it on the rupture The water druncke greatly auayleth if by any night terrour certaine pushes shall arise and the lyke doth the water preuayle applyed with lynnen clothes The water of the Mustarde séedes when the herbe bearing flowers is to be
dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune putteth away vlcers of the gummes by often washyng the mouth with the same The water profiteth the consumption of members if they be often rubbed and laboured with the same in that by it they recouer strength and flesh The water heateth the marrowe of the bones if they be often washed and laboured with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water profiteth against a colde disease of the ioyntes if they be rubbed and laboured with the same and let to drie by themselfe The water of Mullaine or Hygges Taper The Lxxiij Chapter THe leaues with the flowers full rype gathered from the stalkes after the shredding small dystill by Balneo Mariae This water is most precious against all swellinges as well inwarde as outwarde by drincking of it morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a time or that a lynnen cloth doubled and wette in the same be often applyed The water in such maner taken helpeth the lunges ascending vnto the throte and increasing Thys in lyke manner profiteth against a hote gowte by drincking of it morning and euening and applying lynnen clothes wette in the same for on such wyse handled a better remedie is not to be founde The water profiteth against all maner of griefes procéeding of a fluxe by drincking thereof morning noone and at night to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar and a little of the fine powder of Cinamone in the same maner druncke putteth away the grypings of the bowels The water recouereâ—h the face which appeareth infeâ—â—ed after the kynde of a Leprie if a soft lynnen cloth dypped in the same be often applyed vpon The water helpeth burnings or scalding â–ª if a double lynnen clothe assoone as the harme done wette in the same be applyed the rather by dooing on such wyse oftentimes for it draweth forth and extinguisheth the heate without harme leauing The water amendeth an ytching scabbednesse whether the same shall be moyst or drie by applying lynnen clothâ—s wette in the same morning noone and at euening The water profiteth if an inflammation with rednesse happeneth on the skinne by wetting a lynnen clothe in the sâ—me and applying it to the place The water profiteth if anâ—e shall haue a long tyme dymme eyes and weake of sight by letting one or twoo droppes fall at a time into eche eye for two or thrée wéekes togither The water of the Lynde or rope Timber tree The Lxxiiij Chapter THe flowers orderly gathered and put into a Cucurbite of glasse dystill by Balneo Mariae This water clenseth anye spottes of the face if the face be often washed with the same as Hieronimus the Herbarian reporteth The water druncke with a little Cynawone water recouereth the trembling of the heart The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time helpeth the falling sickenesse The water drunck in like maner profiteth against the fretting of the guâ—tâ—s and dropped at euening into the eyes procureth a cléerenesse of them The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time helpeth the stone In the same maner druncke recouereth swellings and sendeth all maner of euill humâ—rs out of the bodie The water of Tormentill The Lxxv. Chapter THe herbe with the whole substance shredde and bruised requireth to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae from the xv day of August vnto the viij of September This water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time preuayleth against all maner of poysons The water is a good preseruatiue against the plague and an vnhealthfull ayer For the plague when it inuadeth any incontinent open a veyne as it behooueth after giue this potion on such wyse prepared take of the water of Tormentill thrée ounces of Uenice Triacle a dram weyght of wyne vinegar an ounce and a halfe which diligently myxed togither minister warme to the pacient lying in his bed and well couered with clothes to sweate whyles he thus lyeth in a sweate rubbe and labour his handes and féete with Uinegar Rue Wormewoode and Salt myxed The next day following minister againe the same potion and he shall then recouer helth The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time recouereth the desperate and all vlcers in maner and stayeâ—h any maner fluxe of the bellie especiallye the fluxe Dysenteria The water taken in the same maner strengtheneth the bodie comforteth the brayne the heart stomacke lyuâ—r mylt and the whole brest if wyne sometymes be myxed with the same The water druncke in the same maner helpeth all Agues it strengtheneth and comforteth such recouering out of a long sicknesse The water druncke profiteth woundes as well within the body as without and cureth outwarde woundes the spéedier if they be often washed with the same It also helpeth all manner of griefes of the eyes by dropping of the same euery night into the eyes for it cleareth the sight The water healeth the Fistula and Canker if they be often washed with the same and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed To be briefe in what maner and what sickenesses the water shall be applyed and ministred shall of experience founde be profitable The water of Valeriane The Lxxvi Chapter THe congruent time for dystillation of it is that the herbe rootes and stalkes with the whole substance shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time and applyed with lynnen clothes recouereth vlcers swellings causing payne and great pyles in the fundament It also profiteth against other pyles by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same The water helpeth such bursten and the bone somewhat broken by applying and drincking of the same It also dropped into the eyes cleareth them The water druncke in the morning fasting of Chyldren to the quantitie of of a spoonâ—full at a time deliuereth the wormes in the bellie The water druncke profiteth against poyson and a pestilent ayer It healâ—th newe and olde woundes recouereth vlcers and impostumes within the bodie and putteth awaye ache of the hyppes The water drunck procureth cleare eyes taketh away the paiâ—â— of them and prouoketh sweate powred into troubled wine causeth the same cléerer and purer The water remooueth griefe of the members procéeding of a cold cause by labouring the members with the same The water of the rootes onely dystilled by Balneo Mariae from the myddes of August vnto the viij daye of September drunck helpeth poyson and profiteth against venimous beasts wormes The water helpeth the quotidian feuer drunck to the quantitie of sixe ounces before the coÌ„ming of the fit The water drunck and applyed with lynnen clothes preuayleth against payne stitches of the sides The water procureth vnitie loue where twoo shall drincke togither a cup full
oâ—nces and a halfe swéetened with Sugar for xl dayes togither wasteth the stone of the kidneyes and bladder The water clenseth away spottes on the skin and procureth a fayrenesse of the same It also healeth vlcers of the mouth by often washing with the same The water of the herbe Peryuincle dystilled about the ende of May drunck morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time recouereth womens places colde the rather by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same and helpeth those which haue a colde stomacke The water for certaine dayes druncke with a dramme of the powder of the herbe sendeth forth the water betwéene the fleshe and skinne by veine A Pessarie wette in the water and conueyed vp into the priuie place draweth downe the Termes The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar ceaseth the grypinges of the bowelles and stayeth the fluxe of the bellie â–ª and termes It also purgeth all clammie humours out of the lyuer and bladder and clenseth the reynes The water of the Vyne tree The Lxxx. Chapter THe water of the Vyne trée is gathered in a great glasse about the beginning of Aprill when Vynes are cut and the same after the dystilling by Balneo Mariae requireth to be sunned for xl dayes This water myxed with a little pure wyne and druncke fasting sharpeneth or quickeneth the mynde and senses The water profiteth against any scabbednesse if it be washed with the same it causeth a cleane and fayre face and putteth awaye pushes and pymples of the face The water often applyed weareth away wartes and the thicke knobbes of harde fleshe on the handes The water recouereth ringwormes fowle spottes on the bodie scuruynesse and inflammations with a rednesse of the skynne if they be washed with the same â–ª and applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it twyse or thryse a daye The leaues of the best vynes â–ª which growe on high and sunnie places requyre to be dystilled in a due season of the yeare as about the ende of May by Balneo Mariae Thiâ— water dropped into running eyes dryeth and stayeth the running of them cleareth the sight The water druncke helpeth the spitting of bloude recouereth vlcers of the bowels and stayeth a hote fluxe of the bellie The water taken thryce a daye to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time expelleth the stone helpeth the abhorring of women with chylde and their foolishe longing for sundrie things that no harme may insewe to the yoongling Of the rootes of the vyne is made a decoction right profitable on this wyse Take of the féete of the Vyne shredde small twoo poundes these infuse in the strongest vyneger couered well ouer to which after adde nyne pyntes of Conduite water and a pynte of whyte honie after the boyling and consuming in a thirde part that only sixe pyntes remayne strayne the whole through a carsey cloth to which then adde of the simple Iuâ—lepe viij ounces and fower graynes of Muske dissolued in fower or sixe ounces of pure Rose water which after the pouring into a glasse stoppe close with a corke and parchement If any drincketh foure ounces of this decoction hote in the morning fasting and refrayneth meate foure houres after procureth in short time a very good stomacke and appetite to meate This also helpeth the Cholicke passion encreaseth mylke in womens breasts putteth away griefes of the matrice and is much auayleable for the cough the rheume and griefe of the reynes The water of the greater Celondine The Lxxxi Chapter THe congruent time of dystilling the Celondine is that when the herbe bearing flowers the whole substance gathered and shredde small be dystilled in a Cucurbite of glasse by Balneo Mariae about the middes of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time deliuereth the yelowe Iaundise and helpeth the grypings of the bellie The water druncke in the same manner mitigateth the Ague and putteth away scabbednesse procéeding of colde if the places be annoynted with the same The water druncke twyse or thryse a daye to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme swéetened with Sugar recouereth the stopping of the lyuer and mylt The water after the infusion of the herbe for sixe dayes in good Aqua vitae druncke for certaine dayes morning and euening to the quantitie of an ounce at a time preserueth the bodie long in health and expelleth euill humors The water dropped into the eyes recouereth spottes the pynne and webbe deliuereth the rednesse of them preserueth and causeth a sharpe and readie sight and restoreth the same in a maner lost If the mouth be washed with the water it ceaseth the grieuous payne of the téeth and putteth away spottes if the face be often washed with the same The water dryeth and healeth a Canker and lykewise the Fistula and putteth away pestilent pushes if a lynnen cloth wet in it be applyed twyse or thrice a day The water of the greater Celondine that hath the propertie of helping diseases as well the hote as colde giueth strength to the spirituall members expelleth poysen from the heart deliuereth the lunges of that which to it is noyous healeth it vlcered and by drincking sundrie tymes of it stayeth the fluxe of bloude I am in doubt sayth a certaine skilfull Phisition whether a man may beléeue that all these properties be in the dystilled water of Celondine séeing that according to Dioscorides and Galen it is of qualitie mightily clensing and very hote by reason whereof this causeth the veynes to be the cléerer of all grosse humors and deliuereth the obstructions of the lyuer in the Iaundyse This also is the reason why the learned Mathiolus in his commentarie vpon Dioscorides doth so greatly reprehend the Chymists which take vpon them to drawe forth a Quintessence of this herbe that they affirme to be not only commodious for their extractions but as woonderfully profitable for the preseruing of health and expelling of infinite diseases Séeing that this herbe can worke no such matter it is possible that the Chymistes abuse the same where they in steade of rightly naming this herbe Chelidonium doe name it Caelidonum rather deuising for it such a worde Caelidonum as if this herbe were a gyft from heauen to which are attributed all these great vertues This water is on such wyse distilled take the rootes leaues and flowers which shredde small and put into a vessell of glasse well fenced with Lute burie the vessell couered with his heade in horse dung for the space of ten dayes After the taking forth dystill it in ashes according to Arte the lycour that shall first runne forth will be waterishe the seconde as an oyle which you shall dystill yet once againe and kéepe for your vse The water of Strawberies The Lxxxij Chapter THe time most agréeable for distilling of the berries is when they are rype yet not ouer soft and those which growe and are gathered in the
dystilled water restoring weake bodies and most profitable in consumptions out of the secrete conclusions of Fierauantus Let a good yong henne be gotten that neuer layde egge this pull alyue whereby hir bloude may so be stirred vp and spersed thorowout all the bodie thus being plucked bare and deade drawe forth the bowels only beating after both the fleshe and bones togither in a morter adding so much of the crummes of whyte breade as the weyght of the fleshe and bones beaten beate these well togither putting therevnto also one handfull of the gréene or drie Scabious and so many leaues of golde as wey a French or Englishe crowne to these after adde so much of the water of the garden Nightshade or petie Morell as is the weyght of the whole substance which after let so stande togither for a whole night putting it then into a glasse bodie with a heade diligentlye luted and thrée pyntes of the best and mightiest wyne also added before the dystilling which after the fastening of the receyuer to the heade dystill in Balneo Mariae vnto the fecies remayne thorowe drie and then haue you the water Nowe to euery pynte of this water adde one ounce of our water of the honye of which shall after be taught in the proper place of this booke which let be kept in a glasse close stopped that the ayre breath not forth The vse of it serueth to be druncke both in the meales and betwéene meales which helpeth the drye cough of the persons diseased and sicke of the Ague and women traueyling in childebed and many other like matters doth this dystillation worke greatly to be woondered at The Alchymistes instruct and teach a waye of the drawing of waters out of the whytes yâ—lkes of egges by burying the substance before for fiue days in horse dung and adding also a quantitie of Salt in the dystilling The lyke doe they describe of the fattes and rosinie substances â–ª and many descriptions of the like waters may be vnderstanded and read in many practises of Diodorus Euclayon alreadie published by the Author The water of Swallowes helping the falling sickenesse borowed out of the methode of Rondelleâ—ius â–ª Take of swallowes vnto the quantitie of vj. ounces â–ª of Gastoreâ—m one ounce these mixe and infuse in wyne for a night and put after into a glasse bodie dystill after Arte â–ª let the pacient vse and take of this water vnto the quantitie of twoo spoonefulles once a moneth in the morning fasting A playster marueylously helping the scrofuls and Fistula c. It hath bene experienced that cutting of the heades and tayles of the snakes and clensing forth the bowels and after dystilling them according to Arte This water applyed on scrofulles and the Fistula doth spéedily helpe them this Fumanellus writeth A remedie against the Leprie prepared and made of frogges This one singular remedie and medicine I will not hyde from the worlde sayth Fumanellus nor lightly ouerpasse the confection of frogs which ought before to be fleaed and the bowels drawne forth then put into a Copper vessell tynned within and hauing sundrie small holes in the bottome lyke to the forme of a watering pot vnder which must another pot be set in such sort that the vpper standing within the mouth of the nether pot and diligently luted rounde about that no ayre at all breath forth these so ordred set into the earth vnto the mouth of the nether pot and couering the earth close and harde make a fire of coles rounde about the vpper pot the mouth of it like close luted which so long continue with fire vntill the whole substance and moysture of the frogs shall be dystilled The licour may be ministred or druncke euery morning fasting for a certaine tyme vnto the quantitie of the thirde part of an ounce And if oppurtunitie and iust occasion shall so mooue me I intende to make an attempt of the dystilling also of Snakes in lyke order as aboue taught of the frogges Nowe the forme of the vessels which Nicholaus Florenti teacheth to be made in his large commentarie in fermo 7. fift treatise and xxxix Chapter is on this wyse He first writeth the vessel or potte in which the frogges prepared be to be filled vnto the mouth with them and the mouth all ouer filled and couered with butter with this dystilled lycour being a noble medicine he instrudeth to annoynt the Canker that healeth it in short time The water of the honie combe procureth heare to growe and helpeth the harde fetching and drawing of breath or such short wynded through the straytenesse of the breast if thys bée often druncke it helpeth a mans beard to growe the more being sundrie times annoynted or wette therewith but farre better and sooner doth the oyle and honie performe the same whiche hath a moste great force in the lyke The dystilled honie annoynted on a bald pluee causeth the heare to growe and come very soone againe after the shedding of heare this Theophrastus Ioannes Montanus writeth that of hony may a strong water be made and that in the thirde dystillation of it to become a poysonable lycour â—â—t of Mercurie which is resolued by the strong water is to be brought intâ— a water the which will make a helthfull lycour and strengthening The water of honie to make the face whyte and fayre take of reddishe honie twoo poundes of gumme Arabecke twoo ounces these twoo myxe togither and dystill by a Lymbecke with a soft fire â–ª The first 〈◊〉 thaâ— coâ—meth serueth vnto the clensing of the face and vnto the cléering and whytening of it the seconde with the thirde lycour doth cause the heares to grow and become whytishe or flaxen of colour Gesnerus distilled a water out of hony whose first water sauoured somewhat of waxe where besides it was sufficient delectable and cleare and whytish which perhaps may séeme auayleable in the Cholicke passions The seconde water which dystilled forth had a certaine sowrenesse The thirde water which came forth tasted as it were vinegar The fourth water which came forth tasted in a maner as sowre as vinegar he began dystillation in the morning at the seauenth houre and out of halfe a measure of honie he purchased two small vials full in a daye in the euening he began to dystill and continued vnto noone in a maner he also prepared and made his fire to last vnto the ninth houre of the night and from that houre he renued the fire vnto the sixt houre of the next morrowe and following the fire from the sixt houre of the morning vnto twoo in the after noone then began a great fume or smoke to arise and yssue forth into the receyuet and that somewhat stincking and a substance also to ascende as when nothing remayned of the watrie substaunce then did the honie ascende then drewe I forth the Cucurbite sayth the author which I shoulde not haue done but rather haue set or lyfted him hygher in the ashes and then came
water Take of yong Swallowes brought to pouder to which adde Castoreum or Castorie myxing a quantitie of vinegar withall these distill in a Cucurbite The water drunck auayleth against the falling sickenesse If he be a yong person of xiiij yeares of age taken with the sickenesse if he shall drincke of this water fasting for fortie dayes shall throughlye be cured It also helpeth the Cough the straitenesse of the breast or fetching of breath by drincking of it fasting nine mornings togither It comforteth and amendeth the brayne it purgeth the stomack it inlargeth the breast and taketh away the cause procuring the Palsie it increaseth sperme and heateth the colde persons and druncke fasting with Isope healeth the Dropsie of a colde cause and the Quotidian or dayly Ague But euery woman with child must refrayne that season from the drincking of this watâ—r in that the same slayeth the chylde This also druncke with Isope helpeth the diseases of the heade and procureth an appetyte purchasâ—th sléepe helpeth digestion and sendeth forth the vrine The fift water Take of Isope of Gladen of Sauin of Sothernwood of eche alyke of theâ—e make a paâ—te letting it so stand impasted togither for certaine dayes which dystill according to Arte for this is a singular water and of a great vertue It auayleth against all manner of Agues as well hote as colde It prouoketh womens termes and for that cause women with child ought to refrayne the taking of this water for doubt and feare of loosing the yongling The water druncke stayeth the bloudie fluxe or the perillous fluxe of bloude named Dysenteria and is a singular remedie also agaynst any maner of fluxe of the bellie It purgeth the stomack of euill humors and stayeth the wormes in the bodie Druncke with Castoreum helpeth the Palsie ministred or taken warme euery morning The sixt water of the Philosophers is made of a Moule which serueth vnto the dying or colouring of heares whyte eyther of man or beast Take a Moule which artely brought to powder with Brimstone adde to it the iuice of Celondine which orderly myxed let so stande for certaine dayes after dystill the whole according to Arte The vertue of this water is on such wyse that if a beast wholy blacke of heare shall be washed all ouer with this water the heares shall in short tyme become so whyte as snowe Also if to this water be waxe and Aloes myxed and annoynting the Palsie member therewith it cureth the same in short tyme It healeth besides the disease named Noli me tangere if this be applyed plaisterwise vpon it amendeth the weakenesse of the head Further this water commixed with the stone named Calaminaris and Aloes healeth the disease named the Wolfe if the same be applyed playster wyse twyse a daye or onlye washed twyse a day with the same water but beware that this lycour enter not and especially that you vse it not within the bodie The seauenth water which is named the water of conseruation or preseruing Take Persely which after the well beating in a morter dystill according to Arte who that drincketh of thys water not hauing an appetyte to meate with a fasting stomack doth not onely amende all wyndynesse and rawnesse of the stomacke but procureth digestion it purgeth also the breast of superfluous humors The eyght water is named the condupliciue or doubled Take of Smalledge séedes of the oyle of Poppie of whyte Sugar and of Cloues of eche alyke these laboured togâ—ther in a Morter adde to the whole the aboue sayde water of preseruing and mixed diligently togither dystill these in a glasse body after Arte This water drunck cold in the morning fasting and warme at the going to bedde doth marueylously helpe the Cough and griefes or paynes of the breast This water also druncke warme with Castorie auayleth in all the diseases of the splene and tremblings of the members yea and comforteth both the heade and brayne These eyght waters did the Authour translate out of the Germayne into the Latine tongue written first by that godlye man Aegidius And a ninth water affirmeth the Author there was which for that the description of the same was vnperfite for that cause he left it as vnmentioned in this place ¶ Of the compounde waters which are named Elixir of which some also extende vnto Baulmes and may like be applyed as shall after appeare The Lxxxvij Chapter A secrete water Take of Malmesey pure and good into which put your flowers herbes and spices and what thinges besides you please that let so stande infused for thrée or foure dayes in a glasse bodie close luted to putryfie after dystill the whole with a most slowe and easie fire and make no separation vntill the end then separate or drawe awaye the waters and cease least the waters styncke and the spyces burne In that water drawne dissolue Sugar adding after of Muske Amber and Cinamon and if you will haue your water very delectable or pleasant theâ—â— take of Sugar Candie pouring vpon it the best Aqua vitae and the same dystill from the Sugar vntill the spirites and fumes ascende poure the other water in the abouesayde glasse bodie in which will thrée or foure Aromaticall redde drops fall and such a dystillation also shall be repeated with Sugar Candie as before and the same so often repeated ouer shall marueylouslye worke being especially mixed with golde as you may like coâ—ceyue and you shall then haue golde dissolued or potable golde that is both marueylous and very effectuous and swéetest And if you be mynded to haue pure golde then laye a deade heade in a moyst place and you shall purchase and possesse a marueylous Arte And this abouesayde maner doth excell the others as reason the like instructeth which the Authour here will not reueale for causes that he knoweth A golden water or Elixir vitae Take of Sage thrée quarters of a handfull of Nutmegs of Mace of Gynger of graynes of Paradyse of Cloues and of Cynamone of eche twoo drammes of Reubarbe of Castorée and of Spikenarde of eche halfe an ounce of oyle of Bayes Artely drawne twoo ounces these diligently beaten and mixed togither infuse in sixe measures of good wyne close couered in a glasse bodie for a moneth at the ende of which tyme let the wyne be strayned and the spyces or drugges agayne beaten very fine vntill the whole be lyke a thicke broth or lycour vpon which poure then the abouesayde wyne letting the whole stande for other thrée dayes couered which after dystill by a Limbecke The water which commeth forth will be so cleare as Chrystall the same kéepe in a glasse bodie with a narrowe mouth being close stopped which applye to these griefes and sickenesses ensuing If you sprynckle Fyshes Byrdes Fowles Venison and such lyke with this water they shall not putrifie so long as you be mynded reasonablye to kéepe them Wyne of a sower straung sauour decayed is made pleasant and perfite if you poure a little of
Fulgonus Take of the whytes of egges to the number of fyfteene of roche Alome of the iuyces of Purcelayne of Plantayne of Nightshade of rose-Rosewater of the iuyce of sowre docke or sowre Grapes of each two pyntes these dyligently laboured mixed togither distyll in a Lymbecke with which washe the grieued places for it spéedilye bringeth olde vlcers and sores vnto a scarre A syngular practyse which a cunning Surgion vttered to the Aucthour that he often vsed against the eating Cankers hapning in the ouer partes of the body This Surgeon heated a new tyle stone which he after quenced in Alome water sundry tymes but he oftner vsed to hang vp the tyle redde hote and to poure leasurelye after a sprinckling maner Alome water vppon it vntyll the tyle was colde which water so stylling downe he gathered or receyued in a bason or dyshe and dypping lynnen cloathes in the water he applyed them on the vlcers and sores and thus as hée affyrmed dyd he marueylous soone heale those wicked Cankers to the admyration of many This Fumanellus A most syngular water helping the spottes of the eyes Take of whyte Hony two pyntes of Antymonie of Titia prepared and of Sugarcandie of each thrée drams of the best Aloes halfe a dram of Celondine of Rue and eye bright of each halfe a handfull these grosse beaten and myxed togyther distyll in a Lymbecke A water of Tutia prepared take of the eye bryght water of Fennell water of the Hony suckle water of eache halfe a pynt of Rosewater two pyntes of Tutia prepared two drams of Aloes halfe an ounce of whyte Coperase halfe a dram of Camphora one dram all these laboured and dilygently myxed togither distyll according to arte For this is a notable water experienced sundrys tymes against the spottes of the eyes this borrowed out of the learned practises of Arnoldus A water of Marchasite which consumeth clenseth the web and other spots of the eyes the pyn or web confirmed this softneth The making of which water is on this wyse take sundry pieces of Marchasite which redde hote quenche in a bason or déepe dythe fylled with olde sallet Oyle the pieces through quenched colde breake verye small which after distyll in a Lymbecke the Feces remayning grynde fynelie agayne distylling that ouer agayne A water helping the Leprie and other disseases This water preuayling against the Leprie and al maner foulnesse deformyty of the body cleansing the eyes mayntayning or preseruing youth effectuous in many other causes as by practise may further be coÌ„iectured the making of which distylled lycour is on this wise take of the fylinges or small pieces of syluer of copper of yron of leade of stéele of the owre of golde of copper of syluer of sâ—orâ—re of all a lyke wayght these stiepe for a daye and a nyght in the bryne of a chyld not polluted the next daye infuse those in hote whyte wyne the thyrd day these stiepe in the iuyce of Fennell the fowrth daye stiepe these in the mylke of a woman gyuing sucke to a man child â–ª which she bore into the worlde the fyft day infused in redde wine and the sixt day these infused in seuen times so much as the whole is of the whytes of egges which after the distylling kéepe to your vse A water auayling against the Lepry take of May dewflue measures of Brimstone one pound of Christal halfe a pound of Camphora one ounce these diligently beaten myxed togyther let so stand a tyme after boyle the whole easily or lightly which setled agayne distyll according to arte to this water adde pearles This orderlye mynistred purgeth choller adust and melancholic Lyme not quenched or staked ioyned with the whites of egges grinded on a marble stone distyl on such wise that the same which is the grosser may descend and for a day and a nyght kéepe this in a moyst place which distyll agayne with this whyten the face according to discretion Another whytning water take Lyme vnslaked incorporate the same with the water of the whytes of egges distylled by a Lymbecke which worke so thicke as a sauce after powre this into a Glasse body setting it couered in a moyst place for a daye and a nyght after distyll the whole according to arte which dystilled kéepe in a glasse with a narrow mouth A water whitning the face take of the whytes of egges of Boraciâ— petrosi of salt of roch Alome of each one dram each beaten alone myxe to the whytes of egges the whole distyll and vse A great vse there is at this daye of the strong water and often occupyed of the Chymistes and Goldsmythes yea in Phisicke exercised vnto sundrie disseases For that well practised Phisition Amatus Lusitanus â–ª prosperously exercised and ministred the same in the great and wicked vlcer of the iawes And certaine at the begynning of the webbe cured it by dropping of this water into the eyes A certayne Chyrurgian on a tyme applyed of this water into the hollowe toothe of a Woman which caused the Woman to ragâ— lyke almadde bodye â—ntyll thâ—â— a lyttle of Opium was applyed to the toothe by the aduise of a skilfull Phisition through which shee speedily after amended But this marueylously cureth vlcers Fistulaes Cankers and knobbes or knottes whyles they yet bée not entred within the bones and hollowe by wetting them onelye with a Feather or Lynnen cloath dypped in the water with which the Golde is seperated from the Syluerâ—e â–ª The auncient in tymes paste that they myght part or seperate the Golde from Syluer vsed the dystylled Lycour of Shoemakers yncke or bléeche as they also in Asia doe at this daye which with it doe seperate Golde from Syluer But our later practysioners that they might make the water stronger and vehementer added to it Salt peter Bellonius vttering and wryting of those medycines or compoundes preseruing dead bodyes affyrmeth that if yron or any other mettallyne matter bee put into the strong water that it forthwith boyleth and ryseth vp to faste that if it hath not vente to breathe out it then breaketh the vessel or doubble Glasse But yf you throwe Golde into it then doth it not lyke boyle vp but dyssolue the same into the fourme of Sande and all the other mettalles in the fourme of a lycour When Syluer shall be dyssolued in this water then put into it Copper plates and the Syluer wyll cleane to it which after stryke of with a brushe and in the ende this in the melting wyll ioyne A strong water is thus made take of Vitryoll and of Salt peter a lyke quantitye of these drawe a water by distyllacion into which if you put parsyll or doubble gylt ruppes or pottes the Syluer shortlye after wyll bée dyssolued but the Golde remayneth vndyssolued or as I may saye whole which after strayne and if you wyll stryke or wype of the Golde then adde vnto the abouesayd water of the Salt c. * after drye eache and
angelike electuarie to be made with this stone that is marueylous in many disseases and sicknesses For this ministred auayleth in al Agues by abating the force of them for griefe of the flankes eyght marueylous and easeth straungely the gowte by taking adosed quantitye of it euery thyrde daye and that three tymes togyther in ten dayes for by that time doth the Aucthour wryte that he shall throughly he cured of his gowte he reporteth that many tymes he hath woonderfullye cured it to his great fame This also auaileth in the cough the rewme dissease of the Milt helpeth besides the French dissease ioynt aches and such lyke The making of which precious lycour is on this wyse take of Saffron of Lignum aloe of Cynamon of redde Corall of each a dram of blacke Deâ—â—abore without preparation two ounces of the electuarie of the iuyce of Roses of Mesue not to much or to highe boyled sixe ounces of Sugar Roset or of the conserue of Roses eyght ounces of the East Muske one dram of the Philosophers stone thrée ounces of the best quintessence two ounces of stone Hony boyled skimmed so much as shall suffice to make a good forme of an electuarie these after the powthering myxe incorporate dilygently togyther ouer a softe and easie fyre in an earthen glased vessell in that a vessell of any metall is not fyt for this composition and being made kéepe dilygently in a glasse rather than in any other vessell And this electuarie may be matched or myxed with any other solutiue medicine and taken with a fasting stomacke in the morning the quantity at one tyme to be mynistred is from two drams vnto fowre This conceyue that the same rayseth in a maner the doad through the singular vertue contained in it as the Aucthour in Rome and in sundry other places hath both seene and done many experiences worthy memorie For which cause he wysheth the skylfull practysioners not to be without this Angelike electuarie that myndeth to purchase fame on earth This borrowed out of the singular practises of the skylfull Gréeke Leonard Fiorauant The making of the vegelant stone after a rare strange order that changeth bodies froÌ„ one quality into another defendeth or preserueth the body a long tyme in health and that hath also infinite vertues in a maner and without comparison Is borrowed out of the practises of the aboue sayde Aucthour in this maner Take of the Tartare of whyte wyne which is both thicke and cleare or bright of TurpeÌ„tine very pure and cleare of the hearb Aloes which hath long leaues thicke and indented on the sydes and hanged in mennes houses being continuallye greene and brought of Marryners many tymes out of Barbarie into England of each of these three one pound which after stampe togither in a morter making and incorporating the whole to a paste the same put then into an vrynall bodye of Glasse with a head luted to and a Receauer artlie fastned vnder which apply fyre so 〈◊〉 vntyll all the lyquide substaunce and moysture be come after drawe forth the Feces out of the vrynall and if you otherwyse can not choose breake then the vrynall and grynde those Feces which incorporate with the whole water come after distyll the whole as aboue taught and in the ende alwayes of your worke make a greater fyre and so mightye that your Feces maye appeare burned well those Feces againe drawe forth grynde and impaste with the sayde water as afore taught and distylling it the lyke ouer againe which repeate doe fiftéene tymes ouer â–ª or twenty tymes togyther without ceassing vntyll all the water bée wholye consumed after this maner and that no moisture resteth in the Feces but are so whyte and bryght as Salt. Those Feces then laie vpon a smoothe marble stone hanging it or laying it in a moyst place and the stone wyll after dyssolue and turne into a most cleare water and being thus wholye dissolued keepe the same in a narrow mouthed glasse close stopped for this water is the vegetable stone â–ª Which water is of such a vertue that one scruple of the same myxed with two ounces of the Iulepe or syrupe of Violets mynistred or taken by the mouth of any sicke person or euyl complexioned for the space of fortye dayes shall be delyuered and quyted of any gréeuous and harde sicknesse and this must be taken with a fasting and emptie stomacke in the morning and that the meate be well dygisted before for being â—n such wyse this then worketh the greater effect and is also a syngular remedie against wormes in mynistring of it as aboue taught and clenseth the Lyuer dryeth vp the moysture of the Mylt delyuereth the cough the rewme causeth the pacient to pysse which hath impediment of vryne and sundrye other vertues this myraculous water hath which the Aucthour ouerpasseth for doubting that he should seeme to any that he vttered impossible matters Wherefore he wysheth the skylfull to examine these and to make further tryalles of this water whereby they may finde out other secretes both straunge and myraculous to the benefite recouerye of health This also serueth for the fixation of Myneralles without flying away in the fume in that this stone resisteth the force of any great fyre without the consuming away and it also so fyxeth the Brimstone and Orpymente that they after may abyde the fyre and causeth them also most white through which in making proiection with them on Copper or brasse 〈◊〉 it chaungeth eyther into a most pure Syluer for whytenesse or as I may aptlye terme the same syluer lyke to the eye which the Aucthour saw wrought and done by a Chymiste before his face A Mercurie sublymed borrowed of an Emperick Frenchman made on this wyse take of quicksyluer one pound which extinguishe in the strongest vinyger of vitryoll dryed and pure two poundes of common salt verie whyte thrée poundes after powre the whole into an vrinall body strongly luted with the head and Receauer close luted in the ioyntes vnder which keepe fyre for sixe howres as by lytle and lytle increasing the worke ended breake then the Cucurbite and you shall haue persite Sublimatum Quicksyluer out of Leaâ—e was on this wâ—se drawne and gâ—tten 〈◊〉 the same Empiâ—â—cke take of 〈◊〉 moâ—â—â—nely chopped tenne poundes of Salt â—yter and of 〈◊〉 calcyned of eache twelue ounces let all these be put into an earthen vessell glased after they are dissolued in strong Aqua vitae let them be set in the hotter place of all the hote house for fowre or sixe dayes togither and you shall then purchase and haue seuen poundes of quicksyluer Mercurie or quicksyluer crude powred into strong water the whole is so reduced and brought in a maner vnto the fourme of an oyle with this are rotten fleshe and the piece of fleshe within the nose causing a stincke taken away c. But if an euyll or sore shall be within the mouth then is Vnguetum
worketh a mighty matter vnto all paynes of the ioyntes experienced An Oyle of bones helping the falling sicknesse Take the hinder seaâ—â—e bones of dead men named Sutâ—â—â— labâ—orides â—â—ose put vnto calcyning vntyl they be glowing hote after let them be quenched in oyle Olyue and then brought to powder as afore taught of the other bones aboue â–ª and lyke vsed in the distyllacion this is a most singuler medicine and remedy by annoynting the apt place An Oyle of mens bones by discention that mightily auayleth against the gowte of experience An oyle drawne out of the excrements of chyldren that auayleth in the fowle matterie scabbes of the head distyll twyse ouer in a glasse Lymbecke the excremâ—â—â—â—s or orâ—urâ— of â—â—yldren and with the Oylâ— that you shall draw of the same apply hote on the grieued place or 〈…〉 parte but before you â—â—all â—â—â—ppe neeâ—â— away or shaue away the heyre aâ—â—â—hall washe the affected place with sharpe lye â–ª prepared and made after this maner take of the ashes made of the Oke branches a reasonable quantity on which powre a lyke quantitye aunswering of water this couer with a cloath close letting it so stande to infuse for a daye and a halfe into this water then put in one handfull of the whyte wheaâ—â— eares which done washe the affected parte once a daye with the sayde water or lye letting it drye in after annoynt the place as aboue taught An Oyle out of mannes ordure doth cure the Canker and mortifyeth the Fistula Of the properties of the water drawne out of mane ordure reade among the waters out of Beastes An Oyle or fatnesse gotten out of a fatte Goose auayleth against the colde ioynt ache gowte and I beléeue also sayth the Aucthor that this mightily helpeth the extenuation of members An old Goose stuffed or fylled with swynes blood shéepes sewet pytche larde or common fatte of the hogge of each two ounces of Frankensence three ounces a lytle waxe this Goose so ordred roste according to discretion vnder which set a panne glased to gather the fatnesse distilling the same dilygently kéepe and with it often annoynt the grieued place In the lyke maner they doe distyll a fatnesse out of a fatte whelpe stuffed with Iunyper berryes Beares grease c. An oyle or distylled licour gotten by discention out of the Badgare or Graye helping members shruncke through synewes shrunck borrowed out of a written booke in the Germaine toÌ„gue Take a Graye or Brocke whose skynne flaye of cutting of the head feete and throwing away the bowels this then so ordred put into a glased earthen potte ful of holes in the bottome which set into another wyder mouth potte glased within the same after bury in the earth when they be close luted in the seame or edge and the mouth of the vpper potte close stopped that no ayre out of eyther poste may passe Which done let a fyre of cleare coales be made round about the vpper potte that all the fatte by such a meanes way may from the vpper distyll through the holes into the neather potte and when all by coniecture shal be thought distylled and come then after with that fatnesse kept annoynt the shruncke members An oyle marueylous gotten out of the Beuer that helpeth any palsie extenuacion of partes take a Beuer the same let be put into the strongest Aqua vitae that it may putrifye which after distyll with a soft fyre with which let the partes be annoynted For the extenuation of a member resolued distyll the féete or fatnesse the Lyuer of a Calfe new kylled with fine handfulles of Sage one ounce of Pepper with this annoint the member A marueylous oyle distylled of Egges experienced on many matters the Aucthor not knowne take of the yolkes of Egges sodden harde fiftéene in number those breake betwéene the fingers with one dram of Pelytorie brought to powder these distyl togyther in a glasse but first begyn with a soft fyre after by lytle lytle increase the fyre so that in the ende let the fyre be strong vntyll all the lycour be drawnâ— and come Which done take of whyte Frankensence of Castorie and of Ladanum of each halfe a ounce althese brought to pouder mixt with the oyle new draweÌ„ and let these togither be distilled fowre times againe euer powring the oyle vpon the pouders The fire of the first and second distillation let it be but weake this oyle in the end kept stopped diligently in a glasse kéepe to your vse For this is a great secrete and a proued matter or practise vnto these which ensue First this healeth the defaults griefes of the eyes if a drop at a time shal be instylled into them This mortifyeth cureth by annoynting the Fistulaes It healeth the Canker vlcers hard to close and doth besides that which other remedies cannot ouercome It destroyeth and maistereth the griefe named the figge or sort lyke to a skabbe which groweth in the places of a mans body where heyre is â–ª It taketh away the prickings of any part of the body cureth theÌ„ It healeth the mattery skabbe on the head if the heyres afore be shauen away that the skinne be rubbed with a lynnen cloth wette in lye that dried in annoynt the places after wyth the oyle This also profiteth the Apoplexie especially the gowte if the places be annointed with it twise a day for fowre dayes togither This also speedily healeth the burning of fire by annoynting the places with it cureth the disease called the woulfe An oyle out of egges take sixe egges which boyle vnto a hardnesse after the shelles pylled of cut away the whites the yolkes after with your fingers breake into smal péeces those put into a frying panne which whilest they heate fry sturre to and fro by little little with a spone vntill they begin so to melt runne in the panne yet doth the substance remaine of a yelow colour wheÌ„ the whole shall be in this redinesse powre the substance into lynnen bagges which wring hard in a presse you shall possesse a lycour or yelow oyle with which annoynt the burnings Others after the yolkes be so heated molten in a pan vnto the time the substance run about the pan yet do they further heate as it were fry theÌ„ vntill they appeare dry and blacke in the pan which they assoone after as these shall thus be dried and become blacke do melt them againe by that meanes cause a plentifull moisture blacke to run forth yet ill sauoring TheÌ„ with a spone those which be in the frying pan they stur grossoly togither that the oyle all the humour fallen to the one side of the frying pan may like fall into the other side and be so gathered to vse A redde oyle out of the yolkes of egges that auayleth agaynst a colde gowte borrowed out of a written booke in the Italian tongue Take the hard yolkes of seuentie egges
sodden out of which let an oyle be drawen after this maner let them be put into a frying panne on the fyre which stur to fro with a spone diligently and let the same so long frye vntyll it be well molten the whole after put into lynnen bagges wette before in water which wring harde out in a presse and an oyle will distyll forth With this oyle myxe of Pelytorie of Castorie of Masâ—icke and of Ladanum of eache one ounce all these togyther put into a glasse Limbecke distill after the accustomed manner with a soft fyre the ioyntes of the heade and receauer before close luted that no ayre breath forth and the same which shall come of this distillation repeate vpon the Feces thrise ouer and with this oyle annoynt the grieued place and it shall speedily cure it for this is a most excellent oyle prooued A Iuyce or lycour pressed out of the hard yolkes of Egges sodden and instilled or dropped into the eares doth much helpe the ringing and sounding of the Eares The oyle of the yolkes of egges druncke before meate putteth away drunckennesse howe mightily any drincketh If paine vexeth a person by the cutting of any member if is cured by the oyle of the yolkes of egges and Goose grease incorporated togyther vnto the forme of an oyntment and of it applyed vpon which doth marueylously asswage the paine and causeth sléepe This also mytigateth the payne of the priuie member annoynted with it The vse of it also serueth in Alchymical works in that the same fixeth certaine medicines The shelles of egges clensed or pylled from the inner skynne out of which Chickins haue lately bene hatched beate to fyne pouder of this a dram waight druncke wiâ—h Saxifrage water doth prouoke vrine speedily this borrowed out of Leonellus Out of the hony is a Quintisence drawen by Art of distillatioÌ„ which yeeldeth marueylous and wonderfull effectes prepared drawen on this wyse Take of honie two poundes that is very cléere of a good sauour gathered of Bées in a good region or couÌ„trey which put into a large glasse body that remayneth fowre or fyue parts emptie this body lute about very well setting a head close vpon with the Receauer luted to the Nose after make a fire which mayntayne greater greater vntyll certayne whytâ— fumes or vapors come or appeare which after be conuerted into water by applying linnen cloathes wet in cold water those layd on the head of the glasse the lyke on the necke of the receauer The water distilling wyll then come redde as blood which at the ende of the distyllacion powre into a glasse dilygently stopping it letting it there stand vntyl the water come most cleare be of a Rubine colour The same then distyl agayne by Balneo Mariae aboue sixe or seuen tymes thorow which it loseth the redde colour receyueth a golden colour and it then obtayneth a most sweete fragrant sauour This quyntisence doth dyssolue gold and maketh it potable or to be drunck the lyke it dyssolueth all precious stones infused or put in it For this is a blessed water which giuen to the quantity of two or thre drams vnto a person lying at the poynt of death maketh him speedily recouer come to him selfe againe If with it wounds or other fores be washed or applyed wet vpon are spéedily cured This the lyke healeth the cough the rewme sicknesses of the splene If it shal be tweÌ„tie tymes distylled ouer it woulde render or restore sight to the blynd I have sayth the Aucthour giuen it to a person of the palsie xlvi dayes through which he was thorowly cured This besides healeth the falling sicknesse preserueth the body from putrifying To whome I gaue this by the mouth I ministred it so closelie in that I would not be sene of any standing about thorow my which doing and the successe that followed they supposed me to vse some maner of incantacions This borrowed out of the gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant An oyle of Hony seruing vnto the colouring of the heyres of the head yellow take of Hony one pound to which adde one handful of wheaten meale these after the myxing distyl according to art and drawe the oyle from the water after myxe the oyle and water togyther in a glasse with which kembe the heyres The distylling of two waters of which the one serueth to the clearing bewtifying of the face and the other to the colouring dying of the heyres of the head yellow Take of the best Hony one pounde this put into a great Retort set into sande on a Furnace vnder which make a soft fyre vntyll a whyte water be dystylled come and when a yellow begynneth to distyll draw away the Receauer setting vnder another and increase the fyre by lytle and lytle vntyll certayne whyte fumes yâ—â—ew forth and so long mayntayne your fyre vntyll no more lycour wyll distyll forth And this last distyllacion wyll be of a Rubyne colour with which if you wet the heyres it dyeth them of the colour of golde and maketh the heyres grow very fayre and long But washing the face with the fyrst water maketh it comely and fayre and preserueth the skynne a long tyme from appearing olde These two haue many noble women vsed and founde great vtility by them as well for the face as colouring the heyre to their great admiration as wryteth the Aucthour Leonarde Fiorauant A water or lycour prohybiting or letting the ingendring of the stone Take of new Hony two poundes of Venice Turpentyne one pound these after the myxing togyther distyll with a soft fyre let the pacient take ounces but I rather iudge two drams to be taken in the morning fasting A lycour or water out of Hony drawne by distyllacion which serueth vnto the making of the heyre yellowe cytrine and golden Take of Salt peter and Hony of eache a lyke quantity these after the myxing distyll in a tynne Lymbecke with this water kembe the heyres of the head But after the wâ—tting of the heyre beware that it toucheth not the skynne or fleshe An Oyle out of fat waxe drawne by Chymicke or Chymisticke arte most excellent vnto the softning of hard swellings in that it mightily pierceth softneth dyssolueth this is no common medycine in brynging wounds to fayre scarres so that within a few dayes after the closing of the wound you vse to apply of it least a newe inflamation be caused The oyle is on this wyse prepared take new waxe Gesnerus iudgeth virgin waxe to be takeÌ„ the same especially fat which you shall leasurely melt in some vessel â–ª with a soft fyre the same you shall often washe and thryst hard togyther in wine which you shal melt agayne and into the same molten shall you put many small pieces broken of Tyles made glowing hote which may so drinck vp much of the waxe and this doe a second and thyrd tyme if néede shall requyre vntyll all the waxe
