CHAP. I. Of payne in the head.

THe paine in the head, is an infirmitie, whose cause vntill this time hath not beene suffi­ciently knowē: as by mine owne experiēce I shall proue vnto you.

All or the most part of Phisicions, in the world, do hold this position, that payne in the head, is no other thing, then vapors arising from the sto­macke: and ascend vnto the head, which do offend membra­na, whereupon ensueth payne. Herein they speake some part of the truth. But (in my iudgement) they are not yet come perfectly, to know all the cause of this infirmitie. For I see that in the cures, which these Theorickes wold per­forme, it falleth not out, according to their expectation and desire, for that they know not the whole or the principall cause of the maladie, therefore what certaine medecine can they finde out to cure the infirmitie? They may perchāce (as the blind man hits the crow) helpe, they know not what, which thing I speake not, to backbite or iniurie any of thē: [Page 50] but to tell them of loue that I beare to them and others, the whole and true cause of that, whereof heretofore they haue bene ignoraunt. The first cause is putrified bloud, in Leonichie, the second is, the vapors that ascend from the stomacke and offend the head: the third is, the hu­miditie or moisture, betweene the skinne and the flesh. So that the causes are three, and the remedies as many, to dissolue the antecedent causes. I haue now shewed thee, the originall and roote of the payne in the head; about which thou shalt neuer more neede to beate thy head, or breake thy braines, either in seeking the Aphorismes of Hy­pocrates, the Commentarie of Galene, or the authoritie of A­uicene: for in these foure or few wordes I haue said all. Now of the cure of this disease, as I haue experimented the same an infinite sort of times in my life: which way soeuer the cause commeth, worke thou after this manner, and thou shalt neuer sustaine blame, or discredit.

When the payne in the head is confirmed, and that thou canst finde no helpe, by common Theorick or Practike, do these things following. First let them bloud on Leonichie, cutting it ouerthwart, and let the patient spat as much as he can. Then the next morning, let them take our Aromatico fasting. The next day let the head be shauen, and lay there­on an attractiue plaister, drawing out the humiditie: where­of I haue made mention in my Caprici medicinale. In the end, cause them to neese, and hereby all the payne in the head will cease.

CHAP. II. Of the Catarrhe, and rume in the head.

THe Catarrhe, is a moist vapor, which assaulteth the head, and afterward falleth downe agayne, into the sto­macke: where it ingrosseth and corrupteth. This moisture, hath his beginning of the moisture of the lungs, and vntill such time, as the lungs be discharged thereof, the Catarrhe will continue in his force. This infirmitie raigneth more in [Page 51] flegmaticke, and melancholike bodies, then in any of other constitutions. Such as are troubled with it, are not long li­ued, because their lungs consume, by little and little, and thereupon they are troubled with the Ptisicke: and conse­quently they perish, if they be not quickly releeued. I will now shew thee a rare secret to cure the same.

Take Pulmonaria and Sena, that is fresh, and new; infuse them in wine and water, ouer a small or gentle fire, till the wine haue drawne out the vertue. Then straine it, and put thereunto our Quintaessence, & keepe it close in a glasse, let the patiēt drinke thereof euery morning ℥ iij, luke warme, for twentie dayes together: let him eate good nourishing meates, for they agree well with this disease. If the patient be not too farre spent, you shall see your cure performed in short time. In the meane while, if the patient be weake, you shall giue him new layd egges, and good white wine. If the humiditie be perceiued, not to be quite expelled and e­uacuated, then giue him our Aromatico: afterward comfort him agayne, with restoratiues and cordials, to make him strong, and no doubt by the helpe of God he shall be cured. This methode, of curing this infirmitie, differeth from the common course that Phisitians take, which would cure it, with diet, bleeding, and mollifying liniments, and causing them to spat, and such like, which are meanes rather to aug­ment the Catarrhe, then to diminish the same.

CHAP. IIII. Of Panaricium, or Panaricies, called the whit blow.

THis greeuous and intollerable maladie, (as those know well that haue felt them) commeth on the end of the finger; and is an infirmitie, bred in the liuer, whereof nature being willing to discharge her selfe, sendeth it to the ex­treme parts of the fingers: and most commonly it commeth to the finger next the thombe, but seldome in the other. The reason or cause whereof is hidden, saue that we may conie­cture (as we haue said before) an accident in the liuer, which nature sendeth forth vnto those parts to ease her selfe. When it commeth to the end of the singer, that it can go no fur­ther; it causeth a sharpe and excessiue payne: and the acci­dent comming vnto that place, not hauing passage, is so hote, that in short time it putrifieth the sinewes, muscles, and cartilages, and in the end rotteth both flesh and bone. The secret of this griefe, is not commonly knowne, of the most Surgeons: who with all their learning, cannot deuise to cure it, as it ought to be cured. The most part of such, as haue that infirmitie, lose their finger: but if thou wilt quick­ly helpe them, follow this methode.

