A good perfume in som­mer season.

℞

• Rose water and vineger, of either sixe spone­fulls.
• • Rindes of sowre
  • Citrons & lymons
  • Baye leaues
  of either: the waight of two pence which is j. ℈.
• Camphire the waight of iij. pence which is halfe. ʒ.

[Page] The herbes and rindes must be dried, and put altoge­ther in a perfuming panne, or in steede thereof a pewter dish set on a chafer of coles, will serue the turne.

An other good perfume in winter.

℞

• Red roses Marioram & Myrtles of either a little hand­full.
• • Callamint
  • Iuneper ber­ries of either one ʒ. which is the waight of vij. pence.
  • Ladanum of either one ʒ. which is the waight of vij. pence.
  • Beniamin of either one ʒ. which is the waight of vij. pence.
  • Frankincense of either one ʒ. which is the waight of vij. pence.
  of either one ʒ. which is the waight of vij. pence.

The herbes, berries, and roses, being dried, must beé made in grose pouder, as also the gummes, and so mixed together, and when yeé lyst, cast some parte thereof on a chafer of coles, and receaue the fume thereof.

An excellent good preseruatiue; which I haue alwayes vsed with good successe.

℞

• Conserue of Roses and borrage flowres of either two ounces.
• Minardus, Mitridat, Andromachus triacle of either halfe an ounce.
• Dioscordium, two drammes.
• Dialkermes, one dramme.
• Pouder of the seede of Citrons pilled one dramme.
• Syrop of lymons and sower Citrons of either halfe an ounce.

Compounde all these together, in the forme of an opiat you may eate hereof euery morning, the quantitie of three beanes, and drinke a drafte of Rennish wine, beére or ale, after it: but for Children and such as are of tender yeéres, so much as a beane thereof is sufficient, and giue them only beére or ale after it: the taking hereof euery seconde or third day will suffice, if you goe not into any suspected company.

An other excellent good preseruatiue.

℞

• Kernels of walenuts and figs, of either foure ounces.
• [Page] Leaues of rue one ounce and halfe.
• Tormentill rootes iiij. drammes.
• Rinde of sowre Citrons one dramme.
• Right Bolarmoniake vj. drammes.
• Fine Mirre ij. scruples.
• Saffron one scruple.
• Salte halfe a dramme.
• Syrop of Citrons and Lymons, iiij. ounces.

The herbes, rootes, and rindes must be dried, the nuttes must be blanched, and the bolarmonyake must beé made in fine pouder, and then washt in the water of scabios, and dried againe, you must pound the figges and walenuts in a stone morter seuerally by them selues very small, all the rest must be made in fine pouder, and so mixe them altoge­ther in the morter, and then adde therto Syrop by little and little, and so incorporat them all together: you may giue this in the same quantytie, and in like sorte as the other be­fore.

An other very good

℞

• Of the confection a foresaid made with Nuttes, iiij. ounces.
• Minardus mitridat, iiij. drammes.
• Andromachus triacle, ij. drammes.
• Fine terrae Sigillatae, iiij. scruples.
• Syrop of Lymons, one ounce.

Compounde all these together in the morter, as the o­ther before, you may giue hereof the waight of a groate or vipence, euery second or third day, & drinke a draft of Ren­nish [Page 5] or White wine after it in winter season, but in the heate of the yeére, Sorrel water is best, and in the spring Scabios or Cardus benedictus water.

Also, so much Triacle of Andromachus discription ea­ten euery morning as a beane, with a little conserue of Ro­ses, is a very excellent good preseruatiue.

Valetius, doth greatly commend the taking of threé or foure graines of the Bezoar stone euery morning, in a sponefull of Scabios water.

I cānot here sufficiently commend the electuary called Dioscordium, which is not onely good to resist the infection but doth also expell the venimous matter of those which are infected, being taken euery morning and euening, the quantitie of a beane, and drinke a draft of Rennish or White wine after it, in winter season, but in sommer a draft of beére or ale is best.

In strong and rusticall bodies,Garlicke good in rusticall bo­dies. and such as are daylie labourers, Garlike onely eaten in the morning with some Butter and Salt at breakfast, drinking a cup of beére or ale after it, hath bene found to beé very good: which is greatly commended by Gallen, who calleth it the poore mans Tri­acle: but in the sanguin, daintie, and idle bodies, it may not be vsed because it ouer heateth the bloud, causeth headach, and vniuersally inflameth the whole body.

An excellent quilt or bag.

℞

• Arsenike cristaline, one ounce.
• Diamargaritum frigidum, ij. scruples.
• Diambrae, one scruple.

You must grinde the Arsenike in smal pouder, and then with some of the infusion of Gum Draggagant in Rose wa­ter, you must make a paste, then spread it on a cloth which must be sixe ynches long, and fiue ynches broad, and spread it thicke: then couer it with an other cloth and so quilt it to­gether, which being done, fasten it in an other bag of Crim­son taffetie or Sarsnet, and so weare it against the harte al the day time, but at night leaue it off: and here you must take heéd, that when you sweat, you doe take it away, for o­therwise it will cause the skinne to amper a little. There are some writers which doe vtterly forbid the wearing of Arsenike: but thus much I can say; that I haue giuen this bag vnto diuers to weare, with most happie and good successe, for neuer did I yet know any one that hath worne this bag, and vsed any of the electuaries aforesaid, that hath bene infected with the plague, but for any inconuenience or accident that hath hapned thereby, I neuer found any he­therto, other then the ampring of the skinne as aforesayd.

An other bag.

℞

• Ir [...]ios, halfe an ounce.
• Calamus aromat Ciperus, of either one dramme and halfe.
• Storax, Calam, roote of Angelica of either three drammes.
• [Page 6]Cloues, Mace, of either one dramme.
• Red roses dried, iij. drammes.
• Pellemountaine, Peniriall, Callamint, Elder floures, of either one dramme and halfe.
• Nutmegs, Cinamon, Yellow sanders, of either one dramme.
• Nardi Italicae, one dramme.
• Amber greece, and muske, of either sixe graines.

You must pound all these in pouder and then quilt them in a bag of Crymson taffatie as aforesaide.

A Pomander good in the som­mer time.

℞

• The rind of Citrons, Red Roses, Nenuphare roses, Yellow sanders, of either halfe a dramme.
• ℞ Storax liquid, Beniamin, of either one dramme.
• ℞ Myrre, two scruples.
• ℞ Ladanum, one dramme and halfe.
• ℞ Muske and am­ber, of either sixe graines.

[Page] Pouder all that is to be poudred, and then worke them together in a whote morter, with a whote pestell, adding vnto it in the working some of the Musselage of draggagant dissolued in sweéte rose Water, or rose Uinegar, and so make your Pomander.

An other good one for the winter time.

℞

• Storax liquid, Beniamin, Storax calamint, Ladanum, and Myrre of either halfe a dramme.
• Cloues, one scruple.
• Nutmegs, Cinamon, of either halfe a scruple.
• Red roses, Yellow sanders, Lignum alloes and Irrios. of either halfe a dramme.
• Calamus aromati­cus, rind of a Ci­tron. of either foure graines.
• Amber greece, Muske, and siuet, of either sixe graines.

You may make vp this, as the other before, with some Musselage of the infusion of Gum draggagant, infused in Rose water.

A good Nodule for the som­mer season.

• ℞ Floures of Violets red Roses and Nenu­phare. of either one dramme.
• ℞ Red, White, and Yel­low sanders of either halfe a dramme.
• ℞ Camphire, xij. graines,

Cause all these to be beaten in grose pouder, then knit them all together in a peéce of Taffetie and when you will vse it, then wet it in rose Water and a little Uinegar, and so smell to it.

Another Nodule for the win­ter season.

