1. A verie excellent medecine, taken out of Ac­tuarius the Phisition, which the Apothecaries call Antidotum sincritum.

TAke of myrre xvii. ℈. of opium, the iuice of blacke popie xviii. ℈. of ammomum vi. ℈. of parsely xv. ℈. of the séed of smalage. xij. squinantum ix. ℈. casia egyp­tia foure ℈. white pepper foure ℈. blacke pepper xv. ℈. of the best mustard xij. ℈. of storax sixe ℈. siler montaine foure ℈. of the thickest part of the oyntment called hedi­croy fiue ℈. of hony clarified as much as wil suffise in your iudgement, the quantitie of this which shalbe receiued at once, is one ʒ. take your storax with hony, sprinkle or cast on the oyntment dry, and séethe your opium with swéete wine, and sodden to the third part, til it be as thicke as ho­ny.

This is good against a quartaine, long aches of the head, the turning sicknes, the falling euil, ouer much waking, francy, the paine of the eyes, the rumes, the foothache, short­nes of winde, sighing, old coughes from the lunges, the plu­resie, and superfluous humors about the lunges, it causeth also the spittle to be thicke, and apt to auoyd, taken with i­dromel, which is made of hony and water sodden togither, if a man doo spit blood, then it must bee taken with assetum multum, which is made of vineger and hony, or els it ought to bee receiued with vineger mixt with water, or els with two ʒ. of the iuice of knot grasse, or plantaine, how be it yee must adde or diminish according to the strength of the pati­ent, it is also a present remedie for the stomake, for it consu­meth superfluous humours, and causeth a good appetite, it cureth the hycup, and stoppeth vomiting, it auoydeth winde from the stomake and from the lower partes, it helpeth the paine of the liuer, the yelow iawndize, and all diseases of melancoly, the griefe and heuines of the spléene, it engen­dreth good choler, it purgeth downward fleame and choler, it doth distribute the meat digested into his parts, it prouo­keth vrine, and causeth grauel in the reignes and bladder to [Page 5]auoide, it cureth ilica and colica passio, taken with drinke, it moueth a man to the stoole, and cureth inflamacions in short time, it doeth mitigate the gnawing and the paine of the belly, it doeth helpe and take away the ouer much stret­ching forth of the matrice, and when it cannot be easily ta­ken in the mouth, then let it bs ministred with the iuyce of fenicrike at the fundement, euen so it wil take away all the paine of the lower parts, it doeth cure all diseases of the ma­trice, it asswageth the paine of women which labor of child, it cureth the mother and drawing vp of the matrice, and the stretching of it, it stoppeth vnnatural purgations, and pur­geth fluxes of blood from the matrice, if it be taken alone or els with wine hote, we may also vse this in the gout of the féete, and in arthritica passio, which is a weakenes in the ioynts of superfluous humours, a kinde of the gout, in the beginning of diseases, we may know best the vertue of this medicine, which doeth not onely remedie all inward griefs, but also the palsie and those members which be weake and lose, if they bee therewith annointed, it doeth also recouer those which be in danger of life.

2 The verie wholesome medicine of Alexander the Phisi­tion, called of the Pothecaries Aurea Alexandrina.

TAke of asara bacca, y^e séed of balme, the séed of henbane, aū. which is altogither two ʒ. s. of cloues, mirre, cy­pres, opium, which is in the iuice of the blacke popie, aū. two ʒ. the iuice of balme, cinamon, folium, indicum, set­wall, ginger, coste, curral, casia, fistula, the gunme of tra­gantum, spike, wilde fenel, frankencense, euphorbe, storax, calamite, cardamomum, siler montan, mustard: saxifrage, dill, anniséede, aū. ʒ. ligny aloes, rhewbarberha, the confec­tion called alixta moscata, y^e stones of y^e otter, galanga, opo­ponax, the fruit anacardine, masticke, brimstone vnslecked, pione, knée holme, roses, time, gladian, penerial, both aristo­lochia, the long and the round gentian, the outer rinde of mandragora, germander, the berries of the bay trée, yelow [Page 6]carrots, ammy, the roote of valerian, long pepper, white pep­per, the wood of balme, called xylobalsamū, carawaies, am­momum, parsely, louage, the séede of rue, aū. ʒ. s. fine golde and siluer, litle perls, litle fishes called of the Pothecaries vnguis odoratus, the bone in the heart of the red déere, the shauing of iuery, calamus aramaticus, pelliter of spaine, aū. nine graines of hony as much as your iudgement mete.

This is good against rumes of the head, which come of colde, the moyster and running of the eyes, the toothe ache, the head ache, if the head be therewith annointed, it doth al­so cure the falling euil, madnes, turning sicknes of the head, and to conclude al maner of diseases which be about y^e head, it helpeth also those which be in a consumption, and those which be troubled with the cough, or haue superfluitie in the brest of humors, the gnawing and griping of the mouth of the stomake, which the Grecians call [...] the Latines animideliquium, which is a fainting or sounding, it cureth spitting of blood, and sciatica passio, which is an ache in the hippes, or hoocull bone of humors, it asswageth also the cho­licke, and scoureth the reignes, it prouoketh vrine, and cu­reth the strangurian, it breaketh the stone coniealed in the reignes or bladder, it taketh away all diseases of the belly, it cureth cotidians and tercian agues, taken with the iuice of sticados in the beginning of the extreme fittes of the saide agues.

3 An odoriferous and pleasant medicine of Roses, made of Doctor Gabriell, called aromaticum Rosatum.

TAke red roses fiftéene ʒ. licoras eight ʒ. liguialoes, san­ders, aū. two ʒ. cinamond fiue ʒ. mace, cloues aū. two ʒ. s. gummy arabic, tragantum, aū. two ʒ. two ℈. nut­megs, the greater cardamomū, galanga aū. ʒ. spinard grey amber aū. two ℈. of muske, one ℈. of sirup of roses as much as will suffise.

This helpeth the weakenes of the stomake, and doeth comfort all the principall, parts, it hath béen proued against [Page 7]superfluous humors of the stomake, it refresheth the braine and the heart, it causeth appetite and good digestion, both to those which be sicke, and also in health.

4 A pleasant medicine of Cloues made by Doctor Mesues, called Aromaticum gariophilatum.

TAke of cloues seuen ʒ. mace, setwall, galanga, yelow sanders, litle balles of roses called trochistes, diarodon, cinamond, ligny, aloes, spikenard, long pepper, the lesse cardamomum, one ʒ. roses, grated licoras, the confection called gallia moscata, folium indicum, cubebes aū. thrée ℈. of amber one ʒ. of muske ℈. s. of the sirup of pomisitron, as much as you iudge sufficient inough.

This cureth the stomake and the heart, stoppeth vomi­ting, it doeth also consume the corrupt humors in the sto­make, and nourisheth all the principall members, it causeth heat and dissolueth winde.

5 A confection of muske made by Doctor Nicholas, called Alipta Moscata.

TAke of the best gumme of leade, thrée ʒ. of storax, cala­mitie, one ℥. s. ligni aloes, two ʒ. stacte or the fattest part of mirhe, one ℥. of amber one ʒ. camphyre one ℈. s. of muske ℈. s. of rose water as much as will suffice.

This doeth helpe children which be short winded, and the straines of the brest, and for them that cannot kéep their milke, of this we may make very excellent perfume, which noble men be accustomed to vse, it is also oftentimes mixt with electuaries.

6 The making of Acacie.

TAke the plant or braunch of the bulles trée, with the fruit, and laie it in a vessell with water certaine daies, and so stand, then séethe it vpon the fire, and strain forth [Page 8]the liquor, when it is strained, séethe it againe vntill it bee thicke and kéepit in fine vessels like shels, and so dry it.

7. The making of Amili.

TAke good wheate and beat it lightly, not to small, and put it into a vessell of glasse, and set it in water, so that the water be aboue it two or thrée fingers, and so let it stand by the space of a night, in the morning presse it downe well vnto the substance, of the which ammily shal be made of, descending to the bottome, afterward straine it with a siue, and cast away the bran which swimmeth aboue, then cast foorth the water softly so that nothing remaine, then dry it with a litle cotten, let this be done in sommer, and al­so soone dride, least it waxe soure and so corrupt, and couer thy vessell with a fine cloth, that nothing fall in afterward, and when it is drye, then reserue it in a vessell with a strait mouth, so close stopped that nothing may enter in. If ye wil make this in winter, then ye must take héede that it bee not soure, we must also prouide that it be soone dride in sommer and in winter by the sunne, or in the winde, or nigh the fire, and thus ye may make amilum of rice,

8. Aqua Odorifera, a sweet water.

TAke of rose water foure lib. benswine, storax calamitie, cloues aū. one ʒ. of muske and ciuet twentie graines, and of camphire two ʒ. some put vnto this one ʒ. of li­gny aloes, let them bee put into a vessell of glasse, couered with a couer hauing holes in it, and then let them boile in a vessell full of water, as it were in balneo mary, which is a glasse, or an other litle vessel, set within another, on the fire, this done, straine them with a fine linnen cloth, and so to be reserued in a vessell of glasse, wherein shalbe put fiftéene graines of muske, tempered with the same water, and set in the sunne, the space of fiftéene daies, and then it wil proue a swéete and a odoriferous water.

A medicine called Benedicta of Doctor Nicholas.

TAke of best turbith, suger aū. ten ʒ. diagridion v. ʒ. wilde liles, roses, aū. fiue ʒ. cloues, spikenarde, ginger, saffron, saxafrage, long pepper, ammum, cardamomum, the séed of smallage, salgem, galanga, mace, carrawaies, fennel, sper­rage, knéeholme or bochers broome, gromell séed, aū. one ʒ. of hony as much as wil suffice.

This doth cure the weakenes of the ioynts of humors, which is a kinde of the gout in the féete of cold, it doeth also purge the reignes and the bladder.

A medicine called Balsamum, artificiall, because it is made with great art and cunning.

TAke turpentine twelue ℥. gummi elomi, fiue ℥. of rosen thrée ℥. let them be melted togither, and when they bee melted mingle these pouders folowing, of aristolochia lon­ga, two ℥. of dragons blood, thrée ʒ. make these in great pée­ces. This medicine doth help both new and old wounds, and chiefly those that be about the head.

C. 11. A sweete confection of Muske, made by Doc­tor Mesues.

TAke saffron, the swéete roote of doronick, setwall, ligne a­loes, mace, aū. two ʒ. white perls, silke in pouder, am­ber, red corall, aū. two ʒ. s. the confection which is called galia, aū. two ʒ. s. galia moschata, basell aū. ij. ʒ. s. y^e two rootes of behen both white and red, spikenard, folium indi­cum, cloues, aū. one ʒ. ginger. cubebes, long pepper aū. one ʒ. s. muske one ʒ. two ℈. make this with hony not clarifi­ed, the fourth part of the waight of all the other.

This doth cure the trembling of the heart, and diseases of melancholy, & those men which bee heauy without cause, it is a remedie also for diseases about the braine, as the tur­ning [Page 10]sicknes, the falling euil, the wrything or plucking of the mouth or necke on the one side, and all diseases of the lungs, and shortnes of wind.

12 A confection called Hamecke, made by Doctor Mesues.

TAke the foure kindes of myrrobolance, foure ℥. rhu­barbe. aū. two ℥. agaricke, coloquintida, polipodi of the oke. aū. eightéene ʒ. wormewood, tyme, sene, aū. one. ℥. vio­lets, fiftéene ʒ. the flower of the harder tyme, two ℥. annis­séede, roses, fenell, aū. sixe ʒ. the iuice of femitore one lib. prunes in number thréescore, of rasons, of currans y^e stones taken out, sixe ℥. toall these things poure in a sufficient quantitie of wheye, & put them into a vessel of glasse, which hath a straite mouth, and stoppe the mouth the space of fiue dayes, afterwarde, let them once boile againe, and then straine them, and dissolue into the strayning thrée ℥. of casia fistula, and of the fruite of the wilde date trée, called of the Pothecaries, thamariud, fiue ℥. of manna or wet dewe two ʒ. breake them with your hands, and straine them, then cast on suger one lib. s. stammony one ℥. s. séeth them vn­till they be as thicke as honny, then cast on them the pou­der of all the fiue kindes of myrrobolance, rheubarbe, the séede of fumytery, aū. thrée ʒ. annisséede, spinard. aū. two ʒ.

This cureth all diseases which come of salt fleame, cho­ler, and chifely the ringworme, scabs, lepre, cankers, and such other.

13 A confection for the stomacke called, cerotum stomaticum, of Doctor Mesues.

TAke of red roses twentie ʒ. the leaues of wormewood fiftéene ʒ. of mastike twentie ʒ. spinarde ten ʒ. beate them small, then take of virgin waxe foure ℥. the oyle of ro­ses one lib. s. and make your confection.

There be some that doe wash the oyle and the waxe, and then resolue them with a gentle fire, and afterwarde mingle them with the other, and so it is iudged to bee the better.

This doth mittigate inflamations and hote impostumes which be in the stomacke and liuer.

14 A confection for the eyes, called Collirum album, of Doctor Rhasis.

TAke of white lead washed ten ʒ. of ammyly, foure ʒ. of gummi arabike, the gummi tragantum, aū. two ʒ. of camphuri ʒ. s. make those in pouder which be fit to be made in pouder, and dissolue them in rose water, and afterwarde make thereof litle balles.

15 A conserue of Buglosse.

TAke the leaues of buglosse, one lib. beate them in a mor­ter of stone, and then cast vpon them thrée lib. of suger, make your conserue like to opiata, which is a thinne elec­tuarie. This comforteth the stomacke, and helpeth disea­ses which come of melancholly, and wounding & troubling of the hart, it purgeth choller also.

16 A conserue of the flowers of Rosemarie.

TAke of the flowers of rosemarie, lib. s. of suger one lib. s. make your conserue.

This doth comfort a moist braine, and helpeth hard or stiffe members it purgeth also melancholie and steame.

17 A conserue of Borage.

TAke of the flowers of borage foure ℥. of suger twelue ℥. make your conserue according to the same.

This doth remedie the trembling of the hart, and soun­ding [Page 12]it purgeth also melancholie, and causeth a man to be merrie.

18 A conserue of Roses.

TAke of the leaues of roses one lib. beate them in a mor­ter of stone, then cast vpon them suger thrée lib. make your conserue after the fashion of opiata.

This doth comfort the stomacke, the hart, and all the principall partes, it doth also mollifie those partes which be hard, it purgeth melancholie,

19 A conserue of Violets.

TAke of the flowers of violets one lib. beate them in a morter of stone, and cast vpon them three lib. of suger, make your conserue according.

This doth cure inflamacions of choller, it quencheth thirst, and moueth a man to the stoole.

20 A conserue of Maidenhaire.

TAke of maidenhaire one lib. beate it in a morter, and put suger vnto it as in the other.

This helpethe the pluresie, and diseases of the brest, the lungs, and all diseases of melanchollie, and red choller.

21 A conserue of gladian.

TAke of the roots of gladian one lib. séeth it in water vn­till it be well sodden, afterwarde drye it, and search it through a séeue, and then set it on the fire againe, and put in thrée lib. of suger vnto it, make this conserue like the e­lectuarie opiata.

This remedieth diseases of the braine, and the sinnowes and fleame.

22 A conserue of Enulacampana.

TAke of the root of enulacampana two lib. séeth it wel, af­terward drye it, then search it through a seeue, and set it [Page]on the fire againe, and put sixe lib. of suger vnto it, and re­serue it.

This doth comfort the stomacke and the principall members against fleame.

23 A conserue of Succory.

TAke of the flowers of succory, one lib. and beate it in a morter of stone, then cast vpon them thrée lib. of suger.

This purgeth melancholie, and also it purgeth well choller.

24 A conserue of Sorell.

TAke of sorel lib. s. and beate it as ye did the other, and cast then vnto them of suger lib. s.

This is good to helpe cholerike persons.

25 A concoction of Quinces.

TAke of quinces as you shall thinke good, and séeth them, take of the decoction of them thrée lib. of suger one lib. s. séeth them well, and reserue them: some Pothecaries put in the whites of egges when they be clarified.

26 A conserue of the substance of the apple of the quince.

TAke of quinces sixe lib. séeth them, and when they bee sodden, put vnto them foure lib. of suger, and séeth them well, as you did before, and then kéepe them in litle boxes.

D. 27. A confection of Galanga of Doctor Mesues, called Dia Galanga.

TAke of galanga, lignum aloes, aū. sixe ʒ. of cloues, mace, louage, aū. thrée ʒ ginger, long pepper, cinamond, white pepper one ʒ. s. of calamint dry, of dry mint, aū. one ʒ. of cardamomum, the lesse, spikenard, the séede of smallage, fen­nel, anuiséede, carawaies, aū. one ʒ. calamus aromaticus one ʒ. of the best suger ten ʒ. s. of hony clarified as much as wil suffice.

This doth cure diseases which commeth of winde, and belching which séemeth to bee sharpe in the mouth as vine­ger, it is proued to cause good digestion, it comforteth the functions of the stomake, and the liuer being cold.

28. A confection of Commin called Diacominum.

TAke of comin laid in vineger, the space of a day, and af­terward dride, eight ʒ. one ℈. of cinamond, cloues, aū. two ʒ. s. black pepper and ginger aū. two ʒ gra. fiue, of ga­langa, sauery, calaminte, aū. one ʒ. two ℈. ammy, louage aū. one ʒ. xviij. gra. long pepper, one ʒ. spikenard, cardamo­mum, nutmegs, aū. two ℈. s. of hony as much as you shall thinke méete.

This helpeth the stomake, and the principall partes which be troubled with winde, it causeth good digestion, and bringeth heat to the stomake, and to the principall parts.

29. A confection of Ambre called, Dia ambre.

Take of cinamond, adoronic, cloues, mace, nutmegs, the leaues of galinga thrée ʒ. the greatest cardamomum and the lesser aū. one ʒ. ginger, sanders, ligni aloes, long pepper, aū. two ʒ. of amber one ʒ. s. of muske ʒ. s. make it with the sirup of roses, and with the water of roses.

This fortifieth the braine, the heart, the stomake, and all the principall parts of the members, it causeth good dige­stion, and maketh a man merry, and engendreth heate in the principall parts, it is very comfortable for old men, and to those which be colde of nature and of complexion, and to women it also cureth the diseases of the matrice.

30. A confection of Perles of Doctor Nicholas, Dia­margaritum Calidum.

TAke of cloues, cinamond, spikenard, ligne aloes, galanga, licoras, litle balles of roses, called trokisti, diarodon, li­tle balles of violets aū. one ʒ. s. nutmegs, mace, the confec­tion of muske, setwall, rhubarbe, storar calaminte aū. one ʒ. perles, ginger, the bone in the heart of the red déere, the shauing of iuery, litle fishes, which the Pothecaries call vn­guis odoratus aū. ʒ. s. muske, amber, cardamomum, lo­uage, the séede of basel aū. one ℈ two gra. of camphire, sixe gra. of hony, rosatum, as much as wil suffice.

This doth cure the weaknes of all the bodie, sounding, and fainting▪ both of the stomake and the heart, it comfor­teth the liuely parts of those which be pensiful and sad, sigh­ing, or haue the cough, or be in a consumption, it also reco­uereth those which be weake of long sicknes.