First let them bleed on the liuer veyne: then let them be well purged. Afterward dresse the finger, with oleum sulfu­ris: which will cause some paine, neuerthelesse (to haue some ease) you must abide it. The next day dresse it with Magno licore, vntill it be whole, which will be in short time, as I haue often proued.

CHAP. V. Of greeuotu vlcers, in womens breasts.

FIrst they must be touched with oleum sulfuris: then make this vnguent. Take of the yolkes of egges, ℥ ij, turpen­tine, [Page 57] butter, barlie flowre, honie of roses, ana ℥ ss: incorpo­rate them all in a morter, and therewith dresse them, vntill they be whole. But if they come of any kinde, or spice of the pocks, this vnguent will be to very small purpose. But then shall you dresse them, with our Vnguento magno: which is appropriate vnto the disease, and looke that you purge them with our Aromatico.

CHAP. VI. Of the disease called Asthma, and the cure thereof.

THis disease, which is called the Ptisicke, is a certaine in­firmitie, contained in the lungs, which doth harden and drie them in such manner, that such as are troubled there­with, cannot fetch their breath. It proceedeth of adustion of the bloud, that cannot runne in the veynes: and so the lungs lacking sustenance, worketh that effect. This disease is cured foure manner of wayes. First you shall let them bloud vnder the toung cutting, those veynes ouerthwart, and suck them as much as they can: for it euacuateth and o­peneth the opilation of the bloud, and easeth the lungs of all that euill matter which offendeth. Secōdly you shall giue them a dose of Aromatico, which euacuateth the stomacke, of all euill qualities, that offend the lungs. The third is, to let them eate for a moneth together, euery morning ℥ j, of our Electuario de Althea. The fourth, to annoint the sto­macke, euery night with Magno licore. But euery ten dayes, you must take a dose of our Electuario Angelica, whereby thou shalt helpe them quickly. You must also keepe a so­ber diet: refraining fish, porke, slimie things, spice, baked meates, cheese and such like, which nourish grosly, and do infect the bloud.

CHAP. VII. To know the Dropsie confirmed in a man the cure whereof, is shewed in the xxxij. Chapter of the second part of the Collection.

THere are three signes or tokens, of a confirmed Drop­sie. First looke whether the toung be white and cold: then, whether the yard be shronke into the bellie, and lastly if there do any veines appeare, on the bellie. If you per­ceiue these, they are infallible declarations of a confirmed Dropsie.

CHAP. VIII. An excellent remedie, against the Wormes.

YOu shall giue the patient ʒ ij, of our Vnguento magno, to drinke with Mel rosarum, three mornings together; annoint the nosethrilles therewith, and in three dayes, they will be expelled were they neuer so many.

CHAP. IX. Of the hardnesse of the milt, and the cure thereof.

THe splene or milt is hardned, by reason of superfluous humiditie, that it taketh from the liuer, and lungs. Therefore if you will helpe this infirmitie, it were necessa­rie, to vse medecines abstersiue, and drying, which thou shalt do thus. First giue them our Aromatico, then let them vse this Electuarie, which is of maruailous vertue in that opera­tion. Take Crocus Martis, Scolopendria, ana ℥ j, Spiknard, lapis lazuli, ana ℈ ij, Cinamon, ℥ ss, mixe them, and make an Electuarie thereof with purified hony, and take thereof eue­ry morning one spoonfull, and euery night, (two houres before supper) an other spoonfull, and annoint the out­ward [Page 59] part part, where the greefe is, with our Balsomo arti­fic. and in short time, the disease shall be cured.

CHAP. X. Of the Gonorrhaea, or running of the raynes, and the cure.

THis disease, is a corruption, caused of the superfluous vse of women, that are infected therewith: for such men as haue knowledge of them, they receiue the said corruption which afterward commeth forth of the yard, with great payne and difficultie in making water; and moreouer in the night, when that part is erected, it causeth great tor­ment: which for fifteen or twentie dayes, causeth extreme payne. This is the beginning of the French pocks, a fit sawce for that sweet sinne of Lecherie. It bringeth most commonly payne in the interiour partes, or payne in the raynes, armes, and legges: in so much that in fine, it commeth to that fowle disease. For such as haue this Gonorrhaea, neuer suspecting or fearing the afterclaps, suffer their disease, to grow on further and further till their cure will very hardly or neuer be accomplished. Therefore I wish euery man, to seeke helpe in time, least by letting it passe; in the end, it turne to his destruction. The cure is as followeth.