℞

• • The dried leaues of Mintes,
  • Marioram,
  • Tyme,
  • Peniriall,
  • Lauender,
  • Pellemountaine, and Balme,
  of either a little handfull.
• • Nutmegs,
  • Cloues,
  • Cinamon,
  • Angelica rootes,
  • Lignum alloes,
  of either one dramme.
• Saffron, two scruples.

[Page] Cause all these to [...]e infused in rose Water and Uine­gar, one whole night, then wet a spunge in the liquor there­of and knit it in a peéce of Taffatie, or your handcarchiefe, whereunto you must smell often times.

A Nosgaie for the same purpose.

℞

• Herbe grace, three branches.
• Rosmarie, Marioram, Myntes, and Time, of either one branch.
• Red rose buddes and Carnations, of either three or foure.

Make your Nosegay herewith, then sprinkle him ouer with rose Water, and some rose Uinegar, and smell often vnto it. Also, when you suspecte to goe into any dangerous or infected company doe you alwaies carry in your mouth a peéce of the roote of Angelica, the rinde of a Citron dried, or a great Cloue, which must beé first infused or [...]eéped one whole night in rose Water and Uinegar.

A suppositorie.

Take two sponefuls of Hony and one sponefull of Baye salte, small pounded, boyle them together vntill it grow thicke, alwaies stirring it in the boyling, then take it from the fire, & if you liste you may ad one dramme of (Ihe­ra picra simplex) vnto it: and so stirre them wel together, and when it is almost colde, make vp your suppositories, of what length and bignes you list: and when you minister any you must first annoynt it with butter or Sallet oyle: you may keepe these a whole yeére if you put them in Barrowes morte or grease, and so couer them vp close therein.

A good Glister.

℞

• • Mallowes,
  • Mercurie,
  • Beets,
  • Violets,
  • Red Fennell,
  of either one handfull.
• • Seedes of fennel,
  • Annis,
  • Coriander,
  of either one dramme.

Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of Water, vntil halfe the water be consumed, then straine it, and keépe it in a glasse close stopt, vntill you neede, for it will keépe a whole weéke. Take of the same decoction, a pinte.

• Mel rosarum, or com­mon Honie, one sponefull.
• Oyle of Violets or oyle of Oliues, three ounces,
• S [...]lte, one dramme,
• [Page] The yolke of an Egge or two.

Mixe all these together in a morter and so giue it warme in the morning, or two houres before supper: and if yeé adde vnto this one ounce of Diacatholicon it will beé the better.

Raysins laxatiue how to make them.

• ℞ White wine, three pintes and halfe.
• ℞ Senuae, halfe a pound.
• ℞ Fine white sugar one pound.
• ℞ Currantes, two poundes.

You must infuse the Senue in the wine, in a pot close stopt, and let it stand in a warme place, foure and twentie houres, then straine it, and adde to the strayning the Cur­rants being cleane pickt and washt, and lastly the Sugar, boyle all together on an easie fire, vntill the wine be consu­med, hauing care that you doe alwaies stirre it about in the boyling for feare of burning, then take them from the fire, and put them vp into a cleane galley pot, you may eate one sponefull or two of them a little before dinner, at any time.

A good Oyntment to keepe on Sollible.

• The gaule of an Oxe, Oyle of violets, of either one ounce.
• Sheepes tallow, sixe drammes.

Boyle them together on a soft fire vntill they be incor­porated, [Page 9] then take it from the fire, and adde there to.

• Alloes cicatrine, one ounce.
• Baye salt, halfe an ounce.

The Alloes and Salte must be both made in fine pou­der, before you put them into the Oyle, then stirre them to­gether vntill it be colde, and when you are disposed to haue a stoole, then annoynt your fundment therewith, both with­in side and without, and if you annoynt your nauell there­with, it will worke the better.

Good pils to keepe one Sollible and doe also resist the pestilence.

℞

• Alloes, Cicatrine, one ounce.
• Chosen Myrre, three drammes.
• Saffron, one dramme and halfe.
• Amber greece, sixe graines.
• Syrop of limons or Citrons, so much as shalbe suf­ficient, to make the masse.

You must grinde the Alloes, Myrre, and Saffron into small pouder, seuerally by them selues, then incorporat them altogether, with the syrope: you may giue halfe a dramme or two scrupls therof, in the euening halfe an houre before supper twise or thrise in a weéke: Rases, would haue you to take halfe a dramme or two scruples of these Pilles euery day, without vsing any other preseruatiue at all, and he hath great reason so to esteéme of them, for Galen, Aui­cen, and all auncient writers in Physicke, doe holde opini­on that Alloes doth not only comfort but purge the stomake from all rawe and chollericke humors, and doth also purge and open the vaynes cal [...]ed Miserayice, and resisteth putre­faction: [Page] Myrre doth altogether resist, neither will it suffer putrefaction in the stomacke: Saffron, doth comfort the hart, and hath also a proprietie in it to carry any medicine that is giuen there with vnto the hart, but to conclude, these Pilles will purge all superfluous humors in the stomacke, and principall members: and preserueth the bloud from cor­ruption.

Pilles good to purge.

℞

• Alloes Cicatrine, tenne drammes.
• Aggaricke, of the whitest, foure drammes.
• Myrre, Masticke, of either two drammes.
• [Page 10] Saffron, two scruples.

Make these in fine pouder,Flegme. then compound them toge­ther in a morter, with so much Oximell simplex, syrrop of Lymons, or of Sticados, as shalbe sufficient, you may giue one dramme, or a dramme and halfe of these Pilles, halfe an houre before supper: but for a chollericke bodie,Choller. you must leaue out two drammes of the Aggaricke in making of the receipt, and in place thereof adde two drammes of Rubarbe, and for the melancholike,Mellancholye. two drammes of E­pithimum and giue the same quantitie in waight.

A good purging potion.

℞

• Raysins, the stones pickt out and washt, of either one ounce.
• Polipode of the oke: Elecampane roote dried rootes of wilde small sorell Succorie rootes cleansed. of either halfe an ounce.
• • Leaues of Borrage,
  • Buglos,
  • Burnet,
  • Scabios,
  • Morsus diaboli,
  • Floures of Borrage,
  • Buglos,
  • Rosmarie,
  • Violets,
  • Broome,
  of either a little handfull.
• [Page] Seedes of fennell, sowre Citrons. of either two scruples,
• Shauing of a harts horne, halfe a dramme.

Boyle all these in a sufficient quantity of faire water vn­till halfe be consumed, then straine it. Take of the decocti­ [...]n aforesaide, threé ounces.

• Rubarbe, two drammes and halfe,
• Cinamon, halfe a dramme,

Slice them both, and put them with the liquor in a close cup, and so let it stand to infuse in a warme place, twelue houres, then straine it out strongly, & adde therto one ounce of the Syrrop of mayden heare, and so drinke it warme, in the morning about sixe of the clocke, and refraine from meate, drinke and sleépe two houres after it, this is good in leane and spare bodies: you may, for a phlegmaticke bo­dy adde in the infusion one dramme of Aggaricke Troscis­kated.

A purging pouder for such as cannot take Pilles.

• ℞ Alloes cicatrine, one ounce,
• ℞ Myrre, Cinamon, of either two drammes.
• ℞ Saffron, one scruple.

Make them all in fine pouder, and giue one dramme, in a draft of white wine.

Floures stopt, how to pro­uoke them.

[Page 11]For that weemen which haue not their naturall course on them, are most proue to receiue and take the infection, I haue here set downe good Pilles, which I haue alwaies found excellent, not onely for that purpose, but will also re­sist the danger of infection.

℞

• Alloes cicatrine, one ounce.
• • Rootes of Gentian
  • Aristolochia rotunda
  • Dittander,
  • Saffron,
  , of either halfe a dramme.
• • Rootes of garden mad­ther,
  • Mitridat,
  of either one dramme.

Cause them all to be ground in small pouder, then mixe it with the Mitridate and some syrrop of Artemesia, or mugworte, giue one dramme of these Pilles euery morning twelue dayes together, or vntill her tearmes breake.