31. An other confection of Perles, called Diamargari­tum Frigidum.

TAke of all the kindes of sanders, the floures of roses, the floures of violets, the séed of millons, litle bales of roses called trokysti, diarodon, silke made in pouder, aū. two-ʒ. the bone of the heart of the red déere, spodie, dornonicke, the roote of both behen, the white and the red, spikenard, saffron, aū. two ℈. perils, shauing of iuery, saphire, floure gentle, iacinct, emerode, séede of sorell, séede of endiue, ligni aloes, a graine of amber, aū. ʒ. s. of fine gold one ʒ. camphure one ʒ of muske two grains, mixe them and make thereof a pou­der.

32. A confection called Diacomeron.

TAke of y^e grosse lenis, ginger, aū. v. ʒ. one ℈. sixtéen grains, of cinamond, of the best cloues, aū. thrée ʒ. one ℈. sixtéene graines, as much of the substance of dates, galange, spike­nard, set wall, cost, the pellitorie of spaine, white corall and red, of the gumbe tragantum, rha, spike, the fruit anacar­dim, the stones of dates, the séede of balme, anniséed, iuni­per séede aū. one ʒ. two ℈. eight graines, shauing of golde, the bone of the heart of the red déere, aū. two ℈. s. shauing of iuery, of muske, aū. one ℈. graine sixe of amber, one ℈. of bony, roset, as much as you shal thinke best, this confection is not made of some Apothecaries, nor it is not greatly vsed, yet other some chiefly doo occupie it very much.

This wil recouer a man from danger of death vnto life, it also helpeth those which be short winded, or haue any dis­ease in the winde pipe, or the cough, or bee in consumption, it cureth all diseases of the brest and stomake, the dropsie, pain in the reigns, it bringeth mirth, & causeth a man to bee iustie and fat.

33. A confection of Roses, called Diarodon Abbatis.

TAke of sanders red and white, aū. two ʒ. s. of gumbe, tragantum, gumbe arabicke, spodie aū. two ℈. asara­bacca, masticke, cardamomum, saffron, spikenard, the iuice of licoras, cloues, muske, anniséed, fennel, cinamond, rhubarbe, and basel séed, barberies, séed of wilde succory, séed of purselin, séed of white poppie, séed of goords, cowcumbers, millons, cytrons aū. ℈. s. perles, the bone of the heart in the red déere, aū. ℈. s. suger candie, roses, aū. one ℥. thrée ʒ. of camphyre eight graines, of muske one ʒ. gra. s. make this with the sirup of rose water.

This doth helpe the yelow iaundise, the weaknes of the liuer, consumptions, & diseases about the hart, & those which be troubled with a heat about the stomake, lunges, or the whole bodie, and also those which recouer from long and hote agues.

34 A confection of Calamintes, of Doctor Nicholas, Diacalamintes.

TAke calamintes, peniriall, hisope, blacke pepper, silar motan, parsely, aū. thrée ʒ. two ℈. of louage one ʒ. one ℈. of smallage, ammy, time, dill, anniséed, cinamond, ginger, aū. two ℈. of hony as much as wil suffice.

This dooth cure faultes of the stomake which come of cold, and causeth digestion, and chiefly in old men, it taketh away the cough which commeth of cold causes.

35 A confection of the three peppers, of Doctor Ni­cholas, called Diatrion Pipereon.

TAke of the thrée peppers eight ʒ. s. ginger, time, anni­séed aū. thrée ʒ. spikenard, ammy, amomum, cinamond aū. aur. one casia fistula, siler montan, enula campana, dry, aū. aur. s. make it with hony clarified.

This dooth engender heat in the stomake and the belly, it remedieth all paine of flegmatike causes, it purgeth the stomake of raw humors, and helpeth digestion.

36 A confection of hore hounde of D. Nicholas called Dia Prasium.

TAke of gréene hore hounde fiue ʒ. s. tragantum, piaples, swéete almonds of fistici, which is a kinde of nuttes, the substance of dates, moist figges, raisons, of currants, the stones taken foorth, aū. thrée ʒ. s. cinamond, cloues, nut­megs, mace, galanga, ligny aloes, spinard, ginger, setwall, licoras, rha, anacardin, storax, calaminte, galbalum, turpen­tine washed, of masticke, mirhe, flowredeluce, aristolochia rotunda, the roote of sipers, blacke pepper, anniséed, dyll, fen­nell, séede of smallage, parsely, saxefrage, aū. two ʒ. wilde lylies, organy, woormewood, squinantum, cardamomum, white pepper, carawaies, louage, daisie, aū. one ʒ. s. gra. two s. pelitary of spaine, water mint, peneriall, dittan toste, sa­uery, [Page 18]basill, piony, long pepper, ammomum, orobus, aū. one ʒ. two gra. thrée ℈. the wood of balme, casia fistula, corall, shauing of iuery, séed of balme, yelow carrot, aū. ʒ. s. muske, amber, the bone in the heart of the red déere, aū. xiij. gra. of hony clarified as much as shall be sufficient, and make it af­ter this forme following: Put in foure lib. of clarified hony fiue ʒ. of gréene hore hounde beaten, and yoong piapilles pared, put also vnto them thrée ℥. of the best old wine, and let them boile togither, with a soft fire, vntill the wine bee consumed, let your dry figges bee made cleane within and without, dresse likewise your dates, and let your raisons bee picked, dresse likewise your pineapples, your almonds, and your nuttes fistise, dry euerie one of them by them­selues, afterward beat them in a morter wherin they were before, and mingle them with these spices which wee haue spoken of before.

This doth cure the weaknes of the stomake, and chief­ly rumes, and the braine of cold, the turning sicknes, the eye sight, and the winde pipe which is troubled with grosse fleame, it doth also mitigate the paine of the toothe ache.

37 A medicine of Floredeluice, called diaires Simpleisis.

TAke of the flowredeluce one ʒ. suger candie, tragantum cold, which is a roote, aū. thrée ʒ. mingle them & make them in pouder.

38 An other medicine of Flowredeluce, diaris Salomonis.

TAke of flowredeluce, one ℥. peneriall, isope, licoras, aū. six ʒ. the gumme tragantum, almonds, pineapples, and cinamond, ginger, pepper, aū. thrée dry figges, the sub­stance of dates, raisons, of corants picked, aū. thrée ʒ. s. sto­rax red two ʒ. one ℈. of hony as much as will be sufficient for your purpose.

This is good against the cough and shortnes of winde, and it also restoreth the spéech lost.

39 A medicine of gumme Tragantum, called Dia­tragacantha Calida.

TAke of the gumme tragantum, and hisope, aū. foure ℥. pineapples, both the kindes of almonds blanched, linséed, aū. sixe ʒ. the séed of fenikrike, cinamond, aū. ℥. s. licoras, and of the iuice of it, ginger, aū. two ʒ. make a pouder of these.

This is ministred in the hardnes and straitnes of the brest, which commeth of grosse and cold causes.

40 A medicine of the roote of Traganti, called Dia tragacantha Frigida.

TAke of the white tragantum two ℥. gummy arabicke one ℥. two ʒ. amili ℥. s. of licoras two ʒ. of penidis thrée ℥. the foure greater cold séedes, pared and picked aū. two ʒ. of camphire, ℈. s. of the sirup of violets as much as will suf­fice.

This doeth cure all diseases about the lunges, the brest, and chiefly those which bee in a consumption and ill liking, the pluresie, the cough, and those which be hote and dry, the roughnes of the toong and the throt, let the pacient hold it in his mouth, and swallow it downe when it is melted.

41 A confection of Mulberries, of D. M. called Diamoron Posno.

TAke of the iuice of mulberries, lib. s. the iuice of blacke berries, one lib. of hony, lib. s. sodden in swéete wine to the third part of thrée ℥. make it after this forme, let your iuice boyle with your hony and swéet wine, with a soft fire, in a vessell of brasse or tin, vntill it be wel sodden, & to know when it is well sodden, yee must take a droppe of it and [Page 20]laie it vpon a marble stone, if it will bide vpon the stone, and cleaue like hony, the stone turned vpside downe, then it is well sodden, this done, straine it and kéepe it in a vessell of tinne.

This is good against sores in the throate, and all kindes of swelling.

42 A confection of blacke Poppie, Dia Codion.

TAke ten heads of blacke poppie, not too great nor too small, nor too moist nor too dry, cast on them, two lib. s. of raine water, and if they haue more moisture then drines, let them lie in the water a day and a night, but if they bee drier, then let them lie longer, then after this, séethe them vntill halfe the water be consumed, and so straine it.

This is ministred in all fluxes, and chiefly in the bloodie fluxe, with the decoction of raine water, in the which spodie hath béen sodden in, or with rose water, it dooth also stop the flux of meate vndigested, which the Phisitions call liente­ria.

43 A confection of Poppie white, D.M. Dia Papauer.

TAke of white poppie, fiue and twenty ʒ. swéet almonds blanched, the graines or kirnels of pineapple, and gum arabicke, gumme tragantum, the iuice of licoras, aū. ten ʒ. of ammili foure ʒ. the séede of purselin, the séede of let­tise, kirnels of quinces, aū. foure ʒ. of saffron, one ʒ. of pe­nides foure ℥. take of the sirup of poppie as much as will bée sufficient.

This helpeth those which bee in a consumption, and those which cannot sléepe.

44 A conffection of safron called, dia curcuma.

TAke of saffron asarabacca, parseley, yealow carrots, ani­séede, the séede of smallage, aū. foure ʒ. rhubarbe, and wilde fennill, spikenard, aū. sixe ʒ. cost, the berries of myr­tilltrée, casia fistula, squinantum, the séede of balme, mad­der, iuice of wormewood, iuice of egrimonie, iuice of balme, aū. two ʒ. calamus aromaticus, cinamon, aū. one ʒ. s. wilde garlike, ceterac, the iuice of licoras aū. two ʒ. s.. the gum tragantum, one ʒ. make it with clarified honny.

This cureth olde diseases, and the euil liking and de­formitie of the bodie, when the meate being receyued, doth not nourish but is corrupt in the bodie, it also helpeth the dropsie, the diseases of the liuer, and the spléene when they be hard, or indurat, it purgeth the stomacke of corrupt hu­mors, cold and windie, it purgeth and mitigateth paine in the raines and bladder, it prouoketh vrine.

45 A confection of the hear be Saturion, dia Saturion.

TAke the roote of saturion which is like stones, the gar­den parsnip, the nut of inde which is called of the Po­thecaries, fisteci, stirwits, cloues aū. twelue ʒ. ginger ani­seed, roket, of birdes tongue or stych worte, fiue ʒ. cinamon, the tailes of small crocodilles in the riuer of Nylus of the same kinde that the crocodilles of the earth be on, crow garlike, two ʒ. s. of fiue gra. make it after this forme, put the roote of saturion in so much clarified honny as will suf­fise, let also your parsnips and stirwits be well beaten by themselues, then put them into the same honny, and stirre them well, and let it séeth a certain space, then mingle with them your principals, your nuts fistici, first well stamped, when they haue boiled a litle while, then take them from the fire, and put vnto them the pouder of the spices, and at the last put in your muske with rose water.

This doth restore and fortifie the weakenes of the [Page 22]raines of the bladder, it prouoketh vrine, and moueth a man to venere.

46 A confection of prunes Do. N. dia prunes.

TAke a hundreth of damsons, and put them in a vessel of tinne, with so much water as will couer them well, and let them boile till they be soft, then take them from the fire, then let them stand till the water be luke warme, then take them out of the water, and put them into a séeue ouer a great vessell, and chafe the prunes so long with your hands that nothing remaine but the stones and the skinnes, then put into the water the which the damsons were sodden in before one ℥. s. of violets, and boile them, and make a sir­rop with two lib. of suger, into the which sirrop, put the substance of the prunes, and let them seeth vntill they be thicke, then put into the same water one ℥. of casia fiistula washed, put also thereto one ℥. of the frnite thamarinde dissolued and strained into the water, remember also that you boile in the same water of prunes, one ℥. s. of vio­lets, and séeth them well, stirring them continually, and when they bee well sodden, then take them from the fire, and sprinkle on these pouders following: saunders, spody, rhubarbes, roses, violets, the seed of purselyn, the seede of succory, barberies, the iuice of licorace, the gumme tragantum, aū. two ʒ. the foure gileter colde séedes, aū. one ʒ. if you will make it laxatiue, put vn­to euerie pounde when it is taken from the fire, ℥. s. of stammony, dia prunes, not loosing, is ministred in hote and burning agues, chiefely in sinocho which is a continu­all feuer of corrupt humors, in this ague it may safely bee giuen in the beginning, increase, and at all times, and without diagredion it may bee giuen at all houres of the day, with diagridion, in the morning, but circumspect­ly because it is verie laxatiue.

47 A confection of dates, of D. M. dia phenicon.

TAke of dates infused in vineger three dayes and three nights, sixe ℥. two ʒ. of penidis which be litle writhes of suger dissolued in a decoction of barley three ℥. one ʒ. of almonds blanched, fiftéene ʒ. of turbith two ℥. s. of stam­mony sixe ʒ. ginger, long pepper, the flowers of rew dry­ed, cinamond, mace, galanga aū. one ʒ. graines fiftéene, beate them well, and make them with clarified honney.

This doth cure mixt agues of diuers humors, the chol­like, and the paine in the hellie, it also purgeth raw humors of colde.

48 A confection of garden Saffron, called dia cartamum.

TAke of the roote of tragantum ℥. s. the substance of quin­ces one ʒ. the thickest of the chyues of saffron, foure ℥. of white ginger, two ʒ. dia gridion thrée ʒ. white turbeth sixe ʒ. Manna or sweete dew, Melrosatum, which is a con­fection of Hony and Roses strained, one ℥. of Suger, eight ʒ. wilde lylies, foure ʒ. and make a lectuary putting vnto it as much hony as will suffice.

This is good to purge choler and fleame.

49 A singular confection of corrall, called dia coralium magistralem.

TAke of the spices of the confection diarosdon abbatis, which we did speake of before, foure ʒ. of both corrals, little peeses of perls aū ʒ. s. beate them into fine powder, and put vnto them of suger resolued in water of roses, seuen ℥. s. and make them into small peeces.

This doth comfort the heart, the stomacke, and chiefely those that haue beene long sicke and colde.

50 A confection of Casia fistula for glisters.

TAke of the flowers of violets, the leaues of mallos, mer­cury, pariatory, aū. m. of the common wormewood. m. s. take all these gréene and young, and make a decoction thereof, with a sufficient quantitie of water, then straine them and presse them with your hands, in the stirring you must dissolue one pound of casia fistula, and one lib. s. of the best honny. This purgeth and moueth a man to the stoole, it is verie expedient for tender and delicate persons, be­cause it is gentle in operation.

51 A confection of Sene, of D. N. called dia Sene.

TAke of ligni aloes, cloues, galanga, notmegs, folium in­dicum, mace, cinamon, aū. two ʒ. the stone lazare, the stone armenicke aū. two ʒ. s. take of sene twice so much as of all the other, of saffron one ʒ. of silke not dryed nor coloured, but as it cometh from the silke wormes, made in pouder, aū. two ℈. of the shauing of Iuory. spody, anacar­dine, the bone in the hart of the red Deare, litle fishes called vngnis odoratus, aū. two ʒ. wilde lillies, one ℥. the berries of myrts gentian, the berries of the bay trée, elleborus, niger or beare foote, aū. two ʒ. wallnuts made in pouder, fiftéene in number, of amber two ℈. of honny as much as will suffice: and to heale the lepre, some Phisitians mingle with these serpents, flesh.

This doth remedie all diseases of melancholy, and madnes, cardiaca passion which is a gnawing and a gry­ping about the stomacke, it taketh away heauines, quar­taines, and diseases of the spleene, this confection is not greatly vsed among Phisitions.

52 A confection for the brest, called decoctio pectoralis.

TAke of dry hysope, maidenhaire, figs, dates, sebesten, raisons, of corans, barley, licorace, aū. equall partes, [Page 25]boyle these together with a sufficient quantitie of water, then straine them and reserue them.

This doth asswage all paines about the brest, it cureth also the cough and horsenesse.

53 A common decoction called decoctio communis.

TAke of prunes, wilde dates, resons, of corance, violets, liquirice, barley, aū equall parts, boyle them in a suf­ficient quantitie of water, so straine them and keepe them.

This is much vsed in hot agues and other hot diseases, and when the time is hot, and to temper medicines which be receiued in such hot agues and times, this decoction is chaunged according to the diuersitie of diseases, because some be hoter than other.

E. 54 An electuarie which the Pothecaries call Catholicum.

TAke sene washed, casia fistula washed, thamarind, aū. eight ℥. rhubarbe, violets, polipodi, annisseed, aū. foure ℥. of lichoras scraped, peuidis, sugercandie, aū. foure ℥. the fowre greater cold seedes, aū. one ℥. take a pounde of poly­podi, and beate it and séeth it well in water, straine it, then make a syrrope with eight. lib. of sugar, temper your casia fistula and the fruite of the thamarind together, and when the decoction is almost made, put them in with the other spices, and make an electuary thereof.

This is ministred in hot and burning agues, because it doth mollifie, disperse, and comfort, it doth also cure disea­ses of the liuer and the spléene.

55 An electuary of the iuice of roses of D. M.

TAke of sugar and the iuce of roses, aū. one lib. foure ℥. of y^e thrée saunders aū. sixe ʒ. of camphyre, one ℈. temper it after the forme of a lectuarie, with a sirroppe made of the same sirroppe of roses.

This doth purge choller easily, and healeth hote disea­ses in the ioyntes, the head-ach, the turning sicknes, the paine of the eyes, and it hath béene proued against the ye­low iaundis.

56 An electuarie of fliwort, which the Potheca­ries call Psillum of D. N.

TAke of the iuice of buglosse, both the garden and the wilde, the iuice of endife, the iuice of smallage sodden altogether and fined, aū. two lib. cast vpon them the séede of dodder, annisséed, the coddes of sene, aū. ℥. s. of maiden­haire, one m. the iuice of fumitore thrée ℥. of asarabacca foure ℥. spiknarde, two ʒ. let them lye a day and a night, and then set them on the fire, and suffer them once to boile, then cast vpon them thrée ℥. of violets greene or drye, foure ℥. of the harder tyme, two ʒ. boile them once againe with a soft fire, then straine them, and when they bee strained, put vnto them three ℥. of fliwort, and let them stand all a day and a night, but yee must stirre them continually, this done, presse forth the slymy sappe of them, and take foure lib. of it, and put vnto it two lib. s. of fine suger, of scamony rosted in an apple, thrée ℥. s. after this set it on the fire againe, féeth it a litle, and then put in litle balles of roses which the Pothecaries call trochisti diarodon, of litle balles of spody, and of rhubarbe, aū. one ℥. balles of barberies ℥. s. then make your asarabacca into a grosse pouder, that it may bee the more laxatiue, you may [Page 27]also put vnto this confection, gréene violets, and drye saunders.

This purgeth yelow choller, and it helpeth the turning sicknes of the heade, which commeth of a chollericke humor.