maner vnto one part of the powder of Brymstone they adde another part of flynt stones lyke brought to powder this myxture powre into a Retort and set ouer a very soft fyre they so drawe a singuler oyle Which oile in what maner diseases it may be vsed and with what it may be gyuen in eache and in what quantitie and howe shall briefâ—y be here vnder vttered This oyle is vsed in cold diseases whose cause procéede and are the humours eyther cold or putryfyed or in whome much wynde consisteth as in rotten Agues Tertians â–ª Quotiâ—ians and Quartaynes in the Pestilence in wounds in vlcers espetially hollow and wynding in many grieffes of the brayne the mouth the teeth the stomacke the Lyuer the Mylt the Matrice the bladder the Bowelles and ioyntes to those also which procéede of the abundance of humour or of putrifying And a lytle of this oyle is ministred with a distilled lycour or decoction of a congruent hearbe according to the qualitye of euery part and disease This is the maner of the measure a Hennes quyl must be dypped into the oyle and quicklyer drawne out agayne what that haÌ„geth on the quyl of the fatnesse or oyle the same temper in eyther syrupe or distylled lycour giue to drinck to the sick And with what this may be conioyned in each disease in the quotiâ—â—aÌ„ Ague in the wine of the decoction of Rosemary or mint a lytle before the fyt In the Tertian with the decoction of Centorie in wyne In the quartaine with the water of Buglosse In the Pestilence with the wyne of the decoction of Radishe to which a lytle Triacle Methridate is mixed In the vlcers sores of the mouth a feather or fine bombasie wette in the oyle and the same softlye apply on the vlcered place for in the repeating sundry tymes this oyle doth so throughly heale the euyll And druncke of such as are molested with falling sicknesse in the decoction of Byttonie and Pyonie speedily helpeth To such vered with the cough with Nettle séede and Ysope boyled in wyne In the abundaunce of flewme with the water of wormewood In the payne of the stomacke and great gutte of winde with the water of Camomyll In the coldnesse of the Lyuer and dropsie with the water of Ireos Celondyne and Hony. In the stoppings and griefe of the Mylt with Aquatamaricis In that French disease with â—umiterre water and broome flowers Against wormes in the long grasse or wormwood water In the griefe of the Matrice with wyne of the decoction of byttonie and Mugwoort In the staying backe of vryne with wine of the decoction of garlike Vnto the cold gowte with the water of Chamaepytyos And in al these the like maner must be vsed as afore was vttered of the quyll or feather dypped in the oyle and forth with tempered in an apte lycour But in wounds and vlcers the affected place must be annoynted with the oyle and that gentlye with a feather The tooth that aketh must be dressed with the same softly But if all the téeth payne and ake then let the pacient holde a space washe the mouth with the hote decoction of mynts myxed with a droppe or two of the oyle An oyle of brimstone inuented of a certayne Phisition of Rome and borrowed out of a written booke in the Italian tongue An oile of brymstone is easily and soone prepared gotten with a Bell of glasse but the better perfiter maner is this Let the brymstone be finely brought to powder and so much of the Pumeyse stone in fine powder which two myxed togyther put into a Retort fasten to it a sufficient large and bygge Receauer and within two dayes space by a most soft fire 〈◊〉 shall distyll gather the oyle of brymstone which of the Italians is named oile De grata or De regestro And the pouder of that Pumeise is added that the brimstone may not ascend that it may also send the vapors sooner vpward The selfe same properties in a maner are assigned to it which a lytle afore we recyted sauing that in a few we noted this diuersity That it cureth wounds by taking of the powder of the leaues of the Oke of Pympernel of Eâ—râ—â—onie of Campherie of S. Iohns wort al which well beaten togither seath in wyne to the straining mixe a lytle of this oyle or at least so much as may be for the malice and greatnesse of the wound And with this decoction let that fresh wouÌ„d or old vlcer â—e washed and they are speedily cured In the French disease after a sufficient purgation avayleth the oyle ordred in the same maner as aboue taught These truly and al the others afore wrytten which are to be applyed here are reported to be all experieÌ„ced by a singular phisitioÌ„ of the Emperors at Bononie of another notable phision at Rome An Odoriferouse or sweete smelling oyle of brimstone potable or to be druÌ„cke which healeth cureth in a maner all diseases griefts how wicked desperate so euer they bee borrowed out of the ItaliaÌ„ booke of secretes of the singuler Fallopio Let the Brymstone be grosely brought to powder which put into an earthen vessell ouer which hang a head or Bell with a Nose being two or three fingers distant from the vessell and to the Nose set a Receauer in which let a lyttle of pure Muske dyssolued in Rosewater be put Which done kyndle the Brymstone and the fume shall so ascend be receyued within the head But before the Brymstone distylleth wyll a certayne Câ—ate or thynne skynne as it were be gathered within the head which nothing wyll distyl before this Coate shall be thus gathered rounde about the head remembring alwayes to adde or powre in of the Brimstone by lytle and lytle as the other afore shall be consumed This oyle thus dystylled is caused swéete smelling yet very sowre in tast But the same that it may be potable or to be drunck and well delyghted to be taken by the mouth let a inlyppe be made of Hony in the same maner as commonly is made of Sugar into which instyll so much of the oyle of Brymstone now made as shal be néedefull to the purpose and that the same be not ouer sowre to take This drunck prouoketh sweate and vryne it cutteth a sunder and â—◠〈…〉 the wicked humours of the stomacke all Agues which in â—ade with a colde it helpeth it dyssolueth the stones of the kydneys â–ª â—â—â—â—â—eth all kynde of vlcers if they be applyed with this oyle in that of the proper nature this heateth and dryeth And all these the oyle of brymstone prepared in the abouesayd maner I haue found to performe by a sure and infallyble experience Another maner â–ª but the same by distyllacion vttered by the same Aucthour â–ª the ioynts before dilygently luted and sealed followed with a sofâ— fyre euer increasing the fyre by lytle lytle in a meanâ— maner In this maner is
and to cause those subtiller through the benefit help of the long narrow winding instruments and the distillation to be performed néedeth not only cooling but also to be in a colde place where water may remayne for the continuall cooling of them that no viscositie or grossenesse come vnto the Limbecke whereof is come to passe that diuers and sundrie instruments are inuented by skilfull practisioners vnto the better performing of the abouesaide Many doe dystill the burning water by a bladder as they name it as Louicer 9 reporteth teacheth in his booke which the learned may there reade practise if they will but this maner of dystillation for that they shed the water is not allowed of the best dystillers and for that reason they vse this maner and waye for a more spéedynesse shorter forme inuented in a maner for the Poticarie only with vs of Germany An instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe out of the lyes of Wyne The thirde Chapter A. representeth the Furnace being rounde in forme or square if it be forceth not much B. doth here expresse the place or hole by which the fire is made vnder the potte or other copper vessell C. doth here represent the Brasse pot or Copper vessell sufficient able or great ynoughe conteyning the lyes D. doth signifie the couer of the vessell which if the same be made hollowe imbossing towarde the myddle and that in the myddle where the pype issueth forth this be framed to a sharpenesse it will sende by the vapors much better than if the couer were playne or flat E. doth signifie the hole of the couer into which the pype is set and artely fastened F. doth aptlye shewe the Copper pype carying forth the vapors which ought to be made wrything and wynding after this maner for on such wyse as they saye the water will séeme the oftner to be dystilled or the same perhaps so framed that the vapors the longer kept backe maye the lightlyer and easier be thickened Some there be which make sundry windings in the pype before it entreth within the Bucket or firkin which perhaps lesse allowed and commended of the skylfuller practisioners G. representeth the wooden payle bucket or firkin conteyning in it the colde water H. Doth signifie the benche or great stoole with foure féete bearing the bucket or firkin full of colde water K. the place lower on the bench or stoole where the receyuer ought artely to be set and fastened Two furnaces may be buylt neare to this firkin or bucket for on such wyse with vs a certayne practisioner was woont to dystill the burning water of which the one maye be erected nearer to the bucket and the other placed further of in the nearer pot to the Bucket let the Lyes be first dystilled in the other vessell placed further of let it be dystilled a seconde tyme that the water may be the subtiller and purer And the same water maye perhaps be drawne with lesser businesse if in the second dystillation it be dystilled with a longer Pype in that by a longer Pype and way retching the spirites sent forth may the thinner be gathered An other Instrument The fourth Chapter 1. The vessell or potte contayning the matter or liquide substance A certayne dystiller with the Author had a pot that helde xvj measures out of which he drewe after a seconde or thirde dystillation repeated about thrée measures 2 Representeth the couer of the vessell 3 Doth here set forth the pype which ought to be made broade beneath as the Pynapple and sharpe vppewarde and the same pype maye bée made double that the one filled with colde water and heated may be agayne drawne out 4 Expresseth the paile or bucket conteyning the colde water 5 Signifieth the trancheon or small blocke of woode set on a high stoole the apter to beare the Bucket equall to the heade and nose of the instrument placed 6 Doth here represent the place where the receyuer ought to be set fastened 7 Plainly sheweth the fire to be made round about of any small cloue wood By such an instrument is a farre greater yéeld of burning water purchased than by the coÌ„mon Limbecks for somuch as the pype retching from the couer of the vessell doth ascende right vp and not as in the others windingly and in this perhaps is a greater spéede made than in the other instruments Another Instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe borrowed out of Pyrotechnia The .v. Chapter ALthough sundrie and diuers instruments be dayly inuented yet I sawe this alwayes most commodious and profitablest whose forme shall hereafer be described and first let a Copper vessell tynned within be prepared out of which in that part by which the wyne is poured in let a long pype formed with manye emptie partes retch vpwarde and at the ende aboue of thrée or foure yardes let a small bucket eyther of Copper or woode be set in the same maner placed that the pype in part of the bole or in the vpper part of the bucket retch wynding vp from the middle of it but at the toppe or straight ende of thys wynding Pype let a heade of glasse be aptlye framed and set on to the nose of whiche artely set and fasten a receyuer for the Aqua vitae dystilling forth This vessell on suche wyse prepared sette aptly into the furnace and the wine poure into it by the pype retching vppe on the other side right against the cocke by which also the groundes or superfluous substance after the dystillation ended are purged cleane forth But in the vpper part the bole or bucket placed vnder the pype which for his wynding is named the Serpent shall be filled with colde water and a soft fire in the beginning made vnder the vessell of wyne whose furnace ought to be buylt after this forme aboue demonstrated A fourth Instrument for the dystilling of the Aqua vitae so workemanly and cunningly drawne that the water but once dystilled may be purchased most mightie or strong And I heare such a practise at Florence to be in vse The .vi. Chapter A. Signiâ—â—eth the place where the ashes rest B. Doth here represent the grate bearing the fire C. Doth here manifestly shewe the place where the fire is made D. Doth expresse the high narow furnace worckmanly made E. Sheweth the long and byg vessell receyuing the great quantitie of wyne F. Representeth the most narrowe ioynt G. the pype by which the wine is poured in H. doth instructe the way by which the vapors ascende I. The nose of the heade to which the mouth of the receyuer is set fastned K. Doth here represent the bucket or other vessell filled with colde water and cooling the head L. Doth shewe the cane or pype by which the cold water ascendeth or ryseth vp into the bucket M. Representeth the nose or pype of the bucket by which the hote water is drawne forth N. Signifieth the barrell or hoggesheade made
efficacie in the decay and faynting of the heart in myxing it with Electuaries and Cordiall Medicines as you know that vnderstand practise An Aqua vitae aromatyzated of great vertue seruing vnto all colde grieffes of the stomacke the makyng of which is gloryous and rare water is on this wyse Take of Nutmegges of Cloues of Galingale of Cardamomum of Cubebae of Mace of Cynamon of Gynger of Saffron and of Frankinsence of eache one ounce these beaten in a grosse manner myxe dillygentlye togyther after powre all these into a Glasse bodye verye well fensed with lute on which powre sixe pyntes of the finest Aqua vitae the whole let stande togyther for syxe or eyght dayes then dystyll the lycour with his head and Receauer in Ashes and a redde water wyll be gathered which is verye singular and precious For this as aboue vttered helpeth all grieffes of the bodye proceeding of a colde cause and both cleanseth and healeth all woundes without any griefe it procureth a good memorye helpeth the coughe and putteth awaye heauinesse of mynde and many other matters it worketh as by tryall maye be knowne this borrowed out of the synguler practises of the famous Gréeke Leonard Tiorauant A maruaylous water of Lyfe that auayleth in the Apoplexie and fallyng sicknesse druncke morning and Euening but better if taken euerye mornyng In the Euening three or fowre droppes taken with a slyce of breade comforteth both the heart and Brayne and all the powers and vertues of the Brayne and bodye It dryeth vp all the humours aboue nature or not naturall and all other superfluityes also whether these proceede of a hote or colde cause and preserueth naturall heate in his temperament Yet persons vnder thyrtye yeares of age maye not often vse or dryncke of the water vnlesse they be muche charged with many colde humours but verye apte and agreeable to olde and colde persons The vertue of this water can not sufficientlye be expressed in that the same auayleth both within and without the bodye Against the plague let it be taken the same daye with good Venice Triacle Annointed within the Nosethrelles very much comforteth And is a singular Medycine against the Apoplexie and falling sicknesse it is also the mother of all Medycines for it comforteth the Matrice and Wombe at any tyme yf it runneth to muche thys stayeth it and lyke prouoketh it if neede bée Take of Sage halfe a pounde of Wormewood two drams of the flowers of Organy sixe drams of Bytony halfe an ounce of Rosemary halfe an ounce of Maioram one ounce of Penny royal two drams of Roses one ounce and a halfe of Hysope two drams of Sauorye two drams of Parcelye one ounce and a halfe of the rootes of Parcelie one ounce of Polypodie and of Pympernell of eache two drams of Lauender one ounce of Tormentyll halfe an ounce of Bistorta sixe drams of Valerian two drams of Maisterwoort one dram or a halfe of Radicis benedictae one ounce of Ruta sixe drammes of Iuniper berries one ounce of Gynger one ounce and a halfe of Nutmegges and of Mace of eache halfe an ounce of Cloues sixe drams of Cynamon sixe drams of Cubebae and of Cardamomum of eache two drams of Galingale halfe an ounce of the Graynes of Paradize one dram of the long and black Pepper of each two drams of Saffron one dram of Calamus aromaticus halfe an ounce of Zedoaria of Corticis baccarum lauâ—i of each two drams of Fay berryes halfe an ounce of Coliander halfe an ounce of Annise and Lycorys of eache one ounce and a halfe of Triacle two drams of manus Christi and of Sugarcandy of eache halfe an ounce of Cummine of Carrowayes and of Dyttany of eache two drams of Ruberbe one dram of Nigella rindes of the Orrendge of eache halfe an ounce of the conserue of Roses one ounce of Psydia two drams or three of Honny halfe a pounde lastly adde of Muske the sixtéene part of a dram of Amber gréese so much of Camphora halfe a dram of whyte Sugar one ounce of the sublymed wine fiue times of wyne and not of the Feces thrée measures The hearbes and rootes beaten in a grosse manner powre into an earthen Iugge well stopped for three dayes and in the fourth daye let the whole be sublymed After let the Spyces be beaten and not searced which powre in and let stand to infuse for tenne dayes in the Iugge close stopped and once or twyse a daye sturre the whole about Then let the whole be sublymed in a Glasse bodie with a narrowe necke and Receauer artlye fastoned to it and when it shall distyll whyte forth or styncke then is it sufficient And then poure into it these foure as the Muske the Amber the Camphora and Sugar broken but the other thrée not broken which let stande togyther for thrée or foure dayes sturring it euery daye once or twyse from the bottome with a woodden spattell let these then stande for other three or foure dayes vntyll the whole be setled and that it appeare cleare which being cleare powre foorth in strayning the same through a fyne Lynnen cloth into a Glasse But in the ende when the lycour wareth troubled myxe togither againe â–ª and let it setle againe then straine againe as afore continue the like doing vntyl you haue purchased all that which is cleare which myxe altogyther in keeping it in a tynne Bottell for that the Glasse destroyeth it and let it be kept in no hote place and the vertue of it endureth for two or thrée yéeres or a longer tyme When you wyll vse or gyue of it poure foorth a lytle of it apart in stopping againe the â—est The remnaunt or that resting you may drye on a cloth in the shadow on the whole then powre two measures of cleare and good wine close stopped in an earthen Iugge for tenne dayes after distyll according to Arte and the sublymed wine kéepe in a vessel close stopped and it shall be a noble water although not so mightye as the first water for this auayleth annoynted without or applyed on places with a Lynnen cloth wette on it in many infirmityes and grieffes At the first a strong fyre ought to be made of coales vntyll it become so hote that you cannot suffer your finger vpon it then drawe away and abate the fire and so procéede with a softe fire that if you touch it you may be able to suffer the finger vpon and yet let not the fire be ouer soft nor ouer strong in heate least the substaunce maye be dryed in the potte Many tymes also a droppe falling prooue with the finger for on such wyse shall you redilye perceyue when his facultie and strength is feebled or lessened or that his sauour be chaunged odious or stincking for if it be felt on such wise then chaunge the Receauer as is afore taught A sublymed wyne of D. Ambrosius lung described for a Noble person Take of the inner part of the Cynamon
three ounces of Gynger of Cloues of eache one ounce of the red Saunders two ounces of Mace of Nutmegges of blacke Pepper of Galingale of Cubebae of Cardamomum of Annise of Fennell of Coriander prepared of Speticrum aromatici Rosati of Drambrae of Dianthos of Maioram of Basill of Lauēder flowers of Rosemary flowers and of Spyknarde of eache halfe an ounce all these beate in a grosse maner to which then adde of red Roses two handfuls and a halfe of good Malmesie foure pyntes or two of sublimed wyne xi or vj. pyntes of Rosewater Musked one pynt and a halfe of the water of Cloues and of Cinamon that is of the water of each two ounces of Sugarcandye brought to pouder thrée poundes let all these stand to infuse for fowre dayes After let a decoction be made according to Arte and claryfied after the accustomed maner A water of Lyfe being a great secrete of Maister Edwardes Take of Cynamon of Cloues of Nutmegs of Gynger of Zedoaria of Galingale of the long and blacke Pepper of Iuniper berryes of the ryndes of the Cytrone of the rindes of the Orrenges of Baye berries of Sage leaues of Basill of Rosemary of Mace of Spyknard of Ligni aloes of Cubebae of Cardamomum of Calamus aromaticus of Stoecadus Arab of Chamcepityos of Myrre of Masticke of Olibanū of the séedes and leaues of the Dyll of the séedes of Mugwoort of eache one dram of drye Fygs of Reysons of the meate of Dates of swéete Almondes of Pynaple kernels of eache one dram and a halfe of white and pure Honny sixe ounces of harde and white Sugar vnto the wayght of all the aboue sayde All these beaten and myxed togyther distyll by a Lymbecke of Glasse fiue tymes ouer A water of Lyfe helping ioynt aches and synewes drawne togither and the Crampe of colde Take of Cloues of Mace of each thrée drams of the graines of Paradize two drams of long pepper two drams of Nutmegs of Ginger of Lauender of Basil of Hysope of Baulm of each one ounce of Galingale of the flowers o◠Rosemary of sage of each halfe an ounce of Xyloaloes two drās of fine Muske halfe a scruple all these brought to pouder poure into fowre pyntes of Aqua vitae distilled out of Malmesie for fouretéene daies which after distyl in Balneo Mariae according to Art. A water seruing vnto many harde infirmyties and disseases For this water cureth the Canker the Fistula Sinus Morbum attonicum the falling sicknesse the ryng woorme the Serpigo the ioynt sicknesse the Goute and any paine of the synewes whether the same shall procéede of hote cause or cold the making of which is on this wyse Take of burning water fine and pure tenne or fiftéene pyntes of Ina one handfull of Sagapeni halfe an ounce of Cubebae one ounce and a halfe of Xyloaloes two drams of chosen Myrre halfe a dram of Aloes hepanticke halfe an ounce of Aristolochia of Ammoniaci of Opopanacis of chosen Cadanum of eache halfe an ounce of Sarcocollae halfe a dram of Frankinsence thrée ounces of Masticke halfe an ounce of Gumme Arabicke so much of the red Saunders two drams of Spyknard one ounce of Galingale halfe an ounce of Saffrō two drams of Mumia halfe an ounce of Gum Elemi three ounces of Galbanum halfe a dram of Storax and of Cloues of eache one dram of Nutmegs halfe an ounce of chosen Cinamon halfe an ounce of Graines of Paradize or of Amomum halfe an ounce of Resina liquidae fyue poundes of Turpentyne thée poundes of Dragons blood and of Castorie of eache halfe an ounce of these let a lycour be dystylled according to Arte. This borrowed out of Fumanellus A syngular water for the preseruing of youth and staying backe of olde age the making of which is on this wyse Take of Ligni aloes of Cloues of Gynger of Galingale of Cynamon of Mace of Nutmegs of long Pepper of Calamus aromaticus of Cubebae of Rubarbe of the graynes of Paradize of Cardamomum of each two drams of Rosemary of Celondine of Mercurie of the blessed Thystle of Imperatoria and of the white Dittany of eache one ounce all these after the beatyng infuse in syxe pyntes of the best Aqua vitae that serueth for the Quintessence which let so remayne for eyght dayes after distyll the lycour in Balneo Mariae according to Arte. Of that water gathered adde to eache pynte two ounces of fyne Sugar dyssolued in Rosewater and eyght graynes of Muske which dillegentlye kéepe in a Glasse close stopped This syngular water druncke euerye morning vnto the quantitye of one or two drammes at a tyme preserueth the personne a long tyme in health and perfyte strength in that the same heateth the stomacke being colde increaseth naturall heate and causeth good digestion of meate through which nature is preserued long lustye and young This also heateth the bloud in the Veynes in suche manner that the same causeth it to runne and worcke his effectes without impedyment It dryeth up colde and moyste humours whiche hynder the working of nature and worcketh many other helpes This borrowed out of the singular practises of the Gréeke Leonar Tiorauant A water not to be mysliked yéelding and working many matters for this helpeth the Goute ioynt sicknesses the dystillation of the head preserueth young age and strength gyueth also wyt and memorie reuyueth the spyrites and causeth them purer The making of which is on this wyse take of burning water thrée or foure tymes distylled ouer foure pyntes of Rosemarye flowers one pound of the toppes of the branches of the same halfe a pound these stiepe togyther for a daye and drawe in a double vessell with a long necked Receauer the neather part of it resting in a colde place For we so name it sayth Galen when in a Pan or Kettyl which containeth the hote water another vessell standeth Of thys water thus distylled by a Lymbecke take halfe a pynte of Nutmegges of Galingale of Cloues of Cardamomum of Mace and of Cubebae of eache thrée ounces of white Aumber one ounce and a halfe of Ligm aloes so much of Castorye and of Spyknarde of eache two drams these beaten seuerall and apart and compounded after altogyther vntyll they be come vnto a certaine thycknesse and then distylled againe togyther keepe to your vse For an ounce of the aboue sayde water druncke with a slyce of white bread auayleth so much as a Baulme This Fumanellus as the Aucthour supposeth Of the Iuyces or drawing of Iuyces out of Symples and compound matters The jx Chapter IVyce which of the Greekes is properlie named 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and the working of the same termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is that which is pressed or wringed out of symple or compounde matters brused chopped or stieped But Iuyces are otherwyse pressed out as eyther out of the leaues or braunches of the hearbes beaten alone and that greene and full of iuyce or out of fruytes as out of
lyke to Christall the coniealed take of or away for the same is the stone laboured and desired And this may aptly be prepared and made in the monethes of Iune Iulie and August A syngular way of making Borace that at this daye is in vse with the Goldsmythes which was brought out of Alexandria vnto the Aucthour and out of an Italian booke by him into Latyn turned Take of Goates mylke distylled and poured into a Glasse bodie adde to it of roche Alome brought to pouder that it may easily be dissolued without fire in the water of the mylk The whole poured into a narrow necked Glasse let the water be well two fingers breadth aboue the Alome which close couered let so stand for fiue or sixe weekes or vntyll the Alome appeareth a part which from the water must be seperated or taken and put into another Glasse Which thus ordered take two poundes of Oyle of sweete Almondes and fowre poundes of the marrow of an Oxe or Cowe the marrow with the Oyle mixe so togyther that it maye melt and be dissolued â–ª which after straine through a Linnen cloth you shall obtaine a thicke Oyle To this Oile adde the abouesayd Alome in such maner that the Oyle couereth two fingers breadth aboue the Alome the same then set in the Sunne for three monethes or a longer tyme which is the better and on such wyse shall you prepare and make what quantitie of Boraxe you wyll and this conceaue to be a most excellent secrete For it is the true Boraxe which is made in Alexandria Another composition out of the same D.H.D. Take of Alome purged from the Feces which Dyars vse and of the same with water drayned through strong Ashes able to beare an egge make a Lye after take a quantitie of the past of Boraxe which you mind to haue the same put into a vessell to which powre such a quantitye of scaldyng Lye as wyll couer the paste and with Canell let them be wel incorporated togither then let the whole stand vntyl the â—eces be setled in the bottome Which so ordered ingeniously seperate the Lye as aboue taught that the paste maye be well seperated and purged of all groundes and fylthe After take the whole Lye and powre vpon the paste of the Boraxe these in the boyling in a panne or potte skymme verye pure and cleane And the skimme kéepe a part in a vessel for in it is an Oyle contained which kyndled burneth lyke a Candle That you may rightlye iudge and know of the perfite boyling of the same instyll certayne droppes of it on a marble stone or on your nayle and if it remaine coniealed it is then sufficient Another perfit way borowed out of a Goldsmithes booke of fame with vs Take of Alome one pouÌ„d which breake in a grosse maner to it adde of pure cléere Gum Arabicke one quarter of a pound verie fyne brought to pouder of the séedes or corne of Wheate and Barlye of each one quarter and a halfe the seedes of the Wheate Barlie powre into an earthen vessel glased within which couer with warme Cowe mylke after set these into whote Horse doong for fiue and fiftye dayes and at euerie seuen dayes ende renue it with newe whote doong Another wel lyked and to be put in vse Take two partes of auncient oyle Olyue and one part of new Cow mylke these after the myxing togyther powre into a Glasse with a narrowe mouth to which adde of roche Alome such a quantity chopped into pieces so bygge as a Date that the licours may well be two fingers breadth aboue the Alome then burie the Glasse in hote Horse doong for fiftye dayes and let the doong be sufficient hote all that season after drye the substaunce in the shadow c. A speciall paste of Borace take of white Sope which finelye raspe or scrape the same myxe with Honny boyle so long togither in an earthen pan vntyl the whole becommeth teÌ„der this prooued A worthy confectioÌ„ of Boraxe take of roche Alome two ounces and resolue two ounces of Salt Alkali dissolued which put into a Tyn vessel ouer a soft fyre to boyle for halfe an houre after draw forth the water myxe with the same two ounces of Salt Geme brought to pouder and so much of Salt Alkali and of Honny two pyntes and one pynt of Cow mylke these then set in the Sun for thrée dayes and you shall purchase stones Another speciall manner and that good is thus made perfyte vnto all iudgementes Take of Salt Armoniacke one ounce of Gumme Arabicke two ounces of Masticke and of roche Alome of each halfe an ounce of Salt nitre one ounce of coÌ„mon Salt two ounces of Tartare calcyned one ounce all these finelye brought to pouder poure into a Glasse with vryne which boyle vntyll it be thycke Of potable Golde of the oyle of Golde and pouder of the Sunne or the Golde of Lyfe The .xiij. Chapter THE auncient Philosophers in tymes past had diuers opinions in the dyssoluing of Golde and yet vnto this day the same not of the learned fullye vttered whether so pure and perfyte substaunce as the Golde is may be purchased by mans industrye with any Arte force and propertie of fire to be resolued into a perfyter and purer lycour For which cause wée shall here vnder vtter certayne disputacions and argumentes of this kynde euen as we founde them written in scroules in the treasure of Euonymus And all those in a manner are propouned of learned men on eyther part by their Letters familyarlye written to D. Gesnerus And first of all doth a certayne most syngular Phisition of great report and fame with vs defende thus the Negatyue part If so be sayth he an Oyle of Golde may be prepared and made then the Alchymisters woulde obtayne and possesse all thinges For neyther an Oyle nor water is purchased except it be reduced into a spirit and the substaunce of the same perfitly mixt dissolued The same whether it may be compassed and done I beseeche you to reuolue and ponder according to your learned and Philosophicall vnderstanding Yet may Golde be dyssolued and into verie small partes in so much that with the lycour in the distyllation â–ª as they name it it may ascende Notwithstanding certaine it is that the substaunce of Golde doth remayne And many thinges there be which so dyssolue the Golde that they reduce it into verye small partes But do drawe a water or oyle out of Golde the skylfull practysioners know yet beleeue meacute e that none hytherto which affirmed this performed the matter in deede which if he coulde or knew the same he would be rytcher then Croesus I doe not denye but that a stone and tinctures maye be wrought and done yet consider a lytle I praye you that these be but tryfles and to small purpose So that howe in a Golden vessell the keuer of Golden vessell can noâ— be 〈…〉 a dreame 〈…〉 as the most instructions in a
you shall learne the manner to separate by Arte the pure and true substance as well manifest as hidden the which in Phisicke is a great helpe to the taking away of diseases harde or rebellious to be cured And moreouer that by the Chimicall Arte those medicines which are harde and hidden their forces and vertues are plainly manifested and prooued and the grosse iuyce being mingled with the subtill and fine substance are thereby digested and separated as we may sée by the drawing of the oyle of Golde Iron Copper or Tynne Also by Distillation are corrected the malignitie or venimous qualities therof as in oyles of Quicksiluer of oyle of Vitrioll Antemonie artificiall Saltes and many other purging medicines Furthermore we sée plainely before our eyes that the vertues of medicines by Chimicall distillation are made more vailable better and of more efficacie than those medicines which are in vse and accustomed In tryall of the which we doe daily prooue to our great credite and our pacients comfort For make tryall betwéene the one and the other and you shall sée that the decoctions Iuices Syrupes or such lyke shall neuer come neare to the dystilled waters Oyles Balmes artificiall Salts and extraction of Rootes leaues flowers and fruites of woode Barkes Gummes Mettals and such others so that two or thrée drops of the oyle of Sage doth more profite in the Palsie Thrée droppes of the oyle of Corrall for the falling sickenesse Thrée drops of the Quintessences of Peâ—rle for the Sincope or swounding Thrée droppes of the oyle of Brimstone or Turpentine for the Astmatikes One droppe of the oyle of Cloues for the colde payne in the téeth Thrée droppes of the oyle Ammoniacke for the diseases of the splene One dramme of the water of the oyle or salt of Guaiacum for the French poxe One dram of the oyle of Walwort for the goute Thrée droppes of the oyle of Iron for the Dysenteria or other whyte fluxes Thrée droppes of the oyle of Crystall for the stone Thrée droppes of the oyle of Cloues or Baye berries for the Cholicke Thrée droppes of the oyle of Antimonium for the Leprosie doth more than one pound of those decoctions not dystilled And another thing is to be noted that the diseased people principally those which are delicate doe detest all things which doe not agree to their myndes and delight not onely in the pleasantnesse of the taste but also the sight of the eye and the littlenesse of the quantitie of the medicine the which I thinke no man will denie But this I will say that thorowe the fire there is some hote qualitie in the medicine but that qualitie is easie to be corrected as in the administring of them are plainlye taught Peraduenture some in the sight of the furnaces and other vessels wyll bee lothe to meddle with so busie matters as the preparing of the Mettalles and drawing of Quintessences For the which looke what excellent medicine any standeth in néede of there be in this Citie which are most excellent in the preparing or drawing of any of them to whom if you resort they will faithfully deale among whome none to be dispraysed I doe know some most excellent as one mayster Kemech an Englishe man dwelling in Lothburie another mayster Geffray a French man dwelling in the Crouched friers men of singular knowledge that waye another named Iohn Hester dwelling on Powles wharfe the which is a paynfull traueyler in those matters as I by proofe haue séene and vsed of their medicines to the furtheraunce of my Pacients healthes and also one Thomas Hyll who for his excellent knowledge in this Arte is not to be left out who dyd also take paynes in this worke but before it coulde be brought to perfection God tooke him to his mercie There are yet others excellent men which for breuitie I leaue at thys present so finishing this my simple Preface desiring God to further the studie of all those which faithfully and truely meane in the exercyse of this so noble an Arte desiring all those which shall finde any fault that they will friendlye admonishe me thereof or else to note them in the margent of their owne bookes for their priuate vse and commoditie till such time as it shall be new printed agayne and then if it shall please them to giue me their olde Bookes so corrected I will deliuer them newe for them And as for those finde faultes which will doe nothing themselues I wey them not for I had rather be seruiceable to my Countrie than to please some particular persons as the Lorde doth knowe who rules and guydes vs all in the right way Amen From my house in Bartholmewe lane beside the Royall exchaunge in London this xxj day of Februarye 1576. ¶ The Table contayning the chiefe and principall secretes in this Booke drawne after the order of the Alphabet The .ix. Chapter BAlneum Mariae Folio 5.25 Balneum Mariae after a newe maner 32.33 The broth of a Capon 79 Balme dystillâ—d 122 Balme artificiall 123 Balme dystilled in a Retort 126 Balme magistrall 126 Mother of Balme simple 127 Balme of Rome 127 Philosophers Balme 128 Balme of Hermes 128 Balme maystriall 129 Balme ayle marueylous that cureth all maner of wounds eodeÌ„ Balme oyle singular drawne out of Waxe Turpentine eodeÌ„ Balme oyle singular that forthwith easeth helpeth the gout 130 Balme perfect helping the colde gout eodem Balme of a certaine Empericke eodem Balme of a certaine Englishman eodem Balme of a marueylous vertue in tremblings the Palsie eodeÌ„ Balme precious helping the Palsie c. 131 Balme otherwise after a certaine composition 135 Balme borowed out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallopio 137 Balme borowed out of the same Author eodem Balme voc Christes Balme borowed out of the learned practises of Theophrastus Paracelsus eodem The x. Chapter Balme artificiall curing all olde woundes and helping drynesse of members 138 Balme dystilled helping and curing wounds déepe vlcers 139 Balme artificialâ— for the healing of woundes borowed out of the Italian secretes 140 Balme artificial helping putting away the scars of wounds 142 Balme voc a Gréekes balme eodem Balmes which are applyed and vsed without the bodies of which some are prepared and done by dystillation and some without dystillation Chapter .xj. Of the Balmes not dystilled Balme curing woundes 143 Balme of manye vertues but it doth peculiarly close and heale newe woundes eodem Balme otherwyse made to the same purpose 144 Balme otherwyse to the same purpose out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallopio eodem Balme otherwyse of Tarquinius Sâ—tenellenbergius eodem Balme receiuing al those which are required to the true balme eod Balme otherwyse of the same mans eodem Balme seruing vnto all newe and olde woundes eodem Balme not dystilled seruing vnto all vlcers and wounds eodem Balme otherwyse not dystilled eodem Balme in woundes of the bones borowed out of the practises of Theophrastus Paracelsus 145 Balme artificiall prepared and made
or lycours thickened or congealed and Rosins Oyle of Masticke how it is gotten 158 Oyle out of Frankincence and Carabe c. howe c. eodem Oyle of Mirhe that maintayneth the person long youthfull and euen as the naturall Balme doth 159 Oyle precious of Mirhe otherwise prepared helping the aches and paynes of the Goute eodem Oyle of Beniamin by Arte made a most pleasant and marueylous oyle to be drawne eodem Oyle of Beniamin howe it is made eodem Oyle of Beniamin otherwise well commended 160 Oyle by distillation of Storax liquida how it is made eodem Oyle of Ladanum howe it is drawne eodem Chapter .xvij. Of the Oyle of Turpentine Oyle of Turpentine dystilled 161 Oyle simple of Turpentine eodem Oyle compounde of Turpentine eodem Oyle out of Turpentine Larigna marueylous against the shrinking of members if members be annoynted with it eodem Oyle drawne out of Turpentine with Sage preuayling against the Palsie of the members eodem Oyles dystilled of Gummes 166 Oyle out of the ryndes of Nuttes eodem Chapter .xx. Of the Oyle of Tartare which is the drye lyes of wyne prepared Oyle of Tartare borowed out of Gabriell Fallopio eodem Oyle of Tartar another way by the same Author eodem Oyle of Tartare auayling against the pushes or little wheales of the eyes 167 Oyle of Tartare to be calcined on a sodaine eodem Chapter .xxj. Oyles drawne out of woodes Oyle out of the woode Guaicum eodem Oyle out of the woode of the Ashe trée eodem Oyle out of the Iuye woode eodem Oyle out of the Iuniper woode with the properties 168 Oyle of Iuniper woode rectified howe it is wrought eodem Oyle out of the small chippes or péeces of woode which the Germaines call Houelspon eodem The .xxij. Chapter Oyles gotten out of paper and the lynnen cloth eodem The xxiij Chapter Of the oyles out of beastes or their partes togither with an Epistle of Arnoldus de villa noua of mans blud distilled 169.170 Oyle holy prepared of dâ—ade mens bones 170 Oyle of bones helping the falling sickenesse eodem Oyle drawne out of the excrements of children eodem Oyle out of mans ordure eodem Oyle or distilled lycour gotten by discention out of the Badger or Gray 171 Oyle marueylous gotten out of the Beuer. eodem Oyles distilled of egges and experienced in many matters eod Oyle out of egges howe c. eodem Oyle redde out of the yelkes of egges 172 Oyle out of Honie a Quintessent drawne by Art of Distillation which yéeldeth marueylous effecteâ— â–ª eodem Oyle of Honie seruing vnto the colouring of heares eodem Oyle of fat Waxe drawne by Chimick or Chimistick Arte. 173 Oyle of Waxe that healeth the clefts and choppes of the hippes and choppes or other sorenesse that happen vpon teates of women's breastes eodem Oyle of waxe miraculous diuine that helpeth most diseases eod Oyle of Rosin simple seruing vnto sundrie vses how distilled 174 Oyle of frogs right profitable to such as are payned of the gout eod Oyle prepared and made of the redde serpent auayling agaynst scroffles eodem Oyle of Scorpions distilled against poysons borowed out of a written booke eodem Oyle of Antes egges eodem The xxv Chapter Oyle of Antimonie howe it is prepared Fol. 175.176.177 178.179.180.181.182.183 The .xxvj. Chapter Of the Antimonie prepared with the iudgement of the learned and of the vse of it Of the Antimonie shyning like Glasse with other practises therof 183.184.185.186 The xxviij Chapter Oyle out of Brimstone alone as Brassanolus affirmeth distilled and gathered howe c. 186.187 By other Practisioners 188.189.190.191 The xxix Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll and of the making of it out of Valerius Cordus in a maner 191.192 The .xxx. Chapter Of the true choosing of Vitrioll out of Valerius Cordus 193 The xxxj Chapter Of the maner of séething the Vitrioll out of Cordus 193 The .xxxij. Chapter Of the maner of calcining of the Vitrioll eodem The xxxiij Chapter Of the making and forme of the furnace 193.194 The xxxiiij Chapter Of the distillation of the Vitrioll eodem The .xxxv. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll infused by separation 195 The .xxxvj. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll rectified 195 The .xxxvij. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll what vertues it hath 195 The .xxxviij. Chapter Oyle of Vitriol being soure how y same may be made swéete 196 The .xxxix. Chapter Oyle of Vitrioll separated 196.197 The .xl. Chapter Oyle of Vitriol sepatated what vertues it hath with suÌ„dry other practices Fol. 197.198.199.200.201.202.203.204.205 The .xlj. Chapter Of Oyles out of Mettalles Oyle of Copper learned of a French Empericke 205 Oyle out of Iron eodem Oyle out of Stéele 206 Oyle of Litarge eodem Oyle drawne out of Lyme eodem The xlij Chapter Of preparing of the oyle of Amber by the description of a singular Phisition of Germanye which freely also described the historie of the whole Amber as appeareth in the proper places Oyle of Amber what it is 206 The .xliij. Chapter Of Amber what kynde must be chosen eodem The .xliiij. Chapter Of the furnace and instruments necessary vnto the distillation of the Amber eodem The .xlv. Chapter Of the distillation of the Amber 207 The .xlvj. Chapter Of the Rectification thereof eodem The .xlvij. Chapter Of the vertue and vtilitie of the rectifâ—ed oyle 207 209 The .xlviij. Chapter Oyle of Tylestones or oyle Benedick hauing in it many vertues howe it is prepared eodem Of which there are specified to be xliiij vertues 209.210 Oyles of the saltes and of herbes 238 Oyle or oyntment of salt mightily auayling c. eodem The fourth booke The .xvj. Chapter Oyle of Golde singular 251 Oyle of Golde of great secretes 251.252 Oyle of Siluer 256 The .xviij. Chapter Oyle incombustible howe it is made 258 R. Retort and his furnace Fol. 30 S. Sublyming what it is Fol. 1 V. Vinegar dystilled Fol. 40 W. WAters dystilled of all sortes Fol. 41 Waters distilled of herbes 44 Water of Walwort eodem Water of Imperatoria 45 Water of the blessed Thistle eodem Water of Pellitorie of the wall 46 Water of Yarrowe eodem Water of Angelica eodem Water of Nettles 47 Water of Alkakengie eodem Water of Barberies 48 Water of Brionie eodem Water of Bursa Pastoris 49 Water of Camomyle eodem Water of Honysuckle 49 Water of Centorie 50 Water of Cheries eodem Water of Cheruill 51 Water of Germaunder eodem Water of Stocke Gellyflower 52 Water of Dragons eodem Water of Comfrey eodem Water of Quinces 53 Water of Dodder eodem Water of Elicampane eodem Water of Eyebright 54 Water of Beanes eodem Water of Filopendula 55 Water of Fumitterre eodem Water of Garden Clarey eodem Water of Cloues 56 Water of Broome flowers eodem Water of Gentian eodem Water of ioynted grasse 57 Water of grounde Iuye eodem Water of Cowflippes eodem Water of herbe Robert. 58 Water of Horsetayle eodem Water of Hoppes 59 Water of Henbane eodem Water of Hartes ease eodem Water of Iuniper
of After the Instrument formed hauing thrée or foure edges according to the figure here described and the same made glowing hote worke about the raced place vnto the time it be through hote After by dypping your finger in water and letting a droppe or two fall the Glasse incontinent will cracke in the sayde place marked and drawing after that instrument which we haue aboue demonstrated rounde about you may lightly breake of the pâ—ece without daunger to the Glasse The lyke of this haue I knowne to be wrought with a poynted Diamonde set in a Ring but a waxed thréede was fastened about that place by which the Diamonde guided shoulde runne for the strayghter and euener racing of the Glasse which done in such order and the place heated hote rounde about with the flame of a waxe Candle or other Candle if a man will was sodainlye cracked through the falling of a droppe or two of colde water on the place marked Another more easie waye to cut Glasse haue I knowne experienced with a bygge Wyer wreathed rounde at the one ende like to a Ring which heated glowing hote and turned often rounde on the place marked caused the Glasse through his heating by a droppe or two of colde water falling on it to cracke about the sayde raced place Some vse to breake off the necks of Retorts with a double waxed thréede twisted hard and made in the forme of a Ring which put harde on the necke they heate the same rounde about with the flame of a waxe Candle and by pouring a drop or two of water on the place the Glasse is caused to cracke And some vse other Instruments lyke to those before descrybed which heated glowynge hote after they drawe sundrye tymes about the place of the Glasse raced and doe the rest aboue taught If you couet to seale vppe or shutte close the mouthes of narrowe necked Glasses that no vapours or spirites maye breath forth and that these maye appeare to be whole on euerye part then prepare a little Furnace lyke to this here descrybed in whose bottome let a Grate of Iron bee coutched wyth a hoale made in the side aboue the Grate to thruste in the necke of the Glasse and retching vp to the top of the Furnace set a strong payre of Tonges and broade at the ende which done and the necke of the Glasse made hote wryng with the glowing Tonges the Glasse togither then sweating by occasion of the heate which shall so be vnited at the top as the same there were whole or that it séemed lyke as it were closed togither in the Glasse makers shoppe Of the heate being the Instrument in generall necessarie to all kyndes and formes of Distilling The fift Chapter EVery Distillation is especially perfourmed and done by two wayes or meanes as the first by heate and Drynesse and the other by heate and moysture And of both these there are thrée degrées constituted the first is of gentle heate or of qualitie weake the seconde more strong yet with some mediocritie the thirde heate is mightie and violent Therefore it behooueth to gouerne the fire and to moderate the same according to the nature and qualitie that the skilfull may haue of the thing or substance which he would distill Herein not neglecting how much howe little the seconde and thirde qualities are to be moderated Wherefore those which are of a tender and thynne substaunce as the Lettuce Endyue Sorrell Maydenheare Harts tongue and such lyke Symples doe not endure a heate but moderate and which is of the first degrée those which are thick and grosse and of a substance more firme and solide as the Wormewoode Mugwoort Egrimonie Sothernwoode the Aromaticke things the Spyces and others lyke require a heate more mightie The Antimonie contrarywyse and all kyndes of Mettals desire one maner of fire By the heate moderate in the Distillation of Wyne and all Herbes doe the watrie partes ascende but by the heate more mightie and violent doe the thynner partes onely shewe and the watrie tarie behynde Further conceyue that the flame it selfe as well as the Coales doe not a little differ not by reason only of the same being greater or lesser but by occasion of the woodes rottennesse or yll smelling or otherwyse sounde and well smelling gréene or dry To these the greatnesse or smalnesse of the Furnace the forme and closing of it hath a great force in chaunging or altering of the heate The Coales also made of smothered and halfe burnt woode yéelde a certaine yll â—auour and straunge qualitie in the thynges distilled as the lyke in boyling and otherwyse preparing of matters with them is perceyued For which cause the Coales ought to be thorow kyndled and halfe burnt whereby the malignitie or yll sauour of them maye in the dooing breath forth before that anye matter be distilled with them to be ministred especially into the Bodye were the same outwarde applyed it forceth not so much There is as great a matter to be considered in the difference of Coales for that the Coales made of the woode growing in the valleyes are supposed to be woorthyer and farre better than those made of the woode on the Hlles and the woode in the valleys is the thynner for which cause are the Coales the lyke yet doth the fire lyghtly and soone waste all thynne matters And in makyng the best Coales they ought not to be done vnder the Grounde as the custome of many is but made aboue the Earth for that they burne better and are more profitable Also the Coales made of the Béeche Birche and Fyrre trée are accounted best for their swéeter and sooner burning although Coles of the Iuniper trée doe last farre longer as of experience knowne besides the Coales made of the Oke and Ashe trée are not in cases of necessitie to be refused especially where the store of the Béeche and other trées are not Moreouer it behooueth the Distillatour to haue a speciall regarde and care about the bestowing of fire vnder hys vessels that the same be not made of cleft woode halfe rotten or euill smelling as we haue aboue declared nor of Coales smoothered within a déepe pit or hole of the Earth or euill burned or of Coales gotten out of Caues whether those be of Stone or of Earth for feare that the vessels of Distilling and the lycours be not taynted and infected of their vapour filthie and stynking A lyke reason may be gathered that if waters or Oyles be distilled with any of those they after purchase a sauour and qualitie disagréeing yea farre vnlyke the substances that are to be distylled as the same maye well be perceyued and tasted by the matter boyled with any of them Further the Chambers Parlours Stoues Hote houses heated wyth such woode or Coales doe sufficiently witnesse howe noyous and hurtfull such a vapour and sauour is which not onely bryngeth an intollerable payne of the heade but mooueth vomiting and causeth passions of the heart to those which be
conuersant and abyde any tyme in such places as I the lyke sayeth the worthie Gesnerus haue experienced in my selfe to the perill of my health at the Bathes of Oenosponte where I abode a certayne season with the Noble Prince Palatine Of the lyke occasion Galene séemed worthilye to reprehende Erasistratus which perceyued that the inhabitants of his Countrie to peryshe through the ouermuch subtilnesse or thyckenesse of the ayre He also learned and knewe that these came much sooner to their death by reason of the excéeding déepe Caues and Pyttes of Charon which breathed forth pestilent exhalations and vapors or through their houses newlye plastered and whytened with Lyme or for the euill sauour of the Coales which sent forth vapors verye daungerous this out of Ioannes Langius It is besides reported that many are molested by the stynking sweate of the féete after the shooes newly shyfted of in any close roome whether the same be Parlour or Chamber but affirmed to be more daungerous where Coales burning in any close roume breath forth a stincking sauour yet some there are of a contrarie opinion which suppose that neyther the fume nor fauour of the Coales burning can any thing harme nor alter the matters which a man distilleth when the Cucurbite or Glasse Bodie with his heade is well luted and stopped rounde about according vnto Arte but that sooner the vapour may be annnoyance to the Distillatour and to those which gouerne the Distillation than to the matters which any distilleth Of the other Instruments particular The sixt Chapter The infusions by whyche the dryer matters are prepared to distill for the more easie drawing forth the Water or Oyle are done eyther in simple water labored that is running by pypes a long way or in water dystilled or in water of Lyfe or Wyne or in water distilled of Herbes simply or vinegar or in any other lycour on such wyse infused let them stande and abyde in the hote Sunne or on the fire for the space of halfe an houre or more houres a whole night a whole daye twoo dayes thrée dayes one or many Monethes accordyng to the nature of the medicine and diuers intention of the Phisition and necessitie present We wring out sometymes before the Distillation the thyngs infused and distill the lycour wrynged forth or the same we distill in a Glasse body or other like Instrument the infusion altogither that is the same which is infused and the lycour in which the infusion is made The Fermentation of matters is done after the maner of infusions by an outwarde heate increased which worketh into moysture whereby a certayne common qualitie with the hote spirite causing bubbles may be myxed and extended thorowout the whole bodye and this eyther wrought in the Sunnes great heate at the Dogge dayes if the Sunnes heate in the meane tyme be not sufficient or on the Furnace of Balneo Mariae carefully gouerned or in hote Horse dung The Fermentation hath néede of many dayes as of foure or more and howe much the better shall the Fermentation and preparation be done somuch the greater quantitie shall a man drawe forth of water or Oyle Of the Furnaces Cucurbites Heades of sundrieâ—formes Receyuers and other Instruments in generall The seauenth Chapter IT is not our determination nor purpose at this present to declare at length but a part of the Instruments materiall which serue for Chymistes workinges to Distill the water and Oyles séeing that many Authors haue at large intreated of all these It shall suffice vs to make mention of some more rare Instruments in generall and to set forth duers fashions of Distilling not knowne to manye as shall after appeare in this first Booke The Tower of the Philosophers is a Furnace that hardlye can be learned by wordes nor by long wryting wythout full sight of the same in the buylding for if any happeneth to sée the whole making of it yet maye he fayle to coâ—ceyue and vnderstande the secret consisting in it in that there are many thynges in it framed and made after such maner that a man may hardly attayne to the knowledge of them But to declare wholy and to th ende howe the same is to be made and that anye conceyueth this my wryting and demonstration to his profite be it and he that vnderstandeth not the same to his harme be it The maner of erecting and framing of the sayd Tower is on this wyse that the foundation be laide foure square with rawe or baked Bricks on a playne and euen grounde and thrée foote broade on euerye side and that a hollowe space in crosse maner be left to the bredth of a baked Bricke and of heygth so much as is the heygth of the sayde Bricke in largenesse set on edge and this Pype or Gutter is the same where the fire or flame passeth and ouer the myddes of the sayde crosse Pype lay an iron Grate and aboue the same buylde a rounde Furnace of a spanne in breadth and a yarde and a halfe of heygth and this is named the Tower and to the fower holes appearing forth buylde and frame in like maner fower little Furnaces rounde but lower than the hoales and without little Grates of iron in them that the fire or flame may passe by those pipes enter within the sayd small furnaces on which may be placed or set Glasse bodies Retortes or other vessels When you will bestowe Coales and make fire in the myddle Tower doe the same after this maner that is take kindled coales and put them in at the bottome of the Tower and after fill vp the sayd Tower with dead or vnkindled coales and shut close aboue with a couer of Iron the head of the tower that no ayre breath forth for by this dooyng the fire shall burne only belowe so much as the pypes which extende to the Furnaces can receyue and no more and on such wyse in a Tower of this greatnesse full of Coales will the fire indure twelue or fourtéene houres without putting in of any Coale With this Tower may a man Distill Circulate drye vp and Sublyme with great facilitie And this is the Philosophers Tower aboue named which serueth and is very necessarie in the Arte of Alchymie After that the thinges shall be on such wyse prepared lette the Furnace be heated with the fire of Coales and the slowe Harrie filled vp with great Coales which done shut or stoppe close with his couer the vpper hole and lyke the other vent holes except the thrée little ones afore mentioned At the same tyme shutte or put to halfe the doore which is placed vnder the Grate marked with the letter A. by reason of the ayre for to preserue the fire c. The other vesselles which commonly serue in the Arte of Distilling and be put in vse euery where as well for matters of Alchymie as the drawing of medicinable things which are all maner of Waters Oyles Baulmes Aqua vitae Quintessences and all other compounde matters shall