An excellent good pouder to expell the plague and prouoketh sweat.

Take.

• Rootes of Gentian, Bittaine, Petasitis, of either one dramme.
• Roots of Tormentil Dittander, of either three drammes.
• Red sanders, halfe a dramme,
• Fine Pearle, and been of both sor [...]es, of either one scruple.
• Fine Bolarmoniack prepard. fine Terra sigillata, of either sixe drammes.
• Rindes of Citrons, Red Correll, Roots of Zedoiar, Shauing of Ebory, bone of a Stagges harte. of either sixtene graines.
• Fragments of the 5. pretious stones, of either halfe a scruple.
• Shauing of a Vni­corns horne, Succini, of either halfe a scruple.
• Leaues of Golde and Siluer. of either one and halfe in number.

Make all these in fine pouder, euery one seuerall by him selfe, and then mixe them all together, and giue thereof one [Page 19] dramme, or foure scruples, more or lesse as occasion requi [...]reth, either in Sorrell, Scabios, or Cardus benedictus water, two or threé ounces, Bolarmoniake how for to prepare it. whereunto you must adde a lit­tle syrrop of Lymons, or sowre Citrons, & giue it warme, the Bolarmoniake must bee pounded small, then washt in Scabios water and so dried.

An other good pouder.

Take.

• • Leaues of Dittander called dictami cretici,
  • Roots of Tormentil,
  • Bittaine,
  • Pimpernell,
  • Gentian,
  • Zedoair,
  • Terra lemnia,
  • Alloes Cicatrin,
  • [...]ine Myrre,
  • Rindes of sowre Ci­trons,
  of either one dramme
• • Masticke,
  • Saffron,
  of either halfe a dramme.
• Bolarmoniacke prepared as before­saide. two drammes.

All these must be made in fine pouder, and so mixt toge­ther, you may giue two scruples or one dramme thereof with any of the foresaide waters.

A good Opiat to expell venem and pro­uoke sweat.

Take.

• [Page]Cōserue of the flow­ers of Borrage, Buglos, Violets, Bittaine, of either two ounces.
• Vennes Triacle, two ounces.
• Red Terra sigillata, Terra lemnia, Mitridat, of either one ounce.
• Shauing of Eburni, And hartes horne, Orient Perles, Roots of Tormentill, of either one dramme.
• Shauing of vnicorns horne, Roote of Angelica, of either halfe a dramme.
• Syrop, of the Iuice of small Sorell and Buglos, of either so much as shall suffice.

Mixe all these together, in the forme of an Opiat, then take of the same Opiat, one dramme and halfe.

• Scabios water, Balme water, of either two ounces.

Dissolue the Opiat in the waters, and drinke it warme, then walke a little vpon it, and then goe to bed and sweate,

An other excellent good meanes to expell the venem, and procure. sweate.

[Page 20]Take a great white Onion, and picke out the coare or myddell of him, then fill the hole with good Uennes triacle or Andromachus triacle, and Aqua vite, then stop or co­uer the hole of the Onyon againe, and rost him in the whote ashes vntill he be soft, then straine it strongly, thorow a cloth and giue it the sicke to drinke and the rest that remaines pounde it small, and applie it to the soare, and sweate vp­on it.

Now when he hath tak [...]n any of the foresaid Cordials if he chaunce to vomit it vp againe,In vomiting what is to be done. then wash his mouth with Rose water and Uinegar, and then giue him more of the same againe, which must be proportioned according to the quantitie vomited, for if all were vomited, then giue so much more: (if lesse) then according to the quantitie vomy­ted, and if he vomit that also, then giue him more, and so continue it to the third or fourth time if cause so require, but if at no time he doe retaine it, then is there small hope of recouer: I haue knowne dyuers which haue vomyted their Cordials threé or foure times, and at laste, giuing the Iuice of the Onyon as aforesaide hath kept that, and sweate vp­on it and so couer their sicknes.

Also Minardus triacle, or Andromachus triacle be­ing taken two scruples with one scruple of Dioscordium, and dissolued in threé or two ounces of this water following or Cardus benedictus, Sorrell, and Scabios water, hath bene found excellent good and auailable, both to procure sweat and expell the venimous matter.

An excellent good water against the plague, and diuers other diseases, which is to be made in May or Iune.

Take.

• • Angelica,
  • Dragons,
  • Scabios,
  of either three handfuls.
• • [Page] Wormwoode,
  • Sage,
  • Sallendine,
  • Mugworte,
  • Rue,
  • Rosmarie,
  • Varueyne,
  • Endiue,
  • Myntes,
  of either one hand­full.
• • Tormentill,
  • Pimpernell,
  • Agremonie,
  • Bittayne,
  of either two hand­fuls.
• • Sen Iohns worte
  • Fetherfewe,
  • and Pionie,
  of either a little hand­full.

You must mixe al these herbes together, then bruse them in a stone morter grosly, then put them into a cleane vessel of glase or earth, and adde thereto a pottle of White wine, or threé quartes, a pinte of Rose water, and a pinte of Uine­gar: then mixe them well together and presse downe the herbes close together with your handes, then stop the pot close, and so let it stande to infuse two dayes and two nights then distill it in a stillytorie, this water hath bene found ex­cellent good, both to preserue one from the plague being dronke threé or foure sponefuls of it in the morning fasting, as also to expell the disease, being dronke with any of the Cordials aforesaide.

A good defensatiue vnguent.

• Take. Triacle, halfe an ounce.
• Take. Terra lemnia, Red Sanders, of either one dramme.

Mixe them together with a little Rose water and Uine­gar in a morter, to the forme of an vnguent and so vse it as aforesaide.

And vnto the sore place applie Chickens rumpes, as be­fore hath bene tolde you, and then annoynt the place grie­ued with Oyle of lillyes: and then Epithemat the hart with any one of these Epithemations following.

Epithemation.

Take.

• The pouder of Diamargaritu ̄Frigidum one scruple,
• [Page] Triasandalum, sixe drammes▪
• Ebeni, two drammes.
• Saffron, halfe a scruple.
• Lettis seede, one dramme.
• Waters of roses, Buglos, and Sorrell, of either sixe ounces.
• Vinegar, two ounces.

Boyle them all together a little.

An other

Take.

• The waters of Roses, Balme, Buglos, Cardus benedic­tus and White wine, of either foure ounces.
• Vinegar of roses two ounces.
• Pouder of red roses, Cinamon, Triasandalum, Diamargaritum, Frigidum, of either halfe a dramme.
• Mitridatum, one ounce.
• Triacle, halfe an ounce.

Boyle them together a little, and being bloud warme, Epithemat the hart therewith, which being done then pro­cure him to sweate, and after sw [...]ate, and the body dried [Page 22] then applie this quickly to the harte.

A quilte for the harte.

Take.

• The floures of Nenuphare Borrage, Buglos, of either a little hand­full
• Flowres of Balme, Rosmary, of either three drammes.
• Red sanders, Red Corrall, Lignum alloes, Rinde of a Citron, Seedes of Basil, Citrons, of either one dramme.
• Leaues of dittāder, Berries of Iuniper, of either one scruple.
• Bone of a stags hart, halfe a scruple.
• Saffron, foure graines.

Make all these in grose pouder and put them in a bagge of Crimson taffatie, or Lincloth, and lay it to the hart,VVhen you must procur [...] sweate. and there let it remaine. All these thinges being done then pro­cure him to sweate, hauing a good fire in the chamber and windowes close shut, and so let him sweate threé or foure houres, more or lesse or according as the strength of the sicke body can endure, and then drie the body well with warme clothes, taking great care that the sicke catch not colde in the doing thereof▪ and then giue him some of this [...]ulep following, and applie the foresaide quilte or bagge to the harte.

A cordiall Iulep.

Take.