57 An electuarie of D. N. called Inde maioris.

TAke cinamom, cloues, spiknarde, roses, casia fistula, mace, cypresse, aū. foure ʒ. yelow saunders, two ʒ. s. ligni aloes, nutinegs, aū. two ʒ. turbith, one ʒ. of suger, penidis, aū. twentie ʒ. galanga, cardamomum, asarabac­ca, masticke, aū. one ʒ. s. of scammony, twelue ʒ. beate all these together with the oyle of almonds, then take of the iuice of quinces, pomgranades, of the iuice of smallage, fennill aū. one lib. s. séeth these iuces with clarified hon­ny, vntill they be thicke, and then make the electuarie with the other spices.

This doth purge superfluous humors, and chiefely flegmatike and corrupt humors in the stomacke, and in the other principall partes, it dissolueth winde, and cureth those diseases that come thereof, as the paine of the sto­macke and of the inwarde partes: the chollicke and the paine in the raines, it doth also consume corrupt humors in the iointes.

58 An electuarie to comforte the stomacke, called Electuarium comforta­tiuum stomachi.

TAke of the graines or the stones of the myrte trée bro­ken finely, twelue ʒ. of roses, spody, manna, which is the flower of frankincense, of y^e thrée pepers, of yelow saun­ders, the flowers of y^e wildepomgranad, gumme arabycke, aū. one ʒ. s. the graines of the pomgranade made in pow­der [Page 28]seuen ʒ. of coryander, infused in vyneger, and made in powder, foure ʒ. the séede of sorrel, plantan, the séede of ro­ses, aū. two ʒ. breake them all well, and rubbe them with your hands, then put them into the water of sorrell, and so make your electuary.

This doth comfort the stomake and the inward partes, it stoppeth the laske which commeth of too strong a purgation, it moueth a man to meate.

59 An electuarie of precious stones, electuarium de gemmis.

TAke of white pearles two ʒ. little péeces of the saphyr, Iasynct, cornelyn, pomgranade, emeraude, aū. one ℥. s. setwall, the swéete roote doronicke, the rinde of pomci­tron, mace, the séede of basell, aū. two ʒ. redde corrall, am­ber, shauing of iuery, aū. one ʒ. two ℈. the rootes of both behenes, both the white and redde, ginger, long peper, spik­nard, folium inditum, saffron, cardamomum, aū. one ʒ. little balles of roses which the apothecaries call trochisti diarodon, ligni aloes, aū. fiue ℥. cinamon galinga, ʒ. zuru­beth a kind of setwall, aū. one ʒ. s. tyme, peases of golde & siluer, aū. aur. s. of gald muske ʒ. s. make your electuary with honny of amblicorum, which is a fourth kind of myr­robolance, and with roses strained with equall partes, as much as will suffice.

This helpeth colde diseases of the braine, the heart sto­make, and the matrice, it is a medecine prouided against the trembling of the heart, and fainting and souning: the weakenesse of the stomake, pensiuenesse, solitarinesse, kings & noble men haue vsed this for their great comfort, it cau­seth them to be bolde spryted, the body to smell wel, and en­gendreth good colour.

60 An emplaister which the Pothecaries call, Dia­chilum Album Commune.

TAke of fenigréeke, linséede, the roote of holicke, presse out of all these the slimy sappe, and take of it one part, and of litarge beaten wel, and clensed from the drosse, one part and a halfe, of old and cleare oyle, of oyle ʒ. parts: beate the li­tharge and the oyle long in a morter of stone, with a pestie of yron, then boyle them on the fire softly, stirring them vn­til the litharge runne togither, then take it from the fire and suffer it to coole, after this take the slimy sappe and boyle it once, then cast by litle and litle the slimy sappe vpon the li­tharge and the oyle, and beating them well with a pestle til they be mixt togither, afterward séethe them on the fire till they bee thicke, you may put vnto this emplaister the fine pouder of flowredeluce, and you may vse for your common oyle which is sallet oyle, the oyle of flowredeluce, some min­gle with this of the slimy sappe of melilote.

This emplaister is very good against impostumes and hardnes of the liuer, and the splene, the stomake, and swel­ling about the throat, and all hardnesse in any place.

61 An emplaister which the Pothecaries call, Diachilum Paruum.

TAke of litharge sixe ℥. of old and cleare oyle one lib. of sti­my sappe, of fliwort foure ℥. the slimy sappe of henbane, one ℥. s. the slimy sap of linséed, the slimy sap of the rootes of malloes, aū. two ʒ. make your emplaister accordingly.

This emplaister doth resolue and ripe swellings which come of heat, and all impostumes.

62 An emplaister which the Pothecaries call, Diachilum magnum.

TAke of litharge broken and sitted, twelue ℥. oyle of flo­werdeluce, oyle of camomile, oyle of dill, aū. eight ℥. of the [Page 30]slimy sap of linséed, y^e slimy sap of fenigréeke, y^e rootes of holi­hock, y^e slimy sap of moist figs, the slimy sap of raisons, of co­rants, the iuice of isope, the slimy fat of y^e belly of the great fi­shes, aū. twelue ʒ. s. turpentine three ℥. the gum of the pine­apple trée, yelow waxe, aū. two ℥. make it after this fashi­ou, beate your litharge and the oyles which wee did speake of before, in a morter of stone, with a pestle of iron, the space of halfe an houre, then let them boyle with a soft fire, stir­ring them continually till they bee thicke, then take it from the fire and let it coole, afterward take the slimy sappes and the other and boyle them vntill they bee hard, then take it off, and laie it vpon a marble stone, and make it in great peeces.

This emplaister is stronger in operation than the o­ther, and better to ripe and to resolue all hardnesse and in­flamations.

63 An emplaister of slimy sappes, called Empla­strum, de Mucilaginibus.

TAke of the slimy sappe of the séede of holihocke, linséede, of the inner rinde of an elme trée, of fenigreke, aū. foure ℥. s. of the oyle of camomil, the oyle of lilies, oyle of dill, aū. one ℥. s. of ammoniacum, galbanum, oppopinax, serapium, aū. ℥. s. of new wax twentie ℥. of saffron two ʒ. turpentine two ℥. and make your plaister accordingly.

This emplaister mollifieth all hardnesse.

64 An emplaister for the stomake and the liuer.

TAke of ligni aloes, wormewood, gummi arabicke, ma­sticke, cypres, coste, ginger, aū. ℥. s. calamus aromati­cus, of the finest franckensence, aloes, aū. thrée ℥. thrée ʒ. cloues, mace, cinamond, spikenard, nutmegges, the confec­tion which the Pothecaries doe call gallia moscata, sqi­nantum, [Page 31] aū. one thrée ʒ. s. mingle all these togither with the confection which the Pothecaries call myua aro­matica, which is made of quinces, peares, and such like bin­ding things, laie all these vpon a cloath, and perfume them with the wood of aloes.

This emplaister dooth comfort the stomake, the liuer, and encreaseth heat.

65 An emplaister of Bayberries, of Doctor Mesues.

TAke of fine frankensence, and masticke, mirrhe, aū. one ℥. the berries of the bay trée two ℥. of cipres, coste, aū. ℥. s. take of clarifted hony as much as will suffice to make it thicke, then spred it vpon a cloth and so laie it to the sore.

This is a verie excellent plaister against the dropsie, and to asswage all swellings of winde, if yee will triple the quantitie of cipres, and put it vnto the plaister, also a li­tle quantitie of cowes doong, or goats doong dride, doth also asswage all griefes which commeth of cold, winde, & chiefly the paine of the stomake and belly, the reines, matrice, and the bladder.

66 An Emplaister of Melilot.

TAke of melilot, sixe ℥. the floures of cammamile, the ber­ries of the bay trée, the roote of holihock, woormewood, aū. foure ℥. the séed of smallage, wilde carawaies, flowerdeluce, cipres, spikenard, casia fistula, ammi, anniséede two ʒ. s. margeram thée ʒ. ammonium ten ʒ. storax calamite, bdel­lium, aū. fiue ʒ. turpentine one ℥. s. moist figges in nomber twelue, the fat of a goat bucke, rosen, aū. two ℥. s. waxe sixe ℥. the oyle of margeram, the oyle of spikenard, as much as will suffice to beat them in.

This emplaister dooth mollifie all hardnesse of the sto­make, the liuer, the splene, and all the inward parts.

67 An emplaister of Waxe, of D.N. called Empla­strum Ceroneum.

TAke of piche which is about shippes, pressed or strained through some thing, of waxe, aū. ℥. thrée ʒ. of serapinum, two ℥. of ammoniacum, turpentine, dry pitch, saffron, aū. ℥. thrée ʒ. aloes, frankensence, mirhe, aū. one ℥. oppoponax, storax calamite, galbanum, masticke, allom, fenigreke, aū. thrée ʒ. of the dregges of storax liquide, which the Potheca­ries cal stact, bdellium, aū. thrée ℥. of litharge, one ʒ. s. make it after this wise, first beat your serapinum, gathanum, the gumme oppoponax, ammoniacum a litle, and temper them with wine, then boyle them vntill the wine be halfe consu­med, then set it on the fire againe in a vessell of tinne, and when it shall begin to boyle, put vnto it your pitch, and stir it well vntill it bee melted, and when it is melted, put waxe vnto it, & that being molten, put in of dry pitch which the Pothecaries call colophonia, then storax beaten small with a hotte pestle, must bee put thereunto, afterward ma­stick, frankensence, mirhe, bdellium, and soone after these, put in turpentine, allom, litharge, and last of all fenigreke, when it is sodden, powre it vpon luke warme water, and incon­tinently take it foorth againe, and presse it with your hands till all the water be forth, this done make your pouder of a­loes, soft mingled with the oyle of lawrell vpon a marble stone, take and make of all mingled togither, balles or great péeces, with pouder of saffron, your hands to bee nointed with the same oyle of lawrell.

This emplaister taketh away all paine which caused in spitting, the griefe of the stomake which commeth of cold, it doth also disolue congealed humors in the stomake, and the hardnes of the splens, it healeth the dropsie which commeth of the coldnes of the liuer, and also the coldnes of the matrice if it be laid vpon it.

68 An Emplaister of Vineger and Saffron, D. N. called Emplaistrum Octicroceum

TAke pitch which is about ships, saffron, dry pitch or colophony, of waxe aū. foure ℥. turpentine, galbanum, ammoniacum, mirhe, fine frankensence, masticke aū. one ℥. thrée ʒ. make it thus, breake a litle your galbanum, and am­moniacum, then laie it in vineger the space of a night, in the morning set it on the fire and melt it, and when it is mel­ted, straine them and séethe them till the third part of the vi­neger be consumed, then put in your pitch being pressed and strained before, & when it is melted put in waxe, the which also melted, put in the dry pitch or colophony, and turpen­tine, and soone after, masticke and fine frankensence and mirhe, stirring it alwaies from the beginning vntil the end, when it is sod, put it into cold water, and when yee take it forth, presse it with your hands till the water be forth, af­terward wash it vpon a marble stone annointed with oyle, and make it soft and gentle, then cast vpon it the pouder of saffron, and so make you it in great péeces.

This cureth broken bones, and asswageth all griefes in what part soeuer they be of the bodie, it also mollifieth hard impostumes in any part of all the bodie.

69 An Emplaister which the Pothecaries call, Ianua, D. M.

TAke of the iuice of ielofloures, the iuice of plantain, the iuice of smallage, aū. lib. of waxe, rosen and turpen­tine, aū. lib. s. make of this an emplaister.

70 An Emplaister which the Pothecaries call, Gra­tia Dei, of Doctor Nicholas.

TAke turpentine, one lib. rosen, one lib. white waxe foure ℥. masticke one ℥. of veruen, gelofloures, pimpernell, aū. one m. beate these hearbes, and boyle them in strong white wine vntill the third part bee consumed, and then straine them and cast away the substance of the hearbes, then put vnto the iuice strained, waxe, rosen, masticke, and let them boyle, stirring them till they be thicke, then take them off, and put in turpentine, and mingle all togither, and make this your plaister.

71 An Emplaister against Rup­tures.

TAke of the pitch about olde ships, of aloes, aū. two ℥. of litharge, of redde waxe, dry pitche or colophony, galba­num, ammoniacum, aū. two ℥. mistleto of an oke, sixe ℥. of chalke or plaister, of both aristolochia longa, and rotunda, mirrhe, frankensence, aū. sixe ℥. turpentine two ℥. of the common woormes of the earth, of oke apples foure ℥. of com­phery, of the daisie, of bole armoniacke aū. foure ℥. the blood of a man, one lib. make it thus, put the mistleto in first to the water, and suffer it to boyle long, in a decoction where­in a rammes skinne was soddden in, and let it séethe the space of a day and a night, then take it from the fire and put vnto it turpentine, litharge, dry pitch or colophony, mastick, and white frankensence, mirrhe, galbanum, ammoniacum, and soone after camphory, and daises, chalke or plaister, bole armoniacke, after this, set it on the fire againe, & put in the blood of a man, & both aristolochia, and last of all, aloes, you must stirre it continually, when it is well sodden take it from the fire, yee shall sée and know it to bee well sodden, when it will not cleaue nor sticke vnto your fingers, then [Page 35]laie it vpon a marble stone annointed with oyle of violets, and make it soft with working and labouring it with your hands, and after this, yee must beate it in a morter two daies or thrée continually, and then reserue it.

72 An Emplaister of D. N. which the Potheca­ries call, Diuinum.

TAke of galbanum one ℥. two ʒ. of ammoniacum, thrée ℥. oppoponax, one ʒ. of litharge, one lib. s. of new waxe, eight ℥. of oyle of lilies, one lib. s. fine franken­sence, one ℥. one ʒ. of mirrhe, one ℥. one ʒ. of gréene brasse, one ℥. of bdellium, two ℥. of aristolochia longa one ℥. of masticke one ℥. of aymentes, a kinde of chalke, foure ℥. mingle all these togither, and make an emplaister.

73 An Emplaister for the Matrice.

TAke of the roote of cinkfoly, one lib. of ligni aloes, yelow sanders, nutmegges, barberries, of the floures of rose-mary, or roses, aū. one ℥. of cinamond, cloues, squinan­tum, the floures of camimile, aū. ℥. s. masticke, fine franken­sence, a confection which the Pothecaries call, alixta musca­ta, and an other which they call galia moscata, of storax ca­lamita, and storax liquida, which the Pothecaries call stacte, aū. thrée ℥. fine muske, ʒ. s. of waxe one lib. s. of turpentine lib. s. the gumme of, lade, foure lib. of pitch about old ships, thrée lib. make an emplaister therof.

74 An Emplaister of red Leade.

TAke of the oyle of swéete roses, one lib. s. the oyle of myr­tle trée, the ointment populeon, aū. foure ℥. of hennes grease, two ʒ. the tallow of an oxe gelded or of a cowe, aū. lib. s. swines grease seuen ℥. litharge of gold and siluer, aū. thrée ℥. s. of white lead foure ℥. of red lead thrée ℥. of turpen­tine [Page 36]tenne ℥. of waxe as much as will suffice to make your plaister according to the art thereof, somewhat blacke.

This doeth heale great and olde sores as it hath béen prooued, by the auncient Chirurgion, Iohn de Vi­go.

75 An Emplaister of white Lead, Emplastrum de Cerusa.

TAke of the oyle of roses, two lib. of white leade, foure lib. of white waxe, sixe ʒ. make an emplaister there­of.

This is a very good plaister against all sores which come by reason of the heate of the Sunne, or by any other hotte causes, or against rubbings, gallings, or excoriations of heate.

76 An Emplaister of dates of D. M. Emplai­strum Palmeum.

TAke litharge of gold, thrée lib. of oyle oliue, the grease of a yoong hogge, aū. one lib. s. of gréene copperos foure ℥. buddes or toppes of date trées, séethe them al­togither on the fire, and stirre them continually with a stick of the same date trée, if yee cannot haue the buddes nor the tops of the same, ye may take the rootes of réedes.

This is a verie excellent plaister against woundes fe­stred with blood, and against grieuous impostumes, bur­nings, broosings, shooting of humors.

77 An Emplaister of three things.

TAke of oyle oliue, foure lib. of litharge of gold, two lib. of vineger, lib. s. make the emplaister accordingly.

This emplaister doth bring new flesh againe in wounds: also doeth heale them.

78 A red emplasture to drye: Diacalium rubrum.

TAke litarge of gold, thrée ℥. oyle of roses, oyle of violets, aū. lib. s. of waxe twelue lib. the stone which the Po­thecaries call calaminaris, of terra sigillata, of redde leade, aū. foure ℥. of camphure, one ʒ. make your emplaisture.

This doth drye byles, and drye sores which be cleansed.

H. 79 Hiera, pecra, galeni.

TAke of saffron, spikenard, the wood of balme, of casia fi­stula, cinamon, masticke, aū. sixe ʒ. of aloes, ʒ. C. take of honny as much as will suffice, beate them all, and worke in the iuice of coleworts, wormewood, or wine, that they may be so mingled together, as leuen in dow, put vnto them scammony, that they may the better cleaue together, and al­so purge the body of choller, if ye put agaricke and the in­ner parte of coloquintida, then it will purge fleame, and if ye will mingle the flower of harder time therewith, then melancholly is purged: to make it more gentle in operation and lesse noysome to the stomacke, the Pothecaries, doe put vnto this composition, twise as much of aloes as of all the other kindes, your aloes must be broken and washed, that it may the hetter goe to the bottom of the water, and the drosse which swimmeth aboue, to bee cast away with the water, this must be done twice or thrice, & when it is well washed, it will be an apte menicine for the stomacke, and nothing hurtfull to the inwarde partes: after this the other kindes of spices ought to be mingled, and so it shall be a ve­rie good purgation for weake stomackes.

This purgation which is made with aloes, doth reme­die ylliaca passio, and consumeth superfluous humors in the stomacke, it doth amend the palenes of the face, the eyesight which is dimmy with grosse humors from the stomacke, it prouoketh a man indifferent to the stoole, working and pur­ging from the liuer, it doth hurt those which haue a hote [Page 38]liuer, but the stomacke thereby is helped.

80 A Iulep of roses of doctor mesues.

TAke of rose water, thrée lib. of fine suger sodden and clarified two lib. make your iulep with a soft fire.

This quencheth the thirst in hote agues, it doth as­swage the heate both of the liuer and of the hart, it doth al­so resist corruption of humors, and keepeth a man whole.

81 A thinne Iulep of Violets.

TAke the water of the flowers of violets, foure lib. of fine suger sodden and clarified two lib. mingle them to­gether, and séeth them with a soft fire.

This is a present remedie in all burning agues, and to those which haue a hote liuer or throate, it helpeth also those which haue any roughnes in the wind pipe or throat, it helpeth the plurisie, and the dry cough.

82 A thicke sirrop of Pinaples, of D. M. loch de pino.

TAke of the graines or stones of the pinaples thirtie ʒ. swéete almonds, wallnuts made in pouder, the gumme tragantum, gummi arabicke, licorace, the iuice of amily, maiden haire, the rootes of lillies, aū. foure ʒ. the substance of dates fiue and thirtie ʒ. of bitter almonds, three ʒ. hon­ny mixt with the iuce of great resons, fine sugar, fresh butter, aū. foure ʒ. of the best honny as much as will suffice.

