☞Remedyes.

Diosc. Isac.YF thy heares fal, make lye of y^e Asshes of Culuer, dounge and washe thy head, it is prouyd.

So do walnut leaues beaten wyth Beares sewet, restore y^e heares that be plucked away.

Seth the leaues of an Oke and the mydle rynd therof in wa [...]er and washe thy head, it is proued.

The ashes of lytle Frogs burnt Doo cure the fallynge of the heare.

The asshes of Gootes dounge, myngled wyth oyle,Galen, doth engender heare.

The Decoctyone of a Mallowe Rote in water maketh the scurffe of [Page] the head fal of, yf thy heade be wa­shed in that water, it is proued.

The water of the decoction of y^e myddle rynde of an elme thy head beynge o [...]ten wasshed therin,Galen dothe the same.

Wormewoode stamped and laid to the temples doth quickely reme­dy the payne in the heade.Macer.

Stampe Parsly wyth the bloud of an Hogge, let them sethe in white wine and afterwarde let it be strey­ned through a cloth ouer colde wa­ter, and let the Fatte that flyteth or swimmith aboue be gath [...]red toge­ther and mengl [...]d with the yolke of of a sodden egge and Mastike and Cummin and let the bare place be annoynted there wyth and there wil heare growe quyckely, it hath bene prouyd.

Annoynte the place wyth rawe Hony and sprynkle it ouer with the [...] [Page] ouer with the Ashes of a grene La­certe burnt, it engēdreth much heare it is prouyd.

Diosc.The bloud of a Tortois, yf y^e bare place be anoynted there wyth engē ­dreth muche heare and curethe the Leprye.

The same doth the Shell of the Snayle beinge brent.

Gerard.The Milke of an Asse doth make blacke the heare after a wounder­full maner.

Burne Barly bread wyth Salt, and mengle it wyth Beares sewet, & anoynt on what place so euer thou wilt and the heares wil growe ther.

The Ioyce of Sloes and Ynke the vtter rinde or shale of a Nutte brayde and tempered wyth vinegar so that they be moyst, let them be applyed for an oyntment and they do make the pacientes heare blacke.

The Asshes of a Goates clawe, menglid and beaten wyth Pytche, [Page] remedieth the fallyng of the heare.

Let thy head be washed w^t Dogges pisse, and thou shalt not be bald

Make lye of the asshes of the wod of Iuye, y^e rind first pulled of wash an old mās head therwyth and his heares shalbe yelow two monthes space after.

These thynges folowyng make heare to growe after Auicenius o­pinion fyrst Oyle wherin a kind of flies called Cantharides be sod and boyld doth greatly drye the fleme & afterward let these be applyed whi­che folowe. Oyle of Egges,Auicen. bea­res sewet, Asshes of the herbe called Condise or Lanary and of the pin­tle and splene of an Asse, the asshes of the eares and bellye of an Hare burnt, y^e ashes of Laudatiū or Cist sage of sothernwod, of Teintworte and the asshes of burned filberts & also of wal [...]uttes, oyle of Radyshe and Bayberys.

[Page]A Lacert and horse leches, ming­lyd together wyth the Oyle called Laudanum and let the place be a­noynted therwyth, and for a suerty the heare wil growe, it is prouyd.

Galen.Burne the heade, of a Fox toge­ther with the skyne vnto asshes, and boyle a Lacert (the head beinge cut o [...]) in oyle mightilye a hole day, & anoynte and sprinkle that place wyth y^e asshes where you wyl haue heare growe. The same thyng wor­kithe the asshes of Gotes doung, or of the clawe of a Gote.

Burne a quycke Snayle vpon a Tile and crushe it to asshes with .ʒ ʒ. of alume and asmuche Mary of a Dere, sethe these in Wine & a noint the baldnes. ¶ The same thynge doth the asshes of Bees myxte with oyle.

Euphorbiū myngled wyth oyle is wonderfull good.

❧ Remydes.

[Page]IF thou wilt y^t the heare shulde neuer grow vp again, plucke them vp by the rotes, & anoint the place wyth the bloud of a backe or with the bloud of a litle Frogge, it is proued.

Put also to the place horse leches taken out of the standynge water & dressed wyth stronge Uineger.

The asshes of a Colewortes stal­ke made in a plaister letteth the growynge vp of heares, it is prouyd.

The milke of a Bitche if the place be anoynted therw^t wil not suffer y^e heare to growe.Galen. The same affirmith Galene also, of y^e bloud of a bitche.

Let the ioyce of a Gourde, well & delygently mengled wyth water be put on the bare place.

Lapdanū the gumme of an Iuy tree Emetes Egges Arsenicke and Uineger boūde to the place wherto ye wil apply thē and ther wil neuer heare growe.

[Page]Put the asshes of a grene frogge brent in a bathe and al the heares y^• be washed of y^e bathe wyl fal away it is prouyd.

The Branne of Lupines or pen­ny beane layd on the hearye place,Isac. wyl make the heare to fall, and wyl not suffer other to growe.

The Ioyce of Fumitorie myxte wyth gumme of Arabyke and laid on the place the hears fyrst plucked oute by the rotes wyl not parmytte the heares to growe.Dioscor.

Bene floure laid to the preuye mē bres of a chylde, wyll not suffer the heare to growe.

The thinges that let the growing vp of heare after Auicē be these opi [...]m, Henbane,Auicen. the roughnes or cot­ [...]on y^t is foūd in Fleworte the bloud [...]f water Frogges, of a water snaile [...] of a Rere mouse, and the oyle of [...]he Decoccyon of a litle grene la­ [...]ert and the erth called Cymolea

[Page]Let the rote of Rape Uyolet or Sowbread be soddē in water wher in let the nape of the necke be wa­shed and afterward anoynted wyth the oyle of the Decoction of Rape Uielet or Sowbread for it healeth myghtly.

Let the breakynge out of the ring worme of the head be washed with stronge Uineger, and sprinkle theron afterward the asshes of the rind of wodbinde and wythout dout it wil heale al y^e scabbines and filthy Ringe wormes.

Circan.Take Uineger wherin wine lyes hath boylid a litle and anoynted it al ouer the scurfe fyrst clensed, and it myghtily healeth and dryeth it, or take the braūches of a grene Figge tre and the leaues also and stampe them in water mightily, yf the scurf be new, let them be vside daly wyth Uineger, tyll it be lyke mary & then apply it to anoynt the place.

[Page]Clense bytter Almondes and therof,Const. wyth the colde water of Fystyke Nuttes make an oyntmēt, it is ve­ry good if thy head beynge shauen be annoynted therwyth.

Stampe the rote of Helena Compana, the Braunchys and Leaues of the Fygge tree, and bytter Almō des, mengle them well wyth oyle & stronge Uyneger, afterwarde putte therin the ashes, of the rote of Cole worte and Litarge & Quicke Sil­uer, whyte Lead and Common salt and blynne them well together and afterwarde washe clene the place w^t Uyniger or Urinne & then annoint [...]t, it is proued.

Wyne Lyes called Tartarum made in pouder and put vppon the Scurffe beynge clensyd,Circan. menglid [...]n oyle and Ueniger is verye good [...]herto.

The Ashes of an wylde Coucū ­ [...]er roote mengled with cold waterConst. [Page] dothe clense the place wounderfull well.

Sethe beatē Oke Aples and the Gall of a Bull and bytter Almon­des together tyll they be thycke and annoynte the place.

Make a confeceon of the floure of Fenell Seede in a Glasse with wy­ [...]e and annoynt the head therwyth and it will lyghly heale it, it is pro­ued.

Macer.Wormewood stamped and layd to the head healeth lyghtlye.

Let the Seede of Staphisagre boyle in water,Circan. and temper with the same water a good quantitie of chosen wyne Lyese, and let the head be washed wythe thys water twyse or thryse.

Of greate Ualoure and efficacie thereunto is this, let Shyp Pytche Be dyssolued one whole nyghte in stronge Uyneger in the mornynge lette the Oyle of Nuttes be adde [Page] mixte ther vnto and Arsenike and [...]he rotes of an oke and let it be well [...]eaten and put there vnto a lytle quicke syluer and let the heade be anoynted therwith, but fyrst let it be [...]hauen, it is proued.

Let the Rote of Helena Cam­ [...]ana, boile w^t breade in strong Ui­ [...]eger and afterwarde strayne it, & [...]et the head be washed w^t the stray­ [...]inge therof, and beate the Rootes [...]hat are not sodden wyth Bores Grease, and let a litle Quicke Sil­ [...]er and Wyne Lyes be put ther­ [...]o and anoynt the place. It is [...]roued.

Stampe the leaues of radyshe [...] Hogges grease, or mingle quick [...]me quenchyd in water wyth olde [...]reise.

Thys is good for all Scabbes [...]nd Ringewormes,Circan. take and make confeccyon of wine lies & litarge, [Page] wyth Ueneger and let it stand all a nyght together, in the mornynge set it ouer the Fyre wyth oyle of Nut­tes put therunto, and when it is dō ne take it of and annoynt the place.

Take the drye doung of an Asse, of an Hogge, and of an Oxe, and wyne Lyese well punnyd, and stirre them together, but yet wasshe the place and dry it, fyrst rubbe it with Ueniger or Urynne that it blede a­gayne, it is proued.

Pouder of Amptes, myxte with Oyle, and therewyth annoynte the Scabbe agaynst the same it is ve­rye good.

Sethe the Leaues of anoke, and the myddill Rynde therof in water and washe thy head, it is proued.

Beate olde Greace, Brymstone, Salendinne, and salt together and annoynte the bare place therwyth. Ten tymes, it is excellent.

Take of Alūme .ʒ.8. of salt .ʒ.ii. [Page] dyssolue it in stronge Uineger and anoynt the place and it wyl heale it

Water of the decoction of nut leaues cureth the disease in the head or berd wher the heare fal way.Plini. And other deseases of the heare.

For the wormes in the head,Galen. laye ouer all the heade Ellebore stampt wyth hogges grese.

Lay ouer the head in maner of a playster the raw lyuer of an hog, the space of .ix. dayes, washe it afterward with old water, & it wil heale.

The pouder that is fylyd of from a hartes horne geuen in wyne to be dronke,Gilbert. doth not suffre nether nitts nor lyce in the body, much more being made in an oyntment.

Al bitter thynges that clense and consume, and kyll Nyttes.

Stauysagre salt peter, Arsemion, menglid and tempered wyth vyne­ger and oyle kyll lyce.

The same worketh salt water w^t [Page] brymstone in it.

Burne gume, and a horsleche to­gether, and mingle it wyth hogges bloud and anoynte the head therw^t and ther wyl nether Nittes neyther any kynd of wormes, Lyce nor fles lyue in the head.

Dios.The sede of Staphisagre, myxte wyth oyle, kylleth Nittes.

Cir [...]ain.If Quicke Siluer and Staphi­sager, be myngled wyth oyle and Uyneger, and be anoynted on, they kyll the lyce.

Burne the heade of a great Ratte and myngle it wyth the droppynge of a Beare or of a hogge & anointe the head, it heleth the desease called Allop [...]cia.

Agaynst forgetfulnes or drou­synes.

Remedies. Capi. iiii.

AGaynst thys disease of for­getfulnes apply Rewe and red myntes w^t oyle and very strōge Uineger vnto thy nosthrilles.Galen. Cōstan.

Burne thyne owne heate and mingle it w^t Uineger and a litle pytche and applie it to thy nosethrilles,Const. for it woūderfully stirreth & quickneth y^t persons diseased w^t forgetfulnes. The ligthes of an hogge layd vnto the head being shauen is veri good

The bloud of a Tortoys anoyn­ted on y^e forehed is of much valour

[Page]The gal of a Crayne being made warme in a leaden vess [...]l doth tho­roughly and lyghtlye stirre vp the deseased body yf y^• nape of hys nec­ke be anoynted therwyth.

Fume made of Roes lether, doth myghtyly sterre hym vp.

Fume of Kyds skinnes doth quicken forgetfull persons and those y^t be infected wyth the fallyng syknes and wemē also that haue their floures stopte.

The sent or smell of Dogge fen­nell, taketh away slepe.

Grynd Mustard sede wyth Uine­ger, and rub it myghtyly on the plā tes of the feete, and it doth quicken forgetful persons.

Sauery beaten and sodden in Uineger & layd in forme of a plais­ter to the hynder parte of the heade doth merily awaken those y^t are he­uy wyth sleape.

Nothyng doth better quicken forgetful persons then the smoke of a [Page] mans heare.

A drynke made of Anacardiū is a peculiare remedye is thys desease.Galen,

The smoke of Galbanum or of an h [...]rtes horne is best of al things

The skinne of an Hare burnt and the asshes therof droncke wyth ca­lament heale the lytargie.

❧ Remedyes. Ca. v.

FYrst let y^e matter be put back with the ioyce of Playntayne or morel and Uyneger anointyng the tēples therwith, then make a coife or cappe of waxe terebintine and womās milke and put it vpon the head, for it wyll ease the paynes & prouoke the pacyent to sleape.

Const.Let the fume of the matter be drawen downward with a suppository or clister, & with moderate rubbyng of the handes and feete, then put a sponge dipt in the decoction of Henbane or a whelpe or a cocke rypt o­uer y^e bely vpon the head, or y^e lyghtes of a swyne, also bynd the armes and legges of the pacyent, and let him smel Opium, camphory, Hen­bane, Basyl, Saffru or waxe mingled wyth Rose water, afterwarde a­noynte [Page] the eares, eyes and nodle w^t myrth, storax, Castoreum, or wash, the head, wyth Henbane or Sma­lage that haue bē sod in swete wine

Make an oyntmēt of Dogfenel detaine and oyle of Roses, and anoint his head therwyth and it shal cause hym to sleape.

Also take of Opium .ʒ ii. of leuen ʒ.ii. wel beatyn wyth honye and vi­neger and anoynte the Pulses ther wyth.

Make a playster of Opium, hen­bane sede, and Suger, myngled in the ioyce of lettys and lay it to hys forehead.

Make a suppositori of Opium and oyle of Uyolettes.

White Popie, and Henbane seed distempred wyth the whyte of an Egge and layd to the forhead pro­uoketh sleape.

It is very good to let bloude of y^e vayne which is in the myddel of the forhead.

[Page]Take .ʒ.i. of opium .ʒ.ii. of blacke popy & distempre them w^t populeon and the milke of a woman that ge­ueth sucke to a wenche and lay it to the foreheade.

The waxe of the pacyentes eare, giuen him in drinke causeth him to sleape.

Seth Henbane in swete wine and washe therwith thy eares temples & nose thrilles, & it prouoketh sleape. The hote lightes of a goate clapt to the head taketh away the frenesy so doth a Spōge dipt in warme wine and put to the left Pappe,

It is very good to anoynt y^e for­head wyth oyl of Roses, and to put a horsleche to the forhead.

Const.Safron in all meates prouoketh sleape.

Lay to the pacyents head Saffrō Mandrage and Opium & he shall sleape.

GalenIf the head be anointed with oyle [Page] of Roses, Dogfenell, and Castorū, it swageth the paynes and causeth the pacyent to sleape. Galene.

Sprinckle the pouder of Man­drage and Arsenike vpon a shauen head, and the man shal slepe.

If the face be washed wyth hote water of the Decoctyon of Popy y^e pacyent shall oute of hande eyther sleape or dye,

Lay y^e rote of Neproyal boyled to the heade and it wyl draw furth the matter of the madnesse,Dioscor. it hath ben prouyd.

Yf the pacyent be very sad,Galea. let the ioyce of Iuye be put in hys nose, & Myntes sod in Uineger be layd to hys hed.

If the Frātyke mā haue is head a­noynted with Castoreum, without dout he shal slepe.

If thou wold, cause a man to slepe take Opium, Henbane, Plantayn Popy, and the leaues of mandrage [Page] and yue leaues and beryes, mulbe­rie leaues, and the ioyce of hemloke and lettyse, of euery one of them .ʒ i. stampe them al in a morter, then let a sponge dryncke them vp and put it in the Sonne to drye, afterwarde lay the sponge to hys nose & he shal sleape, and when thou wylte awake hym, depe another sponge in Uine­ger and hold it to hys nose.

Remedies. Cap. vi.

THe ioyce of ground yuie cast into the nosethrilles purgeth the head and taketh away the payne.

Thys doth purge the head wonderful wel in euery kynd of head ache. take wax, Masticke Pellitory, mu­stard seed, town cresses, Nigella ro­mana, Stauisager, Cynamon, & of blacke and whyte, hellebore, of ey­ther .ii. ounces let these be wel pūned and put in a bagge of lynen clothe, then let y^e pacyēt fastyng hold this bage ī his mouth & chaw it betwixt hys teeth,Gerard. & after washe his mouth [Page] wyth warme wyne and Hony.

When al remedyes fayl a cantery in the hynder parte the head helpeth

❧ Remedes. Capi. vii.

IF the Rewme come of a could cause lay hote Calamēt or runnynge Tyme bruysed to the head.

Diosc.An emplayster made of Garlike, cloues & leaues stoppeth y^e humore causynge the rewme.

Ysope bruiled in y^e embres and so layde to y^e head, stoppeth y^e Rewme. A lytell bagge ful Darnel salt and anyse layd to the head is very good

[Page]A pomander made of the pouder of Cub [...]bes, ma [...]ys, Laudanum, & Gr [...]ke pitche doth remoue from the brayne al superfluouse humoures.

Maces and Cubebes chewed in the mouth do the same.

The ioyce of colwortes cast in the [...]ose thrilles doth purge the heade.Mace [...]

Sorel punned with oyle of Roses is good for the head ache.

Remedies. [Page] Capi. x.

Sixtus.THe Pouder of hertes horne dronke wyth wyne heal [...]the the falling Euyl.

The brayne of a Foxe geuen to infantes cureth this disease.

Also the stones o [...] a bore dronke with wyne be good therfore, so is [...] gall of a B [...]re dronke wyth warme wat [...]r.

The mylke of a mare drōke doth preserue from falling, so do the sto­n [...]s of a Cocke dronke wyth wat [...]r but the pacient must absteyne from wyne .x. dayes after.

This is a sou [...]raigne remedy for thys disease,Galen. make pouder of casto­reum, Oppoponax, Antimonium & Dragons bloude and vse this.

Gerard.A lyke vertue hath Antimonium, with castoreū alone, or antimoniū receyuyd wyth wa [...]er.

The egges of a Rauē dronke b [...] very good, [...]o is the ioyce of wylde [Page] Rue.

The asshes of the skull of a deade man dronke is wound [...]rful good.Auicen.

Fyue leaued grass [...] dronke .xxxiii. day [...]s doth perfectly heale.Diosc.

The red stone found in a swallow healeth the fallyng euil.Dioscor.

Aristologye caryed vpon a man [...]ureth hym, so doth the dunge of a [...]rlewe if it be dronke.

The fleshe of an wolfe eaten and especially the hert therof is of great efficacye.

It hath ben prou [...]d that Miscel­tow dronke cureth the disease.

The asshes of a want, welel, frog or swallowe, brennyd in an erthen pot, and dronke it is very good.

It is good to drinke thre sponful of the ioyce of Horhounde myngled wyth thre sponful of hony.

Ther is nothing better then wyne wherin hemlocke hath ben sodden Pouder of the lyuer of a Kyte or y^e Rasis. [Page] ioyce of Cowslope dronke .ix dai [...]s together healeth wythout doubte.

The bloud of a wesell dronke, or the ioyce of sparow tonge do cure y^e fallyng euyl.

Macer.A pye made of the bloude of an hare, gromel seede, and oth [...]r spyces doth heale perfectlye, so doth y^e liu [...]r of an asse sod and eaten.

Gilbert.The galle of a bere, or of a dogge, [...]aten is very good.

Make pouder of the hert, liuer lō ­ges and all the entraylles of a dog, & geue it him that is seke, for it hea­leth wonderfully, likewyse doth the pouder of the bloud of a dogge.

Galen.The remnet of an hare geuen thir­ty daye [...] together early, in the fashion or bygnes of a fetche healith the faulyng Euell.

Pyony tyed about the Pacients necke kepith him safe from the fal­lyng euyll.

The sande of a walle made in [Page] powder wyth dogges toorde, and y^e ioyce of slo [...]s dronke wyth warme water as the dysease beginneth to come on the sycke pars on wyl heale him for euer.

Geue the sicke party the hert of an [...]art to drinke with warme water, [...]d he shalbe healed.

Geue y^e pacyent to drinke the hart of a Gripe, with warme water and he shalbe whole.

Let the hart the lyuer and lights of a Grype, or vulture be dryed well agaynst the fyre, and let the pacient drynke the pouder therof with oximel, and the fallyng sicknes wil go from hym.

The ston [...]s of a Bere, be verye good eatē, and so ar the stones of a Rāme, of a Boore, & a boore bigge. In Tuscia ther was acertayne mā deliuered & healed of thys diseass, of a certayne husband man, by onli orderyng or dressīg of wild rue & afterwarde were manye healed, after [Page] the same maner.

The ioyce of Coryander geuen to the pacient to drynke, will not suf­fre the humore to ascēd into y^e head and it worketh also great h [...]alpe to the pacientes.

Take a Frogge and cut her through the myddes of the backe wyth a knyefe and take the lyuer and fold [...] it in a coole worte leafe and burne it in a newe earthen potte wel closid & geue the asshes therof vnto the si [...]k person in hys si [...]knes to drynke w^t good wyne and yf he be not healyd at ons do so by another frogge and so do styll, and wythout dout it wil heale hym.

Pouder made of y^e stone of a swalowe healeth without doubte those whych haue the faulling Euill, for it is a sure experymente.

❧ Remedies. Capi. [...]i.

CErtein men say that a rost [...]d Mous eaten doth heale Frā ticke persons▪ Diosco Gilb. & La­pi [...]ariu [...]-

A redde stone founde in a swal­lowe caryed about the pacient and tyed in a clothe of lynō and put vnder the lyfte arme doth heale Fran­tyke and lunatike persons,

A Radysshe stāpt, and bound to y^e brayne wil heale one of y^e faullinge sicknes by and by.

☞ Remedyes. Capi. xii.

GEue vnto a daselled person Sothernwod to drinke, and lay on hys head being shauen,Galen. the­odoricon emperion, & ana cardium, for it draweth and sucketh out the venomous vapours.

Baume beaten with oyle layd vn­to the brayne and forehead, is good therfore.

Lyons fleshe doth heale fantasti­c [...]l persons.Escula-

One dram of Armoniacke is good therfore mynystred wyth honye.

Gilbert,When as the pacient faulleth fyrst [Page] in to his sicknes, geue him the ioyce of Columbyne to dryncke, or make hym potage of Ualeriā or of Sage or of Rue & he shalbe hole for euer.

The brayne of a Camelle beinge dried and taken driueth awaye the [...]aulyng sicknes.Plini.

Of the same operacion is hys [...]oud beinge dronke.

The bloud of a Lambe dronke w^t wyne, taketh away the fallynge sic­kenes.

The herbe that is called sparows tonge healeth, yf it be dronke.

The stone that is found in a har­tes head stamped and geuen to the sicke person healeth hym.

Seeth the hert of a storke in water and geue the broth the [...]of to drinke and the hert to be eaten of the paci­ent,Robertu [...] but let the bloud be drawn out of the harte fyrst, and he shall neuer haue the fallyng euyl agayne.

The asshes of Rue snuft vp, in­to [Page] the nosetrelles doth purge it incō tinente.

Xistus.The splene of an asse eaten ofte doth remedy.

The brayne of a camel myxt with oyle of roses anoynted on the paci­ent behynd and before through out al his bodye doth throughlye heal [...] which is not so wonderfull an exp [...] ryent as it is true.

The bloud or gaul of a lābe doth heale the sicke of the faulling Euil

The donge of a Pecoke taken in drynke healeth them also.

Swallowes yf th [...]y be eaten are good therfore,

The l [...]tle stones that are founde in swallowes bellyes boūd to theyr right armes doth perfectli heale thē

Cauteries applied to the head ar good for this disease, yf it haue reygned long vpon hym.

The byrde that maketh her neste in the bankes vnder the grounde y^t [Page] hath anecke that is of a changeable colour blacke & blewe, and is much lyke to y^e clere elemēt, w^t hyr wings burnte and beaten & so after dronke healeth those that are taken.

Put the leese of wyne & the bran­ne of wheate in wyne a daye and a [...]yght,Galen. and afterwarde make pilles whych pylles minystre to melācho­lyke persons fastynge.

The whyte of an Egge beaten togither and scummed and put into y^e eye,Xistus. taketh away the heate and pric­king therof.

Let the white of an egge & the ioyce of Perritory of y^e waul be beaten well togither and scummed and let one droppe of the licore remeyninge be put into the eye and it shal heale the webbe in the eye. This is true & proued.

The ioyce of Scala, Celi or Sa­lomons seale, strayned and put into the nosethrilles is very good for manye [Page] diseases of the eyes.

The ioyce of wormewod, womās mylke and Rose water myngled together, if thei be ordered in forme of a playster they wil asswadge y^e gre­effe and take away the bloud and other spottes in the eyes.

The sede of the herbe called dragons being taken in drinke helpith the syghte.

Wormewod newe stampte with y^e white of an egge and layd ouer the eyes, taketh a wai the bloud and rednesse therof, of what humor so euer it come.

Yf the eyes before with bloude or whote teares put in them the ioyce of the toppes of a blacke beary tree with the white of an egge and fyne Flax, and they wylbe whole, thys is proued.

The ioyce of chickenweed with the ioyce of the toppe of the blacke b [...]ry busshe put into the eye taketh awai [Page] [...]he blood & the white spote in y^e eye.

New made cheese washed oft in water and mengled with the whyte [...]f an egge and rose water, & so layd [...]o the bloude shoten eye, or that is [...]ull of hote humoures doth quikley [...]elpe and remedy.Petrus.

It is also of the same operacion be [...]ng onli put in skalding hote licour The yolke of an egge soddē in rose water or myxt with oyle of Roses & [...]pplied to the eyes doth asswadge y^e grefe of them, this hath ben proued Roses put in a bagge and beinge [...]ell boyled & layde to the eyes, take [...]way the payne and swelling from [...]he eyes.

Agaynste a greate payne take the [...]sshes of the leaues of Colwortes, [...] the yolke of an egge rosted in the [...]ier and womans mylke and myn­ [...]le with al a litle hony and bynd it [...]nto the eyes tyl they be hole.

If thy eyes be burning hot minggleRichardus [Page] the mylke of a Bitche wyth th [...] ioyce of an herbe called, Scala cel [...] and anoynt them therwyth.

Sixtus & dioscor.The lightes of a Ramme or we­der being [...] hot bound ouer the ey [...]s doth lightly take away the bloud, [...] is proued.

Another experyment is this th [...] gaul [...] of a Part [...]itche put or drop­p [...]d into the eye taketh away y^e dymnes of th [...] eyes.

The same operacion hath y^e gaul [...] of a Turtle Doue, that hath ben [...] proued.

The ioyce of Rue mixt with hony that hath ben scūmed and put into the eye a lytle atons, riddeth the pa­ci [...]nte of an auncient dimnes of the syghte.

Yf thou put into thyne eye .ix. graynes of the seed of Oculus Christi, thou shalt not f [...]le thē, yet they will purge the eyes.

I haue oftentymes sene that lytle [Page] stones like vnto the nauil of a man which be found growing togeder like bedes by the sea syde, put into y^e eyes purge thē and yet are not felt. The water of the decoction of wilde tyme doth drye vp the teares or wa­trynes of the eyes yf thei be oft wasshed therwythall, this is true.

Take and seeth the leaues of be­tonye, and the roote of Fennell and washe thyne eyes with y^e water therof and the teares wilbe dried vp.

The ioyce of the leaues of wood­bynde stampte and strayned wyth womans mylke and put or squyr­ted into the eye doth put awaye the blemysshes of the same.

The ioyce of chyckweed doth cleare the eyes of blemysshe or spotte yf it be puryfyed.

The ioyce of knotgrasse putteth a way the spot of the eye.

The ioyce of plantayn or ribwort applyed to the eye with a lytle silkeDioscor. [Page] it healeth the sore and hollowe vl­cers of the corner of the eye wythin ten dayes.

Of the same operacion is the pouder of horsehoofe that growethe by the ground, put into the eye.

LapidaA saphix & a smaradge heale y^e eyes of th [...]m whome they touche.

Dios.The ioyce of y^e rote of great gallga beīg put īto y^e eys doth clear thē.

The water wherin flewort hath bē stept all a night put eyther in [...]o the eye, or wasshed ouer the eye liddes doth incontynent drye & heale y^e t [...]ares w^t the heate and ytchyng.

The same doth a fumygation wherin the flouers of pomegranates or y^e leaues of an oke or plaintaine haue ben sodden in, this is proued.

Let Tutia be wasshed in rose wa­ter tyll the water chaunge the col­lour & put the same water into the eye, it taketh away y^e bloud, y^e heate the aboundaunce and humydity of the teares.

[Page]Burne sower grapes vpon a tyle­shard & the dust therof being syfted through a fyne cloeth and put into thyne eyes,Gerard. it taketh awaye the red­nes and also the humydity therof.

The yolke of an egge, mengled w^t Rose water, brāne, & womās milke, is by asswadging the payne a very good repercussyne medycyne.

Tuty doth dry and clear the eyes, more then all medycynes & restray­neth and kepth backe sharpe mater frō flowynge vp the eyes.Sixtus.

Stampe rue with comyn & myn­gle thervnto the yolke of an egge,Const. it healith wonderfully well and clea­rith the eyes of congealed bloud.

Anoint the eyes that are blearid w^t the ioyce of gandergose or lady tra­ces y^t groweth on montaines or in­medowes and they shalbe hole incō tynent and the grefe taken awaye. For y^e dimnes & bloudshotting of y^e eyes stāpe aloes w^t y^e white of an eg­ge [...] [Page] it is wonderful good.

Galen.Gallens collyry is exceding good to heale the dymnes of the sight in one day take of Antimonium, and the ioyce of slowys of eiche, ʒ v, of Endyue, ʒ i. and of burnt brasse washed .ʒ ii. of whyte lead .ʒ i. of myrh [...] half .ʒ i. of castoreū, of opium, of g [...] me Arabicke, of the ioyce of whete of eche .ʒ i. temper them togither w^t rose water and the white of an egge and cast it into thy eye,

Agaynst fistules, make pouder of Frankensens, Aloes, Sarcocolle, Dragons bloud, flowers of Pomegranates, Anise, the flower of brasse and when need is presse the holowe vlcere, so that the rottennes may be queashed or crusshed out, then let y^e pacient lye on that syde y^t is whole & distell a lytle of this pouder wyth the claryfyed ioyce of plantayne, & let it be droppyd into the sore corner of the eye, & so let hym lie .iii. or .iiii. [Page] houres.

Put the asshes of a burnt snayle vpon the spotte in the eye,Bartholo­meus. and with in thre dayes it wyl take it away.

All kinde of mylke doth asswage the payne in the eyes, but chyefelye when it is made in fourme of a plai [...]r with the yolke of an Egge and [...] of Roses.

Betony stampt & made in a play­stre,Macer healeth a stripe in the eye.

If thy eyes be wasshed with the water wherin Betoney, or the roote therof, hath ben sodden, they shalbe whole wythout Dymnes, or other blemysshe.

Yf you drynke a drame of Betony with water,Plinius. it wyll brynge downe & heale the cloudynes and bloudines of the eyes.

The same beinge eaten dryeth vp the teares of the eyes.

Item the ofte eating of great Colwortes cleareth the dimmnes of the [Page] eyes.

Stampte Comin dried agaynst y^e fier (& not burnt) w^t the white of an egge & mingle it w^t cromes of bread and put it on your eyes and y^t shalt cleare the bloud from them, this is proued

Ueruen stampt with y^e white of an egge and bound vnto the eyes at y^e euening, taketh away the watrynes of the eyes.

Resolue aloes in a good quan­tity of the ioyce of Fennell put into a latyn basen .xv. dayes, and after put it into the eyes that ar ful of it­chyng and it is very good for them.

RogeriusItem Beanes, the rynde or ouer skinne beinge pulled of, brused and menglid with the whyte of an egge and applied in forme of a plaster to the temples, or menglid with mas­tycke kepe backe and restrayne humors flowing vp to the eyes.

The same beinge plasterid with [Page] wyne healith the eyes that haue had some strype.

Acacia made in a playster is wonderfull helping agaynst swellinges or other humoures of the eyes.

Lyk [...]wyse thys precyous pouder is of greate effycacy to extinquishe the spot of the eye by remouing the bloud and restraynyng the teares.

Take of Tutia .ʒ ii. of Dragons bloud .ʒ i. of [...]uger .ʒ i. stampe them and sifte them fynely and put into thyne eye a verey litle, it is safe and without daunger in wa [...]rantise & ofte approued.

Item let the spot be ryped before you vse dissoluing medycines with oyle made of filberies sodden in water stampte and crusshed.

Make pouder of Roses suger and salgem of eiche like quantetye and put it vpon the spot in the eye and it wyl destroy it incontynent.Galen,

Take cerusse & tutia .iiii. times quē chid [Page] in Uineger and Suger & stāp a litle marchasit, and let the poude [...] be put vpon the spot, this hath ben prouyd.

Let the roote of Fennell boyle w^t water in a pot, of the same water take one drop & put it into thyne eyes

One drop of the pacientes own vryne doth might [...]ly heale the wa­trynes of the eyes.

Stamp burnt Almondes, Cerusse Sarcocol, Tutia, of eych lyke quā titye with cleare wyne and let them be dried againe and Stampe them and put a litle therof into thyne eye and so shall it be whole.

Put Camphorye bruysed and strayned with the ioyce of Fennell vpon a litle blemysshe in the eye. The asshes of Hartes horne burnt on a tyleshard healeth the blemysh or stripe in the eye.

Fyne wheate flower mingled with water & strayned,Dios. Isac. put into the eyes [Page] restrayneth and purgeth the teares and humores that els would flowe vnto the eyes.

The greene leaues of the Plane tree soddē in wyne & vsed as a plai­ster cure the Rewme and wattines of the eyes.

The mylke of the rinde of a Sal­ [...]owe tree whan it bereth floue [...]s being cast into the eyes, heal [...]th and claryfyeth them and beynge tender comforteth them.

The ioyce of the seed of Playn­tayne cast into the eye, taketh away the soornes therof.

A pumyse made hote, and thrysse quenched in wyne & beaten to pou­der yf it be put into the eyes it hea­leth those that haue payn therof.