• Waters of Endiue, Purslane, and Roses, of either two ounces.
• Sorrell water, halfe a pinte,
• Iuyce of Pomgarnards, and for lacke thereof Vinegar, foure ounces.
• Camphire, three drammes.
• Sugar, one pounde.

Boyle all these together in the forme of a Iulep▪ and giue threé or foure sponefuls thereof, at a time.

An other Iulep.

Take.

• Syrrop of Ribes Sorrell, Nenuphare, of either one ounce.
• Iuice of limons, one ounce.
• Sorrell water, eight ounces.

Mixe all these together, and take two or threé sponefuls thereof often times, which will both comforte the hart and quench thirst.

And if in the time of his sweate he be very thirstie, then may you giue him to drinke a Tysane made with water,Thirst to quench it. cleane Barly, and Lycoris scrapt cleane and brused, boyle them together, then straine it, and vnto a quarte of the lic­quor ad threé ounces of syrrop of Lymons, and giue thereof at any time, small beére or ale is also tollerable, or you may giue a sponefull of this Iulep following at any time.

A Iulep to quench thirst.

• Take. Sorrell water, foure ounces.
• Take. Borrage water, Scabios water, Sirrop of lymons, and sowre Citrons, of either one ounce.

Mixe all these together and so vse it as occasion requi­reth at any time:Fainting o [...] sounding to helpe it. and giue often times a cake of Manus christi, made with Perles, for him to eate. But if in the time of his sweate, you seé the sicke to fainte or sowne, then apply to his temples, and the region of the harte, this mixture following.

• Take. Conserue of Roses. Borrage, Buglos, Broome floures, of either one ounce.
• Take. Mitridatum, foure ounces.
• Take. Triacle, one ounce.
• Take. Floures of violets Pellamountaine, Red roses, of either one dramme,
• Take. Roots of Irrios, one dramme.
• Take. Muske, Siuet, of either eight graines.

Mixe all these together with a quantitie of rose Uinegar in the forme of an Opiat, this must be spread on playsters, and applied, to the harte and temples, and to the soules of [Page] the feéte applie this playster following.

Take of the foresaide Opiat two ounces, vnto the which you must put so much more of an Onyon,Playster for the feete. which must haue the middle parte thereof taken out, and the hole filde with Mitridat, and Aqua vite, and so rosted in the ashes, and then mixe it with the Opiat, and applie it to both soales of the feéte.

Now when all this is done, and that one houre is past after his sweate and body dried as aforesaide: it were good you did giue the sicke some good cōfortable broth, although he vomit it vp againe, then let him rest two houres, and then offer him more, which you must doe often times, and but little at a time.

And if after all this done hee continue still weake and fainte, without any amendment, then giue him an other Cordiall, as yeé did at the first and so cause him to sweate a­gaine so long as his strength can well endure it, and after sweate, giue more of the Iulep aforesaide, for by this meanes you shall often times seé the sore which did offer it selfe to come forth will be cleane discussed and consumed a­way: but if it doe not by this meanes goe away, then vse al the meanes you can to bring it vnto Suppuration and then open it with some causticke, or insition, as hereafter shalbe shewed you at large.

Sleepe when it is tollerable.The next day after his sweate, you may tollerate him to sleépe one houre or two in the forenoone, whereby to preuent payne, or lightnes of the head which may chaunce through want thereof: and if after his sleépe, the partie be sicke and faynte, then immediatly giue him some good Cordiall, ac­cording as the state of his body requireth,Faintnes after sleepe. either in tempo­rat or extreame heate, as before is shewed: and in one houre after that giue some comfortable broth made with Ueale, Mutton, Chicken, or such like: wherein some borrage Bu­glos, Pimper [...]ell, and a little Isop, with some Parsley [Page 24] rootes the inner pith taken out, must be boylde, whereof hee must take a little at a time, threé or foure times a day, and betwixt times in taking of his broth, giue him threé or foure sponefuls of this Iulep following, which doth resist venne­nositie from the harte, and also quench thirst.

A Iulep to quench thirst and resist vennenositie.

Take.

• Water of Scabios, Borrage, Sorrell, of either two ounces.
• Sirrop of Limons Sowre Citrons, and the Iuice of Sorrell, of either one ounce.

Mixe all these together, and giue thereof, as cause re­quireth.

Then at night he may sleépe threé or foure houres more,You may not Purge till the third or fourth day. and the next day, being the third or fourth day of his accu­bet, you may purge him with one of the purgations here fol­lowing, but in any case you must take heéde that you do not purge with any strong, or Scamniat medicine, because it may bring an extreame flixe which wilbe most dangerous because it will ouermuch weaken the body and hinder con­coction, for most commonly in this disease the body of it self is subiecte to flixes.

A good Purgation in a strong bodie

℞

• [Page]Rad, Cichoriae, ʒ.iiij.
• Rad, petasitis, ʒ.ss.
• • Fol. Scabiosae.
  • Card. b.
  • Pimpinellae,
  • Acetosae,
  ana. M. j.
• Florum, Cord. P. j.
• Prunorum dāmas no. x.
• Sem. Coriandri. ʒ. ss.
• Aqua font. ℥. ix.

Boyle them vntill a third parte be consumed, then strayne it.

℞

• Decoct. col. ℥. iiij.
• Fol. Senuae. ʒ. iij.
• Rhab. elect. ʒ. iiij.
• Spikj. G. iij.

Infuse them together twelue houres then straine it strongly, and adde thereto these thinges.

• Syr. de Cichoria. cum Rhab. ʒ.vj.
• Oxisacchari. Simp. ʒ. ij.

Mixe them altogether and drinke it in the morning re­fraining from meate, drinke, and sleépe, threé houres after and then eate some good broth.

An other in a plethoricke and full body.

℞

• • Fol. Scabiosae.
  • Buglossae.
  • Card. b.
  ana. M. j.
• [Page 25] Florum Cord. P. j.
• Rad. Tormentillae, ʒ. iij.
• Rad. Fenic, ana. ʒ. iiij.
• Cichonae, ana. ʒ. iiij.
• Passularum enucleat. ℥. j.
• Prunorum dammas, no. vj.
• • Sem. anisi,
  • Coriandri,
  • Oxialidis.
  ana. ℈. j.
• • Sennae,
  • Polipod. q.
  ana. ℥. j.

Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water, vntill halfe the water be consumed, then straine it, and keépe it.

℞

• Rhab. elect. ʒ. ij.
• Agarici, tros. ʒ. j.
• Croci. ℈. ss.
• • Aquarum scabiosae,
  • Borraginis,
  • Card. b.
  ana. ʒ. iiij.

Infuse these together twelue houres in a warme place, then straine them strongly: and adde thereto.

• • Syr. ros. lax.
  • Mannae Calabriae,
  ana. ℥. j.
• Decoct. col. ℥. ij. vel. ℥. iij.

Mixe all these together, and take it as the other before.

A good Purgation for a weake body.

• [Page]℞ Fol. sennae, ʒ. iij.
• ℞ Rhab elect, ʒ. j.
• ℞ Sem, anisi, ʒ. ss.
• ℞ Schenanthi, ℈. ss.
• ℞ Aqua Acetosae, ℥. v.

Boyle them a little, then take it from the fire, and let them stand infused together twelue houres then straine it out strongly, and adde thereto.

• Syr. ros. lax. ℥. j,

And then drinke it as the other before.

An other gentle Purgation.

℞

• • Aquarum scabiosae,
  • Card. b.
  • Aqua ad pestem,
  ana. ℥. j.
• Rhab elect, ʒ. ij. ss.
• Cinamomi, ʒ. ss.

Infuse them together twelue houres, and straine the [...] strongly, then adde to the strayning.

• Syr, ros, lax, ℥. j.
• Syr, de limonibus, ʒ. iiij.

Mixe them together and so drinke it as the other before, you may either adde, or diminish of the Rubarbe vnto any of these potions as you [...]st.