First you shall giue them our Aromatico, once in white wine. Then morning and euening, for seuen or eight dayes, vse this potion following: annointing also the raynes, and [Page 60] those parts, with our Aqua saetida, being cold, and in short time they shalbe healed.

℞. the whites of soure or fiue new layd egges, ℥ ij of fine sugar, ℥ iij of rose water mixe them well, and drinke it mor­ning and euening. This is a rare secret, and often proued, the drinke must be dronke cold.

CHAP. XI. Of the Hemerhoides, and their cure.

THe Hemerhoides, are an alteration in the Hemerhoidall veynes, caused of a corrupt and putrified humor, where­of nature being willing to discharge her selfe, sendeth forth by those veynes vnto the extreme or outward parts, where it cannot passe through, and causeth the alteration and in­flation that is called the Hemerhoides. This corruption and putrifaction, is caused of the euill qualitie of the liuer, which corrupteth the bloud, and is the cause of all this inconue­nience. Commonly the originall and beginning thereof, is caused of the pocks, a thing that must be considered of in the cure. Now for the cure, it were necessarie to helpe the liuer, to purifie the bloud, to alter the Hemerhoides, and to discharge nature of that impediment. First therefore, giue them our Electuario Angelica, the next day, they shall take our Sirupo solutino, whereof they shall take fiue or sixe doses. Then let them annoint the Hemerhoides, with our Cau­stike, once or twise, and they shall soone after be cured.

CHAP. XII. Of the cure of such, as were troubled with suffocation of the Matrix.

A Certaine womā, affected therewith hauing much paine & greefe, in her stomacke, was cured, by taking a dose [Page 62] of our Electuario Angelica. Then she vsed our sirupe against paynes of the mother, eight or ten dayes, and annointed her stomacke, with Magno licore euery night.

A certaine young woman, afflicted in manner aforesaid, wanted also her naturall sicknesse, and began to loose her naturall heate: so that nature could not digest, the superflu­ous matter in her body, was thus helped. First she tooke our Electuario Angelica, and euery night, annointed her sto­macke, nosethrilles, and pulses, with Magno licore, and eue­ry morning dronke of our Quintaessence, and so was cured.

CHAP. XIII. To cure a rupture in the beginning.

IN euery ten dayes once, giue them our Aromatico, and euery morning fasting giue them ℥ j, of white Tartar, in water or wine; and two houres before supper, you shall take the like: Let your bread be rye, also you must weare a trusse fit for that purpose, and vse this remedie following. Take of the spirite of wine ℥ xij, frankincense Olibanum, mastiche sarcocolla, ana ℥ ss, infuse them in the said Aqua vitae, and therewith wash the rupture twise a day, then presently cast thereon, the powder of Bislingua, and the herbe Balsamina, and lay thereon a cloth, wet in the said water, and bind on the trusse so hard, as he may possiblie abide it; and hereby shalt thou heale any great rupture in an hundred dayes, but see that you keepe a diet accordingly.

CHAP. XIIII. Of retention of Vrine, and the cure thereof.

THe retention of vrine, ariseth of many causes, one is grauel, that stoppeth the cōduits, where it should passe, an other is the want or weaknesse of the vertue expulsiue; so that nature cannot expell; an other is a carnositie, which is an alteration caused of corrupt and putrified humors, which do so restraine the powres, and vrine, that it cannot passe. There is another, and that is viscositie of the reynes, so grosse, that it hindreth the vrine from passing. Another cause, which is too too common, is the Gonorrhaea, when it chaungeth into Stranguria, that it is a stopping or choking of the conduites, that carrie the veyne to the bladder. All these foresaid causes, proceede of one originall, euen of the distemperature of nature, whereof if you aske the reason, you shall vnderstand, that it ariseth of that filthy begin­ning, the French pocks. That which moueth me to beleeue it, is the obseruation thereof diuers and sundry times, for I haue cured many that were infected with the pockes, which were troubled, some with Carnosity (before spoken of) some with grauell, some with debilitie of the vertue expulsiue, some with Gonorrhaea; all which when I had cured of the pockes: the other distemperatures were therewith also cu­red. For that disease, is the cause of twentie mischiefes, and the reason, why many Phisitians, make a long cure of the former distemperatures, is for that they know not the mayne and principall cause of them. But now I will shew thee a true and excellent manner of curing the retention of vrine, which way soeuer it commeth.

First giue them a dose of Aromatico, then giue vnto them our Syrupo solutiuo, eight or ten dayes, but in any wise keepe no straight diet, but a good gouernement as you do most commonly vse: and eate such meate as plea­seth thy stomacke best: cause them also to sweate, and in short time, thou shalt thoroughly cure them.

CHAP. XV. A most excellent remedie to cure the difficultie of vrine.