The whyte of an egge clapt whot to y^e sore eyes restoreth and healethDiosco

Cleare Commō oyle dropte into y^e eyes putteth awaye incontinent the spottes and whitenes therof.Auicen.

[Page]The ioyce of Thistell of malowes and wild Endiue put away the blemyshe out of the eye.

Item take of the asshes of a swal­lowes head burnt .ʒ ii of chosen honey .℥ ii [...]. of the ioyce of fennell .℥ i. mengle th [...]m togither and put thē in a vyol of glasse, and stop y^e mou­the therof clos [...], afterward it boyle ī a skell [...]t ful of water sething stil [...]il the one halfe be mynysshed and let the other halfe remayne, and anoint the eye earlye in the mornyng▪ and a litle before the paciēt go to supper: and also when he goeth to bed put one litle drop therof into the eyes & it shal appeas the grefe. This hath ben proued of diuerse autors.

The pouder of Succory put into the eyes sharpneth the sight.Auicen.

Morel also put into [...] ^e eye healeth the hollowe vlcers of the eye.

The leaues of wild malowes che­wed in the mouth and a litle salte [Page] applied as a playster to y^e eyes, ma­ke cleare the hollowe vlcers of y^e eye and make the fleshe to growe.

Myngle the asshes of Coluers dounge burnt with vineger and afterward let it be dried & brayed fine [...]ye and temperid wyth the ioyce of fennel,Pet. Lucrotus. and drop the ioyce into the eyes vpon the blemysshe, it is a principal medysyne.

Wine of the decoction of tormen­tile dronke daylye w^tout any other drinke and the hearbe therof sodden & euery euenynge emplaysteryd o­uer the eyes y^e space of .iii. or .iiii. monethes or more restoreth the syght, Yea to those that haue ther eyes as though they dyd se, & yet se not at al

The leaues of veruene stampt w^t wyne and salte and bound ouer the eyes as a playster daye and night hath a wonderfull efficacye against the blearynesse of the eyes.

[Page]Stampe Rue and strayne it with Uyneger & Hony, & put of y^t whych is stryned out a litle in y^e eye, it dry­eth vp the teares wonderfully.

Tempre ynke with the whyte of an egge and sterre them well togy­ther tyl a froeth ryse ouer it and th [...], let it stande, & put that into the eye which fletyth aboue euery night till it be whole.

Pet. Lucratus.Stāpe the rinde of blacke thorne beyng grene with a litle wine & put into thyne eyes one drop of y^• licour and thine eye wilbe hole within thre dayes.

Agayne, temper hony & ynke and strayne it throughe a cloth and cast a drope therof into thine eye, within iii. dayes it wil heale it and clear a­way the blemysshe.

Take a bruised cocle and presse out the ioyce, put it hastly into thine eye for it putteth away the blemisshe in the eye wonderfully.

[Page]Item yf .ʒ ii. of Alowes and .ʒ i. of mastike be mynistred vnto the pacient temperid with Fennell water, it [...]s amedycyne of great efficacy and often proued to clear the syght.

Take of the wood of Aloes, of ey [...]ight, of runnyng tyme, of sauery, [...] Isop, of spyke, of eiche .ʒ i. of ma­ [...]s .ʒ vi. of Uiolettes half .ʒ i. let thē al be made in pouder by them selfes then myngle them togither, and of this pouder sprinkle the quantiti of i. scruple euery euenyng two houres after supper on the foreparte of the head by the ioynte Sagit, from the ioynte y^t cometh vp to the crown of the head, ful vnto the poynte of the crowne, called zenithe, the breadthe of foure fingers, yet so that the first pouder be taken away, for the secōd pouder must be layd vpō y^e place, & this were good to be vsed .iii. or .iiii days and is a great helpe in apt cō ­plexions.

[Page]Item take of the vttermost parte of the Iuy tree, of the seed or leaues of Oculus Christi of amysticados of eche .ʒ i. of Cala mynte of wylde Margeram ana. ʒ i. of the rootes of condisi or lanary .℥ i. of the rotes of holyhocke .℥. & a half seth thē all in two pottels of water vntill y^e wasting of the third part, then after let the asshes of y^e same be shed ouer it finly sifted, & wyth the water of the asshes let thy head be wasshed ons or twyse in a weke gently rubbing it with white sope, for it drieth vp the spottes and vapours in the eye, by sokyng them to the hinderpart & strēgthing the substance of the braī and eyes.

The ioyce of smalege and y^e white of an egge mengle them together & put into the pacientes eyes goinge to slepe.

Of the same opera [...]ion is the ashes made of a sallow tree dried & burnt [Page] and put into the eye.

It [...]m the fat of fre [...]she ryuer fys­ [...]hes molten and mingl [...]d with oyle and honey at of great excellēcye for [...]he clearnes of the eyes. And they ar good agaynst the watrines when it [...]rst beginneth in the eye.

The ioyce of wild put flane drop­ [...]ed in the eye, putteth awai the web of the eyes without doubte.

The ioyce of ground Iuy put in­ [...]o the corner of the eye where the white is turning the head asyde ta­keth the freatting of the eye and re­moueth the litle whitenes that is be [...]inde.

Agaynst the cloudynes of the sight [...]ake mornyng dewe & [...]he ioyce of [...]ue, and the flowers of Bytone, and [...]ut them into thyne eyes.

Put a good quantity of Salte P [...]ter burnt into thine eye it is very soueraygne.

[Page]The gaul of a Grype or Ramm [...] mixt with mans ordure and wyne, & well strayned is very good to cle­ar the sight.

Agaynst the ytchyng & hawe in y^• eye, mengle soute & the ioyce of sm [...] lag [...] with good white wyne, then le [...] it stand al a day afterward, anoyn [...] & washe the eyes▪ it is very good.

To take away the payne & bloud in the eyes, mengle Alowes and o­pium with y^e mylke of a womā tha [...] geueth a man child sucke it is very good therfore.

Cut a whot lofe of barley in two in the myddes & lay the dust or pouder of wild Parsnep vpon the rawe flesh about the eye, and hold the ho [...] lofe ha [...]de to thyne eyes, it clearethe thy sight very muche.

The selfe same thyng doth y^e pou­der of y^e mulberey leaues, this haue I proued.

Take Tyme & eate it, it putteth away [Page] the dymnes of the eyes.

Cerusse dropped into thyne eyes taketh away the paine and cleareth the eyes. Of the same operacion is camphorye.

Ungu [...]ntum preciosum dropt in­to the eye with a fether drieth y^e wa­trynes and put away the spotte in y^e eyes, and sharpneth the syght.

Quenche the stone called Calami­naris beinge first burnyng hote in ro [...]e water thre times, after the same maner do by Tutye, and with that water wash the eyes.

Furthermore take of thys Cala­minaris stone dryed & wel dressed .℥ ii. of Tutia preparyd after the same maner .ʒ vi. of the wood Aloes, half a .℥. of Roses .ʒ ii. let them be beaten and made in pouder & wraped in a sylke cloeth double folded, & therof make an oyntment, with .ii. pound of swines bloud that was pigged y^e yere, & a pound of Rose water & let [Page] them seth together til the rose water be consumed, then cole it, and wyth the same bloud mengle the pouders aboue specified, & they shalbe kepte in their lyuely strength. This hath ben proued.

The wyne of the decoction of rue vnto y^e thrid part dropt into y^e eyes clearith them frō all filthey bloude.

Of the same operacion is the dust of the coles of a drye sallow tre put into the eye.

Petrus.This water folowīg is meruelous good agaynst al spottes in the eye, and to comforte the syght.

Take of fennel of Rue, of eybright of Ueruen, of Endiue, Tormentill, Betone, of Siler mountayn, of the rote of Galingal, of [...]iche like quantitie the first daye after they be stāpt let them be put in wyne, the seconde in y^e vrine of a maydē child, then after let them be distelled in a Lēbike y^e first water y^t cometh out is as precious as siluer, the second as golde [Page] the third as bawme.

Take the seedes of fennell, of per­seley, of smalage, of anise of oculus cristi, & clary, y^e rotes of salēdyne, of fēnel, of betone, of galīgal, y^e leaues of agrimoney, of eybright, of tormē til, of rue, of veruē of [...]tche like quā tytie, let them be stampt al together, & let thē be put y^e fyrst day in the v­ryne of a mayden child, y^e second in wine, y^e third in y^e milke of a she asse on the fourth day let them be distellid & kepe it, as bawme it sharpneth the sight, it clarifieth the eyes it putteth away the pynne and webbe.

Camphorye & water betony haue ben greatly proued to clear y^e sight, stampe of eyche together like quantity & that myghtly wel, and strayn the ioyce out therof through a cloth and dis [...]ill or drope it into the eyes through a quyl.

The ioyce of the Lyly rote put in­to thy eye taketh awaye the hawe.

[Page]The asshes of mans ordure cast into thyne eye doth mightlye put a­way al spottes of the [...]ye.

Plini.For the webbe and cloudines in y^e eyes, take & stampe indisshe Peper, and put to it y^• ioyce of a Fenel rote & let it be put for .xv. dayes in a ba­sen of brasse, & so put it into the eye, it is very good.

GalenA bathe of warme water doth g [...]etly supresse the burnyng or fyery yt­chynge and the greefe of the eyes.

The lightes of an Hare cutt in small peces taketh away the swel­lyng of the eyes.

Take the gaull of a Cocke mixte the ioyce of Salendyne and honye and anoynt thyne eyes therwith, it restoreth thy syght perfectly.

The asshes of a great swallowe might wyth honey & put into thine eyes, taketh awaye the dimmnes of the eyes.

❧ Remedies. Capi. xiii.

THe ioyce of wild Cucūmere leaues,Diosc. taketh away y^e grefe of the eares.

Take and put the grene wood of an Asshe in the fyere, and saue the licour that cometh out at the end of the same & put it into thyne eares it causeth the payne of y^e eares to cea­se and amendeth the hearinge.

Stampe earth wormes, the egges of Emetes & y^e leaues of Rue toge­ther and being sodden in oyle strayne them & let faull one drop of that oyle being warme into thyne eare it [Page] restoreth agayn the hearing, beinge ons loste.

Put oyle & scalion seed together, and mēgle therto the ioyce of lekes, and wormewod, and womās milke seeth them ouer the coles & strayne it, and put one drop into thyne eare and stop it fast with silke in the morning, after six howers, take it out, & tourne the sore eare downward and washe it gently, it is a goodly expe­rymente.

Item in a hote cause, lettis made in a playster is much worth. Hemp tow dipt in the white of an egge is very good it is proued.

Item wormes of the earth stāpte with Rose water and applied to the eare are very good also.

Item hote water with womans mylke only, applied for a plaster is of much efficacy.

Rogerus.Item yf a litle stone or a grayne or anye suche like thinge faull into a [Page] mans eare, let one person or other put hys mouth to the eare & let him blowe into it strongely and a good while, and after set to hys mouth agayn and sucke.

Yf a worme haue crepte into a mans eare, drop therunto of y^e ioyce of the ryndes of nuttes or of the leaues of a peache tre.

Arype aple y^t hath a good sauour is to be applied vnto the eare being warme somewhat openyd on the lower parte that fasteyneth to the tree & in the mornyng y^u shalt find ther a worme al to peces through the sa­uour of the apple.

The oyle of bitter almondes, and the curnel of a peache doth open the eares very much.

Against the wormes of the eares let the ioyce of wormewod be dropt into the eares.

Put the ioyce of Sengrene, oyle oliue, the ioyce of a leeke, the milke of [Page] of a woman y^t geueth a man childe sucke into a vyole of glasse thre daies & thre nightes setting the mouth open, it is said to restore the hearing wounderful well.

The gall of a Gote put into the eare with ioyce of a Leeke, taketh a­way the paine in the eare and resto­ryng the hearynge.

The gal of a Goate and womās mylke temperid wyth honye, and a litle mirhe is a principall medicyne.

Boyle the ioyce of sengrene put in a holowe scallyon in the fyer, & put the ioyce that is strayned therout in to thyne eare, & lay the Onyon ouer the same, in maner of a plaister it is very muche worth in both causes.

[...]ōstan▪The ioyce of wilde Margeram mixt with womans milke & put in­to thyne eare takethe awaye payne therof.

The ioyce of Iuy myxt witg common oyle & put into the eare taketh [Page] away the grefe.

Item Betelles that ar found in y^e dounge of beastes grynded & myxt with oyle Roses and the rynde of a Pomegranate, yf the oyle be put in to the eares, and the rest beinge the dreggs be plasterd on, they wil take away the payne of the ear [...]s.

Item of a stone,Platear. or a corne fall in to the eare, put into it thynges that wil soften or make easy, & let the pacient alwayes lye on that eare, that if it decline or be coming forthward be euer readi to receaue it, yf not, let him stop his nostrelles and mouth and prouoke himselfe to snees, yf it wyl not be so nether, apply ventose vnto the eare with fyre, then agayn put into y^e eare Turbentine or byrd lyue vpon the ende of a stycke, and let it stycke to the eare, yet put it in, and pul it out agayne.

The ioyce of an onyon, with wo­mans mylke doth wonderfully as­swadgeIsaac. [Page] the grefe,

Dioscor.The ioyce of Betone cast into the eare luke warme, is very profitabl [...] agaynst the payne, deafnes and o­ther impedymentes of the eares.

Item the fat of a Fox doth great­ly cure the payne of the eares.

The ioyce of bay leaues distellid in to the eares doth not permyt deaf­nes, nor other straunge soundes to abyde in the eares.

Galen.Oyle myngled with cinamon is y^e most soueraignest thinge of al that delayeth grefe of the eares.

Oyle wherin bitter almondes ha­ue bē stampt, or oyle of Iuniper, or oyle of y^e decoctiō of onyons, or of a radyshe, al & euery of these ar good for eares that haue their gr [...]fe of a cold water.

These ioyc [...]s kill the wormes of y^e eares, the ioyce of wormewood, and the eoyce of peache [...]eaues, or y^e ioy­ce of wyld cucuminer,

[Page]Distell into the eare the fat of an Eele with the ioyce of an onyon & [...]f singrene y^t groweth on tyles, put [...]t in luke warme and it taketh awai [...]he deafnes,

Likewise the ioyce of Isop mixt with oyle,Macer. and bloud warme put in­ [...]o the eares taketh awaye the pain­ [...]ul ache of the eares.

Item a perfume of whote Uyne­ger doth greatli open the eares and [...]oth much good to the hearing for [...]he sharpnes of it.Gilbert.

Item stampe Amptes egges and [...]train them thorough a clothe and [...]ut ther vnto the ioyce of Swines [...]rasse or Knotgrasse and dystell it [...]nto the eares it helpeth longe conti [...]ued deafnes.Galen. Diosco

The vryne of a boye poured in [...]o the eare drieth vp the humour of [...]he dyseas and healeth it quicklye. Stamp onyons & comyn w^t oyle [Page] and rub the eares & laye it to hote, [...] it wyl take away y^e grefe of y^e eares

Plini.The fat of frogges instilled [...] dropte into the eares taketh away tynkling or sound in them.

Escula.The fat of a Lyon or of a Fo [...] i [...] of much valour agaynst the payn [...] of the eares & all paynes besides.

Plini.The ioyce of creuises myghtly [...] healpeth the grefe of the eares.

The ioice of a willow tre leaues pu [...] into the eares helpeth the hurte.

The fat of a Dormous put into the eares helpeth the grefe therof.

Const Macer.Take of Alume .ʒ i. Castoreum .ʒ i of salt Peter .ʒ i. & a half, let thē seth in the best wine that may be gotten, then straine it & let the same wine be put into the eares luke warme.

It wold much healpe to anoynte the out syde of the eares & to laye it there in fourme of a playster.

The gaul of an hare made hot with the sewet of a Fox and spick­ [...]arde [Page] healeth deafnes.

Drinke a whole mouse stampt and [...]yxte with wine and Spiknarde, [...] wonderfully healeth an old con­ [...]inued payne of the eares.

Remedies. Capi. xiiii.

TO expell or take awaye the Morphewe or Ringworme [...]ixe milke with y^e water of y^e inuere [...]ernelles of pine apples and wyth [...]e creame y^t fliteth aboue y^e warme [...]ylke anoynt the ryngworme and [...] wyll heale, it wythout dout. [...] bathe made of the chaffe of barly [...]rotes of the leaues of MallowesRogerus. [Page] and wormewod, and after annoyn [...] it wyth thys oyntmēt. Take bath [...] meale and flower of Fenigreke and Borace, make dust or pouder of th [...] eyche in lyke quantitie, and myngl [...] it with the ioyce of an onion & hon [...] scummed and clarified and anoynt the place therwith.

Agaynst the Ringwormes or morphewe that hath long reygned vpō one, take of Camphoyre .ʒ i. of Bo­race .ʒ ii. of the meale of Ciche pea­se beynge tedde .ʒ iiii. mengle them with ioyce and honey.

The fat of Lions, smerde ouer the face wyth Rose oyle kepeth the whytnes.Plini.

Agaynst the morphew in the face seeth a Lacert being grene together wyth whyte wyne in oyle vnto the thryd parte,Galen. strayne it, and put ther­vnto whyte waxe and an noint the place therwyth, this is proued.

The rote of a litle burre sodden in [Page] Uineger and dryed ouer the ringe­worme healeth the same.

The same doth the rote of a plan­tayne stampt wyth Uyneger & salt & strayned and after the place wyth warme Uyneger must be anoynted

To put away the wrinkles out of the face and all other greefe, stampe the drye rote of a wildecucummer, sifte it and myngle it wyth water, & washe thy face, & washe it agayne with other colde water, do thys for iii. dayes space, and it shal haue wō derfull effecte.

To make al the face fayre, smere thy face all ouer with bulles bloud it taketh awaye the bl [...]myshe in the face, and maketh the face fayre.

Coluer dounge ground in vyne­ger and smeared ouer thy face put­teth away al morphewe & tawnines this hath ben proued.

A sheepes lyuer freshe kylled & warme layde to thy face, it makethe [Page] a fayre coloured, and amorous face,

Remedies. Cap. xv.

YF you washe your mouth ons a moneth with the wyne of the decoction of the roote of Wer­tworte,Dioscor. thou shalt be healed of the toothe ache

Salt myxte with dowe & baked a­geynst the fyre, and so layde on the toothe healeth the ache perfectly.

In a vehement ache put a lytle of the ioyce of groūde Iuy, in thine [Page] eare on y^e syde as thy ache is, it wyll a lytle greue the, but incontynent thy toth ache shall ceas.

The ioyce of yellowe flagge put in to thine eare is of the same operaciō

Put henbane sede vpon the coles and receue the smoke therof into thi teathe by gapyng and and holding thy mouth ouer it, it kylleth y^e wor­me and asswagiche the payne, thys hath ben proued.

Anoynt thy toth wyth mary of an horse it hath ben tried y^t it doth hele.

The flower or meale of wylde po­pyseed put into the hollowe toothe doth quickly heale.

Item let the mouth be wasshed w^t the decoction of our ladys Thistel, it taketh away the payne.

Fyll the tooth wyth a pece of Ra­dyshe rote,dioscor. or let thy gummes or thi teethe be rubbed therwith it takethe away thy ache.

That thy teeth neuer ake, take the [Page] pouder that cometh of fylyng of an hartes horne, and let it seth in water in a newe earthen pot and so put it into thy mouth wheare thy grefe is

Dios.Wyne or water after (as the cause is) of the decoction of wild Cucummer holden in thy mouthe dryuethe away the payne.

The ioyce of Succorye put into the eare or nostrel that is on the contrary syde to the grefe taketh away vtterly the tooth ache, the stone of a Date taketh away the paynes,

Kyr.Sethe the rinde of a mulbery tree rote, in the ioyce of a clufter of gra­pes vnto half, and washe thy mouthe therwith, and thy teeth shall ne­uer ake.

Rubbe thy teeth often wyth a Persenepe roote,Macer. and it shal take a­wai the wormes in them and aking for euer.

Agaynst a strong payne sethe vio­lets in wine & hold thē in thi mouth

[Page]Uyneger wherin the roote of Henbane is sodden taketh the ache in y^e teeth away,diosco [...] if thy mouth be washed therw^t and holdē a good while therin. Hartes horne burned till it waxe whyte,Auycen and beaten fyne maketh the teeth cleane & the gumes & ceassethe the burnyng payne in them.

Stampe two cloues of garlyk [...] & tye it aboute thy arme on that syde that y^e tooth aketh,Galen. nere to the hand it draueth away al the payne.

Put into the eare of the same side that the teeth ake,Diosc. the ioyce of Bleit and of the leaues of wyld cucūmer, it taketh away the tooth ache.

Let thy teeth be washed wyth the decoction of wylde Margeram,Galen. Rogeri [...] Const. or put into thy toothe a burnyng stic­ke, for aboue all hearbes, or more then all hearbes the same helpethe the teeth.

Serapine stampte and put into the hollow tooth taketh awai y^t painesDios. [Page] therof.

Galen.Uineger of the decoction of Collo­quintida, held a good whyle in the mouth, is a principall remedy, or yf it be sodden in the rinde therof.

Dios.The mylke of wertwort baked w^t the branne of Corne and put into y^e hoole of the tooth breaketh the toth.

Fyl the hollowe tooth w^t the gum of Iuy it will take away the toothe ache.

Diosc.Touche the tooth that aketh w^t the rote of water crowfote, incontinent it taketh the payne away & breketh the tooth.

Dios.Washe thy teeth with the water of the decoction of pomegranates flo­wers and put the pouder of the said flowers into thy toeth, it doth make the teeth fast and taketh away the ache therof bi restraining the rewme.

Make a gargarysme of the decoc­tion of sage, Rue, Pelletory, Isop, blacke Ellobor of the rot [...] of wylde [Page] cucummer, the roote of Calamyne & of the stalke of Organ, & parte of it beside, put into the eare on y^e syde as the ache is of, wyth oyle.

If the grefe be exceding paynful put therto Opium temperyd wyth the yolke of an egge half sod. Ther be also which make of y^e dregges of oyle, the lyknes of silke thriedes the take the dregges of oyle that hath no groundes of Durt or sande and sethe it in a caudrō of brasse till it be thicke and then they put it vpon y^e teeth y^t ake, for it quēcheth the payn and he that doth the same with the ioyce of sower grapes till it be lyke hony & put therof vpon the teeth y^t be eaten hollow, it pulleth them out by the rote, or elles maketh a waye to the easier pulling out of them.

If the hollow toth be filled wyth crowes doung it breaketh the tothe and taketh awaye the payne.

Boyle fyue cornes of the seed of Iuy [Page] in the rind of a pomegranate w^t oyle of roses & put it to the eare one the ryght side, and it wil take away the paine of thy teeth on the lift side and so of the contrary part.

The rote of blacke Henbane mightly heate, & it be applyed to thy tooth that aketh and the rootes therof, it wyll faull out by it selfe inconty­nent, but beware lest it touche other teeth also, for then they wil faul out as many as ar touched therwith.

Of the same operacyon is the hearbe being rubbed vpon the toth

Cōstan.Mengle the pouder of pelletory callid in Latyn Pirethrū wyth the mylke of wertwort and wyth Gal­banum, and lay it on the tooth and it wyll breake, and the paine shalbe taken away therby.

Rubbe thy toothe wyth a roote of walwort, it take [...]h away y^e payne therof.

Dioscor.Put the ioyce of affodyll into the [Page] eares, it taketh awaye the payne of thy teeth on the contrary syde, of the same operacion is the ioyce of succorye,

Sethe the roote of henbane in vy­neger, which vyneger holde a good whyle in thy mouth it taketh away the ache of y^e teeth.

The ioyce of towne cresses put in to the eare on y^t syde y^t aketh, taketh away the ache therof.

Let Isop boyle in vineger & let the toothe be washed therwyth, it take away the payne therof quikly.

The roote of cynkfoyle or the water of the decoction therof, put into the mouth and as it were gargary­sed,Dyos. taketh away the ache of y^e teeth. A decoction of the leaues of the tree y^t is called of the apothecaries, Ta­mariscus, helpeth the toth ache.

Pouder made of doggs teth put in to thi toth doth put away y^e tothach The brayne of a partriche put intoSixtus. [Page] the hollow tooth breaketh the same taketh away the akyng.

Water or wine wherin y^e leaues of the damasyne tree or the rynde of y^e rote therof haue be soddē, the mou­the being often wasshed therw^tal, it fastyneth the teeth and gumes and kepeth all the whole mouth from al kinde of payne.

The ioyce of y^e rote of dogge fēnel or of the hearbe therof put into the hole of the tooth wyll not permyte any worme to lyue therin.

Rue sod in wyne, & layed in fourme of a playster vpon the payne in the gumes by drieng vp the humor it taketh awaye the payne.

Dioscor.The rote of Sperage stampt and layde vnto the toothe y^t aketh wyth wol draweth out the same, without payne.

The leaues of Sage layde vnto the toothe y^t aketh [...]aketh away the ache and comforteth the teeth y^t are [Page] hurt through colde, that they be no more put in grefe therby.

Yf thou, fyll thy teeth that ar hol­low w^t pytch of a Cedre tree, it wyll make them to breake: & if you hold it longe in your mouth it wyll take the payne away quyte.

Mastike somwhat mollyfyed w^t the white of an egge raw & applied to the gumes closeth y^e choppes of y^e gume & lippes, this hath bē proued

The lyuer of a slelly on layed vn­to the tooth y^t doth ake wyl appease the ache incontinent.

Take of Sumache, of okaples, of the berys of the Myrhe tree, of acorns huskes, the seed of myrhe tre the seed of plaintayn of etche .ʒ i. of white vitriol of alume broken in peces of eche .ʒ i. and a half. of floures of Gilofer and of the seed of Roses of eiche .ʒ ii. & a half, let them all be stamped togither after a grosse ma­ner, and let them sethe in a pot wyth [Page] water, wherin let .xl. yonge buddes of a bramble that beareth beryes be put contynually to boyle, til half y^e water be consumed, whyche beyng [...] strayned and cooled, let the pacyent washe his mouth wyth the same very oft, whych done let hym applye it to the Iawes and teethe.

Itē take of Camphorie & let it sethe in vineger, a litle afterward let the sicke persō holde his mouth ouer it and it shal make the ache to cease.

Myngle mans heare beyng brēt wyth oyle roses,Auycen and put it into thy eare, the greefe of thy toothe shall cease.

Put the pouder of redde Coral in the hole of thy tothe and it wyl faul out by the rote.

Smalladge rote hanged aboute thy necke doth alay the tooth ache. Put the ioyce of groūd Iuy into y^e eare of that syde that the tooth doth ake,Auicen it is of wonderful effecte.

[Page]If thy teeth be oft washed wyth the decoction of the rinde of our la­des thistel roote, thy teeth shalbe fastynned therby, and thy gumes grauen about wilbe made whole.

The Decoction of Pomegranate floures or the pouder of them, being layd theron doth the same.

The pouder of corall being layd theron also is mooste pryncypall in comfortyng the gumes.Auicen.

Masticke chewed with wine in a mans mouth,Peter. Lu. taketh awai the tooth ache.

The roote of Horehound dronke or chewed of a man fastynge dothe quickly heale the ache of the teeth.

Strawbery leaues chewed, in continent takethe away the tooth ache, is is a sure and tryed experynt.

Light a sharpe sticke of ashe and whyle it burneth put into the hol­low toothe first filled with triacle it is much proued.

[Page]The body and fatnesse of a Frog applied, doth make an easie meanes to pul out the teeth, & therfore do y^• teeth of lyuing beastes that take [...] eate them, quickly faul.

[...].Let the gumes be rubbed w^t the ashes of a Delphin tooth, the teeth are ther by greatly holpen, or if they be touched only w^t the tooth it self.

The rote of mouse eare, put in y^e hollownes of the tooth taketh awai the tooth ache, this hath bē proued.

Stāp the inner rotes of nut trees & mixe it w^t oyle, & put the ioice into y^e eare on y^e cōtrari part y^t y^e teth ak [...] & he shalbe deliuered out of paines. Let the skynne of a serpēt be sod in Uineger & holde the same Uyneger a good whyle in your mouthe.Const. Galen,

Peter. Lu.Sup vp (so that ther be nothyng therof swallowed but gargarased) a cuppe ful (at tymes one vpon an­other) of the ioyce of yarow fasting thou shalt be ryd of thy toothe ache [Page] there by.

Seeth the scrapinges of y^e rote of a mulbery tree in wyne, whiche wyne [...]old in thy mouth it ceaseth y^e grefe [...]ncontynent.

Of the same operacion is wyne of [...]he decoction of yuy rotes.Galen.

Yf you take one corne of Salte & wrap it in fayre whyt cobweb & put [...]t into thy hollow tooth it wil heale [...]t.Richardus

Remedies. Cap. xvi.

THe ioyce of hogges dounge cast into the nostrelles doth [...]estrayne the bloud.Const

[Page]Beware that nothynge bynde the bodye harde, as thy girdle or suche lyke, and hold thy hādful of shepa [...] ders purse and st [...]dfastli loke vp to the sōne, it stauncheth bledyng, thys is proued.

Lyke is sayd of veruen.

Lay the ioyce of night shade a­gaynst the lyuer yf it runne oute of the ryghte nostrell, yf not vpon the splene, it stauncheth the bloud.

Diosco.The flower of a beane the ouer skīne pulled of, put into y^e nostriles stauncheth bloud, if it be a wound.

The half of a beane layde vpon a wound closeth vp the wounde and restrayneth y^e bloud, especially wher horesleches hau ben, this hath ben prou [...]d.

Cold stones layd vpon the vay­nes of the temples and hard holden theron, restrayne the bloud.

The ioyce of R [...]e put into the no­strelles restrayneth the bloud.Dios.

[Page]The ioyce of a nettle put into the nostrelles maketh y^e bloud to flowe,Dioscor. but beinge anoynted on the forehed maketh the same to stoppe.

Yarowe smelled vnto, or beinge [...]rōk restraineth bloud, yet put into [...]he nostrelles, maketh it to bleed.

Item the stone Iaspis burnyd [...]nd applyed, stauncheth bloud.Lapida

The ashes of the rote of rue, blo­wen into the nostrelles doth won­ [...]erfully staunche the bloud.

The very bloud it selfe burnt and made to pouder, & blowē vp into y^e [...]ose, doth wonderfully staunche y^e [...]loud, and close vp woundes: if the [...]loud runne from the lefte nostrell [...]ut a ventose vpō the splene, if frō [...]he ryght vpon the lyuer.

If it be a woman after the same [...]aner lay it on hyr teate.

If a womā blede put flax in y^e white [...]f an egge & apply it to her teate, on [Page] that parte as the nose bledyth, or w^t the ioyce of nyght shaede.

Item make a playster of potters clay, vineger & the white of an egg [...] and apply it to thy codds it is good and hath ben proued,

GalenLet the person whych bledyth ly [...] vp ryght & let hys owne water be­ing cold be dropped on hys face w^t vyneger.

Yf the heares of an Hare be put into the Uyneger and water, and be put into it, is wonderful good.

The bloud of a Cowe layd vpon the wounde doth staunche the blod incontenent, but I say it is of more valour beyng burned.

The ashes of a Cowes horne, cast into the wound doth quyckelye re­streyne it.

Pouder made of ynke, and layd [...] vpon the wounde wyth ashes of a Ferne rote, stāch [...]th the bloud and healeth the wounde.

[Page]The ashes of a Frogge burned in a wel closyd pot,Richardus stancheth all ble­ding thoughe it be of woūds, it closeth vp the veynes and arteries and healyth burninges,

The bloude of a Thrushe, a par­trige, a doue, and a turtle doue,Auicen. put into the wound stoppeth the bloud wounderfully.

The vrine of a man made in forme of a plaster, and aplied w^t the ashes of a vyne, stanchyth bledinge.

Chawe the rote of a nettle vntyll you may swallowe it,Pet. Luc [...]a and wythout doubte the bloud wyll stanche.

Chawe the same tyll you maye swallowe it, but in no wyse swal­low it, & than wil it stanche, for yf a mā kep [...] it in hys mouth he can lese no bloude.

The pouder of the scrapynge of a caudron or a fryeng pan Stam­ped and mengl [...]d with the ioyce of a netle, & put into the nostrelles dothe [Page] stanche the bloud incontynent, this hath ben prouyd.

Cons [...]Plaster burnte and stampt wyth hares heares and made in a plaster wyth the whyte of an egge stācheth bloud yf it be in an artery or vayne

A certayne herbe that hys comon­lye called Torche or moleyne stāpt and layd vpon the branches of the teates, doth stoppe the bledynge of any place.

Plini.The ashes of a burnte Frogge aplyed to y^e place that bledith, dothe staunche it in continent.

The Freshe dounge of a bore is a chefe Remedy agaynste bledynge at the nose as I finde in the boke of natures of thinges.

The ioyce of an assys dounge dropt into the nostrels or into woū ­des, stancheth the bloude thoughe it be of a veine or artery that is woundyde of the same.

[Page]Fyue leaued Grasse dronke, and anoynted in the nostrels,Diosco. stancheth bloud▪

The ashes of Hennes Fethers snouft vp into the nostrelles, stan­ceth bloud.

The ioyce of vyolet rootes, garga­rised in your mouthe, & throte,Mace [...] and swallowed stancheth oft tymes bledynge at the nose incontynent.

The pouder of a nettle snuft into the nostrils,Galen. wil stanche bloud incō tinent.

Item stampe erth wormes with whyte frankencense and the whyte of an egge it is good.

Prymrose leaues stampt and laid in the place that bledeth, stanchithe the bloude.

Put into thy nostrils y^e rind of wodbinde, and the scrapynges of a Ra­dyshe, it is good. An onyon onlye put into the nose is good also.

If a veyne be broken wythin let [Page] the pacient drinke Peper & the sede of Towne Cresses. Take one pa [...]te of Terrasygyllata, and an other of the gūme called Sa [...]asenicum, an other parte of Draganc [...], stampe it with wine that is old, & make pilles and geue the pacient to drynke.

Here vnto sethe Goates mylk. w^t dragance and vse it one day for an electuarye.

Mengle potters claye wyth Rose water and vineger and make a plaster and aplye it, the bloude therby shalbe stanched.

Take Confery and Terra Si­gillata of eche lyke muche, make a pouder and minister it w^t raine wa­ter thre days, this hath ben prouid.

Rycha [...].The heares of an Hare chopte smale & myxt wyth the whyte of an Egge, and laid vpon the place that bledyth tak [...]th away al flowyng of bloud.

❧ Remedies. Capi. xvii.