This doth helpe old coughes, shortnesse of breath, and causeth a man to auoide grosse fleame, and also spittle.

83 A thicke sirope of squilla, loch de squilla.

TAke of the iuyce of squilla, of honny clarified, aū. lib. s. and séeth it till it be thicke.

This pureth tough and grosse matter congeled in the winde pipe, and causeth spittle easily to auoyde, it cureth shortnesse of winde, the paine of the brest and the side.

84 A very excellent thicke sirope of D. M. loch Sanum.

TAke cinamon, drie hisope, the iuyce of liquirice, aū. ℥. s, of iuiubes, sebesten, aū. thirtie: rasons, of corans picked, dry sigges, of moist dates, aū. two ℥. of fenegréeke, fiue ʒ. of maiden haire, one M. of aniséede, folium indicum, flowerdeluce, camamile, of linséed, aū. foure ʒ. séeth al these in foure lib. of water till the halfe be consumed, then put vnto this two lib. of penidis, which is a confection of sugar, séeth it till it be as thicke as honny, then mingle with this a pine apple pared, fiue ℥. of almonds blanched, lyquirice, the gum tragantum, of gummi arabic, of amili, aū. thrée ʒ. of flowerdelyce, nine ʒ. labour this confection till it be soft and white.

This cureth the cough, and the hardnesse of the wombe, which commeth of cold, and also flegmatike humors which be in the brest or in the longs.

85 A thicke sirrope of Coleworts.

Take the iuice of red coleworts one lib. of safron two ʒ. of suger, hony aū. lib. s. make your sirrope.

A composition which king Mithridates did vse, manardi mithridatum.

TAke the bloud of a drake dride, bloud of a ducke, the [Page 40]bloud of a goose, the bloud of a Kidde, of wilde rew, fennel, dill, nawen, aū. thrée ʒ. the roote of gentian, tripholy, squi­nantum, frankinsence, drye roses, aū. thrée ʒ. white pep­per, long pepper, cost, and valerian, annisséede, cinnamon, aū. two ʒ. myrre, spikenard sixe ʒ. benswoyn, asarabacca, ammoniacum, aū. thrée ʒ. mace, agaricke, aū. two ʒ. the séede of balme, one ℈. of flowerdeluce, saffron, rha. mastic, aū. one ʒ. of sticados fiue ʒ. make a fine pouder of all these, and put foure times so much honny as of the other, and make your mixtion.

87 A thicke sirrop of the lunges of a Foxe. D. M.

TAke of the lunges of a fore dryed, the iuice of lichoras, maidenhaire, fennelseede, aū. foure ʒ. make it with su­ger sodden in water as much as will suffice, some make it with the iuice of myrts, and then it is both laxatiue and a comforter of the stomacke.

This is a present remedie in all consumptions and dis­eases of the stomacke, it doth both comfort and cleanse the lunges.

M. 88 An other confection which the king Mithridates vsed, of doctor Nicholas.

TAke of storaxe calamita, one ʒ. one ℈ of cloues, spinard, the woode of balme, orobis, louage, the gumme tragan­tum, of mastic, galban, sandaric, the swéete thorne aspala­thus, of the ofter stones, the gumme of Iuy, bdellium, ter­ra lignea, melilot, the gumme of lade, oppoponar, ammo­niacum, opium, brimstone vnstecked, lichorace, salte péeter, hipoquistes, acacia, roses, germander, saint Iohns worte, sotherwood, piony, hisope, organy, enulacampana, the leaues of sauyn, y^e leaues of y^e bay trée, aristolochia longa, y^e flower of the harder tyme, wormeséede, rosemarie, centuarie, the [Page 41]lesse seholme, the flower of the wilde pomgranad, the stemme or the inwarde rinde of the myrtle tree, flowers of pomgranads, the séede of a raddish, squilla, the séede of balme, annisseed, giti, henbane, fennell, commin, cardame­mum, silermotan, white mustard séede, ammi, parsliseede, rew, white poppi, smalage, yelow carrots, clarry, long pep­per, basell, amomum, aū. one ʒ. gladian, the common swines nuts, capres, the flowers of tutsayne, of the horne of the redde deare, aū. two ℈. of the iuice of the balme, or the iuice of myrte tree, cinamon, saffron, cost, sqinantum, ginger, folium indicum, or in the stead of it, cloues, or spic­nard, turpentine, washed myrre, fine frankinsence, casia fistula, agaric, spica romana, rha, flowerdeluce, asarabac­ca, dittan, horehound, the inner rinde of coloquintida, stica­dos, mugworte, callamint, pelliter of spaine, ground pin, blacke pepper, white pepper, séede of parslie, manna, or swéete dew, cresses, sinckfoyle, aū. one ℈. beries of the bay trée, fixe gra, s. of strong wine and olde, one ℥. of hony as much as will suffice to make it.

This doth cure all diseases of the heade which come of colde, and chiefly melanchollie persons, and fearefull, the falling euil, the migram, running eares, and all diseases of the eares, the tooth ache, and all griefes and sores of the mouth and iawes, if it be laide on the place infected, if any rume distill from the heade, then it must be laide vnto the temples after a fashion of a plaister, it cureth also the quinsi and apoplexcian, which is when a man can neither féele, speake, nor moue, it helpeth the cough, and shortnes of winde, and spitting of bloud, the lunges, and all inward diseases, it cureth the chollicke, the bloudie fluxe, illiaca passio, and the fluxe of meate vndisgested, if it be ministred with the decoction of the flowers of pomgranads, it cureth also stiffnes of members, when the sinewes be so stiffe, that the party cannot moue, it helpeth the crampe, conuultions, palsies, diseases about the midrife, the raines, and blad­der, it breaketh the stone, prouoketh the flowers stopped, and helpeth all diseases of the matrice, it mollifieth all [Page 42]hardnes, and cureth the goute, it is a chiefe remedie against poyson, and against the byting of a mad dogge or any o­ther beast, if it be laide vnto the place, or drunke: it doth also cure quartan agues, and quotidians taken with luke warme wine, an houre before the fit commeth.

89 A confection which the Pothecaries call Mycleta.

TAke of the first kinds of myrrobolance dressed and made in pouder, two ʒ. s. commin, annisseede, folium indium, ammi, carawaies, aū. one ʒ. s. cresses made in pouder two ʒ. s. belliricum, and imblicum, the fourth and the fift kinde of myrrobolance made in pouder, aū. two. ʒ. In­fuse all these in vineger a day and a night, afterward make them in pouder, then mingle them with spody, the flowers of wilde pomgranade, masticke, gumme, arabicke, manna or swéete dew, aū. one ʒ. fiftéene gra. stampe them with the oyle of roses, and temper them with the sirope of myr­tell trée.

This confection hath béene proued against the emrods, gnawing and gryping of the stomacke and the bellie, the bloodie fluxe, and also against lienterpa which is a fluxe of meate vndigested, and finally, it is a present remedie a­gainst all fluxes of the bodie.

90 A confection which the Pothecaries call Aro­matica, or mixa simplex of D. Mesues.

TAke of the iuice of quinces lib. C. put it in a cleane ves­sell of stone, and let it boile softly, scomming of it, till it bee halfe consumed, then strayne it, and let it stand foure houres, and then cast vpon it sixtie lib. of olde wine, this done, set it on the fire againe, and séeth it till it be thicke, some Pothecaries make it with these spices following, and some without, they take of the best cinnamon, cardamo­mum [Page 43]the lesser, aū. three ʒ. of cloues two ʒ. of suger, ma­sticke, aū. one ʒ. s. of saffron two ʒ. of ligni aloes, mace, aū. one ʒ. s. stampe all these, except your saffron, and make them sweete with muske, one ʒ. and with two ʒ. of the confection called gallia muscata: there bee also some o­ther Pothecaries which do make this confection with suger.

This confection fortifieth the stomacke, the liuer, and the principall members, it causeth good appetite and disge­stion, it stoppeth vomiting and fluxes of the body.

91. A confection of honny and roses, called Mell rosatum. D. M.

TAke of red roses prepared and dressed as it is in the con­serues before, aū. two parts, of good honny sixe parts, séeth them with a gentle fire accordingly, some Potheca­ries put in equall partes, both of honny, and of the iuice of roses, without any leaues, other some put also vnto the leaues one parts s. and of the iuice one part s. of honny, three partes.

This doth comfort the stomacke, and doth disgest and purge flegmaticke humors congeled in the stomacke, or in the raines meseraicis.

92 A confection of honny and violets, called Mell violatum.

TAke of the flowers of violets one part, of good honny thrée partes, séeth them with a soft fire.

This is a singular remedie in hote agues, because it maketh the body moist and also laxatius, it aswageth dri­nes of the stomacke and the brest.

93 A confection of rosemarie and honny, Mell authosatum.

TAke of the flowers of rosemarie one parte, of honny thrée partes, make it as ye doe the other.

94 Manus Christi.

TAke of suger clarified and molted in water of roses. lib. s. séeth it together till the water be consumed, and the suger harde, in the ende of the decoction put in ʒ. s. of perles or precious stones made in fine pouder, then lay it vpon a marble stone annointed with oyle of roses, or els violets.

96 Oximell, doctor Mesues, called simple.

TAke of good honny two partes, of vineger one parte, of well water foure partes, your honny and your water ought to be sodden together, so that no some be left aboue, then temper in your vineger, let it séeth well till your hon­ny leaue foming.

This doth purge grosse and flegmaticke humors in making of them thinner, in dissoluing of them, in opening and breaking of them, it doth also disgest the matter which commeth of long agues.

97 To cause a man to auoide vrine, Oximell diureticum.

TAke of the rinde of the roote of smallage, fennel, aū. one lib. partlie, kneeholme, or butchers broome, sperage, the séede of smalage, the séede of fengreke, aū. one ʒ. séeth these rootes and séedes in two lib. of water, and a pound of vine­ger, vntill it come to the halfe or litle more, then take as much honny as will suffise, and séeth it well, and make a strope.

98 Oximell of squilla.

TAke of faire water sixe lib. of clarified honny thrée lib. of vineger, squilla two lib. séeth them well and reserue them.

This doeth dissolue tough and flegmatike humors, it doth also cure belching which commeth of raw humors and not digested, it doeth also heale the bladder exulcerated, in mollifying of it.

99 A confection of suger and vineger, called Oxisacra Simplex, of Doctor Nicholas.

TAke of suger one lib. of the iuice of pomgranades eight ℥. of vineger foure ℥. séethe it on the fire till it come to the fashion of a sirup.

This is very good in tertians, hot agues, and quartans, in the spring time it purgeth choler in the stomake.

100 A confection of suger and vineger, with other things called Oxisacra Compounde,

TAke of mayden haire, ceteracke, harts toong, liuer woort, violets, fennell, knéeholme or butchers brome, sperage, stitch woort, aū. one lib. make it after this fashion. Laie your hearbes and rootes in the iuice of pomgranades the space of thrée daies, on the fourth day boyle them a litle and straine them well, and afterward put vnto them suger as much as will suffice, and then séethe them till they be thick.

101 Oyle of sweete Almonds of Doctor Nicholas.

TAke almonds and blanch them, and take away the in­ner rinde, then stampe them well and make them in mas­sie péeces like pastides, after this, laie them in a hote place, the space of fiftéene daies, then beat and stampe them again, and then presse them so, that the oyle may passe forth, and if ye will, séethe it againe in a vessell set within an other the space of an houre, and then presse it, it will bee the better to runne, and ye shall haue more plentie of oyle, if ye fill bags [Page 46]with almonds stamped, and then laie them vnder hot ashes or sand betwixt cloathes, and afterward presse them.

This oyle doth mollifie the roughnes of the throat and hardnesse and drinesse of the lungs, and of all the inwarde parts, it healeth consumptions, and encreaseth séed in a man, it asswageth the heate of the matrice, and of the priuy parts of a woman, and also the heate of the reines and of the blad­der if it be laide to the place.

122 Oyle of bitter Almonds.

THis oyle must bee made in all things like vnto the other before.

This oyle openeth obstructions, and opilations, and causeth winde to auoide, it asswageth the paine of the eares, the singing and deafenes, it maketh the flesh smooth & faire, it dooth also take away spots and deformities in the face, the ache in the sinowes, and all other hardnesse.

103 Oyle of Bay, called Oleum Laurinum.

TAke of the berries of the bay trée which be ripe, and stamp them well in warme water, and straine them when they be cold togither, take of the fat which swimmeth aboue, and that shall be your oyle.

This oyle bringeth heate and mollifieth, insomuch that those which be troubled with the scabbe, ring wormes, or any such other sores, be cured therewith, if they be annoin­ted when they bathe them, cholericke persons and all those which be suspect to haue the leprie or any kind of it, must a­uoide and eschue this oyle, it is a singuler remedie against cold and moist complexions, and flegmatike, & those whose ioints be affected with cold, it cureth the paine in the hippes or huckle bone, it destroieth lice and vermine, and scoureth the head of all filthines, it cureth the falling of the haire, ta­ken with the water of salf péeter, this done, yee must also [Page 47]wash your head with wine and hony, and with the floure of fenigréeke, howbeit if your head be vexed with any griefe of heate, then ye must vtterly eschue this oyle.

Oyle of the little grayne sesamum oleum sesaminum.

VVAsh your little grayne sesamum from all filth, then sprinckle vppon it a little water with salte, and rub it with your hands, then cast vpon it a­gaine till it be moist, afterward lay it forth to drye, then so dryed, ye must take it againe and dry it better by the fire, but moderately, then put it in a bagge of course cloth, and rub it againe with your hands till the huske go of, and whē it is husked cleane, grinde it and presse forth the oyle, and make it after this fashion, take linseede the oyle, oyle of po­piséede or lettis séede, your linséede may not be husked.

This oyle encreaseth fatnes of the face, and seede in men, it mollifieth all manner of hardnes, and causeth the voice to be cleere in mollifying the throate, you maye also mingle this oyle with many other.

Oyle of spikenard oleum nar­dinum.

TAke of spicknard thrée ℥. of wine and water, aū. two ℥. s. the oyle of the grayne sesamum lib. s. séeth these with a double vessell that is one within an other with a soft fire, the space of foure houres, and styrring it continu­ally.

This is a very good oyle against all diseases of colde, wind, against griefes in the stomach, sinows, liuer, spleene, reynes, bladder, matrice, the head ach, and the migram.

105 Oyle of Coste of D. M.

TAke of coste dry, and butter two ℥. of casia fistula one ℥. the buddes and toppes of margeram eight ℥. of swéete wine as much as wil suffice to laie the stuffe in two nights, then take the oyle of sesamum thrée lib. séethe it as the oyle of spikenard before.

This oyle engendreth heate in the sinowes and in all the parts of the bodie, it openeth abstructions, it fortifieth the stomake and the liuer, it kéepeth the haire from falling off, and the head from horenes, it causeth good colour and sauour in all the bodie.

106 Oyle of Rue, of D.M.

TAke oyle of ripe oliues, thrée lib. of the leaues and of the iuice of rue, aū. thrée ℥. make an oyle according, of the same.

This oyle dooth heale and dry, and therefore it is pre­sent remedie against distillations and rumes, it asswageth griefes of the brest, and bringeth heate to cold members.

107 Oyle of Dill of D.M.

TAke of the common oyle which is sallet oyle, two lib. foure ℥. of the floures of dill ten ℥. two ʒ. laie the floures of dill thrée daies in oyle, and séethe them on the fourth day a litle with a soft fire, then take them foorth, this done, put into the same decoction thrée ℥. of the floures of dill, and set it in the sunne and kéepe it.

This oyle asswageth griefes and aches, it openeth, lo­seth, and prouoketh a man to sweat, it dooth mittigate the colde and shaking agues, if the backe bone be annointed, it causeth sléepe, and cureth the head ache.

108 Oyle of Camamile,

TAke of swéete oyle which is the common sallet oyle, two lib. foure ℥. the flowers of camamile one lib. make it as the oyle of dill.

This doth mitigate all aches, it stoppeth fluxes of hu­mours, because it doth a little bind, it is a present remedy a­gainst achss in sinewes. Galen the Phisitian doth iudge that this oyle doth loose and and not bind, Paulus AEgineta, doth take two ℥. of dry flowers of camamile without the whites, and doth couer the vessel with a linnen cloth, so that the oyle may presse through, and then set it in the sunne by the space of forty daies, and after the mouth ought to bee well stopped, and so kept, if ye cannot haue gréene flowers ye may take dry, and séeth them in a double vessell, that is one set within an other, howbeit the oyle shalbe of lesse strength and efficacie.

This oyle, as Actuarius doth teach, annointed by it selfe or with some other temperate thing, doth open the pores, and causeth the skinne to be thinner, it cureth long agues, and all griefes in the body, if the place be nointed therewith, with swéete wine.

109 Oyle of myrts.

TAke of sallet oyle three lib. of myrrhe stamped one lib. of the best wine two lib. mingle these together, and suffer it to boyle vntill the wine be consumed, then straine it, and re­serue it.

This oyle doth refrigerate or maketh cold, and bindeth, and therefore it cureth the fluxe which cometh of weakenes of the stomach, burnings, principally, wheales, kybes, gallings, if the place therewith be annoynted, it healeth clifts about the fundament, and the broad piles, and it stop­peth sweating

110 Oyle of flowerdeluce oleum deireum.

TAke of the rootes of flowerdeluce two ℥. and of the flo­wers foure ℥. of the decoction of roses one lib. the oyle of oliues two lib. let them boyle within a double vessell vntill the water be consumed, then strayne them, and change the rootes, flowers, and the water of the decoction, this ought to be done twise, and then straine them, and reserue it, the Po­thecaries commonly make it after this fashion, howbeit yee shall read in Dioscorides an other forme of making of this oyle.

This oyle scoureth, purgeth, looseth, openeth, and asswa­geth aches of cold, it ripeth raw humours in the breast and lungs, it taketh away the paine in the ioynts, and mollyfi­eth the hardnes of them, and hard impostumes and swel­lings about the necke, or in any other place, it doth asswage the paine of the matrice of colde, the crampe, the paine about the eares, the stinking of the nose.

111 Oyle of roses.

TAke oyle of oliues, or the oyle of the grayne sesamum, wash them oft with well water, then take a sufficient quantity of the leaues of red rosesyoung, and beaten, and couer them with the oyle wherein they were washed, then stoppe the mouth of the vessell, and set it in the sunne the space of seuen daies, then séeth it in a double vessel the space of thrée houres, then change againe the rose leaues, and take fresh, and set them in the sunne other seuen daies, afterward séeth them againe, and change them as ye did before, then put vnto them of the infusion of roses, as much as of the oyle, and stoppe the mouth of the vessell, and set it in the sunne the space of forty daies, some Pothecaries do not set it in the sunne, but vnder the ground forty daies.