narrowe mouth which must be conioyned so close to the Pype that no vapours at all breath forth of it This vessell or Potte filled with water set on a Treuet with thrée féete for to be heated by the fire made vnder vntill the water boyle which by the lyke meanes eleuating or sending vp vapors and those caried along the hollow Pype by issuing through the little hoales doe heate the dung causing after all the Vrinall Bodies standing in the same to dystill in comely order and with a temperate heate as the figure afore placed doth liuelyer represent to vs. Of the Dystillation to be done by the Ice The .xvi. Chapter THys Dystillation in very déede is marueylous if that any matter putrified of a Moneth or twoo is set into Ice and that it commeth to passe as a certayne Chymist affirmeth that the flewme setled and staying at the bottome will be frosen and the part Oylie swymme or flote aloft which may be separated by the strayning Of a Furnace to dystill very artificiall which the Sarrazenes haue in often vsage borowed out of Vitruuius the Almaine by â—ualterus Riffius The .xvij. Chapter TO prepare and buylde the Furnace artificiall which serueth the Macedonians and Sarrazenes or that they most often vse In the beginning a man must couch or laye in handsome maner the foundation and buylde the furnace vp wyth Morter or Earth very strong lyke to the same of the Potters and with glased or well baked Bryckes according to the forme which is represented by the letters R.S.T.V. These on such wise prepared in a readynesse let the Base or foote of the Furnace be of forme rounde or square layde with Lyme and Brickes after the fashion of a wall as the letter Q. demonstrateth on the sayd Base coâ—eh the vessels of Glasse disposed in good order and a like togither with fast Morter layde according to the forme which the letter Y. declareth and to the ende that the sayde heate temperate be not vnprofitable all the vessels maye be disposed both within and without very well defended being of Glasse or earth or Mettall as the letter Z. playner sheweth to the eye The vessels in such a fashion disposed it behooueth to applie â—arefully and with diligence the receyuing vesselles â–ª well closed wyth Lute rounde about to th ende that they no where breath forth as you sée here by the letter V. Further when any will dystill water or Oyle the matter ought afore to be put into the vessels as thys letter X. insigneth â—o 〈◊〉 and after 〈◊〉 eche â—et the receyuing vessell be 〈◊〉 as we haue aboue declared In the myddest of the furnace must â— gentle and soft fire â—e kyndled of Coales to th ende that it may not touch any of the vessels and on such wyse shall you performe your Distillation by the meanes of a soft and temperate heate In this Furnace also shall you dystill togither and at one tyme fifty or sixty kyndes of waters as the figure here placed doth playner demonstrate The Venetian and Neapolitane Artificers of Dystilled waters which haue plentie of Glasse Lymbeckes with them doe often vse this kynde of Furnace in which they dystill in a daye and night with a drie heate of fire well a hundreth kyndes of waters The Furnace is buylt rounde lyke to that afore described and after the fashion of the Stoues in Germanie Thys Furnace contayneth and hath placed rounde about the compasse of it as is to be séene infinite Glasses wythin fenced wyth Lute being of the forme of the greater Vrinall bodie and fastened by a carefull skyll to the Furnace with the strongest Lute to eche of which must receyuing vessels of Glasse be set fastened wyth a bygge stryng to the knobbe of the heade that they maye séeme to hang as the Figure plâ—â—ner demonstrateth This Furnace then heate in the same maner as they doe the Stoues betwéene the Mountaynes towardes Italie and whyles the fire in the beginning is vehement or very hote the Vessels in the meane time they leaue emptie vntill the heate be somewhat abated least thorowe the violent heate the Plantes or Flowers myght be burned After the close shutting of the Furnace â—oore that no heate be lost they bestowe the Herbes in the Vrinall vesselles and set on the heades of Glasse with the Receyuers fastened to eche which done they drawe forth a great yéelde and â—uantitie of waters which are farre better than those purchased out of Leaden Instruments in that they bring with them no infection of Mettals This borowed out of the learned Treatyse of Mathiolus De facul simp. Medica Certayne Instruments to Dystill of the Inuention of the worthie man Gesnerus whych he referreth to the iudgement of others The .xviij. Chapter IT behooueth to consider sayth the learned Gesnerus whether a man may dystill commodiously with such an Instrument A. the Vessell of Copper tynned wythin for to be sette on the fire in which the matters are Nowe the Herbes maye be put in by themselues or strawed on a quantitie of Sande B. the vessell of earth which is bestowed wythin the Vessell A. Or by a contrary maner and fashion that one of the Vessels hath a skirte or edge wythin which the other is receyued C. the Chaplet of Glasse or Earth or of Copper tynned wythin the mouth of whych set into the mouth of B. at the toppe of C. the vapour ascendyng is conuerted into water shall descend into his nether parts which regarde towarde the Base downewardes and when néede requyreth you shall drawe or let forth the water by the Cocke as well for the taste sake when any wyll as for the emptying when it shall be to full of water vnlesse he rather desireth to make a hole at the toppe of the heade C. to the ende that when it pleaseth or that he shall sée néedefull he maye emptie or drawe out all consisting in C.D. is the Vessell or Bucket placed aloft which contayneth the colde water that serueth for the cooling of the heade An other Instrument to be caryed about one in any iourney The .xix. Chapter THys maner of Instrumente marked by the figure 1. maye be of Copper tinned within to the ende that a man maye carye it whyther he wyll for to dystill the fountaines and Springs c. and he may emptie the same by the hole on the toppe He maye also make such a Lymbecke as that Figure noted by the number 2. doth demonstrate with a Cocke Tappe or small beake at the toppe or lyke to that whych the figure denoteth marked with the number 3. Moreouer this onely is the portrature or draught of a Lymbecke which behooueth to be set on an Vrinall or Glasse bodie as the first Figure declareth of which the nether part that is the Vrinall Glasse may be luted with the strongest Clay myxed with Floxe or waxed about twyce or thryce with molten waxe and on such wyse set on the fire of Coales A newe forme of a
the hote to runne out of the same in opening and shutting of the Cockes of the Pypes when néede requireth And to the ende that the Kettell or Panne of Copper in which the Balneum Mariae is maye alwayes be full with a lyke quantitie of water which otherwyse is wasted by the vehement continuall heate of the fire in the Furnace it is deuised therfore by Arte that another vessell below or in the nether part of the Columne placed full of very hote water whych may be caused to runne continually into the Balneum Mariae by a Pype gouerned of his Cocke And thys water is heated wythin hys vessell â–ª with the same fire that the Balneum is heated for so much as the wall of the Columne is hollow and emptie vnto the bottome of that nether vessell This sort or fashion of Balneum Mariae is commended for the dystilling and yéelde of waters in great quantitie by reason of the colde water whyche thyckeneth and conuerteth incontinent the vapours into water For a readyer conceyuing of the former taught beholde the Figure before liuely set forth to the eye Borowed out of the learned Treatyse of Mathiolus The forme of another Furnace for Balneo Mariae to be wrought by sundrie Instruments of Glasse at one instant tyme The .xxiiij. Chapter THere is another fashion of Balneo Mariae which contayneth foure Limbecks of which the vessels being large that are set into Balneum Mariae may be of Glasse or of tynne but their heades onely of Glasse for the persiter séeing of the spirites ascending Besides these foure Bodies wyth their heades there is placed another comely instrument which standeth farre higher than the others that is heated onely by the vapour of the water boyling arysing from the Balneo Mariae which ascendeth on high by the meanes of a great Brasen Pype and thys rendreth or dystilleth by the Herbes or Flowers contayned in it the best water of all the other fower All these vessels well ioyned and closed diligently are to be set into rounde hoales cut out of the Couer that they may so be stayed vpright on the mouth of the Kettell or Panne of Copper sufficient large and capable the same also couered with Tynne and closed on such wyse rounde about that no vapour of the water of Balneo Mariae boyling may breath forth Moreouer all the Instruments requyre so to be placed and set rounde about that these séeme not but as one Bodie togither excepting the heades which maye be separated and taken of and those set on agayne when néede requyreth for the dystilling of waters That thys description may playner appeare beholde the figure liuely set forth to the eye Borowed out of the Treatyse of Mathiolus at the ende of his Commentaries vpon Dioscorides Of the Dystillation by a Fylter The .xxv. Chapter FIll a wyde mouthed Glasse or earthen Potte wyth thycke water or any iuyce and take a Lyste or péece of Woollen cloth being twoo palmes or a spanne long and fashioned sharpe at the one ende lyke to a tongue which wholy wette in water After laye the same into the Glasse or Potte in such order that the one halfe in a maner may séeme to lye wette wythin the water or iuyce and the other to hang ouer the edge of the Glasse or mouth of the Pot wythout which on such wyse ordered you shall then sée all the lycour to drop forth of the Glasse wythin short tyme when you sée that the cloth beginneth to furre and waxeth fowler or blacker or the droppes dystill slower by reason of the groundes or grosser substaunce drunke in then the Fylter or Lyste shall you at such tymes wryng harde out and washing it cleane lay agayne into the Glasse or Pot vntill the worke be finished Further learne that the repeating of iuyces waters and lycours thrée or foure tymes ouer by a Fylter are caused both the purer and clearer if so be you 〈◊〉 out the â—eeâ—es or dregges as often as néede shall requyre the same Some Chymistes there are which exâ—rcysing this manner of Dystilling by a Fylter doe sometymes vse in steade of it twoo crooked Glasse Bodyes named Retortes the one of these filled with the matter and put into the necke of the other being emptie and luted close about place them so that the same being filled A standing hygher wyth the bodye bending vp whereby â–ª it myght the easier and speedyer distill into that marcked wyth the letter B. standynge lower â–ª For by this maner of distilling is the lycour dygested before in Balneo Mariae caused the purer neater pleasanter of smelling But this Dystilling by a Fylter is oftener exercysed of the Chymistes than of the Phisitions and deuysed by them to seperate the subtiller lyghter and purer matter from the heauie grosse and full of dregges as often as néede shall require the saâ—â— â–ª Of the same named vulgarly the Lute of â—ysedome with which the Chymistes vse to pargeâ— and fence the Dyâ—â—illatorie vessels and for to stoppe or câ—ose their Ioyâ—â—â— that no maâ—ter breath forth The .xxvi. Chapter FOrasmuch as we haue hitherto intreated suâ—â—â—cientlâ—â— of the Instrumentâ— necessarie for Dystilling of the moste matters substâ—ncâ—◠〈◊〉 thâ—refore 〈…〉 this present that we likewise set forth â—nd tâ—â—ch thâ— maner of the same which defendeth the vessels from the violeâ—ce â—â—ghtie heate of fire and that closeth fast ioyneth them â—â—gither in the ioyntâ—â— to the ende that the Dystillation may be the 〈◊〉 perfourmed â–ª And thys is the Morteâ— â–ª of which the Chymistes haue néede foâ— the perfourming of their workes 〈◊〉 Lute Nowe 〈…〉 diuers sortes of Morter â–ª as the one named 〈…〉 onely for the buylding oâ—â—urnaces and Towers for dystilling â–ª The other is named the Lute or Morter of wisedome with which the vessels of Glasse are pâ—rgetted and fenced to the ende that those may the better sustayne and abyde the violent force of fire â–ª The other is profitable for the conioyning and 〈◊〉 the 〈◊〉 of the vessels gaping or â—hapt although the Morter of wysedome may sometimes serue for stopping and fencing the crackes anâ— cleftes of Glasses The Lute or Morter common fit and the best for Furnaces â–ª maye on such wyse be prepared Take Chalke or Potters claye or earth which appeareth very fatte and cleauâ—ng â–ª to the same adde a little quantitie of Sande or grauell myxing or worâ—ing with these Woollen floxe and Horse dung After incorporate and labour the whole togither with great diligence â—nto the tyme that it be of a consistence more â—ft than harde or drye This borowed out of Leonarde Fiarauant A Lute or Morter for the buylding of Furnaâ—es and the Pâ—ilosophers Tower Take a quantitie of Hartes heares with which Sadâ—â—â—rs are act 〈…〉 to stuffe Saddles being afore well shaken and beaten or else take floxe of Woâ—llen â—loth drâ—sse or beatings of Iron flying from the Anuill Lyme the bloude of a Bull or Wether of these well myxed and wrought togither
boyling yet a little more incontinent throwe or poure into it the iuice or decoction of Gall nuttes in small quantitie If the water hath of Vitrioll or of Allum it will incontinent become blacke Or else take some composition black as is the medicine named Verzinum knowne in Italie causing it to boyle in water vnto the tyme that the water taketh a colour in maner blacke after strayne the same and sprinckle a quantitie of this water on the groundes and if there be of the Allum that colour blacke will incontinent be restored or caused more cleare And what I haue sayde of the colour left of the medicine Verzinum as much it behooueth to vnderstande of any other matter in such sort that the water for to worke or doe such an experience may be made of euery matter which may dye the water into a blacke colour and the water so that it be blacke it forceth not of what matter the same be caused blacke As touching the astriction which consisteth in the Allum I report nothing of it in that the Allum beyng in the sediment cannot be knowne by the taste For it commeth often to passe that when you taste the sediment and that you féele an astriction yet the same procéedeth or commeth not of the Allum but perhappes of Salt or some other thing The Iron the Copper and such lyke Mettals cannot by other meanes be known◠but by the corruption and resolution of the groundes in such sort that euery Mettall that there shall be maye be turned into hys proper excrement and so of his proper excrement shall you after knowe this or that Mettall to be in it By the selfe same fashion and manner is knowne the Iron the Syluer the Golde the Chrysocolla that is the Saulder of Golde the Copper and such lyke For these reasons it behooueth to ioyne and myxe the groundes with some medicine or sharpe lycour to the ende that euery Mettall which shall be contayned in the sediment maye be turned into his proper excrement Nowe the sharpe and corrosiue medicine that a man may finde apt and fitte to doe the same shall be the strong Vinegar the Aqua fortis and such lyke Take therefore the sediment and bestowe the same into Aqua fortis or other such medicine corrosiue and when you shall see the water to be dryed vp and consumed regarde and marke diligently if the excrement of any Mettall be not on the sediment as if you sée on the Groundes the excrement of Iron to be coagulated and heaped togither you shall easily iudge the Iron to be in the sediment or groundes If you there sée of the excrement of Copper or a matter gréene cankered the same is a note that there is of the Copper and euen so of the others Therefore the Mettalles are knowne by the corruption and mutation or chaunging of them into their proper excrements And this shall you knowe to be a sure experience and a troth of the matter as you may easily trie in the doyng if you take a portion of any Mettall as the Fylings of Iron and shall myxe the same with the groundes of any matter and bestowe a payne about it that the fylinges maye be corrupted then shall you sée that the same wyll be corrupted into his proper excrement which is named of the Latynes Ferrugo that is the rust of Iron After this maner are knowen how much and what are the things which are myxed with the Mynurall waters that serue to Bathes which is especially tryed by the industrie and worke of Dystillation But consider and take héede that the gréene colour doth not deceyue you which appeareth sometymes in the sediment although that it hath nothing of the Copper myxed for oftentymes this colour is there ingendred of some Bole which is myxed amongst the grounds for that cause throughly examine and make the proofe if this colour procéedeth of the Copper myxed or Iron or the excrement of Iron or of some Bole in this sort Take the sediment of that water and poure the same into Vineger dystilled and consider or marke what colour the Vineger representeth or draweth vnto the lyke consider what the colour is of the sediment after that it shall be through dryed For if it hath there the excrement of Iron the colour shall be blacke If Bole the colour shall be redde that is lesse blacke and tending or drawing to a rednesse I here vtter nothing of the sauour and taste for that so dyuers is the sauour and taste of Mynurall waters that a man cannot know of them what those are myxed wythall All these hitherto haue I borrowed out of the learned worke of Mynurall Bathes of Fallopius which I haue endeuoured to penne or wryte worde for worde as things appertayning to the matter of which we haue entreated in respect that we so oftentymes entreate of Mettals in this Booke which are things worthie to be examined diligently for the vtilitie and profite of most men ¶ A collection of certaine waters dystilled of Herbes Juices Lycours and Fruites The water of Hempe The .iij. Chapter THe congruent tyme of dystilling the Hempe is that the toppes as yet tender and gréene shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae This water greatly helpeth the paynes of the heade procéeding of a hote cause if the heade the foreheade and Temples be often laboured with the same Thys also profiteth agaynst any heate in what part or member of the Bodie it shall be especially the Goute if a Lynnen clothe dypped in the water be applyed on the place and thys in the Wynter vse twyse in the day but in the Summer thrée tymes of the day Take of the water of the gréene Walnuts one ounce of the water of Egrimonie an ounce and a halfe of the water of Rewe halfe an ounce of the water of Hysope thrée ounces of the water of Hempe foure ounces these myxe togither of which take halfe an ounce adding to it halfe a dramme of Mumia halfe an ounce of Sugar Candie and a dramme of the Conserue of Roses this after the drinking warme to bedde and lying downe well couered with clothes to sweete expelleth those wicked humors of which the plague procéedeth the same potion helpeth the Dropsie taken in the same manner and preserueth a man from such sickenesses A water dystilled of the Hempe séede with the iuice of Garlicke of the same fashion that the Rose water is dystilled which is Cosemeticall that is profitable for garnishing for it causeth heares to growe in the bare and balde places being often applyed The water of Walwort The fourth Chapter THe best tyme of dystilling the Walwort is when it beginneth to beare flowers that then the whole Herbe and roote finely shredde and bestowed in a Cucurbite or Glasse Bodye maye be distilled by Balneo Mariae this water drunke with a little Sugar or the iuyce of Reysons vnto the quantitie of foure or fiue ounces at a tyme fasting doth loose the Bellie In the same
by Balneo Mariae thys water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme recouereth all griefes of the Lyuer and Lunges by purging and comforting for it clenseth ◠by a certayne astriction strengthneth it openeth the stoppinges of the Lyuer and dyssolueth the hardnesse of the Mylt and Lyuer by drincking of the water of heartes tongue myxed wyth the same The water druncke twyse a daye expelleth Flewmaticke and Chollericke humours out of the Bodie and causeth Vryne In the same maner druncke putteth awaye Iaundise and sendeth furth the stone of the Bladder It helpeth the grypings of the Bellie druncke morning and euening the water dropped into the eyes causeth them cleare wythin short time The water recouereth womens places colde if it be drunke in the foresayd maner The water helpeth women whose termes be stayed and that haue a swelling about the Nauell The water druncke with a little powder of Annis séedes ▪ profiteth such which abounde in corrupt Bloude and be infected wyth fowle or Leaprowse scabbes The water myxed wyth common drincke and druncke daylie for a tyme comforteth the stomacke The water helpeth Feuers in Chyldren gyuen in Ale wyth a little of the powder of Annis séedes in that it purgeth the hote humour The water of Elecampane The .xxvij. Chapter THe congruent tyme for dystillation is that the rootes wyth the Hearbe shredde togither be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of an Egge shell full at a tyme for fyue or sixe dayes togyther delyuereth the griefe of the stone washing the téeth therewyth strengthneth them i◠amendeth the cough by drinking twoo ounces at a tyme wyth the powder of Lycorise and Annis séedes myxed It also expelleth wormes in the Bodie helpeth conuulsions and swellinges and payne in the Loynes In the foresayde maner druncke or taken with drinke helpeth such bursten The water druncke wyth a little Rosed honie and the heade well laboured with the same that it may drye in by it selfe comforteth the heade The water druncke many dayes togither not onely comforteth and strengthneth the stomacke but clenseth the breast and Lunges of grosse and clammie humours Yea this causeth a fayre skinne to women both in face and Bodie through the often vsing of it It also procureth a glansome minde and the person often vsing the same to haue a chéerfull and amyable countenaunce The water druncke and annoynted strengthneth loose membres It profiteth such fetching the breath hardly by drincking sundrie morninges wyth Rosed honie The water druncke morning and euening for a certayne tyme togyther expelleth the stone of the Kydneyes and Bladder clenseth them and causeth Vryne The water of the rootes alone dystilled about the ende of Maye or from the moneth of Iulye vnto September druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme for certayne dayes healeth an inner rupture In the same maner druncke helpeth the stone prouoketh the Termes in women delyuereth the griefe of the stone and causeth Vryne This druncke in the abouesayd maner sendeth furth the dead yongling out of the mothers wombe It like druncke or applyed with linnē clothes dissolueth putteth away the swelling of womens places This on such wyse druncke or applyed remooueth the swelling of the testicles The water often druncke swéetned wyth Rosed honnie seasseth the Coughe and consumeth the grosse and clammie humours detayned wythin the Breast The water of Eiebright The .xxviij. Chapter THe congruent tyme for the dystillatiō of it is that the leaues stalkes flowers wyth the whole substaunce be dystilled in a Cucurbyte of glasse by Balneo Mariae when it yéeldeth or beareth the flowers This water dropped and stryked about the eyes causeth cleare eyes and sharpeneth the sight the water vsed in the same maner seasseth the payne of the eies the water dropped into the eyes an houre before night and striked about druncke to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme comforteth strengthneth and preserueth the sight especially in the aged persons and flewmaticke of complexion The hearbe dryed and brought to powder and eaten euerie day in a reare potched Egge for a certayne tyme togither restoreth sight lost the water myxed wyth halfe a dramme of the powder and druncke euerie euening for a moneth or fourtie dayes togyther recouereth a weake sight The water of our Beanes The .xxix. Chapter THe best tyme of dystilling them that the gréene bestowed in a Cucurbyte of Glosse be dystilled by Balneo Mariae wyth the water of Beanes washe vlcered and matterie legges that remayning after the water dystilled quite forth bring by heate of fire into powder Which then sprinckle on the sore for it dryeth vp and is the best remedie for fowle and matterie legges The water of the Beane coddes distilled when the Sunne shall be in Leo and the Moone in Aries druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time doth marueylously remooue and helpe the griefe of the stone of the Kydneyes and Bladder The water of the gréene hearbe wyth the stalkes dystilled about the ende of Maye druncke for certayne dayes morning euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth sugar putteth away the stone in Children the same euerie day druncke to the quantitie of foure or fyue ounces at a tyme preuayleth agaynst a strong Poyson The water druncke in the lyke maner for a moneth engendreth good and pure bloud The face and skinne of the Bodie washed wyth the same water procureth a soft skinne and cleare and a fayre face The water of the flowers gathered at the full rypenesse and before the rotting dystilled in a Cucurbyte of Glasse by Balneo Mariae dropped into the eyes at euening dryeth vp the watering and dropping of the eyes It amendeth the exulceration and rednesse of the eyes dropped into them after the maner abouesayd The lyke it auayleth in pushes of the eyes The face also washed wyth thys water or laboured on the Bodye causeth a cleare and soft skinne and clenseth or taketh away spottes on the skynne The same druncke to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time auayleth agaynst poyson If Lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed vpon doth drawe furth Dart or Arrow heades and thornes runne into the Bodie The water druncke of women morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme for sixe or seauen dayes togyther sendeth downe their Termes in due season The water extinguisheth the burning of the Shingles and expelleth euill pushes if it be applyed morning and euening wyth a Lynnen cloth or soft towe wette in the same The water of Filipendula The .xxx. Chapter THe chosen time for dystillyng the same is that the whole herbe with the rootes shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke Morning Euening to the quantitye of thrée ounces at a time with a
dram waight of the powder of the Gentiane roote swéetned with sugar healpeth the stayinge backe of the vryne and dropping of the same it also amendeth the coldenesse of stomacke and helpeth digestion This in lyke maner druncke helpeth such fetching the breath shorte and painefully and all sicknesses procéeding of a cold cause The water druncke in the like quantitie abouesayd mixed with a dram waight of the powder of the blessed Thistell swéetned with sugar helpeth the plague and preuayleth against poison eaten or druncke by happe The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitye of fower or sixe ounces at a tyme swéetned with Sugar easeth the griefes and expelleth the stone of the Kydneyes and Bladder The Water of Fumitarie The .xxxi. Chapter THe best tyme of dystillation is that the herbe with the whole substance shredde small be dystilled by Balneo about the end of Maye or the middes of Iune this water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme recouereth the Iaundyse and cleareth awaye the foule scabbe on the face after the kinde of a Leaprie and preserueth the person by the dailye vsinge of it from the Leaprie In the same maner druncke helpeth euery kinde of scabbes the morfew ytche Let the pacient entred into Bath drincke this wyth a little Triacle for it then prouoketh sweate by which the bloude is pourged and helpeth the sickenesse which is procéeded of corrupt bloud In the tyme of the plague maye the water be vsed in that it preserueth such by drincking of it The water myxed with fine Tryacle and pure bole Armoniake and giuen to that pacient afflicted with the plague yealdeth a helpe deliuereth him in short tyme The water druncke attenuateth pierceth openeth obstructions looseth the bellye it also purgeth the bloud Choller and all discommodities procéeding of chollor adust humours The water drunck twise a daye strengthneth the stomack the Lyuer and the Bowels it also putteth away the chollericke and burning Agues and those sicknesse which are caused by the obstruction of the vessels The water in the foresayd maner druncke prouoketh much chollericke vryne and helpeth the stoppings of the Lyuer It also putteth away clotted bloude and dissolueth the swelling both within and without the bodie and prouoketh the termes in women The water druncke with a dram waight of the powder of Synamon comforteth the stomacke prouoketh vrine putteth away scabbes and ytche and mundifyeth the bloude A potion of the same water recouereth vlcers of the mouth and dolours The water of the garden Clarâ—e The .xxxij. Chapter THe aptest tyme for the Dystillation of it is that the whole herbe shredde small be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddle of Maye this water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time swéetned wyth Sugare ceasseth the gripings of the bellie and paynes of the stomack and sides the rather by applyng vpon the places lynnen clothes wet often in it The water drunck twise a day to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a tyme remooueth the payne of womens places and prepareth them apt to conceiue with childe it also comforteth and recouereth the members harmed by colde by applying lynnen clothes wette in it on the places The water of Caryophyllata The .xxxiij. Chapter THe Herbe wyth the rootes finely shredde and bestowed in a Cucurbite of glasse requyre to be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of March or myddes of April this water druncke Morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth Sugar for fower of fiue dayes togither ceasseth gripinges of the bellie stayeth the blouddie fluxe womens Termes the spitting of bloude and strengthneth a colde brayne This in like maner druncke purgeth all euill clammye humours and sendeth them furth of the bodie The water drunck in the foresayde maner digesteth meate hard of digestion and amendeth a colde stomake This druncke twise a daye profyteth the Lyuer The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitye of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme healeth the inner woundes of the breast the like doth this recouer woundes déepe and desperate vlcers if they be often washed and that linnen clothes wette in it be applyed on the fores The water helpeth impostumes by applying lynnen clothes wet in it on the swellings The water druncke Morning and Euening to the quantitye of thrée ounces at a tyme swéetned with Sugar healeth fistulaes it also profiteth much if they be washed with the same or that linnen clothes wette in it be applyed on the places The water remooueth and putteth away spots moles or other like markes which Infantes haue taken of the Moothers if they be often washed in their Infancie with that water The Water of Broome flowers The .xxxiiij. Chapter THe dystillation of the flowers is to be done by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of glasse when the flowers are full rype and begynne in a maner to fall of thys water druncke wyth a little Rosed honye morning euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a tyme for twelue of fourtéene dayes togither draweth humors from the ioyntes purgeth flewme and auayleth against the shedding of the Gaule The water druncke twise a day to the quantitye of fiue or sixe ounces at a tyme swéetned wyth Rosed honye and a dram waight of the powder of Feâ—ell séedes myxed expelleth the excrementes of the kidneyes causeth vrine effectuously and breaketh the stone as well in the bladder as in the kidneyes and suffereth not matter after to gather in thâ—â—â— to harden into a stone The water druncke with Oximell or 〈◊〉 hony for a certayne tyme dissolueth the hardnesse of the Mylte and putteth away the swellinges in the throte The water profiteth the heade if applyed it be suffered to drie in by it selfe thys in lyke maner ordred recouereth the wearinesse of members The Water of Gentiane The .xxxv. Chapter THe congruent tyme for dystilling onely the roote as more commendid is that the gréene or freshe roote shredde small and bestowed in a Cucurbyte of glasse be distilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of the Caniculare dayes where otherwise the dryed rootes infused a tyme in wyne maye be dystilled at anye tyme The water symple of the fresh rootes druncke often fasting to the quantity of thrée ouncâ—s at a tyme expelleth feuers caused by the obstruction of the Bowells and other partes of the bodie kylleth the wormes in the bellie clenseth all maner of spottes in the face if they be often washed with the same and prolongeth mans lyfe in that it consumeth all the clammye humours in the stomacke The water like druncke prouoketh the termes in women and causeth vryne against the plague and stinging or bit of venimous wormes and Beastes this druncke and applyed with lynnen clothes doth myraculously auayle The water druncke of him which hath taken by happe the venemous and monstruous bloude of a
Bladder and clenseth the Reynes and Bladder The water applyed on the Temples procureth sléepe If the féete of a sicke person of a hote Ague be rubbed or laboured with the same procureth rest and ceaseth thirst The water putteth awaye the Impostume behinde the eares by dropping it warme into them and by applying it without and by drincking a quantitie eche day The water druncke helpeth the often desire to the stoole and by applying lynnen clothes wette in it on the Bellie The water healeth the bytte of venimous things if it be washed with the same and lynnen clothes wette in it applyed vpon This also putteth awaye scabbednesse and ytche and spots of the body by dooing the like The water drunke resisteth the infection of the Plague and preserueth the person that he be not taken with the same sickenesse The water applyed on woundes or washed with the same filleth them with fleshe The water of the flowers dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae drunke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time putteth away the grypings of the Bowels heateth and softeneth the Bellie The water dropped into the eyes diuers tymes in the day doth marueylously recouer and restore a decayed sight as the same of experience founde The water of Horehounde The L. Chapter THe time for Dystillation of it is that the whole substaunce with the rootes shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar preuayleth against the Cough the hardnesse of fetching breath the spitting of bloud the Dropsie comforteth the stomack clenseth the breast and lungs openeth the liuer Mylt and strengthneth the Kidneys bladder It comforteth the yongling in the mothers wombe druncke of women with chylde to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar This comforteth and quickeneth the wytte and memorie by chasing or rubbing it on the head The water dropped into the eares taketh awaye the payne of them purgeth and clenseth freshe woundes by washing them morning and euening with it yea it healeth open vlcers The water putteth away visions and euill dreames by drincking sundrie times of it It also helpeth the Dropsie if such refrayne from moyst things and to much drincking and all swellings this healeth by applying it on the places The water of the herbe Baulme The Li. Chapter THe herbe with the whole substaunce shredde small and well stamped lay to stéepe for a whole night in good white wine that it may well dryncke in of the wyne Which done dystill the whole on the morrow in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke twyse a daye to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a tyme recouereth in short tyme any kynde of scabbednesse of the bodie and causeth a swéete sauour of the same if with a grayne of Muske myxed it be washed The water remooueth Pymples Letters and all other spots happening on the face or breast by myxing a quantitie of the naturall or artificiall Baulme and washing or rubbing the places wyth the same and it causeth the face to come to a fayre redde colour The water druncke euery morning fasting to the quantitie of a small Nutte shell full at a time putteth awaye the yll â—auour or stincking of the breath The water also remooueth toothache by holding it a time in the mouth The water preserueth a long time fleshe or fishe by lying in it and poured into turned wyne restoreth the same to be druncke The water druncke procureth vrine and applyed with a Lynnen clothe on the bottome of the Bellie breaketh the stone of the Bladder causeth vrine and mooueth the Termes of women The water druncke recouereth the payne of the Bodie and Kidneyes The water druncke twyse a daye and the herbe applyed in playster forme on that swelling vnder the Chynne named Scrophula helpeth it greatly The water druncke fasting breaketh an impostume growne within the bodie It healeth also all prickinges or stitches of the heart and sides This water taken in the manner abouesayde is a mortall enimie or killeth all maner of wormes within the bodie The water druncke fasting comforteth the afflicted spirites strengtheneth all the members and recouereth those partes endammaged or grieued with the Goute through colde For this comforteth the sinewes farre better than any other remedie The water druncke fasting with a little Triacle deliuereth and helpeth the falling sicknesse And the person which by occasion of any sickenesse cannot speake by putting a fyne lynnen clothe wette in the water and put vnder the tongue oftentimes recouereth the speache hyndered and lacking The water druncke fasting comforteth the brest and helpeth digestion The water drunck twise a day procureth a swéete breath ceaseth all inward swellings putteth away the Cholick and grypings of the Bowels purgeth the matrice and helpeth the Dropsie The water applyed on wounds twyse a daye healeth them in short tyme The water dropped into the eyes stayeth the watering of them and procureth a sharpe sight â–ª The water druncke fasting cheareth the heart maketh a man merrie helpeth a colde stomacke strengthneth the vitall partes helpeth digestion recouereth the stoppings of the brayne amendeth a féeble courage strengthneth the weakenesse of the heart and the same especially by which sléepe is often broken in the night and the beating of his pulse repressed It also putteth awaye the cares of the mynde and troublesome imaginations which eyther are of Melancholie or of adust flewme engendred The water druncke fasting sharpeneth the vnderstanding and wytte and procureth a good or readie memorie The water of the herbe Mercurie The Lij Chapter THe congruent time for the dystillation of it is that the whole herbe shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune This water drawne vp into the Nosethrilles oftentimes profiteth vnto the purging of the heade helpeth the running of the eyes nose and eares The water applyed wyth lynnen clothes wette in it on burnings healeth them and mitigateth the griefes The water tempered with wyne and applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it on Vlcers cureth them The water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of two ounces at a time expelâ—eth superfluous heates and grosse humors as Flewme and the grosse blacke Choler The water druncke and the herbe eaten for thrée dayes togither of women as a day before and twoo dayes after the Termes begun and at the fourth daye comming out of Bathe to coeate worketh a marueylous matter in conception The rather as Hippocrates affirmeth if before it the powder of the rootes of Iroos and it formed into a Pessarie with Honie be conueyghed vp into the bodie the readier to cause the Termes to come downe The water druncke in time of traueyle of chylde and a Bathe made with the Herbe and Malloes sendeth forth the afterburthen The water dropped into
deafe eares and annoynted with olde wyne recouereth the hearing The water of Grummell dystilled about the ende of Maye or beginning of Iune druncke morning and euening for xxx or xl dayes togither to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time with a little of this water helpeth the stone the dropping of the vrine the Strangurie and griefe of the stone of the Kidneys and Bladder It also clenseth the reynes and Bladder The water of the Bramble berries The Liij Chapter THe congruent time for dystillation of the Berries is when they are full rype but not tarying till they be soft and it behooueth to washe them before and to drie them againe after to dystill them in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae Thyâ— water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar helpeth the stone in children The water druncke fasting recouereth the griefe of the stone of the Kidneyes and Bladder The water gargelled in the throte profiteth the griefes of the Vuula and healeth vlcers of the throte by gargelling it hote fower times in the day The water of Mulberies The Liiij Chapter THe Mulberies are to be dystilled when they are sufficiently rype by Balneo Mariae This water gargelled to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time for thrée or fower times a daye recouereth vlcâ—rs of the throte The water handled after the same maner and druncke downe putteth awaye impostumes of the Breast expelleth flewme out of the bodie The water in lyke maner druncke expelleth and dissolueth the congealed bloude in the bodie helpeth the Cough and looseth the binding in the brest The water of the vnrypened Mulberies dystilled by Balneo Mariae dropped and applyed about the eyes greatly helpeth them This water often gargelled in the mouth helpeth the weakenesse of the Vuula taketh away all manner of roughnesse exulceration and heate of the throte The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme with Rosed honie recouereth the impostumes of the Liuer The water of Nenuplâ—are or the water Lillie The Lv. Chapter THe whyte flowers of the water Lyllie when they are full rype requyre in the due season to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae This water druncke with Rosed hony morning and euening for tenne or thirtéene dayes togither to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time helpeth the shedding of the gall and a hote and drie Cough The water also profiteth them which haue an impostume of the Breast with payne in the side The water druncke with Sugar preuayleth against the vlcers of the Bowels softeneth a hote belâ—â—e and recouereth an olde watrie rupture The water druncke in lyke quantitiâ— preuayleth against the heate of the Plague putteth away headach ceaseth the Cough and helpeth the impostumes of the Mylt if they procéede of heate The water applyed with Lynnen clothes wette in it morning and euening doth mightily extinguish all inflammations in mans bodie It also procureth sléepe ceaseth the inflammation of the head the Lyuer stomacke and heart The water especially profiteth vnto the cooling of the hâ—ade if it be often applyed rounde about and recouereth the heate of the heart by applying lynnen clothes without The water drunke fasting or outwardly applyed greatly auayleth against the consumption of the Bodie It also deliuereth the night formes of Venus in sléepe and taketh away the Uenereall delight for euer by drincking it fasting and washing the Genitals with it for fortie dayes togither The water applyed without with lynnen clothes wette in it doth in short time coole the burning heate of the Liuer The Water of Hasill Nuttes The Lvi Chapter THe gréene Hasill nuttes gathered and bruised requyre to bée dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of Iuly Thys water well laboured on the handes and armes morning and euening and let to drye in by it selfe putteth away scabbednesse and trembling or shaking of the handes The water dystilled of the freshe Hasill Nuttes druncke fasting to the quantitie of twâ— drammes at a time miraculously helpeth the Cholicke and grypings of the Bowels a thing sure and experimented often as writeth the learneâ— Alexander Benedictus The water of Walnuttes The Lvij. Chapter THe gréene Walnuts gathered and bruised ought to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iuly This water ministred to drincke to a wounded person twyse or thryse a daye putteth awaye the inflammation of the wounde the rather if a lynnen clothe wette in it be applyed sundrie tymes of the day The water druncke twyse a daye to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme putteth away any maner of heate and profiteth blacke Pushes as the Carbuncle and harde swellings in the grynde and other pestilent Blysters and swellinges by applying diuers tymes lynnen clothes wette iâ— it It also helpeth the Plague by drinking the like quantitie twyse a daye with a scruple weight of fine Triacle Certaine persons there are which dystill a water out of the Walnuts not ripe and whole with their shelles which is soueraigne and auayleable against the plague and for to foment the places afflicted with Goute right profitable as the learned Graterolus wryteth The water applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it putteth away Tetters in that it extinguisheth and ceaseth payne The water of the gréene ryndes of the Walnuttes dystilled by Balneo Mariae in September taken in drincke with a thirde part of Uinegar when the heate of the Plague taketh any and that a veyne before be opened and that he shall drinke it within .xxiiij. houres is a sure and approued remedie against the Plague This water dropped into the eares helpeth the rynging and sounde or noyse of them The water of the rype ryndes applyed doth lyke helpe those griefes The water of the Walnut leaues shredde and dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May dryeth vp the open vlcers ceaseth heate and causeth a smooth skinne to growe againe on vlcers by applying lynnen clothes wette in it morning and euening for a certaine time togither The water of Palma Christi The Lviij Chapter THe rootes only gathered and finely shredde require to be dystilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke twyse a daye recouereth the perillous fluxe Dysenteria as the same of experience knowne The water like drunck expelleth the grosse humors of the body and by oftentimes washing with it greatly clenseth and cléereth the face The water is profitable ministred to madde persons and franticke and in the griefes of the sinewes A dram weyght of the fine powder of the séedes gyuen with thrée ounces of the water swéetened with a little Sugar preuayleth against the falling sicknesse The water myxed with pure wyne and druncke at dinner and supper for .xxx. or .xl. dayes togither doth lyke recouer the falling sicknesse The water druncke at the beginning of the colde fitte riddeth away the Quartaine feuer in short
time as a certaine man of proofe affirmeth The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time strengtheneth the stomack heateth and comforteth nature The water in like maner druncke putteth awaye the yelowe Iaundise and prouoketh vrine The water taken in the morning fasting for a certaine time togither to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time and that Lynnen clothes wette in it be often applyed doth preuayle against all swellings being as well without as within the bodie The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time and that Lynnen clothes wette in it be often applyed doth heale olde and newe woundes aswell wythin happening as without the bodie The water of Cinkfoyle or fiue leaued grasse The Lix Chapter THe best time for dystillation of it is that the herbe stalke roote with the whole substance shred small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of Maye This water druncke morning and euening for certaine dayes to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time helpeth the stone the griefe of the Stone in the Loynes and clenseth the Reynes The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of eygth or nine ounces at a tyme doth mightily loose the belly and like resolueth the hardnesse of belly by applying it without The water applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it ceaseth all maner of heates and swellinges applyed with lynnen clothes wette to the foreheade stayeth the bléeding at the nose It recouereth the trembling of members and the handes if they be often laboured with the same and let to drye in by it selfe The water healeth newe and olde woundes if they be washed with the same or applyed with lynnen clothes It also putteth awaye all swellinges and Impostumes The water druncke fasting for certaine dayes profiteth against all maner of Feuers and expelleth them vtterlye The water of Thowrowaxe dystilled in Balneo druncke to the quantitie of two ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar helpeth the inner rupture of Children healeth inflammations with a readnesse and the Shingles and ceaseth the griefe of a burning stomacke The water of S. Iohns Worte The Lx. Chapter THe best tyme for Dystillation of it is that the herbe the leaues and flowers drawne from the stalkes be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Iune This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of two ounces at a time preuayleth against the Apoplexie or depriuing of senses This water myxed with the powder of the rootes or séedes or water of Pionie and druncke twyse or thryse a daye to the quantitie of two or thrée ounces at a time recouereth and helpeth the falling sickenesse The water preuayleth against the trembling of members if they be laboured with the same twyse a day The water drunck with redde wine helpeth all manner of superfluous fluxes of the Bellie the rather being applyed with a lynnen clothe wette in it The water druncke morning and euening healeth all maner of woundes being as well without as within the Bodie foynes or cuttes the rather if they shall be washed or applyed often with a lynnen cloth wette in it The water of Pympernell The Lxi. Chapter THe congruent tyme for dystillation of the lesser Pympernell which hath a sharpe roote is that the rootes the herbe with the whole substance shredde and bruised be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a tyme swéetened with Sugar helpeth the stone and griefe of the stone in the Loynes and Bladder and clenseth the Reynes This water helpeth the Plague druncke once wythin sixe dayes It profiteth women whose matrice is become colde and draweth downe the Termes The water druncke in lyke quantitie with a little of Castoreum brought to fine powder fasting putteth away the palsie of members The water druncke fasting to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time defendeth the person from sickenesse that daye in that it putteth away all maner of griefe from the heart deliuereth euill humors and procureth vrine this druncke with a little fine Triacle preuayleth against poyson The water causeth a cléere and fayre skinne of the face and handes if any often washeth these outwarde parts with it The water of Plantayne The Lxij Chapter THe rootes and herbe with the whole substance shredde small dystill by Balneo Mariae about the ende of May. The water druncke for fortie dayes morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a tyme swéetened with a little Sugar recouereth the Dropsie a hote Cough and that swelling procéeding of a heate and healeth Blysters and pushes rysing of heate It profiteth any fluxe of the Bellie but especiallye helpeth that fluxe Dysenteria if you mixe in the drinking the powders of the stone Hematites and Bole Armoniacke to the quantitie or weyght of a dramme of eche with two ounces of the water This lyke mixed and druncke stayeth the humorall fluxe and the ouer great fluxe of the Termes The water healeth the vlcers and impostume of the Lunges it preuayleth against poyson The water recouereth the falling sicknesse by drincking it for fortie dayes The water druncke for fower dayes helpeth the loue medicine if a purgation be afterwarde taken and this druncke a time deliuereth the griefe of the Mylt It killeth wormes by drincking fasting the quantitie abouesayde taken fasting for thrée dayes togither to the quantitie of foure ounces at a time helpeth the Ague It also recouereth the Matrice and sendeth forth the after burthen The water helpeth the Plague and profiteth inflammations by applying Lynnen clothes wette in it The water healeth all vlcers which are happened by a bruise stripe fall or by any other cause The water retayned a long time in the mouth healeth all woundes and vlcers of the mouth and the gummes rotten by bloude The water dropped euery day into a Fistula healeth it the rather if it be often washed with the same The water dropped into the eares remooueth the payne of them It helpeth the Shingles and dropped or applyed to the eyes putteth away the swelling of them The water gargelled in the mouth recouereth the exulceration of the throte The water applyed with lynnen clothes on freshe woundes stayeth the issue of bloud It healeth the bytte and stinging of venimous beastes and woormes recouereth inflammations and those with a readnesse by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water applyed with lynnen clothes preserueth woundes that no inflammation or other incommoditie happeneth to them It healeth those Vlcers which by féeding créepe abrode The water cureth that fore féeding which most men name the Wolfe if in it be boyled the flowers of Pomegranates Psidia the Cypresse nuttes Xylobalsamum Carpobalsamum Sugar Alum of eche an ounce of Mumia an ounce and a halfe and of Camphora one dramme of Plantaine water one pynte with the which decoction thus prepared let the sore bée dayly washed The water often