PArali [...]is is a sicknes called the Palsey: wherein ether al the body or one member or many mēbres be mortyfyed and be depryued of feling and mouing, it happenith ether of an impostume stopping the rotes of the sinowes, y^t they being depriued of y^• lyuely spi­rites whych serue for them be come dead, or els of the Fleumatyke hu­mor gross [...] and vndigested whyche stoppith the sayd places some tyme of a stroke or faul, wherby the ioyntes of the backe bone ar loused and the synowes whiche come from the [Page] necke or nape of the hed, ar stopped other whyle the synowes and the rotes of them hu [...]te wyth a bruyse en­gendreth the palsey, & specially in a olde man.

Lapida.¶ Yf the tonge be sodēly wrythed through cold, make a whote gargarysme of the wyne of Decoction of Sage, Rue & pellytory, it is verye good.

Put these pylles in thy mouth, and vnder thy tonge.

Take of Castoreum, of Pellytory, of Pyonye rootes, of eche lyke muche make pylles wyth Triakell it is very good.

Anoynte the pacient wythout with oyle benedicte or the oyntmēt called Martiaton, w^t castoreū these be very good in al palsis of a cold cause.

Rue, Pellitory, Sage▪ Cinamon, Mustard, salt, let them all boyle to gether in oyle to ha [...]f, and anoynt y^e pacient therwyth it is very good.

[Page]Take a dead earth worme, make a ster and lay it vpon the hinder par [...] of the head where it ryseth w^t pyche waxe olde oyle, Beares suet, coluer dounge, quicke lyme mans, ordure Castoreum, Pellitory.

Yf thou stampe a sylke worme, & make a plaster and laye it in the nape of the necke, because lyghtlye the disease riseth ther, & if it rise in ano­ther place put it ther, and not vpon the hurte member.

Yf the tounge or throte be in fla­m [...]d draw theron a Saphyre, vpon the grefe for it taketh away y^e swel­lynge.

Remedies. Capi. xviii.

FOr dyseases in the mouthe & especialy in the lytle flap whi­couerith the wyndpipe called Uvula, some call it Co [...]umella that is a lytle flap, it is ryghtlye a lytle pece of fleshe hangyng in the roufe of ons mouth whych somtime swelleth and greuyth one very mouche.

Yf the piece of fleshe be to longe hangyng, make a oyntment if it be so requesite, and afterward make a gargarisme wyth the water of y^e de­coction of Pomgranate flowers, & Uineger, the huskes of acornes and such lyke, make a pouder of peper, and the ioyce of flowes and put it to the pece of fleshe w^t thy thumbe.

Fyll a shell an ynche thicke wyth piche, Galbanū, Opoponaxe, Calaminte, and aplye it to the nape of y^e necke beneth the no [...], it greatly hel­peth the grefe, of Unula by drawe­ [...]ng [Page] it, and better it were yf a nother part lyke wyse were put in the crowne of the heade beyng shauen, the [...]e i [...] ▪ haue I proued. Lay a hoole egge wel sodden and the shel pylled of & sumwhat brused vnto y^e crow­ne of the heade.

Mengle Gume, Rue, Musterd­sede, Frankencens, Pyche Oppoponaxe, Galbanum and Calamente, let them be aplyed in a greuous sic­knes.

A cautery wyth Golde is the best remedy.

The ashes of Coleworte Rotes burnt,Diosco put wyth ons fynger to the flape, doth ease it by drieng vp y^• humors.

Pulioll royall warmed in Uyne­ger geuen to drynke and aplyed to the nostrels dothe quicklye Restore speache sodaynly lost.Macer.

Remedies. Capi. xx.

THe gume that is of the che [...] trees dyssoluyd wyth olde wyne, and geuē to sup vp, doth ve­ry wel ease the sharpe Arteries of y^e brest.

Diosco,Rostyd Fylberdes or hasel nuttes stampt and ministred with honi healeth the grefe of a longe contynued coughe.

Agaynst a contynued and daungerous dropping of the rewme, and agaynst the vlceracion of the liuer, apply vnto the head beyng shauē: mustarde seed, & the skynne shalbe exasperate and the rewme dryed.

Seeth Baye beryes in water and the smoke therof receyuid at y^e nos­t [...]ylles and eares, wil throughly dri vp the rewme.

Take y^e fume of Laudanum and Frankensence, cast vpon who [...]e co­les, nothinge dryeth better y^e rewme [Page] and conforteth the brayne.

Assafetida taken with a reere eg­ge in the euenyng openeth the stop­pynges of the leuer that comethe of grosse and fleymy humors,Cons [...]; and hel­pyth them that be shorte brethed.

Item lye made of the ashes of a great oke openeth mightely the stoppynge of the leuer,Dioscor. chefely that whyche cometh or engendreth of any venemouse matter, by dyssoluing and cōsuming the superfluous humors The lyghtes of a foxe is very good for shorte and paynful drawyng of breathe and to all strayghtnes of [...] lyuer.Sixtus.

The tounge of a Rāme eaten oft­tymes is good & holsome therfore.Galen.

The pouder of a dogges tord sprē kled on a felte of heare or cloth dipt in honye,Galen. and olde greace made and applyed to the breaste or necke of the diseased healeth the squināci.

Put mustersed in dry Figges, and [Page] geue th [...] pacient them to eate in the euenyng [...] it do [...]h di [...]olue the grosse humor and op [...]nyth the stoppynge of the lightes, and also the condites of breathyng.

The Smoke of Arsenicke receiuid by the mouth helpeth them that haue great paynes to take ther breth.

❧Remedi [...]s. Capi. xxi.

[Page] WHen a man spitteth or vomyttith bloud,Gale [...]. geue hym to drinke y^e ioyce of Knotgrasse and it shal cease in continent, it was prouyd.

The grease of a Henne, a Gose a Pygge, and a Ducke, the Mary of an Oxe, freshe butter, Oyle of Uyolettes, of eche a lyke muche, mengle them all to gether and mel­te theym, and putte there vnto wh [...]te Waxe, Gumme Arabycke Dragons so that it be lyke an ointment but fyrst laye Towe vpon the breaste of the pacyent, dypte in the Decocty [...]ion of great Mallowes, and kepe it ther vn [...]yll he sweate, than let the breast he anoyntid with thys oyntment, and laye aboue the same a Foxe skynne, or els another lyke thinge warme nothynge helpeth more outwardly than th [...]s.

[Page]Sethe dry Fygges in white wine or in claret,Dios. but first fil the figges w^t musterd seede, and let hym drynke the wyne euery nyght when he hath eaten the figges, it openeth all stoppynges of the leuer so that he maye breth at hys wyll.

Gume of a Peache tre geuē to hym that rechit or spitteth bloud, helpeth greatly and openeth the inward clawesures of the breste and purgethe the inwards of the longes.

The pouder of dry mulberyes is y^e chefest remedi, for them y^e spit bloud A Sirupe for them that can scantli take ther breth, take the ioyce of the rote of swete br [...]r, yong Time, bo [...]e Armyniacke, y^e ioyce of flows white corall, and the pouder of Rue, fole­fote, or mynts, the ryndes of pome­granates, okeaples, gume of Ara­bicke▪ Dragance, Camfery, Knot­grasse of the seed of Rybwort, of Manna, Sumach, dragōs bloud, [Page] of bloud wort, of eche of these .ʒ. ix. and of Suger take foure pounde, then make a syrupe of ribwort and geue it with the decoctyon of quin­ces, lentyles, and medlers this is ve­ry good against the body fluxe, vo­mytinge and such lyke.

Englyshe tyme, and venician ti­me stampt them to gether and boile them in sethynge water,Dyos. let it be set asyde a day & a nyght in a pot well closyd that the smoke may not breathe out, let it be strayned & put mel­roset therunto and beyng scommed of, let it be geuen to the pacient in y^e goyng to bed it healyth the stoppinges of the coundytes of them whi­che be shorte breathed.

Almondes geuen to them that spyt bloud is a singuler helpe.

The rote of dragance or serpentine w^t claryfyed hony clenseth humors out of the brest,Macer. so that y^t shall neuer returne or engendure agayne.

Remedies. Capi. xxii.

SEthe a Hēne in a pot wel closed on euery syde tyl you perceiue y^e towe partes ar cōsu­med thē take it forth & apply y^e hen cut in peces to the pacientes nostrelles & geue hym the broth to drynke [Page] therof, & adde to the same Hēne, mastike, cubebes, Basyll. An [...]hos and suche whych comforteth the herte, The mylke of a bitch is very g [...]od.Petrus▪

Geue the pacyent thys p [...]ast [...]r folowing, take the scraping of gold ʒi. magarites of both [...]ortes .ʒ i. of mastike .ʒ ii. of cubebes of spodiū of the scrapinge of Iuory, the bone of an hartes herte, of burnt Sylke, of ros [...]s of eche .ʒ ii, of white and redde coral of eche .ʒ i. of cloues ʒi of suger two pound of muske of a [...]b [...]r of e­che .i ʒ. make a plaster or a pouder therof it doth wonderfully comfort in all kynde syncop [...], yf it be of to much swette or heat [...], geue vnto the pacient Suger of rosys wyth cold water & sprynkle on hym some rose water, [...]oral doth greatly comforte the harteMacer.

th [...] wod of aloes, muske, amber, mastike, & such lyke doo cōfort y^e heart renewyng y^e liuelines of y^e spirites, [Page] and naturall heate.

Margarites, coral, the scrapinge of Iuory, the bone in the harts her [...] Gold, Syluer, Helebore and other suche lyke do strengthen the vytall spirytes by puryfyeng the bloud in the body and by alterynge the vn­naturall heate.

Treakel in al causes, & the roote of affodile hauynge in it the vertue to quicken and to strengthen, doth cheryshe the hart by defending it from poyson and kepyng it in strengthe.

Remedies. Capi. xxiii.

[Page]ANyse seed dried & smelled vnto taketh away yeskyng and lothyng.Dyosco.

Betony myxte wyth hony and af­ter a sort mynystred,Macer. maketh good digestion & afterward it is good to purge,Dioscor. the same also taken taketh a way vomyttyng.

Endyue made in a plastar and a­plyed to the stomake,Isaac. doth comforte the same wonderfully, the same ta­keth away the paine of the stomake and the coughe, & also short breath.Macer.

Wylde Margeram dronke wyth warme water taketh away the gnawyng of the stomake incontenētly.

Gume of a chery tree dyssolued w^t wyne and geuen to drynke takethe awaye the lothesomnes of a weake bealkyng stomake,

Water of the decotion of Opium, wyth water and hony taketh away the belkyng of the stomake.

Watercrowefote stamped wythIsac. [Page] cremmes of bread & a plaster made therof taketh awaye the heate of the s [...]omake.

Dyos.Corall stamped and dronke wyth water, ape [...]ith for euer the grefe of y^e stomake and bel [...].

Auycen.Stampe pomgranates [...]ole with the rynd, and tak [...] a pound of honi let them boyle tog [...]ther tyll the be thecke, geue therof a quantite vn­to the pacyent fastynge with colde water, it restorith the appetite verye well.

Isaac.The ioyce of pomgranates taken and made in a plaster wyth barlye bran, and applyed on the mouth ta­keth away the gnawinge about [...] y^e harte and stomake.

Ue [...]uen b [...]ynge eaten doth wonderfully styre vp the app [...]tyte it hathe ben prouyd.

[...]. Hys.Th [...] ioyce of w [...]lworte ministred ix. dayes wyth hony, tak [...]th way the swellinge of the stomake and losith [Page] the bely.

The rotes of mugworte, and Fe­nel, and the leues of Wormod stāpe to gether geue to y^e pacyent to drīke wyth warme water and honye, pro­uoke vomyting incontynent.

Masticke baterid with whyte of an egge, and vineger applyed vnto the spone of the stomake,Dioscor. it comfortethe the stomake immediatly, and restreineth vomyttynge▪ zedwary, chawed of the pacient fastyng and swallo­wed downe taketh a waye the grefe of the bely.

Aloes helpeth the stomake aboue all other medicins.Dioscor.

Agaynst y^e payne of y^e stomake of a cold cause, stampt englishe Galen­gal, and let it boyle in oile and so be plastred on the mouthe of the sto­make, it is a pryncypall remedy.

Make a plaster of .iiii. ℥ or Oly­banum and .iii. ℥ of wa [...], and ℥. & a half of cloues. Calaminte tak [...]n & [Page] Neppe with wyne taketh away the payne of the stomake.

Water Roses, stampt and dronke wyth wyne, do greatly restreine vomyttyng.

Agaynst ouer much vomyttynge and flux of the belly,Galen, boyle comin­in Uyneger & let the pacyent drynk the vyneger or eate the comyn.

Boyle Frankensence and ioyce of myntes and a lytle Uyneger to ge­ther and make a plaster therof and bynd it to the spone of the stomake.

Stampe of masticke of Comin, of Bay beries of eche .℥ i. mynglid w^t ioyce of rue, aplye the same w^t towe vpon the the stomake it hath a wonderfully operation.

Remedies. Capi. xxiiii.

THe grefe therof that cometh by crying, by smoke, bi dust and by heate, is easely curyed, yf y^u geue the pacyent when he goeth to bed cold water to drynke wherin li­coris hath byn sodden, and therin put suger candye, in the mornynge when he ryseth geue hym a litel morsel of bread dypt in the same water it shall slake his thyrste of the same operation is clere water.

These pylles are verye good for y^e same take of Gume Arabicke, dra­gance of euery one .ʒ ii. of Frankē ­sēce .ʒ i & a half make th [...]m vp with honye.

☞R [...]medies. Capi. xxv.

AGaynst the Pleurisy the best counsell is to cut a vayne of the contrary syde to the dyssease, af­ter full rypyng it ought to be on the same syde, for in the begynning the influence of the matter is to be tur­ned on the cōtraripart after the first phelebothomy thou muste vse hote r [...]percussiue medicenes that the out warde pa [...]tyes of the bodye may be comfortyd and the matter goo a­waye, yf in dede there be any sus­pition of cold mater, vse partly re­r [...]percussyue medicenes partly eua­poratine cōfortatiue maturatiue a­monge all whyche the best is a ble­der [Page] full of the decoction of Camo­myll, Honye, and Fenegreke and suche lyk [...].

In a hote Pleurysye neuer ma­ke euaporations, for then aft [...]r muste you make the sorer attracti­ons because that layeng to of thin­ges euaporatynge, wo [...]keth onlye the increase of payne, for all me­decynes euaporatynge and dra­we frome the inwarde parte by subtyllynge the humore and in­creasyth Rewme by openinge the wayes, vse therefore Maturatiues Ingrossatyues, and Diuisiues, as these followyng, Roote of Ho­lyhoke, drye Lyquyrys, ryse, the Mylke or ioyce of Wheate stey­ped in water a certayne day [...]s, & Lynesede, Fenigreke, Fleworte, Pease, Barlye, and suche lyke the seede of Mayden heare, Endyue w^t Popis [...]d myxt with warme thinges I haue receuyd thys knowledge of [Page] a certayne man & worthy credyte, y^t this is a most sure remedy and with out daunger because it maketh the cause and humor of the pleurify to come forthe.

Stamp the rote of Scabiouse & halfe a pound of red corall .ii. oun­ces of suger, and make a syroup, & when the decoction shalbe gynne to be almost enoughe put into y^e same a pound & a half, of the ioyce of scabiouse of y^e pouder of coral asmoch let it be straygned, and geue therof a good draught to the pacyēt it bre­keth and openethe the aposteme in­contenent and clēsith it by spitting.

Stampe a cluster of drye fygges, wyth suet or oyle of gume, & make a plaster therof, is of a wounderful efficacy.

Make a plaster of the roote of ho­lyhoke and fenigreke, wyth bran of Hempsede and butter.

Make a good plaster of the bran [Page] of Fenigreke and linesede, and whete, and of leuin, make bread w^t but­ter and aplye the same hote.

Boyle the bran of fenigreke & lyne­seed in oyle of violetes and butter & myngle them wyth mallowes dys­solued,Plini. and wyth fresh hogges gre­se hete al to gether, and make a pla­sture of it beyng hote, and renew it often.

Dyp wol in the decoction of holy­hoke and butter, and let thy syde be wrapped often therwyth.

Mengle well leuenyd bread w^t butter, and w^t the decoction of holyhoke, and oyle of baies geuen to the pacient part therof to eate, and after make a plaster and laye it vnto the apostume behynde and before, and thou shalt fynde a wonderful cure.

Rue dronke healyth the pleurysie quickely.Diosco.

The dounge of a bore wyth wa­ter is a synguler helpe to those that [Page] spytte bloude.

Remedies. Capi xxvi.

G [...]lenTO louse the belye, mengle y^e gaul of a Bul▪ Aloe, Salt­g [...]me, and oyle together, & anoynte foūo [...]mēt, within a momēt it prouok [...]th a man to the stoole, sowebrede rote stampte and layde to the nauil and t [...]e bely of the pacient moueth Fluxe.

Diosco.The ioyce herof layd to wyth sylke very well purgeth the bely.

Swete Cheries eaten in a morning fasting w^t the kernelles do prouoke the bely so myghtely,Dioosc. that the fete b [...] ynge [Page] sore by some infirmitie, shalbe healed therby.

Collyquintida myxt with honye & bulles gaul, and applyed to the be­ly doth lose the same.

One pyll here of taken and eaten doth in contenent moue the bely, it hath byn prouid.

Take wolle or sylke dypte in the ioyce of sowbread rote, and in wine vse it for a subpositorye.

Mallowe roote stampte fyrst and sod & mengled w^t old hogges greas & a litle brā put ther vnto & applied to the stomake mouyth the bely.

Walworte rote or the ioyce of the midell rynde of an elder tree myxte w^t fat of a mouse and layd vnder y^e nauil, moueth y^e bely to be laxatiue. a suppositori mad of hard sope an [...]ī ted w^t butter & a lytle salgeme sprinkled therō or els gume, loseth y^e beli. Malows & mercuri sodē w^t hoggs suete & eaten, cause a holsome stole. [Page] Take of nesyng pouder, of blacke hellebor, hermodactile, brioni, spourge, of Henbane, of the great Galin­gal, of singrene, y^e ioyce of coliquin­tida, of Aloe of eche lyke portion, & when you wyl haue a laxe, anoynte the plantes of your fete: and if thou wyll vomyt, anoynte the palme of thy handes, and whan thou wilt bynde thy self agayne washe thy hā des, or anoynte them wyth Marti­aton.

One corne of Comonbaysalt, be­ynge put into the fond [...]ment, dothe incontenent moue the to the stoole.

Stampe Sauyne well sodden fyrst, wyth hogges suet, and stampe them bothe in the water therof, and make an oyntment and anoynt the nauyll.

Mengle bulles gaul, Aloe, sal­geme and oile together, and anoint therwyth within the mouthe of the fundament it prouoketh fluxe of y^e [Page] belly in contenent:

After the same maner the gaul of a bull bound to the nauil wyth towe prouoketh to the stole. Of the same operacion is oyle of bayes.

The whaye of mylke doth worke after lyke sorte.Isa [...] ▪

The ioyce of walwort rote, and of the myddel [...]inde therof, of an elder tree roote, of wyld cucummer, of the roote of both ellebores, of the ioyce of Wertwort, of spurge rote, of malow rote, of Mercury, of the rote of suche Ferne as growethe vpon the wall let them boyle together, wyth butter and oyle, after put therinto Waxe, therewyth anoynte thy na­uyll and it shal lose quickly thi bel­lye, specially if thou adde therto scamony, the herbe called spurge & an­oxe gaul, this hath ben prouyd, ne­ther is ther any other medicyne lyke vnto thys.

Yf also thou make herof a suppositorye [Page] it wyll lose the quickly,

Take butter, Alume, plume & sal­geme, make a oyntment, & anoynte the [...]undament, depely it lousith in­continent.

Galen.Mengle the ioyce of helebore wyth course bran or meale from the myl­stone, and put a lytle butter therto, and yf you would purge vpward, put it vpon the stomake, if downe­ward, vpon the nauell.

The water of the decotion of an old Cocke loseth the bely.

Remedies. Cap. xxvii.

[Page]A Dogges tord, that only ea­tith bones doth bynd y^• bely myghtyly.Auyce [...]

Cryakle is verye good for all fluxes..Auice [...].

Roste Popy, and Myll [...]t and l [...]t them afterwarde bestāpt and make a broth therof wyth cow [...]s milke, or gotes mylke well soden, and wyth the fat of the reynes of a Goate, for the fleshe therof is a great bynder.

Almondes blaunchid and sodden wyth honye, till they be blacke, and let them be eaten fastyng it restray­nith the fluxe of y^e bely wond [...]rfully but yet muche more yf they be not blaunchyd.

Make breade of the fyrst groun­ded meale, after the peckynge of the mill & eate it it is named for a prin­cipall remedy.

Abath of y^e decoction of y^e midel rīd of an oke, doth greatly bind [...] bely.Dios.

Take & eate. S. Ihons herbe it [Page] is a very stronge helpe agaynst the flux of the belly.

AuycenOpium vsyd in suppositories doth restrayne the fluxe.

Ther is a wounderfull propertye in rewebarbe in restraining the sof­tenes of the belly.

Galen.Mylke wherin a goates mydryfe hath bē soddē, doth greatli restraine the bely.

The decoction of the rote of the herbe called in Englyshe Ueruen, mallow, yf it be dronke, doth sodēly helpe the softenes of the bely.

Auicen. GalenOld chese muche tosted and dryed yf the pacyent take therof .ʒ i. it is stronger then any thynge els.

Auicen.Water of the decoctyon therof is very good.

The matter ought to be remoued and clensed w^t myrabolanes, some­what dryed and myxt wyth rose water after as the matter requyreth af­ter the workynge of the medicyne, [Page] geue the pacyent fastynge suche an electuary, wyth rose water or with y^e decoctyon of sumach.

Take of Cassiafistula and of masticke of eche .ʒ i. ypoquistidos, Acatia, spodium, Cubebes, Ana. ʒ i. of Smalage .ʒ. and a half, y^e scrapyng of olde chese sod in Uineger .ʒ ii. let them be made vp in a lectuary with water of Sumache, & of Suger a pounde, let the pacient eate Barlye bread, or millet, or els Turki wheat minglid with water.

Beanes sodde in Ueniger and ea­ten,Dios. or vsed as a playster, do great­lye withold Laxatyon.

Lykewyse Peres and Cheris sod­den in vineger, and geuen to drin­ke with mastike doth greatly bind.

Styll water of the leaues of an oke as you do of Rose leaues, the same water dronke doth bynd also.

A pine apple wythout kernels if it be dipt and suppled in Scamonye [Page] and afterward parte therof layd on hote burning coles, and be receyued v [...] throughe a close stoule, it dothe wounderfully bynde and taketh a­way the dysease called Tenasmus, which is a desyre to go to the stole and yet may do nothyng, with bur­nyng and some time a bloudy sege, it conforteth also those members, & restrayneth the humoures.

The pouder of the pitche called Colophonia or greca,Gilbert, and the flou­ers of Pomgranates, & Acacia, let thē be vsid in susfumigacions they binde myghtily.

Fleworte sede rosted with an egge and stampt and so geuen to drinke wyth wyne, doth bind harde.

DioscoThe sede of Corāder dronke doth greatly binde the belly.

Resolue coluerdounge in water of the decoctione of Fleworte or sa­lowe tree, and let thy fete be washed therwyth it is wonderful in opera­cyon, [Page] and true.

The decoction of Acorne rindes myghtyly bindeth the bely of a mā,

Wyne or water of the decoctyon of Saynct Iohns herbe, is a most mightye helpe agaynst the laxe and all Fluxe of the Bellye, and of bloud, or yf the herbe it selfe be dronke.

Take of Opium, Frankencēce Myrhe of eche like muche, mengle them together, and butter them wyth the whyte of an Egge and make a supposytorye, and tye it w^t a threade that it maye the more ea­sylye come forth, it mightylye re­straynethe the Fluxe of the bely and bryngethe sleape on the par­tye immediatly.

Make a suppository of Acacia, Ipoquistides ioyce of blacke Po­py myxt wyth pytche of grece, it bindeth mightly.

[Page]A great ventose sayd vpon the be­lye and remayning there .iiii. hours taketh away al losenes of the bely.Auicen

Water wherin peares hath be sodden, is very good agaynst y^e flux of the bely.

Dioscor.The ashes of a figge tree braun­chis temperid wyth water, causeth y^e laxe to stoppe.

Fyl a pot with water of roses, & put eyght cloues & therin mastike, & let the pot boyle wyth scaldyng lycour and let the water be takē for drynke it is excedyng good to scoure the fil­thy of the inner partes engendered of sharpe matter cheiflye of Scammonye.

Gume of the Peache tree is good to bynd.

A catia giuen to drinke or put in­to the foundamēt & especiallye vsyd in a suppositorye wyth opium byn­deth vehemently.

The ioyce of sanicle the lesse bin­deth [Page] all losenes of the belly.

The stalke of a Coleworte rosted in embers,Diosc. and eaten restranyth muche fluxe of the bely.

The flouers of Colewortes geuē twise a daye with old wyne, healeth the laxatyne lowsnes.

Sethe Horehounde in wyne and oyle, and beinge stampt make a plaster therof, and applye it vpon the share.

The Rennet of a Kyd or a Leue­rete is after one maner auayleable tempered and giuen with the ioyce of Plātyne it bind [...]th incontinent.Galen. Itē for a fluxe of matter cleanynge to the inner partes or stomake of a man, make thinne fyne cakes, bake them and let the pacyent eate them, myxte therto Terebētine it draweth with it slymy matter.

The leuer of any best sodden in vi­neger and eaten doth myghtyly re­straine bloud and bind the bely.Peter. Lu.

[Page]The pouder of a marbul myng­led wyth the whyte of an Egge and sodden in wyne and so eaten, is a myghty binder.

Item pouder made of the mawe of an Oxe geuen in drinke or meat doth wonderfully bynd the losenes of the bely.

A certayne Physician healid al his pacyentes with the same one medicine.

Myngle branne made of dryed seruyse or quikē berys with hony and the white of an egge, let it be sodden on the coles, and gyue it the paciēte fastinge, or els rawe put it in by a clister, it mightylye byndeth.

Fil a henne wyth sumache and ypoquistidos and such like, and let hyr sethe wel, and drinke the potage and eate the fleshe & [...]f it be a longe contynued dysease, it doth comfort and bind muche.

Dioscor.Item sodden mylke dronke or v­syd [Page] for a clyster, doth bynd the bely, and heleth meru [...]lously wel the cor­rosyons of [...]he inner partes, and specially gotes mylke or asses milke

Aboue al thinges the best is cows mylke sodden w^t an yron or a stone, and aboue al suetes beares suete is best worth in this cause.

Item take Bramble berys, and sethe them in the water of the decoc­tyon of gladin, which beinge administried is a good remedye and hel­pe, for hym y^t hath the Flux, yf it be wyth out an agewe but if it be wi [...]h an agewe let hym be bathyd in the water of the deco [...]tion of gladin, or wypt ouer with a clothe wet therin.

Item pouder of roses doth bynde the lousenes of the bely.dioscor.

Tryfera the greate, mynystred wyth an onyon▪ healeth vtterlye al Laxes and r [...]straynythe vomyt­tynge.

For the flux when the mete comethGalen. [Page] forthe as it was eaten & ouermuche solublenes, make this throughli approued plaster, take sower and wild apples roste them, make a plaster & lay vpon the reynes and nauel, and when it is cold renewe it and put a hoote one in the place, do this often tyl you be healed, it quickly helpeth those that are past helpe.

Mengle the ioyce of a Pigges head wyth Rosyn, and laye it vpon a hote Tile, and let the pacient take the smoke therof fro beneth, three or fouer tymes, thys hath ben appro­uyd, and it is true.

Seth Quynces made clene with in and without and Okeaples, and Cinamon together, and put to the decoctyon suger, and geue of y^e thre in thre nightes and the pacient shal be healyd.

Sauery tempered with the ioyce of Plantayne leaues is very hole­some herefore.

[Page]Take the flowers and ryndes of pomegranates, okaples, Acacia su­mache, Saffron cubibes, opium, make pils therof wyth the ioyce of Rue, as you wyll and geue, v. or se­uen of them to the pacyent goynge to bed.

Take of myrhe, of opium, Acacia of Prunes storax of eche .ʒ i. of frā ­kencense, of masticke of eche .ʒ ii. of lauender gentle .ʒ. & a half, mengle it wyth the ioyce of the Toppes of brambles or of Rybwort, make pil­les and geue the pacyent .v or .vii. it hath wonderful effectes wythal.

One knot of Mollen rote geuen to drynke, doth bynd the lousnes of the bely.

The roote of Fiue leaued grasse is very profitable agaynst the flux of the belly.Dioscor.

Let the pacient receiue from vn­der a close stoule or suche like, the smoke of a rusti yron burning, hote [Page] quenchid in veniger.

Item fyne cakes fryed with larde and waxe, and so eaten do greatlye binde the bellye.

Geue to the pacient wyne wyth a soft egge and salt to drynke fas­tynge and let hym tarye fastynge a good while after, and on the morow geue hym the second tyme likewise, and he shalbe healed.

Item mylke sodden, w^t myxt Sta­phisagre and dronke is a sure tryed medycyne.

Beanes sodden in vinegr and eatē be a singular remedy for those whyche haue the laxe.

Almondes bind y^e lousnes of y^e bely

Make lytle pies of the substaunce of Colewortes stāpt & w [...]ll wronge & of chese brokē in peces stāped & dissolued in water & wel wrong, & of & hogge [...] l [...]uer and whytes of eg­ges fyrst sodden & moltē sh [...]pes ta­lowe, & whyte wax, let them be layd [Page] [...] a [...]urnace or fryed in a pan, & let him eate them to hys breakefaste, it byndeth myghtyly.

Coluer dounge stampt and vsed for a plaster wyth stronge veniger and applied to the nauell,Mace [...]. bindethe incontynent al flux of the bely.

The dounge of a camel dried and dronke is of the same operacion.Kye.

Remedies. Capi. xxviii.

DOunge of beastes y^t are kepte vp in stables veri ranke euen from the place wher they pisse dryed and layd to the grefe w^t fry­enge oyle, doth apease the grefe wō ­derfullye.

Wolues dounge bound to the thighes, or to y^e bone aboue y^e preuie membres taketh the grefe away in­continent.

Make a pouder of wolues turde dogges berde, coluer doūge & quik lyme & mengle with moltē, pitche, & suete meltid, lay it to whote, it is ve­ry good.

Make a bath wherin put all the sundry tordes as may be found, the same resoluith wyndines and sl [...]my [Page] humors thys haue I prouyd.

Geue Treakle in warme wyne wherin dissolue cloues.Galen.

Sethe the fleshe of an old cocke or an Henne with a good deale of sale, and geue the brothe therof vnto the pacyent at euen and at morne.

The herbe called Seaholme be­ing stampt together wyth the rote, and dronke wyth honye and water, asswageth the Colyke.

The ashes of the branches of col­wortes burnt,Macer. mixt wyth stale grece and vsyd for a plaster, takith a way the ache of the bely, the sides, and of the reynes, for it dryeth and wastith myghtily.

Sethe olde oyle and butter and stronge Ueniger,Galen. and sethe of them equall porcyons tyll they be thicke, afterward dippe th [...]rin mo [...]st woll & applye it to thy bely, and [...]haung it as often as it coleth, it is good in a hard and vntollerable colyke.

[Page]Parytorye dronke wyth wyne, or vsed in a plaster or after y^• maner of fomentacion, taketh away the pain of the colyke.

Coluer dounge, brayd fynely & dronke wyth wyne and vsed for a plaster, is aboue al for the colicke,

Item take a hote shepes turde w^t got [...]s [...]alowe stampt wel, & put ther on pitche all to b [...]aten in fyne pou­der and well menglid to gether ap­ply it warme as a cerote, it hath w^t out doubt wonderfull efficacy.

The dounge of a Wolf, if it be newly made, and so applyd there, is nothing better then it for to heale y^e Colycke, yf it be stale dissolue it in old oyle.

Horehound stampte and soddē in oyle oliue and applied to y^e grefe doth asswage the paine wōderfully A yong [...] whelpe not nyne days old killed & clene o [...]dered,Sixtus. healyth y^e grefe or payne in the guttes for euer.

[Page]The rynde of the pyne apple tre [...] sodden wyth wyne & the same wyne dronke,Dyo [...]. doth myghtyly take awaye the wrynging of the bely.

The roote of Affodyl dronke w^t wyne, taketh awaye the paynes of the sydes.

Take of Agaricke .ʒ i. & drynke the same, it allayeth the g [...]ypynges of the bely, by [...]myshing rawe hu­mours.

The ashes of scorpions g [...]uen in drynke is very good.Auicen.

Hartes horne burnt and geuen in drinke, takethe awaye the Colycke incontinent.

The pouder of the bowelles of a Wolfe, is of great efficacie to helpe those that be payn [...]d wyth the Co­lycke.

The dounge of a wolfe g [...]uen in drynke, help [...]th hym that hath the colicke streygth way.

The rote of a Lily gyuen to drinke [Page] in the decoctyon of Horehound, ap­pe [...]ethe the colike it hath bē proued.

Giue the pacient Garlicke with a litle bread, for it breketh wyndynes more then all other medicines, and ingrenderith no thryst, and therfore it is very good in thys cause.

Geue Trynkle vnto the pacyente with thinges that induce slepe,Galen. they asswage quycklye the grefe.

Make a suppository of Casto­reum and Opium, it is verye good to asswage the payne of the eares y^• ey [...]s and of the Agewe.

Marche Mallowes sodden in wa­ter heale the payne in the bowell [...]s within thre dayes, we haue prouyd it, and also Dioscorides.

Diosco.The pouder of Corall dronke w^t warme water doth a pease the grefe of the stomake and of the belye.

Water of the decoctyon of Holy­hoke takinge the smoke therof from bin [...]th, thris in a day, heleth y^e payn [Page] of the bely.

Heate the ioyce Plantayne & put it into a close stoule,Auicen. sit theron and receyu [...] the ayer therof vpwarde, it taketh awaye the payne of the bely incontinent.

Mengle the ioyce of Myntes, or of the leaues of Christes thorne called Rhammis with eyght cornes of Pepper and a litle Hony, and gyue the pacyent to drynke, the effect therof is wonderful.

Take the flour of Lyne sede and of Barlye,Galen. sethe them wyth oyle of Cāmamell, and lay it to the nauyll hoote.

Make a plaster of y^• bigger Docke leaues, and of Mallow leaues sodden in water and stampt, it is won­derfull good,

Hydroleon and Allegant drōke is wonderful good also.