After purgi [...]g giue a Co [...]dial.Now when you seé the Purgation hath done working, then giue the sicke some Cordiall thing, as hereafter fol­loweth, which hee must also take the next morning follow­ing.

A good Cordiall to be taken after Purging.

℞

• Conserua Borrag, Buglos, Mali Citri, ana. ʒ. iiij.
• Confect Alkermis, ʒ. j.
• Boli, Veri, ʒ. ss.
• Specierū diarhod abb, ℈. ij.
• Diamarga, frigid, ʒ. j.
• Manus ch [...]isti perlati, ℥. j.
• Syr, de lymon, ʒ. iiij.

Mixe all these together, and giue the sicke thereof so much as a chestnut at a time, you must often times eate thereof, if the sicke be in no great heate.

An other good Cordiall to be giuen where great heate is.

• ℞ Conseruae Borag, ʒ. iiij.
• ℞ Conseruae fol, acetosae, ℥. j.
• ℞ Bolarm, veri, ʒ. j.
• ℞ Manus christi cum perlis, ℥. j,
• ℞ Syr, de limonibus, q. 5. misse.

You must often times giue of this, where great heate is, so much as th [...]eé beanes at a time.

A good Cordiall potion.

• ℞ Aquarum buglossae, Acetosae, ana. ℥. j.
• ℞ Pul, diamarga, frigi, ʒ. ss.
• [Page]Take. Confectio alkermis, G. ij.
• Take. Syr, de aceto, Citri, ℥. j. misse.
• Take. Vel de limon, ℥. j. misse.

All this you may take after purging, as aforesaide, at any time.

Note. And here you must vnderstand, that if it be in a pletho­ricke body full of ill humors, it were good that you purge him againe the next day.

For lightnes of the head through want of sleepe.

℞

• Hordei mund, P. j.
• Amigd, dul, depilatum, ℥. j. ss.
• Sem. 4. Frigid, ma, mund, ana. ℈. j.
• Aqua font, q. 5. fiat decoctio.
• Decoct col. l. j.
• Syr de limombus, de Papa. ana. ℥. j. ss.
• Sacchari perlati, ℥. j.

Boyle them together a little, and then keépe it to your vse, you must often times giue two or threé sponefuls therof [Page 27] to drinke, and annoynt his temples with this oyntment.

Oyntment to prouoke sleepe.

℞

• Vnguent, popillionis, ʒ. iiij.
• Vnguent, Alabastrini, Ol, Nenuphariae misse, ana. ʒ. ij.

This oyntment is not onely good to prouoke sleépe, but will also ease the payne of the head, if the place greéued beé annoynted therewith.

For rauing and raging.

Yf the partie raue, then giue him one scruple of the pou­der of a hartes horne burnt, with halfe an ounce of the sirrop of Uiolets, and Lymons, and applie this sacculus follow­ing to the heade.

A good Sacculus for rauing and raging.

℞

• Florum Nenupharij, P. j.
• Cort: Pap, ʒ. ij.
• Santali, Rub, Citri, albi, ana. ʒ. j.
• Florum ros. rub, P. j.
• Florum Viol. P. ss.
• Florum chamomil, Betonicae, ana. ʒ. j.

Shread them all small, then pounde them grosly, and [Page] quilt them in a bagge, and applie it to the head, and it will helpe you.

Aphtham to helpe it.

In this contagious disease, there doth chance an vlcera­tion of the mouth which is called Aphtham, it commeth by meanes of the great interior heate which the sicke is op­pressed with, in the time of his sicknes, which if it bee not well looked vnto in time, it will greatly endanger the body, for remedy whereof vse this Gargaris.

Vomitting extreamly how to helpe it.

If it come in the beginning of the disease, as most com­monly it doth, ther is no better meanes to stay it then by gi­uing of Cordials and by sweating, by which meanes that Uennemous matter which is the cause thereof, is expelled and breathed out, but if after Cordials giuen, and sweate, it doth not stay, it is a very il and daugerous signe: yet what meanes I haue vsed to stay the same, I will here shew you.

Yoxe, or yexing to stay it

R.

• Dill seede, two scruples and halfe.
• White poppie seede Purslan seede, of either one scruple and halfe.

Bruse them a little then knit them in a fine Linnen cloth and let it sooke in the drinke which he vseth, and when you [Page 29] giue him drinke, wring out the bagge therein, and let him drinke it and that will stay it, also the order aforesaide to helpe vomitting, is good to stay the yoxe or yexing, but if ne­ther of them preuaile, then wil the sicke hardly escape death.

Flyxe how to stop it.

You must first giue the patient this purgation follow­ing, which doth not onely purge away those flymie humors which is the cause thereof, but doth also leaue an astringen­cie behinde it.

℞

• Rhab, elect, ʒ. iij.
• Cinamomi, ℈. ij.
• Aquarum, Endiuae, Borraginis, ana. ℥.ij.

Infuse them together twelue houres then straine it out strongly, and adde thereto one ounce of syrrop of roses Lax­atiue, and so drinke it warme refraining from meate, drink and sleépe threé houres after it: and at night when it hath done working, giue this confection following.

℞

• Conseruae, ros, ʒ.iiij.
• Dioscordij, ℈. j. ss.
• Pul, diatragag, frigid, ℈. j.
• Dialkermes, G.x.
• Syr, de limon, ʒ. ij, misse.

When you haue giuen this confection then doe you [...] ­pithemat the regio [...] of the harte with this Epithematiue following.

Epithemation for the harte

℞

• [Page]Aquarum, Buglossae, Borrag, Rosarum, Oxialidis, ana. ℥. iiij.
• Troschiscorū de camphera, ℈. j.
• Pul, diamargarit, frigid, ʒ. j.
• Aceti alb, ℥. j.
• Ossa de corde cerui, ℈. ss.
• Santal, rub, Coral, rub, misse, ana. ℈. j.

With this you must Epithemat the region of the harte warme, a quarter of an houre, and if by this meanes it stay not then the next day giue some of this confection follow­ing, which I haue founde excellent good for the stopping of any flixe whatsoeuer.

℞

• Conseruae ros, sicca, ℥. i.
• Pul, Rhab, troschiscat, ℈, j.
• Terrae lemniae, ʒ. ss.
• Lap, Hemattitis, Saug, Draco, Bolarmoni, ana. ℈. ij.
• Mitridati, misse, ʒ. j.

You must euery morning and euening giue two drammes hereof, and drinke some Planten water after it.

A good cauiatNow here you must vnderstand, that if the flixe come in the beginning of the sicknes, and that no botch, carbunckle, nor spots appeare in the body: then in any case you maye not goe about to stop it, but suffer nature to discharge it selfe and onely helpe nature with Cordials, and Epithemations [Page 30] applied to the hart, but if by the continuance thereof the pa­tient grow very weake and faint therewith, then is it to be repressed as before is shewed, but it must be the third daye before you attempt to do it.

But if this flixe come,VVhen aflixe is dangerous when the botch or carbunkle doth appeare and tending to maturation, then is it very dange­rous, for by that meanes, vennemous matter is drawne backe againe into the principall partes, and so killeth the patient.

A good maturatiue.

Take a great Onyon and roast him in the ashes, then pounde him with some pouder of white Mustard seéde, and for lacke thereof some triacle, and pounde them together, and so apply it to the griefe warme, and renue it twise a day, which within threé or foure dayes at most will bring it to Suppuration.

An other.

Take.

• White lillie rootes,
• Enulacompane roots,
• Scabios, & Onyons,

of either two ounces.

Roast all these together in a cole leafe, or a wet paper, then pound them with some sweéte butter and a little Uen­nes [Page] triacle, wherevnto doe you adde some Galbanum, and Ammoniacum dissolued in Uinegar, and straine from the fesses and dregges, and so mixe them altogether and applie it, renuing it twise a day.

An other, where no inflammation is.

Take.