This oyle, as Doctor Mesues wryteth, doth comfort, loose, open, and asswageth ach, it is also good against imfla­mations, [Page 51]and fluxes of humoures, and therefore being drunken it is a present remedy against the bloudy fluxe and all other, there be two kindes of this oyle, the one is made of rose leaues which be ripe, and the other is made of oliues and rose leaues not ripe, the first kinde doth mollifye and make the skinne thinne, openeth, and asswageth al manner of griefes, the second doth refrigerate or make colde, and bind, and therefore it cureth the head ach in agues, and of the heat of the sunne, it asswageth burning which is engen­dred of wind in a full stomach, and finally it cureth all aches of the head if the place therewith be annointed, it doth also resolue the griefes in the stomach, or in the bowels of sharpe humours, if it be mixt with two ʒ. of masticke, and with a little quantitie of waxe, it asswageth all inflamati­ons of rednes, if the place be annointed therewith.

112 Oyle of Violets.

TAke of the oyle of oliues two lib. of young violets stam­ped, foure ℥. put them into a glasse, and set them in the sunne the space of seuen daies, afterward boyle them in a double vessell the space of thrée houres, then straine them, and reserue them: Paulus AEgineta doth call this oyle Ia­ton, and wryteth that it is made of the purple violets, or els of the yealow violets, which many iudge to be hearts ease, be willeth also that violets shall stand ten daies in the sunne, and to be thrée times changed, and the vessell to be so stopped that no ayre may enter in, and in the meane time, you may put vnto these, of dry violets.

This asswageth all inflamations in what part so euer they be, it mollyfieth exulcer ations and stiffenes of the breast and lungs, it mitigateth hot impostumes, and the plewrisie.

113 Oyle of Quinces. D. M.

TAke of quinces with the rind halfe ripe, and stamp them and take of the iuice of them, aū. equall partes, of the oyle of oliue not ripe, as much as will suffice, put it into the glasse, and set it in the sunne by the space of fiftéene daies, then séeth it in a double vessell, which is, one within an other, the space of foure houres, then chaunge your quin­ces and the iuice of them twice or thrice, and make it as you did the other, then straine it and reserue it.

This oyle fortifieth the stomacke, and the principall members, and the sinowes which be loss and weake, it doth restraine ouermuch sweating, it is also a present reme­die against all fluxes. Dioscorides both shew an other way and a better of preparing this oyle, Paulus Aginaeta, calleth this oyle, Melinon, and maketh it after this sorte, hee ta­keth of quinces pared, with the rind, thrée ℥. of the oyle of vnripe oliues eightéene ounces, he doth set it in the sunne fortie dayes.

114 Oyle of masticke.

TAke of masticke thrée ℥. oyle of ruses twelue ℥. of good wine eight ℥. séeth it in a double vessell as the other.

This oyle (as doctor Mesues doth write) is the second for his vertue, it doth comfort the stomacke, sinowes, the liuer, the ioyntes, it doth mollifie hard impostumes, and aswageth aches.

114 Oyle of Otter stones, Oleum Castoreum.

TAke one ℥ of Otters stones, and séeth it in one lib. of the common sallet oyle, vntill the third part bee consumed, then keepe the oyle in the pouder of the otter stones, which is good for the crampe.

115 Oyle of Euphorbe.

TAke of euphorbe s.℥. oyle of harts ease fiue ℥. of swéete wine as much, séeth it till the wine bee consumed, and then reserue it.

This oyle is verie good against cold diseases of the sin­nowes, the ache of them, and of the iontes, the paine of the liuer, the spléene, the headach, the migram, ouer much fléeping, and the forgetfull disease. Galen doth make onely of euphorbe an oyle, increasing and diminishing the euphorbe accordingly to the porcion, as it doth appeare in the second booke of compositions of medicines.

116 Oyle of a wolfe, D. M. Oleum vulpinum.

TAke a wolfe whole except the bowels, and put him in a vessel, and poure vnto him well water, and salt water, eightéene ℥. of old oyle thrée lib. ten ℥ séeth this with a soft fire, with thrée ℥. of salt vntill the water be consumed, then put it in a vessell, and poure vnto it of the swéet water wherein the hearbes haue béene sodden one lib., and of tyme one m. séeth them againe till the water be consumed.

This oyle is a chiefe remedie against the goute in the ioyntes, which is called, arthritica passio, against the goate in the feet, the paine in the raines, and the backe.

117 Oyle of the lyes of white wine called Oleum de tartaro.

TAke of the lyes of white wine, two lib. or els as much as you iudge best, and make it in pouder, and wrappe it in a linnen cloth, or in two, then mingle it againe with strong white vineger, afterward drye it againe vnder hote ashes, till it be very blacke, then make it in pouder againe, and set it in a vessel in a colde place, and so let it stand the space of eight dayes till it shall be resolued into an oyle, and runne, if it will not runne of it selfe, then presse it with [Page 54]your hands into a glasse, with this oyle women doe annoint their faces to make them smoth and faire, it doth clense the face wonderfull well.

118 Oyle of scorpion.

TAke of scorpions twentie, moe or lesse according to their quantitie, put them into a vessell of glasse, and poure vpon them the oyle of bitter almonds two lib. stoppe the mouth and set it in the sunne thirtie dayes, then stampe it and vse it.

This oyle is the most present remedie to breake the stone in the raines or in the bladder, chiefely if the raines or the necke of the bladder or the places there about bee an­nointed therewith, or els if it be ministred in by the yarde, it is also made with olde oyle, and mixt with many other medicines which be good against poyson: it is also a pre­sent remedie against the pestilence, and all other poysons.

119 Oyle of Lillies.

TAke oyle of oliues one lib. of the flowers of white lil­lies foure ℥. make this oyle as you did the oyle of cam­mamill, Paulus Aegineta doth shew an other way of ma­king of this oyle.

This oyle is verie good against womens diseases, run­ning sores in the head, scurfe or any other breaking forth, if the place therewith be annnointed, it is also good against all diseases and aches of cold, and also inflamations an­nointed, with saffron, if it be dronken, it will purge choller, but it is noysome to the stomacke, it aswageth all curnels and knobbes.

120 Oyle of flowers of poppie.

TAke of the flowers and of the gréene heades of poppie stamped aū. thrée ℥. of the oyle of oliues not ripe, one [Page 55] lib. three ℥. make your oyle accordingly.

This oyle aswageth aches of heate, and causeth a man to fléepe when the occasion of waking commeth of heate, or of vapors ascending to the heade, if the temples, the nose, the eyes and the forehead be annointed therewith.

121 Oyle of Nenufar.

TAke of the oyle of oliues not ripe one lib. of the flowers of nenufar gréene and stamped soure ℥. kéepe them in a vessell of glasse, and prepare it as ye did the oyle of violets, both to set it in the sunne, and also for the séething, the chan­ging of the flowers, and mixing of the decoction.

This oyle hath almost the vertue of the oyle of poppie, but because it is not so cold, nor doth not so much dull the senses, therefore we may mingle with it the oyle of poppie to cause a man to sléepe the better, it doth alter a hoter com­plexion in what part soeuer it be laide.

122 Oyle of Mints.

TAke of the leaues of mints, and of his iuice aū. foure ℥. of the oyle of ripe oliues thrée lib. put these into a ves­sell of glasse, and set it in the sunne the space of fiftéene daies, stopping the mouth close, this done, afterwarde boile them foure houres, and then straine them well, this must be done thrice, afterwarde straine them, and let them bee kept.

This oyle is good for a weake and a cold stomacke, it stoppeth vomiting and causeth digestion, it causeth appe­tite to meate, it mollifieth all hardnes in what part of the bodie soeuer it be.

123 Oyle of wormewood.

TAke of the buds of the tops of wormewood, and of the iuice, aū. foure ℥. of the oyle of oliues thrée lib. you shall make this as you did the other.

This doth comfort and bring heate into colde places of members, it comforteth the stomacke, and causeth good appetite, it openeth obstructions, and helpeth diseases which come of a colde cause, it killeth wormes and doth bring, them forth, if it be mixt with ointments and emplastures and laide to the place.

124 Oyle of wormes, Oleum lumbricorum.

TAke of the wormes of the earth s. lib. of the oyle of O­liues, two lib. of wine two ℥. boyle them all together and make an oyle as it is of the other.

This is comfortable to the sinowes vexed with cold, and also for the ache of the ioyntes.

125 Oyle of hart ease, oleum de Cheiri.

TAke of hart ease xij. ℥. the oyle of Oliues two lib. the flowers of harts ease must be layd three dayes in oyle, on the fourth day seeth it well with a soft fire, this done put vnto the decoction thre ℥. of the flowers of harts ease, then set it in the sunne, and kéepe it.

This oyle openeth, looseth and aswageth paine of the sinowes, the ioyntes, the brest, the raines and the bladder.

P 127 Pouder of violets.

TAke of flower deluce, s. lib. of roses foure ℥. of cypresse s. ʒ. of margeram, cloues, aū. one ℥. white saunders, beneswoine, aū. foure ℥. of storax calamita. one ℥.

128 A of Amber, pomum ambre.

TAke storax calamita one ℥ s. of benswoine two ℥. of the gumme of lade s. ℥. of cloues, white saunders aū. thrée ʒ. of roses, margeram aū. two ʒ. s. of muske, of amber, aū. one ℈. make your ball with the infusion or pouring in rose water.

129 A pouder against the plague, Pillulae contra pestem.

TAke of sincfoly, dittan, tunis, scabios, the rootes of bu­glosse, aū. s. ℥. kirnels of pomcitrons, the séede of sor­rell, aū. foure ʒ. of coryander two ʒ. red roses one ʒ. the séede of puseline two ʒ. the shauing of Iuory two ʒ. of white corrall, of red corrall aū. one ℥. s. of terra sigillata, s. ℥. of bole armoniac two ℥. mingle all them together, and make a pouder.

130 A pouder of the electuarie of bolermeniac.

TAke of the thrée kinds of saunders, galanga, ligni aloes, cinnamon, red corrall, red roses, the séede of melons, aū. s. ʒ. the roote of tunis, the roote of sinckfolly aū. three ʒ. the shauing of Iuory, of the harts horne, aū. ʒ. s. one nut­mege, of mace, of cubebes aū. one ʒ. of annisseede, of fen­nelséede, of ginger aū. gra. fifteene, of the seed of sorrell, of the kirnels of pomcitrons, the seede of iuniper, the seede of the silke worme, of cloues aū. ʒ. s. of bolearmoniac two ʒ make a pouder thereof.

131 A pouder against the wormes.

TAke of wormeséede one ℥. of lupines ℥. s. of worme­wood two ʒ. of the harts horne made in pouder one ʒ. s. mingle them and make a pouder.

132 A pouder called Bezeardicus.

TAke of bolearmoniac two ℥. of red roses, the séede of sor­rell, of the kirnels of pomcitron, the red deares horne made in pouder, the séede of rue, the roote dorny, of amber, the seede of wollthiltle, or carduns benedictus aū. foure ℈. of both corrals, of ligni aloes, of silke not coloured nor [Page 58]dryed, but as it cometh from the silke worme, of the frée saunders, of perls, of the bone in the hart of the red deare, aū. one ʒ. of the emeraud two ℈. of the pouder of perls, cinkfolly, dittan, tunis, scabios, coriander, of terra sigilla­ta, aū. two ʒ. of camphure two ℈. of saffron graines fif­téene, of amber two ℈. of muske foure ℈. thus make it into a pouder.

133 A confection made like suger writhen like ropes, called Penidias.

TAke of the best suger one lib. or two, and at the most thrée, put it in a vessell of brasse couered with tinne, or els in a vessell of earth couered likewise with glasse, hauing a wide mouth, the vessell of glasse is better for this purpose, melt your suger with such a quantitie as will couer it, and if your suger be verie good and strong, mingle with it, for euerie pound of it, one ℥. of honny, then sprinkle vpon it oyle of swéet almonds, if ye haue not this oyle, ye must vse some other in stead of it, and set your vessell on a fire of roales without smoake, and séeth it till the water be almost consumed, ye shall know if it bee well sodden or no, thus, take a droppe of it, and lay it on a marble stone, and touch it with your fingers, if it appeare like thréeds, and will cleaue and sticke vnto your fingers, then take it from the fire, and lay it vpon the saide stone, and draw it abroad, af­ter that ye haue mingled it with the oyle of swéet almonds or sesamum, then gather it together againe as hote as your hands may suffer: afterwarde draw it forth againe with your hands as swéete electuaries be drawne, and then strike a crooked naile very hye in the wall, and cast it vpon the naile, and so draw it so long, till it be white: ye must keepe it by the fire so long as you doe draw it, that it may be more hote and more gentle to draw, and when ye iudge it to bee white inough, then cut it with sheares in peeces, if yee make this in round confections long, or otherwise, then take of white ammelum, breake and stamp it, and laye [Page 59]it vpon a marble stone, then cast vpon it the past of penidis, and roll it, and cut it, and make it in what kinde so euer ye will, howheit you must make it quickly, lest it be colde betwéene your hands, this done, lay it in a séeue or some o­ther like thing nye the fire for the space of an boure, then take it and reserue it for your purpose.

134 A confection which the Pothecaries call Pignolatum.

THis confection is made with suger disolued in rose wa­ter, and well clarified, when it is sodden inough, put in pineaples pared, and let it stand and cole till it come to the forme of a hard confection, and then keepe it.

135 Pilles which a man ought alwaies to haue at hand, pilloe sine quibus. D. N.

TAke of aloes washed twelue ʒ. of the fiue kindes of myrrobolance, rheubarbe, masticke, wormewood, roses, violets, sene, agaricke, dodder, aū. one ʒ. temper them with the iuice of fennell, into the which ye shall put sixe: ʒ. s. of scammony well broken, howbeit first mingle your scam­mony with the iuice of fennell, then presse forth you iuice with a strayner so much as will suffice for the decoction, then make your pilles with your hands annointed with the oyle of violets or oyle oliue.

These he present pilles to purge choller, flegme, me­lancholie, and against euil sight which commeth of euil hu­mors, against paines of the eyes, and iliaca passio.

136 Golden pilles, called pillulae aureae.

TAke of aloes, diagridion aū. fiue ʒ. of roses, the séede of smallage, aū. two ʒ. s. of annisséede, fennel seede, aū. one ʒ. s. of masticke one ʒ. of saffron, of the inner parte of co­loquintida, thus make your pilles with the infusion of gumme tragantum.

These be very excellent pilles to purge the head, and [Page 60]to amend the eyesight, the wind in the stomacke, or the bowels, they purge without any paine.

137 Pilula rahie, of doctor Rhas.

TAke of the pouder of hiera picra ten ʒ. of coloquintida thrée ʒ. one ℈. of stammony two ʒ. of turbith, sticados aū. fiue ʒ. mixe it with the sirope of sticados, and thus make your pilles.

These pilles doe purge the head, and chiefely of grosse and cold humors meruailous well, it aswageth the heade ach and the mygram.

138 Pilles of eight thinges of D. N. called ex octo rebus.

TAke of aloes diagredian, aū. two ʒ. the inner parte of coloquintida, of the flowers of the harder tyme, agaric, mastic, the third kind of myrrobolance, wormewood, aū. one ʒ. temper them with the iuice of dwale,

139 Pilles of all the kindes of myrrobolance.

TAke the fiue kindes of myrrobolance, agaric, diagridi­on, coloquintida, sene, aū. ʒ. s. the flowers of harder tyme, turbith, annisseede, fennell, mastic, the stone lazure, aū. two ʒ. s. graines fiue, of aloes one ʒ. make these pilles with the iuice of wormewood, and if ye will mingle a litle ginger with them, your pilles shall be the better.

These pilles be very good against isiatica passio, which is an ache in the hippes or huckle bone: against the goute in the féete, the spléene, they doe cleare the sight, and purge burnt choller.

140 Pilles of sweete pouder, which the Pothe­caries call alefangene. D. M.

TAke of cinamon, cubebes, ligni aloes, calamus aroma­ticus, [Page 61]mace, nutmigs, cardamomum, cloues, asarabacca, ma­sticke, squinantum, of spicknard, the fruit of balme, aū. one ℥. of dry wormewood, of roses, aū. v. ʒ. beat and strain theē, but not small, then put vnto them twelue lib. of water, then séeth them til two parts of the water be consumed, then rub them with your hands, and straine them, and presse foorth the water, this done, take aloes cycatrine, one lib. wash it in some little panne or such like vessell of stone couered round about with glasse, ye must of wash it, and with raine wa­ter, then dry it and cast vpon it two lib. of that which you did presse forth, so dry it in the sunne, then mingle with your aloes, of myrrhe, mastick, aū. v. ʒ. of safron thrée ʒ. beat them well, and cast vpon them the residue of that which was strained, and rub them with your hands vntill they be bro­ken, many of y^e Pothecaries wash aloes with the infusion of rhewbarbe.

These pilles aswage the griefe of the stomach which co­meth of flegme, and purgeth the stomach verie well, the brayne, the instruments of the senses from grosse and cor­rupt humours.

Pilles made of diuers things which the Potheca­ries call pillulae agregatiuae. D. M.

TAke of the first kind of myrrobolance, of rhewbarbe aū. thrée ʒ. of the iuice of agrimony, the iuice of wormewood aū. two ʒ. of diagridion. sixe ʒ. of the third kind of myrobo­lans, of agaric, of coloquintida or of polipodi aū. two ʒ. of the best turbith of aloes aū. sixe ʒ, of masticke, roses, salgem, the flower of harder time, annisseede, of ginger aū. ʒ. s. of the e­lectuarie of roses as much as will suffice to make it thicke.

These pilles be verie good against long agues, and those which be mixt with diuers humours, and ach of the head, stomach, liuer, they purge corrupt choller, melancholy, and and flegme, they quicken and refresh the instruments of the of the senses.

142 Pilles of rhewbarbe of Doctor Mesues.

TAke of rhewbarbe thrée ʒ. of the iuice of licoras, the iuyce of wormewood, masticke, aū. one ʒ. of the first kind of myrobolans thrée. ʒ. s. of the séede of smallage, wild lillies, fennell aū. ʒ. s, litle balles of roses which the Pothe­caries call trochisti diarodon thrée ʒ. s. of hiera picra ten ʒ. make them with this water of fennell.

These pilles do cure long agues, and those which be en­gendred of diuers grosse humours, and they asswage the paine about the liuer, and chiefly they cure the dropsie, some Pothecaries vse this in the end of a mixt tercian, ye maye make them stronger with other simples, and as yee shall iudge best for the patient, take this in the morning two ʒ. or one ʒ. s.

143 Pilles of the gumme Sarcacolla.

TAke of the gumme sarcacolla thrée ʒ. of turbith foure ʒ. of colloquintida one ʒ. s. of ginger one ʒ. s. of salgem one ʒ. dissolue the sarcacolla in rose water, and mingle all together with it, and so make your pilles.

These pilles purge flegme, and helpe all diseases of flegme, howbeit few Phisitians do vse them.

144 Pilles of Mesues, which the Pothecaries call fedidae maiores.

TAke of serapium, ammoniacum, oppoponax, soft bdelli­um, coloquintida, aū. fiue ʒ. of spurge, scammony thrée ʒ. of cinamon, spicknard, safron, the stones of the otter aū. one ʒ. of turbith foure ʒ. of ginger one ʒ. s. of euphorbe one ʒ. ij. ℈. dissolue your gumme in iuice of leekes, & thereof make your pilles.