applyed causeth fleshe to growe againe it healeth the Fistula in the Fundament and recouereth Canker sores by often washing the mouth therewith it healeth the exulcered bowels giuen vp in glyster wyse by the fundament The water applyed on running Pyles with Cotton cureth them it cureth also euill Pushes and grieuous vlcers The water of Rybworte The Lxij Chapter THe time of Dystillation of it is that the rootes and herbe with the whole substance shredde small by dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May. This water druncke with Rosed Honie to the quantitie of foure ounces twoo houres before the comming of the fitte deliuereth the Quartaine feuer so that it be vsed before the beginning of sundrie fittes The water in lyke quantitie druncke sendeth forth the afterburthen clenseth the Reynes and Bladder and preuayleth agaynst the vlcers of the Nosethrils or eyes if they be washed twyse a daye with the same The water druncke warme with a little Rosed Honie expelleth the wormes of the bellie This water hath in a manner the same vertues which the greater Plantaine possesseth sauing that these are not so mightie in working The water of the Polipodie The Lxiij Chapter THe seasonable time for Dystillation of the Polipodie of the Oke is that the rootes onely gathered wythout the herbe and shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae from Iulye to September This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time with Rosed honie helpeth the Cough and frensinesse It also putteth away Melancholie heauinesse and griefe of the mynde and druncke for certaine dayes deliuereth the quartaine Ague The like quantitie drunck with the broth of a Cocke or Pullet expelleth by siege Melancholie and flewme and helpeth them greatly which by nature are costiue The water druncke looseth the streyghtnesse of the breast softeneth the bellie putteth away fearefull dreames prouoketh vrine purgeth the bloude comforteth the heart and amendeth an euill colour The water of the Daysie The Lxiiij Chapter THe herbe and rootes with the whole substance shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the myddes of May. This water druncke Morning Noone and at Euening to the quantitie of thrée or foure ounces at a tyme procureth an appetite to meate The water druncke profiteth that person which shall haue a rybbe or legge broken and healeth woundes by drincking or washing them with it The water taken to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time looseth the Bellie healeth the vlcered bowels and strengtheneth the Palsie members if they be often rubbed or laboured with the same It cooleth the Lyuer extinguisheth an inwarde heate represseth Choller helpeth the blysters of the mouth and tongue procéeding of heate The water of Knotgrasse The Lxv. Chapter THe whole Herbe with the rootes shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middes of Maye Thys water druncke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time stayeth the ouer great fluxe of the bellie The water profiteth against the Ague which inuadeth with a heate It also healeth the Shingles by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same The water helpeth all manner of payne of wounds where an inflammation with redneâ—se consisteth if they be washed with the same or that a lynnen clothe wette in it be often applyed The water druncke in lyke maner abouesayde clenseth the Reynes expelleth the stone of the loynes procureth vrine and openeth the obstruction of such members The water druncke with Rosed honie profiteth children and men agaynst wormes It recouereth rotten gummes if they be often washed with the same and healeth blacke pushes or bladders by applying lynnen clothes wette in it The water extinguisheth all maner of heates happening as well within as without the bodie The water of wylde Tansey The Lxvi Chapter THe whole Herbe with the rootes shredde small require to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae from Iuly vnto September This water druncke morning and euening for sixe or eight dayes togither to the quantitie of twoo or three ounces at a time stayeth the whyte termes or whytes in women The water dropped into the eyes recouereth the much running of them and healeth the eye lyddes folding outwarde by annoynting them often with it The water applyed to the eyes profiteth against dymnesse of sight the pinne and webbe and other spottes happening in them The water healeth woundes if they be washed with the same and applyed often with lynnen clothes wette in it If the backe bone be laboured with the same it taketh away the griefe therof The water of the flowers when they shall be full rype dystilled in a Cucurbite of glasse by Balneo Mariae druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a time for certaine dayes togither comforteth all the members of man The water druncke and applyed with a lynnen clothe on the forehead profiteth against the gyddynesse and swimming of the heade The water deliuereth the Rheume and running of bleared eyes It also recouereth moyst vlcers by applying lynnen clothes wette in the same in that it draweth forth the moysture by the poores The water of selfe heale The Lxvij. Chapter THe time for dystillation of it is that the herbe stalkes and flowers shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Maye This water recouereth the putrifaction of the mouth tempered with the oyle of Roses and vinegar and applyed to the Temples putteth away the burning of the heade mixed with Rose water doth lyke helpe the heade The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time profiteth against the stitches which are felt in the sides and against the inner impostumes of the bodie It also extinguisheth inflammations and recouereth a weakenesse of the heart In the lyke manner druncke healeth the Shingles and the inflammations with a rednesse as well in men of rype age as in children The water euery daye druncke fasting preserueth from the plague clenseth the breast and putteth away the strangurie It also preuayleth against the Tertian and Quartaine Ague The water druncke in the abouesayde maner helpeth such women whose matrice wythin begynneth to putrifie and matter for by the same are they healed The water recouereth woundes if they be often washed wyth the same and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed The water healeth swellings and exulceration of the mouth by washing and gargelling the mouth with it for this deliuereth the putrifaction and heate and the pushes or sores of the mouth The water of the leaues of the Oke The Lxviij Chapter THe leaues gathered and bruised requyre to be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the middes of May. This water drunck to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time recouereth the fluxe of the bellie whether the same be whyte or matterie It also expelleth congealed bloude into clottes by a strype The water druncke to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at
of this water The water of Verueyne The Lxxvij Chapter THe male Uerueyne with the whole substaunce gathered shredde small dystill by Balneo Mariae about S. Iohns daye in Iune This water druncke morning anâ— euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time for sixe or eyght dayes togither recouereth the yelow Iaundise preuayleth against poyson helpeth the Tertian and Quartaine feuer and expelleth wormes of the bellie by taking the lyke quantitie euery morning fasting The water in such maner drunck helpeth the straitnesse of the breast the hardnesse of fetching breath the vlcers and consumption of lunges It comforteth the lyuer and causeth a good coulour The water druncke recouereth griefes of the stomack the stoppings of the lyuer and mylt and grieuous paynes of the loynes and bladder The water drunk amendeth the stopping of the bowels stomack and bellie The water clenseth the reynes and bladder and washeth the stones in them The water profiteth against inwarde pushes of the bodie it helpeth the pyssing of bloud and grypings of the bellie It is a precious water for grieuous paynes and strypes of the heade by often annoynting and applying lynnen clothes wette in it to the heade It also helpeth long sickenesses whose cause is not knowne The water preuayleth against all manner of dymnesse of the eyes and vlcers in them comforteth a weake sight â–ª and procureth a clearenesse to it by â—ropping and annoynting it diuers tymes in the eyes The water helpeth sores or scabbes arysing amongst the heares of the heade or other places of the bodie and griefes of the stomacke lyuer and mylte by annoynting and applying lynnen clothes wette in the same The water profiteth against the exulceration of womens places if they be washed morning and euening with the same and that a lynnen clothe wette in it be often applyed The water of Fluelling The Lxxviij Chapter THe herbe with the whole substance shredde small and infused for a day and a night in good Sacke or white wyne dystill by Balneo Mariae about the beginning of Iune which after rectified will indure for tenne yeares This water druncke in the morning fasting to the quantitie of two ounces or lesse at a time or that a Spunge wette in the water myxed with other sauours be borne in an Orenge pyll to smell oftentymes to it preserueth the person from the plague The handes heade forheade and temples annoynted with the same profiteth against any euill and noysome smell The person which is taken with the plague if he letteth a veine before it be opened and taketh an ounce and a halfe of the fine powder of this herbe with thrée ounces of the water myxed with a scruple weyght of Venice triacle and after the drincking be well couered with clothes to sweate the poyson and euill humors be then expelled from the heart and by sweating auoyded so that it is a present and prooued remedie agaynst venimous and pestilent feuers The water druncke twyse a day to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time healeth newe woundes in that the same issueth forth of the woundes by sweating lyke to an Oyle The woundes are also to be washed wyth this water morning and euening applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it for this on such wyse cureth wounds and euill vlcers in a marueylous manner An ounce of Vitrioll or rather of the stone Chalcites brought to powder dissolued in a pynte of thys water healeth all putrified vlcers the Ringworme spottes of sundrie colours or any euill scabbe whelkes and fowlenesse of the skinne procéeding of corrupt humors The elder that thys water shall be so much the worthyer in diuers causes The water annoynted or applyed with lynnen clothes on the sting of Spyders or byte of venimous beasts healeth and putteth away the swelling The water druncke and gargelled morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time putteth awaye incontinent the swelling of the throte If halfe a pounde of Allum be dissolued in a pynte of this water and heated dryueth awaye Mothes out of clothe by wetting and washing it with the same The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of an ounce and a halfe or twoo ounces for certaine dayes togither putteth away gyddynesse of the heade helpeth memorie clenseth tough and clammie humours wasteth and purifieth corrupt bloude the matrice and bladder purgeth expelleth poysons the stone of the kidneyes and all inwarde poysons of the bodie The water deliuereth the wandring heate and openeth the passages of the bodie This also druncke euery morning fasting for sixe wéekes togither to the quantitie of thrée or fower ounces at a time maketh a man leane of bodie strengtheneth the lyuer and consumeth superfluous euill humors The water druncke in the morning fasting anâ— labouring it especially on the heade doth greatly profite to the comforting of memorie and to the strengthening of the heade and brayne it also causeth a readynesse of speache and purifyeth the bloude The water druncke to the quantitie of twoo ounces or twoo ounces and a halfe with a dram weight of the fine pouder of the leaues of Fluelling â–ª and a dram of the myddle rynde in powder of Amara dulcis that is bytter swéete myxte and druncke fasting for certaine dayes togither deliuereth the clammynesse of the lunges purgeth the breast by spittings forth helpeth the Cough difficulties of fetching breath corruption of the lungs for which cause the shepeheards in our time vse to giue the herbe with salt to shéepe vexed with the cough The water taken morning and euening doth especially helpe the lunges and liuer if they inwardlye putrifie and doe ascende vnto the throte yea though they shall putrified vnto the gretnesse of a hasill nutte yet will they againe be restored to helth by this The water druncke with a dramme of the powder of the herbe deliuereth the shedding of the gall gâ—ntly procureth vrine and causeth very fatte and barren women leane and fruitefull The water druncke to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time procureth sweate according to necessitie The water of the Birche tree The Lxxix Chapter THe leaues newly sprunge out â–ª shredde and beaten dystill by Balneo Mariae about the middes oâ— May. This water drunck morning and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time â–ª swéetened with Sugar deliuereth the griefe of the stone in the loynes The water profiteth vnto the cooling of hote vlcers especially those which shall happen on mans priuities if it be applied with lynnen clothes The water dyâ—tilled out of the tappe of the trée after this manner purchased as that 〈…〉 a hole bored in the bodie of the trée néere to the roote and vnder the same a glasse set to gather the lycour dystilling forth which after dystilled by Balneo Mariae profiteth vnto all wounds washed with the same yea healeth and dryeth vp open vlcers if it be often applyed with lynnen clothes The water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo
the droppes forth redde and burnt in the Limbeck yea sowre and in sauour or smell lyke to the oyle of the Iuniper woode in a maner and of it fast cleauing to the sides and bottome of the Cucurbite The remnant in the Cucurbite was the honie of a blackish redde colour burnt somwhat sowre and colouring yelowe Maister Gesnerus dystilled the oldest Hydromell in ashes and left in the Cucurbite a substaunce tending or declyning vnto a blackenesse and swéete in taste yet sowre or lothsome in smell The first water which dystilled forth was odoriferous had the hote and quicke taste of Aqua vitae yet the same conceyued nor tooke no flame The seconde water which came forth séemed wateryer with a certaine sowrenesse so that a small quantitie of water he dystilled of the same A water gotten of the hinder legges of frogges by the sublymed vapour helpeth consumptions and wasting of the lunges yea most effectuous for the drie distemperance of the liuer being taken fasting and twyse a daye warme for this prooued Alexander Benedictus most excellent and ministred of it to his great prayse The water dystilled out of the sperme of frogs in the moneth of May and applyed on the gowte doth marueylously asswage or mittigate the payne and taketh the payne away vtterly within a short time Of the compounde waters especially of leaues flowers rootes seedes fruite herbes and trees lycours gummes and woode A water for the eyesight The Lxxxvi Chapter Another water for the eyes borowed out of a written booke of secrets Take of Turpentine of Tormentill I rather suppose of Fennel of Rue or Endyue or Betonie Celondine of Eyebright of redde Rose leaues of Syler of the mountaine and of Mayden heare of eche one handfull let all these be stéeped in whyte wyne for one day and a night after put the wyne and the whole substaunce into a glasse bodie which dystill according to Arte for this is a marueylous water for the eyes Another water borowed out of the same booke excellent for the eyes Take of Eyebright orenegliae Celondine the fiue leaued grasse the Veruaine and Rosemarie flowers of eche one handfull all these myxe togither in the forme of a sawce by pouring the best redde wyne vpon which after the infusion for a time and put vp into a glasse bodie being luted after Arte let so stand before the dystilling for foure or fiue dayes which thus prepared and the receyuer fastened to the nose of the heade dystill with a soft fire to this water after adde these following as the Rewe séedes the Fennell séedes Sugar Candie Tutia prepared and brought to pouder and Aloes hepaticke of eche thrée drammes all these diligently labour and myxe togither with this water in a glasse bodie with a heade and dystilled as before with a soft fire which after kéepe in a glasse close stopped Of this water poure a droppe at a time into the eye of what griefe soeuer the eye shall be molested or payned so that the same griefe be colde for it will ease and heale the griefe wythin a short time A water of maister Peter the Spanyarde which both sharpeneth the sight and cleareth the eyes and putteth awaye spottes and the webbe of the eye take of Persely séedes Fennel séedes Smalledge séedes Siler of the mountaine of Annis séedes of Carowaye séedes of the séedes of eyther Clarée of the rootes of Celondine of Acorus of Betonie of the leaues of Egrimonie of Tormentill Rue Veruaine of eche a like quantitie these togither beaten and grynded put for the first daye in a healthfull chyldes vrine the seconde day in white wyne the thirde day in womans mylke or Asses and in the fourth day let all these togither be distilled according to Art which after kéepe as a Balme in stopping the mouth of the glasse close that it breathe not forth for his propertie is to breathe and séeke out A water of marueylous working cléering a mystie and dimme sight and preseruing the health of the eyes borowed out of Ioannes de Vigo take of the iuice of Fennell of the iuice of Celondine of Rue of Eyebright of eche twoo ounces of Honie ten drammes of Sarcocolla of Antimonie of Tutia and of Aloes of eche halfe an ounce of the galles of Capons Cockes and Hennes of ech twoo ounces of Nutmegs of Saffron of Cloues of eche one ounce of Sugar Candie and of the sirupe of Roses of eche sixe drammes of the lyuer of a healthfull goate twoo ounces and a halfe of the flowers of Rosemarie and Veruayne of eche one handfull and a halfe these altogither beate diligently and very fine and the lyuer cut or shredde very small all these put after into a glasse bodie with a heade dystill twyse ouer according to Arte and droppe of this into the eye for it is marueylous Another water of the same mans vnto that purpose Take of the galles of those fowles which lyue by rapine and of the gall of a Crane of eche twoo drammes of the galles of Partriches Fesants and of Cockes of eche thrée drammes of Honie one ounce of the iuice of Fennell and the iuice of Eyebright of eche one ounce and a halfe of the wyne of the swéete and sowre Pomegranates of eche ten drammes of Aloes hepaticke and of Sarcocolla of eche twoo drammes of Cubebae of the long and round Pepper of eche one scruple of Cynamone one dramme and a halfe of Nutmegs and of Cloues of eche one dramme of Sugar Candie and of the sirupe of Roses of both sixe drammes of Antimonie and of Tutia of eche twoo drammes and a halfe of a Goates lyuer thrée ounces of Rosemarie flowers one handfull all these finely shredde and bette togither and put after into a glasse bodie dystill according to Arte for this water dropped into the eye preserueth the helth and sight of the eie and amendeth both the mystynesse and darckenesse of sight A moste precious water that amendeth the mystynesse the pynne and webbe and all defaults of the eyes It cleareth also the sight by a marueylous maner and clenseth anye manner of spotte of the eyes Take of whyte wyne one ounce and a halfe of the iuice of Fennel purifyed and cléered fiue drammes and a halfe of Camphora one dram of Tutia Alexandrina one ounce of Ginger halfe an ounce of Honie fower ounces all these beaten and grynded togither let stéepe for nyne dayes in a cleane scoured bason set in a cleare ayre where neyther dewe nor the sunne beames may fall vpon which after dystilled by a Fylter kéepe the water in a glasse with a narrowe mouth and droppe of this water both morning and euening one droppe or twoo into the eye this Arnoldus A water of a most noble working in the cataracts of the eyes for it resolueth the matter consisting or being in the wayes of the eyes with a notable comforting of the vertue visiue or séeing borowed out of Ioannes de Vigo Take of a healthfull and freshe Goates lyuer twoo
poundes of Calamus aromaticus and of hony of eche halfe an ounce of the iuice of Rue thrée drammes of the water of Celondine sixe ounces of Fennâ—ll water of Veruaine water and Eyebright water of eche thrée ounces of long Pepper of Nutmegs and of Cloues of eche twoo drammes of Saffron one scruple of Rosemarie flowers grynded somewhat Schiara or Bozomus of eche halfe a handfull of Sarcocolla of Aloes hepaâ—icke af eche thrée drammes of the gâ—lles of those fowles which liue by rapine if they can be got enâ— one ounce or in stede of theâ— let be taken or vsed the galles of the Cockes Capons Hennâ—s and Parâ—riches of eche thrée drammes to all these after the grinding and beating togither adde thrée ounces of white Sugar of Rosed honie sixe drammes these after the diligent labouring and myxing togither dystill in a Cucurbite according to Arte which diligently stoppe and kéepe to your vse for this water comforteth any dymnesse and weakenesse of sight mundifyeth the mystinesse of the eyes and letteth or stayeth the comming of a Cataracte A water to be dropped within the eye restoring the largenesse of the apple of the eye with a certaine comforting of the vertue visiue Take of the iuice of the swéete Fennell one dramme of the bloude of a Culuer one ounce of Tutia and Antimonie of eche twoo drammes of Rosewater and of the water of Myrtels of eche one ounce and a halfe of the powder of the Myrobalanâ—s and Citrines togither halfe a dramme these after the myxing and put into a glasse bodie with a head dystill according to Arte which water after vse as aboue taught this Ioan. de Vigo A water experienced for the recouerie of sight in a maner lost being often dropped into the eyes take of Cellondine Fennell Sage Rosemarie Veruaine and Rue of eche one handfull these dystill in a Lymbecke A water recouering sight in a maner lost and the pynne and webbe Take of the garden Tasill and of Yarrowe of eche one handfull of Celondine of Veruaine of Rue of Fenell of the leaues of Euula Campana of eche one handfull of Caphura halfe an ounce these freshe gathered stampe togither and dystill in a Lymbecke An oyntment or rather medicine for sore eyes recouering the sight in a maner lost and experienced Take of Smalledge of Fennell of Rue of Veruaine of herbe Benedict or Hares foote of Cudwoort or Chasewoort of Egrimonie of Germaunder of Luminella of Pympernell of Strawberie leaues and of Sage of eche of these a lyke quantitie these stéepe togither in a yoong chyldes vrine adding to these seauen graynes or cornes of Pepper and a little whyte honie all which dystill in a Lymbecke this borowed out of Fumanellus A water of Sage Fennell redde Roseleaues Cellondine and Rue of eche a lyke with a little of Veruaine not so much of this herbe as of the others dystill a water which if the same be dropped into the eyes both morning and euening it helpeth the weakenesse of an olde sight this Arnoldus Another water in the beginning of water descending for the swelling of the eye lyddes and teares Take of Assa one ounce of pure whyte honie halfe a pynte of Fennell water and Rue water of eche twelue drammes of Maioram water halfe an ounce dystill in a Lymbecke according to Arte this Fumanellus A water or dystilled lycour vnto the prouoking of sléepe and it is a secrete worker of sléepe Take of Opium thebaicum of Garlicke heades pylled of eche twoo ounces the Garlicke heads bette with a wooden Pestill in a Marble morter adding thereto the Opium grynded these well incorporate togither that it may be lyke to a sawce this dystill in a Retort with a most soft or slowe fire in ashes with this water when néede shall require annoynt the temples the foreheade and pulses of the wrestes and beware you minister not nor vse this but vpon a great necessitie as in the franticke persons as you shall thinke good A water of Fumanellus vnto the prouoking of sléepe Take of the iuices of the blacke and whyte Poppie of eche halfe a pynte of the iuices of the blacke and whyte Henbane of eche twoo ounces of the iuice of Purselane and of Lettuce of eche thrée ounces of the iuice of Faba inuersa halfe a pynte of the Nenuphar thrée ounces of the séedes of eyther Poppie and of the rootes of Faba inuersa of eche twoo ounces of the séedes of Darnell halfe a pounde of the whyte and redde Henbane thrée ounces of Xyloaloes and Nucis Methel of eche one ounce and a halfe of Purselane séedes and Lettuce séedes of eche one dramme of Scariola one dramme and a halfe of Endiue one ounce these all beaten togither put into a glasse bodie for thrée dayes which after dystill of this giue one dramme in eyther wine or water A water of Fumanellus procuring sléepe let the séedes of the Poppie and Lettuce vnto the weyght of a pounde be bruised and stéeped in wyne for twentie houres adding to these a little of Opium and after the dystilling giue one dramme of this water at the going to rest or sléepe A water or sléeping lycour marueylous being distilled Take of Diatragacanthum twoo drammes of Sumach halfe a dram of the flowers Bedegnar thrée drammes of the redde Saunders halfe an ounce of Psilium one dramme of the rynde of the Mandrake roote one ounce of Henbane halfe an ounce of the blacke Poppie twoo ounces and a halfe of the whyte Poppie halfe an ounce of the redde Poppie so much of Opium twoo drammes of the Basill séedes one dramme and a halfe of the rootes of Alkakengi twoo drammes of Camphora one dramme of Dragons bloude one ounce of the séedes of the Hemlocke twoo drammes of the Adamant stone halfe a pound of the Purselane séedes twoo ounces of Lettuce séeds twoo ounces of Endyue séedes thrée ounces of the wyne of Pomegranates halfe a wyne pynte of Plantaine seedes twoo ounces of the wyne of Barberies halfe a pynte of the garden Solanum one pounde weyght of all these dystill a water which is marueylous in that the same procureth a most strong and sounde sléepe if at the lying downe in bedde halfe an ounce weyght be ministred in a draught of good wyne A water procuring sléepe borowed out of Fumanellus Take of blacke Pepper of the whyte Henbane of the ryndes of the Mandrake roote of the séedes of Lettuce of Darnell of the white and blacke Poppie of eche a lyke quantitie and to these one dramme of the iuice of Lettuce which after the stamping let so lye in the glasse bodie for a day and a night and being dystilled minister of this as aboue taught Another water Take of the iuice of the whyte Henbane of the iuice of the leaues of the whyte and blacke Poppie of the iuice of the leaues of Mandrake or the iuice of the Apples of the iuice of Iuie and of the iuice of the Hemlocke of eche halfe a pynte of the
in a maner vnsauerie but in sauour and smell excellent and a droppe rubbed on the ende of the nose séemeth to be as a procurer of sléepe in a maner out of Georg. Sighart Take Assa dulcis and of Styrax calaminta of eche one ounce of Lignum aloes halfe an ounce of Cloues of the cytrine Saunders and of the ryndes of the Cytrone of eche thrée drammes these beaten and laboured diligently togither infuse in Rosewater vnto the quantitie of .xxiiij. ounces for eyght dayes which after dystill in Balneo Mariae the same dystilled kéepe close stopped in a narrowe mouth glasie in which hang of Muske and Amber grece of eche halfe a dramme tyed vp in a fine lynnen cloth of this vse to procure a swéete smell where euer you walke A most prooued water for the falling sickenesse Take of the rootes of the flower de Luce or Ireos of Smalledge of Fennell of Perselie of Sperage of Butchers broome rootes and of Hops of eche twoo handfull of Mayden heare of Harts tongue and the flowers of Tamariscus of eche one handfull of Fennell séedes Annise séedes and Carroway séedes of eche thrée drams all these well beaten togither dystill in a glasse bodie after Arte of this water minister or vse euery morning vnto the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time For the falling sickenesse let the pacient drincke a certaine dystilled water of the flowers of the Lynde trée of the lesser Nettle and Cherie trée leaues or flowers A certaine woman molested with the falling sickenesse by drincking sundrie tymes this water recouered health A water effectuous for the cléering of the voyce and helpeth the harde fetching oâ— breath the Cough and Leprie Take of Lycoris scraped and the iuice of it of ech thrée ounces of Spikenarde one ounce of Diatragacanthum of the Melon séedes of the Cytrone séedes of the Gourde séedes of the roote of Euula campana of Hysope of Tyme of the flower of Tyme of Polipodie of the rounde Aristolochia of Gentian of Ireos of Saffron of Sauerie of Organie of Penny royall and of Catmynt of eche halfe an ounce all these beaten togither and dystilled orderlye vse A pectorall water or water for the breast of great strength and vertue that especially auayleth in the weakenesse of the stomacke through clammie and rotten humors in that this softeneth and helpeth digestion and openeth withall and is also cordiall Take of Figges of Reysins of the Pynaple kirnels and Almondes of eche foure ounces of Coliander and Annis séedes of eche twoo ounces of common Honie one pounde these myxed togither poure into twenty pintes of common water letting the whole boyle togither vnto the consumption of sixe pynts and that xiiij remayne after strayne the lycour through a lynnen clothe and then haue you the water to this adde of our Quintessence fower ounces and kéepe to your vse in a glasse and this is the pectorall water excéeding by his worthynesse the vertues of all other pectorall waters hitherto inuented of anye this out of the secrete conclusions of Leonar Fiorauantus A dystilled water helping the Dropsie of which let the pacient take fasting euery morning vnto the quantitie of fower ounces at a time and if he will with wyne Take of the rootes of Ireos or flower de Luce of Fennell of Perselie of Smalledge of Sperage of Butchers broome rootes and of Hoppes of eche twoo handfull of Annis séedes Fennell sédes of Cummin of Perselye séedes of Sperage rootes and Butchâ—rs broome rootes and of Hoppes of eche halfe an ounce of Mayden heare Hartes tongue and flowers of the Tamariske of eche one handfull of Ginger of Galingale of Cynamone and of Mace of eche thrée drammes all these diligently beaten and myxed togither dystill in a glasse bodie according to Arte this water hath the Authour often experienced A water perfitely healing the Dropsie by washing and rubbing the bellie twyse a daye therewith and applying a playster both on the Pulses and Arters made of Bay beries so that the bodie be purged before The water is made on this wyse take of Cinamone of Cloues of the thrée Peppers of Xyloaloes of Spikenarde of Opobalsamum of Galingale of Calamus aromaticus of Cubebae of Saffron of eche brought to powder one ounce of Turpentine fower ounces dystill according to Arte the first which commeth forth throwe away and the seconde lycour that dystilleth forth kéepe to your vse for the applying of this aboue taught both deliuer and clense all the partes and veynes from filling any more Of a water dystilled by a Lymbecke of the matters herevnder described and druncke for a yeare vnto the quantitie of a spoonefull both morning and euening â–ª ech day with fower spooâ—â—fuls of wyne and the powder described in the seconde place strawed vpon the meates doth dissolue any stone yea hardened being eyther in the kidneyes or bladder It also ceaseth the paine of the bowels and cureth the diseases of a colde cause The preparing of it is on this wyse Take of Fennell rootes of Persely rootes Butchers broome rootes and Radishe rootes of eche one dramme and a halfe all these diligently stamped and stieped in the mightiest wyne dystill according to Arte to which dystilled lycour adde then of the powder of Cynamone halfe an ounce of Galingale of Amber of Ginger and of Catmynt of eche one dramme and twoo scruples of Macropiperis one dramme of Cloues twoo drammes and a halfe of Cummin one dramme of Ameos and of Louage of eche twoo drammes of Spikenarde of Cassia lignea and of Masticke of eche twoo drammes and a halfe which agayne dystilled adde therevnto of Cynamone of Cloues of Spikenarde of Ginger of long â–ª Pepper of Xyloaloes of Mace of Galingale of Zedoaria and Lycoris of eche seauen drammes and ten graynes weyght these togither myxed in the forme of a sawce dystill ouer agayne in a cucurbite which vse as aboue taught this borowed out of Fumanellus A water breaking the stone in the bladder and kidneys Take of the iuice of Saxifrage twoo pyntes of Grummell and of the iuice of Perselie of eche one pynte of the best vinegar of a pleasant wine eyght ounces these altogither dystilled let the lycâ—ur be kept in a glasse with a narrowe mouth of which minister in the morning one ounce at a time the like quantitie at noone and at euening before the going to bedde for this is a prooued water as writeth Fumanellus A marueylous and rare water causing the pacient to pysse forth sande and clensing the kidneyes of the same borowed out of Leonar Fiorauantus The which sande in man procureth a much and great heate and drythe of the kidneyes and such doe pysse wâ—th an extreme diffâ—cultie and burning in the comming forth of the vrine in so much that such cannot abyde many garments on but rather desire to go thinly and coldly speciaâ—ly on their backe And for that cause any minding to cure suâ—h a griâ—fe and disease ought to minister and vse those matters
wâ—ich both coole moysten and take away or abate heate like as this remedie following doth both with great facilitie and in a short time The making of which is on this wyse Take of the séedes of the lesser Lemmons and of Orenges of eche one pounde of Saxifrage sixe poundes of Balme of Harts tongue of the herbe Vitriolum growing on olde walles of Sperage of sea Holy of Ysope of the rootes of Fennell and of Perselie of ech vj. ounces of the iuice of small Lemmons so much as shall suffice to labor and incorporate the whole substance togither in the forme of a liquide paste or very soft ointment let this substance be distilled in a Tin Lymbecke which is diligently closed in the edges rounde about vntill all the substance of moysture be drawen which after kéepe in a glasse close stopped But this learne that when you mynde to minister and vse of this water that the bodie before be throughly purged of the crude and clammy humors and like the stomack purged both of fleume and choller which thus prepared let the pacient take of this water warme both morning and euening vnto the quantity of sixe ounces at a time and in the meane time to vse a dyet in abstayning or refrayning from colde and moyste meates and to eate the drie And this in such a case and disease is a most prooued remedie often experienced of the Author A water breaking the stone of the bladder which a Cardinall vsed sundrie tymes Take of Philipendula sixe poundes of the rootes of Acorus thrée poundes of Saxifrage with the rootes as much as the whole these diligently stampe togither and dystill according to Arte of this water vse vnto the quantitie of an ounce at a time A water of a marueylous propertie against the stone of the kidneyes Take of the redde Cicers of the gréene ryndes of Beanes of eche thrée poundes of Madder of the Cherie trée leaues of Egrimonie of Centarach of Mother wort of Date stones of the iawes of a Pyke of eche one ounce of soure Orenges fiue in number of soure Lemmons foure in number of Honie cleane skymmed and of Sugar of eche one pounde and a halfe of the water of Wormewoode twoo pyntes of rosed Honie fower ounces of chosen Cynamone halfe an ounce of Galingale one ounce of chosen Xyloaloes twoo drammes of Pennyroyall one ounce of Maioram one ounce and a halfe these beaten and laboured togither dystill according to Arte of which giue thrée ounces at a time fasting A marueylous and prooued water breaking the stone whether the same shall be in the kidneyes or in the bladder out of Arnoldus de villa noua Take of the Sperage rootes of Acorus of Saxifrage of Virga aurea of Mirasolis the whole with his rootes of eche twoo poundes of the squilliticke vinegar fower pyntes of the iuice of Lemmons twoo pyntes of burnt glasse and of the herbe Poâ—ey of the mountaine of eche one pounde all these a little beaten and grinded togither distill after Arte in a Cucurbite and that which shall be dystilled reserue in a glasse of this giue twoo drammes with the wyne of the decoction of Leuisticus for it marueylously auayleth A dystilled water for the hearing Take of Betonie one rawe Onyon rounde and whyte of Rosemarie of bitter Almondes of a whyte grosse Eele all these chopped togither dystill in a Limbecke and the lycour which commeth forth kéepe in a glasse of this droppe warme into the eare or eares An odoriferous Damascene water or water of vertue in the tyme of the Plague Take of Rose water fower pyntes of Beniamin that is of Assa dulcis of Styrax calaminta and of Cloues of eche one ounce of both the Saunders of eyther thrée drams of the ryndes of the Cytrone of Cyperus Romanus and of Cynamone of eche halfe an ounce of Camphora thrée ounces of Lignum Aloe sixe drammes these chopped and stamped togither put into a glasse bodie couered close with a Parchment letting it so stande to infuse for thrée dayes which the fourth daye dystill according to Arte by a Lymbecke in Balneo Mariae after adde to the water of Cyuet twentie graynes of Muske twenty graines these throughly laboured togither set in the sunne for xv dayes and then will it be a water very odoriferous A water or rather a lycour precious agaynst pestilent Agues and this sundrie tymes prooued Take of Alâ—es twoo drammes and a halfe of the dystilled Myrrhe which otherwyse is named Stacte twoo drammes of Saffron one dramme of Nutmegs of Cloues of Cardamomum of the graines of Paradise of Cubebae of Cynamone of Mace of Ginger of Xyloaloes of Caphura of the séedes of the Pome cytron that be soure of the Pionie séedes of Xylobalsamum of eche one dramme of Rosemarie flowers of Buglosse of Borage of Marigolds of Spike of eche one dram of Staechas one ounce of the Dittanie rootes of Tormentill of Zedoaria of the whyte Behen and redde Behen of Euula campana of Acorus of Englyshe Galingale called otherwise Cyperus of Carlina of Reubarbe of the leaues of Hares Lettuce or iagged of eche one dramme of the ryndes of the Pome cytrone so much of olde Triacle of the electuarie of the precious 〈◊〉 of eche an ounce of Muske thrée graynes of the bones of the Harts heart twoo drammes of the iuice of Pomewaters or swéete apples of Honie of the Myrobalanes Chebulae of eche halfe an ounce of Sugar vnto the weyght of the whole which altogither beaten and infused in a glasse bodie for twoo dayes dystill with a soft fire that which first commeth forth let be kept to vse of this minister euery day one great spoonefull for this is one of the best and oftenest prooued of the true medicines in the Pestilence the next which commeth forth chaungeth vnto a whytenesse or begynneth to be troubled which cast away Fumanellus A compounde water which is made of spyces deliuering the Pestilence Poure the water on the spyces delyuering and dystill in the same maner like as the oyle of Cloues or of Annise séedes or of other drie herbes be dystilled In this distillation put a pound of pure whyte Sugar which cleane clarified put in then twoo ounces of the spyces which frame into tables A compounde Damascen water and oyle Damascene Take of Malmesie thrée pyntes of Rosewater and of Lauander of eche halfe a pynte of Cynamone and of Cloues of eche halfe an ounce of Rosemarie flowers and of Maiorame of eche foure handfull of the Cloue rootes of the ryndes of Orenges of Cupressus Costmarie and of the Balme woode of eche halfe a handfull of the Baye leaues and of the Nutmeg of eche one handefull of Ladanum of Nigella Roma of Styrax calaminta of eche one ounce of the pouder of Ireos twoo ounces of Calamus aromaticus of long Pepper of ech one ounce and a half of Camphora twoo drammes of Amber and Muske of eche one scruple these stampe and diligently labour togither which
prepare orderlye Another strong water take of strong water of common salt and a lyttle of Salt Ammoniacum these dystill togyther or if the strong water shall be distylled before and the others after distylled with it this then is named the regall water or water of a kyng which seperateth Golde But the common Aqua fortis or strong water doth only seperate Syluer so that it doth both leaue the Gold and maketh it apparaunt A causticke water in the Fistula without payne â—nd auayleth also against kernelles swellinges and knobbes yea it taketh awaye all maner of excessiue or superfluous increasing of the fleshe in mans bodie without payne The making of which is on this wyse take of the best oyle of Tyle stands of chosen Masticke of gumme Arabicke and of Turpentyne of eache thrée ounces such as are to be beaten beate dilygentlye the whole then myxe togyther which distyll by a Lymbecke this after myxe and incorporate with halfe a pound of the ashes of the trée Cerrus which distyl agayne by a Lymbecke and that distylled or come forth kéepe in a Glasse well stopped A marueylous water in the Fistula with which golden letters may be written in yron take a Rammes horne cleane rasped and cleansed without which cutte into small or fyne pieces puttyng it after into a Lymbecked of glasse to be subtylly distylled this water then come forth worketh so on hote yron that it gyldeth it and marueylously auayleth in Fistulaeâ— This Bertapalia A water corroding and eating away in the stéede of a cauterice in so much that it eateth into yron take of â—alt water two ounces of Romaine Vitryoll one pounde of Vermylion or * of the redde sanguinarie stone fowre ounces grynde each a part which after the myxing togyther dystyll by a Lymbecke the water kéepe in a Glasse this Bertapalia A ruptory which serueth to part and cutte away any swellyng or mattery impostume without yron take of Romaine Vitryoll rubysâ—ed or made redde sixe ounces or Salt and nyter of each two ounces of gaules of salt AmmoniacuÌ„ of ech eyght ounces of Vitryol not rubifyed two ounces all these after the powthering and distylled in a Lymbecke keep warely in a glasse The vse of this lycour is that if an Olyue twygge or other piece of wood edged lyke to a knyfe be dypped and well wette in this water that the same cutteth awaye the swelling and wartes maye in lyke maner bée taken away with it This borrowed out of Fumanellus A water agaynst long continuing vlcers yea howe peryllous or wycked so euer they bée and the Fistula a medycine learned of a certayne religious person of which in another place we haue mencioned taught to mée many yeares agoe and by sundry practises tryed the same that it cleanseth all rottennesse and bringeth to healing yea and healeth them in a short tyme which is prepared and made after this maner take of Chalcitis or of the Romain Vitryoll one pounde of Salt nyter so much of water so much as shal suffice these boyle togither with a lyttle of quicksiluer Take of this water cleared two pyntes of quicksiluer one pounde the whole myxed together distyll in a Lymbecke and the distyllacion ended breake then the Glasse body and the substaunce within it which he as Feces or grounâ—e grinde fynely on a marble stone which distyll togyther agayne with the abouesayd water thrée or fowre tymes ouer For the vlcers being olde doth the powder remayning heale by applying vpon them withall the water This Fumanellus â–ª Another water taking away and healing Fistulaes knobbes or kâ—ottes Take of the oyle of Tyle stones fyue pyntes of vnquenched Lyme â—ew made thrée ounces of pure Arsenicke two ounces of Euphorbium one ounce all these distyll in a Lymbecke according to arte This Fumaâ—ellus Another mightyer water inputting away Fistulaes knobbes and wartes Take of the oyle of Tyle stones halfe a pynt of vnslaked Lyme fowre ounces of pure Ammoniacum so much of Euphorbium halfe an ounce all these myxed with the oyle distyll after arte in a Lymbecke and the distylled lycour â–ª kéepe to your vse This Fumanellus An Oyle for the cleansing of the Morphew take of whyte Tartare and of Salt nyter of eache a lyke these grynde finely on a smothe stone after make a hole in the myddle of the powder in which laye a burning coale and the oyle which runneth from the stone dilygently kéepe with the same annoynt the Morphew places and they shall speedily be cleansed and healed A strong water take of OrpymeÌ„te of Floris aeris of ech two ounces of Romaine vitryoll one pound and a halfe of Salt nyter two poundes of Alome thrée poundes all these dyligently brought to powder distyll according to art A strong water maruaylous in the curing of an old Fistula and that déepe entered within the bone borrowed out of a most auncient wrytten booke Take of Salt Ammoniaci of vitrioll of the redde and cytrine Orpymente of gréene copperase of each two drams eyther more or lesse according to the discrecion of the workeman all these brought to powder distyll in a glasse bodye well luted making a gentle fyre at the fyrst and increasing it so long vntyll the glasse body become redde that distylled keepe in a glasse closse stopped in that otherwyse it would breath out and consume away This water is of such a force and vertue that it pearceth the bones and for that cause one small droppe let fall in the hollow of the Fistula doth forthwith canterizate the same euen lyke to fyre After let the burning be taken or gotten away with the whyte of an egge or freshe butter and a warie application then vsed for the increasing of fleshe Another strong water take of Salt peter and of the Romaine Vitryoll of eache two poundes of Alome calcyned halfe a pound all these brought to powder distyll in a Cucurbite but I rather thinke a Retorte the better This water whytneth the téeth that be blacke if so be you applye a droppe of it on the téeth with a Goose feather and washe them after with spring or Conduite water A kynde of strong water auayling against wormes wartes and knobbes or lytle swellinges take of Salt Ammoniacum of Romayne vitryoll and of each two ounces of Sugar Alome and of vnslaked Lyme of eache halfe an ounce all these dilygentlye myxed distyll after arte Another water maruaylous in the Fistulaes and in the dyssoluing of pearles and the Gold in leaues Take of Salt Ammoniacum halfe a pounde of Salt niter three ounces of Tartare two ounces of coÌ„mon salt halfe an ounce all these finely brought to powder and distylled by a Lymbecke keepe in a glasse close stopped A water which dyeth or coloureth Horses Dogges cloathes and Feathers of a greene colour take of Salt nyter one pound and of Smerilij halfe a pounde these fynelie brought to powder distyll by a Lymbecke the water kéepe in a glasse closse stopped For the taking away of a Canker a secrete of Master Frances
take the distyllacion by a Lymbecke of the quicksyluer of the syluer sublymed of Romaine vitryoll of each a lyke this orderlye vse A strong water helping a knob called Morum Bertapalia in the sixtene Chapter of impostumes take of Romaine vitryoll of roche Alome of salt AmmoniacuÌ„ of Salt gemme of each fowre thrée two and one these are the wayghtes according to order which dilygently brought to powder distyll in a glasse body fensed with the lute of wisedome and Ore doong and strawe myxed This water is maruaylous for by touching the rounde knobbe Morum with it both shortlye destroy it yea any other knobbe of fleshe growen on the skinne and this is named the strong water with which the Golosmythes doe seperate the syluer from the Gold. A strong water auayling in Fistulaes and is besydes of great vertue and power in vlcers Take of Salt nyter of Romaine vitryoll of roche Alome of eache one pounde eache fynely grinded alone and incorporated togyther put into a Lymbecke making at the fyrst a soft fyre the fyrst water that comes kéepe by it selfe dystylling forewarde with the increasing of heate vntyll the glasse bodye wareth redde then take awaye that second water and receaue the other by it selfe for the fyrst water is nothing woorth and increase then the fyre myghtyer vntyll the Glasse bodye and headde become redder forsing then the Ashes which are in the vessell to ascende vnto the necke of the Glasse and increase your heate of fyre stronger and stronger vntyll the headde be redde and that the redde fume ascending shall ceasse which shall well or euidentlye appeare in the Glasse the same thus come seale dilygentlye with waxe and kéepe the abouesayde water The Furnace through colde and the bodye opened you shall fynde in the bottome of it a redde masse or lumpe which kéepe The sayde water is stronger then the water of the worlde and hath maruaylous workinges in it For this water dyssolueth corrodeth the fleshe and reduceth or chaungeth all thinges of the worlde into a powder and water as the stones and mettalles If this bée heated it then gyueth vp a verye redde and myghtie fume This water if it toucheth by it selfe eyther the fleshe or a garment it dyeth or coloureth the same yellowe to Saffron which spotte wyll neuer bée gotten out for the colour or stayne on the fleshe contynueth many dayes and if you washe the stayne with Lye it becommeth verye redde of colour Further if you shall put a lyttle piece of good Luna that is of syluer into this water it dyeth then the same of a blacke colour which after cannot be gotten out or clensed away And if you shal put a lytle of Mercurie which is quicksyluer into it â–ª that it bée molten it is then caused mightyer then the fyre For if it then toucheth the fleshe it doth cauterizate or burne euen lykâ— to an yron fyre hote and is not fealt and is ryght notable for canterises or to make cauterizations it also mortifyeth all Fistulaes Cankers Carbuneles wicked and venemous humours If yron also bée put into the sayde water it forthwith heateth boyleth without fyre â–ª and if you put into it yron it causeth a redde water by the intermedling dissoluing of the yron And if you shall drawe or distyll the water by a bodye of glasse fensed the yron then wyll remayne in the bottome of the vessel and wyll be a verye redde powder which properlie is named Marses Saffron If also in the above sayd water you shall put Venus that is to say Copper it lyke boyleth and of the same is made a greene water And if you wyll draw that water forth by a Lymbecke then wyll a most blacke powder of Venus remaine in the bottome of the vessell which properlye is named Venus Lyme Note that if you shall put Saturne that is Leade in the sayde water it causeth the water cleare if you shall draw that water forth by Limbeck there wyl remaine a whyte Salt in the bottome that bytter Also if you shall put Iupiter that is tynne into it it wyll then cause of it a paste lyke to butter and if you shall drye the same as aboue taught the powder then wyll be whyte in the bottome And if you shall put Mercurie that is quicksyluer into it it maketh then a cleare water of the same and if you shall let the water of Mercurie to settle it wyll then fall to the bottome lyke to yse and if you wyl drye the same then remayneth a whyte salt in the bottome and strong as the styffest waxe And if you wyll recouer your Syluer when it is in the water put then in the same water crude Mercurie and the good Syluer wyll incontinent enter within the Mercurie after emptye the water and take the myxion which put into a Goates skynne wryng the substaunce verye harde and the Mercurie or quicksyluer wyll then issue forth the substaunce which shal remayne in the skinne put into a Crucible to be molten and you shall then finde the good syluer Also if you shall put Golde in the same water it causeth the water yelowe of it and if you shall drye the same then is a golden salt caused bytter as the earth that auayleth in the drying of Fistulaes If also you shall dyssolue one part of good Luna or syluer in the sayde water and so muche of Mercurie or quicksyluer and so much of the whyte sublymed Syluer and a fowrth part of one of these of Tutia Alexandrina and shall drawe this water by a Lymbecke all these then shall remayne in the bottome of the glasse vnto the fourme of a stone of which stone put one part vpon fowre parts of Copper molten and it shall soone after become so whyte as the syluer 〈…〉 if you â—hall ioâ—ne good Syluer then maye fayre ornamentes be made of the same Also if you 〈…〉 cause lâ—ttle vesselleâ— or small rynges or any othâ—r thinges be made of halfe Golde and halfe Syluer and that after you shall take the redde substaunce which remayned in the 〈…〉 the vessell of the 〈…〉 and wyll bring it into fine powder you shall then doe or worked 〈…〉 â—nother water pâ—euayling 〈…〉 and the taking aâ—â—ye of thicke skyâ—nes and harde fleshe gathered take of Cuperosa that is Romayne vitryoll of Salt nyter of 〈…〉 made of each a lyke quanâ—â—tie these after tâ—e dilyâ—â—nt 〈…〉 â—ndâ—nyring tâ—gither distyl â—y a Lymbeck according to arte The fyrst water yssuing or comming forth iâ— whyte thâ—t 〈…〉 pymples aâ—d 〈◊〉 but 〈◊〉 cleansing thicke and harde â—nottie fleshe the other water is redde which cleâ—nseth both knobbes and wartes and healeth all those which I have aboue vttered Or thus take of vnslâ—â—ed Lyme newe made thrâ—e ounces of 〈…〉 Euphorbiâ—m 〈◊〉 ounce 〈◊〉 these beaten a parte myxe dyligently with hâ—th halfe a poâ—nâ—e of oyle of Tyle stones which after distyll according to arte that distylled and come kéepe in a glasse both for thicke gatheringes and