Hydroleon is made of .ii. partes of water and the thyrd of oyle sod­den [Page] tog [...]ther to the consumption of the water.

Isaa [...].Take an old cocke filled with oke ferne or walferne, & saffrō sede of y^e east parte, and wilde co [...]wortes, let them all seth together tyll the fleshe fall from the bones,Auycen the decoctyon is v [...]rye holesome for those that be payned with the colycke.

Use Rue sod in oyle and butter, informe of a clister, it taketh awaye the payne incontinente.

The rote of Tormentyll stampt and dronke, taketh a waye the pin­chynges and paynes of the bely.

Galen.Take of Bay leaues, of Rue, A­na .ʒ ii. of Comin one parte, heate it vppon the fyre in a fryenge panne, and applye it to the place where the grefe is, it healith mightily and dis­soluyth windines and taketh away the payne.

Syler, montayne and Comin sod in wyne, & layd to the stomake, is of [...] [Page] same operacion.

The scrapynge of a hartes horne geuen vn [...]o hym that is sicke of the collicke with water and hony being soo together and vsyd .ix. dayes he­lyth the Colicke parfytlye.

Remedies. Capi. xxix.

TO kyl wormes giue vnto y^e pacient fastyng clene milke to drynke .iii. or .iiii. dayes together the .v. daye giue him garlycke stāpt wyth warme venig [...]r to drynke.

Make a plaster of the peache lea­ues or leke blades w^t veniger, bīd it to y^e stomake of the paciēt & let hym syt in hys warme bed, the wormes [Page] wil not a byde the bitternes therof.

Dioscor.The sede of Colewortes dronke, killeth al the wormes of the bely.

Smallage sede dronke, kylleth y^• wormes, & is myghty in operacion.

Ribwort stampt and bound to y^e nauell as a plaster or dronke especi­ally with Uineger,A [...]yce [...] of his owne prop [...]rty kylleth wormes.

Sethe the rindes of Pomgra­nates, and the roote of an Ashe in wyne, and drinke the same wyne fastynge, it sleeth the wormes wonderfully.

The ioyce of Basyll or Myntes, myngled with Goates mylke, [...]alen. kyl­the wormes.

Yf the nauell be anoynted wyth bytter Almondes and the oyle of Peache kyrnels, it mightily distroyeth the wormes.

Dios.The scrapynge of hartes horne dronke killeth wormes.

Auicen.Yf the fundament be de [...]ely anointed [Page] within and without, with milke and hony minglid together, or els if sylke beynge dypt therin be vsid as a suppositorye, the wormes wil des­cend to the swet place incontinent.

If the wormes hurt the mouth of the stomake put honi combes in the mouth fastynge, they wil draw vn­to the hony, & so voyed bi y^e mouth, it hath ben proued.

Agarike gyuen fasting to the pa­cyent killeth al the wormes.

Sumache dissoluid in water and dronke, is wonderful agaynst wor­mes.Auicen.

Pursland sede in good quantitye, dronke, kylleth the wormes.

Acacia dronke in water of the decoctyon of Pomgranates, or sod [...]n venyger kylleth them.

The decoctyon of grene myrhe dronke doth sleye the wormes mer­uelouslye.Ga [...].

Pyls made of Galbanum and [Page] sugereandy stampt together, & geuē to the pacient, do greatly helpe

Take of the ioyce of mynte, rybwort, of orpyn, of singrene, of p [...]ach leaues, stronge v [...]niger, and an oxs gaul, oyle of peachis, flours of Lu­pines, smalage sede, of eche like quā titie, make an oyntment and anoint the nauel and there about and they shal al dye.

Leke seades kill the wormes, also radishe myxt with water and hony.

❧Remedies. Capi. xxx.

Galen.YArowe dronke restranyth the flux of the hemorrhoydes, and aswageth the payne of them y^e [Page] flowe not, being dronke, or informe of a plaster.

Make a bath of mollē sod in wine vsyb in a plaster helith.

Item the leues of henbane, & Pursland, the yolke of a rostyd egge, the pyth of bread, oyle of Roses, ming­led together, and made in a plaster, apply them to the grefe, the same in contynent healeth.

If the hemorroydes flowe ouer muche, make a supposytory of Ce­ruse alone, or of Ipoquistidos, or els myxt burnt lede, Ceruse, Ipo­quistidos, & Acasia with pitch cal­led Collofonia, and order th [...]m as a suppository.

Agaynst the payne of hemorroydes make a plaster of ceruse, of burnte lede, the yolkes of rosted egges▪ oyle of roses, minglid together, put th [...]r vnto Sumache it helith all the he­mor [...]hoydes and al vlcers about y^e fundament.

[Page]Anyse sede brunt and layd vnto y^e grefe w^t hony, helith hemorrhoydes

The dust of rosty yron, or the sea­les of yron mingled wyth the ioyce of Mollen, is very good.

Galen.Dyp old sylke in the water of the decoctiō of Dill, and afterward dry it, and there wyth wype the he­morrhoyde, and make a supposy­tory of the same.

Dyos.A plaster of Rosemary leaues, helithe the hemo [...]rhoydes.

Comon clay restranyth the flux of the hemorrhoydes.

Ashes of egges shels that chy­kyns were hatchid in, gyuen wyth whyte wyne fastyng, hele th [...] hemorrhoydes incontin [...]nt,

Agaynst the hemorrhoides being sw [...]llen & not runnyng, sethe hore­hounde in water wine and salt put it in a close stoule, sit ouer the same to take the ayre therof vpward be­inge hote, and lay y^e herbe therto for [Page] a plaster.

If the hemorrhoydes be much hā ging and paynful,Peter. L [...]. make a playster of lynnen coth and hard pitche, and vpon the plaster cast pouder of smalage rote and mastycke, applye it to the gref [...] it helpeth incontinent.

Myngle Antimonium wyth the ioyce of Mollen, wete sylke therin & aplye it to the hemeroydes, it hea­leth the paynes therof.

The pouder of Agaricke menglid w^t the ioyce of Sowbred & warme oyle, is bery good.

The heares of an hare made in pouder and caste vpon the Heme­rhoydes doth incontinent restraine there bledyng.

The yolke of a rosted egge myxte wyth oyle of Rosys and layd to the grefe in forme of a plaster,U [...]at [...]. healethe the payne of the hemeroydes.

Remedies. Capi. xxxi.

DioscoSTampe rue first sodden, and vse it for a plaster, it h [...]lethe v [...]ry well.

Sethe mollen and stampe it, and m [...]ke a fume therof, or vse the herbe for a plaster, it healeth also.

A [...]um got [...]ō made of Teribenthine cast on the coles healeth.

Sethe the rynde of a pomegranat, and the rote of an ashe in swet wine and geue the same wine vnto y^e pa­cient to drynke, it is very good.

Take of whyte Frankēsence .ʒ i. of Ameos .ʒ i. of Opii. ʒ. & a halfe, of Safron .ʒ .x. myngle them wyth hony and make a suppository. for this is very good.

[Page]Put Comyn, Anyse, dyl, and greke pytche vpon hote [...]oles, and when it burneth let the pacient receyue y^e smoke therof clo [...]ly from beneth.

Dyp olde Sylke in the decoctyon of Dill, and afterward dry the silke let the pacient wype hys fundamēte ther wyth.

Afumigacion made of sarcocoll vpon hote Coles, h [...]aleth the paciēt of thys desease.

Annoynte th [...] Raynes and al per­tes downe warde to the ende of the backe bone wyth hony,Platea [...]. and sprēkle theron pouder of Greke Pitch, and of towne cresses, & the sede of Penyryall, Isope▪ and Organ, and let it be bownde wyth a towlar.

Peritory made in a plaster hely [...]he the hard sege and the swellyng of y^e fundament.

Remedies. Cap. xxxii.

GalenA Prouyd medicine ggaynste Hemorroydes and attryci­ous in the fundamēt, take of plan­tayne .iii. handfulls of yarowe, and Fenel, whyte myntes of eche fouer handfulles, stampe them and presse out the ioyce therof, and put therto viii. graynes of Peper, & .vii. gray­nes of masticke, & drynke it fasting renewe the dryncke as nede shalbe, tyll nyne dayes be past.

Sethe Cinksoyle in gotes mylke, and drinke it, iii. dayes, it is good if the fygge blede.

Myngle .ii. yolkes of Egges wyth oyle of Roses and whyte wyne▪ and distill it vpon the grefe throughe a quyll, it helpeth myghtyly and that [Page] incontinent, for it hath ben prouyd.

Comyn eaten maketh the hemor­rhoydes to flowe.

Cast brymstone beaten into pou­der vpon Coles, and incontynente apon the smoke let ther be cast in an herbe called Blinde nettle, and let the smoke therof be receyuyd vp­warde closely, and do so thryse it ta­keth away the grefe incontinet and so after it dryeth vp the hemorrhoy­des it hath ben prouid, for I mi self haue tryed it.

Take and stampe the stalkes of Rue, and the freshe ordure of a mā. together, and blende them wyth the yolke of an egge and make aplaster it is very good.

Here vnto take Sage, rue, Fran­kensence, Wax, oyle,Galen. and gotes milke mingle them together, and anointe the place.

Marigoldes put to the fundamēt do lyghtly heale the figges and he­morrhoydes.

[Page]For the Hemorrhoydes that ap­peare hangynge in the fundament, myngle the donge of a colte, frenche sope, the stalkes of mollen together, and put it into the fundament the thyrd day thou shalt fynde thy selfe hole th [...]rby.

The pouder of mollen myxt with the ioyce of horehound, br [...]keth the swelling hemorrho [...]d [...]s of the same operation is the roote of hole worte plasterd wyth Organ.

Remedies. Capi. xxxiii.

[Page]HEeate aposcolicon agaynst y^e fyre, and touche the fūdamēt ther w^t, it shal go in agayne incōtinent [...], do this .iii, or .iiii. times as it shal com out, & afte [...]ward let y^e paciēt bath him selfe in the water of Perytorye, and Fygge leaues, and Peare tre leaues, or only Peritory.

The leaues of Rosmary applyed informe of a plaster, take away the swellyng of the fundament.

Item make a fume of Gr [...]ke pit­che cast vpon the hote coles, it hathe ben prouyd.

Also cast vpon the fund [...]ment pouder of harts horne burn [...], [...]t is good.

Thys is a suer experym [...]nt aboue all make fumes closlye beneth with the warme ioyce of Garlike be­ynge cleare,Rogerius and afterwarde let it be sharpened wyth the pouder of a Hart [...]s horne burnte, and pi [...] ­che burnte, wyth Fra [...]k [...]nsence and masticke, it is ve [...]ye good, [Page] not only for the goyng forth of the foundament, but also agaynst the goyng forth of the matrixe.

Galen.Make a warme suppositorye of woll that is moyst & dipt in y^• ioyce of L [...]kes wythout the blades, and when it is colde heate it agayne, & when it is drye renewe it agayne .iii or .iiii. tymes, it is a sure remedy for those whose fūdamēt cometh forth, or els put the water of the decoetien of whyte frankensence alone into y^e fundament.

Remedies. Capi. xxxiiii.

[Page]IF thou wilt open the stopping of the lyuer anoynt the place agaynst the liuer w^t thys oynt­mēt, take comon oyle, butter, Gose grese, Hensgrease, and Hedghoges grese, and myngle thē together and let them be meltid, but first let them boile in a pot mingled wyth the sede of gromell and Saxfragge, of eche like muche, of Fenell, of Carowes, of sauery, of Calament Ana. ʒ. and a half of fenell rootes, Percely .ʒ i. straine these same and vse them, and after thou hast anoynted the place, apply therevnto a plaster of Wax, Pitche and butter lyke muche, then caste vpon the grefe thys pouder. Take of Sage dryed of Sauerye of Anyse, of Fenell, Gotes dounge, of al lyke much let thē be myngled & make a pouder therof, afterward gyue a litle quantyty of sene, and a garicke, wyth Uermilyon it is ve­ry good agaynst the stoppyng of y^e [Page] lyuer and healeth them that haue y^e dropsye of a cold cause.

Suche alike drinke as this doth very well op [...]n the stoppynges in the lyuer of a hote cause.

Take of Hartes tonge, of ryb­wort, of Betonye, of Litarge & as muche water as shall su [...]fice, let the same boyle therin suffycyentlye and strayne them, and let the straynyng therof be dronke earlye in the mor­nynge wyth Endyue stampte, and myxt wyth oyle of Uyolett [...]s, and Ueniger.

[...].Ribwort sod healith those y^t haue the dropsye.

Remedies. Cap. xxxv.

THe hidropsye y^• is ingēdred of a h [...]e cause, when it is not much confyrmyd is easly healid with o [...]te ea­tynge of endyue and drynkynge of the decoctyon of the same thys haue I prouyd.

A plaster made of both the plan­taynes applied against y^e liuer w^t vineger & barly meale is much worth among al hote thynges, & immode­rate exercyse, also make anoyntmēt of y^e oile of al sortes of sanders and Rosis & of y^e sede of plantayne & let it vsid in such lyke electuaries. Take of al sortes of sāders, Ana. ʒ i. & a halfe of vasyl, of cub [...]bes ʒ i. of the fower cold se [...]es which be melons, citrous, cucumer and goourdes of eche .ʒ i. & a half of endiue of purslā, Ana, a poūd let it be made with the Decoctyon of endyue▪ vse it euerye mornyng yf the substance of the li­uer be not alredye, di [...]solued w^tou [...] [Page] doubt it shal shortlye be cleane and helthful.

Const.Fill a pot almost ful to the brinke wyth the ioyce of plantayn, & binde a bout the potte a lynen cloth & vpō the cloth put ashes, and let it sethe so vpon the fyer vnto the half, and gyue therof euery morning to those that be sycke in the splene, and thar are infectyd wyth the dropsy it is a pryncypall remedye.

Kye.Gotes bloude heate on the fyer, & geuē to drynke, doth perfectly heale those which haue the dropsy.

dioscor.Wyne of the decoctyon of wylde cucūmer rote, quyckly healeth those who haue the dropsye ingendryd in them of a cold cause.

KyeMingle of the pouder of oxe doūge vi℥. of brāke vrsyn, ℥ iiii. thre rawe egges, apoūd of brimstone & make a plaster therof and wyth the same plaster, thou shal [...] hele those that be sicke of the gout, of the dropsye and [Page] of suche lyke.

Giue vnto hym that is diseased wyth the dropsie the ioyce of briony wyth honye,Diosco it shal heale hym with­out daunger.

Water of the decoction of y^e sayd bryony helith the dropsye.

The rote of an Elder sod & dronke giuith perfit remedy vnto y^e dropsi.Kye.

Wyne of the decoctyon of cucu­mers rote beinge dronke,Dios. purgeth y^e swellynge from those that haue the dropsye.

Mustard sede dronke, or the wine of the decoctyon therof, doth lyght­ly heale the dropsye by dryuyng vp the humour and takynge away the heate of the lyuer.

The kernels of Peares [...]ampt and dronke with hony, taketh away the grefe of the liuer,

Water or wyne of the decoctyon of walwort yf it be dronke is a present remedy for those y^t haue the dropsy.

[Page]Wyne that Isope hath sodden in being dronke, burneth y^e hydropical humors so that it can not ingender agayne.

Water of the decoctyon of staues­agre beyng dronke, doth greatly hele the dropsy it hath ben prouyd.

A [...]icen.Goates p [...]ss [...] healeth the dropsy.

If those that haue the dropsye be anoynted wyth comon dur [...] that is found in the carte wayes or vpon y^e cartes they shalbe hole.

Gilbert,A certayne man healed the colde dropsye by gyuyng euery morning a sponefull of a blacke goates pisse or of a blacke shepe in the water of the decoctyon of spicknard.

Amans owne vrine being dronke is very good.

Plini.The fat of a Delphyn meltid & dronke wyth wyne, healeth the syck man of the dropsy.

DioscorThe pouder of the stone magnes dronke w^t milke, resolueth y^e dropsy

[Page]Hares pisse dronke healyth y^e dropsye▪ for if the pacient drynk .ii. spone fulles therof,Diosco, Kye. it wyll perfitlye heale hym.

Remedies. Capi. xxxvi

WYne wherin the rynde of Ashe hath ben sodden drōke fasting is a most certayne remedy for those which be sicke in the splene as saith Cōstātine & after the vse herof,Galen. thre days space vse to anoint y^e splene w^t dialtea and oyle of Bayes the space of .vii. dayes, and after make a pla­ster of Goates dounge baked wyth stronge veniger, and let it be often renewyd tyl the pacyent be hole.

[Page]Hartes tonge dronke wyth wyn [...] xxx. day [...]s do [...]h dry vp the splene & dymysh [...]th i [...].Diosco.

Wyne of the decoctyon of the rinde of a willowe tre, mollifyeth the swellynge and hardenes of the splene.

Dioscor.Egrymoyne taken wyth meate, wastyth the splene.

Kye.The leaues of a willow tree stampt wyth a lytle salte▪ and applyed vn­to the splene, appease the ache and grefe therof.

Dyosco.St [...]mpe [...]uye leues sod in vineger and make a plaster, for it was­t [...]th [...]he splene.

Kye.The rinde of a Sallow tree sod wyth water and ho [...]y, and geuen to the pacient to drinke, loseth and molyfieth the spene.

Diosco.Se [...]he the rote of an elder in wa­ter vnto the thyrde parte therof, it wonderfully helpith the splene.

Macer.The roote of docke sod in stronge vineger, & stampt, and applied vn­to [Page] the Splene informe of a plaster, doth vtterly take away the swellīg of the splene.

The leaues of docke,Dios. sod in Ueni­ger and plasteryd vpon the splene, lose the swellynge therof.

A plaster of Goat [...]s dounge min­gled wyth the pouder of horehound leaues, and Rue, and Elder,Gilbert. and y^e ashes of the stalke of a Uyne, wyth wine, and a litle veniger, is of great efficacie to dissolue the hardnes of the splene.

The pouder of a Foxe dried vpon the hote coles,Sixtus. if it be giuē in drinke doth vtterly wast the splene.

Sethe the twigges of a Wylowe in water. and gyue the same water vnto the pacient to drinke, it vtterli consumyth the splene.

Goates dounge losith the stop­pynges and al hardenes of y^e splene or of the stone.Dyos.

Peniryall sod wyth salte, and applyed [Page] to the grefe, losyth yl humors of the splene and takith awaye the sw [...]llynge.

Coral stampt and dronke w^t wa­ter, dryeth vp the splene.

Rawe Colewortes eaten with ve­nyger, is a helpe for the splene.

Against the stopping of the splene the rote of hartes tōge is very good made to pouder,Galen. and put in wyne, & at the wane of the moone the sayde wyne is to be geuen to the pacyente to drinke.

Diosco.Grasse sod and bound to the grefe bryngeth great helpe to the splene.

The leaues of Tamariscus sod in veniger, and stampt, applyed vnto the splene, are very good.

Take a drye coutord, the ioyce of a nettle, oyle of egges and of brim­stone make a plaster therof, it is ve­ry good for those that be diseasid w^t the payne in the splene, the fallynge Euyll, and dropsie, for it is a preci­ous [Page] medycyne.

Binde the splene of a dogge to the splene of the pacient, & it shall heale hym.

Remedies. Capi. xxxvii

THys is a good experiment,Gilbert. to heale the Iaundys, take of y^e scrapynge, of Iuory of the ioyce of Lyuerworte, of Saffron, as muche as shal seme to be sufficient, of Frenche Sope to the quantitye of a Chesse Nutte, and bynd them all in the Corner of a Clothe, [Page] and swynge them vp and downe in the water tyl the vertue of al y^e sayd thynges be in the wa [...]er, and geue y^e same to the pacyent to drynke, thys is wonderful good.

The vryne of the pacient dronke wyth the ioyce of Horehounde hea­lith the Iaundis.

The scrapyng of Iuory wyth the water wherin it was washed, dothe myghtyly heale.

A certayne old woman healyd mē which were almost full of the drop­sye, with the ioyce of planten soddē to half, it myght also be made in a syrope.

Make a bathe of the water of the decoctyon of Gladyn,Diosco. and of y^e rote of Ci [...]lanim, or stampe them & dronke it with water, it h [...]leth the Iaun­dis, yf the Pores be open that the pacient may swete, for in the swete y^u shalt perceyue choler to procede.

Saffron dissoluid in water and [Page] dronk, healith incontinent.

The ioice of Camomil geuē to drīk vnto the pacient dysea [...]yd wyth the Iaundis or feuer, with warme wa­ter is a present remedie.

The ioyce of morell dronke is a helpe therfore.

Water of the decoctiō of mouseare or wyne healith incontynent.

The donge of wild goates bet to poudere, and dronke .iii. dayes,Dio [...] hea­lith those that haue the Iaundys.

❧Remedies. Capi. xxxviii.

[Page]TAke of Cloues, of Iua non mu [...]kata, of b [...]ttels, of Ga­lingale, of dryed grass [...]hoppers, of Gromel, of longe Peper, of saxfrag of the ashes of a scorpyon, of gotes bloud dryed, of y^e stones of a man, of eche, ʒ ii. make pouder therof, & geue it the secke (beynge in a bathe made of the decoctyon of Bochers brome Sperage, Smallage, Fe­nell) with white wyne, wherin great Galingal, and Englyshe Galangale, and the rote of Radyshe haue bē sodden, this is wonderfull good.

Item take Goates bloud, the a­shes of a Scorpyon, the pouder of Grashoppers, of Spodium, of spiknard, of the bloud and heares of an hare, of Galingale, Dragōs bloud, of Gromell, make pouder therof, & myngle it wyth Syrope of gromel, and Saxfrage, and gyue it to the pacient in the mornyng that he may slepe vppon it, it helpith very much

[Page]Seth all those symples y^t breakē the stone, put them to gether in a go [...]rde that is olde, and stopt it incon­tinent wyth the pacientes yarde, so the hole ayer therof may entre throughe the hole of y^e yarde, and let hym vse the same ofte times a good whi­le, after the same maner, for it bre­kith the stone, enlargeth the wayes loseth the humors of the blad [...]r, and consumith, dryeth and also expellith the stone inespecially yf many flees called cimyces be sodden, afterward make a plastere o [...] the dregges, and applye it to the yarde and to y^e bone aboue the yarde.

Item put the Pouder of the Wormes called Cimices,dioscor. in the condute of the yarde, they performe a synguler remedy.

Item yf the yarde be anoyntid ouer wyth Foxe bloude,Const [...]. the stone wyll breake incontynent, for put [Page] a stone into the bloud of a Fox, & it wyll breke in thre dayes.

Item .ix. Iuy bertes gyuen wyth warme wyne to drinke, purg [...]th the stone & prouokith vryne myghtily.

Burne hares bloud and the hole skinne of an hare, in a newe pot wel closyd, and of the same ashes giue y^e pacient a sponefull in warme wyne in a bath, and fastynge, it brekith & driueth out the stone.

Item the stone of a man, giuen in drinke vnto the pacient fasting, breketh the stone and bryngeth it oute myghtily wyth hys vrine.

Before al thynges the pacient must be purged, and nourished with such thinges as open the pip [...]s and vaynes, and clense slimy humors, or els al the medicines that shalbe geuen wil litle auayle hym.

In the head of a great Tode ther is a stone, which stone being stāpt, and geuen to the pacyent to drinke [Page] in warme wyne, maketh him to pise the stone out incontinent, but if the stone be to harde and to great, take the pouder of Snayles for it is a good experiment.

Woma [...]s flowes dried and beatē to pouder and giuen to drynke, bre­keth the stone more then ought els.

Take a good deale of mugworte, stampe it and wrynge out the ioyce therof, drynke a good draught therof euery day to the quantite of half a cupful, it breaketh the stone woū ­derfully, and causeth the grauell to yss [...]e forth, it hath ben prouyd.

Item yf the stone wil be droken by no meanes,Gerard. put in a spoute of brasse softely throughe the hole of y^e yarde tyl it touche the stone, then punch it tyl thou torne the stone out of hys place, and it be setlyd in some other place of the bladder, there it may re­mayne forty yeres w^tout daunger.

The gume of Cheryes doth mightylyDyosco. [Page] breke y^e stone & lose the grauil.

Kye.Item the herbe and rote of sea [...]ol­me sodden and dronke with wyne & Honye, earlye in the bed, helyth the stone yf it be vsyd syxtene dayes.

Gal [...]n.Stampe goates bloud thy ly­uer, y^e lyghtes, raynes, yard bowels & stones altogether. make a puddīg therof in the great gut of the same goate sethe it and giue it to the pa­cient to eate, and thou shalt se won­derfull operacyon therby, in taking away the stone.

Dioscor.Betony giuen to the pacient to drīk wyth wyne▪ hony and peper▪ myng­led to gether, taketh awaye y^e payne of the raynes, and expelleth y^e stone out of the raynes and blader.

Galen,If thou doubte whether the stone be in the blader, make a plaster of y^e herbe that is called checkwede sod in water and boōd to y^e yard and to the bone aboue the yarde and yf the grefe encrease it is in the bladder, yf [...] [Page] it do not encrease it is not ther but in the the raynes.

The gume of a damasyn tree bre­keth the stone,Diosco. and causeth it to issue

The rynde and beryes of a baye tree dronke, brekyth the stone.

Goates pysse dronke expellith and breakyth the stone.

Ameos or in the sted therof the sed of charuyll,Auycen. losith the difficultye of makyng water and dryueth forth y^e stone broken.

Item the ashes of grashoppers giuen wyth the syrupe of spiknard.Roses. is of wonderful operacyon.

Sethe seuen heades of garlyke in water a good while,Petrus. and giue the same water vnto y^e pacyent .iii. dayes, it a prouyd medicene agaynste y^• stone.

Take .ii. or .iii. yonge leuerettes, drowne thē in vineger, that they dye there, and afterward boyle them in a pot well closyd wythoute anye [Page] thynge els, and gyue the ashes ther­of to hym that hath the stone, it bre­keth the stone.

Goat [...]s bloud, and Gose bloud, myngled wyth veniger, and sod to­gether wyth a slowe fyer, doth mol­lyfye the stone.

Macer.The leaues of Enula, Campana, sod in wine and vsid for a plaster, is a great helpe to them that be fran­ty [...]e throughe the paine of the stone

C [...]can.Item Englishe galingale stampt and sod w^t oyle, & plasteryd warme vpon the bone aboue the yarde, prouoketh vrine wythout doubt.

Fox bloud fresh dronke brekith the stone, for it is knowen that yf a stone be put into it, it wyl breke.

The pouder of a hare burnt quicke in a new pot, and y^e pouder of a hartes horne yf it be taken, is greatly to be cōmendyd, for it breketh y^e stone.

A Foxe eaten, and the suet therof anoyntyd on the pacyent is a great [Page] helpe.

A special remedy after Auicen,Auic [...]. is a wagrayle.

Make pouder of grasse Hoppers takyng awaye the f [...]te head & wyn­ges myngle it wyth Gillofloures,Gilbert. and Sixfrag made also in pouder.

The stone of a man the stone in a sponge, the stone that is found in y^e bladder of a hogge be very good.

Oyle wherin Betels and Paper­wormes be sodden, anoyntid or put into the holownes of the yarde with a spout is very good.

Stampe the rotes of Olyue,Galen. co­min, and Chibols, thē se [...]h them in oyle▪ and applye them hote vpon y^• share, it moueth him to pysse incon­tinent.

Stampe Peritorye▪ and apply it warme vnto the same place,Gerad. it is of wonderful effect.

The bloud of an old Gote made to pouder, and myxt wyth y^e decoc­tyon [Page] of spiknard and cinamon, and dry grosshoppers beton to pouder, and giuen to drynke causeth the stone to gushe out wonderfully.

The feete of a Cocke giuen to the paciēt to eate, at very good but not the rest of the fleshe,

To cause the stone to breke and issewe forth, make ten or more tou­les of Radyshes rotes, put them in white wine al a hole night in y^e mornynge drynke the wine fasting, vse it euerye daye tyll the stone go from the.

[...]The raynes doung, bloud, ashes & heares of an hare breke the stone.

Remedies. Cap. xxxix.

OXe dounge myxt wyth honie,Auicen [...] and wa [...]me applied to y^e bone aboue the yard, is very good.

Item .iii. flyes callyd cantharydes (there heades and wynges taken a­way) myxt wyth goates mylke, and dronke, do lose the stranguryon.

Paper wormes stampt wyth oyle, and wyth the fot of a hedghogge a­noynt the yard and the place there aboute therewythall, it prouoketh v­ryne myghtily.

Water of the decoctyon of galin­gale prouoketh the vryne.

Make a plaster of hensgrese gose grese, and the grease of a hedghoge of the sead of gromell, & Saxfrage and goates blud.

[Page]Applye Galbanum vpon the bel­ly vnder the nauyl, it causeth the pacient to make vryne incontinent.

Pyls made of Rye mele, and ap­plyed vpon the yard (it being anointed wyth vnguentum, Populeon) helyth lyghtly.

Dioscor.Ther is nothyng that prouokithe vrine more mightly then a radyshe rote.

Item the rote of a Docke sod with wyne and oyle and plasterid aboue the yard, prouoketh vryne in great quantytye.

The pouder of the beryes of brio­ny doth greatly heale y^e strāgurion.

The rind of a Has [...]l nut tree or the leaues helpe greatly the strāgurionIsa [...].

Dioscor.The leaues of Plantayn whyche growe nere the rote, beynge dronke healith al difficultys of the blader.

Radyshe rote s [...]d in whyt wyne and a litle pouder made of hares heres mynglid therto, causith y^e paciēt [Page] to make water incōtinēt it hath ben prouyd.

Warme egges applyed aboue the yard, heale the grete of blader and raynes wonderful.

Item Filbertes stāpt and drōke wyth water or wyne heale the pay­nes of the blader and raynes.

Remedies. Capi. xl.

WAshe thy yard often wyth win of the decoctyon of sage.Macer

The ashes of a drye gourd he­lith quickly the rotten vlcers of the yarde.Dyos.

Item a fomentacion made wyth wine of the decoctyon of olyue lea­ues, is very good.

If it be swellen about the yearde, take dry figges and flouer of wh [...]teConst [Page] myngle it wyth oyle, and applye it to the yarde.

The ioyce of planten sodden and put into the holownes of the yarde, healeth the vlcers therof.

Circan.Litarge dissoluid wyth oyle of rosys, is very good.

Diosco.Sethe the mylke of an Asse, or of a gote, wyth the ioyce of plantyn it healeth if it be dronke, the vlcers of the raynes bladar and yard. Isac spekyth only of the very mylke.

Remedies. Capi. xli.

[Page]AGaynst this dysease gyue y^• pacient the blader of a gote or of a black shepe,Const. or els of a Bull made to pouder, giue it hym to drīk w^t vyneger & water when he goeth to bed.

Giue hym for .iii. dayes at the wane of the moone,Dioscor. y^e blader of a fresh water fyshe.

The brayne of an hare giuen in wyne to drinke, causeth the pacyent to with hold his vryne.

Filberdes rostyd are holesome a­gaynst the distillacion of vrine.

Stampe to pouder a drye blader of a sowe Pygge,Galen. giue it in drinke for it is very god and holesome.

Item gallingale withholdeth the flowing of the vryne,Const. ingenderyd of the coldnes of the reines and blader

Itē the blader of a bore rostyd,Plini. re­straynyth y^e incōtinency of y^e vrine. The ligthes of a Kid eaten & boūde vnder the nauyll wyth holdyth the [Page] distillacion of the vryne.

Remedies. Capi xlii.

Diosc [...]. Isa [...].IF the coddes be swollen, take bene flouer and temper it with the ioyce of walworte, and co­mon oyle bind it vnto the coddes i [...] loseth the swellyng therof inconty­nent.

Of the same operacion ar the ioy­ces of Elder and walwort.

Goates dounge dissoluid w^t wine tak [...]th away al the swellyng of the Coddes. [...]ye.

The seed and leaues of Henbane stamptDios. & bound to the coddes take [Page] away the payne and swellynge thee of. This cure is wrought manye wayes, fyrst let the plac [...] and fundament be mollifi [...]d wyth d [...]coctyon of Margeram, and aft [...]rwarde the thynges mencioned before myxte together and made in a plaster, suppli the same tyl he be hole of y^e swelling Another forme of plaster is this, ta­ke of Marciaton, waxe, pitche, ship rosen, and Terebentine, of Frankē sence, Mastycke, Dragons bloud, bole Amonike new, of eche like quā titi [...]: aft [...]r that let hym vse suche a lyke syrupe as this folowynge .xx. or .xl. dayes.

Take o [...] veruen, Styche wor [...]e, Calament, wyld Marg [...]ram, Plā ­tayne, Starewort, Sc [...]b [...]o [...]se, & of the rote of restharowe, let thē boyle well tog [...]ther, afterward [...]ake Frā ­kensence, Dragons bloud bole Ac­myny [...]ke, Fenegreke, of mastycke, of [...]che lyke much stampe them and [Page] blend them wyth whytes of egges, and put therinto a good quantitie of the foresayd decoction, and giue it vnto the pacient early and late, so shal he be healid.

Coluer dounge, dogges turdes, Gotes doūge wyth the ioyce of walworte and common oyle, is muche worthe.

Remedies. Capi. xliii.

Const.IF the yard do swell, and be gre­uously payned, mingle Waxe & oyl [...] and y^e ioyce of purslande toge­there, and applye it vnto the yarde it is a prouyd remedy.

Put Betony sod in wyne vnto the yarde.

[Page]Barly branne sod in wyne & ho­ny, and bound vnto the yarde as a plaster taketh awaye the ache and swellyng therof.

Olyue leaues stampt wyth hony helyth the Cancer in the yard or els where, also let the place be washed wyth warme vineger and dryed w^t a lynen cloth, sprynkle theron pou­of gaules, do thys thryse a day and it shall heale it perfitlye in shorte space.

Item the ioyce of water lentyls anoyntyd vpon the yarde,Alber [...]. healythe the yard, Cods, stones, and taynes and raynes, and suppressith y^e fleshely lust.

The ioyce of lenttyls layd vpon y^e ranker of the yard killeth the same.

❧Remedies. Capi. xliiii.

Macer.HEmlockes bound to a mans stones, take vtterly away all desyre of copulacion.

If Opium, Henbane sede, & mā ­drage be mynglid wyth wax & oyle, in the whyche they haue soden, and the members therwith be anoynted and a plaster therof beyng made, & bound vnto the coddes, it taketh a­waye the desyer of copulacion.

Anoynte oftentymes the mem­bres, with the ioyce of Nyght shade Singrene, and vyneger.