THe difficultie or retentiō of vrine, caused diuers wayes, as of grauell, viscositie, exulceration, &c. is in this sort very well and safely cured. Whē the cause of this difficultie of vrine, is in the reynes or kidneies; so that it be not a stone in the kidneies: or some great store of grauell, see that thou worke thus.

℞. Rognoni of a male hare, boile it in good wine, when it is well boiled, stampe it small, and passe it thorough a strai­ner with the said liquor wherein it was boiled. Remember that when you boile it, there must not remaine much liquor in the vessell. Then take the said matter, that you strained, and put thereto as much purified honie, and boyle it on a soft fire, vntill it come to the forme of an Electuarie. When it is boiled, put thereunto, for euerie pound of that Electua­rie, these things following, made into fine powder, of Li­gnum aloes, of Cinamon, ana ℈ j, cloues, saffron, ana ℈ j, muske, graines foure, Aquae rosarum ℥ j, our Quintaessence ℥ i ss. Incorporate these well together, while it is warme, and keepe it in a glasse, close stopped. And when you will vse it, you must first take a dose of our Electuario Angelica, and while you vse the Electuarie, remember to annoint the reynes, with our Aqua faetida, when you go to bed. Of the Electuarie you must take ℥ j, in the morning, and fast there­on foure houres, and vse some exercise, and in short time, thou shalt see a maruailous good worke performed. For the reynes will be strengthned, the viscositie will be resolued, the powres will be opened, and the vrine will be expelled, and clensed, all which are effectes, necessarie for him to re­gard, that will with honestie and credite, helpe the former maladie.

CHAP. XVI. The swelling of the legge, and foote, cured in manner following.

FIrst the patient tooke one dose of Aromatico, then he vsed our Quintaessence solutiue, three or foure mornings together, in a little broth. That done, he dronke euerie morning, a little of our Quintaessence vegetabile, fasting, and euerie night, he annointed his legge, with Oleum Philo­sophorum nostrum. Also now and then he tooke a dose of Pil­lulae Angelica, to keepe the body soluble, he kept a reaso­nable good diet, he vsed not much walking, so that verie shortly after he was well cured.

CHAP. XVII. Of Chilblaines and their cures.

YOu shall vnderstand, that Chilblaines (as we terme them) are caused of no other thing, then of humors dried, and restrained in our bodies. For in the winter, when it is cold, the pores do shut so close together, that the hu­mor cannot passe, or come forth, neither by sweat, nor other exhalation or expiration. For that cause, the humors in a young man (who is hote of complexion) may not be kept in; for then nature (which would ease her selfe) sendeth that [Page 70] exhalation, vnto the extreme parts of the bodie, that is vn­to the handes and feete; where remaining there is caused that alteration: and in processe of time, the skinne doth o­pen, and the humor goeth forth; but cannot heale, till the spring, when warme weather commeth in. Howbeit I haue found out a secret to cure them quicklie, and with great ease. First let them bloud, then giue them a dose of our Electuario Angelica: after that let them take our Syrupo solu­tiuo, six or seuen dayes together not keeping any straight diet or rule. After this annoint them with Oleum philoso­phorum de cera & terebinthina, at night when they go to bed: and do thus one weeke at the least, and then no doubt thou shalt cure them as I haue often proued. Also the oyle and water of franckinsence, will do the like.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Cornes on the feete, and the manner to take them away.

THe cornes that come on the feete, are a kinde of hard tu­mor, or thicke excrescence, caused of corrupt and putri­fied humors, whereof nature being willing to discharge her selfe, sendeth them to the lower part of the feete, whereout because they cannot passe, there do they make residence: ingendring that kinde of tough excrescence, which is gree­uous and painfull. Many times, the cause hereof, ariseth of that noysome disease, Morbus Gallicus, as some write, and then must it be remedied with medicamentes appropriate thereunto. But if they come otherwise, then to take them away follow this order. When they are in their, greatest state, and cause most payne, cut them vntill they bleed, then annoint them with our Balsamo Artificiato applying it so hote, as you may suffer it; thereupon go to bed. Then touch them once or twise with Oleum sulfuris, and annoint them with Oleum Philosophorum de terebinthina & cera, vn­till they be whole.

[Page 71]Some take the iuice of Semperuiuum, and annoint the cornes therewith. Then they take wormwood, and lay it vpon an hote tile stone, and sprinkle it with strong vine­ger, and being hote, bind it vpon the Cornes, and in three or foure times so doing (as I haue bene crediblie certified) the Cornes will be taken away.

CHAP. XIX. Of an infirmitie that commeth on the fingers ends, and in the feete, vnder the nayles, and the cure of it.