• Vnguentum basillicon, foure ounces.
• Sowre Leauen, two ounces.
• Oyle of lyllies Sweete Butter, of either foure drams.
• Triacle, one dramme and halfe.
• Yolckes of two Egges.

Mixe them together, and so applie it and when it is come to Suppuration then open it in the lowest part either with a potentiall causticke, or by insition, but the causticke is best, and when you haue opened it, if no matter flowe out, then applie the rumpes of Chickens to the sore as before hath bene shewed: after that put into the wounde a digestiue as followeth.

A digestiue.

Take.

• The yolcke of an Egge,
• Cleare Turpentine, foure drammes.
• Clarefied Honny, two drammes.
• Mitridat, or Triacle, halfe a dramme.

Mixe all these together, and vse it in the wound, vntill it be well digested, which you may perceiue by the great quantitie of white and thick matter that wil flow out of it▪ & [Page 31] vpon the sore laye this Cataplasme vntill it be digested.

A digestiue Cataplasme.

℞

• Fat Figges and raysins the stones pickt out, of either two ounces.
• Sal, nitrum, foure drammes.
• Sowre Leauen, three ounces.
• Honny, one ounce.
• Oyle of chamomill one ounce and halfe.

You must shread and pound the Figges and Raisins ve­ry small, then commixe it with the rest in a morter in forme of a pultis, and vse it.

And when it is digested then you must mundif [...]e it,Mundif [...]cati [...] with a mundificatiue, to which purpose, Unguentum viridum, or Apostolorum mixte with Unguentum basillicon wil serue and when it is cleane mundified, then to encarne and heale it vp, doe you only annoynt or stricke it ouer with a feather,Emplestrum Kellebackeron you shall finde made with ma [...] ster Bakerone of her Maies­ties chirurgiōs. wet in Arceus linament, which must be molten in a saucer, and ouer all, lay a playster of Diacculum, or a playster of Kellebackeron, which is excellent good in all appostomes and tumors, and in this order doe you proceéde, vntill the griefe be whole.

A good Maturatiue cataplasme.

℞

• • Rad simphyti,
  • Liliorum,
  • Ceparum,
  • Allium,
  ana. ℥.j.
• Fol, Oxialidis, M.j.

You must pounde all the [...]e together a lyttle, then wrap them in a cole leafe, and so roast them in the whot embers, then pound them in a morter, whereunto adde.

• [Page 32]Ol, liliorum, Auxungiae porc, ana. ℥. j.
• Fermenti acris, ʒ. vj.
• Mitridatij, ʒ. j.

Mixe them altogether in forme of a Pultisse, and so ap­plie it warme, and renue it twise a day.

An other.

℞

• Galbani
• Apopanacis,
• Ammoniaci,

ana. ʒ. iiij.

Dissolue these in Uinegar, if the botch be whote and in­flamde (but if it be not) then dissolue them in Aqua vite, and being dissolued then strayne it from the dregges, and adde thereto.

• Vnguent, basilici,
• Mitridat,
• Fermenti acris,

ana. ʒ. iiij.

Mixe all these together, and applie it.

An other which is soner made.

Take a great Onyon, make a hole in the myddle of him then [...]ill the place with Mitridat or Triacle, and some leaues of Rue, then roast him in the whote embers, and when it is soft, then pound it with some Barrowes grease, and applie it to the sore, and that will rypen it in short time then open and [...]ure it as in the Chapter before.

But if the paine & inflammation in the place be so great [Page] that the partie cannot endure cupping glasses to be vsed, th [...] must you applie a Uessicatorie to the place, in the lowest parte of the griefe.

A Vessicatorie.

Take Cantarrides brused in grosse pouder halfe a dramme, sowre Leauen two drammes, mixe them toge­ther in a morter with a little Uinegar, and applie it, which within twelue houres will rayse a blister, which you must open and then lay an Iuie or coleleafe to the place, and vp­on all, applie any of the Cattaplasmes aforesaide, and dresse it twise a day, and once a day at least giue the patient some Cordiall, and when it is come to a softnes and that you perceiue it is impostimated, then open, it and so pro­ceéde to the cure as before is shewed.

An Epithemation.

Take.

• [Page 33]Leaues of Mallowes, Violets, Chammomell, of either one hand­full.
• Floures of Dill, Mellilot, of either one ounce.
• Hollehock roots, foure ounces.
• Linseede, two ounces.

Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill halfe the water be consumed, and then wet some wooll, or flaxe therein being first well beaten and pickt cleane, and warme laye it vpon the sore, and as it cooleth do you take it away, & lay on another warme stewse, & so continue it halfe an houre together, and then open it as before saide, and im­mediatly applie to the wound Chickens, or Hens, as before in the first chapter hath bene shewed you. And if you cannot get Chickens, nor Hens, then a Whelpe, or a Pigeon clo­uen a sunder by the backe and so applyed warme,Pigeons or whelpes in­steede of Chic­kens. wil suffice which must be renued so oftē times as cause requireth, and when that is done, then applie vnto the wound a digestiue, made as followeth.

A digestiue

Take.

• Terpentine, halfe an ounce,
• Take. Honny two drammes.
• Take. Mitridat, or Triacle, halfe a dramme.
• Take. The yolcke of a new layde Egge,

Mixe all these together and vse it in the wound and vpon all lay the digestiue cattaplasme beforesaid, which is made [Page] of Figges, or a playster of Kellebackeron, or of Diaculum magnum, and dresse it twise a day and euery dressing, Epi­themat the griefe as before saide, when it is digested, then mundyfie, encarne and sigillate it as in the chapter before is shewed you.

Epithemation.

Take.

• Mallowes, Violets, Chammomill, Dill and Mellilot, of either one hand­full.
• [Page] Hollehocke rootes, three ounces.
• Linseede, one ounce and halfe.

Boyle all these in a sufficient quantitie of water vntill halfe the water be consumed, in this decoction you must wet some vnwasht wooll, or flaxe made cleane and well beaten, then being wrong out a little applie it warme to the place, and renue it euery houre during the time that the Uessicato­rie is in working, and when you haue opened the blister which is made thereby, then onely applie this Cataplasme to the botch it selfe.

Take.

• Mallowes,
• Take. Violets and Chammomell
• Take. floures,

of either one hand­full.

Boyle them in water vntil they be tender, then cut them very small with a shreading knife, and adde thereto.

• Oyle of chammomel and Lillies, of either two ounces.
• Barrowes morte, two ounces.
• Wax, one ounce.

Melt the waxe in the Oyles, and then put it to the herbes and boyle them together a little, then take it from the fire, and adde thereto Barly, and Beane floure a handfull of ei­ther of them, and so mixe them all together, and applie it to the griefe, renuing it twice a day, which within threé or foure dayes wil resolue and discusse the botch, but if it doe it not by that time, then vse all the meanes you can to bring it to suppuration as before is sufficiently shewed you.

The cure of the carbunkle.

First the vniuersall meanes must not be neglected, as bloudletting, Cordials, Epithemations, sweéte, and gen­tle euacuation by purging, as the time and cause requireth, which before in the beginning of this treatise hath bene shew­ed at large, and the same order which is vsed for the cure of a botch, is also to be kept in the cure of a carbunkle, also to rectyfie the ayre of the house by straining it with vine and willow leaues, red Roses and such like, as also to sprinckle the floore with Rose water and Uinegar, and cause the sicke often times to smell vnto a cloth wet in rose water and Ui­negar is very good: these thinges being done, then vse all the meanes you can to bring it to Suppuration, for which purpose this Cataplasme following is very good.

A maturatiue Cataplasme.

Take.

• Fat Figges, foure ounces.
• Musterd seede, one ounce and halfe.

Pound the seéde small by it selfe, the Figges must first be cut very small, and then pounded likewise, and then adde thereto so much Oyle of lyllies as will suffice to make it in the forme of a stiffe pultis, and applie it warme, renuing it twise a day, this must be continued vntill the scarre begin to growe loose and moueable, and then applie this following to remoue the scarre.