Al men and inespecially Diosco­rides sayeth that P [...]per, Rue, Tut­sayne, Calamint, Castoreum, waste the s [...]de of generacyon, (by driuing it vp) of there p [...]opretie and stronge heate.

[Page]Item let the yarde be anoyntyd w^t oyle,Cōsta [...]. wherin Camfore hath ben re­solued, and he shall haue no feruent desyre to it.

I a man eate the flowers of a sal­low or wyllowe tree, or of a Poplet tree, they wyl make cold al the heate of carnall lust in hym.

Bene flouer made in forme of a plaster and bound vnto the pryuye members of a boy,Dioscor. Isac. quenchith al concupiscence and sufferth not heares to growe ther.

Lettys sede dryethe vp the seede, & quenchith the desyer of copulacon.Auicen. Anonte the priuie members wyth [...]he ioyce of Hēbane, and the carnal concupiscence shalbe quenchid therby.

Remedies. Cap. xlv.

THe rote of lilly sodden wyth comon oyle molletieth hardnis of the matryx and openithe the same.Dioscor.

A fom [...]tatiō of y^e water wherin mallowes or holi hoke haue ben sodden in, taketh away the hardenes of the matryx and openith the mouth therof. Mingle gose grese wyth y^e ioyce of lekes and anoint the necke of the matrix, it vnbīdeth the same drawē together after y^e issuing of y^e flouers

Item cokle, myrhe, white frankē ­cence▪ & safron▪ let them all sethe to­gethere in wyne or water, and yf a woman be anoynted ther w^t it ope­nyth [Page] the narrones of y^e matrix, and maketh hyr apt to conceptyon.

The rote of walwote soden,Diosco and a fomentatyon made therof, helpith all the hardenes and clausures of y^• matrix.

Remedies. Capi. xlvi.

THe wine wherin wylde marge­ram hath ben sod in, dothe prouoke [Page] the flouers, lykewyse the herbe layd to the matrix in a plaster, or y^• suffumygacion of the same.

A supposytory or pessarie of coton dypt in Citbyntyne, doth clense the matrice.

The dregges of oyle put into the matri [...] doth clense the same, & bring furth a deade chylde.

The ro [...]e of madder made in a pessary hath no l [...]sse strēgthe. Wine of the decoction of Calaminte or pulyoll dronke▪ doth quickly prouoke the flouers, but mugwort is much better for the same purpose.

The rote of a Li [...]lye rostid vnder th [...] Embres and stampt wyth oyle, beynge layd to th [...] matrix doth won̄ derfullye open the same, so doth the sede therof & also b [...]ing furth a dead chyld [...] wyth out p [...]ryl.

Purflane doth vtt [...]rly dissolue all swellinges in th [...] matrix whether it [...]e dronke emplaster [...]d or the place [Page] be washyd wyth y^e decoction ther of

Sethe sage and d [...]inke it, eyther stampe it and lay to the matrix, for both ways it prouoketh the flouers and after burthens.

Holworte dronke and layd to the matrix clensyth the matrix and ta­keth away the after burthens after chyld byrthe, neuerthelesse it is corysiue and therfore perilouse.

The flouer of nigella, Romana, put to the ma [...]r [...]x wyth hony, dra­weth out al cont [...]nt [...]s wyth greate vyolence, wherfore it is perelouse.

Let the roote of g [...]adyt, be made lyke a pessarie and anoynt the same wyth oyle debay or common ole, thē cast theron pouder of walwort and put it into the matrix all a night tyl it prouoke it to blede.

It is very good to make a bath of such herbes as do prouoke the floures and to washe the membres ther wyth, and to receyue the fume ther­of [Page] standyng ouer a close stole, suche herbes be those.

Wylde margeram, clamint, sauery, Mynte, Mugwort, Cynamon, Cardamomum .ʒ i. Galingale, Cappares, the rinds of Cassia fistula, et Cassia liguea, fenell sede, sage, pulyoll, afterward make a pessary or suppository of blacke helebor, nigella, Romana Scamonie, wrappid in a lynin cloth, put that into the matrix & w^tout doubt it wyll prouoke the floures wonderfully.

A pessary of cotton dypt in oyle wherin coloquintida hat ben soddē is very effectuouse.

The floures longe stoppid are brought furthe wyth a bathe of the decoction of y^e herbe called bawme.

A pessary of lynen cloth ful of sod garlike heades stampyd with oyle, is very good.

Also one Cloue of pillid garlyke put into y^e matrix doth open y^e same [Page] Bitter Almōdes blaūchid & stāpid put to the matrix like a pessari or o­ther wyse, do drawe forth al fylthe & corrupt humors conteyned in y^e matrix or els where.

Cinamon (hauyng greate vertue to prouoke vr [...]ne) doth clense the after burthēs of a womā, and y^t much better if it be mynglyd wyth myrte. Chickwed rosted vnder the embres and stampid & layde to the matryx, prouoketh the floures.

Ther is no medicine lyke vnto oyle of lyllyes, yf the membres be anointyd therwyth, it helythe all dyseases of the matrix.

Pouder of scamony cast vppon a pessary of the rote of malowe dothe bringe forth the flouers, thys haue I prouyd.

A bathe made of the decoctyon of Maydē heare and reynworte dothe wounderfullye purge the matryx.

[Page]Mugworte stampid and put to y^• nauyll or the ioyce therof mynglid wyth myrre and made in a p [...]ssarye doth prouoke the floures.

Sauery dronke or emplaysterid to the matrix doth cast out a deade chylde.

A pessarye made of Galbanum doth myghtily prouoke floures.

Remedies. Capi. xlvii.

YF the Floures wil not cease in ther natural tyme, make a pes­sarie of goates doūge, and the ioyce of shepherds purse or ribwort or Plātayne, and put it into the matrix.

[Page]Yarowe stampid wyth the water of the decoctyon of ypoquistidos, & the flouers of pomgranate, stoppeth wonderfulli.

Make abath of these herbes Plā tayne, Shepherds purse, wild Ta­sill, and the middel rind of an Oke, and afterward vse this pessary. Take the pouder of a hartes horne, I­poquistidos, Acacia, bole armenia­ke, newe plaster, waxe, Talowe of a Gote, and of y^e whyche remaynethe make a plaster to the raynes & share and it stoppeth Floures on warrin­sise. Lykewyse make a bathe of the rinde of an Oke, quicken beres or seruice, and plaster, thys is of great efficacy.

As many graynes as a womā doth drinke of Coryander sede, so manye dayes shal the Floures be stoppid.

Apessary or pouder of ceruse or white lead minglid wyth pouder of smallage, doth meruelousli stop the [Page] Floures.

The ioyce of Lekes stoppeth both the floures and after burthen,

Corall dronke stoppeth the floures, so dothe the ashes of brent acornes cast into the matrix drye and heale al fylthy and nociue hummours.

Acatia made in a pessarye is very good for the same, lykewyse agreat ventose layd to the papes and kept a hole houre.

Rybwort dronke or made in a pes­sary stoppithe al flux of matrix and there is no medicine comparable vnto thys.

The sede or rote of water lylly hath a peculiar vertue.

The water founde in an holowe Oke is g [...]od wyth Rayne water for the same rso is water of Pulyol dronke.

A decoctyon of Akorne shales doth me [...]uelously inclose the matrix, and so doth a pessary of morell.

[Page]Sanct Iohns herbe dronke, doth stoppe vtterlye both whyt and Red flux Cynabarys of some men callid dragons bloud hath a maruelouse strengthe to stop the matrix.

Remedies. Capi. xlviii.

IF a woman be greuid with the moder▪ stāpe netle leaues & put thē to y^e matrix, and let hyr also [Page] drinke parsnepsede with wyne for it is very good and losith the suffoca­tions and clenseth the sede contenid in the matrix.

A pessary of oyle of bitter almon­des, doth asswage the grefe vtterly.

This is a principal medicine, let the woman smell to enphorbiū that she may nese or blowe it to hyr nos­thrilles then shal she drinke Casto­reum cloues and assofetida.

Also louage, Isope, wormewode & Ferne leaues, sod and made in a plaster and layde from the nauyl to the share doo wounderfullye helpe the moder.

Sethe wormewod and Ferne or ether by it self and stampe them for a plaster therof doth breke the pay­nes of the moder.

A lynen cloth sod in the lye of the ashes of colewortes doth take awai the ventositie of the matrix.

Triakle cloues and garlicke dys­soluyd [Page] in stronge hote wyne, is pre­sent medicine for the Moder, thys haue I prouyd.

Lykewyse dothe a great ventose wyth much fyre vpon the share: al­so let hyr receyue stynkyng and fil­thy sauoures at hyr mouth & a suf­fumigacion or diuerse swete and o­doriserous thynges beneth.

Rue sod and stamped in oyle with hens grese and gose grese hote layd betwyxte the nauyl and the share, is an excellent medycyne.

Nettle sede dronke in wyne dothe a swage all paynes in the matrix, & take awaye the ventositi therof.

A suffumigacion of myrhe doth o­pen the Matrix beinge inclosyd: so dothe the fume of Terebentine receiuid by the mouth.

Make a pessary of minte, calamint Sauery, hilwort and muske wyth castoreum put this into the matrix, and let hyr smel assafetida, and rue [Page] thys haue I prouyd to be wounderfull god.

Also Rue sod in water and put in­to the matrix asswagith the paynes euen so doth the suffumygacyon of galbanum.

Rayne water minglyd wyth strōge vineger and spout [...]d into the nose­thrilles doth soddenly dryue doune the moder, and like vertue haue .xv graynes of Peonye dronke wyth wyne.

Remedies. Capi. xlix.

THe suffumigacion of cocle & frankensēce is very good therfore. An implayster of laudanū layd to the matrix or the same sufu­mygated doth dispose the matri [...] to [Page] conceyue yf the let come of cold.

A pessary or suff [...]migacion of nep doth drye and heale the moyste and cold matrix, but chefly a pessari ma­de of Theodoricō & scammony and put into y^e matrix: after the natural stoppyng of the floures yf she vse y^e company of a mā it wil make a barrā woman conceyue.

Herbe Bawme suffumygatyd do [...]h wounderfully comfort the matrix.

Let a woman eate the mat [...]ix or Rennet of an Hare and she shall conceyue.

This is a present medicine take y^• dounge of an Hare and the Rennet therof and mingle them with hony, and afterwarde make pouder t [...]er­of and let the woman drinke y^e same thre dayes and thre nigthes wyth y^e shauynges of Iuory, and wytho [...]t doubt she shall conceue.

The pouder of the stones of a bore made in pouder & dronk [...] doth maruelously [Page] helpe conception, lykewyse doth a bathe made of the decoctyon of rosemary, and of more efficaci is garlyke sod in oyle of Roses & woll made in a pessary, thys is a presente medicine.

If a woman do vse to anoynt her members wyth thys oyle she shall conceyue without fayle, take of da­tes a pound, of Fistikes a poūde, of Nutmigges, and Cinamoum Ana ʒ i. of longe Peper, of nuttes of E­gypt ana ʒ i. of gaules .ʒ ii, of Gynger .ʒ i. of Suger a pounde & min­gle thē with hony and make anointment therof.

Also let an egge shell be filled w^t .ʒ i of greke pitche .ʒ ii. of Castoreum & binde it vpon the nauill for it is very good, so is the suffumigacion of Aloes.

Here foloweth a pessary of greate vertue and efficacie for y^• after bur­thens and al paines in the matrix, & [Page] besyde thys doth meruelously helpe cōceptyon, take y^e braynes of a hart or calfe of grene Ysope, & butter of gotes mylke or cowes milke almondes, storax claryfyed hony of euery of them .ʒ i. of oyle of spike .ʒ.ii. then stampe those whyche be to be stam­pid and melt the rest afterward mingle them together and w^t wol make a pessarye therof and if the woman vse it thre dayes and ther vpon vse the company of man althoughe she hath ben barraine of longe time yet she shal conceiue.

Also thys hath ben often prouid veri good for the purpose take comfery, the rynde Pomgranattes, the skynne of a medler, the rynd of an [...] ke the leaues of swete breare ana. ʒ i of nut curneles cloues and nutmigges ana. ʒ i. make pouder of al these and of the same wyth rose water make litle balles and drye them in the shadowe, and when you be dyspo­syd [Page] to vse them dissoluyd one in rose water and wyth the same bath the matrix, and you shall conceyue w^t out doubte.

Remedies. Cap. l.

IF the tetes be swollē vp through superfluitie of mylke, fyrst of all put it backe wyth potters clay and vineger or els wyth a beane broken and stampt and minglyd wyth the white of an egge or wich lentils sod in veniger apply it vnto the tetes in all increase of the same, & wyth oyle of rosys it taketh away al swellyng and hardenes of the tetes.

[Page]Bynde vnto the brest cromes of breade myxt w^t y^e ioyce of smallag [...].Const.

The rote of Colewortes, myn [...]es, bene flouer all & euerye of these lo [...]e and dry vp the mylke.

If there be any holowe vlcer or cā kar in the brest, got [...]s dounge tem­pered wyth hony killeth the same, & taketh away al fylthe.

If the head of the tete be anoyn­tyd wyth bawme, it taketh away the payne therof.

Item the orure of a man burnt & applied vnto the tetes, helyth the cā kernes and mueterate vlce [...]s.

The leaues of an olyue tre stampt kyll the Canker and worme in the brest.

Agaynst the swellyng of the te­tes applye malloes stāpt and made hote wyth common oyle and bynde them to the same.Diosco

Henbane sede stampt and put inMacer. [Page] wyne and applyed to the Tetes ta­kethe away the payne therof and of the kyrnels also.

Dioscor.Gotes dounge minglid with ve­niger and branne and applied for a plaster, losith wounderfully al swellyng of the brestes.

Cō [...]ta [...].Ashes made of a dogges head spar­syd vpon y^• holownes of the breste, that is ingenderyd of a kankar kil­leth and brekith away al filthe therof: Coluer dounge wyth honye and wax is muche worthe and of great efficacy hereto.

Knot grasse beinge caryed aboute the person taketh awai the swelling of the Tetes incontinent.

The grese or fat of a Hedghogge anoynted vpon the Pappes, sletthe the milke therin by opening of y^• pores and losyng therof.

Mouse turdes anoyntyd vpon the brestes wyth water losyth the hardnes payne and swellyng therof.

[Page]Brimstone stampte wyth wyne & plasterid ouer the Tetes,Isac. brekith the hardnes of the same.

The shels of partrigis egges stāpt and minglid wyth wax and Terra Sigillata▪ do heale the tetes beinge redy to fall of wyth ache.

❧ Remedies. Capi. li.

AGaynst daungerous chylde byrth many say that the scra­pinges of Dates stones giuē wyth [...]yne doth wonderfully ease womē [...]f ther trauaylinges in child byrth. Dippe a lynnen clothe in the ioyceIsac. [Page] of slone Perstie or of Comon persty and put the same into the mouth of the matrix, and it shall cause y^e dead chyldes delyu [...]rance and the after burdens also, and the same beinge dronke in any kinde of drinke clen­syth the matrix and the child of all grosse humors.

Oke ferne stampt and plasteryd vpon the feete of the traualinge woman, causeth the chyld byrthe ether a lyue or dead.

If a woman drinke mayden heare in wine,Aui [...]en. it causeth spedy deliuerāce.

Item drinke made of Castoreum is very good in such causes.

Peter. Lu.Also if the priuityes of a woman be anoynt [...]d wyth y^• ashes of an as­ses houfe, it is a veri good and easy remedy.

Also geue vnto a woman in th [...]s case an other womās mylke to drīk it causeth spedy delyuerance.

Gilbert,Stamp [...] Ueruen and giue it to a [Page] traualinge woman to drynke wyth water it causeth delyuerance also.

Item myrhe geuen to drynke in warme wyne the quantyty of a big nut, causeth deliuerance of y^e chylde eyther quicke or deade.

Dragance bound to the priuities of a woman in labor, causeth her to be delyuered incontinent but there must heade be takē that it be quickly remouyd, least it drawe forth the matrix wyth all.

Sethe Mugwort in water & plaster it hote vpon the nauyl and thighes of a woman laboring w^t child,Rogeriu [...] it causeth both child byrth and y^• af­ter burden also, if it tary longe ther it wil cause the mat [...]r to folow vpō

The ioyce of Lekes hath a mighty operacion in thys case, if it be drō ke wyth warme water.

The ioyce of Figges or pouder of Dyttanye gyuen to a woman [Page] that laborynge in chyld hath the A­gue, with water, yf she haue not the Ague, with wyne, it causeth y^e deade chylde in hyr wombe to issue forthe. A horse curde dronke and suffumy­gated causeth delyuerance, as well of the secondines as of the chyld.

Kye.Item take pyony sede, when it is blacke, stampe it and blend it wyth oyle and anoynt the loynes and priuyties of a woman traualinge with chyld, it maketh delyuerance of the chyld in hyr wombe wythout paine

A suffumigacion made of the hornes and houfes of Goates mo­ueth myghtily the matrix to deliue­rance.

Dios.Take of Betony sodden w^t water and hony ʒ i. it hasteneth the dely­uerance, and delyueryth y^• laboring woman out of her daunger, but in any case beware that there be no pe­res in the house wherin the woman traualeth for they ar very hurtfull [Page] and do not suffer the matrix easylye to open.

If the woman cannot easylye be ryd of the after burden, take borage and leke blades, and the ioice of parsl [...] ro [...]s giue the same wyth oyle & it shalbe delyuerid incontinent.

The leaues of Iunip [...]r dronke wyth water and hony causeth the delyuerance of the child and of the se­condynes,Cōstan. and after burden.

Dissolue a swalowes n [...]st wyth water, straine it and drinke it, it causeth the byrthe of the chylde to be verye easy.

Remedies. Capi. lii.

[Page]FOr y^e payne after child byrth, take y^• yolkes of egges migh­tyly soddē in water, breke thē to peces & mingle them w^t suet and the ioyce of mugwort and Cumyn and make a plaster therof.

Sethe onyons in water and after stampe them with oyle and Cumin and yolkes of egges, it is veri good applied in like forme as the other.

Sethe in wyne or water the ro­tes of maryshe mallowe and wal­worte and stampe them well & min­gle them with Comon oyle warme, and a make a plaster.

DioscoLet Baye berys beinge beten to pouder, be put vpon hote Coles, & let the woman receyue vp the fume therof, closely, it helpith muche the payne of the matrix, and concepciō, and wastethe the superfluytyes of the Matrix, also it causethe dely­uerance.

Remedies. Capi. liii.

THe iointe sicknes is thus deuidid, into sciatica, which is in y^e huckle bone. Podagra, y^e gou [...] of the legges and feete, and Chira­gra, the goute of the fingers & Ar­thritica which is in euery other part of the body.

Towne cresses stampt & made in a plaster wyth suete, taketh away the ioynte sycknes longe hanging vpō a man afore, yf it be vsyd.

Asphaltuum made in a plaster w^t Dioscor. [Page] salte Peter heleth the ioynte sicknes and the goute.

Isac.Water of the decoctyon of rape, throughe the working therof, helith the payne of the Iointe sycknes & goute of his owne property.

Dioscor.Cost or detin plasterid vpon the goute, and disese called sciatica, healyth the same, by drawynge oute the humors from the bottom: and after the same sorte it is good for them y^t haue the palsy, and ioynte syckn [...]s.

The roote of holy hoke or marishe mallowe, stampt and myxte wyth y^• grease of an olde hogge, healith the goute within thre dayes.

Playntayne leaues plasteryd w^t freshe greace, is a good r [...]medye to take away the payne and swellyng of the goute. The sede therof also vsed in plaster is a great helpe a­gaynst the goute.

Mace [...]The leaues of Cresses myxth w^t branne and vineger and emplaste­ryd [Page] vpon y^• grefe ar of much effect.

Itē take musterd sede a litle bread dry Fygges, hony and as much vi­neger as you wyll, put them all to gether, and bind it to the grefe.

Take the fleshe of a fat Cat, the grease of a Gose,Gilbert. of a graye and of a Fox, & the mary of a hartes horne Iuy▪ Sage, Rue▪ Uyrgius Waxe, Frankensence, the yolkes of rostyd egges, Snayles, put them all in an earthen pot that hathe a hole made in the botome for the nones, and let it be close aboue wyth paste that no ayre may issewe forth at al and put vnder the same pot, another whole pot & close thē together and put the nethermost in ground. & as it were burye it in earthe, and compasse it about wyth fyere aboue, & ther wyl distill a wonderfull good oyntmēt out of the vpper moost pot whyche wylbe good for the cold goute.

Agaynst the cold swellynge [Page] Goute, take stale grese, and the whites of egges, beate them togethere a good while & mingle together brimstone, the rote of red Dockes, quicke siluer without ani fyer, vse the same plastered vpon some lether, early & late let it be renued, it shall cause it to ytche greatlye, but yet doubt no­thynge of it, for it wyl heale the.

Also thys plaster folowinge hath ben proued of thys Gylbert & is an wounderfull inuencion. Take of y^e bare earthe of Emetes .ʒ iiii. of bar­ly branne ▪ ʒ i. of Rose .℥ & a half, of bene floure .℥ & a half malowes mā drage ana ℥ vi. sethe the mallowes and mandrage in thre pound of water vnto halfe, and make therwyth the other medycines beaten to pou­der in a mortare, and myngle ther­wyth Wax▪ and yolkes of egges, of Safron .ʒ iii. kneade them all well together and it shal nede none other plaster or medicine.

[Page]An other plaster whyche is to be vsed when the grefe is moost vehe­ment. Take of honi combe .℥ i. and of the mylke of Barlye styepen in Rose water and Rayne water minglid together .ʒ i. and a halfe, mingle them together in a mortare, and blyende them well wyth the whyte of an egge, make a cerupe, and applye it, is very good.

Item sethe syxe Backes or Reremyse in Rayne water, & afterwarde streyne it, and put therto of oyle of Roses, and bowes of Wyllowes, & sethe them vnto the consumpcyon of the Oyle, it is much worth both in a hote and cold cause, for it hathe an vnknowen vertue.

Sshippe Pitche and salt Ammoniake mixte together is a syngu­lar helpe for them whiche haue the Crampe.Diosco.

Item Betony stampte and pla­stered [Page] vpon the grefe of the goute, easeth the same, and the decoctyon therof beinge dronke doth the same son [...]r.

Womans floures anoyntyd vp­pon the grefe of the goute taketh a­way the payne.

Item a bathe made of decoction of flewort taketh away al goute.

Tyme stampte with the white of an egge and applied for a plaster is a good and helthful medicine for y^e ioynte sycknes, & especially the scia­tica.

Take Bay berys and the leaues of Rue, Tyme, Organe, Pennyri­al, old sope, myngle them together and frye them and apply them vpō the hote goute, wyth towe, the place beinge fyrst annoyntyd w^t honye it taketh away the goute and al other grefes.

Thys is a precyouse oyntment agaynst al goute and ioynte syknes, [Page] take the thre sortes of Snayles ga­thered in maye, and put them in a frying panne, vse it for an oyntmēt

Thys folowynge is approu [...]d remedye, in all cases, wythout purga­cion, anoynt the place wyth y^• ioyce of Galyngale and of artychokes, or lay a spoūge vpon the grefe dipt in warme wyne of the d [...]coction of comin, it wyl drawe out the hurtful humores▪ it hath ben prouyd.

Hares dounge discomperd w^t warme wine and plastered heleth vtter­ly those y^t haue the sciatica,Kye. thoughe they be past hope.

Anoynmēt made of hartes horne is good for the same disease also.

This is a most assurid oyntment agaynst al old goutes and io [...]nt sicknes and agaynst the pal [...]ye.Gilbert Take Fox flesh and sethe it in good wine tyll it faule from the bones, after­ward stampe the fleshe myghtylye, beinge hote and wringe out y^e ioyce [Page] therof and sethe the same ioyce tyll it be as thicke as an oyntmen, afterwarde put a lytle red wax thervnto and litle of pouder of Masticke of Castoreum, bdelii, myrre Bayberis a quantitie of euforbium and a litle of muske, and let them be incorporatyd all together as anoyntment.

Another most certayne approuyd oyntment. Take a byge roote of Bryonye, & make it hollowe & put into the holownes therof y^e ioyce of Hellebor, Calamint, Tyme, or Rue, vnto two hollow partes and let the thyrde parte remayne emptye, and put the pouders therin mencyoned in the formare oyntemēt, Pyretory the roote of Gētian, and hermodac­tilys, and put therto Petroleum or sume olde oyle and Waxe, and let it be stopped wyth Potters claye or paste, and let it be put in the embr [...]s there let it boyle a good whyle and [Page] afterwarde stampe it and wrynge out the ioyce, vse for anoyntment.

Another oyntment of efficacye, thervnto, take the ioyce of a wylde Cucummer rote, grene Grapes, parritorye, the leaues and beryes of I­uye, Iuniper berys, euforbium, Castor [...]ū, the fat of a Gripe, of a gose, of a Heron, of a Fox, and of a bere then take a fat Cat and pull of the skynne and fyll hyr wyth all these foresayd thinges, and let it rost wel vpon a spyt against the fyre and let the drippyng that cometh of her be kepte and resolue a lytle Wax ther­in, and annoynte the grefe there­wyth.

Item kyl a whelpe of .xxx. dayes olde and anoynt the payneful grefe wyth the bloude of the sayd welpe, it is very good.

Item sethe the fleshe of the sayde whelpe in wyne, wyth Rue Betany [Page] Fenigreke, Egrymony, and Sage, afterward stampe them al to gether and put to a litle mary of a Hartes bone, & a fewe ashes sethe it in ma­ner of anoyntment, and anoynt the place, it is very good.

In a great and extreme payne of the ioynt sycknes, take a whelpe of the age aforesayd and rost him, and cut him in the middes alongyst the backe, and applye it hote it is verye good and much worthe.

Const.Item seth Rue and Sage in oyle together and beinge hote stamped, apply it to the grefe, it wyl alay the payne incontinent.

Boyle the ioyce of Henbane in y^e grese of hogge,Const. and put thervnto a litle wax and anoynt the grefe therwith: y^e herbe it selfe also sod in wine and bound vnto the grefe appesith it immediatly.

A plaster made of the rote of wal­wort and Hermodactiles stampte [Page] wyth Hogges grese, and bound vnto the colde goute, helpeth the same.

A plaster made of Oxe, and hog­ges dounge sodden in veniger, and Rauens grese, cattes grese, or Hea­rons grese, is very good against an immoderate payn. Make to pouder ʒ i. of Opiū minglid wyth Saffrō and yolkes of Egges, and oyle of Rosys, this myghtylye asswagithe and restraneth the matter.

Item take Emetes and the egges of them, and a litle of y^e earth wher­in they dyd a bide, and comon salte, mengle them w^t the grese of an olde Hogge, and beinge put betwyne a clothe of lynnen applye it vnto the grefe.

Misselto boylid in water and the grefe beinge bathid wyth the sayde water hath great helpe therby.

Item ashes of burnt Tyme myn­gled wyth the whyte of egge & pla­sterid vpon the place, brekith goute [Page] and draweth out the hurtfulnes.

A bathe wherin emetes and there egges beinge stampte haue ben sodden, dothe quyckly heale an old and almost incurable ioynt syknes.

Gotes dounge takith away the hardenes & swellyng of y^e ioyntes.A [...]i [...]n.

Grene Rue plasterid wyth salte and Honye takethe away the payne

Thys confectyon is most pro­per and certayne medycine for those that haue the ioynte sycknes.

Const.Take of Sauayne .ʒ ii. of Pe­per, of Iuy, and Rue leues, Ana. ʒ vi. of Germander .ʒ ii. gyue the sam to the pacyent wyth wyne.

Item boyle Mules pysse wyth wax▪ oyle, and litarge, make a pla­ster therof and it wyll remedy.

If the grefe be myxte wyth swel­ling, take of beanes .℥ iiii.v. yolkes of Egges, blend them togethere, and plaster them vpon the grefe.

[Page]Item Baye leaues sodde in water and myxte wyth water of Pur­seland, yf the grefe be washed there wyth it muche helpythe.

Take of Lyons grese, ii, pounde of Wax, a pound, of Masticke, oile ʒ iiii. it vtterly taketh awai al grefe of the ioyntes.

Item anoyntement of a Catte helythe the pacyent in one day, yf it be made after thys fashyon, it is very good.

Take a fat slayde Catte hyr bones beynge pullyd from the fleshe, stampe it myghtylye and put it in the belly of a fat Gose, and put salt grese thervnto wyth Peper, & mu­sterdsede, of Dragons, of Pellyto­rye, of warmewoode, Garlicke and beres suet, Ana. ℥ i. of wax .℥ ii. rost it and kepe the drippynge.

Myngle the ashes of colewortes burnt with freshe hogges grese an­oynte the Goute there wyth,Galen it wyll [Page] heale it in thre dayes.

Gilbe [...]The dounge of a storke mixt with hogges grece, helith alonge conty­nuyd Goute.

Temper persly and oyle of Rosys wyth womans mylke, and anoynte the grefe therwyth.

Thys potion folowinge is wounderful good for the goute and ioint sicknes take of hermodactill .ʒ iiii. of Cummin and Ginger ana ʒ i▪ geue therof at once vnto y^e paciēt .ʒ ii.

Hermodactil made in a plaster w^t veniger is very good.

Peper plasterid vpon the grefe warmeth the Ioyntes and sinowes so that ther is no medicine like vn­to it.

Flebothomy or the cuttinge of a vayne next the gretest ioynt,Galen. is ve­rye good.

The rote of wyld Mallowe stāped with stale grese, and plasterid helith the goute in thre dayes.

[Page]Take of Armoniacke and pitche lyke quantytie,Dios [...] ▪ mingle it and make it in a plaster it is a singular medi­cyne for the goute,

Oyle sod in water & honye plaste­ryd wyth cokle (after that the paciēt hath bathid the grefe wyth water) healith the disease.

Take a good deale of worme­wode of the rotes of Walworte, of whete branne, of dunge and salt, let them sethe together in vyneger tyll the Uineger be cōsumyd, afterward stampe it and applye it hote.

Rattes turdes stampt and minglyd wyth olde grese losyth all swel­lynges of a cold cause.

Item coluer dounge sodden in wyne, tyll the wyne be consumyd & plasteryd, helyth the goute.

Take halfe a pound of Wax, of oyle olyue .v pound. of good wyne a pound, let them sethe together tyll the wyne be consumyd, afterwarde [Page] mynge therto .℥ ii. of Euphorbium made to pouder, make an oyntment therof it hath ben prouyd in y^• gout and ioynte sycknes.

Take a drame of y^• ioyce of popler rind, drinke it, for it is very good.

Sethe a deade Wesyll tyll the fleshe faul from the bones, strayne it wyth oyle, and mingle wax ther­vnto and anoynte the ioynte grefe therwyth, and the great [...]wyn [...] po­kes, it mightyly healeth all corrup­cion of the sinowes and Ioyntes.

Sethe nettels that growe in hote and drye ground in lye made of the ashes of a Uine, and wyth the same lye b [...]inge hote washe the grefe and plaster the nettels vpon it, it is veri good in al aches of the goute.

Sethe salte and syfted Whete branne▪ hony, and red wyne tyl they be thycke, and so applye it vnto the grefe.

Be sure of thys one thynge that [Page] in some cause medicines y^t are made (except they be purgyng, or breking or at the lest except some sufficiente euacuaciō of y^e matter go before) do not gretly h [...]lpe, therfore let the hote humour be purgyd wyth an electu­ary made of the ioyce of rosys.

Let those pacientes be wel ordred and warely and let the matter be bi lytle, and lytle purged, that the nouryshynge vertue be not dystroyd, for in Pilles, many thynges are re­ceyued that drawe wyth vyolence, as euphorbium, harmodactill, Col­loquiti [...]a, Turbith, scamony, why­che all are as it were poyson, & ther­fore vndiscretly mynystred causeth fayntnesse throughe the debilitie of vitall sperites, in that nature can­not wyth stand the mattre, and such thynges are neuer mynystred ex­cepte they haue stonde setteled a good whyle after commixtion, and [Page] full ordrynge, so that the strengthe & violent operacion of them is mynyshed, by longe taryaunce & set­lynge. And yet is not theyr whole vertue distroyd, but theyr operaciō is better and helth [...]uller.

Cōstan.Item wylde myntes y^t growe in holes, made in an oyntment delyuerithe hym y^t hath the Sciatica and goute of his grefe, by heating & drawinge furthe the matter.

Gilber [...]Yf the grefe be two out ragyous take of Opium .ʒ i. of Saffron .ʒ iii. mingle them wyth .iiii. yolkes of Egges, or .v. and plaster the same vpon the grefe, for it myghtyly as­s wagythe the paynes and restray­neth the corruptyon.

Item Gotes dounge sodden with cattes grese, or the fat of a rauen or vulture, is much worth in this case

The dounge of a storke myxte w^t hogges suet, is very good also.

Aboue and more force then all [Page] thynges els is to kepe the belly lowse at al tymes.

The ioyce of sallowe or willowe rote myxt w^t oyle of rosys is woun­derful good for the hote goute.Galen.

☞Remedies. Capi. liiii.

HEmlocke leaues stampt and oryed & so made in a plaster, heale all ruptures or chop­pynges within .ix or .x. dayes.

Englishe Galangale healethe the choppynges & depe woundes.

Lyuerworte stampte and dronke wyth wyne, euery day is helthfull & good.

Yonge Hares dressed & orderid w^t hony in maner of Pylles, and so ministrid, [Page] do close vp and make hole choppes and ruptu [...]es.

Item hares dounge myxt wyth Hony and geuen often vnto the pacyent to drynke, in the bignes of a beane closeth vp the ruptures mightylye.

Let the heade of a gote be sodden heare and al, y^• in water of a gourd, and eate the meate therof, or drinke the water, it maketh all the inwarde partes of a man hole and sound.

Remedies. Capi. lv.

FYrst make a syrupe of the de­coction of saunders, and the floures of water Lylyes, then let the pacyent auoyde and eschewe all thynges that burne the harte▪ & al that are grosse and hote, and if y^e vitall spirites be in flamid cheflye aboue all thynges bringe the pacient in a softe slepe, and let hym smell to Camfore wyth rose water, and vio­lettes and suche lyke, and minister thynges that cause coldn [...]s and cō ­fort the hart, as Margarites, & san­ders, and the scrapynge of Iuorye, or let him be anoyntid wyth oyle of Rosis and Nenufar, vpon the brest and plasture theron cold thinges tē perid wyth Uenyger, and it is very good against the heate: if y^e natural spirits be inflamid, take cold syrops [Page] and electuaryes that cause coldnes, as are suger, Rosys, and Uiolet­tes and plaster the rosys & saūders vpon the lyuer, but if it be of a cold cause beware of letting of bloud, to ingender more cold the [...]by & specy­ally if it be wyth a rewme.