knobbes of fleshe Another water take of Salt nyter thrée ounces of Romayne vitryoll one pounde of Vermylion fowre ounces all these grynded togyther distyll artlye by a Lymbecke and the water come kéepe for the gylding of Marse that is to say yron Another water take of Salt nyter of Romayne vitryoll of Salt Ammoniacum of Viridis aeris of Orpimente of newe vnslaked Lyme of Alome of salt Alkali all these after the dilygent labouring aâ—d myâ—ing togyther distyll artlye in which stiepe Marse or let the same lye infused in it for a tyine and it wyll corrode and eate in marueylouslye A water dyssoluing the Sonne or Golde take of Salt peter of Vitryoll of Gypsum of Alumiuâ— iameni of each twelue ounces of Vermylion two oâ—nces of the water of Salt thrée ounces these after the â—eating distyll in a Lymbecke and the first water come wyll be swéetâ— â–ª the seconde and lâ—â—t that coâ—â—eth iâ— redde â–ª and good To seperate golde from any mettall take of oyle of Tartare two partes of Brymstonâ— one parte after the distylling annoinâ— the metall or yron which made redde hote quenche them in cold water and the Gold wyll after fall of in the â—ourme of Sande to the bottome of the vessell A strong water seperating the Sunne that is to saye Golde from the Moone that is to say syluer take of salt one part of vitryoll one part of Salt nyter halfe a part of Viridis Graeci the fowrth part of one part the whole stiepe with the strongest vineger to the fourme of paste and dryed then sublyme the water Another working bâ—tter which seperateth the Mâ—â—ne that 〈◊〉 syluer vnto one part and the Sunne that is Gold vnto another after the maner of a masse or lumpe take of Tyles one dramme wayght of common salt burnt halfe a dram of Aeris vsti of Viridis aeris of each halfe a dram all these brought to powder and myxed togither put after the matter which you wyll seperate into this pouder being then in a glased earthen panne which câ—uer with another panne when the masse is dyssolued the one then wyll be seperated from the other A water and oyle of salt Ammoniaci take of sixe or ten harde Egges sodden which opened in the heads and the yolkes taken forth fyll those emptie places of the Egges with the salt Ammoniaci in fine powder after let thâ—se be set into a vessell fylled with sande that is moystned or wette with water and the next morrowe you shall finde a water within the shell which powre forth the next morrowe after empty againe the water in lyke maner and so often doe vntyll the whole be resolved But if you mind to draw and haue an oyle of the same then seperate the water by a Lymbecke and the oyle wyll remayne which keepe in a glasse The speciall vse of it is and serveth vnto the fyxing and vnto many other Alchymicall workes Marcell A water mollyfying or softning all mettalies Glasse Stéele and Yron and the Amber stone take of salt Ammoniaci of the Salt nyter with Tartare of each a like quantity which boyle in same lycour with a small â—yâ—e and the same softneth any mettall powred into it Salt nyter and Tartare equallye or of a lyke quantitye taken doe soften metalles after the opynion of some prâ—aysioners A strong water take of Salt nyter of Salt Armoniacke of eache a lyke quantytie â— makâ— of these a water for the Sunne that is Golde And if you wyll seperate Golde and Syluer in the water take of Salt nyter one pounde of burnt Alome two poundeâ— these distyll by a Lymbeck into the water put so thinne plates heaten as a leafe â–ª standing or set on the fyre whiâ—h then wyll boyle and when the sauiâ— seacâ—th boyling take it frâ—m the fyre and the water câ—oled shake well togyther and it wyll be troubled powre then the water lyghtlie or subtyllye forth into another Glasse and you shall see blacke Golde to settle or rest in the bottome then take a lyttle Spryng or Câ—nduite water powring that vppon the Sunâ—â— or Goldâ— and washe it dyligentlye and the water after â—â—wre as vnto the first water the Sunne or Golde then put into a Cruâ—ible which through dryed on the coales adde after to it of Salt nyter a lyttle quantitye melting the Sunne with it and then cast it into fourme And when you wyll haue the Moone take the water powred forth and distyll the â—ame by a Lynmbecke and the Moone shall abyde in the glasse which then powre or put forth as is aboue taught of the Golde the Moone then washed with the first water maye be powred vpon the Feces that if more of the Moone in blacke powder happen that the same also be then dyssolued and powre it after forth agayne on which powre Spryng or Conduyte water washing it as aboue taught The Moâ—nâ— in the rude dryed put into a Crucible filled â–ª with halfe so much of Nyter as the same is and making a small hole aboue or on the toppe of it blow the fyre and you shall haue the Moone purifyed A water of the Philosophers borrowed out of a written leafe of Paper in the Frenche tongue take of â—iâ—maine vitryoll one â—ounde at Salt nyter halfe a pound of Uermillioâ— three ounces â—â—ese fyuelie beaten to powder and myxed together â—â—â—tyll in a Lymbecke which after must be set in a new earthen potte The same fyll so bighe with syfted ashes as they maye well receyue and ryse somewhat aboue the substance contayned in the Glasse bodye standing in the earthen potte Which so ordered make then in the beginning a cleare and softe fyre and after the first water is â—ome kéepe that a part which is knowne to be then full come when as the necke of the Lymbecke aboue shall appeare yelowe and following or mayntayning the fyre get the seconde water in another Receauer so that each ought to be kept a part The vertues of this water are many with this water are cups helmets Armour swordâ— kniues such like things gylded yea wryâ—â—ing lâ—fters paynting leaues or â—ther ornamentes in ordering it after this maner as that first or before the mater or thing to be gylded be stricken ouer with vernishe and the same after dryed at the fyre on which well dryed write what you wyl with a styffe pricke of a harde wood sharpened for the purpose after wette â—ll â—hat plâ—â—â— â–ª 〈◊〉 or written with the sayde water which let to rest a lyttle space then holding or setting these to a soft fyre anâ— after a whyles to a stronger fyre being then well heated or sufficient hote let them be rubbed ouer with a roughe Lynnen cloath and wyped or clensed from the vernishe And if you wyll whyten or make whyte latten metall let it boyle in this water and iâ— wyll after appeâ—re syluer â—yke If you wyll câ—â—e the waâ—ts the 〈◊〉 the pymples or 〈…〉 deformable in any person or take away the superâ—â—uous â—â—esh
growing in any place or part of the body let the place be fyrst opened with a needle and power in a lytle of the aboue sayde water which inâ—ontinent wyll take the same away But if you would helpe and cure Fistulaes and impostumes then with a tent applye the water to them â–ª for it wyll and doth breake the Fistulaes and eradicateth by taketh them awaye by the rootes within two dateâ— and doth lyke take awaye euyll fleshe growne and restoreth the good And if you would open impostumes wiâ—â—out an yron instrument then take whyte ware making of it a playster with a hole bored with them yâ—â—leÌ„ whiâ—h apply on the grieueâ— plate after poâ—â—e a â—ytlâ— of the water into that hole which 〈◊〉 after openeth the impostumes This water softneth Corralles if you put them into one or both of these waters myxed togyther which after the softning and taking forth you maye worke and frame to what forme you wyll for after a tyme they returne vnto theyr proper nature and hardnesse This water druncke of any beast slayeth or kylleth him The wind to which this water is admyred forthwith is corrupted but when you wyll recouer the wyne then put into it Rosemarye And it hath also other properties not here to be vttered for the lewdnesse sake of the craftye wicked and detestable persons which may abuse this water vnto menniâ— destruction A water named Royall for the syngular properties which it hath vnto many grieâ—â—eâ—punc the making of which is on this wyse take of yellowe Brimstone of roche Alonie and of Salt gemuâ—e of eache two poundes of Borrace and of â—aâ—â—icke of eache two ounces these dilygentlye beaten in a morter and myxeâ— after in a glasse bodie fenced with a head and Receauer â—â—tly◠〈◊〉 dystyll according to sâ—yll making a most â—trong or myghtye fyre toward the ende continuing the same vntyll all the moyâ—ture be drawne and come the water which distylleth and is gathered in the Receauer is whyte troubled which strayne through a fyne cloath the same kéepe in a glasse with a narrowe mouth putting to it fowre graines of Muskâ— dyssolued in halfe an ounce of Rose water and after the setlyng wyll this water be cleare and very swéete The approoued vertues of this water are many as the Aucthour affyrmeth of which some he doth here vtter that he hath many tymes experienced And the fyrst is that this royall water taketh away the payne of any wound if the wound all about be bathed with it The seconde propertye and vertue of this water is that all maner of vlcers fores and griefâ—es that maye happen within the mouth and the gummes much putryfied and to the ache by holding a litle of this water in the mouth by the space of a Crade and spytting it after forth doth marueylouslye and spâ—dily heale any of the aboue sayd The thyrde propertye and vertue of this water is that rubbing the teeth with a â—yne lynnen cloath wette in this water doth make them verye whyte a matter delectable to many men women The fowrth by giuing halfe a scruple of this water by the mouth with broath to the person in the fyt of an Aguâ— doth marueylously delyuer it and that for certaine This borrowed out of the singular practises of the Greeke Fiorauant A precious water for the eyes of Vitryoll take a quantitye of Vitryoll drawing a water of it in a Cucurbite by distyllacion in Sande but this Vitryoll needeth not nor ought to be calcyned Another seruing to the same purpose Take a new layde egge which after the seething harde plucke of the shell and cutte the same into iuste halues in the myddle The yolke taken out put in the place the quantitye of a Pease of whyte Vitryoll in powder and it wyl be turned into a water after let the â–ª whole be wrynged through a linnen cloath into a glasse the water kept for it is singular for the eyes A marueylous water taking away the spottes vndoubtedlyâ— of the eyes and clearyng the syght aboue all it preserueth and maintayneth youth and taketh awaye any spotte of the face but in the highe redde câ—lour and Leprie it doth not so much auayle or not throughlye cure them The making of which is on this wyse take of the sylinges of Syluer of Tynne of Copper of Stâ—ele of Leade of the Golde and Syluer ower of each so muche as the abillitie of the person maye extende Infuse these foâ— the fyrst daye and nyght in the vryne of a soundâ— chylde the nexte daye in warme whyte wyne the thyrdâ— daye in the iuyce of Fennell Veruayne or Celondyne the fowrth daye in the whytes of Egges the fyfte daye in the mylke of a woman gyuing sucke to a man chylde the syxt daye in redde wyne the seuenth daye in the whytes of seuen egges and the whole togyther put into a tynne Lymbecke or Rose styll to bée distylled with a softe fyre and that which commeth kéepe dilygentlyâ— in a Glasse with a narrowe mouth close stopped Of this water let fall two or thrée droppes at a tyme into the eyes both morning and euening washing the eyes before with Spring water c. This borrowed out of the learned worke of Arnolde De villa noua A water of mettals experienced that helpeth any Leprie fowle scabbes the Fistula the Morphew the 〈◊〉 sootte Tâ—tter and Canker auayleth vnto the comforting 〈◊〉 at the mâ—mbers of the â—ody pallyueth any contagiouâ— sore or griefe and kylleth any griefe continually running Take of the fylings of yron of steele of Gold of Syluer of Copper of Tynne and of Leade of eache a lyke wayght of Myrre Aloes so much as of all or of the wholeâ— all these grynde anâ— myxe togyther which after put into a glasen or â–ª Alchymicall potte with a headde of Glasse set vppon it and artlye luted the same set in a Furnace ouer the fyre and gather the water which distylleth by a Lymbecke in a Receauer standing vnder which keepe to your vse for it marueylouslye auayleth in all the grieffes aboue vttered this out of the aforesayd Aucthour A blessed water distylled against the Cowte take of Romaine Vitryoll two poundes of the distylled Hony fowre pynts distyll these as you knowe after adde a thyrde part of Aqua vitae rectifyed to it which dilygently myxed keâ—pe to your vse and with a whyte Dooues feather stryke ouer or annoynt the grieued place according to arte A â—roued water helping the foulenesse and filthy coulour of the â—â—eth borrowed out of Guido take of salt Ammoniacke and of Salt gemme of each halfe a pound of Sugar alome one quarter of a pound these brought to powder put into a Cucurbite distyll after arte with this water rubbe the téeth with a piece of Scarlet A water cauâ—â—ng the heyre of the headde yelowe take of the Ashes of the Tree Cerrus one pounde of a Spring or Conduite water syxe pyntes boyled a good whyles togyther to which adde or put
aegiptiacum better or to be preferred Of the precypitate with Gold this is the maner of the taking of it and this is the dose or quantitie to be mynistred at a tyme borrowed out of the letters written vnto Gesnerus I haue giuen fowre Barlie cornes wayght sometimes of this powder with conserue of Roses tymelie in the morning but the pacient after refrained meate vnto dynner time and made then a small meale or dynner but a better supper Through the benefite of which for the space of two yeares after yea thrée yeares and more the pacient had perfite health of bodie as he reported Yet the mynde of the best practysioners is that the precypitate how so euer the same be corrected doth alwayes painefully torment the head and stomacke especially of tender bodies Wherefore although this may séeme to helpe sundrie disseases to purge the belly mightily to procure strong vomytes yet doth it many tymes procure the blooddy flixe to insue and a veyne to breake in the breast through the painefull inforsing and strayning to vomyte Which neuerthelesse thought meete for husband menne that haue strong stomacks to abyde the drawing of it so that to them it is porfitable and maye helpe sundrye grieffes and disseases FINIS ⧠The thyrde Booke of Distyllations contayning verye straunge secretes ⧠Of certayne oyles in generall The .j. Chapter MAny needeth as much of oyles as waters vnto the benefite and preseruation of health as for other necessarye commodityes of bodie besydes For seeing of these which wée nowe possesse that certaine especially auaile to healthfull persons for the preseruation and maynteynaunce of the health of bodye as those on which we féede by which a helpe to be cloathed and defended by shoes and that strengthen our bodyes as well as certayne helping the sycke and others also there be of such sorte which both auayle to the healthfull and sicke personnes as the oyle Olyue doth which as Galen wytnesseth is of such condicion that the same so necassarilye serueth the healthfull as the sicke persons in applying of it as well within as without the bodye For among those medycines which are applyed on the outwarde partes the Oyles beare not the least swaye as well this symple as the compounde oyles And the vse of them is verye often insomuch that wée are occasioned and procured sometymes to vse them alone but wée often are mooued to vse them in the making of oyntments Ceroltes and playsters And there be oyles and oyntmentes that not onelye for theyr consistencie or styfuesse but for theyr neere agreeing in vertue that the oyles are often named of Dioscorides oyntinentes as is the oyntment Nardinum Mastichinum and such lyke which many rather name oyles than oyntmentes Yet many kyndes of oyles there bee But that of Galen is named symplye and properlye an oyle which is pressed out of râ—pe Olyues and is free in a maner of any quality excéeding And for that cause the â—â—me iâ— not onely most profitable and 〈◊〉 vnto the composition of many medy â—iâ—esâ— â–ª that of them with which it is myâ—ed it â—asâ—ly◠〈…〉 but for that it maâ—e also beâ—◠〈◊〉 by it selfe and alone within the bodie vnto the â—uryng of sundrie disseases Yea an oyle is many tymes pressed out of gréene Oâ—yuâ—s which they â—auie oylâ—â—inâ—â—acine that hath the propertie of rooling and bindingâ— which nowe as a matter of otâ—er medycines â–ª lyke the swete â–ª can not bee So that these two â–ª be properlie and trulye named oyles And as touching the oâ—ders of which we fullye and at large intreate in this booke for that an oyle is here named to be the same whatsoeuer iuyce is fattie and oylie are named oyles through a certayne symilitude as be the oyâ—â—e and running â—â—â—ees pressed out distylled or wrought and done by any other order and maner out of fruites seâ—des beaten and kernelles as of â—aâ—ill nuttes the Indiane nutte Almonds Balano merepfica mustard seedes Lyne seedes Ricini and such lyke And such oyles are made after many orders and maners for certayne are made by pressing out and others onely by impression as Mesue nameth and termeth it as when â—â—mple medycines boyled stieped in common oyle doe leaue theyr vertues in it But certayne are done by a Chymisticall resolution as when that which is oylie in all partes is then by the force of fyre resolued by distyllation And these maner of oyles be most vehement in working and verye thynne A man maye also by the beneâ—ite of fyre drawe a kynde of oyle in a maner out of all thinges yet out of some a plentifuller yeelde and out of other some a lesser yeelde in which this is a peculiar among the rest that by a marueylous thynnesse of the essence which they receyued through the fyre that doe most spedilye penetrate or pierce into the déepe partes and doe most spedily offer and shew theyr vertues lyke as those oyles which the Alchymistes drawe out of Brymstone vitryoll Tyles and such lyke For all these haue greater vertues then those from which they are drawne Further vnderstande that two matters or poyntes especially are required in the drawing out of oyles fyrst that the substance haue plentie or sufficient water powred vpon that the same may so be lyfted and caryed vpwarde through which it maye the lesse be burned or coÌ„sumed The other is that eyther the head that pype or long nose be continually cooled with most cold water standing in some apt vessell fast by Which two necessary helpes yeeld giue this vse that the spyrites of the oyle which be very subtyll and most hote that as soone as they inflame and mightilye heate in a burning maner the headde they forthwith by the cooling are repressed and conuerted into an oyle Of the distyllacion of Oyles by an instrument named a bladder The .ij. Chapter FIrst let a vessell be made of potters earth of a finger thyckenesse that it maye be the stronger and surer which frame after the forme of an Egge with that head as it were cut awaye as this fygure here plainer demonstrateth And make the same of what largenesse and bygnesse you wyll yet seeing for two poundes of spyces there ought twentie pyntes of water be powred vpon and that the Copper vessell must so be fylled that a thyrde parte or a lyttle lesse be lefte emptie euen as by this quantitie which seenieth a meane you wyll distyll in it oyther more or lesse make the bygnesse accordinglye of the earthen vessell in whose bottome let fyne Sande be powred vnto the thicknesse of a finger or rather two fingers and round about the bodie for the drawing of oyles out of spyces and seedes but for hearbes this maner needeth not 2. The vessell thus prepared of chosen earth purged well and faste wrought togyther and through dryed c. as all other potteâ—â— are woont yet scarcely prepared at the three wéekes enâ—â— makâ— your Furnace in largenesse according to the compasse of the pot of Tyles
the yolkes of Egges when they are harde those beat and worke togyther in a morter which after put into a copper panne setting the same ouer the fyer and making vnder a great fyre of coales which in the meane tyme styrre dyligentlye about with a splatter vntyll the same begynneth of it selfe to turne into an oyle which thus tourned spéedelie put vp into thynne canuase bagges and wringe the oyle harde out and on this maneâ— haue you purchased the oyle of the yolkes of egges which is both precious and marueylous And in the drawing of it on this maner is a secrete and knowne to fewe personnes and hath also such properties in his workinges that a man wyll scarcelye beleeue them for this healet a wounde with marueylous expedicion it causeth the heyres of the head and â—eard blâ—ck and taketh away the sygne and blemishe of a wound by annoynting often vpon it aswageth the greuous payne of the Pyles dyssolueth and helpeth the payne of the sydes and doth many other matters besydes which for breuitye are here omytted The Aucthour here sheweth of a certaine Practysioner that otherwyse prepared and drewe such maner of oyles For he tooke the flowers of Camomyll and the lyke of all other freshe and greene hearbes and after the chopping or shredding of them hee artlye boyled them in oyle and when the oyle was colde hâ— strongly pressed the whole forth putting into that oyle againe freshe flowers which he after set in the Sunne for a tyme. A Gréeke and synguler practisioner instructeth the maner of making all sortes of oyles out of flowers hearbes and other drye thinges as out of the Saunders the woodde Aloes the Tancariske woodde and sâ—ch lyke that haue no oyle in them which is on this wyse Take that symple of which you mynde to drawe an oyle the same orderlye beate letting it after lye to soke in the oyle of sweete Almondes for the space of eyght or tenne dayes which after the heating in an earthen panne as afore taught and put vp into square bagges wryng harde in a presse and out wyll come a pleasaunt oyle seruing to sundrye vses And after this manner maye you drawe an oyle out of any of the others aboue mencioned and the same verye perfyte in that this oyle of Almondes as afore vttered 〈◊〉 apte to receyue the vertue and propertyâ— of all thinges infused in it and nothing hyndereth the vertue nor working of any By what deuise and meanes an oyle which distylleth forth with the water may be artlie seperated The .vj. Chapter THe seperation of an oyle maye aptlie be done from the water eyther with a syluer spone especiallye if the oyle shall swym on the face of the water or otherwyse which is by a more dilygeÌ„ce skill in preparing a peculyar instrument or funnel of glasse seruing to the same purpose as is this instrument or funnel here placed right against which hath in the bottom a hole stopped with waxe â–ª or a vessell hauing three smal pypes contained in it as the one retching to the bottome of the vessell another to that midle of it the thyrde to the highest of it But further doth Bessonius vtter in his lytle treatyse of the drawing of oyles after this manner Fyrst he willeth the practisioner to consider learne that the receauer ought to be made somwhat sharpe toward the bottom to be like the poynt of a thing bored or stricken through with many strokes of a small punchin or smal nayle This hole then in the tyme of the distyllacion stoppe dilygentlye with wrought waxe The water oyle after distylled set a tyme to coole in the ayre marke then in the cleare receauer of glasse what place the oyle occupyeth in the water Which you shall well perceyue by the dyuersitie of the colour That if the same occupyeth the bottome in taking or plucking away of the waxe froÌ„ the hole of the receauer forthwith doeth the oyle yssue or runne into the viall or glasse set vnder the water wyll rest behynd if so be you mynd to kéepe or to stay the water by stopping the hole spéedily with waxe But if the oyle occupyeth aboue the water then in opening the hole agayne the whole water shall be drawne forth softlye â–ª and by lytle and lytle into the glasse standing â—nder â–ª that the◠〈…〉 in the bottome of the receauer may so be reserued 〈…〉 it 〈…〉 wyse hapneth through the hastinesse imprudencie of the worker that it sheddâ—th so awaye into the receauer being vnder then into the glasse prepared for the onely purpose But if the oyle through the water carrying it be troubled and turned into clowdes the whole water then shal be strayned through a lynnen cloath in the ayre I meane in the colde ayre and the distyllacion before cooled Through which all the oyle in the ende thus stayed wyll rest on the linnen cloath that you may after gather easily of with a knife and shyft thence vnto a vyall or small glasse by which in the end if néede shall be you may resolue into a thynne lycour â—uen with the least heate that may be c. Of the rectifying of oyles out of â—â—ares or gummes wooddes Seedes yea and of Baulme The .vij. Chapter THe oyle that presently is by that force of fyre drawn néedeth also to be rectified which to doe shall then be powred into another Retorte or glasse with a bended necke and with a most soft fyre in ashes distylled which distyllacion perfourmed you shall then purchase a most pure oyle piercing and falling to the bottome Note that out of two poundes of Cynamon scarcelye halfe 〈◊〉 ounce of pure oyle is attayned or gathered but out of two 〈…〉 of Cloues is gathered two ounces or at the least an ounce and a halfe and out of two pounds of Annise or Fennell sâ—edes is purchased two ounces and out of two poundes of Nutmegs the practysioners attaine in a maner three ounces most commonly Of the many solde vse of oyles The .viij. Chapter MAny and sundry wyse is the vse of the distylled oyles as shal after appeare But on such wyse or on such maner are they commodiouslye applyed and vsed if so be a quantitye of Sugar be dyssolued in the water of Vyolettes or Rosewater or in the water of Cynamon or other spyces and the sâ—me being thus dyssolued in eyther of these powre into after a droppe or two of some oyle whose vse you seeke to trye and fraâ—e or make sâ—â—are tables or rounde if you wyll of the whole of these minister according to arte Of the Baulme and Baulme oyles distylled and of a fewe not distylled and of other oyles compouned being in â—se lyke the Artyficiall Baulme The .ix. Chapter WHat a true Baulme is whether the same also be knowne to be at this daye is throughly vttered and opened by the Aucthour in a proper chapter of the first part of his worke Therfore our minde in this place is to vtter and intreate of
the artificiall Baulme which by a certayne imytacion and nere agréeing in the vse of the true Baulme was of the same at the first inueâ—â—teâ— and put in vre of the auncient practissoners For when they wayed and understoode that both the one the other were falsyfied by the counterfayters and that those compound lycours which were solde and mynistred to men neyther agréed in substaunce nor properties by any maner to the true Baulme were upon the occasion the earnest lier moued for the auoyding of such an end â—nytâ—â—e and great harme that such a treasure especiallie shoulde no longer lye hyd and vnknowne to men vpon this good and so reasonable consideration they applyed theyr wyttes industrye to the attayning and trying out of a lycour nearest aunswering in properties of the precious Baulme And for that they might the commodiousser perfourme and bring it to passe inuented to vs a certayne generall kinde â–ª of the qualityes and properties of the true and naturall Baulme And sâ—ing by nature the Baulme is most hote and piersing and indued with a mightie propertie and drying or that mightylie â—ryeth of propertie for that cause especiallie this maye preserue bodyes verye long from putrifying being annoynted with it and put of oldâ— age or mayntaine youth a long tyme for the perfourming of which they chose symple 〈…〉 of lyke propertie so nyghe as they coulde purchase which myrte might yéelde the lyke faculties so aptlye as arte coulde matche them Of which kynde that be principallest are the Myrre the Olybanum Frankensence and Aloes The next to these be the Turpentyne and Aqua vitae The thyrde sorte are these the gumme yuie Galbanum â—yquide storâ—â— the Woodde Aloes or Lignum aloes c. But from the purpose these disagrée not as the Galingale the Nutmegges the Cloues and many others of lyke kynde For all these being gathered into one by an artificiall coniecture matching was so made that of all these myxed togyther by a iuâ—â— proportion in the Chymisticall arte they drewe an oyle which in faculties and consistence was most lyke and nearest agréeing to the true Baulme These hytherto agréeing in a maner to the wordes minde of Leonarde Fiorauant in the making of the artificiall Baulme So that to the making of the artificiall baulme is necessarily required â–ª that the Turpentine of it selfe with the essence of wyne be only 〈◊〉 in Balneo the other spyces after dyssolued in the essence and with the abouesayd oyle of Turpentyne by Balneum againe distylled For wrought in ashes or sand doth a grose oyle ascende euen with a most soft and easie fyre so that the same in the receauer come is then nothing woorth If so be you defyre or would perfitelie knowe a good and true Baulme from an euyll and falsyfied then after the mynde of Fallopius in his secretes cast or instyll certayne droppes of the Baulme into cleare water and with a stycke labour well the water â–ª that if the water then be troubled the Baulme is not perfite but contrariwyse the water if it shall abyde cleare then is the same true and good and doth gather it selfe alwayeâ— into one place It is to be considered and noted that out of thrée poundes of Turpentyne myxed with one handfull of Salt and a lytle of the essence of wyne are fowre ounces and a halfe of the oyle of Turpentyne distylled and gotten in Balneo Mariae Yet they ought to stande for certayne dayes before to putrifye Further that Turpentyne gyueth or yeeldeth more oyle of it selfe if the same be distylled by a small pype than by boyling water is to be doubted A marueylous Baulme made or drawne by arte most laudable and often tryed which serueth vnto dyuers and sundrye disseases and grieffes inuented by a synguler Greeke of great same in our tyme named Leonarde Fiorauante the making of which is on this wyse take of most fine Turpentyne one pound of the oyle of Bayes fowre ounces of Galbanum thrée ounces of gumme Arabick fowre ounces of pury Frankencense of Myrre â–ª of gumme yuie and of Lignum aloes of each three ounces of Galingale of Cloues of Consolida minor of Nutmegges of Cynamon of Zedoaria â–ª of Gynger of the whyte Dyttanye of each one ounce of Muske and Amber greese of each one dramme all these beate and labour togyther putting the whole after into a Retort to which adde or powre vpon â—iâ—e pynts of the best oâ—â—ineâ—â— Aqua vitae the tryall of which is on this wyse that a lynnen cloath wet in it and set on fyre burneth cleare which cloath so burning put into the Retorte that it may so cause the â—â—ter to burne and the cloath in it togyther which thus burning â—turrâ— dilygentlye â–ª the water with the stuffe about letting the whole stande to infuse for nyne dayes which after the setting in Ashes distyll according to arte the same which distylleth and commeth forth is a whyte water with an oyle togyther and on such wyse procéede forward with a softe fyre vntyll you sée the oyle begynne to come forth blackâ—she incontynent vpon that syght chaunge your Receauer setting vnder another and increase the fyre stronger vntyll all the spyrites of the substaunce he come forth of the bodye all which throughlye come seperate then the oyle from that blacke water and eache kéepe a parte by it selfe and the lyke doe with the fyrst water in seperating the oyle and kéeping eache a part The first water which is whyte is named the baulme water the oyle seperated from that water is named the baulme oyle The seconde water blackishe is named the mother of baulme the lycour seperated from that water is named the artificiall baulme â–ª which ought to be kept as a most precious Iewell And this composition haue I gathered and dygested into such a perfection as in my opinion séemeth not no defull of any further addicion besydes I haue made many practises and tryals of all these matters here vnder vttered The first water come and dropped into the eyes doth marueylously cleare and preserue the sight of the eyes and washing the face with this water maketh after a most comely bewtyfull face it preserueth youth and putteth of olde age it breaketh and dyssolueth the stone of the kydneys and causeth the pacient to pysse which otherwyse is letted by a certayne fleshie stopping in the way this also cureth all maner of wounds happening in any part of the bodye and of what condicion so euer they be by the washing with this water and the applying vppon of Lynnen cloathes wette in this water which sundrye tymes exercised wyll shewe so marueylous a working as though the same were done by the blessed hand of God onely This besydes mightily helpeth the personnes in a consumption and all maner of rewmes and the coughe This water also bathed or rather fomentedon the Sciatica or ache in the hyppe causeth the payne forthwith to ceasse That other water named the mother of baulme fomented on
the making of which is on this wyse he tooke of Galbanum one pounde of gumme yuie thrée ounces these finely beaten a part myxe togyther which after put into a glasse bodye with a headde and distyll the substaunce in Balneo Mariae this after distylled myxe with one ounce of the oyle of Bayes and of good Turpentyne one pound then let the whole be distylled and seperate the water from the oyle as afore taught The vse of this is that the pacient vexed with the Palsie convulsions the crampe and trembling of members be layd vpryght and of this oyle temperatelye hote powred vpon the bellye into the hollowe and bottome of his nauell and you shall see after a marueylous working that may rather be accoumpted a dyuine then naturall and verye much helpeth the palsie after a collicke An oyle or Baulme that the lyke is not to be founde against tremblyng the crampe drawings convulsions the astonying of partes or members take of chosen Myrre of Aloes hepaticke of Spykenarde of Dragons blood of Frankensence of Numia â–ª of Opopanax of Carbobalsamum of Saffron of Masticke of gum Arabick of Lyquide storax of Storacis rubrae of each two drams and a halfe of fine Muske halfe a dram of Herba paralysis two handfuls of good Turpentyne vnto the wayght of all these after the dyligent bringing to powder and incorporating the whole togyther put into a Lymbecke which distyll according to art for this according to the declaration aboue opened is one of the most syngular medycines with which therefore let the Nucha and rydge bone downward be annointed of the person troubled with the crampe the trembling of members the Palsie the astonying of partes and the drawings or convulsions A most precious Baulme helping the palsie and many other grieffes borrowed out of Leonellus a syngular Phisition take of Lignum aloes two ounces of Opopanax of the Rosen of the Pynaple tree of Bolellium of Galbanum of Myrre of Mastick of Sarcocolla of each one ounce of the Benedick oyle three ounces of Ladanum two ounces of Carpobalsamum XylobalsamuÌ„ Opobalsamum or of the artificiall baulme of each one ounce of Olibanum of oyle of Bayes of Dragons blood of Castorie of Spykenard of Galingale of Cubebae of Mace of Cinamon of Cardamomum of Melicitorum of the ryndes of the Cytrone of eache one ounce of the oyle of Turpentine vnto the wayght of all of olde oyle Olyue one pynt and a halfe let the gums be finely brought to powder powring vpon as much of burnt wyne as maye couer the whole substaunce which after set into BalneuÌ„ Mariae for three dayes to dygest after adde to these the other remayning finelye brought to powder with the oyle of Turpentyne and the oyle Olyue letting the whole then for other fowretéene dayes stande to dygest eyther in Balneo Mariae or in horse doong which after distyll in ashes with a sâ—ft fire according to art A precious water and marueylous which auayleth in wounds vlcers and Fystulaes and preuayle against the plague or Pestilence and the vertue of it besydes is marueylous but the whole must be distylled by a glasse bodye with a head For in such a maner of distyllation doe then thrée lycours appeare hauing dyuers colours and eache ought properlye to be gathered a parte and powred into sundrye glasses And note that the first water which commeth auayleth against the plague and ought daylye to be druncke in the plague tyme with a fasting stomacke this also comforteth the brayne by drawing vp of the water by the nosethrelles this besydes destroyeth the piece of fleshe growne within the nosethrell causing a stynking ayre to yssue and all other defaultes or euylles growing within the Nosethrelles in daylye touching this piece of fleshe within the Nosethrell with the sayde water If daylye the temples and the pulses be fomented with this water and the rydge or backe bone the lyke in a warme place as a hote house shall spéedilye be cured If any were fallen from any place let him then be annoynted with the sayde water If any hath a weake brayne or memorye let the headde then be annoynted all about but the forepart especiallye being shauen many tymes fomented warme with it and he shall throughly bée cured The sayd water drunck maystreth and expelleth poysons forthwith The sayde water auayleth agaynst vlcers and woundes Agaynst the Palsie of the tongue or other members if they bée impostumated or cankered and against any maner of sycknesse of the bodye The seconde water which commeth is lyke to oyle and is an oyle with which wée maye applye on places of the bodye in steede of the Baulme for if you styll one droppe into water this droppe then goeth or falleth to the bottome and maye be had or gotten agayne If you also throwe a needle into the sayde lycour it shall swymme aboue This also cowrdeth mylke and hath all the vertues which seeme to be and are in a Baulme The thyrde water may be named a Baulme whose vertues bée infinite This borrowed of the learned Bertapalia Take of the finest Turpentyne in the steede of Oleum vici or Lachryma of which two seemeth a contrauersie whether to vse and yet in the ende concludeth that for the lacke of eyther to vse Turpentyne as not much dygressing from the purpose of this therefore two poundes of pure Hony skymmed two poundes of good Aqua vitae one pynte of Lignum aloes pure of Santali muscati of Mace of Cubebae of Galingale of Nutmegges of Cloues of Spykenard of Masticke of Gynger of Cynamon of Saffron of graynes of Paradize of eache thrée drammes of gum Arabicke thrée ounces of fine Muske halfe a dram An oyle seruing vnto sundrye disseases hauing the vertue of a Baulme thus discrybed of D. Gesnerus as I thincke take of the best whyte wyne two measures and a halfe of newe Cowe mylk new milked thrée ounces of good Hony eyght ounces of the rootes of the Gentiane eyght ounces of Astrantia thrée ounces of Angelica two ounces of chosen Baye berries one ounce a halfe of Rue of Iuniper berryes of drye redde Roseleaues of each one handfull of Helycampane rootes one ounce of Cloues of the swéete ryndes of the Cytrone of Calamus aromaticus of Cynamon of Annyse of Fennell seedes of Masticke of Beniamyne of eache halfe an ounce these after the finely shredding and beating togyther stiepe in a large glasse or glasses if you wyll close luted and set in a hote place for seuen or eyght dayes After dystyll the whole with a head Receauer close luted in the ioynts so great and large that a thyrde part or more of the body remaine empty This body set in fine sifted ashes and distyll in the beginning with a softe fire after increase the fire by lytle and lytle vnto the ende of the worke But the Aucthour supposeth the first distyllacion ought to be done a parte in another vessell and that the wyne and mylke to bée first distylled
togyther Out of this distyllation are also thrée lycours gotten and gathered This water wyll auayle against poysons the Pestilence the stone the quartayne the cotydiane Ague vnto sweating moouing c. This also helpeth the harde fetching of breath and the obstructions or stoppings of the bowelles vnto all flewmaticke matters and vnto the Falling sycknesse and to defende or preserue also the pacient from the Fallyng sycknesse A man maye lyke coniecture that this Baulme for the makyng of a perfite Tryacle to bée aptlye and to good purpose appoynted The Aucthor of Nouia viatici in the Chapter of the palsie discribeth a like licour to the baulme take of the whitest FraÌ„kensence and of Mastick of each two ounces of Lignum aloes one ounce of Cloues of Galingale of Cynamon of Zedoaria of Nutmegges and of Cubebae of eache sixe drams of Myrre of Aloes of Ladanum of Sarcocolla of Castorie of each halfe an ounce of Bay berries of the kernels of the Pyne aple of each one ounce of gumme Elemi of Opopanax and of Beniamen of each two ounces of the iuyces of Iua and the hearbe Paralycis or Cowselyp of each three ounces of good Turpentyne vnto the wayght of all the whole dystyll in a glasse bodye after arte The first which commeth is a water the second lyke to oyle the thyrde lyke to Hony. A compounde oyle borrowed out of Aristotle against the hote and colde gowte and against the incuruacions of the synewes so that the synewes be not cutte a sunder borrowed out of an Italian booke written take of Aqua vitae thryse distylled and of the iuyce of Byttonie of each three ounces of Saffron of the iuyce of Mugwoort of the iuyce of walwoort of the iuyce of Capreni or Caprellae of eache fowre ounces of the iuyce of march mallowes eyght ounces of Cloues of Carpobalsamum of Xylobalsamum of each two ounces of Ceruse of Frankensence of the Tartare of the whyte wyne of each thrée ounces of chyldes vrine and of good Hony â–ª of eache eyght ounces of the oyle of Turpentine thrée ounces of the oyle of Egges fowre ounces of the oyle of Brymstone two ounces of the oyle of wormes sixe ounces of the oyle of Rosemary halfe an ounce of the oyle of Bayes three drams let al these be distylled by a Lymbeck the first which commeth delyuereth the person from the hote gowte the seconde â–ª from the cold gowte and healeth any maner payne in what part of the bodye so euer the same shall happen and bée An oyle or water which is named of vertue a drinck of youth borrowed out of a highe Dutche or Germayne booke written of one Michaell Schricke Take of Sage leaues three quarters of a pounde of Cynamon of Cubebae of Galingale of long pepper of Annise of Mace of Nutmegs of Gynger of graynes of Paradize of each halfe an ounce â–ª these brought to powder myxe artlye which powre into sixe times so much wayght of good wyne as the whole being in a tynne vessell the same couer close that nothing vapour or breath forth let so stand in a hote place for fowreteen dayes At the ende of that tyme seperate the wyne froÌ„ the spyces by a strayner beate the spyces then finer that of the whole may be made lyke to a thicke broth or gruell and with the aforesayde wyne ioyne the whole agayne which then distyll according to art This water distilled come powred eyther on fleshe or fishe and lying couered in it doth defend and keepe eyther from putryfying and wyne commyxed with it doth not suffer it to corrupt but rather cleareth it and if the wyne presently be corrupt this spéedily restoreth it vnto perfection This druncke fasting in the morning consumeth impostumes and all inner disseases healeth also the outwarde grieffes by fomenting on the places it amendeth besydes any maner grieffes of the eyes and woundes by applying of it vppon within eyght dayes this closeth This druncke causeth myrth and mayntaineth youth This besydes auayleth in the disseases of the head and apoplexie This water to be briefe may be compared to baulme for it swymmeth aboue any other lycour myxt with it except oyle dropped on the fire this burneth It cureth the spottes of the face and druncke defendeth or kéepeth backe the Leprie A certaine sublymacioÌ„ like to a baulme in procuring of memory borrowed out of Michael angelus Blondus of memory In remeÌ„bring to orderly purge the stomack head before which done prepare of Frankensence of Cubebae of Cloues of Nutmegs of Galingale of Iuniper berries of eache halfe a dram of Cynamon three drams of Castorie fatte three drams of Costus and of long Pepper of eache a dramme all these brought to powder myxe a due proporcion of Aqua vitae answerable to the whole these put vp togither in a glasse body couered set into horse doong to digest for the space of a. xi dayes or more longer time if you wyl after this tyme ended sublyme then this in Balneo Mariae and to the sublymation adde of Mellis anacardini two or thrée small ounces and this then sublymed with the Hony let be buryed againe in a glasse body vnder doong for the space of two or thrée monethes but let this doong be chaunged euery eyght dayes least too much or to strong a heate may breake or cracke the glasse by such a space of tyme thiâ— sublymacion shal be then perfite vnto the sharpning quickening of memory The vse of it is on this wyse before you would apply for memory by a dayes space annoynt the temples and hinder part of the head and instyll one droppe into the nosethrelles after that eate downe fasting in the morning certayne droppes before you would reherse or vtter your Oration or in any other manner exercise of memory for this is the worthyest medicine of procuring memory An holly oyle which is very singular vnto diuers diseases for it especially auayleth against any Canker and Fistula all olde griefes or diseases borrowed out of a booke of secretes in written hande Take of olde oyle Olyue two pyntes of olde whyte wyne and the best fowre pintes of cleare the best Turpentine one pounde of the seedes of Hypericon or Saint Iohns worte two pounds and one dram of the white Dittanie of the Tormentill rootes and of the Gentian of each one ounce all these brought to pouder and mixt togyther putting the whole into a glasse bodie well stopped with paste that no matter breath forth procure that they may boyle in this manner Let the said vessell be set into a câ—uldron filled with water and straw and boyle there a time softly after rayse it from the fier and when it shal be colde put that vessel into a potte filled with sand in such sort that the whole vessell be compassed and couered vnto the necke with the said sande which set in a place where the sunne al the day shineth and there let it stand for fortie dayes
and of Polypodie of eache halfe an ounce of Lycoryse and of Annise of each halfe a dram of Fennel séedes two ounces of Colyander séedes prepared halfe an ounce of that wythie on the mountaine and of Cummine of each one dram of blaunched Almondes halfe a pound of Reysons of the Sunne washed with wyne halfe a pounde all these orderly stamped and beaten togyther put into the abouesayd bodye or Cucurbyte with the Hony others And if there be not sufficient of Aqua vitae powre then more vpon the whole letting these stand to digest for seuen dayes close stopped after distyll the substance in syfted ashes set within thrée fingers breadth of the bottome of the potte the ashes artly put about the bodye the head and Receauer being artly luted in the ioyntes that no ayre breathe forth which after sublyme for fowre howers with a verie soft easie fyre least the Hony boyleth vp and a cleare water then yssueth is gathered in the Receauer after which increase the fyre and you shall see come a yellowe water then drawe awaye the Receauer putting vnder another glasse which you shall like lute as the first to the nose of the head the first water then come kéepe seuerall and a part and strengthen or increase your fyre And when the yelow colour in the water shall cease make your fyre againe stronger then before and a water blackishe wyll yssue and when you shall see a fume aryse then ceasse for you haue drawen sufficient whych water also kéepe a part letting the Cucurbite then stand to coole in the Furnace before the drawing forth Into the first water put of folâ—â— Iudi one dramme of Amber one dramme of Muske so much and fifteene leaues or sheetes of Golde which after the mixing diligently keepe If you will apply of this white water to the head then adde to it of Bytonie or of Buglosse water one ounce which mixe and drinke in the morning fasting For this fortifyeth all the members To an ounce of Malmesie or good wine adde a sponefull of this water which myxed togyther will bée whyte as milke the same drynke with a fasting stomacke two howers before meate and it preserueth all the members For the lyuer vse of it with one ounce of the Succorie Sage Mulberie or Endiue water For the breast and cough proceeding of a colde rewme vse of it with Hysope water or the water of Louage Vnto the heart minister of it with Borrage or Buglosse water or of Yarrow with Wormewood or Baulme water vnto the stomacke For the Lunges with the water of Lung wort â–ª mayden heare or Polipodie For the Splene with the water of Hartes tunge For the gyddinesse of the head Apoplexie with the water of the Pyonie rootes or Hypericone For the Stone with the Radish roote water or the water of Alkekengi In the retention or staying backe of vrine with waterâ—resse water or the parcely or saâ—iâ—rage water For the eyes with Fennell Celondine or eye bright water In the retention or staying backe of the Termes with the water of Mugworte or with the water of the rootes and herbes of Mader In the ouer great fluxe of the termes with the water of playntayne or Solanum In the harming or hurt of the matrice through the ygnoraunce of the Mydwyfe or of a colde cause whereof shee can not after conceyue wiâ—h chylde let hyr vse of this with the water of Valerian or Bytonie or Lyuerwoort In the spottes of the face take of Pympernell water fowre drams or ounces of this water one dram or ounce which after the myxing annoynt the face with it morning and euening drincke also of this water with the water of Endiue twyse or thryse in the wéeke It cureth the Canker by annoynting with it and dropped into the Fistula spéedily healeth it this helpeth a colde ache in any of the ioyntes by applying of it vpon In Agues adde to it of Folefoote halfe a handfull which put into a glasse with a quarter of a pynte of Alome water letting these stande to dygest for three dayes which after shyfte into another glasse then of these an hower before the comming of the fytte of the Ague drincke one sponefull and annoynt the Temples the Nose the pulses the backe and the Mylte The Cytryne oyle hath many vertues if the same shall be annoynted on grieffes The blacke oyle is of great vertue in the ioynt sicknesse euen lyke to a baulme and the whyte is named the golden water Take of Lauender eyght ounces of Sage so much of Cynanamon and of Mace of eache one ounce of Gynger of Nutmegges of Cloues of eache one ounce and a dram of Rubarbe and of Galingale of eache one dram of small Reysons two ounces of the graynes of Paradize and of the redde Saunders of each halfe an ounce of Cubebae two drams let the Reysons bée beaten a part the spyces put laboured a part which after put al togyther into a Cucurbyte addyng to these one measure and a halfe of Malmesie or of other good wyne the same then dilygentlye stoppe setting it in newe earth towarde the Sunne for fifteene dayes which after distyll by a Lymbecke with a Receauer luted to it and begynning with a softe fyre Take of Turpentyne sixe drammes of Diagridij fiue drammes of Ginger two drams of Mastick of white Saunders â–ª of each one dram of Sugar halfe a pound â–ª of fine wheaten flower one pynte make of the whole a thynne paste â–ª which bake after the maner of hostes or wauer bread of which take one or two in the morning fasting with fleshe broth or Pease broth with Buglosse water c. A most excellent oyle for the recouery of the weake memory for the coldnesse and moysture of the braine which very often proued on the Aucthour and on many others to his great â—umendation Take of Rosemarie flowers as many as you thinke good of these distyll a water of this water then take one pynt the same put into an vrynall bodye of Glasse well fensed about with strong lute into which after put of Nutmegges of Cloues of the graynes of Paradyze of Cynamon of Cubebae of Mace of Gynger of eache one ounce of Muske fowre carates or sixteene graynes wayght of long Pepper one dramme of Saffron thrée drams of Galingale two drams all these brought to powder and myxed togyther incorporate with the Rosemarye water which let stande to putrifye for thrée whole dayes â–ª after the setting in syfted ashes distyll according to arte and continue the fyre vnto the burning of the Feces or that the Feces rest burned After gette a pynt of the water of Rosemarye leaues distylled which myxe togyther with the sayd water alreadie distylled these then powred into a strong glasse and set into Balneo ouer the fyre boyle vnto the consumption of the halfe which done take of the oldest oyle Olyue that you can finde one pynt of oyle de Been one ounce of Euphorbium and
of Castorie of each fowre ounces of Mustarde seedes sixe ounces of Oleum sesaminum of oyle Dâ—tiri of the oyle of Hypericon or Saint Iohns woort of Olei citri of the oyle of Spyke of Olei ex cibeto of eache fowre drams all these aboue vttered put into the glasse bodye which then stoppe close that no ayre breath forth setting the same after in horse doong sufficientlie hote for fortye dayes at the end of which tyme draw the glasse forth letting it after stand in the Sunne for thrée whole monethes and then haue you purchased the oyle thus prepared vnto the abouesayde purpose This is a lycour of such power and vertue that the same putteth away any impediment that may hinder memorye by annoynting at night before the going to bedde all the head about and the stomacke But this especially is to be remembred noted that you may not vse this annointing all the thrée Summer monethes but in any tyme else throughout the yeare you may vse it safely and without any scruple or doubte And for truth it is marueylous and his working very great and this I sayth the Aucthour haue often experienced both on my selfe and on many others and haue alwayes séene vnderstoode a myraculous working of it in a maner incredible to be reported Wherefore I wyshe all those that would purchase a good ready memorie â–ª to vse onely this singular oyle setting a part all others inuented for the same purpose as most vaine fryuolous This borrowed out of the most worthy practises of the Greeke Leonarde Fiorauant A marueylous and dyuine oyle borrowed out of the practyses of the abouesayde Aucthour Leonarde Fiorauant Which reuyueth the sicke and in a maner dead by receyuing a droppe or two of it by the mouth in eyther broth wine or any other lycour take of the blood of a healthfull young man of Spermaceti and of the marrow of a Bull of eache one pound of good Muske one ounce of the ashes of the Olyue trée or for lacke of it of the young Oke tree two ounces these after the dilygent working and incorporating togyther put vp into a Retorte artlye luted and set into fine sande which after distyll with an easie fire at the first in artlie seperating the Elementes For the first water which commeth wyll be whyte the seconde a cytrine or yellowe oyle the thyrde lycour which commeth wyll be of a reddishe colour and of the greatest property which is most profitable vnto diuers matters But more of this vnderstande in a place vttered before The making of a Baulme borrowed out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallop Take of good Turpentyne halfe an ounce of Xylobalsami as much of cloues two ounces these after the beating and labouring togyther distyll according to arte and the first which distylleth and commeth forth is a water the seconde an oyle and the thyrde a Baulme Another Baulme borrowed out of the same Aucthour takâ— of pure Turpentyne one pounde of Aloes hepatick one ounce of Myrre halfe an ounce all these artlye grynded and myxed togyther distyll thryse ouer and you shall then purchase a Baulme seruing vnto all matters But vnto the preseruation of dead bodyes the excellentest An oyle preseruing the body in safetie a long tyme and sharpning or quickning the wytte which is to be vsed after the exactâ— purging of the bodie and a reasonable dyet vsed the whyles or in the meane tyme Take of the Phylosophers oyle three pyntes of the oldest oyle Olyue â–ª or at the least sublymed by a Lymbeck and Olei de alcana of eaâ—â—â— two pyntes â–ª of the fatte of a Moele of a Wesell and of a Beare of eache two ounces of Castorie thrée ounces of the iuyce of Acorus fowre pyntes of the iuyce of Rosemarie flowers of the iuyce of Bytonie of each halfe a wyne pynt of the iuyce of Clare of the iuyce of the English Galingale of each fowre ounces of the wine of Candie two pynts of burning water halfe a pynt all these boyle with a verye soft fire vnto a certayne consumption adding to these after of Ladanum stieped before iâ— a sharpe or eager wyne and well beaten one dram and a halfe of Nutmegges halfe an ounce of Mace of Cloues of Euphorbium of the three Peppers of each two drams all these dilygently beaten put into a vessell close stopping it which after let stande for thyrtie dayes the whole then distyll according to art The vse of it is in the wynter and once in the weeke but in the Summer tyme onely once in a moneth the head before washed and to the hynder part of the head of this applyed but the temples before being annoynted Fumanellus A discripcion of Christes baulme borrowed out of the learned practises of Theophrastus Paracelsus take of oyle Oliue one pint of good wyne three pyntes these myxt togyther in a strong glasse â–ª set after into Balneo Mariae for a moneth of the oyle wyll a lycour then be caused but beware you fyll not the glasse to full for sufficient wyll it be if to a fowrth part it be filled The alteration and amendment of Theophrastus take of oyle Olyue one pynte of the oldest redde wyne three pyntes these after the myxing and distylled adde to of the lycour of Hyperycone sixe ounces of the lycour of Mumia fowre ounces distyll the whole for a moneth in Balneo and keepe to your vse This auayleth in the woundes of the ioyntes The making of a blessed oyle for wounds hapning on the head which this oyle healeth dyuinely whether there be a fracture of bones or the perishing of the pannicles that further in any other part of the body where eyther the synewes the muscles or veynes be harmed or any member besides this blessed oyle healeth most easily and in a very short tyme without any danger or incombrance to the person wounded this many tymes experienced of the Aucthour The making of the blessed oyle is on this wyse Take of the oyle of the Fyrâ—â— tree 〈…〉 â—ynd of Turpentyne most cleare and fayre one pounde of the whyles of new layde Egges sodden harde in water and the yolkes taken forth fowreteene ounces of Rosen of the pyne aple tree â–ª sixe ounces of chosen Myrre three ounces of gum yuie two ounces all these artlye â—rought to powder mixed togyther put into a Retort stroÌ„glie fensed with the lute of wisedome the same after set in ashes distyl with a most slow fire in the beginning increasing after the fire by lytle litle vnto the end of the worke vntil that al the substaunce be come which wyll wholie be finished in .xxxvi. howers this distyllation then gathered wyl be a water oyle blackishe of colour these seperate kéeping eyther a part in a glâ—sse which oyle after the setling for a time wil become redde yet darck And here note that if you draw these with a very soft fire you shal theÌ„ purchase a better sweter oyle as Fallopio affirmeth