MAny men are greatlie troubled herewith, and in such manner, as thereby they are made altogether vnfit to go. It commeth on the great toe, vnder the naile, or the side of the nayle: for the most part, and a man would thinke, that the nayle grew in the flesh, but it is not so, for the flesh groweth vpon the nayle, though this infirmitie appeare not, to be a thing of great importance (whereof the aunciēt wri­ters haue made little mention) yet is it a thing greatly to be regarded. For many great personages, that liue easily, and are tormented with the gout, haue also this greefe in those parts: but the order to cure them is this. First you shall cut the nayle, on that part where it most greeueth them; then take it away which you may do easily, without any great payne to the patient: for the nayle is already separated from the greeued place. Thus when the nayle is takē away, touch it with our Causticke, whereof mention is made in our trea­tise of the plague. Let it so remaine three dayes together: thē dresse it euery day, with Magno licore, vntill it be whole, which will be in a very short time.

CHAP. XX. Of Erisipela, and the cure thereof.

THis disease (as experience sheweth) is caused of an hote and fierie moisture, arising in the face, armes and legges; [Page 72] for where it is, the powers and pores are stopped, that the said moisture, cannot haue expiration, whereupon com­meth tumor: as also a shutting & closing vp of those pores, by meanes of the ordinarie annointing thē, with fats, oyles, &c. or other cold things: a common course vsed of common Surgeons. Against this there cannot be found a more pre­sent remedy, then the spirite of wine, or Aqua ardens, or ba­thing it with hote water: and if you wash the parts affected with our Quintaessence, the powres will be opened, and it penetrateth and assubtilateth that humiditie, causing it to come forth.

Note.Also you shall finde, that by drinking our Quintaessence, and annointing the stomacke with Oleumcerae, diuers are cured of a certaine heate, retained in the stomacke.

CHAP. XXI. The cure of Wartes.

THere is an herbe, called in the Italian toung Herba di vento: in the iuice whereof, if you wet a cloth, and bind it vpon the wartes, they will weare away in short tune after.

CHAP. I. Of the vse and vertues, of Ebulus or Danewort.

TAke the buds of this vegetable, when they are young and greene,To purge flegme. perboile them in water, and make thereof a sallade, and giue it vnto those, that haue costiue bodies, and it will prouoke them to the stoole.Strengthen the sinewes. It is an herbe, verie profitable for the sinewes, it comforteth the weake partes, and preserueth such, as are weake in the ioints from many accidēts: it purgeth flegme, which (for the most part) causeth debilitie of the nerues. Whosoeuer vseth to drinke of a sirupe, made of the berries thereof, shall not be troubled with the gowt, nor any disease.Preuent the gowte. The generall vse. in the articular partes. The seede dried, is profitable, against all infirmities caused of humiditie.

CHAP. II. Of Elleborus niger, and the vse thereof.

THe roote of blacke Hellebore,To purge me­lancholie. being dried and kept two yeares, may be safely vsed, without other prepara­tion, and may be ministred against any infirmitie, that hath his originall, of a melancholicke cause. Therefore it is most appropriate, against the feuer quartaine, and lunatike per­sons, [Page 74] vexed with melancholie.

CHAP. III. Of the vse and vertues of the herbe called Gratia Dei, a kinde of Geranium in English blew Storkes bill.

TAke of Gratia Dei, dried in the shadow, and beaten in­to sine powder, ℥ j, Cinamon ʒ j, cloues, ℈ j, wheate flowre, lb j, orenges condite, ℥ j, make thereof a past, with honie, and bake it in the ouen with bread: but take great heed,Cure of Scro­phulae. that it burne not. Of this you shall giue ℥ j, to purge against many infirmities: but aboue the rest against Scro­phulae, against scabs, and the white scall. For it euacuateth onely the superfluous humiditie of the body, it drieth and is appropriate for such kinde of infirmities.Note. Howbeit you must note, that all soluble medecines are not fit, for one dis­ease or complexion: for chiefly and properly, Rubarb pur­geth choller, blacke Hellebore auoideth melācholie, Dane­wort dispossesseth the body of flegme, and this herbe clen­seth the bloud.One medicine may worke vpon diuers causes. Therefore euery one hath his peculiar pro­pertie: though sometime either of them, may worke, vpon more causes then one, yet not so properly or simply, but by accident, and in regard of circumstances.

Prouoke vo­mite.Two drammes of the powder of this herbe, dronke in wine, or broth, prouoketh vomite and siege, and is very good for such as are lunatike.Feuer. It helpeth or at the least delayeth the extremitie of the feuer. It is good against greefes of the stomacke, and wind in the bellie.

Putrified vl­cers.A decoction thereof made with ley, helpeth putrified vlcers, if they be washed therewith: for as it purgeth the sto­macke, so it clenseth the sore, and healeth it quicklie, if you wet a cloth, in the said ley, and applie it thereunto.