Gyue vnto the pacyent rose wa­ter newlye made myxt wyth suger or violettes, and let hym smel to basyl, yet let him not smel to other swete sauoures, y^t be hote, and in a hote rewmatike cause, let hym vse a cold fomentatyon and oyntment, but chefelye if it come of ouer muche la­bor, or copulacion or heate of y^e ayre and suche lyke, let the holownes of the hādes and the soules of the fete be anoyntid with oyle of Uyolettes rosys womans mylke, also anoynte the backe bone, the forehead and tē ­ples wyth oyle of rosys, Populion, womans mylke that gyueth a wo­man chyld sucke, and let hys meate [Page] and drynke be of lyght dygestyon, and cold, but if it be of ouer muche labor or of ouer muche emptines he must be nouryshed wyth resumpti­ues and confortatyues, yf he cānot swete, this wyl heate him incontinēt and mynister occasion vnto the pa­cient to swete.

Let the leaues of Sallowe tre & Holyhoke, Uiolettes and rosis, and suche lyke boyle together in water, wherin put a great clothe, and l [...]t y^e pacyent be wrappyd in the same beinge warme and coueryd therwyth tyl he swete, and afterwarde let hym washe his feete armes legges in the same decoctyon.

Item the ioyce of Cucumers w^t oyle of rosys anoyntid vpon y^e pul­sys and vpon the harte,Dyosco. asswagethe the heate of the Ague.

Platearius had a certayne paciēt destytute of strengthe, and put hym in a bathe of water, wherin sodden [Page] Egges were resoluid and after the bathynge he departyd stronge.

Put a grene Gourde in paste, and bake it in an ouen, and after­wrynge out the ioyce and put it in­to a pot and sethe therin Hens fleshe or of some other byrde (fyrste well washte wyth wyne and salt) and a fewe graynes of whete and Barlye Lycorice, gume, of Arabike, dragōs Rosys, floures of water Lylys, fle­worte, Almondes, of the gume of y^e Almound tree, Basil▪ Reasons, my­rabolans, Sebesten sede, the sedes of a gourd, Mellon and Cucumer being al clene drest put thē in a pot well closyd wyth claye, and let them boyle tyl the thyrde parte be washid afterwarde strayne it and put suger to the strayner and make a syrupe therof and giue it vnto the pacient, it restoreth very wel, & temperatelye colythe and helthfullye comfortithe fayntinge persons.

❧ Remedies. Capi. lvi.

TO mytigate the ouer much heate in a continual Agew,Macer. sethe Coleworte leaues with oyle of Rosys, and plaster it vpon the sto­make.

The same thyng may be done of Willow leaues, Morel and flewort

A certayne curious practicionar shewed me for a certaynte, y^e Pym­pernell dronke wyth warme water, taketh away the contynual Feuer.

Put the sede of Flewort hole in water all a nyghte,Auycen then let it be strayned and put therto Suger, & gyue it vnto the pacient it colethe, [Page] and intollerable heate of sharpe agewes.

Syrup of nenufur dothe mighti­ly heale sharpe Agewes. [...]

Galen.Item yf the Agewe be not verye sharpe, let the pacyent drynke colde wyne myxt wyth water it openythe the stoppynges wythin, & bringithe furth corruptyon throughe y^e vrine and confortith weake members.

Diosco▪ saythe that yf the pacient drynke a great deale of colde water the intollerable heate wylbe extyn­guyshed therby.

In this cause apples that are cal­lyd bytter swetes are very good.

Remedies. Capi. lvii.

IF it be the right Tertian giue vnto the pacyent to drynke, y^e ioyce of Dendelyon before cō ­ming of the fit .iii. or .iiii. tymes and the Agewe shall go from hym thys am I sure of.

The matter being digestyd cause thy self to be let bloud in the fourth or fyft houres before the coming of the fit, and if it so be ther go before any tokens of digestiō, he shal haue the Agewe no more.

The matter beinge digestid make a plaster vpon the pulses of y^e armes of the lesser nettel that groweth in a very drye and warme place stampt with much salt, for shortly after the Feuer shall cease.

Myngle Radyshe rote beynge stampt, with Wheate branne, and make a plaster▪ apply it betwene the nauyl and the share that the matter [Page] beynge fyrst digestid he shulde not perceue the payne and wringinges thys remedye hath ben prouyd a­gaynst al kynde of Tertian feuers.

The ioyce of Ribwort geuē before the fyt do com, takith away y^e same.

Of the same operacion are .iii. plā tayn rotes stampt and dronke with water before the fyt come.Diosco,

Thre graynes of Coryander put in a rere egge and geuen to the pa­cyent to sup of after the .iii. or .iiii. fyt wyll delyuer hym of the Agew.

The ioyce of sower grapes vsid .ii dayes in the mornyng, taketh away the Tertian Feuer.

To take away al tertiā feuers▪ take mellilot. Cellydone, whyte & blacke Pepper, netels, and salte Peter w [...]l bound vnto the pulsis of the armes this was tryed by a practionar.

The ioyce of pympernell dronke as the fit comith doth vtterli take it awaye.

[Page]Of the same operacion is cychory, the same thynge workithe the ioyce of Parselly dronke after y^e sam [...] fa­shyon.

Item stampt Ueruen leaues and iii. rotes therof dissoluyd in water, take it before the fyt come, & it wyll dryue it awaye.

Take vyne leaues and put them in wyne,Dios [...] & giue the same wyne .ii. or iii. tymes to drynke, & it wil rid him of the tertian or quartan Feuer.

Rewponticke is a singular remedye agaynst Feuers.

Take, iii. slyppes of, iii. leuyd grase stampt it and put the ioyce in water and drynke the same water, it is ve­ry good for the Feuer.

Take Rye branne, the ioyce of Ueruen, Syngrene,Peter. Lu Nettelles and Plantayne, myngle them together with .iiii. Egges and plaster it ouer the bellye before the comyng of the fyt,

[Page]The ioyce of mollen put into the nosthrils of the pacient in the com­mynge of the [...]yt, taketh awaye the dysease.

GilberThe pouder of Chrystall gyuen in wyne and Dendelyon, before the commynge of the Agewe, takith a­way the fyt therof.

The pouder of Christall gyuen to drinke to a nurse, taketh awaye y^e Agewe from the childrē that she geueth sucke vnto.

Item the lyquor that cometh frō the sodden lyghtes of a Rāme, hea­lyth the tertian feuer, and y^e disease of the raynes.

Garlyke bound to the outwarde membres of a man, taketh awaye y^e quodyane and tertian Feuer, but it must be applyed as I vnderstond before the fyt come, for by that meanes the matter is drawen to the ex­tremities, that is to say to the han­des & fete so that y^e principal mem­bers [Page] are holpen.

Remedies. Capi. lviii.

YF thou wylt spedylye heale the quotidian Feuer,Macer take these ap­proued medicines, geue to pa­cyent .ʒ ii. of Betonye .ʒ i. of Plan­tayne, with the straynynge of them, before the commyng of the fyt, and the pacyent shalbe hole therby.

Geue vnto the paci [...]nt thys syrupe, take the leaues of Betonye, the ro­tes of Persly, of Fenell, of Filipen­dula, of Mayden heare, of Hartes tounge, of the middel rinde of an el­der, Ana. M.i. of Agaryke .℥ i. of oke ferne .℥ ii. of wylde Tyme .℥ i. [Page] and much hony as discrecyon will geue to be sufficient, it is of muche and great efficacy.

Item stampe crummes of bread and gall, of eche lyke quantytye mingle it wyth a softe rosted egge, & oyle of Bayes or oyle of Cipresse and wete a clothe therin and applye it ouer the stomake & bellye, it hath ben prouid to be verye good.

Prouoke vomyt vnto the pacient w^t an electuary of cassia, and a lytle Cinamound wyth the decoctyon of wild cucummer rote: & radyshe rote & vineger made in a sirupe with honye is very good.

Take the rote of Galingale & the sedes of Radishe, and the sede of Orenche, the rote of blacke hellebor and as muche Honye and Uineger as shalbe thoughte sufficient men­gle them together and let them seth to halfe, and let the pacyent dry [...]ke [Page] therof .ii. houres before the fyt com­ethe, and afterwarde let hym eate nothyng in fyue houres, or at lest in a good space after.

Item geue vnto the pacient before the fyt come vpon two pennye w [...]ightes of bay beris made to pouder wyth a soft Egge, or pults & w^t out doubt the pncyent shalbe made hole.

Mustard eaten before the coming of the fyt expellith y^e cold & Feuers y^t come by course as in quotidiās and Quartaynes.Mac [...].

Item Isope geuen wyth water & h [...]ny purgeth slymy humors.

After purgacyon of the hole body apply vnto the vaynes of both the Armes, this plaster folowynge. Take foure leaues of Nettelles,Galen. of Morel & of Sengrene Ana. m.i. of Cobwebes .ʒ ii. as muche Comon Sa [...]te as shalbe thought suffyci­ent stampe them all together and [Page] make a plaster.

One saythe in his boke of practy­ses that he hath helid manye of the Quotydyan Feuer, wyth y^e middell rynd of an elder giuen with warme water, or with the rinde of a nut tre giue after the same maner, & with .ix graines of leasse spurge or of Pioni but these thinges ar to be ministrid vnto stronge men and laboriouse.

Gyue vnto the pacyent, womans mylke y^t gyueth aman chyld sucke,Petrus. wyth water, eyther before the fyt or in the fyt it shal so heale him.

Take .ix. rotes of waulwort, of y^e bignese of a mans fynger, cut them in peces and stampe them & strayne them wyth Ale or w^t white wyne, & giue therof vnto the pacyent before y^e hour of his fit, & let him not slepe in any case.

The lyuer of a Hare dryed and gyuen to drynke wyth water, takethe away the Fener.

[Page]Take of agarycke .ʒ i. giue it vn­to the pacient to drinke wyth wyne and hony, it taketh away all feuers Quo [...]idians, tertians, and quartaynes, through purginge slimy & cor­ruptiue humors.

Take wyne and myngle it w^t as­ses bloud,Estula. drinke the same for it healith the quotidian Feuer.

Remedies. Capi. lix.

TO take away the quartane Agewe giue vnto the paciēt thre or foure pilles as folowe, take of opium, of brimstone, myrhe Agaricke, Rue leaues, cassia Fistula, A­na. ℥ i. mingle them wyth the ioyce [Page] of Wormewoode, and make pylles in the bignes of a beane, gyue vnto the pacyent before the fyt do come on hym.

Item Trochiskes are of certayne prouyd where wyth manye haue ben healyd of the Agewe at once drynckynge, but they ar best in quotydyan Feuers. Take of Rue, of alū, Myrhe, Opiū, ana. ℥. & a half of safron .ʒ ii. cassia fistula .ʒ ii. of quicke Brymstone .℥ ii. of Henbane .℥.vi. make Trochiskes and gyue thē wyth water.

Also Beres fleshe eaten healeth the Quartayne Feuer.

Item stronge wyne wherin Egrimonye hath ben sodden healeth the quartayne Feuer.

Make a hole in a beane and put therinto the smale stynkynge wor­mes that brede in paper or wod cal­led Cimices, they take away y^e feuer

Item cynksoyle stampte with a [Page] lytle Peper and dronke before y^e fit come, is good against y^e quartayne.

The ioyce of Mollen dronke be­fore the fyt, sleeth the same.

Item yarow giuen to drinke be­fore y^e fit cometh wyth wyne, taketh a way the quartayne.

Item the ioyce of Camomill be­inge dronke before the fyt, takyth a way the Feuer.

Take Assa fetida, Rue leaues▪ peper ana. ʒ ii. mingle them wyth ho­nye giue them vnto the pacient .ii. houres before the commynge of the fyt as bygge as a Chest nut, it hath ben prouyd.

A swallowes donge dronke taketh away the Feuer Quartayne.

The ioyce of horse houfe dronke & vsyd .x. dayes takyth a waye bothe the Tertian and quartayne feuer, The ioyce of mugworte myxt wyth oyle & gyuē vnto the paciēt warme [Page] iii. dayes, taketh away the feuer.

Take of dragons bloud and wild Tyme of eche in lyke quantitie, as muche as shall suffice sethe them in water til it be thycke, and afterward mingle, ther vnto of the stone called Lazulus .ʒ ii. giue vnto the pacient therof the space of .iii. days one .℥ a­d [...]ye▪ the fyrst day it taketh away y^t the rigorousnes the seconde the fit the thyrd day it healeth all together perfitly, this same hath ben prouid

Item Briony stampt and plaste­steryd vnto the pulses of the tem­ples and armes before the fyt com, taketh away the quartayne agewe.

CircanItem Assafetida sodden in wyne put it in a holowe rote of soubread and put therinto suger giuen vnto y^e pacient before the fyt (& a purga­cion ministred before it), it helith.

Giue vnto the pacyent to drynke before his fit the sedes of Henbane. Mandrage, ana. ʒ ii. Assafetida .ʒ i [Page] and a half, and it wyl heale hym.

Let the pacient fast all a hole day before his fit come on hym, and let him watche all the nyght after, in y^e mornyng rost him a Partriche and let him eate therof, & let hym drinke good wyne & stronge, & let him eate no other thyng al y^• daye, and after­warde let him slepe his fyl.

Thys same also is namyd to be a helthful medycine, Azarabacca yf it be freshe gathered stampt it & [...]ethe it a litle while in wyne & let y^e wyne be geuen vnto the paciēt .ii. houe [...]s before his fyt yf the matter lye in y^e stomake it causith vometynge, if o­ther wher it wastyth it.

The matter beinge digestyd giue vnto the pacient before his fyt a li­tle oyle of Ienoper, (a purgacion presupposid) it is of muche strength in the quartayne agewe.

Giue vnto the pacient .iii. gray­nes of Iuy gume.

[Page]Take the rote of sperage let them seth a good while in water and giue therof vnto the pacyent that hathe Feuer quartayne .vii. days, and th [...] is a wounderfull helpe therin.

The ioyce of rybworte, dronke w^t warme water and hony two houres before hys fit come vpon hym, ta­keth away the quartayne agewe.

Of y^e sam [...] operaciō ar fower rotes of plātayne stāpt & drōke w^t water.

Fyll a henne y^t is but a yere old w^t percely and Basil as much as shal­be thought sufficient, & put into her al the hole substance of a rawe egge beside the shell, and salt sufficiente and put hyr in past and bake it vp­on the herthe vnder some vess [...]ll & giue vnto the pacient one part ther of one daye and somuche another daye, & let him eate no other thynge it is good also for the tertiā & quotidiā feuer it prouoketh vryne & disiestith y^e matter & takith awai y^e feuer.

[Page]The bloud of an Asse anoyntyd ouer the backe bone while it is fresh and warme,Const takith away the quar­tayne Agewe.

Wyne of the decoctyon of the rote of Gensian is good, for let the paci­ent drinke therof, and it shall take y^e Feuer away.

Take holworte & hensdonge and stampe them together, distemper thē wyth whyte wyne strayne it & giue it vnto the paciente before the com­mynge of his fyt.

Certayne practitionars say y^t tur­mentil dronke before the fyt losythe the quartayne.

But a skorpion in oyle & let y^e so­les of the fete & palmes of y^e hāde be anoyntid therwith & the forhed and backe bone before y^e fit comith,Kye it ex­pellith both the quartaine, quoridiā and tertian Feuer

The fat of a vulture myxt w^t oyle if the pacient be anoyntid therwythKye. [Page] it dryueth away the quartaine.

Macer.Take .iiii. leaues and .iiii. rotes of Ueruen seth them in wyne and let y^e pacyēt drynke y^e same before his fit.

Dyosco.Calamint giuen before the fyt, ta­kith awaye quartayne. Wyld margeram doth extenuat & wast y^e fits.

Dioscor.Calamint, wilde Margeram Pe­niryall, Buglosse, Borage, Hartes tonge, sene, the rindes of the [...]ote of tamarike, & of ashe, betony, iarmander, Time and wild Time Ana. ℥ ii of Betony .m.i. of Mugwort of e­grimony, of Sperage .m.i, let them seth all to gether in whyt wyne and put a litle hony therto, let the paciēt drinke therof, mornyng and euenīg it mightylye wasteth choler adust & melancholy.

Take of Uiolettes, of Borage Flours, of sene, tyme, and wild time ana▪ ℥ i. & a half, Myrabolans Cy­tryn, rewebarbe ana. ʒ i. sethe them vnto the .iiii. parte, then streyne it & [...] [Page] sethe it agayne tyll it be brought to the ful poynte of .℥ ii. or .i. and in y^• end of y^e decoctyon put to rewbarb [...] and let it be sharpnyd wyth .℥ i. of spurge or of the ioyce of scamonte, and giue it an houre before hys fyt come on hym, and without doubt it will heale al quartaines.

A cure prouyd of one often tymes, before the fyt gyue all the sortes of myrabolans & sene with cynabarys made to pouder, put ther into a litle of spurge wyth creame of euenning mylke, and if the paciēt be a womā & ful of choler put therto rewbarbe

Take nepe stampe it and wringe out the ioyce and drynke it w^t wine it losith al y^e hole matter into swette and so takith away hys disease.Diosco.

The ioyce of Mugwort that hathe one stalke, mixt wyth oyle of Rosis & anoynted on the backbone & pul­sys, taketh away the feuer and hea­lyth the pacient soundly.

[Page]Orenche seade stampte & sodden in drinke takith away y^e quartayn.

Take y^e ioyce of Pellytory & myngle it w^t the pouder of Mirabolās of India, gyue it before the fit .iii. houres, & before the very fit geue .i. penny weyght of wyld Margerā & it shal heale wythout doubte.

Diosco.Take .ʒ iiii. of Betony with wine hony & water before the fit, it takith away the Feuer.

Macer.The decoctyon of blacke helebur passith all medycynes in operacion agaynst a longe contynuyd quar­tayne Feuer.

G [...]breTake of white and blacke Hele­bur Ana. ʒ i. of the stones called Lazulus and Calaminaris & Armeniacus of eche .℥ i. of oke ferne .℥ i. & a half of Borage flouers .℥ i. of Go­tes bloud dried .ʒ ii. make a pouder therof and giue the pacient in drīke iii. houres before his fyt, the matter being fyrst digestyd and extenut by [Page] purgacion.

Stampe persly & all the hole sub­stance of an egge and half a pound of hogges bloud, incorporate them well together sesond wyth salt, & ta­ke a henne & stufe hyr ther wyth, thē make a pye and backe hyr therin, & let the pacient eate therof, it taketh a way the quartaine feuer by a litle & litle▪ it conforteth the hart, stomake, and noryshinge vertue, and prouo­kith apetit.

Take .xl graynes of Peper wyth warme water and drinke it, it is ve­ry good to take a way the quartayn and intermyssiue feuers.

The cuttinge of a vayne before comynge of the fit distroythe great­ly the feuer, let it be vsyd often and litle at once,

The rynde and leaues of a nuttre dronke in vineger, taketh awaye the Feuer and rygorousnes therof.

[Page]Coste or Detyn stampt & mixt w^t oyle,Dioscor. and anoyntyd vpon the backe bone and pulsys of the pacient, healeth the intermyssyue rygorousnes of the fittes.

Item fyl a capon wyth oke ferne, & floures of Borage, sene, & wyth y^e ioyce of Garlyke, make potage ther of, it purgeth the rawe humors, and birnt choler, if you put therto a litle Penyryal for it wasteth more better the ill humours and maketh the potage of better operacion.

Musterd sede stampt and dronke before the fyt, dryuyth it a way.

Penyryal, both kindes of Tyme, Sene, Calamint, wilde Marge [...]ā, mingle them al together wyth hony sethe it & let it be scoumid clene, & let the pacyent take therof, it is verye good for the quartayne Agew, and agaynst the stoppyng in the splene and lyuer.

The ordur of a man dryed and [Page] dronke with wyne or honye testra­nyth the fittes.

A sea Crabbe eatē is good in the quartayne feuer.Auicen.

Camamyll dronke is good for all feuers.

Mingle the ioyce therof w^t oyle & anoynte the rigge of the backe and the pulsys of the pacient before the tyme of the fit, & he shal haue no fit.

Stampe rosemarye and giue the ioyce therof vnto the paciēt to drīke before hys fyt, and he shalbe hole in contynent.

Sethe .ix. handfuls of Rue in suf­fycient wyne.Peter. L [...]. and geue the same vnto the pacient to drinke in the houre suspectid of the feuers approching.

Stampe the rote of holworte and sethe it with water and hony & giue the paciente therof to drynke before his fit,Macer, it wil take awaye a longe cō ­tynuinge feuer if it be oft vsyd.

Take the inward skynne of nutte [Page] curnelles and stāpe the same & sethe it wyth good wyne, and drinke the same when it is claryfied a litle be­fore the fit, and it wil cause the same to cease.

A grene frogge sodden in oyle of myrhe, if y^e pacient be anoyntid therwyth before his fit, it shal clere him of hys Agewe,

The ioyce of Hempe, afore the fyt taketh away the feuer.

Wyne of the decoction of sage, rosemary, & Lauāder dronke before the comynge of the fit, healith the quartayne Agewe.

Rewpontike is a singular helpe vnto intermissiue and cold feuers.

Centory stampt wyth wyne and dronke before the fit, causith it to be no fit, this experiment is knowen to be of most certantie.

The rote of wild cucumer giuē to drinke before y^e fit, taketh away the Feuer.

Make lye of fine wyne, oke ashes [Page] of y^• rote of rede coleworts & of rustines of yron burnt and stāpt to pouder, & geue it to drinke longe before the cōminge of the fyt, it mightylye lowsyth the bowels and taketh a­way the quartayne feuer.

☞Remedies. Capi. lx.

THe brayne of a henne or po­tage made therof, eatē or applyed to the place of the greefe is of more better operacion thē ani thing els.

A pacientes owne spittle is verye good agaynst venemous bitinges,

A scorpion stampt and applied to [Page] the greuous place, is contrari to hir owne stinging, and other of hyr kīd and therfore it is a wounderfull re­medy.

Lyra.A figge leafe or the rind of a figge tre stampt and applyed, is very apt & good agaīst venemous stingīges

Gotes bloud warmyd ouer the fyere & dronke, is of myghtlye ope­racion agaynst al drynkinge of poysones.

Gotes dounge temperid wyth ho­ny and put vnto the stinged place, heleth the same.

Oxe houfes sodden and eaten w^t mustard, withstand al poyson, so y^t nothing is able to hurte.

Dioscor.Agrymony dronke wyth wyne, is wonderfull good agaynst the venemouse bytinge of a serpent, a dogge or a man, and a carbuncle.

Take houndes tongue grene or dried and lay it to the Carbuncle & stinged or venemous place, and it [Page] wil rype it.

Mollen stampte and plasteryd, is of great efficacye agaynst the stin­ginge of a serpent, or when a mēber is wounded put the ioyce therof in­to the wound, and it wyll cause the venom to issewe out.

Cressys stampte and mynglid w^t branne healyth the carbuncle pla­steryd theron.

The ordure of a man is very good oft tymes before brekyng forth and after.Auycen

Iuniper berys are medicinable agaynst poysons for ther is none of lyke operacion vnto it. Dioscorids also affyrmith that they do helpe a­gaynst poysons and stinginges of serpentes.

Cheruill and coluer fote are very good agaynst the carbuncle:Gilbert & in y^e danger of dethe giue vnto the pacient milke mingled w^t wine & water

The rote of brome put into a ves­el [Page] of wine, preserueth the drinkars therof from all poyson it hath ben prouyd.

Dyosco.The rotes of Affodyls expelli [...]h al poyson incontinent, and it preseruyth from euell & venemous meate and plasterid helthfully helpeth ve­nomous bithinges.

Isac.Rue, nuttes and hony, stampt to­gether and plasterid, breke woūder­fullye a melancolike or flegmatike aposteme.

Dioscor▪Nuttes stampt and applyed to y^e grefe, to gether w^t the rīdes, disstroy al apostemes within the body.

The sede of a palme tre dronke w^t wyne helith al venemouse bitinges

Fill an egge shell full of the ioyce of egrymony, giue it vnto the paci­ent to drynke it purgeth mightylye al poison vpward & w^t a wounder­ful faciliti helith the biting of serpē tes & other vene mouse bestes.

Bees, and flyes, bound & knit with [Page] hony & wyne in a clothe, drawe out al venom, also apply stamped gar­licke ther into til it breke.

Dytany stampte & plasterid and y^e ioyce therof dronke,Cons [...] is very good a­gaynst all poyson, and v [...]nemouse bytynges.

The same expellith and drawethe out of the body an arowe or shafte.Dioscor. Take a kernel of a great nut,Isac. stāpt it with the leaues of Rue, & plaster it on the grefe early and late, w^tout doubte it will breke the apostem or any kind of swelling els in y^e body. An ox gaull brekyth a felon, or the sore y^t is called a cartes heare & bre­kinge out in the fingers.

Mulberies verye ripe bronken & applyed to the grefe, breke woūder­fully the apostems.

The sede and herbe of cressys min­glid together and plasterd, healethe the Carbuncle.

Yf a man eate of garlicke, and thē [Page] drinke the bloud of a cocke w^t war­me wyne, he shalbe hurt with no vemous beast.

The blud of a Ducke dronke with wyne preserueth the drynkar frō all poyson.

Saynct Ihons herbe stampte & plasteryd immediatly vpon the by­tynge, doth permyt no operacion of the poyson in hym.

Remedies. Capi. lxi.

HE that wyl heale the measels ought fyrst to labor and be­stowe hys endeuor that they fyrst come al furthe, therto take dry fygges & floure of lentyls munified & made cleane ana. ʒ x. of the gume [...] [Page] Dragāce ana. ʒ vi. let thē be sodden in fyue poundes of water vnto iiii ℥. strayne, it and put therinto .℥ of Saffron and gyue the pacyent therof to drink before meate, & whē he goeth to slepe, till all come forth.

Salt peter myxt wyth terebentine openeth the Carbuncles▪ Galen, & draweth out the fylthye corruption.

Take of the leaues of Basyl, and fill the place of y^e vlcer that makithe the carbuncle, ther is nothyng more stronger then thys.

Agaynst felons in the fingers, make a plaster of brimstone, Rosen, te­rebentyne, put a litle saffron there­vnto and the Tallow of a calfe.

Leuen of whete breketh the vene­mouse humors and apostumes.Isac.

Any clothe dyed purple hath ver­tue of attraction.

Remedies. Capi. lxii.

AGaynst y^e disease called fistula mingle the mylke of wert­wort, w^t the freshe grese of a hogge let them boyle a litle together and incorporate thē afterward put ther­to pouder of myrhe and anoynte y^e tente with all and put into the hole.

Wyne of the decoction of spurge put into the holownes of the vlcer, healethe, and of the same operacion & working is y^e ioyce of coluerfote. Take of both kyndes of plantaine, of coluerfote, coryandre, marygold yarow, Primrose, daysy that groeth in medowes, y^e tender stalkes of docke, and Betony make thē al to pouder or to a ioyce and gyue it to the [Page] pacient dyseasyd with the fistule, at mornynge nountide and night, it is souerayne and healeth al kindes of fistules and holow vlcers if they be curable if not the pacient shall vo­myt it vp agayne.

Pouder made of a bogges heade healith the fistule, the cancre, and al fylthynes in holow vlcers.

If the Fistule haue many holes & be not strayght yet,Cōstan. if a medycyne may perce into thē ther is nothynge better thē to put into the holownes of them gotes dounge with warme hony myxt wythall, for it losyth all sw [...]lling, draweth out rottennes & purgyth foule and defylid senowes & healith vp the fistule & asswagith the Cancre and grefe therof.

Yf the Fistule be outwarde put therinto y^e ioyce of coluerfote it healyth, if it be inward drinke it, and it healith also.

Tyme stampt with salte & plastrid [Page] vpon the fistule helith the same.

Mans dounge burnt hauynge myxt therwyth peper beaten to pouder, killeth the fistule & cācre aboue al thynges.

Sethe the ioyce of Mollen wyth hony, skume the same tyll the ioyc [...] be consumed, then put therto of the rindes of Pomegranates and of y^e stones of myrabosanes, applye it to the cancre, it helpeth in continent.

Take the ioyce of a cowe turde (in a woman) and of an oxe (in a man) washe the fistula with the ioice and apply the residewe therto plasteryd, it helpeth quicklye.

Dioscor.Put leauen in stronge lye & so ap­plye it to the fistule, and so it shalbe lyghtlye, healyd, for it draweth the rottynes euen from the bottome of vlcer, and dioscorides affyrmyth y^e same of the lye & Isaac of the leuē.

This potion is wonderful & very often prouid of me, for it killeth the [Page] Fistule in what place soeuer it be & draweth out the corrupt and bro­ken bones.

Take the rotes and leaues of plā tan, strawbery leaues, the leaues or seade of Hēpe, the leaues or sede of mustard, y^e toppes of sharpe docke, red colewort leaues, tansey, let them al sethe in good quantitie, in whyte wyne, afterward strayne al the hole and put into the straining as much honye as shalbe thought mete, giue it vnto the pacient early and late, til such time as the cleare potyon come furth by the mouth of the Fistule, whiche must alwayes be kept open wyth a syluer pype put into it, and kepe vpō it alwayes a red colewort leafe, it is of a woūderful operaciō.

The bloud of a sea Tortoys ta­kith awaye often tymes the holow­nes of scrophules.Gilbert,

Plantayne stampt and the ioyce wrong out,Dyosco. and put into the holow

[Page]A drinke most certaynly approuid of wounderful and incredible efficacye, which being giuen to be dronke of woundid men so that the wound be not mortale wypyth out within xiii. days al filthines frō the woūd, and drawith ther out al broken bo­nes & healeth vp the wounde.

Take of red colewortes, fen [...]greke Percely, sothernewod, tansey, strawbery leaues, and suet, brere leaues, plantayn leaues, hempe, redmadder smallage, cransebill, Alam, nuttes, before al thynges let them be soddē together in pure whyte wyne, & put therto a lytle hony, giue it vnto the pacient early & late, and anoynte y^e wound w^tout when he hath dronke of y^e sayd potion, & lay theron a lefe of red colewortes & keape the same cōtynually ouer it, it openeth it and hath ben often prouyd.

A wounderful good and approuyd pouder, take, of Eg [...]imoney, of pimpernell, [Page] and plantayn .ʒ ii. a. C. gratnes of ryshe sede, verdegrece, & the place being mūdified, put this pouder in.

Take as much pouder of holworte as you can take vp in thre fingers. and vse it at none and at night, for it purgeth downward the hole fisti­ke and helyth it wounderfully.

Auance dronke with wine and in plasterid often vnto the vlcer helith the Fistula.Alber [...].

The water of nightshade healith the holow vlcers thoughe thei be in the eyes.

Poly dronke wyth wyne and benet thistell, hathe a wounderful effect in drawinge the holowe vlcers called fistules but whē it is dronk the pouder of egrimony most be pourid vp on the Fistule.

Agrimony is of wounderful profit in midicines and inespecially a­gaynst holow woundes and vlcers

❧ Remedies. Capi. lxiii.

THese remedies folowinge ar against the Frenche Pokes lepry and suche lyke.

Make anoyntment agaynst the Scabbe that is ingend [...]rid of salte fleagme, of Aloes and vnquenchyd lime wyth comon oyle.

DioscoFrenche garlicke fryed wyth oyle, killeth the ilscabbe and the breking out th [...]rof & applied vpon the apos­tem, [Page] so y^t it touche no other flesh by, & it brekith the same Immedyatly.

To heale an old Leprye.Auycen Take a serpent of a drye hyl, and cut of the head therof quickly, and the tayle, & let hyr blede & sture about the blod tyl the bleding cease, and afterward let the Serpent be mundified from his inwardes, and let it be sodden & cause the pacient to eate therof eue­ry day .ʒ i. and drynke y^e wyne wher in the serpent hath ben sodden, tyll the leprouse person be swollen and puffed vp and be gynne throughe Anguyshe to be in a manner beside hym selfe, then put the pacient in a stewe or hote house, and let the hole bodye of the pacient be anointyd w^t the liquor wherin the adder or ser­pent was sodden, for the hole fleshe and skynne is therby renuid, and so shal the pacient be perfytly healid. Take a blacke serpent the head be­inge cut of, bury her til she be ful of [Page] wormes & then let hyr be dryed, and giue therof vnto the leporouse .ʒ i. wyth a syrope of hony euery day.

Put corne in water of the decoc­tion of serpentes, and fede hens w^t the same corne, and let them drinke y^e same water, and ther fethers shall fal of, and when they be vnfetherid let them be sod, and let the leprowse person eate them, and drinke the water wher in thei were sodden and let him wash his hands, face, and berd therwith.

This same experiment is sayd to heale the pockes for a certayntye in one day, take of mollen, pytche .℥ iii of qui [...]ke brimstone, of salte Peter, Frākencēse ana. ℥ ii. as much oyle as shalbe thought sufficient, make it and worke it vp well & reserue it as ye shal ocupy it.

CircanThe backe of our ladys Thystell stampt wyth vineger and applyed, takyth vtterly awaye al scabbynes [...] [Page] curffe.

Take nesynge pouder, louage, fennyll, and seeth them all to gether in wyne, washe the pacient that hath a deformytie of the skynne enclyning to a leprye, and it wil cleare hym.

A precyous oyntment agaynst y^e scabbe, which is wounderful, in ef­fecte and hath ben of [...] prouyd.

Take of quycke syluer .℥ ii. of eu­phorbium .℥ i. of stauisagre .℥ ii. of litarge .℥ iii. of suet a pound & half make an oyntment & let y^e paci [...]nte be anoyntid therwyth, al the armes, shulders, and back bone, and about the knees, eyther agaynst the son or agaynst the fier, and if you perceue by anointing the pacient wyth thys vnctyon, that he be inclyned to vo­miting, or els any swellynge of the vpper partes in the bodye, anoynte hym no more yf not, cease not to an­oynt hym tyl y^e seuēth day be past, & if thē he breke not out, make a somē tacion [Page] agaynste the stomake wyth water of the decoct [...]on of Rosema­ry, and Sage, and after thre dayes let make a bathe with water of the decoctyon of enula cāpana & docke and lay a white lynnen clothe vpon the anoyntyd place, that the oynt­ment touche not the other partes of the body, by this maner of ordering haue many Leprouse persons bene healid.