Sunne for oâ—â—er nyne dayes putting into it then of the powder of Pollypodie so much as you maye take vp with thrée fyngers of which let the pacient euery day take for one whole moneth An oyle of the Rosemary flowers not distylled may be drawne and made after the maner ensewing borrowed out of a certayne written booke in the Italian tongue take of Rosemarie flowers a good quantitie putting them into a potte and thrusting them harde downe with a staffe After powre vpon of oyle Olyue so much as shall be sufficent that a part of the potte remayne emptie which done close and stoppe dilygently the mouth of the potte with paste that no ayre breath forth The potte ordered on this wyse set or burie in horse doong not made of haye in such wyse letting the potte stande that the doong be more then thrée fingers aboue the mouth of the potte the same so standing for fortie dayes drawe after forth and kéepe the oyle carefully When you wyll vse of the oyle strayne it through a cloath This mightily helpeth in the grieffes and paynes of the Loynes the ache in the hyppes the Armes and other partes It is in the lyke maner appoynted and prepared of the Erle De alta villa Of the oyles out of Seedes The .xiij. Chapter SEeing that sundry Spyces and the séedes of all hearbes in a maner be rather of a hote thinne ayreall substaunce for that cause it must néedes insewe that these possesse a certaine oyly substance In that euery oyle in a maner hath a lyke myxture Nowe oyles distylled or gotten out of séedes as well hote as colde are purchased in this maner These oyles by distyllacion drawne in Sande ought on such wyse be prepared that the séedes before the putting into the Cucurbite be brused and the glasse verie well fensed about with the lute of wysedome And there may sixe or seuen or eyght ounces of any seedes brused be put into the glasse at a tyme or more if you wyll but this according to the greatnesse of the Cucurbite After powre fyue or sixe or seuen pyntes of the clearest water at a tyme on the seedes myxing the whole dilygently togyther Which thus myxed dilygently in the infusion let stande to infuse or dygest or putryfye in some hote place for certayne dayes as eyther eyght or tenne dayes after set the Cucurbyte into a potte apte to the Furnace which fyll so with Sande that the Cucurbyte standing in it toucheth not the bottome by two fyngers breadth and that a good thycknesse of Sande be rounde about the bodie And let the oyle be distylled in the same maner and with the same vesselles as shall after be vttered whereas wee teach the order of drawing of oyles out of Spyces and wooddes This by the waye doth the Aucthour warne you of that at the fyrst you make a softe fyre and take heede that the substaunce contayned in the Cucurbyte boyleth not vp vnto the Lymbecke or headde For certayne seedes as the Annise séedes through the thynnesse of theyr substaunce and clammynesse togyther which they possesse doe myghtilye boyle vppe for which cause you maye not by and by fyxe on the headde but after you see bubbles aryse and the vapour carryed vpwarde take of the Lymbecke and puttyng in a fayre stycke sturre the substaunce well about And on such wyse may the fome or bubbles be resolued into vapour and breath vp which maye after with a meane fyre bée qualyfied and increased at the wyll of the Practysioner Which thus mytygated or alayde set on your Lymbecke close luted about and distyll or drawe so long vntyll you suppose that no more oyle bée contayned wythin which by syght and taste you shall easilye and soone perceyue For when the droppes distylling in taste carrie with them no more vertue of the manifest qualitye of the seedes and Spyces put in then must you ceasse gathering any more least the matter sticke or burne in the bottome of the Cucurbyte this borrowed out of Cordus A preparation of oyles out of séedes as of the Fennell Annise c. Is wrought after this maner as the Aucthour gathered learned by the sundrie letters written vnto the singuler Gesnerus in the Germaine tongue Fyrst I tooke sayth he such a quantitie of seedes as I thought necessarye but a fiue or sixe poundes alwaeys those I so stamped or beate in a grosse manner that I left no one seede vnbroken which I then powred into the Cucurbyte After I powred vpon so much scalding or verie hote water that well couered the seedes and then set on the Lymbecke or head close luted in the ioynt about and stopped the nose that no ayre breathed forth which standing to putrify for thrée or fowre dayes I after distylled with a soft fyre a fayre oyle followed so that the water by which the oyle passeth be very colde as you were afore taught This one matter is worthy to be considered that the oyle of Annise séedes can not in the Summer tyme be distylled at all for that theyr spyrites then are ouer subtyll the Fennell seedes at that tyme much subtyller then them which they euaporate through the heate in that season howe easie so euer you make your fire vnder or labour youâ— distyllacion So that the aptest and meetest tyme for the dystyllacion of these is in the wynter in that the colder the ayre shall then be so much the sooner when the oyle shall fall into the Receauer wyll it be cowrded togyther lyke to Camphora Which when after you shall strayne through a fayre cloath all the water then runneth through but the oyle remayneth on the cloath which I after sayth the Aucthour dyssolued in a gallie or broade mouth glasse set in a stewe or hote house and the flewme so seperated In the distylling of such maner of oyles must first be considered and noted that a man may not prepare and distyll more then halfe a pounde at a tyme After remembring that the matter to be dystylled be brayed or broken in a morter after a grosse maner and not in a subtyll or fine powder To this matter then let a due quantitie of pure water be powred that it maye couer the séedes which after powre into a copper Cucurbite and well myxed togyther set on a copper head close luted to the bodye in the ioynt that no ayre breath forth This distyllacion then ought to be done through a vessell fylled with colde water the tynne or leaden pype retching to the nose of the head whereby the oyle in the distylling may not burne All which thus prepared make a very soft or slow fire in the begynning vntyl the Furnace waxeth hote then increase your heate or fire more more as the matter beginneth to distyll the water oyle all come seperate the one from the other after art When this begynneth to distyll you may withdraw some of the fire and marke whether the fyre being at that stay the distyllacion neuerthelesse procéedeth
brused before The Mandrake apples are cut into quarters boyled in oyle in a double vessel in a colde coūtrey as afore of the oyle of Roses out of Rogerius was taught or you may otherwyse prepare the Oyle by the heate of the Sunne This Oyle auayleth the lyke in contynuall and burning Agues which the Oyle of Roses doth but in that this oyle stupyfieth and mightier altereth more then the oyle of Roses doth it ought for that cause that the malyce or hurt be repressed with womans mylke myxed the same oyle also auayleth in the hote aches and gowte This borrowed out of Rogerius An oyle out of Bay berries doth Rogerius instruct to make many wayes take the gréene berries those breake small which after the sufficient boyling straine through a cloath kéepe the lycour in a glasse Otherwyse take a quantity of rype bay berries those after the finely breaking boyle with bay leaues after art and the same strayned kéepe dilygently in a glasse Or after the baye berries be finely broken infused for sixe or eyght dayes in wyne and then put vp into bagges an oyle drawne by a presse Or the rype fresh berryes broken which after the putting into bagges an oyle pressed forth This oyle as wytnesseth Rogerius auayleth against the Collick the Ilyacke and Sciaticke passion or payne in the hyppe bone An oyle out of yuie berryes is gotten and made many wayes especially by those wayes taught aboue in the drawing an oyle out of bay berryes this oyle purchased auaileth against cold causes especially against the cold ioynt aches Wherefore I affirme sayth Rogerius that whatsoeuer consisteth in the yuie auayleth against ache of the ioynts whereof the oyle that myghtier worketh is on this wyse prepared and made take of the drye wood the berries and gum of the yuie if you can purchase altogyther the wood small cutte put into an earthen potte being ful of hooles in the bottome or at the least hauing three holes passing through in the bottome which set into the mouth of another potte glased the mouthes of which stoppe close with potters clay or past these two so ordered set to deepe into the earth that the vpper pot stand wholy aboue the earth the mouth of the neather potte couered ouer with the earth which done make a fire about the vpper pot and a blacke oyle wyll after distyll into the neather pot A Rape oyle gotten by pressing out take a Rape which after the making of a hollowe deepe hole in the roote fyll that hollownesse vp with oyle Olyue on which set the cappe or couer of the roote afore cutte of being thus close stopped on the head wrap the whole roote dilygently about with towe wette which after bury in the hote ymbers with a few coales vpon this done let it there lye for halfe an howre after which tyme drawe it forth and taking of the cappe preserue the oyle strayned and the roote also strayned togyther through a lynnen cloath This oyle auayleth against cleftes and choppes of the handes caused of colde This borrowed out of a written booke Out of the Pyne aple kernelles I sawe an oyle drawne or gotten by discencion which serueth for the wrincles of womens faces this out of Manaraus An oyle out of the Onyon and Triacle prouoking sweate in the pestilence take a bigge white Onyon in the myddle of which make a déepe hole filling the same with good Triacle after the cappe set on and a wet lynnen cloth wrapped rounde about ▪ put it vnder the hotte ymbers to rost for half an howre which after the distilling in a Limbecke giue of this lycour vnto the quantity of two ounces to the paciēt The same effect worketh sixe ounces of the distylled lycour ▪ of the greene Nuts This out of Fumanellus Of the oyles out of Spyces but the oyle or water to be gotten out of Cynamon see and reade hereafter among the Barks The .xv. Chapter THis generall precept ought to be obserued in the distillacion of all spyces in a maner that what spices soeuer you chose bray thē first into fine powder powring vpon a quātity of cunduite or spryng water which after the same shall be coloured with the spyce shyft into another glasse into which powre other fresh spyces broken so oftē do the same vntyl the water purchase no further colour then distyl it in Balneo Mariae seperate after the water from the oyle this G. Rast. But the waters oyles which are preapared gotten out of spyces ought to be done by the infusion in simple water not in wyne or Aqua vitae in that those doe hastily ascend not carry the force of the spyces with them but the water contrarywyse ascendeth not without the spyce And to be briefe those are here to be applyed which are afore taught of the oyles out of séedes in the begynning vttered to be done The oyle out of Cloues Nutmegs Pepper Mace Cinamō are made wrought through the spyces before broken put into a Cucurbite wel luted or into a copper body with a head set close on which you shall distyll by a pype retching through a vessell of colde water for on such wyse cooled wyll a water and oyle come which after seperate as the one from the other For the oyle euermore swymmeth aboue the water except the oyle of Cloues which falleth to the bottome An oyle out of Nutmegs vnto the imitaciō of this general rule which a certaine Empericke teacheth to be in a maner lyke prepared Take a thyrd or fowrth part of good Aqua vitae distylled the Nutmegs finely broken put altogither into a glasse body filled with the Aqua vitae three fingers aboue the Nutmegs which let stand couered to infuse for .xxiiii. howres that the Aqua vitae hath attayned a yellow colour the same then shyft into another glasse into which poure after fresh Aqua vitae so much as before the same so often repeate with fresh Aqua vitae vntyl it wyl colour the Aqua vitae no more Which done powre all the Aqua vitae thus colored into a glasse body which after the setting into Balneo Mariae distyll according to art that the Aqua vitae may ascend the oyle of Nutmegs remayne in the bottome of the body and on such wyse shal you attaine the oyle prepared In the lyke maner may an oyle be altogyther distylled out of all other spyces I saw sayth one of Gesnerus friends a distyllation of the oyle of Nutmegs which was an oyle drawne most pleasant swéet and of a great yéeld by an Alchymist after this maner He tooke the Nutmegs brought thē to fine powder on which he powred two measures of simple pure water after he shyfted the whole into a glasse Cucurbite fensed about with that lute of wysedome this lute was made with simple clay to which he mixed the shorne floxe of cloath tempred with salt water euē as the Alchymists
of oyle Olyue tenne ounces of Frankensenâ—s of Sarcocolla of Mastick and of Saffron of eache one ounce of Panis porcini of Cauda equina or horse tayles and of Madder of eache one ounce of earth wormes washed thrée ounces all these incorporate well togyther in a panne ouer a very soft fyre which then powring into a Retort of glasse distyll in the begynning with a soft fyre after increase the fyre vnto the ende of the worke Which ended seperate the oyle from the water and the oyle kéepe dilygently in a glasse For this is a myraculous lycour against the crampe and marueylous sone healeth woundes bruses and other grieffes of the bodie This out of the secretes of Gabriell Fallopio An oyle out of Turpentyne Larigna marueylous against the shryncking of members if members be annoynted with it borrowed out of an vnknowne wryter to the Aucthour He tooke of Turpentyne one parte of Vitryoll calcyned one parte of Apples dryed and brought to powder without skynne or paring one part of oyle Olyueene parte of burnte Tyles one parte all these synelie brought to powder and myxed togyther he let stande in a potte glased in a hotte place for fowretéene dayes sturring it about each daye After the whole he distylled by descention in a vessell which most diligently be luted of thrée fyngers thycknesse and through dryed it before the occupying And when any matter is in the distylling both the Furnaces in the meane time ought to be closed and shutte in all places except certayne vent holes in both the Furnaces that the fume may so passe by them And that these Furnaces may appeare playner to vnderstanding conceyue this figure here aboue discrybed With this oyle purchased by the meanes aboue taught the payned members ought moderatelie to be annoynted An oyle by distillacion of the shyppe pytch annointed on places doth auayle vnto the extenuation of resolued weake members yet doth it not lyke resolue as the pytche lying a long tyme togyther An oyle out of the whyte pytche by distyllacion may be gotten ryght precious this borrowed out of an Empericke vnknowne to the Aucthour Of the oyles gotten out of Barkes The .xviij. Chapter A Water or oyle of Cynamon is to be requyred and coueted before other waters and Oyles as the Cynamon it selfe in respect to other spyces And the Cynamon is of a subtyll heate through which it especially auayleth in the wynter in that it strengthneth then more the stomacke and marueylously putteth away all euyll and corrupt moystures of the stomacke and defendeth it from corrupting at all it also sharpeneth the sight and openeth any maner stopping of the veynes and marueylously comforteth the heart But an oyle distylled of it doth answere in generall to a naturall baulme which within helpeth all putrifaction and without the body cureth all freshe woundes or vlcers And the distylled water mightily auayleth in all colde diseases as well of men as women especially which haue a stomacke so affected that they haue no appetyte When the spirites also bée weakned or the pacient weake a draft of this water with a litle of good Malmesie oâ— of the iuyce of the Pomegranate taken by the mouth woonderfully auayleth and helpeth Men in a maner dead by dropping or powring a droppe or two into the mouth doth recouer the person in a swoone or traunce especially which to olde men many tymes hapneth this is the presentest remedy Mydwiues and other motherlye women with vs carry of this water with them and vse of the same with prosperous successe to yong women in the daungerous traueyle of chylde For doth in the hastening and helping forward of the byrth it is the worthyest remedy The sundry maners that a water and oyle may be distylled gotten out of the Cynamon shal by a few examples here be vttered Some there be which stiepe the Cinamon before in Rosewater others in whyte wyne â–ª many drawe it in a Cucurbyte luted about but then is the substaunce lightly burned If the same be distylled in a bladder which the Apotetaryes vse it can not then be done without the great quantity of Cynamon The best maner and waye of drawing these is in the vapour of boyling water but as touching the rehersall of these is here sufficient The Poticaries certaine yeares past were woont to stiepe the Cynamon for certayne dayes in Rosewater as that which regarded the heart and was alwayes applyed for the recouerie of strength and for that a lyttle quantity of the water hath not his smell the water is estéemed of the lesser value with many And for that cause better it is that the CynamoÌ„ be stieped before the distyllation in olde pleasaunt whyte wyne for a certayne tyme For on such wyse prepared the distylled water is caused the excellenter and in piercing more effectuous The maner of preparing a water out of Cynamon which Gesnerus receiued of a certaine friend of his that made great tryals and often distylled the same Let one pound of chosen Cynamon be gotten which beat so fyne that the powder may passe through a fine sieue yet the whole you may not worke to powder after put al into a Cucurbite on which powre of the water of Borrage of Buglosse of Endiue and of baulme of each halfe a pynt these let stand to infuse in a glasse close stopped for fowre or fiue daies After out of this Cucurbite or glasse body let the whole be shyfted into a copper body which you shall place in a Furnace with his head set vpon cooling beake fastened to after art and beware that the body stand not ouer nigh the fyre but that an yron plate full of holes be fyxed in the myddle betweene that the fyre may so vent through and the vapour be sent vpwarde â–ª Fyrst kyndle or beginne with a soft fyre vntyll the distyllacion be somewhat come but increase after the fyre bygger and bygger that it may the spéedilyer distyll forth When a measure is come or dystilled forth seperate that a part as principal setting vnder another Receauer for the same which next distylleth is gathered is much inferiour to the first and may serue for new Cinamon to be styeped in the same And in the same maner may a water be distilled out of Cloues Where to be noted that a maner and way of cooling be vsed as when the water beginneth to waxe hote to draw forth the same and powre in colder water A water of CinamoÌ„ if any wyl distyl by a bladder made of copper togyther with a pype fyxed to it passing through a vessell of cold water a great quantity then shal be distylled togyther for it would not easily be drawne in a small quantity But in a Cucurbite dilygently luted this speciall care is to be had that your stuffe burne not to the bottome whereby your water then distylling forth may sauour of the burning That if the fyre shall be hoter increased an oyle also distylleth and so much the more if the
vessell in which water is conteyned in that bottome but in such sort that the water toucheth not the bagge and the vessell in the meane tyme dilygently closed which vessell set into a great potte full of hote and scalding water in such maner that the water which is contayned in the same vessel in which the Cynamon hangeth may boyle and let the Cynamon hang in this maner for a certaine space in that or ouer that hote vapour vntyll the Cynamon hath sufficiently drawne and gathered to it of moysture After the Cynamon thus prepared and moystned with the vapour of the boyling water let it be agayne beaten ouer and as it were a certayne paste made thereof and the same togyther with the impressed lycour which it before gathered and receyued let be put into a Lymbecke if néede shall requyre you may yet powre in some more hote water but the lesser water you powre in or occupye so much the worthier water of Cinamon you shall possesse and somwhat also of the Oyle But if you couet to haue a more store of water and lesse precious then powre in the more water as certayne at this daye doe to purchase them rather a more gayne then mennes commoditye and health but ordering it thus you shall then obtayne eyther none or very lytle of the Oyle A. Representeth the couer of that pot in which the Cynamon is hanged this couer if it haue within a head pynne made of purpose in the myddle as it were of the hollownesse lyke to that pynne set in the toppe of a Helmette or rather as this fygure more playnlie demonstrateth to which the bagge may aptlyer be fastned and hang by that meanes the iustlyer in the myddle That if the same lyke can not be gotten or wrought in putting a stycke ouerthwart the head of the potte it may to the stycke be tyed and hang. And the couer stoppe dilygently about â–ª that no ayre breath forth B. B. Doth here represent the emptie hollownesse of the vessell C. Doth here shewe the bagge fylled with the Cynamon E. Expresseth the tunnell pype by which the water if that any fayleth or néedeth may be powred in but the hole after dilygently stopped F. F Is here the great potte full of water which conteyneth and receyueth the vessell â–ª into which the Cynamon is put If the vessell receyuing the lycour distylled â–ª be large there néedeth not to drawe the water by the pype of the Helmette exâ—ept the Receauer waxe hote â–ª and then let a lynnen cloath wette in colde water be applyed vpon which by that meanes shall perfourme and yéelde the same vse In the same maner as the water of Cynamon is prepared and drawne may also the Annise the Fennell the Cummyne c. be distylled and gotten The distylled oyles of Gums and Rosens haâ—e another maner and way and requyre an inspection in the putrifying for a man must dilygently beware and foresée that the fyre be made very soft vnder and the same styl or continually a lyke for if the spirite once beginneth to breath forth the oyle and whole worke is loste And vnto vse must not the ponde but ryuer water be taken Againe the oyle of Cynamon certaine doe affyrme that the same to be prepared and made of some with Aqua vitae and that it ought to be applied to them that are encombred with the falling sicknesse by gyuing of the oyle for three monethes as daylye a droppe with Maiorome water or some other lyke An oyle out of the ryndes of the Orrendges dryed is made most singular but whether the same ought only be done in the Sun or by distyllacion properly as yet is not knowne to the Aucthour But this the Aucthour learned and knew that the Oyle is whytishe and sweete smelling and hath very lytle sowrenesse or in a maner nothing at all that the Aucthour could taste or féele An oyle out of the ryndes of Nuttes take the drye rynders of Nuttes which after the beating in a morter put into a Retorte very well luted about the same set ouer a fyre not ouer bygge you shall then drawe forth an Oyle and water out of the ryndes After shall you seperate the oyle from the water by Balneo Mariae And last you shal purge the oyle by distylling of it in a smal glasse in Sande three or fowre tymes ouer This is in a maner better then the oyle of Vitryoll especially in the pestilence and in poyson G. Ras. Of the oyle of Tartare which is the drye Lyes of wyne prepared The â–ª .xx. Chapter Another oyle of Tartare borrowed out of the same Aucthour take of Tartare cleauing to the sydes of the vessels especially of the whyte wyne which beaten before calcyne in an earthen pan after the calcynation beate againe which being put into an ypocrasse bagge hang in a colde moyst seller setting vnder a deepe glased panne the same let there hang for sixe or eight dayes vntyll you see the oyle come This oyle thus purchased helpeth all maner of spottes of the face maketh a cleare smooth skynne it healeth the fowle scruffe scabbes ryngwoormes the rednesse of the face through a saltmatter and such lyke An oyle of Tartare â–ª that auayleth against the pushes or lyttle wheales of the eyes proceeding of the Leprie Take of Tartare beaten three poundes this put into a glased potte with twentye ounces of vineger boyle for halfe an howres space which in the meane tyme dilygently skym after take the pot from the fyre in stopping it dilygently that no vapour breath forth Then set the potte againe an whote ymbers or hote coales which let there so long boyle or calcyne vntyll the Tartare may be brought into powder againe The same after the cooling or being colde bring to powder which the powre into a Sugar strayner or ypocrasse bagge and hang it in a cold and moyst place or wyne seller some glased panne set vnder The vse of this oyle is on this wyse let the pacient before enter into bathe at night when he goeth to bedde annoynt the places vnder the eyes where the wheales or bladders appeare couer them dilygently with a lynnen cloath that they may not be touched of the ayre before the drying vp of it This continew in lyke order morning and euening for eyght dayes togyther For to calcine the Tartare on a sodaine that with nyter it may be whyte which auayleth aygainst wartes out of a writteÌ„ Germaine booke Take of salt peter Tartare brought to powder of each a lyke quantity After heate an oarthen pan not glased into which powre the nyter and Tartare when they make a â—oâ—seâ— shalâ—e through burnt they become spéedily whyte This Tartare thus calcyned after the lying in a bagge you shall hang in a moyst Seller and an Oyle wyll dystyll forth into the panne standing vnder This oyle thus gathered doth remoue put away the wartes on the handes and other parts if with it they be
substaÌ„câ— in the bottome of the Lymbeck lyke to a redde feces which they take put into a fyltring cloath hanging it in a moyst place that the feces may so melt through the moysture of the place into a vessell standing vnder and the same which melteth and runneth through is the oyle which otherwyse is named the blood of the Antimonie a medycine as aboue vttered the notablest vnto creeping and wicked vlcers An oyle of Antimonie which is the flower of all mettalles redde in colour as the Rubyne for so doth some commâ—nd it it may safelye be taken by the mouth vnto the wayght of thrée graines for in tast it is swéete pertaking most lightly of a sharpnesse he valewed fowre drams wayght of it at two Crownes He knew lytle vse or none of it yet inuented he at the first to sell the same of a great pryce I my selfe tasted sayth the Aucthour found a certaine sweetnesse of it saw the rednesse tending vnto a sanguine colour and a droppe or two let fall into water went to the bottome This out of a letter sent vnto Gesnerus Another redde oyle of Antimonie the abâ—â—esayd person hath which I sayth the Aucthour neuer saw vnlike to the first colour and of a burning qualitye whose smallest portion prouooked the bladder burned that vnto this daye the least portion of it dare not safely be gyuen through the wicked quality not sufficiently corrected whether of the crude qualitie I can not iustly report This oyle powred to Aqua fortis through the vitriol the Alome and salt peter it stayneth Mercurie of a yellow colour These I vnderstoode of him in that I could not come to the sight of it he esteemed or valued half an ounce of this oyle at a Floreyne This I learned by the letters of a certayne Phisition vnto Gesnerus The oyle or Quintessence of Antimonie when the same is prepared and made after a dewe fourme and maner is a most precious medycine to be vsed as well within the bodie as without and the quantity of one drop giuen at a tyme by the mouth eyther with wyne or broth or any other distylled water doth as well emptie the bodie by vomytting as downewarde by syege this giuen to a sicke person doth throughly cure him of any crude and maligne kynde of sicknesse as by tryall a further truth may be knowne And this locally applyed on wicked vlcers doth marueylously clense them The making of which oyle or quintesseÌ„ce is on this wyse take a quantity of the strongest vineger the same distyl thrise ouer to which ad of Antimonie so much as you wyl brought to fine powder these put togyther in a body of glasse but let the vyneger flote thrée fingers aboue the Antimonie then sturre them very wel togither setting the body on hote imbers let the substaunce boyle a lytle space vntyll the vineger become redde which after the being redde let then setle vntyl it appeare cleare the same empty into another body and on the feces powre the lyke quantity of distylled vineger as afore taught the same a whyles boyle empty after into another body doe on this maner so often vntyl the vineger wyl no more be changed become redde this done the feces throw away and all the redde vineger gathered powre into a crooke necked body or Retort that is verie well luted and distyll the vyneger which wyll yssew forth cleare whyte but take dilygent heede when the redde droppes begynne to distyll at the sight of which draw away the receauer with the vyneger putting vnder another glasse and the fyre increase stronger stronger vnto the ende of the worke or that all the substance be yssewed forth for this come is the quintessence of the Antimonie which diligently kéepe in a glasse close stopped that no ayre breath forth And this is the myraculous oyle that mortifyeth all kynds of rotten and wicked vlcers for by bathing on them with the sayde oyle are mortifyed for which cause this healeth them in a short tyme and with easinesse and gyuen besydes with any lycour by the mouth doth heale any wicked sicknesse as aboue vttred So that this Quintessence of Antimonie may be accoumpted and named a holy lycour and precious for the health of mans body This borrowed out of the singuler practyses of the gréeke Leonard Fiorauant Of the same doth a certayne Phisition thus wryte I fynde the oyle of Antimonie to be prepared and made by Stibium most finely brought to powder and so often washed and infused in dystyll vineger vntyll it wyl no more colour nor stayne the fingers which after sublyme for this they say to auayle against the vlcered Canker that it créepeth no further and so to let or staye that the Canker eateth nor payneth any more An oyle of Antimonie of the Alchymistes vnto the colouring of Luna or Syluer is on this wyse prepared as I found the same wrytten sayth the Aucthour in an olde Alchymy booke Take a a quantity of vineger three tymes distylled ouer in this dyssolue of salt artyficiall one part of salt Alkali two partes after the dyssoluing distyll a strong water Then take of Antimonie so much as you shal thinck needeful powring of the sayd water vpon and distilled with a soft fyre powre vpon the water againe this doe for fowre times togither In the end when the moisture shal asceÌ„d that whytishe fumes appeare then by increasing the fire stronger stronger you shall purchase the true oyle of Antimonie Of this oile take three parts of the oyle of the Sun one part of the oile of Mercurie one part these put vnto fixing doth colour change the Moone Mercurie Iupiter prepared into the Sun most perfit Of the preparation of Antimonie that is lyke seene through as the glasse and the sundry effects of the same powder The â–ª .xxvj. Chapter A Certaine practisioner in the Citie of Vlma in Germany chose the Stibium that had long strakes within which the longer they were so much the better he accoumpted it he tooke away the vpper part or his spume he after tenne or fowretéene dayes grynded the Stibium on a marble with vineger for one day styll or continually but in the nyght he letteth it alwayes drye and the next daye he alwayes gryndeth it agayne The precious stone of Antimonie cleare through as the Iacynt they prepare and make after this maner the fine powder of the Stibium they put into a goldsmithes Crucible couering the same with another Crucible which two they close fast lute togyther with strong lute letting the lute drye After they set the Crucibles on the fyre and couer them wholie vntyll the powders melt and runne within this masse then taken out brought to fine powder they thus coÌ„myt to the fyre for two or three tymes togyther and at the thyrd time they powre the lyquide masse on a smooth Marble stone which sone coniealeth and is harde and is
After you haue performed all these and powring the Vitrioll into a Ballance consider and know iustly the waight For if it be syxe poundes which is the half of the same â–ª that you first began to seeth yet remayning then haue you well handled and rightly done all things that ought to be performed Of the making â–ª and forme of the Furnace The xxxiij Chapter FIrst an apt Furnace must be framed and made of Tyles layde flatte for howe thicker the walles be made so much the stronger is the fyre caused within the heate longer kept The walles also of this Furnace ought to stand fowre square of a like thicknesse rounde about and the hollow spâ—ce within must be of two spanne lengthes lacking the thirde part of a spanne which done it must then be builte vp within and in the toppe after this maner that the fyrst and lowest parte or hollownesse be builte halfe a foote hygh wyth stronge yron barres thycke layde whych the wayght of the burning coales can not bende The seconde space or hollownesse made aboue the yron grate for a resting ought to be two foote hygh and through the foresyde a square hole artly made iuste by the grate to put the coales in with a lyttle shouell After by the myddle space regardyng the Furnace in the selfe same myddle let a fowre square yron barre be layde ouerthwarte in bygnesse or thycknesse of a thombe which may well beare the Retorte layde vpon Then on the lefte syde of the Furnace must a hole be lefte open through which the necke of the Retorte may be drawen The distillation of the Vitrioll The .xxxiiij. Chapter AFter you haue thus built prepared the Furnace choose then a bigge Retort that apt to the purpose being of the Venice glasse made if it be possible to be gotten which diligently strongly lute about into the same poure al the Vitrioll as by example the sixe poundes afore prepared and calcyned yet that a fourth parte of theÌ„ Retort remayne emptie whereby the spirites may the easyer ascende from the Vitrioll after vpon the yron barre layde ouerthwarte Lute spredde and a sharde of a potte or tyle layde iuste vpon the myddle of the barre beyng lyke luted on which set the Retorte thus fastned that the belly of it may bée placed iuste lying in the myddle of the Furnace And let the beake or necke of the Retorte retche wythout and stoupe downe warde and the hoole also through which the necke passeth diligently stoppe with Lute After take fyue Tyles with which make a â—yuer on the Furnace that the Retort may so lye hyd vnder that couer This couer then spredde ouer with lute euerye where sauing fowre holes lefte open and that in eache corner one for the fume or smoke to passe beyng so large that a thombe maye well passe in and out in eache hole After make fowre couers sufficient broade for the holes of stronge Lute wyth which stoppe or couer the holes as néede requireth These beyng done thrust the mouth within the necke of a great receauer set vnder beyng lyke of Venice glasse which howe greater the same shal be so much the fréelyer it will receaue the spyrites entred but if the receauer bée small then is it daungerous least the plentie of spyrites stretched abroade maye breake the glasse Also powre into the receauer of very cléere water sixtéene ounces in that the water soone receiueth the spirites vnto it and prohibiteth or defendeth that the receauer be not broken and let these bee diligently luted togither in the ioynt taking carefull héede besydes that nothing fall after into the receauer seeing the oyle staineth it into a red colour When you haue performed all these let the lute dry for a night and if any chops or cliftes do appéere let those be pargeted ouer with lute the same morning after make a gentle fyre in the beginning of pure great coales setting opeÌ„ one of the holes aboue by which the fume may passe and let the fire within a whiles be increased by litle and litle vnto euening at which time the second hole must be opened And marke then diligently whether any spirites appéere which yssew forth of the Retort after the forme of a white smoke breathed into the receiuer In the night folowing be marueilous carefull that the fire slacke or abate not but rather sharper yet but a litle more increased so that the fire after increased kéepe in that force in the nexte daye open the thyrde hole increasing still the fyre vntill the necke of the Retort glowe like a burning coale in the seconde nyght following increase the fyre and after mydde nyght open the fourth hoole when the fyre shall be growen and come vnto the greatest heate you shall then see the spyrites yssew forthe euen lyke to cloudes heaped togither which when they be at the poynt to ceasse open all the passages and ventes of the Furnace and without ceasing powre in coales with a small shouell vntill the receauer also appeare glowing hote in the meane time and presently be very carefull that no cold nor moyst matter fall by negligence or by hap on the receiuer These beâ—â—de â— ought to be wrought in a close rome where neyther weâ—te nor winde may enter And the fire must so long be maintained â—â—tyll no spirites at all be left in the Vitrioll which by â—ight may easily be discerned when no more spyrites yssew forthe let the fire die and goe out by it selfe and suffer the whole worke to rest and coole for a whole night and a daye After draw away the receyuer with the whole lycour in it and set asyde close stopped vntill you â—â—all seperate the oyle from the water beholde then the Retort broken and sée whether the deade heade be blacke for this is a note of the worke performed A seperation of the water infused The xxxv Chapter FOr as much as in the receyuer is water conteyned togyther with the oyle of Vitryoll the same must be seperated that the lycour of the Vitrioll may be set vp and reserued pure And this is seperated by distillation in Balneo Mariae or in fine syfted Ashes but saffer is the doing in Balneo Mariae For which cause powre all the lycour which is in the receauer into a Cucurbite of Venice glasse setting on the head made of the like glasse which diligently lute in the ioynt round about After make a soft fyre by litle and litle vnder Balneo and suffer the water to yssew vntil the eyghtéen ounces be come forth that you powred in If so be the Vitrioll shal not be well calcyned then a more quantitie of water wil yssew For which cause sée that these eightéen ounces be large or downe wayght when you haue done this suffer the Balneâ—Ì„ to coole and the water distilled forth thrâ—w away but that which in Balneo shalt remaine in the bottome of the Cucurbite is the pure oyle of Vitrioll yet hath it
kynde for that cause a man must apply extreme remedies to it as is the oyle of Vitrioll which is made after this maner Take of Vitrioll a sufficient quantitie which after the through drying and comming vnto a rednesse and the same rubified and brought to fine pouder poure into a Limbecke and dystill according to Arte of this let be giuen in the first day fasting one droppe with thrée ounces of Buglosse water and in the second day two drops with a greater quantitie of the water and in such maner adding a drop of the water vnto fiue dayes ende These ended let the extreme parts or edges of the Canker be annoynted with the foresaid Oyle vntill the matter of the canker be gotten out by the roote and this medicine hath not bene tried of the Author but obtayned of an Impericke A sirrupe digesting cankerous humors is made of the iuice of Fumiterrie of Borage and of Scabious of eche thrée ounces of Endiue and of Succorie of eche two ounces of Epithimi of Senae and of the wyne of Pomegranates of eche thrée ounces of Sugar so much as shall suffice to forme the sirrupe and the solutiues belonging to the same are the Electuarie of Hamecke Pilles de lapide Lazuli pillu Iudae Senee epithimum and whaye wherein Senee is stéeped Of the Oyles out of other Mettalles The .xxxix. Chapter AN oyle of Copper learned of a French Empericke Take of burnt Copper two poundes which finely brought to pouder and poured into a glasse Cucurbite very well luted and imbybed with the strong vinegar the whole dystill in xxiij houres space and you shall obtaine a most strong oyle of a redde and gréene colour An oyle of Saturne or Leadé is thus prepared and made which is after an easie maner Take of Ceruse which is Leade calcined and boyle it with the strongest vinegar after let the same settle or rest a time and the vinegar shall become yelow of colour the same then poure into a bodie and euaporate the vinegar forth and in the bottome will the oyle remayne This oyle of Saturne is commended in olde vlcers especially those which Theophrastus nameth the vlcers of the face of which kynde are the Canker and Fistulaes about the nose I knewe sayth the Authour a woman who had hir nose almost eaten away with a wicked vlcer was throughly cured with this oyle alone This oyle molten ought to be applyed with a warmenesse or by the furnace in the Winter tyme and striked ouer with a fether A certaine person sold halfe an ounce of this for a crowne of gold The dose of it at a time to be giuen inward with any lycour is thrée graynes and vsed both in the cholicke in fistulaes An oyle of Iron vnderstoode of a French Empericke Take of the filings or beatings of the Iron about the Anuill finely laboured to pouder so much as you will the same imbibe with childes vryne after calcine so often in the Furnace of reuerberation vntill it be brought impalpable and of a sanguine colour then poure it into a glasse bodie well fenced with lute and imbybe the substance againe with the strongest dystilled vynegar which dystill after the maner of Aqua fortis by the space of xxiiij houres euer increasing the fire and you shall obtayne a thicke and very redde oyle The experience of the oyle is that the lamines of anye metall rubified if they be quenched in this oyle forthwith receyue the colour of golde so marueylous is the tincture and péercing and doth also congeale Mercurie diuinely and doth many other affectes in the Arte of Alchimie Besides in Phisicke this worketh marueylously in that the same resolueth and healeth many infirmities and especially the fluxe of the bodie if so be a small quantitie be giuen by the mouth with anye sirrupe or other like composition which worketh a marueylous helpe to the pacient that taketh it so theâ— I affirme the sande oyle to be as a true â–ª Quintessence to our bodies seeing it is so miraculous in his working An oyle out of Stéelâ— and the Adâ—manâ— stone is drawen after the same maner as aboue taught of the Iron An oyle of Litarge is holden and accounted for a great secrete in that the same is marueylous in the clearing of spottes and Morphewe or other blemishes of the face it maketh a small scarre and putteth away the rednesse of them borrowed out of a most auncient written booke Take of Litarge finely brought to pouder so much as shall suffice the same dissolue by decoction in the strongest vinegar many times togither after euaporate the vinegar on the fire and a blacke oyle shall remayne in the bottome which then dissolue with hote water by the stirring about with a sticke cleane scraped and after dystill it by a woollen tongue or by Fylter and the oyle shal abyde in the bottome which separated from the water is singular in the working An oyle which is drawne out of Lyme is marueylous Take of vnâ—eaked lyme one whole péece which infuse in common oyle vntill it be diâ—solued and let the Lyme be brought to pouder the whole after poured into a glaâ—se Limbecke and dystilled an oyle will then issue which shall be named the calcine oyle c. An oyle drawne out of Bole Armoniacke is taught in a certayne place of the wâ—â—ks of the singular learned Theophrastus Paracelsus Of the preparing and making of the oyle of Amber by the description of a singular phisition of Germanie which freely described the historie also of the whole Amber as shall appeare in the proper places The .xl. Chapter THe oyle of Amber is none other than a most subtill fat ayreal substance which coÌ„sisteth in the Amber drawne out by Art and although it be not harde to purchase such an oyle yet a special care aptnesse of instruments is required vnto the same art for which cause must diligent héede be giuen that the precepts following be obserued What maner of Amber must be chosen The .xli. Chapter ALthoughe it be agreeable to Arte and ryght necessarye to choose the purest Amber vnto the dystilling and drawing forth of the oyle and that it be the greater part of the Amber for in taking the purer matter a purer lycour also issueth forth and the receyuer shall be filled with the lesser quantitie of the excrementall humour and refuse and it besides shall not so easily be resolued with fire and at one instant fall togither into the receyuer if it shall be of the grosser partes but shall dissolue and melt by little and little and slowly that the subtill substance which consisteth or is in it may the beter be separated from the feces yet in the slaking of it maye the pouder and péeces be taken and vsed in that those also yéelde an Oyle if they be rightly prepared and poured into the vessell A man must besides obserue and knowe that on the Amber poured into the Cucurbite be very small flynt stones layde and
on them againe an other course of the Amber and lyke an other bed of the flynt stones and thus orderly to the ende Of the Furnace and Instrumentes necessarie vnto the dystillation of the Amber The .xlij. Chapter IT much auayleth to haue apt and fitte instrumentes And first as touching the Furnace let it be round and twoo foote and a halfe high but in breadth ouer about twoo spannes And let it be buylt eyther of Tyles or Iron plates couered ouer with strong lute and hauing twoo rounde holes in it by which as shall after be demonstrated the Pypes of the Instrument set in the seconde place may retch forth But let other twoo instruments of copper be prepared and made and those couered or glased within with tynne especially the neather part and let it haue the figure of a Cucurbite aboue in heygth of one spanne and a halfe compouned of one whole lamine or plate and let the necke of it be thrust within the nether instrument and enter a sufficient way within the same Let also a rounde couer be prepared of Copper and full of holeâ— stricken that the Amber couered with it maye issue and dystill liquide forth but the nether instrument receyuing the Amber for that it is a Dystillation by descention let the same be framed rounde hauing a necke which may receyue may contayne in it the necke of the Cucurbyte and wyll well receyue thrée or foure measures of lycour hauing twoo Pypes of which let the one ascend and looke vpward and the other descende and retch downeward as these figures herevnder doth playner expresse to the eye The Furnace ¶ The vpper hole retching vnto the other Pype †The nether hole by which the nether Pype issueth ♂ The vpper instrument or Cucurbite into which the Amber with the flint stones is poured ☞ The vpper Pype by which the hote water is poured in âš¹ The nether Pype by which the oyle togither with the water issueth ♀ The nether instrument here receyuing the refuse and oyle A. The couer boared full of little hoales with which the Cucurbite is couered â A Cucurbite with the nether instrument conioyned as if both presently were to be set in the furnace The Furnace with all the necessaries vnto the dystillation In this figure are all the necessarye instruments propouned seruing vnto the dystillation of this Oyle The buylding of the furnace appeareth at the right side in the middle of whose toppe doth the Cucurbite appeare and shewe The same Furnace hath on the ryght side a pype retching vpwarde which properlye is named the vpper pype stopped with a woodden stopple In the same on the left side is an apparant nether pype reatching downewarde to which is another pype annexed passing through a cooling vessell In the myddle of the figure doth a cooling vessell appeare wyth hys pype retching vnto the left side with which immediatly is the Receiuer committed and fastened Of the Dystillation of the Amber The .xliij. Chapter AFter you haue prepared the Furnace and all the Instruments necessarie to it Take the nether instrument which sette into the Furnace doth drawe forth the pypes of it that you sawe made in the former figure and the same very well fence in the furnace with Tyles and Lute and let there be a couer within made sufficient strong that cannot be séene without and that the fire lying on it cannot harme and then poure so much water into it vntill the water runneth forth of the Pype After the Cucurbite filled by tourne with the Amber and flynt stones layde by courses as afore taught and fenced with lute let not the Amber but rather the course of flynt stones touche and be next the couer and couer the Cucurbite then nayle or fasten stronglye the lydde rounde about the edge or sides with Iron nayles that the couer through the force and mightie power of the heate maye not fall of but rather be able well to beare the weyght of the substance Which done set the Cucurbite on the nether instrument and the place where they be ioyned togither fence diligently about with lute that no vapour at all may issue forth and stoppe the Pype ascending with a woodden stoppell that you maye drawe the same forth if the hote water must be taken forth which shall then be done if a little shall so hynder in it that the Oyle cannot issue forth To the nether Pype fasten another Tynne pype or Copper Pype passing thorowe a vessell filled with colde water which when it shall be hote poure in other colde water And to the ende of that Pype set a Receyuer hauing in it one wyne pynte of pure colde water sufficient great and able to contayne both the Oyle and water And let the Receyuer be of Glasse or earth glased wythin and not of Copper in that it lightly draweth the oyle to a gréennesse through the Canker which consisteth in the Copper and let all be marueylous well stopped When all these shall be thus handled and done about the Cucurbite kyndle a gentle and soft fire of coales in the beginning yéelding an equall heate leysurely out of all the parts and increase the fire by little and little vnto euening for in one daye is the same Dystillation ended vntill the whole Cucurbite be couered and hydde with burning coales And this conceyue that when the Cucurbyte is in a manner redde hote then the Dystillation to be ended so that then you maye withdrawe the fire and let them stande all a night without fire that they maye coole by themselues After drawe forth the Cucurbite and you shall finde it emptie of Amber but the stones which yet remayne wythin blacke couered as they were with soote And in the bottome of the nether Instrument you shall discerne the Feces or the refuse appearing lyke to Pitche and the Oyle caryed through the Pype vnto the receyuer swymming on the water which both are to be reserued vntill the oyle be rectified And these hytherto maye suffice for the first dystillation Of the Rectification The .xliiij. Chapter LEt vs nowe come vnto the seconde and last dystillation which is wrought by ascension and is the Rectifying of the oyle that is the separation of the pure from the vnpure and perfourmed after this maner Take a glasse Cucurbite and poure into it the water with the oyle that the belly of the same maye be filled vnto the necke and set on in lyke maner a heade of glasse which commit into Balneo and you ought to gouerne all verye well least the heate breaketh it and poure into Balneo hote water For the glasse thorowe hote cannot endure the sodaine cooling but cracketh or breaketh incontinent which prepared to distill set then to the nose of the Lymbecke a glasse receyuer and an oyle will issue forth most pure myxed with a little water which also must be separated from the Oyle by an instrument of glasse after the instruction of Valerius Cordus which maner he always vsed or