CHAP. IIII. Of Rubarb, and his vertues.

THe herbe called, in the Italian toung, Lappacia maggiore, or Rombice domestice, is a kinde of Rubarb, which among [Page 75] the learned Herbaristes is termed by the name of Rhare­centiorum: whereof ʒ j, when it is new will lose the bodie, euacuate choller, as the Rhabarbarum doth.Purge choller. It is very good against oppilations: it purgeth the bloud, and taketh away scabs.

You shall haue,The correction or vse. a most precious medecine thereof: if you mixe the greene roote, with honie, cinamon, saffron, gin­ger, and the powder of roses.

If you rost the roote in the embers,Scrophulae. and mixe it with condited sugar it breaketh the Scrophulae, and mundifieth them, and healeth them in short time. Some do mixe it with the gumme, called Ammoniacum; and so do bring it in­to the forme of an vnguent, and applie it vnto the parts af­fected with Scrophulae.

CHAP. V. Of Tithymale, and his vertues.

GAther the herbe Tithymale (called Spurge) in the moneth of May: take forth the iuice and mixe it with sugar roset, or sugar violet, in fine powder:The vse. then make of them both a moist past, and keepe it in a glasse, close stop­ped.

When you purpose to vse it, minister two scruples there­of, in broth or any other conuenient sirupe. It purgeth without payne, helpeth al feuers that come of heat:Feuers. working not onely by the stoole, but prouoking sweat also.

It resolueth all continuall and quotidian feuers,Greeuous a­gues. when the parties affected therewith be hote, and their sweat cold, yea though they be brought very low, it will by Gods helpe de­liuer them of their troublesome aduersarie.

Laureola doth also moue the body, by vomite and siege,Note. but it may not be vsed in any continuall feuer or quotidian; because it will inflame too much.

CHAP. VI. Of Soldanella, and his vertues.

THis herbe groweth, in sandie and salt ground, and is hote and drie.Dropsie. It purgeth by vomite and siege, and is ex­cellēt against the dropsie, all windinesse, and vnwholesome moisture in the bodie. Being taken in lozenges, with Aro­matico, Purge ill moi­sture. the quantitie of ʒ j, it sendeth forth all the noisome waterinesse, out of the bodie, drying and heating those parts, in an excellent manner.

CHAP. VII Of Cyperus, and his vertues.

Passions or windie tor­ments.THe herbe Cyperus, called in English Galingall, being put into new wine, giueth it an excellent good tast, and smell, preuailing against inward passions, caused of wind. It is good for such as are bursten, for it resolueth the wind: if you take the powder thereof being stamped very small, and make a plaister thereof,Rapture. with other things appropriate ther­unto, applying the same to the rupture, and chaunging it once euery day. Also if the patient do once in a day eate of the roote, he shall in short space be holpen of that disease.

CHAP. VIII. Of Elder, and his vertues.

TAke the rootes of Elder, wash them cleane, and scrape them till you come to the wood, stampe that substance, and take the iuice, and straine it, boile it, & scumme it well, and for euery ℥ of the iuice,Coole the sto­macke purge the bloud. take one ℥ of Mel rosarum, and drinke it, for it will coole the stomacke, helpe hote feuers quickly, and purge the bloud.

CHAP. IX. Of the vertues and vse of Tabaco.

The use.TAke of the greene herbe and roote lb iij ss stampe it in a morter with a little salt, then put it in a glasse with ℥ vj. [Page 77] of the spirite of wine, and set it thirtie dayes to putrifie in horse doung. Then distill it in Balneo, till all the substance be come forth: and put therein as much Oleum sulfuris as will make it tart. Then keepe it close, and giue thereof eue­ry morning a spoonfull, to any one affected with the feuer,Feuer. and it will helpe him in short time.

If any man be affected, or greatly troubled with vlcers or scabs: let him drinke thereof euery day one spoonfull,Vlcers. and wash the sores therewith, and in short time it will most wonderfully cure them.

CHAP. X. Of sweet Margerom, and his vertues.

TAke sweet Margerom, and stampe it, and take of the iuice, ℥ j. oyle of bitter almonds ʒ j, and ℈ j of Masticke, and snuffe it vp at the nose, three or foure mornings toge­ther: and annoint the head with oyle of egges. This purgeth the head, of all paynes, dissolueth tumors,Payne in the head. quickneth the sight, and prouoketh sleepe.

CHAP. XI. Of Persicaria, his vse and vertues.

YOu shall vnderstand, that this herbe, doth worke (in a manner) against all infirmities, most straungely to be­hold. For if you take the powder thereof, and put it vpon copper molten, it will in the proiection, become like gold, and will draw it to a small quantitie, and make it malleable,The chimicall vse. and soft like gold, except the colour.