Take vnsalted butter, the yolcke of an Egge▪ and wheat floure, mixe them together, and applie it vntill the scarre doe fall away, then doe you mundifie it with this mundifica­tiue.

Mundificatiue annodine.

Take.

• Clere Terpentine, foure ounces.
• Syrrop of red Roses, one ounce.
• Honnie of roses, foure drammes,

Boyle them altogether a little then take it from the fire and adde thereto Barlie and wheate floure of either sixe drammes, the yolke of a new layde egge, and mixe them all together and applie it threé dayes, and then vse this follow­ing.

Another Mundificatiue.

Take.

• Cleare Terpentine, three ounces.
• Honny of roses, two ounces.
• Iuice of smalege, two ounces.
• Barlie floure, one ounce and halfe.

Boyle them all together sauing the Barley, vntill the Iuice be consumed, then take it from the fire, and when it is almost colde, adde the Barly thereto and mixe them toge­ther, and vse thereof to the griefe vntill it be cleane mundi­fied, and thē incarne it with Unguentum basillicon, and last­ly sigilate it with Unguentum de cerusae decocted.

Some time you shall finde a little pustule to appeare, without any elleuation of the parts adioyning, or outward hardnes. Now here to bring it outwardly, you must applie this Cattaplasme.

Take.

• Lillie rootes,
• Onyons
• and sowre Leauen,

of either one ounce.

Boyle them in water vntill the water be consumed, then [Page] bruse them in a morter and adde thereto.

• Musterd seede, Culuer doong, White Sope, of either one drāme and halfe.
• Snayles with­out shelles, vi. in number.
• Mitridat Triacle, of either halfe a dramme.
• Yolckes of foure Egges.

Mixe all these together and applie it warme to the griefe renuing it thrise a day: this order must be continued vntill you seé the place elleuated tending to suppuration, then ap­plie a maturatiue, and so proceéde as next before this is shewed you, and during the whole time of the cure, I holde it better to vse rather Pultises then playsters, because they do not so much stop the pores, but giue more scope for the venimous matter to breath out.

Glister.

Take

• Barley, two handfuls.
• Violet leaues, one handfull.

Boyle these in thrée pintes of water, vntill halfe be consu­med: & straine it, then take

• of y^e same decoctiō twelue ounces.
• Oyle of Violets, iij. ounces.
• Redde Sugar, and Butter, of either one ounce.

Mixe them together and giue it to the sicke warme, you may encrease or diminish the decoction or engredience accor­ding as the age of the party requireth: but if the sicke haue great heate, then may you [...]dde one ounce or foure drams of Cassia newly drawen vnto it: and when he hath expelled the glister, then rub the armes, hands, legs, and féete, softly with a warme cloth, which is also a very good meanes to drawe that I chorus matter from the interior to the exterior parts, when all this is done, then if the body be enclined to sweate, you must further the same, by couering him with warme clothes, hauing a care that you lay not more on him then hée can well endure, for otherwise you may cause faintnesse and sownding, which are ill in this case, yet must you alwayes kéepe the sicke warme and suffer him not to sléepe, or permit very little vntill the pockes or measels doe appeare: and here you must haue a speciall care to preserue the eyes, eares,A good caueat no­strels, throate and lungs, that they bée not hurt or offended therewith, as hereafter shall be shewed you, which you must vse before he sweate, and also in the sweate if néede be.

Eyes how to preserue them.

Take

• Rose water, Plantine water, of either two ounces.
• Sumacke, two drammes.

[Page]Let them boyle together a little, or stand infused a night, then mixe therwith halfe a sponefull of the oyle made of the white of an egge, then wette two clothes fiue or sixe dou­ble therein, and then lay them vppon either eye one colde which must bée alwaies kept vppon the eyes vntill the pocks bée all come forth, and as they growe dry wette them in the same licoure againe and apply them,Pai [...]e burning in the eye, to helpe it. but if there bée greate paine and burning within the eye, then must you also put a droppe of this musselage ollowing into the eye: take quench séede halfe a dramme, bruse it a little, then let it stande infused in three ounces of Rose water a whole night, then straine it, and put one drop thereof into the eie thrée or foure times a day at least: or take of this water.

Take

• Rose water, two ounces.
• Womans milke, one ounce.
• Myrre finely poudered, vj. graynes.

Mixe them together, and vse it into the eye as before is shewed: this doth ease the paine, resisteth putrification and preserueth the sight.

For the eares, you must put a drop of oyle of Roses warm into them before he sweate.Eares to pre­serue them.

For the nostrels, cause him oftentimes to smell to the va­pour of Rose vineger,Nostrels to preserue them. or else vineger, redde roses and sanders boyled together.

For the throate, let him alwaies holde a péece of white su­gar candy in the mouth,Throate to preserue it. and as it melteth, swallow it downe.

For the lunges, giue the sicke oftentimes some syrrope of quinches, or conserue of Roses a little at a time.

Lungs to pre­serue them.And for his drinke the decocted water of barley boyled with a little l [...]coures is best▪ béeing mi [...]ed with the Iuyce of a Limon, citron, pom [...]a [...]nard, or rybes: which the sicke best l [...]keth▪ for either of them is ve [...]y good.

D [...]ete.And for his d [...]te he must re [...]ray [...]e from all sa [...]t, fat, thicke [Page 42] and sharpe meates: and from all swéete thinges eyther in meate or drinke, his meate must be of a facile and easie di­gestion, and that hath a cooling property in it, as broth wher­in borrage, buglos, sorrell and such like are boyled, and for ordinary drinke, small b [...]ere or ale is best.

Another good drinke to expell the pockes or measels.

Take a quarte of posset-ale, a handefull of sennell séede, boyle them together till a thirde parte bée▪ consumed, then strayne it, and adde thereto one dramme of Triacle, and one scruple of Saffron in pouder: mixe them together, and giue two, thrée or foure ounces thereof to drinke euery mor­ning and euening as cause requireth.

But if it bée for a strong and elderly body, you may giue anye of the expelling electuaries which are vsed to expell the plague, as in the first Chapter for the curing of the plague doth appeare.

But if the sicke bée so weake that hée cannot expell the disease in conuenient time, then were it good to epithe­mate the hart with this epithemation following.

Epjthemation for the heart.

℞

• • Aquarum ros.
  • Melissae
  • Card. b.
  • Buglos.
  • Morsus diaboli,
  • Vini alb.
  Ana. ℥. iiij.
• Aceti Ros. ℥. ij. ss.
• • Pul. Ros. rub.
  • Trium santal.
  • Cinamon. i.
  • Elect. diamarg. frig.
  Ana. ʒ. ss.
• [Page 43] Mitridati, ℥. j.
• Theriackae, ʒ. iiij.

Mixe all these together and let them boyle a little, and so warme Epithemat the harte: and when you haue done it then giue some expulsiue drinke or electuary as cause requi­reth, & then cause him to sweate vpon it, for by this meanes you shall obtaine your desire, by Gods permission.

Thirste how to quench it

Now if in the expelling of the poxe, the sicke be very thirs­tie and drie, then giue this Iulep to drinke, morning and e­uening, which I haue founde verie good.

Take.

• Syrrop of Iuiubes, Nenuphare, and Borrage of either foure drammes
• Take. Waters of borrage, Cichore, and Buglos, of either two ounces.

Mixe them together and giue the sicke one halfe thereof in the morning, and the rest at night, and cause him often times to lick of this mixture following.

Take.

• The conserues of Nenuphare Violets, and Borrage, of either sixe drammes.
• Manus christi made with Perles, foure drams
• Syrrop of Nenuphare, and Ribes, of either one ounce and halfe.

[Page]Mixe them together: and with a Licores sticke cleane scrapte and a little brused in the end let the sicke licke there­of.

When the pockes after they come out, doe not growe to maturation, how you shall helpe it.