These pilles purge grosse humours, and be very good a­gainst the ache in the iointes, and the gout in the féete, a­gainst [Page 63]paines of the backe, knéees, stomach, cholicke, and the the white leprie.

145 Pilles of euphorbe of D. M.

TAke of euphorbe, coloquintida, agaric, bdellium, serapium aū. two ʒ. of aloes fiue ʒ. make pilles with the iuice of léekes.

These pilles be good to expell, driue out, & to purge flegme, and do mollifie, they cure the palsey, and purgeth grosse hu­mors which haue course to the iointes, and sinewes, they cure isciatica passio which is the ach in the hippes, or huckle bone of humours.

146 Pilles of D. Mesues, which the Pothecaries call lucis maioris.

TAke of roses, violets, wormewood, coloquintida, turbith cubibes, calamus aromaticus, nutmigs, spicknard, the flower of harder time, the séede of balme, the wood of balme, filer montan, the séede of rew, squinantum, asarabacca, ma­stike, of cloues, cinamon, annisséede, fennell, of smallage, ca­siafistula, safron, of mace aū. two ʒ. of all the kinds of myro­bolans, of rhabarbe aū. foure ʒ. of aloes cicatrine as much as of them all, of agaric, of sene aū. fiue ʒ. of eybright, sixe ʒ. make them with the iuice of fennell.

These be present remedies against euill sight, they purge the instruments of the senses, and superfluous humours, they kéepe the body strong and in health.

147 Pilles which the Pothecaries call pillae lu­cis minoris.

TAke of the wood of balme, the séede of balme, aū. one ʒ. of celidon fiue ʒ. of roses, violets, wormewood, eybright aū. three ʒ. of sene, of the flowers of harder time, of all the kindes of myrobolans, of agaric, [Page 64]of coloquintida, squinatum, of the stone licius, of the stone lazure aū. two ʒ. s. of aloes cycatrine as much as of them all, make them with the iuice of fennell, or celidon.

These do purge melancholy better then doth the o­ther.

Pilles of the stone lazure, of D. Mesues.

TAke of the stone lature washed, fiue ʒ. the flower of har­der time, of spody aū. eight ʒ. of scammony, of the best salt aū. two ʒ. s. of agarick, eight ʒ. make them with the iuyce of endiue.

These be excellent pilles against long diseases of melan­choly, and burnt choller.

149 Pilles of the gumme bdellium.

TAke of bdellium twelue ʒ. of ammi, thrée ʒ. of all the kinds of myrrobolans, of amber aū. two ʒ. s. mingle your bdellium with the iuyce of léekes, and so make your pilles.

These pilles haue bene proued against running emrods, and the sores of them, and to stop the flowers in women.

150 Pilles of wilde lilies, of Doctor Mesues.

TAke of wilde lilies, of aloes, of the yealow myrrobolans, which is the first kind of turbith, coloquintida, of soft bdellium, of serapium aū. sixe ʒ. the stones of the otter, which the Pothecaries call castoreum, of the gumme sarco­colla, euphorbe, opoponax, wilde rew, smalage aū. thrée ʒ. of safron one ʒ. s. mingle these with the iuice of coleworts, and make them in pilles.

151 Pilles against arthretica passio, which is the gout in the iointes, which be called pillulae arthreticae.

TAke of wild lettyce, turbith, of agaric aū. foure ʒ. of casia fistula, of spicknard, of cloues, the wood of balme, the séed of balme, ginger, masticke, fennell, annisseed, saxifrage, spe­rage, knéeholme or butchers broome, of roses, gromel séede, salgem aū. ʒ. s. of aloes cicatrine as much as of them all, make them with the iuice of fennel.

These pilles do purge and cure arthretica passio, which is a kind of gout in in the ioynts, and in the féete.

152 Pilles for the stomach.

TAke of aloes sixe ʒ. of masticke, of roses aū. two ʒ. make them with the iuyce of dwale.

These purge the stomach, and the head.

153 Pilles to be taken before meate, called pillulae ante cibum.

TAke of ligni aloes, cloues, folium indicum, masticke, the wood of balme, the seede of balme, casiafistula, mace, nut­migs, cinamon, cubebes, safron, siler montan, spicknard, two ʒ. of rhubarbe, aloes cicatrine aū. as much as of them all, mingle them with swéete wine, and make your pilles.

These pilles cause good digestion, and doo distribute meate digested.

154 Pilles of agaric.

TAke of Agaric, masticke, aū. thrée ʒ. the rootes of lillies, horehound, aū. one ʒ. of turbith fiue ʒ. hiera picra, thrée ʒ. of coloquintida, the gumme sarcocolla aū, two ʒ. of myrrhe one ʒ. make these pilles with the iuice of hearbs or fruites fined either in the sunne, or by the fire: this iuice so fined is called of the Pothecaries rob.

These pilles purge the stomach from grosse humours, and [Page 66]they be verie good against the shortnesse of winde and olde coughes.

155 Pilles of Fumitory.

TAke of the fiue kindes of myrrobolance, aū. fiue ʒ. mingle them with the iuice of fumitory, then let them stand till they be dry, then sprinkle againe the iuice of fumitory, and suffer it againe to dry, and so do the third time, then let them stand till they be thicke, and so make your pilles thereof.

156 Common Pilles of Doctor Rhas.

TAke of aloes two ʒ. of saffron, of mirrhe, aū. one ℥. make them with swéete wine.

These pilles be much vsed of the apothecaries and phi­sitions, if you do take them in sommer, then your aloes must bee washed with endiue water, and if they bee taken in the plague time, then ye must put vnto them, as much bole aro­meniac as of aloes.

157 Pilles which the Apothecaries call Assairet Auicena.

TAke of hiera picra one ℥. of mastic of yelow mirrobolance which is the first kinde of aū. ℥. s. of the best aloes two ℥. make your pilles with the iuice of sticados.

These pilles be a present remedie against the head ache.

158 Pilles against the cough, called Pillulae Bicheae.

TAke of the iuice of licoras, ammily, tragantum, gumme arabic, swéete almonds aū. one ʒ. of good suger thrée ʒ. and make them with the slimy sappe of the séede of quin­ces.

159 Pilles imperiall, called Pillulae imperiales.

TAke cinamond, ammonium, anniséed, mastick, cardamo­mum, ginger, fennell, mace, nutmegs, cloues, saffron, cu­bebes, ligni aloes, turbith, manna or swéete dew, agaric, the coddes of sene, spikenard, of the fiue kindes of mirrobolance aū. one ℈. of rhubarbe as much as of them all, of aloes as much as of all the other, make them with sirup of roses or violets.

160 Pilles of Hiera picra Simple.

TAke of the pouders of hiera picra simple one ℥. make them with the conserue of roses as much as will suffice.

161 A confection of fruit, called Pomatum.

TAke of the grease of a young kid, one lib. temper it with the water of muske roses the space of foure daies, then take fiue apples and dresse them and cut them in péeces and larde them with cloues, then boyle them all togither in the same water of roses in a glasse or in a vessell within ano­ther, let it boyle on the fire so long vntill all be white, then wash them with the same water of muske roses, this done, kéepe it in a glasse, and if ye will haue it to smell better, ye must put vnto it a litle ciuet or muske, or them both.

These, gentlewomen doo vse to make their faces smooth and faire with: it dooth heale clifts in the lippes, or in anie other place.

R. 162. A confection of yoong Roses, called Rosara Nouella, of Doctor Nicholas.

TAke of roses, suger, licoras, aū. ℥. one ʒ. two ℈. of cina­mond, ij. ʒ. two ℈. ij. gra. of cloues, spikenard, ginger, galanga, nutmegs, setwall, storax calamita, cardamomum, [Page 68]smallage aū. one ℈. gra. eight, make these into powder.

This powder stoppeth vomiting, and casting of the sto­mach, it fortifieth the body, it quencheth the thirst, it resto­reth those which haue bene long sicke, & letteth ouer much sweating.

163 A sirope of the sower iuice of pomcitron.

TAke of the sower iuice of pomcitron twelue lib. séeth it in a vessell of glasse on the coales with a soft fire, till the third part be consumed, then straine it, and let it stande till it be cleere, then take of that which is cleere twelue lib. then poure vpon it of cléere and fined Iulop fiue lib. séethe it vntill it be thicke, if it be sommer, then let it stand in the sunne till the water be consumed.

This is a present remedy against all diseases which come of grosse and corrupt humours, it is good against the pestilence, and all poysons, it doth also quench the thirst.

164 A sirope of the iuice of sorrell. D.M.

TAke of the iuice of sorrell clarified thrée lib. of suger clari­fied two lib. make of this your sirope.

This sirope is good against cholericke persons, and cer­taine agues, the burning of the stomach, and the heart, it is a singular remedy against plagues, and agues of corrupt humours.

165 A sirope of the greene vnripe grape.

MAke this as ye do the sirope of pomcitron, this cannot be made but onely in sommer, because the iuice that is got­ten of the vnripe grape, it is not to bee gotten but at that time.

166 A sirope of Calamints.

TAke of the garden and of the wilde calamints aū. two ℥. of louage, yelow carrots, squinantum aū. fiue ʒ. of raisons, of corans picked lib. s. of honny two lib. make the sirope, and when ye make this sirope ye must take sixe lib. of water to boile your raisons in, then cast forth the water and take as much againe, and let it séeth till the halfe bee consumed, afterwarde put your honny vnto it and make your sirope.

This sirope is a present remedie against all diseases of flegme, and chiefely if it be hardened, it doth comfort those which haue their inwarde and principall partes colde, or short winded, or the cough: it doth purge maruellous well the stomacke, the brest, the bowels of grosse and corrupt humors.

167 A sirope of mints, of doctor Mesues.

TAke the iuice of quinces, of the iuice of sower pomgra­nads, cast vpon these the iuice of drye mints one lib. s. of rose leaues two ℥. let it stand a day and a night, and then séeth it with a soft fire, with honny and suger, vntill the halfe be consumed: mingle with your sirrop the confection called gallia muscata, to make it more pleasant.

This sirope is good for a colde stomacke, it stoppeth vo­mitting, and the disposition vnto it: it taketh away the hicup and fluxes of cold.

168 A sirope of wormewood, of doctor M.

TAke of the common worme wood, lib. s. of red roses two ℥. of spicknard three ʒ. of good olde wine and swéete, the iuice of quinces aū. two lib. s. let it stand a daye and a night in a vessell of stone, then séeth it with a soft fire till the halfe be consumed, with two lib. of honny, and so make this sirope.

This is an excellent remedie to fortifie the stomach, and to cause good appetite, to make strong the bowels, the liuer, and chiefely when it commeth of a cold cause, it helpeth al­so in hote diseases, if so be it bee tempered with colde things.

169 A sirope of fumitory compound, of D. M.

TAke of all the kindes of myrrobolance, aū. twentie ʒ. of the flowers of borage or buglosse, of violets, of worm­woode, of dodder, aū. one ℥. of licorace, of roses aū. s. ℥. the flowers of the harder tyme, polipody aū. seuen ʒ. of prunes a C. of raisons, of corans picked, aū. one lib. s. the fruite of wilde date trée called thamarind, of casiafistula aū. two ℥. let these boile in ten lib. of water till it come to thrée lib. then make your sirope with the iuice of fumitory, sodden and fined, and with thrée lib. of suger, séething them accor­dingly. In this sirope making, ye must obserue this order in putting in your simples, because some require more time, some lesse in séething, therefore first of all, put in po­lipody, then prunes, rasons, licorace, wormewood, dod­der, roses, the flowers of borage, then violets and myr­ribolance, the flowers of harder tyme, casiafistula, tha­marinde, the which after some phisitians iudgement, they should not boile, because it is verie tender, howbeit, it plea­seth other learned men to put in it at the latter end of the decoction, and suffer it to boile once that if may the better be mixed with the other: and if a man would contend, that soft and tender simples doe diminish in boyling their moi­sture, then wee must answere, that they diminish not their naturall moisture, but the vnnaturall and acciden­tall, yee must also obserue this order which followeth, if yee wil make your sirope well, when your decoction is made, then clarifie your suger with well water, the which being sodden and clarified, then put vnto it the iuice of fu­mitory when it commeth nye to the fashion of a sirope: [Page 71]the same decoction must bee sodden by litle and litle till it shall bee well and perfectly sodden, then put in your fruite thamarind, and casiafistula, and so make an ende of your decoction.

This sirope openeth and taketh away all stoppings both of the stomach and of the liuer, and it comforteth all the members, it cureth all sores about the inwarde partes which cometh of salt and burnt water, as of the scabbe, the leprie, and the french pocks.

170 A sirope of fumitory simple.

TAke of the iuice of fumitory well fined, foure lib. of su­ger clarified two lib. s. and make your sirope.

171 A sirope of licorace.

TAke of licoras two ℥. of maidenhaire one ℥. of drye hisope ℥. s. cast vpon this foure lib. of water, and let it stand a day and a night, then séeth it till it bee halfe consumed, this done, put these vnto the decoction, of suger, honny, penidis, aū. eight ℥. of rose water sixe ℥. make of these your sirope.

This is a present remedie against the plurisie, olde coughes, to purge the stomach and the lungs.

172 A sirope of hisope.

TAke of drye hisope, of the roote of smallage, fennell, lico­race aū. ten ℥. of barly the huske taken off ℥. s. the séede of mallowes, the gumme tragantum, the kirnels of quinces aū. thrée ʒ. of maidenhaire sixe ʒ. iuiubes, sebesten aū. thir­tie in number, raisons, of corans picked twelue ʒ. dry figs, dates moist & sappy, aū. in number ten, of white penidis two lib. make a sirope. To this sirope making, take eight lib. of water, & séeth it till it come to thrée, then presse it & let it boyle with penidis, vntil it come to the forme of a sirope, [Page 72]and in making of it, ye ought to kéepe this order for your simples, first take iuiubes, sebesten, raisons, figs, dates, the rootes of smallage, fennel, then barley, the séede of malloes, and of quinces, the gumme tragantum, hiscope, and maiden­haire.

This sirope cureth diseases of the stomacke, the cough, the plurisie, shortnes of wind, and all griefes of the bodie, and here ye must note, that when soeuer ye reade take this hearbe or that drye, it ought to bee vnderstand of those hearbes which be but superficiall or litle drye.

173 A sirope of horehound.

TAke of young and gréene horehound two ℥. hisop, drye maidenhaire, aū. sixe. ℥. licoras one ℥. of calamint, an­nisséede, the roote of smallage, the roote of fennell aū. fiue ʒ. the séede of malloes, fenigreke, flowerdeluce, aū. thrée ℥. of linséede, seede or kirnels of quinces aū. two ʒ. of raisons, of corans picked fiue ℥. of drye figs in number fiftéene, of pe­nidis two lib. of good honny two lib. make of this your sirope: ye must take to the making of this sirope ten lib. of water which shall boile till the halfe be consumed, because the honny and penidis require much séething.

This sirope doth cure olde coughes, long diseases of the brest and lunges, shortnes of winde, and chiefely in olde men if it come of flegmatike humors, grosse, corrupt and hard to be dissolued.

174 A sirope of the flowers of harder Tyme.

TAke of the flowers of harder tyme of the garden, twen­tie ʒ. of the two first kindes of myrrobolance aū. fiftéen ʒ. of dodder, of fumitorie aū. ten ʒ. of tyme, buglosse, cala­mint, of the fourth and fift kinde of myrrobolance, of lico­race, polipodi, agaric, of sticados, aū. sixe ʒ of roses. fennell, of annisseede aū. two ʒ. s. raisons, of corrans foure ℥. tha­marind. two ʒ. s. of suger foure lib. of roses two lib. And [Page 73]here ye must note, that when ye reade rob alone, that then it is taken for new wine boiled vnto the third part, of this make your sirope, and to the making of this, you must take ten lib. of water which must be sodden to thrée lib. and this order ye must keepe as concerning your putting in of your simples: first take polipodi agaric, raisons, and licorace, fen­nell, annisseed, sticados, fumitory, roses, dodder, buglosse, of myrrobolance without the stones, the flowers of harder tyme, dissolue your thamarinde in one part of the decocti­on, and let your suger boile with rob, and when your decoc­tion shall be as thicke as honny, yet séeth it a litle more, and in the end put in your thamarind, and let them boile once or twice, till they come to the thicknes of a sirope.

This is a proued medicine against the french pockes, cankers, falling of the haire, great wounds & déepe, lepries, and all diseases of melancholie, and against adust & burnt choller: this doth purge maruellous well, if a man take ther­of a good quantitie: for commonly wee ought to take from foure ℥. vnto sixe.

175 A sirope of Egrimony.

TAke of the rootes of smallage, fennell, endiue, aū. two ℥. of licoras, squinantum, dodder, wormewood, roses, aū. sixe ʒ. maidenhaire, bedegre, of the flowers of buglosse, or the roote, of annisseede, egrimony aū. fiue ʒ. of rhubarbe, mastic, aū. thrée ʒ. of spicknarde, asarabacca, folium indi­cum, séeth them in eight lib. of water, vnto the third part be consumed, and make a sirope with foure lib. of suger, and with a sufficient quantitie of smalage and endiue.

This sirope is good in long agues, and chiefely for to fortifie the weakenes of the liuer and the stomacke, it cu­reth the dropsie and the euil liking of the bodie, of olde sores almost vncurable, it deliuereth the stomacke of winde and coldnesse, it aswageth the paine of the midrife, and the swelling thereof.

176 A sirope of sticados.

TAke of the flowers thirtie ʒ. tyme, calamint, organ­nie, aū. ten ʒ. of annisséede, pellitorie of spaine, aū. seuen ʒ. long pepper thrée ʒ. ginger, two ʒ. raisons, of corans foure ℥. of suger fiue lib. but also vnto them these pouders following, cinamon, calamus aromaticus, saffron, ginger, blacke pepper, long pepper, aū. one ʒ. s. bind them in a thinne cloth, and hang them in the sirope.

This hath béene proued against all colde diseases of the sinowes, as y^e palsie, falling euil, crampe, shaking, writhing of the necke on the one side, rheumes from the heade to the brest, it doth also comfort the stomacke.

177 A sirope of violets.

TAke of the infusion of violets fiue lib. of suger clarifi­ed foure lib. mingle them together, and séeth them with a soft fire, and so keepe them.

This is a present remedie against hote agues, a hote liuer or hart, the plurisie, the drye cough, the roughnes of the winde pipe, and of the throat.

178 A sirope of poppie.

TAke of the heads of white and black poppie aū. thréescore ʒ. séeth them in foure lib. of raine water vntill it come to a pound and halfe, and with foure ℥. of white suger and penidis.

This sirope causeth a man to sleepe, and quencheth thirst, it stoppeth rheumes comming to the brest, and doth mitigate the paine: this is not so cold as the compound.

179 A compound sirope of Poppie.

TAke of white poppie and blacke aū. fiftie ʒ. of maiden­haire, [Page 75]fiftéene ʒ. of licoras fiue ʒ. of iuiubes in number thirtie, of the séede of lettice fortie ʒ. of the séede of malloes, the kirnels of quinces, aū. sixe ʒ. séeth them in foure lib. of water, vntil the halfe be consumed, then make your sirope with eight ℥. of suger and penidis.