Also if you make a strong ley of the ashes of Persicaria, Another chi­micall vse. and therein boile yellow brimstone, it will draw out of it quicke siluer, which is the Philosophers Mercurie. This herbe doth also most notablie preserue a man from many infirmities, if one part thereof be taken whiles it is dry, and our other part of Specie venetiane; being both of them well [Page 78] incorporate together, and vsed in your meates.

CHAP. XII. Of man, and the medecines that are made of him.

MAn is a rationall, or reasonable creature, whereof we haue written at large in our booke called Phisica del Fiorauante. But here we will onely write of certaine mede­cines, that may be made or deriued from him: which are for the ease, helpe and remedie of diuers infirmities which are in men and women. The reason whereof is very good, for euery like reioyceth with, and helpeth his like, and there­fore man serueth for man.The nature and qualitie of the partes of man. The fat. The bloud. The fat of a man is (as euery man knoweth) hote, and penetratiue, and mollifying if you an­noint the parts therewith, (where the sinewes be hard) and drawen together, or contracted, therefore it will quicklie resolue them. I haue made the Quintaessence of mans bloud, rectified and circulated, with the which I haue done most wonderfull cures, for if you giue thereof ʒ j, it will restore those, that lye at the point of death.

It is most profitable, against those infirmities that are in the bloud: for it correcteth the malignitie of the bloud, and preserueth it, as well as the spirite of wine. If you put a litle of it into an hogges head of wine▪ Purifie wine. it will purifie it, and pre­serue it a long time: more then any other thing whatsoeuer. So that this Quintaessence, worketh more effectes, for the cure of great and dangerous infirmities then any other.

The liuer of a man.Also from the liuer of a man, will be drawen by distilla­tion, a water and an oile. If the water be dronke euery mor­ning together, by the space of a moneth, in the quantitie of ʒ j, with ℥ ij of liuerwort water, it will recouer such as are halfe rotten thorow diseases of the liuer, and hath diuers o­ther properties, whereof I will not speake at this time.

Flesh of man.From the flesh of man distilled, there will come forth a stinking water, and an oyle, which is most excellent, to an­noint [Page 79] woundes withall, when they are badly healed, and that there remaine any hurt about those parts, that they are out so sensible and pliant, (as they were wont to be before) this resolueth them. And it mollifieth and softneth all hard­nesse of any tumor, of what originall soeuer it shall come.

From the forepart of a mans scull,Mans [...]ll. there is drawen by di­stillation, a water and oyle, and a salt, which is most profi­tably vsed, against the falling sicknesse.

Finallie, from ech other part of man, there are medecines to be made, for the cure of sundry diseases in man, and wo­man, as you may also read, more at large, in the spagiricke preparations of Iosephus Quercetanus published in Eng­lish by Iohn Hester Practitioner in the Spagiricall art.

CHAP. XIII. Of an henne, and the Phisicall vse thereof.

SOme write, that the flesh of an henne, will dissolue gold, and that the bones will calcine it easily.

Another told me, that the ashes of hennes fethers,D [...]ss [...]lue and calcine gold. being calcined white, doth mundifie, incarnate and cicatrise vlcers.

Also there is made,A restoratiue. an excellent restoratiue of an henne, after this manner.

Take a good fat henne, and pull her quicke, and take forth the guttes onely, and stampe her in a morter. Then boile it, in xij, lb of faire water, with ℥ j of salt, till lb viij be consumed. That done, passe it thorow a strainer, and distill it in Balneo, till all the substance be come forth. Here­of you may giue, vnto the sicke at all times, with a little of a plaine and simple Iulepe. When you finde any euill ac­cident, in the bellie, you must adde thereunto, a little oyle of sweet almondes, newly made, (while it is warme) for then is it one of the best restoratiues, that can be found out or di­uised in the world.

CHAP. XIIII. Of Eeles, and the medicinall vse them.

MAny haue vsed, the fat of an eele, against deafenesse, but to small purpose. But if you will distill the eeles, with Aqua vitae, Against [...] [...]eas­nesse. you shall haue a most subtill oyle, which doth most excellently preuayle, against that infirmitie.

Also if you boile the skinnes of the eeles, in strong ley vntill they be dissolued, then strayne it and boile it to a thicknesse: and it will be a most strong glew for wood or o­ther workes.

Also if you annoint a corroding vlcer therewith it will greatly represse the rage thereof and comfort it.

CHAP. XV. Of the Barbill, and to what vse she serueth in medecine.

Lose the bellie.IN the moneth of May the Barbill hath egges, which are of a soluble quality, and of some those egges being eaten; they shall be prouoked to vomite.