for lacke of the same you maye vse the other instrument of glasse much like to the Funnell for this oyle euermore swimmeth aboue the water And this dystillation may also be done by sande in the same manner if so be you fence the bodie before with lute that the heate break not the glasse but the purer best coÌ„mended is that done by Balneo The Instrument of Valerius Cordus Another instrument of separating after the forme of a Funnell 4. Is the emptie space B. the pipe by whiche the aire entreth into the emptie space 2. the space of the oyle and water 5. the pype by which the water issueth Of the vertues and vtilitie of the rectified oyle The .xlv. Chapter THis Oyle in auncient tyme was named holye for the marueylous and secrete vertues of it for it hath the same properties which the Amber it selfe but farre effectuouser For what efficacie and vertue consisteth in fiue sixe or seauen poundes of the Amber the same may be reduced easâ—ly into one pounde By which reason it much auayleth in the falling sicknesse in the Palsie and Crampe and mightily helpeth women molested wyth the suffocation of the Matrice it comforteth also the yongling in the mothers wombe Of the Oyle of Amber and the vertues of it doth a certayne learned man thus write it excéedeth by his propertie sayth he all waters of lyfe as they name them and any maner of Aurum potabile or potable golde especially in the curing of the Apoplexie and falling sickenesse Of the Oyle of Tylestones The xlvi Chapter THe Oyle Benedick or Oyle of Tyle stones hauing in it manye vertues vnto colde griefes and diseases and profitabler than a Baulme by his vertue and subtilnesse is prepared and drawne after this maner Take of newe baked Tyles that neuer water came vpon such a quantitie as you thynke néedefull those beate so small as Fetches Hempe Milium or else the ponder most finely fifted After let it be poured into a glasse bodie or other bodie mightily maintayned with fire or strongly burned which thus burned poure into olde cléere oyle Olyue if it may be gotten being in an earthen vessell glased and let it so rest to infuse for vij or x. dayes and if any péeces be grosse beate those small and poure the whole into a great Cucurbite on which set a heade artely luted in the ioynt and dystill with a soft fire and this conceyue that of one pounde of the Oyle you shall gather but one ounce whose naturall vertue excéedeth and is greater in effect than the naturall Baulme in the curing of all cold sicknesses griefs is hoter than it for that cause it is named oyle Benedick or blessed oile especially vnto the curing of cold sicknesses the older the oyle shall be before the occupying the better will it work The true and certaine notes to knowe this Oyle assuredly are these that the oyle Oliue holdeth or beareth vp as it were thys oyle in the myddle of it or stayeth it hanging about the bottome and not touching the bottome whereof this sheweth it selfe to be hoter and lighter than the oyle Olyue and the same also which is not Artely drawne of Tyles iâ— heauye so that if a drop be let fall into this purer oyle it falleth to the bottome and in this is the coldnesse and he auynesse of it knowne Also this Oyle causeth or yéeldeth a strong sauour and is redde in colour and a drop of it besides poured in the hand doth incontinent vanish away spreadeth all the hande and if an yron rodde be annoynted with the same Oyle and touched of any flâ—me doth forthwith burne and kindled or flaming doth not easily go out nor is lightly quenched When the distillation of this Oyle shall be fully performed open then the vessel wittily after it shall be through colde draw forth the pouder of the Tyles resting in the bottome of the glasse into which oyle after poure a quantitie of other pouder burned if you mynde to purchase more of the Oyle and dystill after the maner aboue taught and the Oyle dystilled kéepe well in a glasse close stopped with waxe There are here vttered xliiij vertues of the same auayling in a colde cause so well inward as outward 1. First the Oyle restoreth all those members colde by any accident if the harmed members be annoynted with it 2. It healeth a wounde if the proper herbe agréeable be a little boyled in it 3. This helpeth all the clefts and chops happening on the handes and féete in the winter tyme. 4. The oyle helpeth sinewes weake through the Goute or some other cause and the trembling or shaking of the head and handes 5. The Goute and ache of the ioyntes procéeding of a colde cause the necke payning so stiffe that it cannot turne hither thither is helpen with this oyle 6. It breaketh into small péeces the stone of the bladder kidneys by annoynting on the places drinking often of the oyle with white wine 7. It cureth also the excoriation of the bladder so well within as without which is knowne by the byting or fretting of the yard by annointing on the proper place 8. This helpeth the staying back of the vryne and hardnesse in the making of water 9. The oyle helpeth the passions of the eares procéeding of a cold cause as the deafenesse the noyse or hissing the fluxe of euill humors to the eares by applying a fine lynnen cloth wet in it wythin the eare 10. This auayleth against the wormes eyther bred within or crept in by hap 11. This helpeth the drawing of the mouth by a crampe and the drawing or tormenting of the belly the griefes of the matrice in euery age to the helpe of the Sciaticke payne or ache of the hip paine of the kidneys ridge bone may be added those herbes flowers rootes of a hot nature appropriated to them as the Sage the Penyroyall the Wormewood the running Time Organy Betony Hisop Dittany 12. To euery push and raw impostume not through rype in that the raw it soone rypeneth and the ripe soone or spéedily dissolueth to which if the Daâ—nell roote the yolk of an egge and whyte Onyon rosted vnder hot ymbers be artly applyed doth greatly profite 13. The oyle helpeth the hardnesse of the milt through ouer much coldnes in that it spéedily moystneth gently heateth it 14. This oyle helpeth such molested with the falling sicknesse is the nosthrill of the pacient be annoynted wyth it 15. This helpeth the â—â—slation or stopping of the brayne and nose through a cold cauâ—e howsoeuer it shall happen whether the eyes run or water or the nosthrils be ful of flegme if the proper places be annoynted with it or that it be taken by the mouth 16. It helpeth all maner of coldnesse of the head and brayne for annoynted with the oyle it doth heate marueylously coÌ„forteth 17. This also annointed on the hinder part of the heade
doth helpe forgetfulnesse ◠weake memory 18. It cureth the toothach by rubbing or annoynting the gums with it 19. The oyle drunke helpeth the coldnesse of the matrice being also annointed both within and without and the staying backe of the monthly termes 20. It bringeth forth the deade yongling by opening the mouths of the veynes 21. It auayleth or cureth the clotted bloud of a stripe dryeth vp the euill humors of barren women 22. The oyle helpeth a cold cough stopping of the lungs by drinking and annointing the brest with it and it cureth a dry and weake cough which is named the straytnesse of the brest dissolueth there the congealed humors openeth the pypes of the lunges annoynted also on the watry eyes cureth them if the annoynting be done on the lids of the eyes 23. The oyle cureth the swelling of the lids the paine rednesse through the swelling or the abundance of bleude caused in them 24. It also cureth the bit of any venimous beast as the Scorpion the Spyder the Waspe the Bee the Snake Adder if the stinged or poisoned place be annoynted with it 25. The oyle helpeth swounding and weakenesse of the heart stomacke if of it be drunk with good wine 26. The oile profiteth fishermen if their nets be annoynted with it before they go to fishing for it allureth and draweth fishes in with the only sauour 27. It auaileth against the drinking of Opium or Henban 28. This helpeth the griefe and payne of the fundament wormes drunke and annoynted especially if wormwood shall be admired with it 29. It helpeth the spitting of bloud pissing of bloud 30. And whose bloud is congealed or clotted in the head the cause is of an impostume ingendred or of a strype if the place be annoynted with it this helpeth in short tyme 31. The oyle also auaileth and helpeth the person broken by annointing and applying of it in plaister forme with the iuyce of wormwood 32. This auayleth against a hard drie scab of the head by annoynting the places with it 33. This helpeth any Fistula 34. The oyle helpeth the stone of the bladder and kidneyes if the herbes agréeable vnto this as the Saxifrage Grummell séedes Parsely séedes Fennell séeds Gotes bloud be mixed with it and giuen to drinke And blessed be the Lord God who of his excéeding liberality hath prouided so many sūdry helps varieties of things to mans frailtie 35. If in the oyle Benedick you shall boyle long pepper the graines of paradise Pelitorie of ech one dram and halfe a dram of Castorie with this shall annoint the Edray auayleth vnto coeating 36. That a candell may not go out neither with rayne nor the wynde take a quantitie of silke or towe wet the same in the oyle Benedick with talow or waxe make a candle which may burne in the water 37. The dung also of the Doue myxed with the oyle Benedick a drie stick annoynted with that mixture layde for a space in the hote Sunne will kindle burne of it selfe 38. Take also of vnstaked Lyme Brimstone of ech a lyke quantitie these temper or myxe with the oyle Benedick and forme pylles of the whole which throwe into a pot of water and fire will issue forth of the water That a thread may put out a candell burning wynde it then about the candell but annoynt it before with good Triacle and it will put the light forth ¶ The fourth Booke of Dystillations conteyning many singular secrete Remedies ¶ Of the dystilling of Aqua vitae or as some name it burning water and of the properties of the same The first Chapter That if you will trye whether the Quintessence be pure or coūterfaited wette a napkin or lynnen cloth in the sayde lyquour and putting a candell to it set on fire if incontinent it flameth and the cloth neuer the worse then is it most effectuous and perfite And handkerchiefes wette in this water being kyndled flame and not consume them for the flame so lightly burneth on the linnen cloth that it pierceth or entreth not through but as it were by a licking maner suppeth vp the lycour agréeable to it and of a firie nature That if you poure a little of it in the palme of the hande and set it on fire with the flame of paper it then burneth in the palme and not heateth nor burneth the hande I haue tryed the marueylous vertue of it sayeth Lemnius in many matters for at what time the ayre is very colde and that it strongly fréeseth this lycour for all that is not frosen nor congealed to yse insomuch the ynke at that season and many others besides myxed with certaine droppes of it are defended from being frosen and the same procéedeth through the extréeme hotenesse and thynnesse which consist in it this burning wyne myxed with salt and set on fire causeth the standers about whyles it flameth to appeare lyke deade persons Hitherto Ringelbergius This séetheth an egge and preserueth boyled or rawe fleshe from putrifying being dipped in the same and troubled wyne myxed with it cléereth and is restored and dropped into newe wyne doth lyke cleare it Wyne decaying and sower it also restoreth It draweth forth the vertue of all herbes if they be infused in it except the sauour of the Violet which it retayneth not The sauour of it slayeth all venymous wormes and auoydeth poyson This Vitalis And this one thing is marueylous which I learned sayth the Author of a credible person that if certaine droppes of the water be poured into a gunne and myxed with the pouder at the shooting of this htetsarb In the same maner are also great rockes of stone broken and I heare sayth the Authour a beaten way so made by the valley Tellina as I gesse toward Millaine By the dropping of the water on the rockes made of wyne thrice dystilled ouer which by that meanes are woonderfullye cracked and broken a sunder Further a lynnen clothe dypped in it as we haue aboue vttered doth wholye flame without harme of the threades and dystilled a fourth time ouer if you then throwe of it vp into the ayre nothing of it will discende or fall to the earth And if you will a fishe to haue a better sauour with it kill the fishe then in this dystilled licour and suffer the same to lye in it a time and it wil continue in the like sauour for many days if you season the fishe killed in this maner with Salt and Pepper there will nothing eate pleasanter especially if it shall be a fishe of the best kinde The burning water often distilled if with it you shall wash the hands and set on flame they will burne without harme This Gaudentius Merula in libro 4. memorabilium that if in the dystilling the pouder of Sulphur viue be myxed then the Aqua vitae kindled will burne the stronger This ceaseth the payne of the heade if it procéede of a colde
matter And druncke with a fasting stomacke for two dayes togither with a little quantitie of Triacle purgeth the heade and dryeth vp by the moystures of the same If any drincketh a quantitie of this with some maner of wyne in the morning fasting doth like comfort the brayne This putteth away the dymnesse of sight and consumeth the webbe and spottes of the eyes and dryeth vp the running of them and dropped into the eares restoreth hearing A lynnen cloth wette in it and layde on the tongue restoreth the speach of the palsie person if it shall be often repeated for certaine houres Some commende the sublimation of wyne against wormes which bréede in the téeth by washing the mouth with it and the best wyne for thys purpose as affirmeth Alexander Benedictus is the Candie or Rennishe wine which the oftner repeated by distillation will be the stronger This water drawne by a glasse Limbecke annointed on the neck and drunck in the morning fasting helpeth hoarsnesse The vse of it in the dropsie is on this maner exercised take halfe a measure of the Aqua vitae which gently heate that it may be in a maner warme after washe the féete with it let the féete stande in the same for one quarter of an houre then the soles of the féete rubbe with the iuice of the Nettle and about the ancle bones and the pacient shall in short time be cured as Virus of Rochberg reported to the Author The water sublymed of pure wyne auayleth against refting or belching procéeded of cold and wynde This Alexander Benedictus The Germaines in a certaine place doe drincke or taste of the water thryse distilled ouer supposing it auayleable against flewme the same Author To be auayleable against the paynes of the loynes and flegmatick swellings did the author vnderstand learne this of a certaine farmer or franklin of the countrie on this wise that a platter or basen should be taken so fenced that it coulde not be harmed with the fire thorow a cloth layd on it the same so prepared set into a hot house close on euery side the cloth then wet with the best Aqua vitae set on a flame for if the Aqua vitae be good the cloth will not be burned and let the pacient incontinent enter into that close roume and he shall forthwith sweate in that it procureth there a mightie heate and let this be done fiue times or more according to the strength of the pacient and the places payning bath well with the Aqua vitae in which the flowers of Spykenarde shall be stéeped and the pacient shall be shortly holpen And vnto the stone of the bladder they will to drincke the water of lyfe for the space of seuen months euery day morning and euening myxing togither two partes of pure wyne and one of the water of lyfe and in this maner is the stone broken and the péeces sent forth with the vrine Woundes bathed with the water and the Canker and Fistula are healed with it Vitalis de Furno out of many attributed these properties to it that it breaketh impostumes aswell within as without the body if it be drunck or applyed sometimes without It taketh away the spots of the eyes and both the rednesse and heat of them and stayeth the shedâ—ing of teares It helpeth such diseased in the splene and lyuer being discretely drunck It congealeth Mercurie whiteneth Copper and dissolueth the spirits and bodies calcyned It cureth woundes any maner Goute the Canker and Fistula if drunck or the place of the wounde washed with it It sharpeneth vnderstanding discretely taken and matters past it bringeth to memorie and maketh the person excéeding merie and preserueth youth It cureth the salt flegme and redde spots of the face It taketh away the stinke of the nosthrils gummes and armeholes Gargelled breaketh impostumes in the throte It very much helpeth the Melancholick and much profiteth the ache in the hippes the goute ioyntaches It cureth the Dropsie of a colde cause It much auayleth against the cholicke passion with his lyme dissolued in wyne it breaketh the stone of the bladder but dissolued with his salt doth breake the stone of the kidneys and sendeth the péeces forth And taken moderatly doth put away the quartaine Ague If the leprous person shall measurably drinck of the water sometimes the lepriâ— shall not further extende It profiteth women to conceyue and conception it strengthneth if the woman conceyued drinck of it If a little of it be druncke sometymes or holden a whyles in the mouth cureth the Rheume â— The water annointed on the decayed eyes and liddes cureth thâ—m It giueth boldnâ—sse if any faint harted or weake couraged person shall somtimes drink of it These hitherto Vitalis Further of the properties of the same water in general doth Leuius Lemnius vtter these in his booke of the secret miracles of nature where he wryteth that no lycour which is ministred vnto any vse to mans bodie is eyther lighter or more péercing than the Aqua vitae or that more preserueth defendeth all things from putrifying or córruption whose vse hath growne so common with the nether Germanie Flaunders that fréelyer than is profitable to helth they take and drinck of it for not to all persons or at all tymes the drinking of it is so agréeable and healthfull insomuch that to leane persons of a drie nature in the summer time the vse of it is very daungerous for it burneth their bodies and consumeth naturall moysture in them but in the fatte and moyst bodies and such which doe abounde in the flegmaticke humors this nothing harmeth in that the water digesteth the excrementall humours and both defendeth and preserueth such bodies from the lithargie or sléeping downe right the Apoplexie all colde sicknesses For which cause in the winter time I allow a moderate vse of it as the quantitie of halfe a dram which filleth a spoone at one tyme throughly swéetned with sugar and a slyce of fine white bread eaten with it whereby the burning force of it may the lesse strike or giue vnto the nosthrils and brayne or hastily carie any harme to the lyuer through the penetrable and feruent heate but applyed without doth greatly helpe the sinewes and muscles and the members oppressed with colde all other painefull diseases which come of colde humors it asswageth and putteth awaye through the heating force and swiftnesse of piercing and it recouereth also speach depriued lost if at that instant tyme be mixed to it of the séedes of Roket and the squillitick vineger That if the Aqua vitae be distylled twyse or thryse ouer it purchaseth an incredible force of peerchig These hitherto Lemnius Of the instruments which the best practitioners vse vnto the dystilling of Aqua vitae The seconde Chapter SEing in the dystillation of the water of lyfe many grosse spirits are eleuated or sent vp by force of the heate for that cause the practisioner must indeuour to temper them
long and filled with colde water An instrument which is so formed that the water by sucking is forced to ryse vp and run forth as the lyke practise is often â—sed in pittes of water or welles And by this instrument with a little fire maye a great quantitie of the water of lyfe be dystilled and gathered Of the dyuers maners of distylling the Aqua vitae so well simple as compounde The .vij. Chapter A Water sublymed out of pure wine affyrmeth an vnknowne practysioner and the same is of late daies inuented to sublime the water by a glasse or Copper Bodie in the which dooing the grosse substaunce and refuse remayneth or stayeth behinde and the lighter matter in the vapours ascending dystilleth and is gathered in the Receauer Vitalis de Furno wylleth thus to dystill the simple burning water Take pure Claret wine and strong which powre into a Lymbecke and dystill with a soft fyre as you doe the Rosewater and a burning water wyl yssue forth by sublimation which looke howe oftner it shall be dystilled ouer and so much the subtyller and profitabler it wyll be That the water of life once dystilled ouer may be so perfyte and good and possesse the same properties which an other thrise foure times or oftner dystilled doth The .viij. Chapter IF so be you wyll dystill a simple Aqua vitae or burning wyne at one dystillation that in propertie and vertue it may be as if the same were twenty times dystilled ouer then couer a Spunge ouer the mouth of the Cucurbite and the Lymbecke close with the seale or lute of Hermes and a receauer set to the nose of the Lymbecke and luted in the ioynte dystill according to Arte in Balneo Mariae For on such wise is caused that the spyrit of the wine ascendeth vnto the highest and from thence by the Nose falleth into the Receauer but all the waterynesse remayneth by the waye in the Spunge And a certaine Alchymister vsed this maner for a most great and déepe secrete Wée compared or assayed it sayth D. Gesnerus with the Aqua vitae once dystilled ouer without a Spunge and we found ours of greater effecte and vertue and wée againe assayed it with an other water dystilled ten tymes ouer without a Spunge and oures dyd more pearce then that A certaine dystiller with vs sayeth the Aucthour affyrmeth that the Aqua vitae onely once dystilled to be verie vnholsome to them which drinke it and to haue a great force of putrifying as the same experience proueth If the burning water be set on fire sayth he quenched againe after a whiles that which remayneth very much sauoureth or stincketh But the water which shal be twise or thrise distylled ouer neyther stincketh nor putrifieth Of the distyllation of Quintessence out of wyne by Balneum Mariae Take of white wyne the best fowre measures or fiue according to the greatnesse of the Glasse bodye so that a thyrd part of the Cucurbyte be emptie on which set a head of Glasse luted in the ioynte with the whytes of Egges meale and water myxed togyther and spread on a Lynnen clothe before the laying on which on this wyse prepared set into Balneum Mariae and distyll after with a verie softe fire both daye and nyght For out of fiue measures you shal purchase but a halfe measure pure which after the rectifying in a Pellicane for certaine dayes kéepe to your vse A water of Lyfe out of wyne distylled thrise ouer Take twenty pyntes of good and grosse wyne and drawe out of the whole fowre pintes in suche a vessell as you knowe after out of those foure drawe two pyntes and out of those two agayne drawe onelye one pynte This water auayleth against any rednesse and spotte of the eyes and is profitable vnto all woundes and auaileth also against the Rewme and Fistula vnto many other grieffes besides it is right profitable That if you myxe with this the gaule of a Partriche it taketh awaye the heate and myste of the eyes also dropped in the eyes stayeth and taketh away the teares if it shall be mixed with the iuyce of the wilde Tyme A burning water take a pottell of the auncientest Red wyne and poured into a great pytchard or Tankard hauing a large bottome and narrowe mouth to which adde thrée ounces of eyther Brunstone or eyther Oâ—pyment of Armoniacke of Tartare and of Salte nytre and one pynte of very olde Oyle olyue or common Oyle which boyle togyther vnto the consumption of two partes and let the whole be strayned to which then let hote or burning water be added and drawne after by an Ippocrasse bagge or strainer that the fyrst water may be gotten If a Candle be annoynted with this water or the wyke of any other light and put vnder the water wyll not goe out If this water also be sprinckled on the heyre of the head on a clothe or on a cappe that it may burne this after it shall be consumed the clothe wyll remaine vnharmed or any other on which it is sprinckled This Rogerius in his fourth Tract Chap. 7. where you shall fullyer learne this maner of distillation by the former Chapter A burning water you maye make on this wyse take thicke mightie and olde red wine to which adde a quarter of the same of vnsleaked Lyme of Brymstone most finelie brought to pouder of the Tartare of good wine lyke brought to pouder and of baye Salt which poure togyther into a Cucurbite well luted after the head set on and luted in the ioynt distyll according to Arte and the burning water gathered kéepe in a Glasse close stopped this Albertus Magnus A spyced water which they name the water of Lyfe or an Hyppocras or Baulme let the hearbes the swéete smellyng rootes and Spyces be stieped in sixe tymes so much of good wine for thyrtie dayes the wyne after strained and the spices broken adde againe to the wyne and distyll the whole according to Arte. To the water distylled adde of freshe Sage halfe an ounce of Cynamon of Gynger of Cloues of Nutmegges of Sage with the rootes and Graines of Paradize which after the infusion distyll ouer againe A water of Lyfe seruing vnto diuers grieffes procéeding of colde as vnto the Goute and paines of the same vnto the paine of the Bowelles and distyllation from the head druncke twyse in a moneth and the griefe also of the teeth the gummes and disseases of the Tounge this marueylously helpeth it worketh much good to the stomacke charged with flewme and the collicke passion â–ª one dram gyuen with so much of good Triacle in wine Take of burning water one pynt of Euphorbium of Odellium of Sagapenum of Spodium of long Pepper of Cubebae of Opopanax of Cynamon â–ª of Cloues of Nutmegs â–ª of Pellytory of Cyperus of Squinantum of each one ounce all these artlye brought to pouder stiepe in burning water for thrée dayes and drawe the lycour according to Arte in a dystyllatorie instrument this Bertapalia
mynister it And he sometimes wylled a wyne to be dystilled in which the Raspinges of the wood Guaiacum the Iuniper berries CynamoÌ„ â–ª and a lytle of red Roseleaues haue bene stieped before A water of Lyfe of D. Thomas Fincke for many grieffes take of Lauender and of Sage of eache thrée quarters of Rue one ounce and a halfe of Gynger of Nutmegges of Cloues of Cynamon of Graines of Paradize and of white Sugar of each halfe an ounce of Mace of Alkekengi of eache one ounce and a halfe of Oyle olyue two drams al these after the beating powre into three pyntes or a pottell of the strongest wyne which let stiepe togyther for fouretéene dayes after distyll the whole according to Art with a very soft fyre A most singular water of Lyfe distylled for a noble man helping the consumption and perhaps the wasting of the Lunges take of the sublymed wine of good Malmesâ—e foure pintes here white bread a quantity which let stand close stopped in a Lymbecke for foureteene dayes then distyl the same by Balneum Mariae after take of Specierum diamargariton of Diambrae of Diarrhodon abbatis of Dianthos of Diapâ—â—riscuÌ„ musco letitiae Galeni of each two drams of Cassia newe drawne and of Sugarcandy of eache one ounce of the iuyce of Lycorys two ounces of Rosemary thrée drammes of Musci Alexandrini halfe an ounce let al these stand close stopped in a distyllatory vessell for a whole moneth After let the distyllation be done by Balneum Mariae the water seperated into two partes for the first water gathered is nobler then the second Another water of Life written in the Germane tongue take of the best Aqua vitae one pottel which distyl as you know in a glasse bodie in water or by Balneum Mariae and of the whole gather a quarte after take of Cynamon two ounces the same finely cutte or choppped and powred into a Glasse let it be myxed with the Aqua vitae in such manner that it maye couer the Cynamon a finger breadth aboue which let stande togyther close stopped for twelue or fifteene howres that the Aqua vitae maye so purchase a redde or blooddie colour which poure after into another Glasse and dylligentlie stoppe the same Againe to the same Cynamon powre another parte of the Aqua vitae of lyke quantitye least of the whole which order as aboue taught and the same you shal doe so often as this halfe parte endureth alwayes powring in that so powred and coloured mixe with the first vntyll the Aqua vitae powred in be no more coloured redde After take halfe an ounce of Cloues finely brought to powder and lykewise the other halfe of the Aqua vitae or more remayning powre to this pouder as aboue vttered That if of the Aqua vitae in this doing there shal no more remaine then take the red Aqua vitae in the Glasse body and setting a head on it dystill so much as shal be needeful to stiepe the matter for no rednesse at all ascendeth but what that is then gathered by distyllation is white After this take halfe an ounce of Nutmegs finely cut and as aboue taught poure the water of Lyfe vpon Which done take the Aqua vitae of the Cloues and of the Nutmegs mixe them togyther with the Aqua vitae of the Cynamon Then take of pure Malmesie or of the best Renish wine one measure which poure into a glased pot to it adde of SugarcaÌ„dy beaten three ounces the mouth of the pot couered with paste set on the fire that the Sugar may by lytle litle melt the Sugar molten â–ª let it leysurely coole After the cooling poure into it the red Aqua vitae which myxe togyther in the pot or rather in a glasse for that it may aptlyer and closer be stopped and then shall you obtaine a singular Aqua vitae A most noble Aqua vitae against a Reume Take of Hysope of Sauery of whyte Horehounde of Euulae of Ireos of Louage of Bytony of Sage of the leaues of that Trifoyle which sendeth vp or yeeldeth many grosse flowers so byg as a Nut in which flowers sucked is founde a certaine swéetnesse so pleasaunt as Sugar or Hony of each halfe a pound All these after the grosse beating put into a Glasse body on which powre so much of the strongest or myghtiest wyne that wyll couer a finger breadth aboue This after the distylling kéepe dilligently in a Glasse for it is more of value then Golde or precious Stones A water of Lyfe helping the Apaplexie Falling sicknesse for it is as a certaine water of Baulme Take of Gingar of Cloues of Nutmegs and of Graines of Paradize of eache halfe an ounce of Sage leaues one pounde of Cardamomum of Cubebae of Masticke of Galingale of Rosemary of Lauender of Maiâ—rame of Baulme and of Bytony of each two drams all these beaten and brought to pouder powre into a Glasse body on which poure nine pyntes of the strongest and best wyne or so much dystilled wyne as wyll well couer the whole this infused for ten dayes distyl after according to Arte. The water gathered helpeth the Palsy the swymming of the head the Apâ—plexie the Crampe both memory the head and a cold stomacke and fleshe or fishe sprincled ouer with the same doth not after corrupt And myxed with corrupt wyne rectyfieth it of this let be druncke three or foure droppes at a time with a smal slice of bread dipped in the same and after eaten doth so sharpen the wyt And let the hynder part also of the head and other places be rubbed with it It helpeth the dropsie the Melancholicke and such disseased of the Splene and for the eyes it is very precious A certaine marueylous and delectable distyllation which a certaine person obtayned of a certaine occupyer the experience of which I both dyd and saw sayth a certaine man vnnamed take of the best Malmesie sixe measures the same distyll by a Lymbecke with a softe fire nyne times ouer after adde to it of Amber gréese of Sperma ceti of chosen Rubarbe of eache halfe an ounce of Muske halfe a dram these brought to pouder tye vp in a fine Lynnen clothe being thinne which hang or put within the Aqua vitae This water is marueylous and of great vertue and serueth for Kinges and Princes A water of Life of Fredericke the Emperours seruing vnto all grieffes Take of Aqua vitae halfe a measure but of Malmesie a whole measure of Cynamon three ounces of Cloues one ounce of Gynger one ounce and a halfe of Nutmegs one ounce of Venice Zedoaria thrée ounces and a halfe of the Graines of Paradize one ounce and a halfe of Galingale two drams of Cubebae halfe an ounce of Rosemary halfe an ounce of Hysop so much of Althea so much of the rootes of Benedictae one ounce of Sage one ounce of Lauender halfe an ounce let al these be broken with the handes the others
brought to pouder which after put into a Glasse body sufficient large that may containe or hold thrée or foure measures of licour To these theÌ„ adde of Sugar Candy thrée ounces of Reysons of the Sun halfe a pound of small Reysons one quarter of a pound of Figges one quarter of a pound of Camphora one dram of Rosewater halfe a cuppe full of the water of Elder flowers so much so much of Endyue water all these then stop close and set in the Sunne for eyght dayes before the Feast of S. Iohn and so many dayes after it which after the strayning dyligently keepe in a Glasse close stopped Of this vse when néede shall requyre that is in the greatest weakenesse of body feblenesse of strength gyue a spoonefull of it and you shall trye sée maruailes for with this alone as the report goeth was Frederick Caesar recouered A compound water of Lyfe maruaylous auayling against the PestileÌ„ce sore vexing often proued discribed of D.D. Mag. Take of the Rue newly gathered of Sage of Lauender of Rosemary of Scabious of the rootes of Tormentyl of Pimpernel of Valerian of the Dragons of each two drams of Iunyper berries Baye berries of each one dram and a halfe of Terra sigillata of the purest Bole Armoniacke of each fowre scruples of the rootes of the counterfaite Dittany of Seminis sancti Benedictae Caryophyllata Helenij Gentiane Rhapontici Dioscoridis Ciambet an Zurumbet of each thrée drams a halfe of Coliander prepared of Sorrel of Basill and of Pympernell of each two scruples a halfe of the thrée Saunders of eache one dram of the flowers of Borrage of Buglosse and of red Roseleaues of each two lytle handfuls of the rootes of the white red Ben of each one dram of the ryndes of the sower Orrendges of the Citrones Pomegranates of each a like waight these after the cutting beating in grosse maner distyll by a Lymbecke in sublimed wyne according to Arte and rectified in a Pellicane vnto a sufficient quantitye as vnto eyght pyntes after take of Niberis whether of whyte Pepper Bulledini of Cynamon of Graines of Paradize of Mace of Nutmegs of Cardamomum of each halfe an ounce and foure scruples of SaffroÌ„ two drams of Galingale of Cubebae of Cloues of Calamus aromaticus of eache fowre scruples of Spetierum elect liberantis of the cordiall pouders against the plague of each thrée drams of Diamuscidulcis de gemmis of each one dram a halfe all these finely cutte brought to pouder put into the abouesayde wyne distylled which set in a hote place for 48. howers after distyll the whole by a Lymbecke fenced with the lute of wisedome the water gathered aromatyzate with the pouder of Muske Alexandri 17. graynes of Amber greese 12. graines of SaffroÌ„ halfe a scruple or syxe graines wayght these tye togyther in a red Sarcenette and hang within the water then dilligently stopped kéepe vnto your vse A distylled wafer for al Fistulaes borowed out of Theophrastus paracelsus take of the best Aqua vitae foure pints of the Rosemary water of Sage of each two pintes a halfe of pure white sugar fiue pouÌ„ds these after the mixing togither distil by a Limbeck according to Art for this is most certaine in Fistulaes inward vlcers An Aqua vitae helping ioynt Aches the heuinesse and sorenesse of the Breast and seruing vnto the feare of falling into the sicknesses of the Braine lyke as the falling sicknesse the Apoplexie the Palsie gyddinesse and such lyke borrowed out of the Counsels of the singular Benedic victorius take of the rootes of Acorus two pouÌ„ds of Pyonie halfe a pound of Galingale and of Zedoaria of each one ounce a halfe of Ina of the lesser CeÌ„tory of Sage of Maioram of Stoechados of Bitany of Rosemary of Penny royall of Catmint of Polâ—opodie of Poley and of Folium of each one handfull of red Roseleaues of Baccarum Myrthi of each halfe a haÌ„dfull al these beate in a grosse maner and in two hundred pintes of mighty and pleasant white wine let the whole be infused for the space of three whole dayes after wryng the wine and substaunce very hard out and that wine poure into a Glasse bodie with a head which distyl after Arte to this then adde of Nutmegges of Mace of Cloues of Cynamon of Masticke of Gynger of eache in a grosse maner beaten one ounce these after the standing a whole day distyll againe the whole by a Lymbecke and this water gathered repeate nyne times ouer To the water remaining of the ninth distyllation adde or mixe of leafe Gold leaues a hundred in number and of Syluer leaues fifty Omâ—â—uÌ„ fragmentorum of eache two drams of Pearles halfe an ounce al these most finely bring to pouder which againe distyl two times ouer And in the last distyllation â–ª Aromatizate the water with Muske and Amber And you shall then possesse the dyuine Elixir and treasure of Lyfe The maner of the taking and vse of it is on this wyse that in the morning before the filling of the bellie al the spondyles of the necke the Muscles of the breast and all the partes about it be wette and rubbed ouer with it And for three houres also before dynner let this drincke be taken as of the waters of Sage of Endiue of each halfe an ounce to it mixe flue droppes of the Elixir of Lyfe and giue to drincke as most profitable for the grieffes aboue vttered A coÌ„pound burning water distilled against the PestileÌ„ce borowed out of the treatyse of Guayuerus of the Pestilence Many thinges sayeth he are very singuler and effectuous against the Plague but farre excellenter and mightyer of vertue is the water that heere is taught For such is the agreement betwéene the hart and it that at any tyme as it should seeme may this water be drawne of the heart thus drawne be chaunged in a short tyme and conuerted after into a spumouse substaunce not only of the coÌ„plexional vertue but euen the whole forme resisteth any Pestilentiall poyson and maistryeth the same out of hand And for that cause such is the excellent vertue of the water that the taking and vse of it not onely preserueth a man from Pestilence but that taken of it both spéedily delyuer him the making and drawing of which water is on this wyse Take of Tormentyll rootes freshe if they maye be gotten one pounde of the rootes of Fluellyng and of Dittany of eache halfe a pounde of the rootes of Elecampane eyght ounces of Sorrell with the Séedes if they maye be gotten twoo pounde or of Sorrell one pound and eyght ounces and of the Séedes of it foure ounces of Borrage and Buglosse with theyr flowers of the red and wylde Roses of each one pound of Pympernel and of Scabious of each halfe a pound of the iuyce of Lymons one pounde of fine Tryacle halfe a pounde of burning Water drawne out of
the best Wyne and often repeated two ounces of Terra sigillata and Bole Armoniacke of eache two ounces of the white and red Saunders of Spodij of the white and red Ben of cleare Pearles of each one ounce a halfe of the bone of a Harts heart one ounce of the shauings or filings of Iuory halfe an ounce of Saffrō three drams of Camphora two drams of Leafe Gold halfe an ounce waight but first take the Leaues of Gold those clippe into so small péeces as is possible with a fine payre of shéeres or those on a Marble stone grind with Hony a long time into a pouder not to be perceyued by feeling shal you bring the leaues after put them into the burning water stopping close the mouth of the Glasse that no ayre breath forth let it so stand for fifteene daies Then take the pearles most finely brought to pouder powre thē into another glasse with the iuyce of the Lymons which well stopped let stand so many dayes after with the best wyne wash wel the rootes that they may be clensed frō the earth and dryed of the wynde in the shadowe beat them in a Morter and lyke the hearbes the flowers and Roses with the seedes which done poure all these into a certaine earthen vessell glased into which after put the Triacle with those powders and other thinges After with these powre that burning water with the leaues of Golde and the iuyce of Lymons with the Pearles sealing the mouth of the vessell in such maner that no ayre breath forth Then make a deepe pyt in the earth in a moyst place vnto the depth of three feete and make a Bed in the bottome of the pyt halfe a foote thicke of unsleaked Lyme That vessell then place in the myddle of it with Horse doong layd round about and couering it on which then powre one or two buckets or pailes of water and the vessell thus buryed let stand for twelue naturall dayes in remoouing it euery thyrde or fowrth daye with freshe doong which tyme ended drawe the vessell forth and the whole substaunce after powre into a Glasse bodye setting a head close on it and stopping the ioynt round about that no ayre breathe forth after make a soft fyre vnder of small clouen wood without smoke or rather of pure Coales and to the Nose of the head remember to lute the receauer that no ayre breathe forth The water drawne according to Arte powre vpon the Feces and dystill againe which a thyrde tyme powre into the Lymbecke without the Feces and dystill againe in Balneo Mariae the water gathered keepe to your vse in a Glasse close stopped Of this water take one small sponefull by it selfe or with any other confection or powder For this water multiplyeth the spyrites cleareth them comforteth the principall members and dysposeth them that the body hardlye may receaue the impression of any plague being neuer so mighty raygning and infected or stricken with the Pestilence doth marueylous speedily helpe the impression For whiles those matters remained hyd in those is a certaine fermentacion caused To conclude by the dystillation is a newe forme procured in them that of it selfe caused and not by reason of the fower qualyties but in that it is on such wyse as Aucthours report that the Pestilence mightily vering eache is through corruption caused A compounde water of Lyfe helping all grieffes of the bodye take of Nutmegges of Floris moschatae of Cloues of Cynamon of Ginger of Cubebae of Graines of Paradize ▪ of Stoechaaes of the seedes of Pyonie of eache halfe an ounce of Mustard séedes and of Lauender of eache one ounce of Vermilon or rather Dragons blood of Colyander of Anise and of Basil of each halfe an ounce of Geate but I rather wyl sayth D. Gesnerus of Aumber of Rosemary of each one ounce of Maioram of Cardamomum of Fennel of Lycoris of Hysope of Spyknard of each halfe an ounce of the flowers of Borrage of the Lyllies of the valley of Baulme of the heads of the seedes of Roses of each halfe an ounce of the Missill toe of the Oke of the bones of the Hartes heart of Lignum aloes of Saffron of each one ounce of Sage one handfull The maner of preparing the water is on this wyse take fortie measures of good wyne which dystill by a Lymbecke in Balneo Mariae in the first dystillatiō gather twelue measures which dystill ouer againe vntyll no more remayneth or be in the Glasse then a Nutte shell wyl hold the same then cast foorth in that it is al flewme the wyne last dystilled distyl againe and the whole leysurely or softly fiue times ouer in Balneo Mariae and the water shal then be prepared Take after all the aboue sayde symples as part of them small chopped part beaten into fine pouder which may be brought to pouder or which powre so much of the dystilled wyne as wyll well reache fowre fingers aboue the whole these let stande togyther to infuse for thrée or fowre dayes vntyll the water be coulored The wyne after poure into another Glasse and stoppe the mouth close that no ayre breathe foorth But on the Feces or groundes remayning poure freshe wyne which let so stande to stiepe for seuen or eyght dayes vntyll the wyne hath drawne and gotten the substaunce of all the infused That wyne then seperate from the Feces pouring after the whole wine into a Glasse bodie which distyll with a head close luted in Balneo Mariae vntyll no moisture remaineth in the Glasse and then shall you possesse the Quintessence of the foresayde matters which keepe dyligently stopped that it be not touched of the ayre After distyll wyne of those simples drawne by a Lymbecke and take or gather the halfe parte of the wyne for this shall be the true Quintessence of that wyne But the other part of the wyne which remaineth in the Glasse throwe awaye for it is onely a waterie moysture Then the Quintessence of the wyne ioyned with the Quintessence of the other matters wyll become so yellowe as Golde To this then adde Muscum Alexandrinum and Amber gréese of eache one dramme of Ruberbe two drams which after the tying in a fine lynnen clothe hange within the water and stoppe dylligently the mouth of the Glasse for it is then wholly perfourmed to vse A water of Lyfe marueylouslie comforting c. Dissoluing and coagulating Irone and other Mettalles c. Take of Nutmegs of Galingale of Cardamomum of the Graynes of Paradize of Cubebae of Mace of Ginger and of Cynamon all these brought to powder and myxed with the strongest White wyne let all after be beaten and laboured togyther vnto the styfnesse and thicknesse of a Pultyse which then distyll with a softe fyre and you shall gather a cleare and pure water To this water if you myxe a quantytie of Oyle the Oyle wyll then descende but if you myxe Camphora with it then shall the
Grapes not rype or greene Pomegranates Seruices Medlars wyld Slâ—es Quinces Lemons c. Or out of hearbes hauing lytle moysture and the same clammye as the Iuie the Purselan Cotylidone the Houselyke c. Out of which not simplie a iuyce can be had or gotten but through water poured vpon or other lycour lyke to the properties of them that neede wringing or pressing out that pressed out togither with the same humour the force and vertue of the symple hearbe maye so be purchased or if brused and put into a strayner or Bagge and hanged in a colde Seller or place that the iuyce by lytle and lytle may droppe into a dyshe or Porrendger set vnder Of these and such lyke drawings forth of iuyces which in shoppes in a vessell with a narrow mouth oyle being poured vpon finger highe or sprinckled with Salt as appeareth of the iuyce of vnripened fruites vnto Phisick vse set vp and kept we meane here to intreate nothing thereof nor the lyke of certaine others which in the Sun by a dayly moouing are dryed and thyckned and that in the shadow as the iuyce of Sloes in an Ouen or Furnace or other hote place â–ª included and haÌ„ged to drye But we wyll onely intreate of those iuyces which are described out of rootes and the dryer hearbes or such hauing but verye lytle moysture stieped for certaine dayes in water or any other lycour distylled after by Balneum Mariae that seperated from the watery moysture that substaunce of the matter infused pure and sincere may be left somwhat grosser or without distyllation by boyling only conuerted into a vapour hauing a straunge humour the substaunce of the matter infused may thicken strayned before or the whole water distylled by Fyltre c. And the vse of this drawing foorth or substaunce purchased â–ª which of the iuyce taken in a smal quantity yeeldeth great commodities in our bodyes For where of Medicines in the whole substance is want to be giuen one ounce of the iuyce drawne sufficeth onelye one dramme in which vndoubtedlye maye the sicke be much delighted and pleased especiallye seeing many are woont much to abhorre the takyng of Medicines And this is to be noted in the drawinges â–ª that if the spirit shal not be sufficient pure or dilligently seperated insomuch that somwhat of the earthinesse yet remayneth and maye containe that then the vertue or propertye of the matter drawne is myxed to this earthynesse and ascendeth and euaporateth togyther But the sincere and pure spirit doth cause this least in that out of the matter drawne this descendeth without any sauour or taste and for that cause is the spyrit easilie seperated by Balneum Mariae whose heate exéedeth not the degree of heate which consisteth or is in mans vryne Yet it behooueth also that the wate by which the washing is caused be verie subtyll euen lyke as the spyrit of the wyne least the euyll qualitie of the water may ascende togyther But a sure tryall and knowledge of the water is if it shal be without taste or savour The drawing of hearbes and other remedies with burning water perfytelie distylled in Balneo Mariae c. As out of Rubarbe Agaricke Ellebore and Guaicum according to Theophrastus instruction The .x. Chapter THe artificiall drawing of symple matters are wrought after this manner Fyrst let purest and best Aqua vitae be chosen which is sufficient effectuous vnto the drawing foorth and purchasing the properties of the hearbes Then take Sage or any lyke symple out of the which you determine to drawe a iuyce the same laye in a drye ayre towarde the North especiallye Where after it shal be a lytle dryed shred or choppe finelie and powre the whole into a Glasse whose mouth shal be sufficient wyde that is two fyngers broade that when you wyll you maye easily get or draw foorth whatsoever is put in on which powre the Aqua vitae or spirit of the wyne well the lytle fynger breadth aboue the hearbe After couer the vessel dilligently in this maner let paste be made with which let the mouth be a finger breadth stopped round about next to which binde vppon a fayre white Paper and let it be so stopped that it maye onely sticke to the sydes about the mouth of the Glasse This Paper thus set on let paste againe be layd on rounde about the place aboue taught and another newe Paper againe bound vpon the same Then a thyrd time laye paste vpon and rounde about the sydes of the mouth and let a thyrde Paper be fastened which couereth fullye ouer that the mouth through the paste and Paper maye closelie be stopped After couer the whole with ware although this bee not so neâ—defull These thus orderlie handled and done let the vessel after be set for two or thrée dayes in a hote place according as the hearbe put in shall be of a thycker or thinner substaunce and shall so néede to stiepe a longer or shorter tyme At the ende of which tyme powre the spirit into another vessell and couer it againe and the hearbes remayning presse or wring through a Lynnen cloth so stronglie as is possible or that you can doe by your strength and after the wrynging throwe them awaye Then powre other freshe hearbes againe of the same kynde and prepared as aboue taught powre into the same spyrit which stiepe and presse forth and the same repeate thrée or fowre tymes ouer euen as you wyll purchase the drafte mightie or weake That if the matter out of the which a iuyce shall be drawne â–ª shall be of great price as is the Rubarbe Lignum aloes then not once pouring of Aqua vitae on it is sufficient but dyuers and often tymes â–ª that whatsoever of the spirit or propertie of the symple shall be maye wholie be lefte in the water Now after the spirit of the wine shall abound in the facultie of the hearbs in so much that it shal in a maner haue lost the proper tast or savour then presse or wring forth the hearbes and the same which shall be pressed foorth dylligentlie and subtyllie distyl by Fylter and vse when néede shall requyre Or the spirit of the wyne from the propertie of the hearbes shall be easyer seperated by distyllation in Balneo Mariae in drawing foorth eyther the halfe or all togyther vntyll it shall come vnto an extreame waterynesse or vntyll it bee thyckened as a Sauce or the iuyce dryed and hardened which may be brought to powder accordyng as you wyll applye and vse the same For when much moysture shall be in the drawing foorth then after the seperation of the wyne is it a noate or token that the spirit of the wyne was not syncere and pure But where the spyrit of the wyne shall be sufficient myghtye and that in the ende of the distyllation no waterynesse remayneth and insueth then take the distylled water of the same symple and poure to that drawne and myxe dylligentlye togyther with a quyll
or Feather that the spirit yet remayning or left behynde in the matter maye be myxed togyther with the water poured forth then drawe againe by Lymbecke the water poured forth and the same may you so often repeate vntyll no spirit of the wyne be fealt or perceyued in the drawing the which lyke may thus be knowne or proued When no wine mixture of the spirit is dystilled togither with the water but a pure water onely then may you iudge and perceyue that the same to be sufficient But I doe counsell sayth the Aucthour the same also is of vse and practise that to the draft or substance of the hearbs let the proper water be poured ▪ yet afore distylled apart euen as I have above vttered in the drawing of the Sage And in the same maner maye the spirites of the wine be gotten as by pouring the water of the Sage distylled in the ende and very well mixed togyther and seperated againe And such a drawing foorth is excellent and is preserued many yeares An order and waye by which the iuyce of eache hearbe may be obtained as in the distylled water of any hearbe powre the drye hearbe powdered which infuse in hote water for a time but boyle it nothing at all After straine the same then into the strayning powre againe the drye hearbe of the same kind in powder lyke infused straine againe which often repeate and in the ende distyl it in Balneo Mariae that the thynner part may be dissolued into a vapour and that which shall after remaine in the bottome wyll be so thicke as Honny and iuyce of the hearbe and in the Receauer is only gathered the water of the hearbe Or thus Of the herbe whose lycour you would distyl presse out the iuyce the remnaunt of the expression distilled togither with the iuyce the lycor shal be the effectuousser clearer as I heare sayth D. Gesnerus A verie comely maner and nothing so laborious or painfull by which the true substaunce or Quintessence the water also may easilye be drawne out of any Symple or hearbe or roote and this maner also shall serue and be ayte for diuers fruites as that the iuyces presed out and putrified Take the roote or hearbe gathered in the aptest time dryed in the shadow or ayre and the same in a cleane vessell poured in vpō the proper water drawne otherwise by distyllatiō which infuse so long togyther untyl the water hath purchased the colour of the infused mater thē seperate the water into another vessel apart which keepe close stopped And to the roote or hearbe poure the other water distylled and let them stand againe couered vnto the chaūging of the colour of the water thē 〈◊〉 aboue taught seperate the water ▪ myxe it with the first which so often repeate vntyll no more wyll issue forth and that the roote or hearbe obtaineth no more strength at all Which done the waters gathered in a Cucurbite distyll in Balneo Mariae with the head and Receauer set to after Arte that all the water may ascend be gathered and the mater or substance be ingrossed as paste or a Pultyse Which when it shall so come vnto drawe foorth the grosse matter left in the bottome of the Cucurbite and when you haue poured it into Basen or other cleane vessell sturre the whole about with a most easy and gentle heate as nygh to a Furnace or on hote ymbers that the superfluous moysture may by lytle litle within certaine dayes euaporate foorth and the same matter attaine the styfnesse of an Electuary or else of Honny then haue you purchased the best most precious substaunce of the matter drawne or the Quintessence with which euen with a most small quantitie you shall doe more then with great quantityes of the rootes or hearbes And let this be kept in a Syluer or Tynnie vessell close stopped which the older it shall be before the occupying the better wyll it be to vse And further note that the water drawne by distyllation no lesse auaileth then the other waters distylled of the hearbes or rootes Another manner of drawing foorth of substaunces Take any drie roote as the roote of Petasitis the same brought to fine pouder put into a Cucurbite poure vpon a sufficient quantitie of wyne the Cucurbite dilligentlie luted set into Balneo Mariae and let the wyne be drawne forth When out of this wyne you shall haue drawne a cuppe meane full and that the matter which is in the Cucurbyte shall be cooled powre then the same water or wyne which you haue drawne foorth distyll it againe in Balneo Mariae and the same repeate or doe thrée tymes ouer if néede shall be or oftner vntyll all the propertie through the decoction shall consist in the wyne This being done wring the substaunce gently with the handes and that pressed foorth dylligentlye kéepe For this is so precious as Gold and where you wyl the substaunce in the glasse maye be set in the Sunne that the wyne maye euaporate and an oylinesse onely remaine in the bottome Another maner of drawing foorth verye singular of an vncertaine Aucthour Take your Quintessence in which infuse your proper simple or compound for fouretéene houres grosely brought to pouder and set rather in a colde place then hote to infuse and the proper Quintessence shall drawe to it the fixed spirit of your matter and be lyke in propertie to it and when you shall see the Quintessence coloured of the matter infused seperate then the same artificiallie by an instrument which dylligentlye kéepe in a Glasse close stopped with waxe Take againe your proper Quintessence symple and poure it vpon your matter afore infused which is now seperated by the instrument and let it remayne againe to infuse for ▪ xxii◠▪ howres in a colde place after it be coloured againe seperate the Quintessence againe by an instrument frō the substaunce infused as you know that seperated adde to the former Quintessence coloured And poure vpon the simple essence of al your substaūce infused ▪ seperate the same so often ▪ vntyll your substaunce infused wyll yéeld no more colour or colour the Quintessence no more Take your Quintessence gathered which poure into a long necked Cucurbite setting vpon his Lymbecke or head luted accorcording to Arte set into Balneum Mariae after distyll the Quintessence with a soft fyre vntyll you shall see it come vnto the styfnesse of Pappe in the bottome of the Cucurbite and shall have in the bottome of the substance infused the spirit remaining fixed which gather artificiallie into a Syluer vessell A most singular and the profitablest manner of drawing iuyces out of hearbes Take gréene Sage and drawe a water out of the same by distyllation or let the dryed Sage be taken on which powre the water that from it the subtyller parte maye be seperated but the grosser Sauge infused stiepe for certayne dayes whiche after distyll according to Arte.