This compound sirope hath the same vertue which the simple hath, but it causeth greater colde, and aswageth paine better. Doctor Mesues doth iudge it to bee good a­gainst a drye cough, and a consumption.

180 A compound sirope of myrts.

TAke of myrts twentie, of saunders white and re dde, manna or sweet dew, flowers of wilde pomgranads, barberies, aū. fiftéene ʒ. of medlars, fiftie ʒ. of well water eight lib. boile them all vntill they be halfe consumed, then straine them, and put into the straining, the iuice of pom­granads, the iuice of quinces aū. sixe ℥. of suger clarified thrée lib. mingle these, and make them séeth vntil they come to the fashion of a sirope.

181 A simple sirope of myrts.

TAke of the iuice of myrts twelue lib. séeth it in a vessell of glasse with a soft fire vntill the third part bee consu­med, then straine it, and let it stand vntil it bee clarified, then take eight lib. of that which is clarified and put vnto it fiue lib. of honny, and seeth it till it come to the thicknes of a sirope, if it be in sommer, set it in the sunne vntil the water be consumed.

This fortifieth the stomach and all the inwarde parts, it cureth an olde cough.

182 A sirope simple of vineger called Acetosus simplex. D. N.

TAke of good white suger fiue partes, and put it in a [Page 76]vessel of stone, then cast vpon it foure lib. of swéete cleare well water, and then séeth it with coales, or els with a soft fire without smoake, alwaies scumming it, and séeth till it shall be cleare, and the water halfe consumed, then put vn­to it of vineger, of white wine not very strong two partes, of verie strong vineger foure partes, of new and fresh vi­neger thrée partes, seeth it vntill it be inough.

This is a present remedie against all hote diseases, colde, subtill, or grosse matter.

183 A compound sirope of vineger and roots called acetosus compositus.

TAke of well water ten lib. put vnto it the rootes of fen­nell, of smalage, endiue, aū. thrée ℥. of annisseede, fen­nel séede, smallage séede, aū. eight ʒ. the seede of endiue, s. ℥. séeth them with a soft fire vntill they shall come to fiue lib. and then put vnto them three lib. of suger, let it be cla­rified as before, and mingle with it a sufficient quantitie of good vineger according to the forme of the sirope before.

This sirope purgeth grosse choller and flegme, it scou­reth and openeth opilacions and obstructions which bee a­bout the liuer, the spléene, and the raines.

184 A sirope simple of endiue.

TAke of the iuice of endiue fined eight lib. of suger clarifi­ed fiue lib. s. make your sirope, séething all things as in the sirope before, howheit, first you must clarifie your hon­ny, and when it is clarified, put in your iuice.

This is a principall medicine to aswage the heate of the liuer, the hart and the other chiefe partes, and to cure the frensy.

185 A compound sirope of endiue.

TAke of the iuice of endiue, the iuice of liuerwoort, aū. thrée [...] lib. these iuces must be clarified, thē take of roses, violets, lentils, tentewoort aū. s. ℥. of maidenhaire, barly the huske taken of, the foure greater cole séedes, aū. on ℥. of suger as much as will suffice, and make your sirope, and powder it with white and red saunders, barberies, the séede of quin­ces, of ligni aloes, cinamon, the rind of pomcitron aū. one ℈.

This asswageth the great heat of the liuer, and of the heart, and of the other principall partes, it is very good for all hot complexions, it looseth, openeth all opilations, and obstructions, it doth comfort weake members, which bee troubled with heate, it doth also digest choller and sharpe matter.

186 A sirope of cichorie.

TAke of endiue both of the garden, and the wilde, of both cichories, aū. j. m. of gourds, liuerwoort, white endiue, lettyce, fumitory, lupines, aū. one m. barly not husked, and of alcakengy aū. foure ℥. of licoras, maidenhaire, cete­racke, tentewort, dodder aū. sixe ʒ. the rootes of fennell, and smalage, sperage, aū. two ℥. boile them in a sufficient quan­tity of water, and straine them, and make your sirope with good suger, and so for euery pound of your strope take thrée ʒ. of rhewharbe, and foure ℈ of spicknard, bound in a thinne péece, which shall be often times pressed till your sirope bée well sodden: the quantity that a man shall take one time is thrée ℥. with the water wherin the foure common cole séeds were sodden in.

187 A sirup of Quinces.

TAke of the iuice of tart quinces fined and clarified tenne parts, of suger two parts, and make a sirup thereof.

This stoppeth vomiting, and quencheth the thirst, and it dooth comfort the stomake.

188 A sirup of Nenufar.

TAke two lib. of the floures of nenufar, and sée the them once, then presse them, and put vnto the iuice pressed two lib. of suger, and séethe it till it come to the forme of a sirup.

189 A sirup of Barberries.

TAke of the iuice of barberries fined, foure lib. of suger clarified, thrée lib. and thereof make a sirup.

190 A sirup of tart Pomgranades.

TAke of the iuice of tart pomgranades, two lib. s. of suger clarified, foure lib. make the sirup as before.

This sirup is good against hotte agues of choller and flegme.

191 A sirup of Bizans.

TAke of the iuice of endiue, the iuice of smallage, aū. two lib. of hoppes, borage or buglos, garden or wild, aū. j. lib. boyle them once, and then straine them and fine them, this done, take foure lib. of the iuice clarified, of fine suger two lib. s. so séethe it with a soft fire vntill it be as thicke as a si­rup.

This sirup is very good against agues which come of ob­structions, and of choller, flegme, and the yelow iaundize.

192 A sirup of the infusion of yoong Roses.

TAke of the infusion of yoong roses fiue lib. of suger foure lib. mingle them, and make a sirup.

This is good to quench the thirst in burning agues, and to asswage heate, it dooth comfort the stomake, the heart, the the liuer being troubled with heate, it preserueth the bodie from all corruption, and from the plague, it resisteth poy­son.

193 A sirup of dry Roses.

TAke of the infusion of dry roses & suger aū. two lib. min­gle them and make a sirup accordingly.

This dooth maruellous well comfort the stomake, and also it bindeth.

194 A sirup of the iuice of Roses.

TAke of the iuice of roses fined, one lib. s. of suger clarifi­ed, one lib. s. and make your sirup accordingly.

195 A sirup of the fruit Iuiubes.

TAke of iuiubes in nomber thréescore, of violets, the séede of mallowes, aū. fiue ʒ. of maydenhaire one ℥. the seed or kirnels of quinces, the séede of white poppy, the séede of mel­lons, the séede of lettise, the gumme tragantum aū. thrée ʒ. of licoras, of barly husked, aū. eight ʒ. séethe them in foure lib. of well water or els raine water, vntill the halfe bee consu­med, then straine it, and put vnto the iuice strained, thrée lib. of suger clarified, and so make your sirup, séething it ac­cordingly.

This is verie good against horsenesse of the voice, the cough, the plurisie, and exulcerations of the bladder.

195 A compound sirope of mai­denhaire

TAke of maidenhaire two m. of tentwoort, ceteracke aū. one m. of iuiubes, licoras aū. two ℥. make a decoction, putting vnto it thrée lib. of suger, and make your sirope accordingly thereunto, but many learned men do vse this forme following in making this sirope: they take of maiden­haire foure lib. of iuiubes thrée lib. of licoras thrée ℥. of su­ger sixe lib. this sirope is iudged to be the better.

This purgeth grosse humours, it looseth, openeth obstru­ctions, it scowreth the reynes, and clenseth the brest of grosse humours.

196 A simple sirope of maiden­haire.

TAke of the decoction of young maidenhaire thrée lib. of suger two lib. and make your strope thereof.

197 A sirope of mugwoort.

TAke of mugwoort two m. of calamint, folium indicum, [Page 81]sauery, of organy, time, quickbeame, sticados, aū. one m. ca­momile, melilot, margeram, roses, aū. one ʒ. of litle fishes called vnguis odoratus, calamus aromaticus aū. thrée ʒ. of spikenard one ʒ. germander, motherwoort, ielofloures, so­thernwood aū. s. m. gladian, horehound, the leaues of the greater madder, siler montan,. aū. one ʒ. asarabacca, squi­nantum, anniséede aū. sixe ʒ. fennell, ammy, smallage aū. sixe ʒ. boyle them in a sufficient quantitie of water accor­ding to the art, then put vnto them as much hony as will be sufficient, and make your sirope.

This is a present remedie to prouoke the flowers in wo­men, which are stopped.

198 A sirope of Lemmons.

TAke of leumons the iuice, one lib. s. of suger clarified, thrée lib. and make your strope accordingly.

This is very good to consume grosse and corrupt hu­mours, or wormes, it asswageth heate in agues, it purgeth raw humors.

199 A sirope of Ceterac.

TAke of ceterac, harts toong, of endiue, liuerwoort, woorme­wood, of cichory aū. s. m. of dodder, linséed, one ʒ. the foure common great séedes, the floures of borage, buglosse or lang­debéefe aū. one m. maydenhaire, rootes of fennell, parcely, knéeholme, or bochers-broome, aū. s. m. make your sirope accordingly, and cast on these pouders, folium indicum, spikenard, the gumme lacca, casia fistula, aū. two ʒ. binde these in a thin cloth, and boyle them in the sirope, and then reserue them.

This dooth comfort the liuer, it scoureth the raines, and it deliuereth the splene from all obstructions.

200 A sirope of Buglos.

TAke of the infusion of the floures of buglos, or langde­béefe thrée lib. of suger two lib. make it accordingly. An other way to make this sirope, take of the iuice of buglos fi­ned, foure lib. of suger thrée lib. make your sirope accor­dingly.

This sirope dooth comfort the stomake, it makes a man merry, it is also ministred against sounings or fainting of the heart.

A Muske ball which the Pothecaries call, Sapo Muscatus.

TAke sope of venis foure lib. and cut it in small péeces with a knife, then put vnto it the pouder of cloues, white sanders aū. two ℥. made in fine pouder, of benswaine one ℥. of muske twentie gra. temper them with rose water, some Apothecaries put vnto them a litle quantitie of the oyle of spikenard, mingle all togither and make your ball.

202 A confection which the Pothecaries call Theriaca Galeni.

TAke of the litle balles which he made with squilla, which they call, throchristi scilliticum two ʒ. two ℈. long pepper two ʒ. fiue or sixe gra. litle balles of triacle which the Po­thecaries call trochristi theriaci, litle balles of corall, aū. one ʒ. one ℈. of the wood of balme two ℈. seuen gra. the iuice of blacke poppie, agaric, séed of wilde rapes, cinamond, the iuice of balme, aū. one ℈. fourtéene gra. of rhubarbe, saffron, spike­nard, coste, of squinantum, ginger, casia fistula, storax cala­mita, mirrhe, turpentine washed, the whiter frankensence, calamint dittan, sticados, wilde time, the roote of cincfoly, parsely, white pepper aū. one ℈. seuen gra. folium indicum, [Page 83]gummi arabick, coporas, serapium, terra lemnia, hipoqui­stis, spikenard, gladian, germander, of gencian, wilde fen­nell, the séede of balme, smallage, amomum, fennell, wilde carrowaies, siler montan, cresses, anniseede, saint Iones woort, pisa spalton which is a compound thing of pitch and iues lime, the stones of the otter which the Apothecaries call castoreum, oppoponax. Iues lime or pitch, galban, the lesse centuary aū. one ℈. of the best hony as much as will suf­fice.

This is iudged to be the chiefe and principall of all me­dicines, because it bringeth quietnesse, & dooth cure the grea­test diseases and griefes in any part of the bodie, as the fal­ling sicknes, insensibilitie, which is a disease when a man can neither moous, feele, nor vnderstand, it helpeth conuulsi­ons, the head-ache, the griefe of the stomake, the migram, horsenesse of the voice, and straightnesse of the brest, & short­nes of winde, and diseases in the wind pipe, spitting of blood, the yelow iaundes, dropsie, diseases of the liuer, iliaca passio, wounds, or exulcerations in the bowels, franzies, the stone, it prouoketh the flowers stopped in women, and deliuereth a woman of a dead childe, it cureth leprie, measels, and all old diseases, it is a present remedie against cold, and all poi­sons, and the stinging of venimous beasts: and here ye must note and vnderstand, that the quantitie ought to be chaun­ged in the ministring of it, according to the quantity or qua­litie of euery disease, and this dooth refresh and comfort the sences, the heart, braine, liuer and stomake, and it dooth kéepe all the bodie safe, strong, pure, from all diseases and corrup­tion.

203 A confection called Trifera Magna.

TAke of the iuice of blacke poppie two ʒ. of cinamond, cloues, galanga, spikenard; setwall, ginger, coste, sto­rax calamite, calamus aromaticus, cipres, spikenard, roses, pepper, annisséed, smallage, fennell, parsely, yelow carrots, henbane, of comin, basell, of hony as much as will suffice.

This is a present medicine against all inward disea­ses of a woman, and against the paine of the stomake taken with the decoction of the séedes of fennell, anniséed, mastick, it cureth all diseases of the matrice of cold taken, with wine wherein mugwort was sodden in, also if you make a round péece of silke or wooll tosed, after the fashion of a finger, an­nointed with oyle of a weasell, or such other oyle, and put it into the matrice, it will moue the flowers of women which doo not conceaue, and it is also a singular remedie for chil­dren which speake in their sleepe or cannot sléepe, if it be ta­ken with wine wherein mandragore or elderne hath béene sodden in: it will also helpe them if it bee taken with wo­mans milke, according to the quantitie of the litle graine cicer.

204 A confection of three Sanders, called Tria­sandali. D.N.

TAke of white, redde, and yelow sanders, of suger aū. thrée ʒ. some Apothecaries doo take fliwoort for suger, which is thought to be better, Galen dooth make this composition after this sort. He taketh of rhubarbe, of spody, the iuice of licoras, the séede of purslan, aū. one ʒ. s. of amily, gumme a­rabic, tragantum, of the foure great commin séedes, the séed of white endiue aū. one ʒ. s. of camphire one ℈. some Apo­thecaries put vnto this foure times as many of roses as of all the other, of the sirope of roses as much as will suffice.

This dooth cure the paine of the liuer and the stomake, and those which bee in a consumption, or haue the yelow iaundes.

205. Trochistes or litle balles of Roses.

TAke of roses, ligni aloes two ʒ. of masticke one ʒ. s. the common woormewood, cinamond, spikenard, casia fistu­la, the floures of squinantum aū. one ʒ. make your balles with old wine, and with the decoction of the common rootes, as smallage, parcely, and borage.

These balles be verie good against olde agues, and those which come of diuers causes, against quotidians, and all a­gues by the which the beautie and forme is corrupt.

206 Litle balles of Violets.

TAke of the young flowers of white violets, fiue ʒ. of ami­ly foure ʒ. the séede of white poppie two ʒ. one ℈. of rhu­barke fiue ℈. the séede of plantan one ʒ. of balme one ℈. of rose water as much as will suffice, and make it after the forme of the balles afore: and this is not vsed but when it is mingled with other compositions.

207 Trochistes or litle balles of Squilla. D.N.

TAke one squilla whole, and bake it in passe well leuened, when it is baked, take it forth of the passe and cast away the outwarde rinde, and beate the substance of squilla in a morter, and put vnto it as much of the sine flower of oro­bus, and temper it with wine or honny, and if ye haue not probus at hand, then take as much bread well baken and finely broken, and make your balles, and drye them in the sunne: the Pothecaries doe make in this confection, one part of squilla, and two partes of barley flower.

208 Litle balles called theriaci, of D. N.

TAke a young adder of the length of a spanne, with red eyes, a shaking tongue, hornes like the grame of wheat, cut away the head and the taile of either thrée fingers, and the middest to be dressed, the skinne taken off, and the gar­bage cast away, then wash it oft in swéete wine, and séeth it so long till the flesh fall from the backe done, then beate the flesh well in a morter, cast away the backe bone, then temper the flesh with the owne iuice, and put vnto it as much of the flower of orchus or of baked breade, and make litle balles of the waight of one ʒ. s. & dry them in y^e shadow.

These bee not vsed but when they bee taken with o­ther great simples or compositions, except it be in curing of the leprie.

209 Little balles of corall, of D. N.

TAke of red corrall, cinamon, of myrre, amomum, pop­pie aū. foure ʒ. of squinantum, saffron, aū. two ʒ. of calamus aromaticus, the wood of balme, casiafistula, folium indicum, mastick, wilde tyme, valerian, asarabac­ca, hearbe robert aū. one ʒ. this being first made in pouder, then for to make your litle balles with wine.

This is a present remedie to staunch bloud and to stoppe the bloudie fluxe, it doth also fortifie the stomach, and causeth good disgestion.

210 Trochistes of camphure.

TAke of the leaues of roses foure ʒ. of spody two ʒ. of ye­low saunders two ʒ. s. of saffron one ʒ. of licorace two ℥. of the foure greater colde séedes, spicknard, aū. one ʒ. of ligni aloes, cardamomum, ammili, camphure, aū. two ℈. of fiue nigor, manna or swéete dew aū. thrée ʒ. make your balles with the sappte part of flywort and rose water.

This is verie good in hote agues, and to quench the thirst, and for burning of red choller or blacke: it aswageth the heate of the stomach and liuer, all the inward partes, it cureth the yelow iaundis and those which be in a consump­tion.

211 Litle balles of Alchakengi. D. M.

TAke of the beries of alchakengi thrée ʒ. of y^e foure grea­ter colde seedes aū. thrée ʒ. s. of bolearmonick, gumme arabick, white franckinsence, dragons bloud, white poppie, bitter almons, the iuice of licorace, tragamum, ammily, the stones of the pineapples aū. sixe ʒ. the séede of smallage, am­bre, henbane, the iuice of blacke poppie aū. two ʒ. make [Page 87]your balles with the sappie iuice which was pressed forth of the berries or graines of alchakengi.

This is a present medicine against exulcerations in the raines and bladder, and of the paine in pissing.

212 Litle balles of myrre of D. Rasis.

TAke of myrre three ʒ. of lupins fiue ʒ. the leaues of rue, of wilde mint, pennyryall, commin, madder, pelli­torie of spaine, of serapium, opoponax aū. two ʒ. make your balles of the waight of two drams, of the which let the patient take one ʒ. in the day time with y^e water where­in the séedes of iuniper were sodden.

This is so strong a medicine to purge flowers in wo­men, that it will cause the childe to discend if they vse it of­ten: also the flowers be moued verie well in boxing of the crooking of the hamme, or in cutting the vaine which hath course by the ancle, ye may also vse boxing about y^e thighes.

213 Trochists or litle balles of muske. D. M.

TAke of the woode of aloes fiue ʒ. of ambre two ʒ. of muske one ʒ. the gumme tragantum, with rose water as much as will suffise to temper them together, and so make your balles.

These doe comfort the stomach, the hart, the liuer, and be vsed with great medicines.

214 Trochists of Rheubarbe. D. M.

TAke of rheubarbe ten ʒ. the iuice of egrimony foure ʒ. of roses three ʒ. of spicknard, annisséede, madder, smal­lage séede, wormewood, asarabacca, aū. one ʒ. bitter al­monds foure ʒ. make your balles of the waight of one ʒ. s.