Sometimes you shall finde that it will be a long time be­fore those Pustules will come to maturation, or grow white: now here you must helpe nature to bring it to passe, which you may well doe with this decoction.

Take.

• Mallowes, one handfull,
• Figges, twelue in number.
• Water, a quarte.

Cut the Figges small and boyle it altogether, vntill halfe and more be consumed, and then wet a fine softe linnen cloth therein, and touch the place therewith often times, which will soone bring them to maturation, and also ease the payne (if any be).

Vlceration to helpe it.

If in the declining of the pocks they chance to grow vnto Ulcerations, which is often times seéne: then for the curing thereof vse this order here following.

Take.

• Tamarinds,
• Leaues of lentils
• Mirtils,
• Buddes of okē leaues,
• Red roses dried,

of either a little handfull.

Boyle all these in a pottle of cleane water vntill halfe be consumed thē straine it, and with a fine cloth wet therein do [Page 45] you wash and soke the place well, then wipe it dry with a soft and fine linnen cloth, and then cast into the place some of this pouder following.

Take

• Frankencense,
• Masticke,
• Sarcocoll,
• and red roses,

of eyther two drams.

Make al these in fine pouder seuerally by themselues, then myxe them together, and so reserue it to thy vse.

A very good vnguent for the same purpose.

Take.

• Oyle of Roses, vj. ounces.
• White waxe, one ounce.
• Ceruse washt in rose and planten water, one ounce and halfe.
• Cleere turpentine, iij. drams.
• Camphire, halfe a dram.

You must first melte the waxe in the oyle, then put in the ceruse by little and little, alwaies stirring it with one iron spalter, and let it boyle in a gentle fire of charcoles vntill it grow blacke, but stir it continually in the boyling for feare least it burne: then take it from the fire and adde thereto the camphire, and lastly the terpentine: this vnguent is good both to mundifie, encarne, and sigillate.

For extreame heate and burning in the soles of the feet, and palmes of the hands.

Petrus Forestus, willeth to holde the handes and féete in warme water, and that will ease the paine and burning and may boldly be vsed without any danger.

For to help the sorenes and vlceration of the mouth.

Sometime it chanceth in this [...]isease, that there is a great [Page] v [...]ceration or excoriation in the mouth and ia [...]s called Ap­tham, which if it bée not well looked vnto in time, will grow to be cankers: now to cure and preuent the same this garga­ris is excellent good.

Take

• Barley water, a quarte.
• Red Roses dried, a little handfull.
• Sumach and rybes, of either two ounces.
• Iuyce of pomegarnards. iii. ounces.

Boyle thē altogether sauing the iuyce of pomegarnards, vntill a thirde parte be consumed, then strayne it, & ad therto the iuyce of pomegarnards, with this you must often wash and gargarise, as also hold some thereof in the mouth a prety while.

To preuent sorenes of the mouth.Also to preuēt the same, the kernel of a pomegarnard held in the mouth is very good, and so is it excellent good to lyck of­tentimes some diamoron, or iuyce of a pomegarnard.

For inflammation and paine in the tonsiles and throate.

Take

• Planten water, a pinte.
• Syrrope of pomegarnards. ij. ounces.

Mixe them together, and gargarise therewith oftentimes b [...]eing warme.

An other.

Take

• Nightshade water, a pinte,
• Seedes of quenches, iiii. scruples.

Boyle them together a little, then strayne it, and adde thereto two ounces of the syrrope of pomegarnards, and garg [...]rise therewith oftentimes.

A good Collery for a web or vngula in the eye.

Take

• The Iuyce of rew,
• Fennell,
• Salendine,
• Mallowes,

of eyther two ounces.

Boyle them together in a vessell of glasse, or pewter, ouer a chafer with coales, and skumme away the froth that doeth rise thereof, then adde thereto the gaule of an Eyle, one dram and let them boile together a little, then put thereto 4. scru­ples of white coppres, and one scruple of verdegreace in fine pouder, boyle al together a little, then let it runne thorough a fine linnen cloth, and kéepe it in a glasse, you must euerye morning and euening put one droppe thereof into the eye, prouided that first due euacuation be made so wel by phlebe­tomy as purging.

For rednes of the face and hands after the p [...]cke [...] are [...] how to helpe [...].

Take

• Barley,
• Beanes,
• Lupins,

of eyther one hand­full.

Bruse them all in a morter grosly, and boyle them in thrée pintes of water vntill it grow thicke, like a ielly, then straine it and annointe the face and handes therewith thrée or foure times a day, for thrée or foure daies together, and then you must wet the face and hands so often times a day with this water following.

Take

• Vine leaues, two handfuls.
• Beane flowre, Dragons, Wilde-tansey, of eyther one hand­full.
• Camphire, three drams.
• Two Calues feete.
• The pulpe of three limons.
• A pinte of rawe creame.

You must shred the hearbes small, as also the limons, and break & cut the calues féet small, then mixe them altogether, and distill it in a glasse still, also the water of May deawe is excellent good for any high colour or rednes of the face.

For spots in the face remayning when the pockes are gone.

Take the Iuice of Lymons and mixe it with a little bay Salte and touch the spots therewith often times in the daye for it is excellent good.

A good oyntment for the same purpose.

Take.

• Oyle of sweete Almons Oyle of white Lillies, of either one ounce.
• Capons grease, Goates tallowe, of either foure drammes.
• Sarcocoll, halfe a dramme.
• Floure of Ryce, and of Lupins, of either one dramme.
• Litharge of golde one dramme and halfe.
• Rootes of Brionie, and of yr [...]ios, of either one scruple.
• Sugar candie white, one dramme.

Make pouder of all those that may be brought in pouder and searce it through a sarge, then put them all in a morter together and labour them with a pestle, and in the working doe you put the waters of Roses, beane floure, and of white Lillies, of either a great sponefull, which must be put in by little and little in the working of it, and so labour thē all to­gether vntill it come to an vnguent.

You must euery euening annoynt the face therewith, or handes▪ and in the morning wash it away in the water wher­in Barley, Wheate branne, and the seede of Mallowes hath béene boylde.

For holes remayning when the small pockes are gone.

For helping of this accident, I haue vsed many things, yet neuer coulde finde any thing that did perfectly content me, but the best meanes that I haue tried, is one day to wash the place with the distilled water of strong Uinegar, and the next day with the water wherein Branne and Mallowes haue bene boylde, and continue this order twentie dayes, or a month together.

Running of the eares how to helpe it.

Somtimes the eares do runne very much in this disease, which in any wise you may not go about to stop in [...]he begin­ning, but suffer it so to runne, and the eares to remaine open: but if there be great payne in them,Payne in the eares. then wet a spunge in warme water and Oyle of roses mixte together, and laye it vpon the eares.

For stopping of the nostrels, to helpe it.

Sometimes the Nostrels are greatly pestred by stop­ping them with the pockes growing in them, which doth oftentimes cause vlceration in them, therefore to preuent the same take.

• Red rose, and planten, of either one hand­full.
• Mirre in pouder, halfe an ounce.

Boyle all these in a quarte of water vntill halfe be consu­med, and so being warme cause the sicke to drawe the fume thereof into his Nostrels often times.

Also if the sicke doth often times smell vnto Uinegar, it is good.

For horsenes, remayning when the pockes are gone.

Take.

• Licores, Sebesten, Iuiubes, of either two ounces.
• Fat Figges, foure ounces.
• Cleane water, foure pintes,

Boyle all these together vntill halfe be consumed, then strayne it, and giue one sponefull thereof to the sicke often times, and it helpeth.

For filthie and moyste scabbes, after the pockes are gone.

Take.

• Lapis calaminaris, Litharge of golde, and of siluer. of either two drammes.
• Quicke brimstone and Ceruse, of either two drammes.

Bring all these in fine pouder, and then labour them in a morter with so much Barrowes mort or grease as shalbe sufficient to make vp an vn­guentum and annoynt the place therewith euery morning and euening.