In this distylled water stiepe againe the dryed Sauge in suche manner that the water maye couer the Sauge well two or thrée fyngers aboue and let the whole stande close stopped in a Iugge or potte that it maye breathe verye lyttle out in water temperatelye hote After let the Sauge be pressed foorth and the Sauge lyke dryed as above vttered stiepe againe in this water and the same repeate thrée or fowre tymes Which done let the water be seperated which vnto another drawing maye aptlye serue or vnto other vses And the same drawne euaporate in an earthen vessell and that in a Furnace or some other hote place vntyll it come vnto such a styfnesse which best lyketh the practisioner When you wyll purchase the true substannce out of the Rubarbe the Ellebore the Agaricke the woodde of the Ashe and other symples of lyke kynde then procéede in the lyke order as aboue vttered As fyrst powre vpon the spyrit which infuse so long vntyll it be verie déepe coloured then powre the same foorth straine it and the spirit by litle and lytle seperate in Balneo and this powre againe to the abouesayde Rubarbe which infuse for a certaine space in a hote place vntyll it purchaseth colour or be coloured then straine the same and seperate againe by distyllation in Balneo â–ª which so often repeate vntyll the spyrit through the Rubarbe be coloured no more The same then presse or wring out stronglye and distyll by Fylter for it hath or purchaseth after a certaine qualytie of the tenacitye or clamminesse of the Rubarbe which in the drawing foorthe is vnprofitable yet many profitable partes of it yssue togyther which are not to be neglected and for that cause ought after this manner to dystyll by Fylter By the beake or nose of the Lymbecke with a thread draw the Fyltre of a finger breadth cut so highe vp that for the strayghtnes of the Nose the Fyltre wyll no further followe yet taking héede that in the strong drawing you breake not the Glasse which done powre the spirit to be filtered into the Lymbecke stopped with wet Paper The spyrit distylled by Fylter to the drawing which was afore seperated powre againe into the Glasse seeing much cleaueth to the Glasse for that cause into the first Glasse into which the spyrit was infused all the spyrites of the Rubarbe are to be strayned and vnto the seperation poured not caring or regarding that the one drafte euen now before may be found in the Glasse for all the draftes are necessarie to be ioyned and vnto the ende of the water distylled mixed togyther and seperated againe vntyl the water be cleare drawne foorth And the draft may be done eyther in a drye manner or in a moyst forme euen as it shall please any practisioner Out of the wood of the Ashe is a draft gotten with easye labour for the spyrit once powred vpon and the wood stieped in it for foure dayes after the lycour powred foorth and other freshe wood put into it as afore and the same repeated and done for two or thrée tymes according as you desire a great or lytle yéelde of the draft after let the lycour be cleared by Fyltre but seperated by distyllation The extraction or drawing forth of Turbith of Agaricke or of any other purging Medicine take any of the Purgatiues as the Turbith or Agaricke or any other with his correctiue the same thus brought to pouder put vp into a bagge of fine Lynnen cloth or white Taffatie and put eyther bagge into the same part of the Lymbeck which sendeth foorth the conieled vapours by the Nose but into the bottome of the Cucurbite poure on Aqua vitae rectifyed which contayneth or hath no flewme in it which distyll by the same which in the bagges included are placed in the Lymbecke on such wyse is all the property of the Purgatiue drawne foorth Which done washe dillygentlye and purelie the bodie and the water drawne powre againe into the bodye into whose mouth put a Spunge and the head set on distyll the Aqua vitae through a Spunge and in the bottome wyll a certayne thicke matter lyke to Honny remayne which â—â— the true substaunce and drawing of the matter stieped Of the Agaricke the Turbith the Colocynthis the Rubarbe the Berberis the Sumach the flowers of Pomegranates and others eyther laxatyue or restrictyue or swéete smelling Take of Agaricke or of any Medycine the same aâ—â—lye bring to pouder which powre into a Glasse bodye set in Balneo and powre vpon burning water after the sealing let it stand for a naturall daye to dyssolue then drawe it by strayning through a Lynnen cloth without wrynging hard After powre it againe into a vessell with so much water as afore and let it be cyrculated for xxiiij houres in Balneo and then strayned These strayninges gathered powre into a large vessell which artlie drawe with a head and Receauer annexed the water if you wyll keepe dylligentlye which wyll serue to other vses and when it shall come vnto a thycknesse of Honny or styfnesse drawe the same forth and make Trochises or flatte balles of it after Arte which vse according to skyll â— The drawing of Rubarbe take of chosen Rubarbe fowre drams the same brought to pouder powre into the waters agreeable which let stande to infuse for a daye and a nyght and then stronglye pressed or wringed out Vnto the substaunce pressed foorth adde Sugarcandie so much as you shall thincke needefull and lyghtlie in the euaporating in Sande drye it vnto the thicknesse of an electuarye Or on such wyse the infusion of Rubarbe is commodiouslye wrought in the iuyces of Borrage Buglosse After the infusion for a whole daye in a double vessell let it be boyled vnto the consumption of a thyrd part away and then pressed or wringed forth The iuyce pressed forth and myxed with Sugarcandie â–ª boyle vnto an euen styfnesse For so may it be preserued and kept many yeares The Feces or groundes after the pressing foorth are not to be throwne awaye in that there consisteth a great vse of these in bynding of the bellye especiallie in the perilous scouring Dysenteria But the proper iuyse doth verie gentlie louse the belly yea in Infantes without harme The extraction or drawing foorth of Rubarbe which the learned D. Gesnerus purchased of a singuler Phisition the Rubarbe may in the same maner be infused as the rootes of the blacke Ellebore which hereafter shall be vttered and taught but in the water of Cynamon and with the syrupe of Roses solutiue ought the iuyce of Rubarbe be gotten and made Agaricke in the affectâ—s or grieffes of the head and the Rewme woâ—â—keth better if with the infusion and decoction it be prepared than if drawne and the same may also be hardlie drawne But if you wyll throughly drawe a iuyce out of it then doe the same with the oyle of Annise seedes in conduite water or with the water of Annise séedes the oyle cleane
such Saltes are prepared is dyuers and sundrye wyse prescribed and taught of Aucthours For some wyl on this wyse these to be made as that the symple be gathered in a due time from which let his proper water be drawn by BalneuÌ„ Mariae the Feces remayning in the bottome calcyne in the Furnace of reuerberation the proper water Fyltre many times ouer the water Fyltred from the grosser matter poure into a bason which set in the Sunne or on hote ashes that the waterinesse may so breath forth and the Salt remaine This lyke may be wrought and done of all the symples Another maner of drawing the Saltes out of hearbes or rootes or any other matter written in the Germaine tongue The hearbs or rootes prepared vnto this vse â–ª ought afore to be dryed then burned in a potte vnto an ashie whitenesse When you shall haue purchased a sufficient store of these Ashes then powre them into a vessell on which powre the colde distylled water or pure cleare rayne water letting them so stand to infuse for certayne dayes in moouing and sturring the whole often about after Fyltre the water or let it runne through an Ippocrasse bagge and on the former Ashes poure newe or freshe water the same so often in the same order as in the first tyme repeated vntyll the Ashes possesse or haue no more sharpnesse in them Which ended all the waters gathered poured into a Cucurbite euaporate in Ashes or Sande and a Salte in the ende remayneth in the bottome which dyllygentlie â—eepe for it is precious It is to be enquired whether when this Salt shal be purchased it were best to burne the hearbes not whollye nor â—â—daynlye that a Lye may be made of the Ashes or vnto the halfe burned whereby a more vertue of the taste and smell may remaine and a lesser quantity of the yelde or at the ende whether any Masticke may also be added or any Gum or any other matter that being wrought made glutynous or glewishe it may the better be preserued and may also be formed into Pylles this D. Gesnerus Whether the Ashes may be boyled as of the wormewood with the water of the same symple distylled or with the iuyce of the hearbe puryfied Fyltred or the same hearbe dryed which after the infusing boyle togyther a whiles then straine the whole for on such wyse shall you purchase a better sauour and taste drye Roses maye in the lyke maner be ordered and prepared The same Aucthour Ge. Here is to noted that a certayne person wylleth the drawing of Saltes not to be done with hote water but rather with colds After the Ashes drawne a man may both burne and calcyne them againe as aboue taught and drawe a Salte out of them and the same so often repeate ouer vntyll no more taste of Salt be contayned or remaine in them That if the Salt drawne be not white then let it be reuerberated vnto a whitenesse which thrée maner wayes are dylligentlye to be noated In the preparing of Salts this also is worthy to be noated that the Saltes be verye well purged by Fyltre which certayne doe Fyltre well twente and fowre tymes ouer These Saltes which Theophrastus nameth or reporteth to bée the true Aâ—kalia ought to be kept in a Glasse that they bée not molten with the Ayre which lyke happeneth especiallye to Saltes that are drawne and made of hearbes and those substaunces which possesse and haue a more quantitye of Oyle and the subâ—iller The Salts after a tyme waxe so harde as a stone or those which be verie well Fyltred are so cleare that they may be seene through euen lyke Christall The Salt of Hypericon or S. Iohns woorte certayne affyrme to be syngular and hyghlie commended in the pleuresie The drye plant of Hypericon reduce or bring to Ashes on the fyre the Ashes after pourâ— into hote water which boyle a tyme and the earthlye partes wyll descende to the bottome After let the water in a Cucurbyte be euaporated or consumed awaye in Balneo Mariae and in the bottome of it wyll the Salt remayne which drye very well of which gyue to the pacient in warme wyne so much as halfe a Hasyll nutte shell wyll holde or receyue A certayne singular Phisition in the pleuresâ—e gaue one Pugill or verie lytle handfull of the Salt of Hypericon and God is the witnesse that the pacient was delyuered by it A certayne person giueth the Salt of wormewood in all sycknesses in a maner but aboue the rest he profitablye mynistred it in wyne in the Pestilence as I heare Theophrastus onely mynistred three graines of this Salt in the â—â—â—psie but as I suppose he gaue the same sundrie tymes The Salt of Wormewood séemeth especiallye to sauour the vryne hauing no manifest vytternesse in it this Gesnerus The Salt of Mugwoort doth also sauour the vryne but the same is white and cleare and the same besydes as it were a certayne Talow fattye Of the hearbe called Kali doe certayne prepare a Salt which hearbe Kali is of two Cubites of heygth hauing no prickles or thornes is sometymes very red saltye in taste with a certayne vngratefull smell found gathered in saltie places out of which the Salt of Alkali maye be purchased it must be prepared after this maner as they report which prepare it Fyrst they dygge a pytte in which they lay wood cleft ouerthwart on which they lay a heape of the foresaid hearb the fire kindled they so procure that the lycor of the hearb may styll into the pyt which licour in the end contealeth hard becoÌ„meth or is made the salt Alkali being partlie of a blacke partlie of an ashie colour very soure saltie in so much that it may accord as witnesseth Iohn Bauhimus phisition of Geneua The Salt of Camomyll gaue a certaine Phisition in the best wyne that is of this salt one lytle handfull or Pugill in the hardnesse of making water and the pacient through it was spedilye deliuered Gesnerus thus prepared a Salt of the Berries wood of the Iunyper I tooke sayth he the drye braunches or stickes of the Iuniper togither with his berries in a great quantity which I brought to ashes for it behoueth most exactlye to burne them some in a great new earthen potte and in which no lycour before hath bene they burne these with the ashes of these let a proper Lie be made with water meanelye hote or the ashes with the water maye be powred in a woodden vessell or Bole that they may setle and the water after powrâ—d forth a partâ— and the ashes with the troubled water to be seperated To these must other water be powred and the same sundry tymes vntyll no sauour of the Lye remayneth in the water and the water by decoction euaporated and consumed vnto the persite or full drying of the matter and whitenesse of the same It yeeldeth a smell and sauoureth lyke Boraâ—e and bryne sowre it
is also and pearcing The maner of making Salt out of the waters of the Bathes of Aponensis in the field neere to Padna which Iohannes de Dondis first found inuented by which he made purchased such a store of Salt that it sufficiently serued all his famylye and had a reasonable store besides to gyue of it to his friendes Gabriel Fallopij teacheth the like in his learned booke of bathes waters mettals But the Salt which he made of the same water was more sauourly or salty and sowrer than the Sea salt or any salt digged out of thâ— earth In the large Lake of water of Aponitana he placed certain hollow vesselles of flynt well fowre fingers breadth déepe which vesselles besides that they were made hollow vnto such a depth were also framed square So that he placed these vessels in the lake in such maner that the water could not enter into it but stode on the water well two fingers bredth aboue After he gotte many earthen pots which he fylled with that water then placed he them in those square vesselles and left them euen there vntil it came to passe that the water in those pottes contayned were wrought and boyled through the heate and by lytle and lytle euaporated forth and so long this Philosopher dyd permit or let this water there remaine that it might boyle as how long a certayne brightnesse appeared in the water and he then powred forth that water of the pots into those hollow stony vessels in which the salt coniealed most white as in the highest vpper face of those vessels but in the lowest remayned the mater or substauÌ„ce properly named of him Gypsea The vrine of a Chylde if it be distylled in a Lymbecke after the maner of venyger vnto the thicknesse of Pitch the flewme then powred forth let the vessell after be very well sublimed you shal possesse the volatyle Salt. There be many which vse this Salt vnto the dyssoluing of Gold Syluer and sundrie Philosophers also there be which name it theyr Menstruum Vnto the procuring of the Termes as I my selfe have experienced Take the rootes of the Celondyne cleane scraped and not washed so many as you wyll those dyllygentlye stampe in a Marble morter then put them in a vessell of cyrculation as you know for a naturall day on which powre the lyfe of wyne or burning water as was of the Agaricke and others taught afore after let it remayne for a nyght in Balneo Mariae and then in the morning drawe it forth without any pressing or wrynging forth at all After so worke that it may be seperated as that it may euaporate the burning water in the dystylling after the accustomed maner and that gathered as afore taught of the Agarick And when all the burning water shall be consumed by BalneuÌ„ Mariae in the bottome of the vessell wyll then remaine a cetayne pouder but whether lyke Salte which vse â–ª of this minister at a time one scruple in white wyne in an apt place and necessary tyme. A pouder of Saltes vnto the seperating of any flewme Take of Hysope of Penny royall of each halfe an once of Organy two drams of Fennell seedes halfe an ounce of Carrâ—way seedes two drams Lycorys one ounce of burnt Salt sixe ounces â–ª of the Salt of wormewood two drams of the Salt of Iuniper so much of CinamoÌ„ one ounce a halfe of long pepper sixe drams of Cordamomâ— of graines of Paradise of Cloues of each halfe an ounce of Ginger â—ue ounce these after the laboring into pouder mixe togither Of the Oyles of the Saltes of the hearbes which to purchase the Salt must on this wyse be dyssolued Take the Salt which calcyne in the strongest fyre and calcyned let it be after fynelye wrought to powder on a Marble stone this powder then strawe abroade on a Glasse the Glasse after with the powder set into a wyne Seller in a moyst place and the Salt wyll after be dyssolued into an oylie substaunce which of many is properlye named Salsal An oyle of Salte or oyntment of Salt which mightilye anayleth and helpeth as well the hote as the colde distyllinges of the head which is properlie named the rewme take a good quantitye of Salt which grind so fine as is possible after let it be boiled with out any moysture in a frying Pan vntyll it shall attayne a swart colour which ended let it be laboured to powder in a Morter vnto the finest of â—oulted flowre the same then myxe with the oyle Olyue vnto the styfnesse of an oyntment without heate or fyre With this oyntment annoynt the affected or grieued parte in a warme place The Salt Armoniack inuented of a French Empiricke take of the whitest Gum Arabicke three ounces which dyssolue in common water to which after â—dde of common Salte cleare and brought to powder two pounds the whole boyle vnto a iust thicknesse after powre the same into a certaine vessell washed before with common water and both sproungen rounde about and couered with Chimney soote brought to pouder and dryed in an apte place Of Borace The .xij. Chapter THE confection of Borace vsed at Venice a singular secrete Take of Cowes mylke distylled two pyntes of clarified Honnye foure ounces of Saffron three drams or Salt nyter well purged that is pure and somewhat sweete hauing no sharpnes nor tartenes at all fowre poundes Let all these be incorporated with the mylke that is dyssolued at the fyre with three pyntes of the water of the strong myxture drayned through the strongest and best ashes and myxed stronglie togyther After poure the whole into a potte glased which set in a colde and moyst place for one moneth The stone after found in the bottome let it be cleansed agayne and purifyed after this manner Take of the sayd stone one pounde of symple water dystylled foure pyntes the whole dyssolue togyther at the fyre and purge or skymme the froth of verie cleane and when no more some or froth shall aryse euaporate the whole water that is caste or poure the same forth when it shall be through colde and you shall possesse a most pure and fine Borace A syngular forme and way in making of the Borace borrowed out of a Frenche booke written Take newe Butter of one monethes makyng or there about salted which dylligentlye washe often tymes in cleare water Of this Butter washed take one pounde of the oyle of Tartare thrée pyntes these after the myxing in the Sunne poure into an earthen platter or pan glased which stronglie sturre and labour togyther with a large spatle After take one pounde of roche Alome being verye pure and cleare of Salis nitri Alexandrini halfe a pounde these also myxe in the hote Sunne and set abroade at nyght in a cleare ayre For otherwyse if rayne fall on the whole or be wette with water all woulde be in vaine come to naught The vpper face of it onely wyll be coniealed
three tymes ouer as at the fyrst let it be distylled vnto the halfe â— next vnto the thyrd part the thyrd tyme vnto the fowrth part â–ª and to this in the last time distylled and powred into a Glasse set on hote Ashes adde Salt grynded and Salte Armoniacke on a softe fyre vntyll they be dyssolued into the distylled vryne and these distylled togyther in a Lymbecke But the Golde by fylter which to the vryne prepared myxe and to both the Saltes the same set on a soft fyre and that which swymmeth or floteth aboue let it be taken of and washed so often as an Oyle vntyll no saltnesse rest in it which then powred into a Glasse bodye with the water of Lyfe let them after be dyssolued into a cleare water The fyft take of Vytrioll rubysied one pounde of salt Nytre nyne ounces of Vermilon sixe ounces of common Salt three ounces the whole grinded togyther draw a sharpe water with which let the gold be mixed prepared as aboue taught and distylled by a Lymbecke vntyll a water shall yssue in the colour of Golde that Golde remayning in the bottome of the vessell reduced vnto the forme of Hony myxe with the water here vnder described Take of Vermilon thrée pounds of Vitryoll rubyâ—ed of Salt nytre of roche Alome calcyned of each one pound of coÌ„mon salt one pound and a halfe all these grynde togyther and artificiallye distyll that which is sublymed and cooled and made white grinde with a lyke wayght of salt Armoniacke then let it be sublymed grinded fiue tymes ouer that which is sublimed worke on a Marble stone the whole set on the â—yre and molten myxe with the Golde prepared as aboue taught which boyle with a softe fyre vntyll the Gold be dyssolued and when it shall be through colde let the vessell contayning the aboue sayd matters be buryed vnder hote horse doong for thyrtie dayes and set againe on the fyre that which shall be dystilled safelye kéepe Another potable Gold against the Pestilence and all sicknesses happening of vntemperatnes â–ª of â—uyll compowning of the members and of the vnitie dissolued and those which be common The .xv. Chapter OF the vryne thryse distylled which is wrought after this maner Take of mans vryne twentie pyntes the same distyll by drawing at the first tyme ten pyntes in the seconde tyme drawe out of these ten fyue and out of the fiue thrée and with these fiue or rather three let the Gold prepared be poured into a Lymbeck Take of Gold out of his naturall cemente one ounce and Amalgama it with one pound of Spanishe quicksyluer these powre into a Glasse bodie then boyle the whole with common oyle for fowre and thyrtie howres which after drawe forth and let coole throughlye the same washe with hote water vntyll the oyle and all ventositye be dygested then presse or wring the substaunce through a skinne the Gold shal remaine Amalgamated which drie dried verie wel grynd in a Morter with Brimstone that the Amalgama with the Brimstone may be brought into a fine pouder after take the distylled vryne aboue vttered which powre into a glasse with a narrow necke to it adde of common Salt in pouder of Salt Armoniack these then distyll againe after powre it on the Gold in a glasse bodye and let it boyle that the Gold may be dyssolued then take the Golde of swymming aboue with a Spone of glasse the same powre into burning water or into the same which is distylted out of the Elyxir vitae in a double vessell and in this by heating dyssolue the Golde for this Golde is profitable vnto all maner grieffes The seuenth take the Hony combe with all the waxe and the Hony which powre into a glasse with a narrowe necke powring vpon of the best burning water the same very well stopped â–ª let stand to stiepe for two monethes in a hote place or in hote Horse doong mâ—yst vntyll all be molten the same distyll That which first yssueth â–ª wyll be as a water which in the second draft wyll be as vapour that in the thyrde wyll be as a fyrie part which boyle so long vntyll the Gold be dissolved For this is marueylous and experienced for the Stomacke the Lyuer and the Bowelles affected of a colde vntemperatnes and where feare of that swelling named Ascites is doubted to come The maner and way of making a potion lyke to potable Golde seruing vnto sundrie sycknesses The .xvi. Chapter Câ—rtayne of the Chymistes supposing the burning water to purchase the propertyes of Golde doe heate red hote the same Golde which they name the Sunne that by nature or by art purified into thinner plates or pieces an hundreth times and so many tymes quenche them in the burning water and commyxed to the Quintessence as a heauine they vsed in sundry sicknesses this hytherto Fumanellus The maner of making potable Gold inuented of a Phisition of Craconiensis which he also vsed in the compositions against the Pestilence take of leaued Golde and myxe it but I woulde put the same into a Glasse bodie with such a quantitye which shall séeme reasonable and sufficient to your turne of the iuyce of Lemmons purifyed After stoppe dilygentlye the mouth of the Glasse which burye in hote Ashes and let it so stande for fowre dayes or more euen as neede requyreth the same then adde for the halfe of this mixture such a quantitye of the best Aqua vitae as of that swéete of which aboue taught rectifyed and close well the mouth of the Glasse that no ayre breathe forth which kéepe as a precious pearle and Baulme and an estimable Treasure for the health of mans body necessarie aboue all others And of this treasure may a man receyue or take fowre tymes in the yeare as in the beginning of euerye thyrde moneth so much as a sponefull at a tyme with the best Malmesse or with Brothe in quantytie eyther more or lesse as necessitye shall requyre Of the distyllation he maketh no mencion yet what and if the iuyce of the Lemmons shoulde be first drawne by distylling then the water of lyfe added and should agayne be distylled Or you may otherwyse sée and perceyue what maner if may be if it be so prepared by the order of the prescripcion and if you wyll distyll besides with a meane fyre of coales for fowre and twentie howres A potable Gold prepared after the maner of the Alchimisters on this wyse which the Aucthour borrowed out of an olde Alchymic booke written Fyrst let the Golde be calcyned after the vse and manner of the Goldsmythes by Mercurie and permyttâ— that the Mercurie or quicksyluer euaporate from it then let it be fynelie grounded on a Stone after set in a Furnace of reuerberation for two dayes most subtyll flowers shall appeare which gathered and calcined and reuerberated to long vntyll the whole be chaunged and come to flowers With those flowers of the gold take vyneger of the best wyne distylled and put
these flowers in a glasse then set it to putrifie for fouretéene dayes after powre forth the vyneger coloured and powre vpon newe vyneger sturring it well after let the same throughly settle then let the vyneger in the ende be chaunged againe powring vpon other and the same so often repeate vntyll no more remaineth in the bottome of the Glasse that the whole be dyssolued into the vyneger After powre the coloured vyneger into a bygge Glasse that the vyneger maye fréelye euaporate forth and in the bottome wyll a blacke Gold remaine lyke to an oyle as pytch which take powre to your wyne rectifyed that it may there be dyssolued and powred into a vessell of cyrculation which let stande in a most gentle heate for twelue wéekes and all the spyrites of the Wyne shall so bee gathered and fyxed and conuerted into a powder togyther with the Sonne or Golde which take forth and prepare or put to bée dissolued for it wyll be dissolued into a most cleare Oyle as Golde and this is named potable Golde of which vse as you knowe And the rectifying of the wyne is on this wyse done in a vessell of recteration or rectifying let the Wyne stande for tenne dayes but in the Wyne before let these be dyssolued before that it bée put into a Glasse to bee rectifyed as of Camphora two ounces of crude Sugar well dryed before so much of Nutmegges one ounce of Mace of Zedoaria and of Gynger of each one ounce with these rectifye the Wyne in the vesselles of rectifying the vessâ—lles verâ—â— tâ—ose stoâ—â—eâ— that lytle or nothing maye breathe foorth after let it â—e taken and with this Wyne prepare the Golde The potable Golde sayeth the singular Fiorauante is a dyuine lycour to which none other may be compared that the auncient and later Philosophe 〈◊〉 haue by dillygent studye great search art and practise dyue â—selye sought and laboured to dissolue and make this pocion of Gold and haue also attempted dyuers and sundry wayes of which some of them I wyll here reherse to the ende that the wyfe may iudge which way of these seemeth best For some there were that before the distyllation dyd diuer slie calcyne the Golde to bring it to dissoluing others there were which laboured to dissolue the Golde with Aqua fortis and others after the calcyning haue indeuoured to dissolue the Golde with Aqua vitae and thus many haue trauayled without lyght in the searche of the Arte hauing neyther knowledge skyll nor yet experience And this coâ—ceyue that all those matters which are possible to be done are wrought with great easinesse and in the lyke maner is the dyssolucion of Gold easilye wrought Wherefore I wyll here vtter teache an easie maner and sure way of making this most precious lycour so greatlye and highlye esteemed of mortall creatures not without desart in that the same is a substantial essence as it were another Soule yea our lyfe this potable Gold may be named â–ª for the sundry effectes ryght wonderfull that it in desperate cases hath wrought Take of Gold leaues or leafe Gold in wayght one ounce after get a byg and well fleshed Hen or male Pullet which after the kylling pull and take forth the bowels other â–ª refuse the body yet warme then open or cut holes in many parts of the body where most flesh is as on the breast the legs and vnder the winges These partes stuffe fyll with the leafe Gold vntyll all be full or that the whole be bestowed Which done set this Hen or pullet into an apt place where for sixe thirty howers the bodye maye retaine or keepe a naturall heate that the Golde maye so be dyssolued into a water for there is a certayne hydde propertye in the Hennes or Pullettes fleshe for the dyssoluing of Gold into a water Which time ended take the body forth wash all the fleshe of the Hen or Pullet so throughly round about and clearely that nothing at al remaineth 〈◊〉 of the Gold with the water of Honny â–ª distylled with his spyrites being reâ—tifyed twyse or thryse This washing ended take so much of the water of lyfe as is of the water of the washing of the Hennes fleshe which mixe togyther and for each pynt of the sayde water aâ—de one dram of Salt Armoniacke which is white without any blacknesse these powre togyther into a Glasse bodye after burye the Glasse in hote Horse doong for thrée whole monethes But euerye moneth lookâ— to your substaunce taking or powring forth the clearer aboue which keepe in a Glasse close stopped the body againe set into the hote Horse doong and remayning another moneth that which shal be cleare lykewise seperate from the Feceâ— and on such wyse in the space of thrée monethes shall you purchase all the water dyssolued and cleare In the ende distyll the Feces in ashes or sand with a strong fyre that all the substaunce may the better ascende and yssue forth But in the distyllacion of the Feces this remember that on the Feces must halfe a pynt of the fynest Aqua vitae be afore powred and the same which shall be distylled powre and mixe with the other that was kept in the first draft â–ª these distyll againe in Balneo Mariae vntyl all be distilled which set againe into hote Horse doong for .xxv. dayes and then haue you purchased potable Golde easilye prepared with small cost which by his maruaylous propertye and great vertue rayseth in a maner the dead The vse maner of ministring it is on this wise Take one dram of the potable Gold with one ounce of the Inleppe of Violets mixed togyther And this composition may be giuen in Broth or with any water or by it selfe without any other mixture or lycour And if any sicke person be at the poynt of death in giuing such a lycour shall lyue a farre longer tyme then perhappes he might doe without it and many by the dryncking of it haue recouered lyfe and health a long tyme after by which may well appeare of what importance this is for the Aged to lyue one or two or fowre dayes after the taking for the better dysposing of theyr goodes and wyll besydes this greatly auaileth vnto the restoring of strength This also hath caused the speachlesse in extreame daunger to speake and vtter theyr mindes before death of which this Fiorauante sawe sundrye in the lyke case Of the waye and manner of making and preparing the potable Golde wrote a certayne learned personne thus vnto D. Gesnerus I here sende vnto you the potable Golde as you most syngular learned requyred â–ª that is the way of the making of it as I sawe the same done by two practystoners conuersauâ—t with nice which prepared the same in this maner with 〈◊〉 euen of late yeares And I beséeche 〈◊〉 mâ—st singular Gesnerus that if it shall so séeme to you to continue any trueth that you wyl voutchsafe to allowe and retayne it
grieued place â–ª or that it be â–ª applyed with lynnen clothes wette in it The water applyed with linnen clothes wet in it putteth away swellings of the Pappes and ceaseth the payne of them The water applyed on brused shaken members to péeces recouereth them and putteth away the clotted blouder The water of Horsetayle The .xl. Chapter THe congruent time for the distillation of it is that the herbâ— and rootes shred smal be dâ—stiâ—â—ed by Balneo Mariae about the middes of Maye This water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time â–ª mixed with a dramme of the powder of Cynamone and a little Sugar recouereth the spitting of bloude healeth the bowels exulcerated and hurt stayeth the termes of Women the fluxe Dysenteria and all other fluxes of the Bellie cureth the Bladder vlcered comforteth the stomacke harmed and the Lyuer by applying also of lynnen clothes wette in it without The water druncke morning noone and euening to the quantitie of fower ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar and that lynnen clothes wette in it be applyed in a playster forme asswageth inflammations and burning of the Shingles The water druncke twyse a daye helpeth the griefe of the stone the Strangurie The water recouereth the perillous fluxe Dysenteria if a linnen clothe wet in it be often applyed to the fundament The water applyed hote with lynnen clothes to the mans priuie member swollen doth put awaye the swelling ceaseth the payne The water healeth woundes of the féete the holes open if they be washed with the same The water applyed with lynnen clothes on the swelling of the Dropsie morning euening doth asswage put away the same The water applyed with linnen clothes wet in it to the foreheade nose and put within the nosthrils restrayneth and stayeth the bléeding of the nose and putteth awaye the running of the nose by drawing it vp by the nosthrils The water of Hoppes The â–ª xli Chapter THe congruent time for Dystillation of it is that the vpper toppes and first braunches cut vp in heygth or length of two handbredthes and shredde small be dystilled by Balneo Mariae about the ende of Aprill This water druncke morning and euening to the quantitie of thrée ounces at a time and that mixed with Rosed hony it be vsed for thrée or fower wéekes togither putteth away Melancholie of which commonly is caused scabs ytche and the Leprie and such lyke griefes that are woont to happen of corrupt bloude The water druncke in the abouesayde maner openeth the stopping of the Milt putteth away the pricking and all griefes which are woont to be caused by the stopping of the Mylt The water druncke and of it dropped at Euening into the eares clenseth and weareth away the mattering of them The water myxed with a like quantitie of Hartes tongue water and druncke with a little Rosed Honie or Sugar before the beginning of the cold deliuereth the Quartaine ague in short time The water on such wise prepared and druncke twise a day amendeth the harde fetching of breath and the stopping of the Breast The waters like prepared and drunck putteth away the Iaundise and Dropsie and looseth the belly The water druncke correcteth Choller purgeth the bloude of the same and extinguisheth his inflammations It also putteth away headach gathered of heate The water druncke mittigateth the heate of the Lyuer and stomacke and auayleth in Feuers caused of Choller and bloud The water of Henbane The .xlij. Chapter THe chosen tyme for Dystillation of it is that the whole Herbe with the rootes and flowers shred and brused be dystilled about S. Iohns daye This water ceaseth all manner of payne of the head procéeding of heate if the head be rubbed and laboured with the same The water annoynted on the forhead and Temples and washing the féete with it procureth sléepe in a sharpe sickenesse the rather if the séedes brought to powder and myxed with womans milke and the whyte of an Egge and a little Vinegar be applyed on the Temples It represseth and asswageth all maner of heate if linnen clothes wette in it be applyed on the places On such wyse it remooueth all dolour of the members and palifyeth or rather hydeth the forme of the Leprie on the face if it be often washed and sowpled with the same in that it draweth forth all maner of heate not naturall The water profiteth them which haue no naturall rest by applying it by discretion as well within as without the bodie and if it be laboured oftentimes on the heade and applyed with linnen clothes wette in it then it causeth a man the rather to rest naturally The water of Hartes ease The .xliij. Chapter THe congruent time for dystillation of it is that the Herbe with the Flowers shredde and bruised be dystilled by Balneo Mariae in a Cucurbite of Glasse about the ende of Iune or myddes of Iulie This water ministred to children twyse a day to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar recouereth without doubt the burning heate that commonly taketh them The water drunke morning and euening to the quantitie of twoo or thrée ounces at a tyme helpeth such hardly breathing and drawing the wynde short â–ª the inflammation and impostume of the Lunges and those which haue a straytenesse about the heart and breast and that haue there some sore or a swelling The water druncke fasting for a certaine tyme healeth scabbednesse and all other corruptions of the skynne The water of Iuniper Beries The .xliiij. Chapter THe congruent dystillation of the Beries is when they bée rype and waxing blacke then they ought to be bruised and dystilled by Balneo Mariae This water drunke morning noone and at euening to the quantitie of twoo ounces at a time swéetened with a little Sugar deliuereth and helpeth the stone of the kidneyes and Bladder also clenseth the kidneyes and Bladder causeth vryne and draweth downe the termes of Women by drincking thrée ounces at a time with a dramme of the powder of Cassia lignea The water druncke with a little Cinamone and Sugar expelleth the deade yoongling and poyson and profiteth against the byte and stinging of venimous beasts and wormes The water auayleth against all ioyntaches procéeding of colde if the ioyntes be rubbed and applyed with the same morning noone and at euening and let after to drye in by it selfe The water attenuateth openeth and clenseth filthie vlcers if they be washed with the same The water of the woode Lillie The .xlv. Chapter THe flowers onelye are distilled in a Cucurbite of Glasse by Balneo Mariae about the middes of the Spring yet the rootes distilled more excell The water of the flowers druncke to the quantitie of sixe ounces at a time swéetened with Sugar recouereth them which haue eaten poyson in their meate The water ministred orderly preuayleth against the byte of a madde Dogge it helpeth the harde traueyle of Chylde comforteth the Brayne
of the Gréeke Fiorauant The best oyle for the helping of Scroffles freshe new begun especially on children which â—y it are soone healed borrowed out the breuiary of Arnoldus de villa noua take of the rootes of Tapsia and of the Radishe of ech one dram of the old oyle Olyue two ounces let this oyle with the rootes well beaten be put togyther into a glasse or into any other vessell which after put into a kettle of water set ouer the fire letting it there stande vnto a consumpcion of halfe the water in the kettle of this oile warme instyl two or thrée droppes into the eare of the pacient on that syde where Scroffles be and let this be done many tymes And if through the oyle the care shall be heated or swell in so much that some rottennesse or matter beginneth to yssewe forth conceaue then that onely a lytle of this oyle hote put thus euery nyght in the eare may so cure such Scroffles the matter of them by the same shall so be emptied and wholy purged And vse or perseuere with this oile after the abouesayd maner vntyll the pacient be throughly cured But if the eare shall neyther swell nor runne any thing then may you vse other apte reméedies to the purpose An oyle or certaine great lycour of the famous gréeke Leonarde Fiorauant being a composition of most excellent vertue in sundry workings the making of which is on this wyse Take of oyle Olyue twenty pyntes of whyte wyne two pynts these boyle gently togyther vnto the consumpcion of the wine or vnto al the wyne be gone away in smoake Which after powre into an earthen potte glased stopping the mouth very close with clay the same then bury two cubites déepe or more in the earth and let it there so stand couered with earth for sixe monethes But the tyme when to bury or set this potte into the earth ought to be about the first or second day of August to be drawne or taken forth of the earth agayne must be in the moneth of Februarie which opened the oyle wyll then appeare as if it were fyftie yeares olde But when you mynde to bury the potte then put in these insewing of Rosemary flowers three poundes of Lignum aloes sixe ounces of Frankensence and Bolellium of each ten ounces And after the drawing forth of the potte and setting it in the Sunne adde these folowing of Sage of Rosemary of Rue of Byttonie of yarrow of the roote of Campherie of Tamarisci of Bryonie of each one handfull of Galingale of Cloues of Nutmegs of Spykenard and of Saffron of each one ounce of Sarcocolla of Dragons blood and of Masticke of each two ounces of Aloes hepaticke and of Rosen of the Pyne trée of eache eyght ounces of Gréeke pytche one pound of yellow waxe and of Barrowes greace of ech eyghtéene ounces of S. Iohns woort with the seedes two pounds of Muske one dram these after the dilygent myxing togyther boyle in Balneo vntyll the hearbes appeare drye in it and that no more substaunce seeme to bée gotten out of them which after the being on such wyse drawe them forth and straine them through a cloath to the lycour adde for ech pound wayght sixe drams of the natural baulme of Fiorauants inuention And when September is come to it adde in that moneth two pounds of the freshe fruites of that hearbe named Balsami which be redde this done you haue then the greater lycour prepared and in a redinesse which dilygently stoppe that no ayre breath forth and this lycour also the older it shal be before the occupying the better it worketh For this is of such a vertue that it healeth consumpcions and dropsies in the ministring foure drams waight of it with one ouÌ„ce of the syrupe of Roses hote by the mouth euery morning fasting which for forty dayes thus giuen doth throughly cure them This also is a true perfite oyntmeÌ„t with which Petechiae are throughlie cured by annoynting the places sundry tymes with it And any wounded and hauing the veynes the sinewes and bones cutte by closing or stitching the wounds applying of this oyle vpon hote shall in short tyme be cured without any alteracion or great paine to the pacient This also cureth the scurfe by annoynting those places of the head with it For the coldnesse of the head rewmes by applying of it to the nosethrelles morning and euening shall spéedily be cured without the vse of any other thing and this it doth through his sharpe sauour and piersing which entereth and flyeth to the head stomacke and doth so dissolue those corrupt humours both in the head stomacke in that this is a lycour which preserueth from any corruption And if the stomacke be annoynted rounde about with the oyle it procureth a good digestion of meate it also mooueth vryne retained or that cannot pysse through a fleshinesse stopping it or the Gonorrhaea or of any other cause This causeth besydes the heyres to growe preserueth the beard blacke a long tyme and auayleth against wormes artly applyed And all these practises are most true and proued many tymes in the abouesayd diseases grieffes and in many others and neuer harmed nor pained any pacient with it except such infected with the French disease for annoynting any such with this it mightily paineth him by which at any time you shal throughly be perswaded whether the pacient be vexed with the same or any other disease A secrete oyle experienced that healeth the Legs vlcered all other vlcers as well old as new except those which happen on the head It cureth also the canker Fistulaes the making of which is on this wyse Take of ApiuÌ„ of Rosemary of yarrow of plaintain of wormewood of each one handfull of Sage of Rue of Tapsus Barbatus of Celondine of Lauceola of each two handfuls of the fatte of a Weather one ounce a halfe of Herba Laurentia and of Florum omniuÌ„ mensium of each thrée handfuls of coÌ„mon oyle two pynts of pure Turpentine one pounde of Galbanum two ounces of the iuyce of yuie growing on trees two ounces a halfe of râ—che Alome one ounce and a halfe of the Rosen of the Pyne trée two pounds of Viridis aeris two ounces of FraÌ„kensence of Diachylon of Tryacle of each one ounce of Gentiane of the round Aristolachia of each one ounce a halfe of Vitryol of Tartare of Agarick of burnt salt of each two drams of the iuyce of Pulicaria three ounces of the rootes of the flower De luce one ounce of Sarcocolla halfe an ounce of the redde leade powder of leade three drams of al the hearbes the iuyce drawne or wringed forth myxe in a brasse panne with the oyle the Turpentine Galbanum which so long boile togyther ouer a soft fire of coales vntyll the iuyce be consumed sturring it in the meane tyme well about with a short bedde staffe or great
spattle after straine the lycor putting into it then of the greene Verdigres brought to powder the same styrre styll about vntyll it be in a maner colde these maye also be boyled in burning water preserued after in a glasse close stopped This out of Fumanellus A precious oyle compared to Golde in that the same cureth all euyls of the Legs synewes cutte it increaseth or procureth flesh to ryse closeth vlcers it remooueth besides paine it cureth the Fistula the CaÌ„ker al old vlcers except those which happeÌ„ on the head In the moneth of May take of Apium one handfull of Rosemarie so much of Sage Rue of each one handfull of Herba laurentia Florum omnium menseum of both thrée handfuls of Tapsus Barbatus of Lanceola of Celondine of ech two hanfuls of wormwood one handfull of common oyle two pyntes of good Turpentine one pounde of Galbanum two ounces of the Rosen of the Pyne tree two poundes of Viridis aeris or Diphrygis brought to powder two ounces the iuyce of the hearbes strayned and myxed with the oyle â–ª and Turpentine boyle on a softe fire of coales sturring the lycour continually about with a spattle vnto the consumpâ—â—â—n of the iuyce to which after the strayning adde of Viridis aâ—â—is brought to pouder and styl sturre the lycour about vntyll it taâ—â—n from the fire be colde which after put vp in a glasse close stopped An artificiall baulme prepared made without distyllation that auayleth in woundes and cureth them without the ingendrinâ— or procuring of matter it helpeth also the palsie members stayâ—th the blood and water which yssueth out of the wounded ioynts this borrowed out of a certaine Emperickes booke written in the Germayne tongue take of Rubarbe two drams cutte and pared into round balles to which adde of Camphora one dram a halfe these after put into a tynne porrenger powring vpon one ounce and a halfe of common oyle Olyue the same let stand in the Sunne for fowretéene dayes Another approued baulme out of the same booke take a glasse which is about a pynt in measure the same fyll with Spyknarde vpon which powre halfe a pynt of good Sallet oyle letting it after stande for a moneth in the Sunne which alwayes styrre about To it after adde of the oyle of Violettes two ounces of the oyle of Spike so much of the oyle of Camomyl and of the oyle of Roses of eache two ounces all these myxed togyther let stande for a whole moneth Another of the same man 's not to be contempned take of Galbanum of Ammoniacum and of Bolellium of each halfe an ounce of chosen Myrre of Masticke whyte Frankensence of ech halfe an ounce all these stiepe in the strongest vineger for thrée dayes and dissolued after powre the whole into an earthen Bason or pan wel glased within which set ouer a fire of coales without flame putting into it then of Turpentine two ounces of Sallet oyle two pyntes and a halfe let these boyle togyther in sturring the whole styll obout vntyll the Feces stick or cleaue to the bottome Which come to passe or being on such wyse adde then to it of Viridiâ— aeris brought to powder halfe an ounce the same taken from the fyre and become through colde straine through a lynnen cloath putting the lycour dyligently vp into a glasse to your vse for this auayleth in all woundes by applying lynt and tentes wette in it Another noble Baulme take halfe a pynte of common oyle with which myxe Violettes in a glasse setting the same after in the Sunne and the lyke doe with Broome flowers and leaues of the same after take of Galbanum two drams and a halfe of Bolellium of Ammoniacum and of Myrre of eache halfe an ounce of Masticke two drammes let the gummes afore be dissolued in the strongest vineger which after myxe togyther with the oyles and flowers strayning the whole through a lynnen cloath into a well glased potte the same set ouer a fyre of coales and when the oyle is hote powre in the Turpentyne heated and molten with the gummes dyssolued sturring them styll about that they burne not to the potte sydes and be carefull also that the lycour runneth not ouer then put into it of Viridis aeris finelie brought to powder halfe an ounce or sixe drammes and setting this agayne to the fyre sturre continually about vntyll the remoouing from the fire it shall be through cold which after the strayning put into a glasse and keepe â—â—â—se stopped to your vse Another â—elâ—â—ng members shruncke borrowed out of the practyses of Theophrastus paracellus take of distylled Turpentine one pounde â–ª of the gumme Galbanum and of Dyttanie halfe a pounde to these artlie myxed togyther â–ª adde of the oyle of Bayes one ounce which after made a Baulme with it annoynt members shruncke for many moneths and it shortly recouereth them The oyle Benedicke also myxed with the fatte of a Gray or Badger and the members annoynted with it doth marueylouslye worke in this case Another of the same mannes auayling in woundes Take of oyle Olyue one pynt â–ª of Saint Iohns woort of Bytonie of Centorie and of the hearbe selfe heale of eache one handfull these hearbes after the stamping and the iuyre wrynged out or onelye stamped and myxed with the oyle let them distyll in a glasse all the Summer after wryng forth the whole through a cloath which keepe for a nobler can not be found for woundes in that the same cureth them by the onely annoynting morning and euening without the applying of any other medycine this also expelleth the humours â–ª and farre otherwyse is then can well be vttered and what matters seeme impossible to be done by the helpe of this are speedilie perfourmed as in euery incarnating and closing togyther and healing so well in fractures as in bruses and such lyke Of the oyles gotten out of Flowers The xij Chapter THe oyle of Spyke is thus prepared if so be the Spyke be infused in wyne and distylled an oyle fyrst followe where a water otherwyse by distyllacion I gesse in Sande shoulde be seperated This oyle annoynted on the region of the kydneys helpeth the Gonorrhaea A certayne friend of the Aucthours hauing his wyfe nowe and then sicke procured to be ministred to hir in a draft of wyne but two drops of the distylled oyle of Spyke which after shée had druncke downe was brought by it in great hazard of lyfe but through it shee voyded soone many worms and recouered within short space The oyle of the common Spykenarde which is brought out of Fraunce doth Brassanolus commend but he affyrmeth that lyttle woorth or of lesser accoumpt to be made of which certayne prepare make of the Lauender in Italie the same writeth he that many name a Balsamyne vse it in the stéede of a naturall baulme Of the oyle of Spyke which many vsed in the steede of baulme and of his properties was fullie and at large