GilberAgainst the Frenche Pokes, take of brimstone .ʒ ii. of nesyng pouder quicke syluer, & Cumin, Ana. ʒ i. of Staphisagre ʒ. & a half and incor­porate thē w^t .ʒ vi. of stale hogges grease, by thys meanes euery euyll disease or sicknes is for a surety healed▪ excep [...] it be of glandules or ker­nels whiche must be cured after an other meane.

[...]eape a cocke fastinge thre days, and then tye hym to a stake wyth some Corde, and tye a tode by hym [Page] wyth a corde also, so that the cocke may eate hym, within two days af­ter the eatynge of the Tode, kill the Cocke, and sethe hym in pure good wyne a good while, put rawe honye therin, let the pacient vse the same e­uery daye, a henne were better. But thus hath it ben prouyd.

The leaues of Lilly stampte and plasterid vpō y^e grefes, healeth thē.Petru [...].

Uitriolum citrine dri [...]d & mixt w^t vineger, & burned vpō a tyle shard and do so by it thryse, lastely make it to pouder beinge applyed, it hea­lith the sycknes.

The rotes of Lekes, made in a pla­ster and applyed vpon the glandu­les or kernels (wherof the syknes cometh) healeth it and anoynt the vl­cers with this oyntment.

Take the ioyce of leke blades oyle and waxe and incorporate thē, and so anoynt the places y^t be cancrous it healeth them wounderfully.

[Page]Melt talowe and dryppe therin a linen clothe, and so bind it to the legges it doth excedynglye wel heale y^e pustules of the legges & els where.

Take the pythe of leauened bread stampe it and tempre it wyth wyne and hony, & make them boyle toge­ther & myngle therto talowe & spr [...]d it vpon a lynen clothe, and apply it hote to y^e bruyses & greuous pultu­les of the legges.

The cuttynge of the vayne that is nyghe the bigger ioynte dothe myghtylye heale the scabbe and the euyll pustules on that syde.

Diosco.Drye figges stampte wyth y^e floures of Iuy, & so applyed do mighty lye helpe the paynefull pustules of of the legges.

Stampe red myntes, Rue, blacke bery or bramble leaues, and morell together wyth the rotes of lilly mixt them with the whytes of egges, vy­neger & oyle, strayne them all toge­ther [Page] and anoynte the therwith, it is wounderful good.

Sethe the rotes of docke,Diosco. and stāpe them mightely with hogges grese & put therto quycke syluer quenchid with Sage and ashes, incorroporate it & anoynt the therwyth, it wyll yelde wounderful effecte.

Sethe the floures of wertworte mightyly in vineger & put oyle th [...]rto, anoynt the therwith, it wyl heale the lepry, the scab, and al itchinges.

Apply to the vlcers beinge fyrst mundyfyed, tryacle and in y^e spring folowing, or thē (yf it be then sprīg) thou shalbe hole.

Take staphisagre & litarge make a pouder, and a bathe, and a [...]ter washe thy self it is good against y^e mor fewe.

The smoke of henbane sede (y^e greued member being fumigatyd ther­wyth) healeth.

Anoyntment therwith experte and [Page] Cunnyng men saye that thoughe y^e paulmes of the handes and sooles of the feete (being nothyng greued) be anoynted therwith yet al scabbynes is taken cleane away from al y^e body. Take of oyle of bayes .℥ iiii. of white Frankencense, and cleare whyte Waxe .℥ ii. of quicke syluer quenchyd wyth spettell .ʒ i. of hog­ges fat wel fryed, ℥ v. of baye salte well stampte .℥ viii. of the ioyce of plantayne, and fumytory as muche as you will, myngle them all toge­ther, and yf your conf [...]cion be iuste and good, it is a wounderfull expe­riment.

Kye [...].Take a snake and roste hyr with salte, and afterwarde burne hyr in a potte well closed vnto pouder, and geue the same agaynst al Leprye: & al other desperate grefes.

Remedies. Capi. lxiiii.

TO take away the glandules,Diosc [...] ▪ inco [...]porate brimstone and whete brā w^t Cerpentine, & make a plaster of. Darnel,Circan Dyo [...]. quicke brimstone lyne sede and coluer dounge, take them and sethe them in wyne and applye it to the scruphules and weles, it kylleth and brekyth them.

Lentil sede geuen with wyne that is fyued, doth expel and dryue forth the glandules.

The rote of wilde Cucumer stāpt with barly mele,Diosco. and made in a pla­ster takith away old swellinges fil­thy and hard.

The rote of betony incoropora­tyd wyth grefe and co [...]uer dounge, [Page] the strophules mightyly.

Macer.Wylo Poppy, quicke brimstone, coluer dounge, and Lin sede, let thē be all sodden with pure wyne fyrste stampt together & so plasterid it healyth al the scrophules.

GilberTake and sethe an egge well and breake it in y^e mylke or ioyce of spurge, & giue it y^e pacient to drinke thre dayes early & late, and let hym eate no supper and so shal he be delyue­red therof.

Take of coluer, Gotes and Oxe doung dryed, of litarge of the ashes of coleworte rote, of serapine, of bit­ter almoundes Ana. ʒ i. incorporat them all wyth pytche & a litle stale oyle or stale grese, and so apply it, y^• same helpith and lowsethe quickly, specially yf they fyrst take a purgacion of turbythe.

Macer.Mustard sede stampte and pun­ned with old grese and so plasterid, clensyth the scrophules cleane.

[Page]Make dowe of beane flouer wyth [...]he ioyce of coryander, bake it, and plaster it hote, it helith perfytlye the [...]crophules.

Snayles boylid stampt & so layd [...]o, mollyfy & dissolue. y^e scrophules. The pouder of blacke peper dried & mixt with hard pitche,Diosco doth disperse & put awaye, scrophules infantes.

A sodden figge plastered theron helith them.

Lycoryse, stampt & plasterid taketh away the swelling of y^e scrophules.

In the wane of the mone, let y^e paciente vse to drinke .ix. dayes toge­ther the ioyce of Agrimonie & whay fastynge, & so shall he be hole of the glandul [...]s.

Melt pytche and hogges grece, & put therto quicke brimstone & whet branne, and so make a plaster, it he­ [...]ithe the pustules of y^e necke & throt applyed ther.

Go [...]es dounge is good to resolue the glandules.

[Page]Mengle the ashes of the fethers of coluers wynges, and burnt hen­bane, w^t breade, and so applye them to the scrophules of y^e necke for therby they shalbe resolued & consumid

Take the ioyce of wylde Lylly & euforbium, temper them together & giue the paciente seuen pilles made therof in the morning for .xxx. dais contynually, for it expellith the scrophules, so y^t one shal not remayne.

Take the rote of a lylly and lyne­sede & stampe them & myngle them with vineger, and put therto coluer dounge and plaster it on y^e scrophules for it is woūderful in operaciō.

Ribwort freshe gatherid myxt w^t cleare grease & plasteryd losithe all swellynges.

The bloud of a Wesyl dropt vpō the scrophules, is very good and medicinable.

Gilbert SixtusA plaster made of walworte dothe asswage mytigate and extinguyshe [Page] [...]he scrophules.

Radyshe taken of the pacient in any forme ether of meate or drinke, is wounderful good agaynst the scrophules.

Peache leaues stampte with salte and plasteryd, are much worth.Galen,

Apply the rote of bryony stampte and myxt wyth hogges greace, and yf the scrophules beharde, take go­ [...]es dounge and vineger, mollyfy y^e gotes dounge therwith, and put in [...]o a lynnen clothe, and so applye it.

Remedies. Capi. lxv.

TO take a way Wartes make this experiment put the feele of Hennes in the hote Em­bres [Page] tyll the scales or skynne therof be seperatid, and shronke from ther legges and the same skyne warme rubbe the wartes thre or .iiii. tymes, or more, and it wil dryue thē a way.

The Rind of a sallow tre burnt & temperid with veniger and so pla­sterid, taketh away the wartes and scabbes that be in any place.

Dyos.Egrimony myxte and stampt w^t veniger & so plasterid, puttith out the wartes.

Pursland rubbed vpon the war­tes, pulleth them vp by the rotes by his owne propertie.

Lyra.Burne the grene vine that berithe grapes of the the inner syde, and w^t the same water that comyth therout anoynt the wartes, bunchis, & Fig­ges about, or giue it the paciente to drinke it shal cause them al to faul out by the rotes.

An egles turde anoyntyd or boūd on the wartes, taketh them away.

[Page]Take a red snayle & cut hyr ouer thwart the backe,Gilbert, and reserue the li­quor that cometh therof, blende it wyth salte and applye it, for it shall kyll al the wartes.

The mylke of fygges anoyntyd,Dyosco. pull [...]th them out by the rotes wyth out any bytinge.

Arsenicke myxt wyth vineger & applyed on the wartes, taketh them awaye.

The gume of Iuye applyed after the same maner is of the same effect

Pul vp the markes on euery syde and lay about the sydes vnquēchid lyme and then anoynt thē with oyle of lylyes.

Of brennynge with fyre.

The Causes and Sygnes be e­uydent.

Remedies. Cap. lxvi.

TO heale the burning of fire skauld a Hare and take the heares cute veri smale and fine, and [Page] sprinkle it vpon the place.

Mingle the oyle of Nuttes and waxe to gether, and anoint the place it is very good.

GilbertWashe quicke lime in seueral wa­ters .ix. times, and that which remainyth in the last water myngle with comō oyle, mighteli sti [...]ing it about and anoynte the place, this [...]xperi­ment hath ben prouyd.

A certayne practitionar sayth for a suretie,Diosco y^t if streyght vpon the bur­nynge. Inke menglid with water & comon oyle be boūd vnto the place, it wil shortly heale it.

The rote of Lyllye rostid vpon y^e coles and resoluid with oyle of ro­sis,Macer. Diosco. doth mightily heale the burnin­ges with fyre.

Applye vnto woundes y^t be moist & old .v. partts of the ioyce of Lylly leaues and one of vineger, & in especially vnto the heade.

Take a mou [...]e skynne and applye [Page] it hote vnto the burnynge & take i [...] not away till it be hole.

Take the ashes of a dry Cucu­mer, and sprynkle it vpon the bur­nynge it hath great efficacy to heale the same.

Sope anoynted vpon the place is very good.

Ashes made of a drye snayles shel healyth the burninges.Auycen

Burne Doues dounge in a lyn­nen cloth and myngle it wyth oyle of Rosys, and anoynt the place, for it is very good and m [...]dicinable.

Sethe lekes, then stampe them and apply them they are also verye good.

The leaues of holihoke sod in oile and plasteryd, healith burninges.

Take the whit of an egge rawe and oyle Olife, sture them about so longe to gether till it be come into a thick oyntmēt, & anoynte it vpō the place, & ther shal apere no scarre.

[Page]The leaues of a pere tre stampt & applyed, heale the burnyng of fyer.

☞Remedies. Capi. lxvii.

THe bodye beinge fyrst pur­gid of burnt humors, apply vnto the place rawe egges and laye theron a blete leafe, and thou shalte wounder at the healyng therof.

Take the horne of a gote and burne it in the flame of the fyre and y^e rind that ryseth therof at that tyme take and stampe it wyth vineger & ouer noynt the burned place therw^t, for it healeth wounderfullye.

[...].Barly meale fri [...]d or coluers doūge dissoluyd wyth oyle and put a lyn­nen [Page] clothe & bound vnto the burnte is wounderfull in efficacie for thou shalt fynde no stronger medicine a­gaynst thys disease called wyld fire and al other burninges.

The Grene leaues of a plaine tre stampt and myxte with grese helith often tymes the burninges.Dioscor.

The leaues of rybworte stampt & plasterid ar a singular helpe.

The yolke of an egge temperyd wyth oyle and so applied assagithe al burnynges.

The ashes of the rynde of an elme sprinklid vppon the burnyng, hea­lith myghtlye the burnynges wyth out scarres.

Salt stampt & myxt wyth oyle & applyed doth quenche this disease.

Uineger is of valure aboue all thynge for burninges.Albert. And diosco­rides sayth y^t it healith thys dysease called ignis sacer.

The pouder of hares heares burntDioscor. [Page] and sprinklid vpō the burning hea­leth the same quickly and causeth y^• heare to growe.

Remedies. Capi. lxviii.

Macer.SOthernewood & freshe grece of there owne propertye do drawe oute spriges, thornes, and other thinges y^t fastē in y^e bodi.

Holeworte stampt and applied is of the same operacion.

The same operacion hath the sede of roket.

[...]lexan.Gose turdes plasterid vpon the grefe, drawith out y^• stickes and I­ron that be fastenid in the fleshe. Of the same operacion is the ioyce of [...]elber Dytanye myngled wyth Gose [Page] dounge.

The ashes of a burnt Swalowe myxt with vineger and applied, is like in operacion.

Okeferne stampt wyth hogges grese and bounde vnto the grefe, is very good also.

The roote of gladen stampt and applied to the grefe,Diosco. is good in ope­racion for it draweth out the broken bones and if it be dronke it healeth bruysynges.

The braunchis of wild poppye & vnripe figges,Isac. drawe broken bones out from vlcers.

Bytony drawith bones out of brekinges wounderful wel.Kyra.

Dogge Fenel rote expellith the broken bones.Dyos.

Ashes made of Fumitorie stampt & mixt with rawe hony, and applied vpon the woūdes, draweth oute the peces of broken bones.

Stampe a rote of Enula and [Page] of a reade wyth hedghogges grease and hony, and appli them for it draweth out y^e thorne or such like thing fastenyd in a mans body.

[...]bertThe ashes of earthe wormes with hony sodden and applyed, draweth out broken bones.

¶ A drynke for them that be hurt and bruysed. Remedies. Ca. lxix.

[...]len.FOr them that be bruysid, take Betonye, Egrimony, Strawbery leaues, Azarabacca or fole fote, malowes▪ buglosse, tāsy, margeram, Fiue leaued grasse, Saynct Iohns grasse, & Pimpernell gather of eche .M.i. stampe them and sethe them w^t .iii. pound of wyne and the same wyne y^t remanith strayne, and put therto an hundreth cornes of peper, and the oftener that the pacient drinketh therof, the soner shall he be whole, but let hym beware from all poysoned and hurtful thynges.

[Page]Incorporate the pouder of fragrā tcense and whet branne with perce­ly ioyce that they may be good and thicke, & so apply the same to y^e sore.

Take a gober of larde, & take hony branne and Fenigreke and wyne sethe them all together, and applye it vpon y^e sore of the strippe, it woū ­derfully helpith and healith.

A drynke that is wounderfull a­gaynst bruysing.

Take Egrimony, betony, Sage, Plantayne, Iuy leaues, rospercely poune them together and myxte wyne therto, geue the pacient it oftē to drinke tyl he be whole.

❧ To cure beastes that are sycke or hurte.

THe bloud of a graye myxt w^t salt and instilled into the hornes of beastes preserueth thē from the moren this is wel knowen and prouyd

Pulyal royall applied to there no­thrilsDios. [Page] w^t vineger, taketh awaye the hurte of them.

Peter. Lu.Cut the beast & put into the woūd pouder of blacke Hellebore whiche wyth his propertie draweth out poysoned humors, and so the beast shal be delyuered from the moren.

If the beast drinke a good harty draught of ynke it wyl heale it.

Agaynst dronkennes. Cap. lxxi.

GEue vnto that man that is geuen to dronkennes the lightes of a shepe, and he shal feele no dronkennes.

Geue vnto a dronken man the as­shes of burnt swalows, and he shal not be dronke while he lyueth.

❧Of them that take werynes by Iourneinge. Capi. lxxii.

GEue vnto the weryed persō to drynke at nighte, [...]osco [...]. the rote of mugwort, and so shall his wery­nes [Page] departe from hym.

Water of the decoction of lyne sede it selfe being hote applied to the stomake, prouoketh swet, and causethe werynes to yssue out.

Calamus Aromaticus, Pelliter, Calament, Carobes the lesse, detin Maioram, any of these that I haue mencioned, eyther symple or compō dred sodden with oyle, & the pacient therwith anointid, prouoketh swete

The ashes of an old wilde figge tree, dronke prouoketh sweate thys same hath ben prouyd.

¶ A good drinke for woun­ded men. Capi. lxxiii.

THys a good drinke for woū ded men. Take mouse eare, betony, Sanamūd, sage, of eche .m i. as much red madder as of al y^e rest afore, make a pouder therof & boile [Page] the premisses in wine, and geue therof to the woundyd partye asmuche therof thryse a daye, as wil into an egges shell.

A good oyntmente for wounded men, take of good vermilion .℥ i. of cynomond .ʒ i. of cardamomum .℥ i cloues, in number .xx long peper .ʒ i and a halfe, blacke Peper .xx. gray­nes, of Saffron .ʒ i. make an oynt­ment w^t the foresayde pouders and good whit wyne and hony, and thē make a plaster and applye it vnto the wounde as thus. Take of Lille Malowes yonge that growe harde by the rote .m.i. wyld Gellefloures .M.iii. boyle them to gether w^t strō ­ge wyne and make a plaster, applye the oyntment and lay to the plaster.

A drinke agaynst the Fistule. Capi. lxxiiii.

MAke cloues Pympernell, vale­rian, mouse eare, herbe Robert, tan­sey [Page] sethe thē al in whyte wyne, geue vnto the paciēt twyse a day therof.

Pilles to heale al sores. Take the sede of red colewortes, the sede of tā sye and Cabage, of yche lyke much, of the greater madder, make of the hole as muche as shall suffyse for y^e hole yere, geue therof twyse a day, & kepe alwayes a Colewort leafe vppon the fistule.

Take of dragōs bloud, seagyrdel of Cinamon, of Cardamonium, A­na. ʒ i. of Alume .℥ i. of Gentiane .ʒ & a half, of Saffron .ʒ .i. make an­oyntment, then after you haue geuē the potion twyse a daye, haue thys respecte whether y^e woundid so doth preserue and kepe the said potion, if he cast out the potion thrise, then is it to be doubted of his helth.

To pourge the cholericke humour downe ward. Capi. lxxv.

TO purge Colericke humours [Page] downeward by the bellye, and that in helthful men: fyrst let the matter be digestid, wyth Oxizaccharum, or els with sirupus Acetosus, the mat­ter being digestid, pourge it w^t this medicine. Take of y^e electuari desuccorosatū oximel, resoluid w^t the ioyce of rosis ana. ʒ ii. of y^e ioyce of scamoni ʒ. & a half mingle thē together & yf you wil you may giue y^e paciēt therof tempered wyth wyne or youe may make therof pilles.

Yf it so chaunce that the matter be conteyned from the nauell downe­ward or in any other parte of the bodye, then myngle with the fore rehersyd medicines .ʒ ii. of the pouder of mirabolanes citrines, of al this ma­ke pilles, and let them be geuen to y^e pacient.

¶Of Melanchollie natural. Capi. lxxvi.

TO purge natural melācho­lie in helthful men, fallen in [Page] the nether partes of y^e body, fyrst digest y^e matter w^t squillitike oximel, or els with some syroupe made therfore, y^e matter beinge digestid purge it with this medicine.

Take of Hierologodion .ʒ ii. of hiera rufi .ʒ i. of theodoricon emp .ʒ i. of honye Anacardine .ʒ. mengle them together and make pilles, and giue it in the euenning & let them be sharpenyd with .ʒ i. of spurge.

Yf the matter which ought to be purged, be in the middell partes of the bodi, as in the stomake, or in the inward of man therunto must be aplyed laxatiues, as Cassia fistula. &.c. or as the medicine aboue mencionid.

But if it be inseueral partes of the body as in the goute in suche a case must strong medicines be ministrid as is rehersal of before, & thei ought to be doubled.

☞Of purging burnt coller. Capi. lxxvii.

[Page]TO purge burnt coller or salte flegme, let the matter be preparid w^t oxisaccharum in thre partes therof & the fourth part of a syrupe, of diuretike thynges or of syrupes made of the ioyce of Fumitori, and purge it with this medicine. Take Catar: Imperial, oximel laxatiue, of eche .ʒ ii. of Hierologodian .ʒ i. of spurge .ʒ i. mengle them together and make pilles geue them in the euenyng.

Of the Quotydyan feuer. Capi. lxxviii.

AGaynst the Quotidian feuer after the fourth comming of the fyt, take of the ioyce of Germandre .℥ i. of the ioyce of Cynksoyle & violettes ana. ℥ iii. of wine of pomegranates .℥ ii. suger a poūd & a half and the same is good agaynste the quartaine after the .vii. fit, the ioyce of Germandre being doubled these medicines are ministrid to: helthful grutched & not greatlye vexed wi [...]h fittes of the Agewe.

❧ To pourge flegme in quo­tidian Feuers. Capi. lxxix.

TO purge natural flegme in quotidiās, take of electuariū ducis .℥ i. temper it wyth warme water & geue it vnto the pacient to drinke in the morninge.

¶Of a quotidian feuer through swette Flegme. Capi. lxxx.

AGaynst a quotidiā of swete flegme, make this decoction and giue it vnto the pacient, take of Uiolettes .℥. and a half of pruines. oke ferne .℥ i. mirabolans kebules ℥ i. make a decoction and mynister it vnto halfe a pound.

Of a quotidian of sharpe flegme.

AGaynste the quotidian that is of shrape flegme, take this or­dre, digest fyrst the matter with oxi­mell simplex, or oxizacharum or w^t [Page] syroupe composiue, and being digested, purge it with this medicine, ta­k [...] of violettes .℥ ii. of Sene, tyme, wild tyme, & oke or wal ferne ana. ℥ of cass [...]a fistula, of tamarindes, ana ℥. & a half, mirabolans kebules, ℥ ii make a decoctyon, yf it be a stronge pacient geue hym al, if weake, geue him but halfe, and marke that thys medicine that is ministred agaynst a quotidian of sharpe flegme maye be mynystred agaynste the same of slimy flegme and agaynst a quar­tayne of melancholye natural.

Of purgynge of choler in Tertian Feuers, Capi. lxxxii.

TO purge choler in Terci­ans mak [...] this recepcion. Take of violettes .℥ ii. of Cassia fistula .℥ i. of tamarindes .℥, giue them vnto y^e pacient in the mornynge, but fyrst make a preparatiue of the decoction of prunes a poūd, fyrst strayne it & resolue the foresayde thinges in the [Page] strayning. A syrupe against a tertiā of red choler, take maydē heare .m ii of violetts .ʒ iiii. of these .iiii. melōs gourdes, cucumers, Pepons, of the sead [...]s of pursland, o [...] Sandarache whyte and red of eche .℥. & a half of whyte poppy .ʒ i. o [...] ashes of spodiū ℥. & a halfe, of wyne of pomegranates .℥ i. of prunes .v. of cleare cass [...]a fistula .ʒ i, of manna .℥. & a half mirabolanes, citrin .℥. Rewbarbe .ʒ i. make a decoctyon.

Of tertian of yellow choler. Capi. lxxxiii.

AGaynst the Tertian of yellowe choler, or glassie, or els like salt, take y^e rotes of fennel, parcely, teyntwort mayden heare, endyue, cychory, hartes tounge, ana. m.i. violettes .℥ iii of iniubes of these .iiii. melōs gour­des cucumers pepōs, of lettys and pursland sede ana. ℥. of dil. ℥. of wi­ne of pomgranats of suger .ii. poūd make a syrupe & clarify y^• straining [Page] therunto take of Uiolettes .℥ iii. of iniubes, and of the .iiii. cold sedes before namyd, mayden here, cassia fi­stula, clered tamarindes, anise, fenel ana, ℥. & a halfe, of citryn mirabolanes, Rewbarbe ana. ℥ iii. of prunes xx. make a decoction.

¶Of a symple or double tertian. Capi. lxxxiiii.

AGaynst a double or simple feuer Tertian, after the thyrde fit proue this experiment. Take of the ioyce of Endiue, of Cychory, of southistell .℥ i, of the ioyce of plain­taine, of hartes tongue .℥ i. & a half of wine of pomegranates, poundes ii. suger a poūd, & a half make a sy­roupe, and let a yonge man drynke .v. sponefull therof, and an old man iiii. wyth water, of both the endiues ana. m.i. of these .iiii. melons gour­des cucumers, pepons, of purselāde ana. ℥ i. violettes .℥ iii. of y^e floures of Borage .℥ i. of suger a pound of [Page] wyne of pomegranates make a sy­rupe. A decoctyon for the same, take of violettes .℥. of Borage floures ʒ i. mirabolās citrins, kebules, ana. ℥ i. prunes .v, oke or walferne .℥. & a half, turbith .℥ ii. of Anise, fenil sede Ana. ℥. & a half. make a decoctyon.

☞Of a Tertian feuer of red choler, Capi, lxxxv.

AGaynst a tertian of red choler, take of Mayden heare, Teyntworte, sowthistell, lyuerwort, of wynter Gelefloures Ana. m iii. of violettes .℥ iii. of y^e floures of water Lyllyes .℥ i. of these .iiii. cold se­des, Lettyse, Purslayne, white pop­pye and sanders, ana. ℥ i. Prunes xx. of suger .ii. pound, make a syrup and let it be clarifyed.

And if it end not eyther by swette or seege, or els bi some good successe in y^e declinatiō of y^e feuer, geue vnto pacient this decoctiō. Take of vio­lets [Page] .℥ iiii. of y^e .iiii cold sedes. ana. ℥ ii. of Casia fistula .℥ ii. of myrabo­lās citrin .℥. & a half, of rewbarbe ℥ i. & so make the decoctyon.

AGaynst the fiuer tertian or quartayne take of Nettell .m ii. of a cob­web, & salt .℥ i. & make .iiii. plasters therof, & let thē be put in the .iiii. ex­tremities on the [...]aines pulsatiues, after the thyrd fit .ii. houres and be­fore the fit .i. houre, & giue vnto the pacient .ʒ. & a halfe, of camphory w^t Rose water.

¶Of the quartayne feuer that comyth of burnt choler. Cap. lxxxvi.

AGaynst the quartayne of a burnt choler in somer, take of Endiue, cychory, Hartes tounge, citterache, maydē here, teint wort, ana. m i. of violettes .℥ iiii. of borage floue [...]s .℥ ii. of the .iiii. colde seades melons Gourdes, cucumers Pepons, ana. ℥ i. prunes .x. tyme, & [Page] wild Tyme ana. ℥ iiii. sene, dodder, ana. ℥. & a half, suger .ii. pound, ma­ke a syrupe and claryfy it. A decoc­tyon therunto, take of violettes, se­besten, of Borage floures, ana. ℥. & a half, of mirabola [...]s citrin, kebulis Indi. ana. ℥ iii. of rewbarbe .ʒ i mak a decoction.

¶Of a Quartayne in haruest. Capi. lxxxvii.

AGaīst a quartaine of burnt coler in haruest, take y^e rote of fennel, parcely, of bochers brome sperage, cinksoyle▪ of grasse, of En­diue, cychory, cyterach, mayden here tentworte, Hartes tounge▪ Lang [...]e­befe, Lentils, Acasia. ana. ℥ & a half prunes .xx. wine of pomegranates, a pound & a halfe, of suger .iii.l [...]. make a syrupe. A decoctiō herevnto take of violets .℥ iiii of borage flours [Page] sebestene, cassia fistula, tamarindes ana. ℥ i. o [...] time, and wild Time, of both [...]ortes of sticados mirabolans citrinia Indi, the foure cold seades, M [...]lons, Gourdes, cucumers Pe­pons, ana. ℥. of Prunes .xx. make a decoctyon.

¶ Of a quartayne bredde of naturall melancholy Ca, lxxxviii.

AGaynst the Feuer Quartayne bre [...] of melancholy natural. Take the rote of Fennell, of Perselye, of buchers brome, of sperage, of cinke­soyle, of Hartes tounge, of the rote of langedubefe, of hogges tounge the rote of an elder, walwor [...], germā der, ground Iuye, of both sortes of stychados, Calament, Organe, of the cold herbes, Melons, gourdes, Cucumers, Pepōs ana. m.i. of violettes, of Borage floures, Ana. ℥ ii of Spikenarde .℥ iii. of the ioyce of borage .℥ i. of whit veniger, a poūd [Page] of suger .iiii. pound, make a syrupe w^t the decoctyon of .iii. poūd of germander, let the pacient Receiue the syrup with this decoction early and late.

AGaynst a quartayne Agewe. Take violettes, borage flou­res▪ sene, time, & epithime, ana. ℥ ii. Mirabolanes, citrin, Kebul [...]s Indi, Ana. ℥. make a decoction and geue it to the pacient (yf he be strōg of nature) before the fyt.

A potion for a quartayne. Capi. lxxxix.

FOr a quartayne this potiō is good to pourge by litle & litle & is giuen frō thre days to .iii or frō iiii. to .iiii. as is nedful▪ for it purgith and disgestithe speciallye if it be wyth a coughe.

Take wylde tyme, calamint, blacke helebour, Sene, violettes, hysope, & oke or wall ferne. Ana. ʒ i. & a halfe [Page] of fenell, Lequoryse, of the rotes of Fennell, and smallage, ana. ʒ and a halfe, let them be sodden and stande to settill that it maye clarifye, and take of the decoctyon .v. pound: and let it be made in a syrup [...] giue ther­of in a receptyon vnto the pacient .℥ ii. in the mornynge.

¶ A confectyon of pylles to purge all corupt humores. Capi. lxxxx.

A Confectyon of pils wherw^t humors are dissoluid, take the inner parte of coloquintida .ʒ i. of agaricke ʒ. & a half, of Baurach ʒ i. of Liquoryse .ʒ i. of Nettels sede roket royal, ana. ʒ. and a half, stāp them and make pilles.

❧Of heuynes or drousy­nes of the heade. Capi. lxxxxi.

[Page]A Certayne experiment agayns [...] the heuines of the heade. Take of Agaricke .ʒ v. of the ioyce of wild Sage, Rewbarbe, Holworte, ana ʒ i. whit suger .ʒ ii. and a halfe, make pilles lyke to cyche Pese, and drynke one therof thryse in a weke, or els euery day till you haue made an end of al, it helpith in the middes but specyally in the ende without any daunger.

Take of cloues, macys, Nut­migges, Galingale, Dra­gons bloud anyse, comin ana. ʒ i. as muche of spurge as of thē al and make a pouder.

¶ For al diseasys in the head. Capi. i.

THese confections folowyng do not suffer the heares to wax hore & gray electuarium de aromatibus, cōfectio alharif, oleū costinum and de alchana.

These be verye good for all di­seases in the brayne, the electuarye of Perles, Triacle dyatessoron and [Page] the confection of muske.

These comfort the brayne, aromaticum rofa (rum): maius aromaticum. dyambra, galie elephāgine & pillule stomatice.

These purge the brayne, the confectyon alphescera, & pillule elephan­gene, Oximell squillitike openeth y^e opilatyon of the brayne.

The infusion of hyera healeth the melancolike paynes of the head.

These be good for the falling euil, confectio de musco, thiriaca diates­saron, confectio alfescera, syrupus sticados, acetum and oximel squilliticum, vnguentum de bdellio, oleū de cucumere asmino, de lapide gagatis, de piperibus and philosophorū. Cōfectio alharif & kebuli cōditi, be very good for al diseasis in y^e senses

These purge y^e instrumentes of y^e senses, pillule elephangine stomatiche▪ aggregate and pillule lucis maiores and minores.

[Page]Hyerapicra purgeth al cold diseasis of y^e head, so doth hiera hermetis, hieralogodiō rufi, & pillule aggregate

The cold diseases of the head are healyd wyth the confectyon of wa­ter and hony.

These confectyons ensuynge are good for all paines in the head, oxi­mell squillitike, infusyon of Hyeratrociskes of cr [...]o: oyle Anet, oyle of Laurell, of spiknard, of elder & oyle of wild cucumer,

The infusion of hyera clensith the head, so do pillule stomatice and pillule aggregate maiores.

Hyera hermetis purgeth the hemicran, and pillule alhādach an ēplayster of mustard and oyle of euforbi­um heale the same.

The electuary of rosys purgithe the head ache of an hote cause, and so do pillule alhandach.

These heale the turne or daselynge in the head & eyes the confection of [Page] muske a sharpe syroupe of citrones or of prunes, vinegre or oximel squllitike, but these purge the same ha­mech, electuarye of Roses, confectio psilii, hyera hermecis, and hieralogodion ruffi.

For the paynes & diseases in the eares. Ca. ii.

OYle of bytter almondes, oyle of peches and of beē, ar good for al paynes & noyse in the eares.

Oyle of of Spiknard is good for wynd in the eares.

¶For al diseases in the eyes. Ca. iii.

THe elec [...]uarie of Roses purgeth the superfluites whiche descend to y^e eyes, also oleum Philosophorum is good for watry eyes.

Pillule de yera, and trifera persica purge al diseasis of the eyes & make cleare the syght.

¶For al diseases in the nose and face. Ca. 4

OYle of wild Cucumer takethe away the stēche in the nose and oleum Philosophorum openeth the oppilatyons of the same.

[Page]A syrupe of Popy and diacodion w^t pillule contra catartum, purge & heale all weles whiche be vpon the nose and face.

These clense all foule colour, and difformitie of the face, diacucurma, diamorosion, diacodion, trifera mi­nor, cōfectio rauedseni & alkakengi, trochiskes of Roses & of rewbarb [...].

For al diseasis in the mouth & throte. Ca. v.

FOr an Apostem in the throte dyamozō and dyacaridō be very good

These confections folowinge be good for them whyche cannot take their breath, the confectiō of muske loche of squilla, loche of pyne, loche ad Asma, Loche Alfescera, dyasul­phur, philoniū, the confection of perles, and alchermes.

Diacodyon and a syrupe of popie heale a rewme and coughe, so do pilbule contra catarrhum.

Uyneger squillitike healeth roten and lose gummes.

[Page]Oyle of swete Almondes and of si­sami taketh away the asperitie and roughenesse of the throte.

Oyle of grysomyle taketh awaye all impedimentes of the tonge.

These confectiōs make the mouth to haue a swete smel or odour y^e electuarie of atomatikes & of perles, of citrones, the confectyō of xiloaloes, aromaticum muscatum, aromaticū nardinum▪ trifera saracenica, a sy­rupe of the pilling of orenges, mellicrat of orenges, trochiskes of gallia muskata, & sufuf xiloaloes, aromaticum, pillule dyarhodon.

An electuary or syrupe of peches, Peches condite, trochiskes of xilo­aloes, take awaye all stenche in the mouth.

Dyatryonpipereon taketh awaye all belching.

A iulep of iniubes healeth al hors­nesse.