The vse and qualitie.They haue a qualitie contrarie to other purgers they must be dried in the sunne, mixed with a little Sena, and thē ministred in wine or water that is sodden. When it hath well wrought, the patients must eate good meate to nourish them, and may drinke wine, and (when they are disposed thereto) suffer them to sleepe.

CHAP. XVI. Of Bees, and their medecinall vse.

BEes are of nature hote and moist, hauing a generatiue propertie.Sterelitie pre­uented. To quicken dead bees. For if they be giuen to any barren creature they shall conceaue in short time after.

Also if yon lay dead bees in a drie place to putrifie, wet­ting them sometime with wine, they will reuiue agayne, [Page 81] though not as they were before, but they will be much big­ger and of an other forme.

These bees if you bring into powder with as much Can­tarides; boile them a little with oyle of Chamomill,Cause haire to grow. and an­noint any part where the haire is fallen away, and it shall quickly come agayne, and in a short space, a most straunge thing to behold.

CHAP. XVII. Of frogges, and their vse.

THe skinnes of frogges being boiled and made into the forme of a plaister with waxe and franckincense,Hote afflu­ctions. is ve­ry profitable for such as haue any maligne or troublesome accident about their legges thorow heate.

The fat of frogges is a wonderfull medecine against Fuo­co sacro, or S. Anthonies fire,S. Anthonies fire. a disease hapning vnto children and others through the great heate that is in their bloud.

CHAP. XVIII. Of Centumpedes, called in English, Sowes.

IF you minister the powder of these creatures in wine, it hath many excellent properties, but chiefly,Stitch in the side. it hath bene experienced, greatly to preuayle, against the stitch in the side, for it will helpe that greefe presently.

If you burne the little crieking creature, called a Cricket, and minister the powder thereof, in some Diureticke liquor, Prouoke vrine. it prouoketh vrine.

Mallowes, Alkakengi, Centum nodi, Centumgrana, and the rootes of Rapes: are of like propertie, being handled and vsed according to art.

These are oftentimes found in standing pooles, and pu­trified waters, certaine small creatures, which are rounde like a cherry, hauing a tayle and two feete, which are in Lombardie called Comazz [...]. Take these, and distill there­of [Page 82] of a water or liquor,Disolue Iron. wherewith you may very soone con­sume or breake iron: a very great secret obserued in nature.

CHAP. XIX. Of the resine or gumme, called Tacca Mahacca, and the vse thereof.

TAke thereof as much as you will, distill it in a retort of glasse, & from it there will come both oyle and wa­ter. Of which I haue seene diuers medecines made, against sundrie diseases. Annoint the bellie, with this oyle cold, when you go to bed:Cruditie of the Matrix. and it helpeth against the cruditie of the Matrix.

If the genitall part of the man be annointed therewith before the act of generatiō,Helpe concep­tion. the woman shall be the more fit for conception: for by this meanes some kinde of sterilitie is taken away.

Payne in the head.It helpeth and easeth payne in the head, proceeding of a a cold stomacke.

Helpe dige­stion.It helpeth digestion, and resolueth payne, throughout the body, in what part soeuer, they shall come: specially, when they haue their beginning of cold.

Wind in the stomacke.The water hereof, dissolueth wind in the stomacke, hel­peth digestion, prouoketh vrine, mitigateth all feuers that come of cold.

CHAP. XX. Of the gumme Carrana, and the medecinall properties of it.

TAke it, and distill it in a retort with the yolkes and whites of egges, and there will come forth oile, and wa­ter, the oyle whereof will be blacke, and the water red.

Chilblaines.The water of Carranna helpeth Chilblaines, and all choppes or clefts in the lippes arising of cold in the winter.

Sore breasts.It is a great ease, for the sore breastes of women, that giue sucke.

[Page 83]The oyle worketh wonderfull effects,Wo [...] in woundes of the head, arme, or legges.

Annoint a simple wound therewith, once or twise:Heale quickly. and it will very speedily be healed.

Take a quantitie of this gumme, and mixe it with as much of the seede of water cresses, and the white of an egge, and make thereof a cerote, to apply vnto a rupture:Rupture. where­with it will in short time be healed, all other circumstances being also obserued.

CHAP. XXI. Of liquide Amber, and the medecinall vertues thereof.

TAke liquide amber, and distill it in a retort: and from thence, there will come a red oyle.

This oyle is vsed, against all indispositions of cold,Cold and win­dinesse. and moisture, or wind.

The same healeth scabs, and is good for woundes.Scabs.

If you annoint the stomacke therewith,Comfort the stomacke. it will excee­dingly comfort the same: for it is a thing vncorruptible, and like vnto Balsamum.