[Page]Diacalamentum, philonium, dia­cyminū and a syrupe of myntes do vtterly stoppe al paynfull and cold yeskyng.

These confectyōs of muske, ti [...]iaca diatesseron sirupus of sticados, the cerote of alexander, oyle of pip [...]r and oleum philosophorū, & hyera­hermetis, w^t hieralogodiō do purge the same wounderful well.

Let hym that hath an old & paynfull coughe vse these, Dianisum, a­thanasia mag: & if his brest be full of matter, these be good, dyasulphure, loch de pino, lochsanum with sy­rupes of myrte, of licori [...]e▪ of Cala­mente, of prunes, of iniub [...]s, of Y­sope, and these do extenu [...]te the grosse humores loch ad asma & susuf ad Asma, and yf they cānot slepe take a syrupe of Popie.

[Page]For a coughe of a hote cause tak [...] loche of popie, loch ad caliditatem a iulep of violetes, and a syrupe of y^e same, w^t the sirupe contra catarrhū, but if it be a dry coughe, take a sy­rupe of tereniabine & of popie, loch bonum and loch of almondes.

Pillule de agarico & pillule ad omnes morbos catachi, do purge y^e matter of an old coughe.

Lochsanum and expertum or a sy­rupe of iniubes take away horsnes that cometh of cold flegme.

Oyle of Cartamus of nucis indice, of sisami, do clarifi the voice, and so doth vinegre squillitike.

Musa acnea, oleum philosophorū, be good for the toth ake, and acetū squilliticum fasteneth the teeth.

¶ For the morphew yelow iaundes and al o­ther deformyties of the skyne. Capi. vi

THese confectyons make the skyne well colouryd, electuarium de aromatibus, confectyon of [Page] quinces, confectio anacardina, algarif syrup of fumitory, oyle of saffrō of cost trifera galeni, & the confectiō of māna.

Unguentum alfesericū and oleū de cucumere asinino, taketh away [...] the roughnesse of the skynne, hame­ch purgeth al diseases which be in y^• skynne and y^e elephancye.

If you wil haue your skynne smothe & cleane, vse these trifera muskata, dyacucurma, diamorusiō oyle of been, of Cherystones, of citrones of elder, of serpētes, of egges, of whete of iuniper and oyle of ashe.

Unguentū sericinum is good for to cause the skynne to growe.

Unguentū rosarū, violarū, vnguē ­tū ceruse, oleū de iunipero & defrax­ino, trochiskes of arsenicke do heale wyldfyre and ringwormes.

These confectyōs heale the yelow iandes, confectio rauedseni, trifera persica cōfectio de psilio, trochiskes [...] [Page] of Rosis, of reubarbe, of camphory and of enpatori electuariū rosarū, sirupus de fumoterre & pillule inde.

Hyeralogodion ruffi, hamech, cō fectio epithini, pillule inde, Pillule fetide, do purge all matter of mor­phew and leprousy.

Syrupus de fumoterre, and epi­thimi, oyle of iunyper, vnguentum alfesericon. do heale the leprousy.

Unguentum aragit, oleum de been, de nucleis cerasorum, de granis cittāgulorū, do take away the spot­t [...] of the morphew.

Unguētum alhariel, taketh away the spottes of the skynne.

Pillule Collequintide do purge an old morphewe.

Pillule aggregate minores purge and take away al ytching and skratchynge.

These be good for scabbes, oleū nu­cū, vnguētū cerusae & alphesericū.

¶For al diseases in the stomake. Capi. vii.

[Page]AN hard apostem of the sto­make is mollifyed w^t moyst hisop, & a cerote of ysop of galenes descriptyon, dyaquilon wyth the emplaster of oribasius, and oyle of masticke.

These do styre vp appetite ones lost, aromaticum rosatum the con­fectyon of quynces, of alchanzi and of orenges, trochiskes of Myrabo­lanes do encrease appetite wounderfull well.

These confectyons do make good digestyon, dyarodon, acondite of o­renges, aromaticum nardinū, and rosatum, hyeralogodyon ruffi, pil­lule stomatice, rosatum maius, dia­ciminum, diambra, diatrioupipereō kebuli co [...]diti, a condite of quinces of buglosse, sufuf xiloalo [...]s, sufuf aromatū, vineger squillitike, trochis­kes of rose, pi [...]lule elephangine, pillule de turbithe.

[Page]The confection de galanga, di­aciminū oximel squilliticū be good for belchinge that cometh of sharpe matter.

Confectio de aromatibus comfor­teth the stomake that cannot abyde the smel of meates, so doth aroma­ticum rosatum, and gariofilatum, and syrup deminta.

Athanasia magna, lochbonū aq­ua mellis sirupus de liqueritia pil­lule de agarico trochisci aneti, do clē se y^e stomake.

Loch de papanere, loche de squilla loche alphescera, syrupus de ysopo, sufuf ad tussim antiquem, oleum de ketri & de lillio take away al paynes in the stomacke.

Lochsan [...]m clenseth al filthy matter out of the stomacke.

Loch de amigdalis healeth the vehement drynesse of the longes and stom [...]ke.

Sirupus de prassio de thimo de [Page] kesmes heale all colde disease of the stomake.

Oleum de cartamo & oximel squil­liticum, sirup de [...]upatorio, [...]roch de absinthio open y^e opilations of the stomake.

These confections take away y^e as­peritie or roughnesse of the stomake

Loch ad calliditatem, iulep vio: iulep iniub: syrupus cucurbite, sirupe de prunis, sirupus de granatis, oleum papaner: oleum violace.

Electuarum de aromatibus, de g [...]mmis, confectio xiloaloes, oxim [...]l squilliticum, and oleum nardinum, heale al diseases of the stomake whiche com of grosse and slymy flegme.

All ventosites and inflations of the stomake ar cured wyth these confectiōs, electuariū de aromatibus, de citro alxicostū, troch de spodio: vn­guētū rosarū cerotum sādalinū cō ­fectio de galāga de zīzibere, philonium, diacyminū, trifera muscata, di­acucurma, [Page] diamorusiō secacul con­ditū, pillule aggregate maiores.

These confectyons cōfort a weake stomake and cause good digestion, electuaryes de aromatibus, de citro de granis mirthi, de persicis, de sor­bis, confectyons xiloaloes, alkinzi, de citonus, aromaticum rosatum, gariofilatum, nardinum, trifera galeni, yeralogodiō ruffi kebuli cōditi emb [...]ici cōditi, citonia persica condita, zuecharum rosatum, syrupes de piris, de citoniis, de corticibus citri, de granis mirthi de albela, de absinthio, de fumotere mellicrata de citro debuglasso decitoniis, rob de piris, de citoniis, de grāatis, fructibus, de aggresta, trochiskes, de gallia de ro­sis, ramich de absinthio, sufuf xilo­aloes, sufuf diarodon, sufuf aromaticum, pillule elephangine aggregate, stomatice, diarodon, Cerotum A­lexandri, emplasters, dyafinicon, stomaticum, [Page] de Gallia, de Fermento, Oyles, de stincho de Citoniis, mal­uinum, myrtilorum masticum, costinum, and of elder.

Let him y^t is payned in the sto­make wyth multitude of hote and sharpe humours, vse these dyarodō galeni, acetum squilliticum infusio de Hyera, pillule elephangine but if the paynes come of cold humoures these be very good confectio anacardina, philonium Musa acnea, Athanasia magna oleū de Cartamo and de kerua.

These mitigate the vehemente hete of y^e stomake, electuarium de per­sicis, confectio de acetosa, de Pru­uis, trifera persica, iulep rosatū. sy­rupus de Persicis, de portulaca trochiskes de Cāphora de Sandalis, Sufuf Dyarodon rob de ribes de berberys, de sumache & demoris.

Agaynst the humiditie of the sto­make [Page] vse aromaticum maius rosa­tum, gario [...]ilatum, cōfectio de cynamomo, trifera saracenica, diacucur­ma, dyamorusiō, emblici conditi, trochisci dyarodon.

These confections purge the sto­make, hierapigra galeni, hiera her­metis▪ pillule elephāgine, and agre­gate fetide and sebellie, electuarium alharif.

For the inflammatyon of the sto­make, take sirupus de succo acetose de agresta, de pomis, and sirupus acetosus t [...]reniabin.

These comfort a cold stomake, sy­rupus de menta, de thimo, secaniabī de calamento, mellicratū cōditū.

Let him that vomiteth ouermuche vse these aromaticum rosatum, and gariofilatū, sirupus acetosus de citoniis▪ de prunis, and de m [...]nta de agresta, diafinicon, troch: ramich, & if he vomite choler and flegme, take y^e [Page] confectyon de citoniis & a syrupe de calamento, but if it be choler alone, vse these rob de ribes, de agresta, de berberis, de sumach, de moris de sceni, de granis.

These do expel and dissolue al ventosities out of the stomake, Aroma­ticum gariofilatum, diaciminum o­leum nardinum aromaticum nar­dinum, dianisum trifera saracenia muscata alkanzi trifera hieralogo­dion ruffi electuarium m [...]ū, sufuf aromaticum emplastrum de alliis, oleum amigdalarum amararū, nu­cum de kerua & de enula.

Let him that is in a consumption vse these confectio testieulorum vulpis, lochsanum trochisci de camphora oleum amigdalarum dulcium.

These oyles make fat the bodye o­leum amigdalarum dulciū, sisami de nuce indica, & oleum de granis papaneris.

[Page]These confections quenche thyrst and kepe the stomake moist, electuarium de persicis, confectio de aceto­sis, alxicostum trifera persica, persi­ca condita, Succharum violarum iulep rosarum, syrupus de per [...]icis, de acetositate citri, Acetosus de po­mis, de citoniis, de prunis, de can­nis, de portulaca, Rob de ribes, de sumach de berberis, de Agresta, de moris, de steni, de granatis, trochisci de camphora, de spodio de berberis, de sandalis & vnguentum rosarum

☞For al dyseases in or about the hert. Capi. viii.

ELectuarium de gemmis, and confection xiloaloes, be good for al diseasys about the hert.

These heale the trēbling and beatyng of the hert confectio de acetosa xiloaloes and de musco syrupus de pomis de prunis conditum de citro de buglosso. rob de agresta cōfectio [Page] xiloaloes.

These confections comfort the hert electuarium de citro, de pomis. Aromaticum rosatum, muscatum, Gariofilat, Dyambra, Pira condi­ta Poma persica, Citra, zuccharum Rosatum syrupus de pomis, rob de ribes de Citoniis de piris, trochisci Gallie muscate, Ramich, sebelline g [...]ie elephangine, Dyarodō, sufuf xiloaloes.

Let hym that hath the hert bren­nynge, vse these, Alxirocostum, sy­rupus acetosus de succo fructuum Sirupus de Succo Acetose, Rob de Ribes, de Berberis, de Sumach de Moris, de sceni de G [...]anatis.

The confection of xiloaloes doth make a man, merye, so dothe Dyambra and confectio de Mu­sco.

Dyalulphur is good for poysō and trifera persica against the pestilence.

¶For al diseases in the lyuer. Ca. ix.

THese confectiōs heale al dy­seasys of the lyuer y^t com of grosse fleygme or ventositie, electua­rium de Aromatibus & de gemmis, cōfectio xiloaloes, diacucurma magna confectio de galāga troch: diani­sis emplastrum de gallia, and de sermento, sirupus de thimo, secaniabin de calam: & mellicratum conditum, Also hyerapicra & alharif purge the same.

For the stiche & paynes in the liuer vse confectio diarodon, Athanasia magna sirupus de absinthio, de eu­patorio pillule de reubarb. pill: al­kakengi, ysopi cerotum & oyle of euphorbium if it come of a cold cause. For the weaknesse & debilitie of the lyuer take Diarodon, Aromaticum muscatum d [...]alacca, confectio alkā ­zi, sirupus de absinthio, citra cōdita trochisti xiloaloes and if it come of great heate emplastrum de gallia & [Page] diafenicon be very goood.

These comfort and make stronge the liuer, Aromaticum nardinum, e­lect: de granis mirti, confectio de cy­tonus, sirupus de fumoterrae, conditum de citro & de cytoniis troc: gal­lie elephangine and ramich pillule aggregate minores oleum costinū.

For al inflamations & heate in the lyuer take conf [...]ctio de pomis, de te­reniabin, and d [...] portulaca trochisci de cāphora, de spodio cum semine a­cetose de berberis de sandalis, vn­guentum rosarum cerotum sāda. e­plastrum de fermento de melliloto andromachi & diaquilon.

The hidro [...]sie of the lyuer is hea­led wyth tiriaca diatess [...]ron & the oppilatyons therof wyth the confectiō of fumitory, dycodion Athanasia si­rupus de eupatorio de fumoterre se­caniabin de kersinii & deradicibus trochisci de Reubarbaro, de Rosis de lacca, de absinthio, and Pillule de [Page] Rauidseni.

Pillule stomatice and aggregate clēse the lyuer, and cōfectio alrengi, pillule de turbith, and sebellie pur­ge the same.

Cerotum ysopi, troc: de reubarbe and de eupatorio heale an apostem in the lyuer.

Syrupus de agresta, de pomis & de tereniabin, be wounderfull good to quench thurst.

¶ For all dyseasys in the longes. Cap. x.

THese clense the longes of al grosse humors. loch de squilla, emplastrum filii zacharie, oleum philosophorum, confectio de musco and sirupus de thimo, also a syrup de granis mirti, doth confort the lō ­ges, & it is clensyd w^t a syrupe de liqueritia, and oleum cartami.

Oyle of Uyoletes and of swete almondes, do take away the asperitie of the longes.

A iulep of Roses is good for the [Page] [...]nflatyon of the longes.

¶For al diseasys in the splene. Capi. xi.

UNguentum arthanite, oleum de been and philosophorum, do dyssolue al apostemes and hardnesse of the splene.

For all paynes and oppylatyons of the splenne, take Dyacucurma, Magna Athanasia, Syrupus di­acodion, secaniabin de Radicibus, and de Kesin, acetum squilliticum, Sirupus acetosus de Radicibus, de calamento, trochisci de eupatorio de lacca pillule rauedseui, Sebelie and inde, confectio alkekengi, oleū, Nardinum, and de euphorbio.

These doo dyssolue and molly­fye the hardnesse of the Splenne, Dyasulphur, secaniabin de Cala­mento trochisci de Capparis, Cero­tum Isopi, Diaquilon, emplastrū [Page] Andromach and de melliloto oleum philosophorum.

¶ For al dyseases and paynes in the back [...] and sydes. Capi. xii.

OLeum de pipere, vulpinum & philosophorum, be good for all paynes in the backe & yf the paynes come of hete take vnguen [...]um de papauere.

These pilles purge the matter whiche causeth paynes in the backe, pil­lule aggregate maiores de serapino and de oppoponace.

For paynes in the sydes, take phi­lonium loch de squilla loch de alfe­scera syrupus de ysopo, oleū tute & electuarium alesiof purgith y^e mat­ter.

Emplastrum Andromachi & aris­tarchi swage the swelling in y^e side.

For the pleurisie take loche de pa­pauere, iulep viol. iniuba [...]um syru­pus cucurbite de prums, de grana­tis, de cannis, de iniubis, de violis & [Page] oleum violaceum.

¶For all dyseasys in the bealy gutte [...] and entraylles. Cap. xiii.

EMplastrū de aliis dyssolueth an apostem of the entraylles.

For the colike take diaciminū diafenicon, Philoniū, musa aenea, oleum de cartamo, de lilio and de piperibus.

These purge the humour causīg the colike, hiera hermetis, electuariū indū, & alesc [...]f, confectio de dacti­lis, Dyacitoniten, aqua mellis, pil­lule aggregate and fetide maiores.

For the hidropsye, vse Diacucurma magna, diamorosion diallacca diacoston, diasulphur, Sirupae de cupatorio, trochisci xiloaloes de ro­sys and de reubarb. emplasters, de alliis and Andronachi, oleum almereseron, and these purge the matter, confectio de eupatorio and de alka­kengi, pillule sebelaro, de reubarb, & almeresion, and vnguentū arthani­ta [Page] magum.

Oleum de kerua and de asse be very good for the paynes in the small guttes.

Aromaticū rosatum drieth vp the humydite of the entrailles.

These conforte and make stronge y^e guttes, aromaticum nardinū suc­corū rosatū, dyacostum, syrypus de granis mirti, mellicratū de citoniis. For y^e lubricitie of y^e bowelles when the meate cometh furth vndigestyd vse these, electuariū de granis myr­t [...], dyalacca, trocisci ramich.

Cōfectio de seminibus, dyacoston, oleū lauri heale y^e paynes in y^e belye which com of wind therin cōteyned, & hiera hermetis wyth electuarium. alescof purge and clēse y^e same, these also be good against al paynes in y^e entrayles, oximel squilliticum, dia­finicō, emplastrum arabicum, oleū de ouis, & if it come of slymy flegme take diatrion pipercon, dycyminum [Page] cōfectio anacardina, and an empla­ster de granis lauri.

Syrupus calamēti, oleū rute, emplastrum aristarchi, do hete y^e entrailes y^t be cold, and dyaciminum, dia­nisum, decoctio alhast, dissolue y^e vē tosites in the bely conteyned.

Emplastrum de fermento healeth the inflammations of the guttes, & secaniabin de calamento, or emplas­trum de melliloto mollitie the hard­nesse therof.

For the fluxe vse the confection de citoniis, citonia, syrupus de albela­ch and de mēta, emplast [...]u [...] de gal­lia, and if it come of choler take el [...]ctuarium de fructibus, sirupus ace­tosus de succis fructuum, Trochis­ci de spodio, emplastrum diafinicon and yf the Fluxe be bloudy athanasia magna▪ is good, but if the cause be flegme take confectio de storace, rob de fructubus, trochisci de Ber­beris.

[Page]Succharum violaceū maketh the bely loose.

¶For all paynes in the raynes and bladder. Capi. xiiii.

THese confections heate the rey­nes, electuarium de aromatibus, trifera galeni, secacul cōditū, confectio de zingibere, oleū de lilio & de ruta, aromaticum rosatum.

For the paynes in the reynes, and bladder take diacucurma, dyamorusion, philoniū ēplm de granis lauri oleum, lauri, de keyri, de ruta de asse de piperibus, oleum vulpinum, philosophorum and nardinum.

These breake the stone in the rey­nes and bladder, dialacca, oleum de nucleis cerasorum, de granis citrangulorum, de scorpionibus, & de piperibus.

Hyerapicra, hyera hermetis, electuarium indy, purge the raynes.

Syrupus acetosus, de radicibus, openeth the opilations of the reines [Page] and trochisci alkakēgi heale the vl­cers therof.

For the hardnesse of the bladder vse cerotū ysopi, and for y^e brēninge heate therof Oleum amigdalarum dulcium.

These prouoke vrine, diacalamē tum, diacucurma, diamorusion, diasulphur, secaniabin de radicibus, & de cheisyu, trochisci de lacca, pillule aggregate, oleum philosophorū, philonium, masa aen [...]i, oleum aske.

Oleum quartuor seminum fri­gidorum maiorum is veri good for all brennyng and heate in the yarde

Syrupus de piris and de citoniis be good for hym y^t loseth his nature

¶For al diseases in the matrix and pryuy membres. Ca. ix.

GErotum ysopi mollifieth the hardnesse of matrixe.

For the paynes in the matrix comenly called the moder, take diambra oleum nardinum, philonium, musa [Page] aenea, emplastrum de granis, lacca, de ruta de croco, and philosophorū, and if the paynes come of colde, vse oleum de enula, and hyerapicra, hiera hermetis, pillule de serapino, ex­perte.

These heate a cold matrix electu­arium de gemmis, oleū rute lilii an de piperibus.

Aromaticum muscatum and oleū de lapide gagatis, be very good for the moder.

Diacalamentū and pillule de sera­pino expert prouoke y^e floures, and trifera minor stoppe the same.

¶For the hemorrhoydes and all dyseasys of the foundamēt. Cap. xvi.

OYle of lynseed is good for all paynes in the fundament. Trifera saracenica, trifera muscata trifera galeni confectio alkakengi heale y^e hemorrhoydes, & these asswage the paines therof, oleum de grisomilis and de nucleis persicorum.

These stop the flux of y^e hemorrhoides, [Page] pillule de bdellio maiores & mi­nores, and of the contrary parte pil­lule aggregate, lose the same.

If they swel anoynt them with o­leum de grisomilis.

¶For the goute, y^e sciatica, and all other vlcers & ache in the outward mēbres. Ca. xvii

OLeum viola (rum), and cerotū sandalium, ar good for al hote apostemes & these ripe & dissolue y^e same, cerotū andromachi, emplastrum de fermē ­to, and dyaquilon.

Oleū auellanarū, vulpinum, de la­pide gagatis, & philosophorū heale a cold goute, & if it be hote vse oleū de ranis▪ &, for an old gout▪ cerotum alexandri, oleū de nucleis cerasorū & de granis citrangulorum be very good. hieralogodiō, & hamech purg a cācer or crabbe, & these ointmentes heale y^e same, diafinicon alphesericō emplastrum arabū. oleū iun [...]peri & de fraxino, & these ripe & breke it, si­rupus de epithimio, pillule inde.

[Page]These dissolue al hard knobbes & swellinges, dialacca, oleum amigdalarum dulcium, and sisaminum, cerotum ysopi emplastrum diaquilon and de alliis.

Oleum lilii, masticum and sin­apis, ease al paynes whiche come of cold, but if they be hote take oleū rosarū & de papauere, & these asswage al aches, oleum rosatū, camomilli, & de melliloto w^t cerotū andromachi.

Unguentum egiptiacum clenseth an old fistula very well, but yeralogodion ruffi purgeth the matter, & these oyntmentes heale the fistula, vnguentum diafēicon. de lino and alphesericō, oleum de onis, syrupus de epithimo and emplastrum arabū

Pillule aggregate and de oppoponaco purge the mater that causethe paynes in the knees, and emplast [...]ū andromachi taketh away the ache. These purge al goutes of cold cau­ses, hyerapigra, hierahermetis, electu [...]ium [Page] iudū, confeetiō alkakengi, pillule alhandhal, de hermodactilis & de oppoponaco, but if it come of a hote cause, take electuariū de succo rosarum, and these purge all kynde of goutes, electuarium alescof, pillule stomatiche, aggregate, fetide, of serapino and coloquintide.

Anoynt cold ioyntes wyth cero­tum alexandri, and oleum de stincho conforteth lose ioyntes.

For al paynes in the ioyntes, take aqua mellis, oleū masticum, de sto­race, de euphorbio, de been, de lauro de keire de cucumere asimino, de granis citrangulorum & de piperibus, also vse cerotum isopi, acetum squilliticum, emplastrum andromachi & filii zacharie.

Emplastrum diaquilon ripeth all swellynges.

Trifera sarasenica is good for werinesse.

Unguentum alphesericon, oleum [Page] de iunipero and de fraximo healeth the paynes in the legges.

Confectio de asse & diasulphur be good for bytynges of venemouse beastes.

Emplastrum de fermento draweth al fixed things out of y^e body. For y^e sciatica take emplastrum androma­chi, ēplm sinapis, oleum de piperi­bus and philosophor.

Anoynt thy body with oyle of dyl & thou shalt sweate, and oyle of quinces doth stoppe the swette.

Pillule aggregate maiores and serapine purge the sciatica.

Hyeralogodion ruffi & pillule aggregate minores purge foul vlcers

Unguētum nobile, nichodemi ceraseos, & ceruse, oleum almezereō de iunipero & de fraxino heale old vlcers

Oleum de beē taketh a way y^e skarre of an vlcer.

Unguētū sericinum & vnguentū ce­ruse heale al brinning w^t fyre.

[...]For woundes and al dyseases in the syno­ [...]es Capi. xviii.

HYera hermetis purgeth well all [...]ymy ma [...]ier cōteyned in y^e sinowes [...]o do pillule alhādal & de opopona­ [...]o, for cold diseases in y^e sinowe, vse [...]irupus sticados, aquamellis, vn­guētum de bdellio, oleum, nardinū, de croco, de piperibus, de euphorbio de storace, de scorace, de beē, & oleum de enula, cerotū andromachi, oleum costinum & de sanbuco, oleū nucū, & if they haue a cōtractiō cerotū A­lexādri, & for ach in y^e sinowes, take ysopi cerotū, oleū amigdalarum a­mararum, auellanarū, nucū, lauri, tāoniil, sābuci, keyri, melliloti, mast [...] cis, and de euphorbio.

If the sinowes be hard or swollē, take oyle of bytter almōdes, of lynsed of safron, of nuttes, and of laurel, & oyle of quynces is good for loose synowes.

[Page]Cōfectio alphescera & balanscioch good for the synowes.

Unguentū diaphenicō & vnguē ­tum arabum be very good for bro­ken bones.

Emplastrum synapis is good for paine in y^e bones if it come of a cold cause, and emplastrum de fermento draweth out broken bones.

Syrupus de epithimo vnguentū de lino, diafinicō, emplastrum Ara­bicum, vnguentum daceraseos, doo wonderful clense and heale woūdes and if the wound putrifie, take vn­guentū cericinium, and egiptiacum magnum, and if the synow be hurte take vnguentum basilicō magnū.

Oleū philosophorum is good for an olde sore, and oleū de grisomilis asswagith the swelling in a wound and emplastrum de fermento drieth vp a hurt y^e mattreth wonderfully.

Emplastrum andromachi aliud, doth brēne and consume the skynne [Page] [...]nd fleshe as it were a cautery.

For the crampe, take sirupus stic [...] [...]os, pillule de serapino, vnguentū [...]ebdellio, oleum de been, de croco, [...]e piperibus, and de lapide gagatis

¶ For al agewes. Cap. xix.

FOr al hote Agewes, vse con­fectio de acetosis, de prunis, sirupus cucurbite, & Acetosus [...]e pomis, iuleb violaceum, cerotum violaceum, trochisci de rosis, and de spodio, reubarbarum, trochisci de eupatorio.

For the quartane, take confectio de assa, de dactilis, diasulphur, sirupus de eupatorio, secāiabin de radicibus & de calamento, infusio de hyera, dyarhodon, trocisci de rosis, de eupatorio, de absinthio with pillule inde be good for a quartayne.

These purge sharpe agues, trife­ra persica, alxilcostes, cōfectio de dactilis, syrupus acetosus de succis herbarum, and decoctio cupatorii.

[Page]For hote feuers, vse iuleb violarū sirupus de prunis, de granatis, de acetositate citri, de portulaca, trotisci de cāphora de berberis & de sādalis, & y^e same be good for pestilēt agues.

Sirupus de bisantiis, is good for olde feuers of longe continuance, & so is confectio de psillio, & for cho­lerike agues take syrupus de succo acetose and agresta.

Sirupus acetosus de tereniabin, is good for hote feuers y^t be veri peril­louse, & for agues in y^e which diuers humores be putrified take sirupus diacodiō, troc [...]sci de rosis & eupatori [...]

Decoctio de sticados & trocisci diarodon heale agues that com of cor­rupt flegme.

These purge al kīd of agues, pillu­le aggregate, de rubarbaro de alka­kengi, & in the cold or shakinge it is good to anoynte the pacient w^t oyle of dyl or de enula.

☞For al corruptyon and dyseases in the foure humors bloud, choler, flegme, and me­lancholye. Capi. xx.

[Page]HYeralogodion ruffi, hamech, de­coctio epithimi do purge melācholy These purge choler wonderful wel cōfectio de psillio cōfectio de mann­a, electuariū rosa [...]ū, diacitonites, pillule de turbith, de coloquintida, sirupus acetosus laxarinus, aqua fructuum, aqua casei, insu [...]io de succis herbarm, cōfectio fumiterre, and de croco, with myrabolanes.

To purge choler adust, take syru­pus minor fumoter, syrupus de epithimo, acetū squilliticum and decoctio capilli veneris pillule de lapide lazuli and de armuico, pillule sto­matiche purge both choler and me­lancholy

These aswage & delay y^e hete of choler, succharum violac [...]ū, sirupus a­cetosus laxatiuus, & syrupus aceto­sus de succo fructuū. Grosse & thike choler is made thine & easy to degest w^t, sirupus acetosus de radicibus, secāiabī de radicibꝰ, trocisci de ramich [Page] These be good to purge flegme, hie­ralogodion ruffi, decoctio alharif, & of myrabolanes, pillule de euphor­bio, de turbith, stomatch, de satcocolla de serapino and de coloquintida.

If thou wyll breake grosse & sly­my flegme take syrupus maior de fumoterre.

Diacala: galeni, purgeth al slymy matter so doth acetum squilliticum pillule aggregate maiores, and feti­de minores, infusio hyere, and if the humores descend to y^e sinowes, take pillule de euphorbio and laye to the place euplastrum de alliis.

Confectiō de dactilis purgeth rawe humores wounderfull well.

The bloude is mūdyfyed & made cleare from all corruptyon by these confections, cōfectio anacardina, decoctio capilli venetis, aqua fructuū decoctio fumiterre, and pillule ad febres cholericas purge the bloud.

Aqua fructuum, Alxicostum tro­chisci [Page] de camphora, delay the heate of the bloud.

Athanasia magna and trochisci de terra sigillata be good for them that spittte bloud, but for bleding at the nose take trochisci de ramiche de terra sigillata and de karabe, and they be also good for a bloudy flux, oleū philosophorum dissolueth bloud gathered to one place.

Rob de prunis, de fructibus, tro­chisci sandalorum, vnguentum ro­sarum, violarum and oleum man­dragore be good for al inflamatiōs and brennynges.

Hamech purgeth al dyseasys whi­che come of choler or salte flegme.

These open oppilations thrughe all the body, diacyminum, cōfectio de seminibus, syrupus acetosus, de succis herbarum▪ de fumoterre, secaniabin de radicibus, trochisti de aniso, pillule aggregate minores, ol [...]ū amigdalarum amararum, de been, [Page] costinū, persicorum & de piperibus.

Electuarium alescof purgeth the superfluities of al the body.

These purge melancholike, pillule inde, lucis maiores, de lapide lazuli and zebelie.

✚ A Table conteyning y^e weightes which phisicyons do comenly vse, & the interpretacyon of the names of the compound medicynes herin conteyned wyth the quātitie & tyme y^t they ought to be receyued in.

THe least & fyrst of al weightes (comōly vsed amōg phi­sicyons) is a barly corne, and .xx. cornes make a scruple, thre scrupules make a drachme, eyght drachmes make an vnce, xii. vnces make apoū de. A quarter of poūd is thre vnces,

All compounde medycynes be eyther receyuid wythin the body, or layd to the same without▪ & they whych be receyued into y^e body be these.

ELectuarium & confectio dif­fer in thys alone, that electuariū is moyst and made wyth sugger and hony, & confectio drye made a­lonly wyth suger, and because they be for dyuerse diseases theris nooe certayne tyme or measure, for the receyuing of them.

Mixtura is whē diuerse electuaries or cōfections be mingled together, & is receyued .ii. houres be fore meate. Tragea is whē dyuerse pouders be mēgled together w^t suger and they be receiued a .ʒ. at onest w^t soppes of stronge wyne.

Conserua & conditū be whē diuerse spyces be mixt with sume sirup and be comēly receiuid early and late after the bygnesse of a walnut.

[Page]Loth is a medycyne which may be lyked wyth the tonge, & may be receiued at al tymes in the quantitie of a hasel nutte.

Iuleb is a cleare potyon made of dyuerse waters and suger.

Rob is a ioyce made hard & thick wyth the heat of the sōne or of y^e fire and is comonly mingled with elec­tuarys, and conserues.

Syrupe is a moyst medicyne whiche maye be receyuyd earlye or late

Decoctum is a medicine made of rotes leaues, sead and floures wher vnto is added sugger or hony.

Infusio is when diuerse medycins be beaten to pouder or hole layde to stepe a certayne space in sum liquor

Trochiscus is a rounde confectiō and plaine, made after the maner of a whele, the which before it be recei­uyd moost be beaten to pouder, and dronke with wyne or other licoure the weyght of one ʒ. comonly.

[Page]Pilles be knowē to al men & ought to be receyued two or thre houres at after souper the quantitie of .ʒ i.

Sief is a confectyon made after the fashiō of a suger lofe & most be dys­soluyd in licour before it be receiuid

Collirium is a moyst confection made of sief dissolued.

Sufuf is a fyne pouder made of dyuerse spices.

Secaniabin is a sharpe syrupe wherin is put suger or hony.

Masticatoriū is a confection whiche is held in the mouth & chewed to purge the head of flegme.

Suffimētum or suffumigatio is when diuerse pouders be cast vpon the cooles, and the pacyent doth re­ceyue the smoke therof.

Gargarisme is a confectyon of diuerse maters and sume decoctyon wherin sume rob is dissolued, which is gargarised in the mouth and not swalowed downe.

[Page] Here folow the compound medycynes whyche be applyed to the outwarde partes of the body.

UNguētū an ointmēt, is made of oyles, spices & waxe, & ou­ght hote to be applyed to the place beīg sumwhat before rubbed w^t a lynen clothe.

Linimentū is in all poyntes lyke to vnguētū sauing that ther goeth no waxe to the composityon therof.

Emplastrum is made of herbes & spices, not being beatinge to pouder but a litel bruysed mixt wyth sume liquore or decoctyon, & beinge hote is put vpon a linē cloth and so layd so layd to the sore.

Plus dyffereth not from an empla­ster sauing that mele or branne god to the composityon therof.

Cataplasma is made of grene her­bes or drye sod in water tyll they be soft & then applyed to the sore.

Cerotū is made of wax or rosyn w^t oyles & spyces, and is layde vpon a [Page] cloth cut after the fourme of the mē bre it shuld be applyed vnto.

Dropax is an oyntment only v­syd to take away heare.

Sinapismus is an emplaster made of mustard to vlcerate the skynne & make the same red.

Epithema is made of diuerse pou­ders mixt w^t sūe ioice or distilled water, and comonly layd vpon skarlet is applyed to the seke membre.

Embrocha is when the membre is washed gentilly wyth a spōge dypt in the decoction of diuerse herbes, rotes and floures.

Fomentū is a bath made of the de­coctyon of dyuerse herbes to washe the sore place wyth al.

Euaporatio is when the diseased membre is holden in y^e hote vapour of some decoctyon.

Saceuly be bagges made of linen cloth wherin be cōteyned herbes ro­tes and leaues whyche beynge hote muste be fyrste dypte in Wyne or [Page] vineger, and then layd to the mem­bre that is greuyd.

Encathisma or insessio is a decoctyon of certayne thynges wherin y^e pacyent most sit for certayne space.