This doth aswage the paine of the liuer, and deliuereth it from obstructions, it doth cure inwarde impostumes, olde griefes, the dropsie, yelow iaundis, and restoreth [Page 88]againe good colour, the drinke of them is a present reme­die for those which be of euel liking or in a consumption: many phisitians doe vse them in hote agues, and when the body beginneth to fall in a consumption.

215 Trochists of Spodie.

TAke of red roses twelue ʒ. of spody ten ʒ. the séede of sor­rell sixe ʒ. the séede of purselane, the seede of coriander infused in vineger, and afterwarde dryed, the rinde of fran­kicense trée aū. two ʒ. s. of amyly made in pouder, the flowers of wilde pomgranads, barberies, aū. two ʒ. gumme arabick made in pouder one ʒ. s. make these with the iuice of vnripe grapes.

These balles taken with the iuice or séedes of sorroll, be very good against agues of choller which haue a conti­nuall fluxe, they aswage the burning stomach, and the li­uer, and quench the thirst.

216 Litle balles of wormewoode. D. M.

TAke of roses, wormewood, annisseede, aū. two ʒ. of rhu­barbe, the iuice of egrimonis, of asarabacca, smallage, bitter almonds, spicknarde, mastic, folium indicum aū. one ʒ. make your balles with the iuice of endiue.

These bee good in long agues, and deliuer the liuer and the stomach from obstructions and hardnes, and doe comfort the same, they take away paine in the principall partes, and doe cause good appetite: if they bee dronken in long agues, then they doe profit verie much.

217 Trochists of egrimonie.

TAke of manna or swéete dew, the iuice of egrimony aū. one ℥. of roses ℥. s. of spicknard three ʒ. of rhubarbe, asa­rabacca, annisséede, aū. two ʒ. of spody thrée ʒ. s. make your balles with the iuice of egrimony.

These be necessarie against long agues, and the colde and shaking of them, and against obstructions, the yelow iaundes, and the dropsie if they be taken at the beginning.

218 Litle balles of terra sigillata.

TAke of dragons bloud, of gumme arabick made in pou­der, ciuet, rose leaues, séede of roses, ammyly made in pouder, spody, acatia, of hipoquistes, the stone which doth staunch bloud, the flowers of wilde pomgranads, bolear­monicke, terra sigillata, hempséede, corall, perls, ambre, aū. two ʒ. tragantum, blacke poppie, aū. one ʒ. s. the séede of purseline made in pouder, franckinsence, the horne of the redde deare made in pouder, oke apples, saffron, aū. two ʒ. and make your balles with the iuice of plain­taine.

These be excellent balles to staunch spitting of bloud, and chiefely if they be taken with the water of plantane: if the forehead be therewith annointed, it stoppeth bléeding at the nose, if the matrice be annointed therewith it stoppeth the flowers, and also for any fluxe.

219 Trochists of ambre, of doctor Mesues.

TAke of ambre, auer sixe, of the horne of the redde deare made in pouder, gumme arabick, corall made in pou­der, tragantum, acatia, hipoquistes, the flowers of the wilde pomgranads, of mastick, the gumme of lade washed, blacke poppie made in pouder, aū. auer two, franckinsence, saffron, opium, aū. auer one s. make these with the slimie sappe of flie wort.

This doth staunch bloud, from what place soeuer it commeth.

220 Telagualteri.

TAke of the common oyle or sallet oyle one lib. of ceruse [Page 90]foure ℥, of litharge two ℥. myrre s. ℥. make of these like ce­rota which be made of waxe.

This doth heale and dry vp olde sores.

V. 221 An ointment called Apostolicum.

TAke turpentine, white waxe, of rosin aū. fourtéene ʒ. opoponax, the pouder of brasse aū. ʒ. ammomacum, fouretéene ʒ. aristolochia longa, white frankinsence aū. sixe ʒ. of myrre, galbanum, aū. foure ʒ. bdellium, sixe ʒ. of litharge nyne ʒ. infuse your bdellium in good vineger, and so dissolue it, and in sommer séeth it with two lib. of oyle, and in winter with thrée.

This doth cure olde fistules easily, swellings and hard kirnels, it eateth away dead flesh, and it cleanseth al­so wounds.

222 An oyntment of roses called Rosatum.

TAke of young swines grease as much a you thinke best, and wash it in hote water nyne times, and as often in colde water, then stampe with it as greate a quantitie of young roses, and let them stande the space of seuen dayes, then séeth them with a soft fire and straine them, then take againe as many roses and stampe them with the grease, and so let them stand the space of seuen dayes, then cast vp­pon them one part of the iuice of roses, of oyle of almonds sixe partes, séeth them altogether with a soft fire vntill the iuice be consumed, if ye will put vnto the rose water a litle quantitie of opium, then it will proue a verie excellent medicine.

222 A singular good ointment called Basili­cum magnum.

TAke of white waxe, rosen, tallow of a cow, dry pitch, fat of the bellies of great fishes, fine franckinsence, myrre, [Page 91] aū. sixe ℥. of pitch liquid or moist thrée ʒ. and of all the other aū. one ℥. s.

This is a present ointment against wounds inflamed, and woundes in the sinowes, it doth purge them and doth bring flesh againe. The learned sorte of surgeans thinke this ointment not fit to be laid vnto hote sores nor wounds because it is of his nature hote, and so it shall cause greater inflamations, wherefore vse it rather in woundes without all inflamations of heate.

224 An other excellent ointment called Basi­licum minus, of D. M.

TAke yelow waxe sixe ℥. good oyle two lib. s. turpentine two ℥. rosen, dry pitch, aū. one ℥. s. fine franckinsence, mastick, aū. one ℥. saffron one ʒ. make your ointment.

This hath beene proued to heale broses and strokes.

225 A verie good ointment called Aureum.

TAke of rosen, pitch, waxe, oyle as much as will suffise, and make your ointment therewith accordingly.

226 An ointment that is called Populeon.

TAke the buds of the populer trée one lib. s. blacke pop­pie, leaues of mandragora, the buds of the bramble, of henbane, dwale, the lesse houseléeke or stonecrop, let­tis, houseléeke, burre, violets, maidenhaire aū. thrée ℥. of young swines grease not salted two lib. dry all your hearbs and boile them with your grease, and make your ointment.

This is good to anoint the temples, the pulses, and palmes of the hands, & the soales of the feete in hote agues.

227 An ointment called Marciaton of D. N.

TAke of white waxe two lib. of oyle eight lib. of rosemary leaues, of lawrel aū. eight ℥. of rue seuen ℥. of quickbeme [Page 92]seuen ℥. of sauin, of water mynt, sage, bassel, wilde tyme, ca­lamint, mugwort, enulacampana, gelliflowers, branckur­sin, goose grease, paritary, pimpernell, egrimonie, worme­wood, primrose, curage, young buds of elder, orpin, melli­foly, houselike, germander, centuarie, strawherie leaues, cinckfoly, hearbe india aū. foure ʒ. the roote of holyhooke, cummin, myrtle, aū. thrée ℥. of fennigrecke, one ℥. s. of fresh butter one ℥. two ʒ. of nettles, violets, red poppie of the corne, of balsamum, the third kinde of myrts, and of maidenhaire, woollthistle or carduus benedictus, woodbinde, valerian, hearbe robart, sorrell of bosse, harts tongue, oxeye, camphure, storaxe, deare suet, aū. s. ℥. the fatte of a beare, or henne, mastick aū, one ℥. of franckinsence s. ℥. oyle of spicknard two ʒ. let all youre hearbes be gotten in Maye, within two dayes space if ye can gete them, and from thrée of the clocke in the morning vnto twelue stampe all your hearbes together, and infuse them in sweete wine seuen dayes, on the eight day séeth them with a soft fire, and when your wine doth beginne to consume, then put in your oyle and boile them altogether vntill your hearbes beginne to consume, then straine them, and cast away the hearbes and set the iuice strained on the fire againe, and when it boyleth, put in storax, and soone after the butter and the grease, oyle of spiknarde, masticke, franckinsence, waxe, when the waxe is all melted, then take it from the fire, stir­ring it alwayes in boyling till it shall be thicke, and then reserue it.

This is a singular oyntment for the headach of colde, the griefe of the brest, stomach, and against hardnesse of the spleene and the liuer, it cureth iliaca passio, which is ache or the goute in the hippes, the frensie, goute in the féete, swel­lings, and to be short, all aches of colde.

228 An ointment called of D. N. Aragon.

TAke rosemarie, margeram, & the rootes of wake robin, [Page 93]wilde time, rue, the roote of wilde cucumbers, aū. thrée ʒ. s. the leaues of the bay trée, sage, sauin, aū. thrée ʒ. of horse­mint, of lawrel, nine ℥. of brionie thrée ℥. of neppe, the leaues of wilde cucumbers aū. s. lib. of mastic, of frankensence aū. seuen ℥. of pellitor of spaine, and euphorbe, ginger, pepper, aū. one ℥. the oyle of a weasell ℥. s. oyle which naturally runneth out of a stone, one ℥. of the grease of a bear, the oyle of the bay tree, aū. three ℥. of butter foure ℥. the common oyle or sallet oyle, fiue lib. of waxe one lib. three ℥. gather your hearbes in Iune, and vse all other things as in the o­ther ointment before, stampe them well and laie them in a morter of stone in oyle, the space of seuen daies, on the eight day set it on the fire vntill the hearbes go downe to the bot­tom, then straine them, and set the iuice strained on the fire againe, and when it beginneth to boyle, put in your oyle of the bay tree, the butter, the grease of the beare, and wax, and when it is melted, then put in mastick, frankensence, and at last your ginger, pepper, pellitory of spaine, euphorbe, when they be well sodden, then take all from the fire and reserue them.

This cureth aches of cold, if it be anointed after this fa­shion, take a shell of an egge, and warme the ointment in it at the fire, & annoint the places: when the places be annoin­ted, laie also to the place the shell wherin the ointment was warmed, and it healeth the crampe and conuulsions, and when a man is so stiffe for colde that hee cannot mooue his necke, it is good against arthritica passio which is a gout in the ioynts, and against the ache in the hippe, and against a quartaine, if so be the backe bone be therwith annointed be­fore the fit come.

229 An ointment of Holihocke, of D. N.

TAke of the rootes of holihocke, two lib. of linseede, feni­greeke, aū. one lib. of squilla, s. lib. of the oyle foure lib. of waxe one lib. of turpentine, the gumme of iuy, galban, aū. two ℥. of dry pitch or colophony, of rosen aū. s. lib. wash [Page 94]your roofes well, and beate your fenigréeke and squilla all togither, then put them all into seuen lib. of water, the space of thrée daies, on the fourth day boile them till they be thick, then put them softly into a bagge and straine them, putting vnto them a litle faire hotte water, to cause the slimy iuice to straine the better, after this, take two lib. of that iuice and boile it with oyle vntill the iuice be consumed, then put in the waxe, and when that is melted, put in turpentine & gal­banum, the gumme of the iuy trée, the last, pouder of rosin and dry pitch, and when it is thicke, then take it from the fire, and make your ointment.

This dooth asswage paine of the stomake of cold, the plu­resie, if ye annoint therewith the place, it dooth also purge heate, it mollifieth and causeth moistnes.

230 An ointment of Agrippe.

TAke of briony two lib. the roote of wilde cucumber, the roote of squilla sixe ℥. of flowerdeluce, foure ʒ. the roote of ferne two ℥. the roote of walwoort, the roote of sethistle aū. two ℥. wash your rootes twise or thrise, then beate them in a morter or marble stone, then put vnto them foure lib. of the oyle of masticke, or the common oyle, the space of two daies, howbeit if they lie fiue or sixe daies they will bee the better, because they encrease their heate, sauour & strength, boyle them on the third day vntill the rootes shall become soft, then straine them, and when they be strained, set them on the fire againe, and when it beginneth to boyle, take fif­téene ℥. of white waxe, and when the waxe is melted take it from the fire, and make your ointment when it is cold.

This is a present remedie against the dropsie, and all swelling, in what part soeuer it bee, it asswageth paine in the sinowes, it prouoketh vrine, and causeth a man to bee laxatiue, and it cureth paines in the raines of cold.

231 An ointment of Pompholix.

TAke of the oyle of roses ten ℥. of white wax fiue ℥. of the iuice of the berries of dwale eight ℥. of white lead, foure ℥. of the common lead made in pouder, of tutis a kinde of lead aū. two ℥. of frankensence one ℥. Make these simples in pouder, which be fit to be made in pouder, séethe the iuice of dwale with oyle of roses vntill the iuice be consumed, then mingle the wax with the pouders, and beate them in a mor­ter, and make your ointment.

232 An ointment of Enula Campane.

TAke of the roote enula campana, sodden in vineger, and dride well afterward, one lib. of swines grease and of common oyle aū. thrée ℥. of new wax one ℥. of common salt made in pouder, s. ℥. of quicke siluer and turpentine wa­shed aū. two ʒ. make this ointment accordingly, then take swines grease fiue ℥. oyle of the bay trée, of quicke siluer slec­ked, of wax washed, of frankensence made in pouder aū. two ℥. of salt eight ℥. the iuice of plantane, the iuice of fumi­tory, as much as will suffice, and make it after this fashion: set your iuices with the wax on the fire, with oyle of bayes, swines grease, and let them boyle vntill all be melted, then put in salt, frankensence, masticke, and boyle them all vntil the iuice be consumed, then take them from the fire and put vnto them the quicke: siluer slecked, as yee did in the other ointment before, and so vse it.

This is a very strong ointment, therefore ye must take diligent héede, lest ye touch any principall member with the ointment, because of your quicke siluer, and you must also mingle with it a great quantitie of masticke.

234 An ointment for children which be scabbed.

TAke of turpentine washed foure ℥. of butter washed two ℥. of salt one ℥. of the iuice of pomcitrons, the yolkes of egges aū. in nomber thrée, oyle of roses ℥. doo them all togi­ther, and make your ointment thereof.

235 A red ointment to dry.

TAke of the stone which is called of the Apothecaries ca­laminaris, of terra lemnia aū. foure ℥. litharge of gold, of white leade, aū. three ℥. camphire one ʒ. of waxe fiue ℥. oyle of roses, oyle of violets aū. sixe ℥. and make your oint­ment accordingly.

236 An ointment against Wormes.

TAke of the oyle of bitter almons one ℥. iuice of the leaues of peaches, the iuice of motherwort aū. s. ℥. of roses, the floure of lupines, of y^e horne of the red deere made in pouder, aū. one ʒ. aloes cycatrine two ʒ. some put vnto this two ʒ. of oxe gall, also take a litle quantitie of vineger, & as much hony as will suffice.

237 An ointment called Resum Ptiuum.

TAke of swines grease foure ℥. of hennes grease, of goose grease, of ducks grease aū. two ℥. of moist isope s. ℥. oyle of violets, oyle of camomill, oyle of dill aū. two ℥. of freshe butter one lib. of white waxe sixe ℥. of tragantum, of the sli­my sappe of the kirnels of quinces, the slimy sappe of lin­séed, the slimy sappe of holihock, the slimy part of the gumme arabic aū. s. ℥. mingle them togither & make your ointmēt.

238 An ointment of Rhasis, Vnguentum Album.

TAke of the common oyle two lib. of fine white lead one lib. of white waxe sixe ℥. some Apothecaries doo put vn­to these two ʒ. of camphyre, make this your ointment ac­cording to the same.

This is good against all inflamations of heate.

239 An ointment called Nutritum.

TAke litharge of gold thrée ℥. of the common or sallet oyle, s. lib. of vineger thrée ℥. make your ointment in a mor­ter of lead accordingly.

240 An ointment called Egiptia­cum.

TAke of the floure of brasse fiue aur. of hony fourtéene aur. of strong vineger, seuen aur. séethe them vntil they bee thicke and make your siropes thereof.

This is a singular good ointment against olde woundes and fistules, which stand in néede of clensing: it dooth also eate away dead flesh, and also it purgeth all corruption.

241 A yelow ointment called Citrinum.

TAke of borax a kind of salt péeter, two ʒ. of camphyre one ʒ. of white corall s. ℥. of sée glasse burnt one ℥. of marbon stones, of the gumme tragantum, amili, marble, of fine fran­kensence, and white, salt péeter aū. thrée ʒ. of white marble two ʒ. of serpentary, of white lead sixe ℥. make it after this fashion, stampe your tragantum and the marbon stones in a morter of marble with an yron pestle, and stamp the other alone in the same morter, then sift them through a fine siue, [Page 98]with a fine linnen cloath, with one lib. s. of fresh swines grease, goates grease, one ℥. s. hennes grease, one ℥. these greases must bee put in a skillet, or in some other such like vessell, the which vessell ought to hang in a cawdron full of water on the fire, let the water in the cawdron so boile, that the grease may melt in the skillet, by the heate of the water in the cawdron, and when it is melted, straine it through a fine cloth into a dish, and put vnto it all the pouders, except camphyre and borax, stirring it continually, vntill all go to­gither in a lumpe, this done, mingle with it two or mo pomcitrons, stirring it alwaies, and when it beginneth to boile, put in your camphyre and borax, it must be continu­ally well stirred till it be colde, when it is taken from the fire, the which done, make your ointment: and here ye must note, that one pound of pouder will require eight lib. of grease.

242 An ointment called Meapolitanum, by Iohannes de Vigo.

TAke oyle of camomile, dill, of spikenard, lilies, aū. two ℥. of swines grease, the fat of a veale, aū. one lib. of e uphor­be fiue ʒ. of frankensence, ten ʒ. oyle of the bay trée one ℥. s. grease of a viper two ℥. s. of quicke frogges in number sixe, of woormes washed in wine thrée ℥. s. iuice of the rootes of walwoort and of enula campana, aū. two ʒ. of squinan­tum, of sticados, of motherwoort aū. one m. of swéete wine, two lib. boyle them all togither vntill the wine bee consu­med, then straine them, and put into the straining litharge of golde, one lib. of turpentine washed, two ℥. make this ointment or serotum with white waxe, putting vnto it when it is almost sodden one ℥. s. of stact, or of the fattest and tenderest part of mirrhe, then take it from the fire, and stir it till it shall become luke warme, after this, put vnto it foure ℥. of quicke siluer slecked with your spittle, stirring it till the quicke siluer be run amongst the other simples euen like, on a lumpe.

243 An other ointment.

TAke oile of spikenard one ℥. oile of the lées of white wine, oile of the bay trée, petroloum, of swines grease foure ℥. of frankensence s. ℥. euphorbe one ʒ. s. the ointment of ho­lihocke, the ointment of agrippa aū. one ℥. of quicksiluer foure ℥. mingle all togither, and make your ointment.

244 An ointment of Galen.

TAke of white wax one lib. oile of roses, thrée lib. let them be melted all togither and washed well and oft with cold water vntill they be white, the more this is washed, the bet­ter and stronger they will be, at the latter end wash them with a litle vineger.

245 Suger of Roses.

TAke fine suger and dissolue it with rose water, séethe it well, then cast it on a marble stone till it bee colde and hard, afterwarde cutte it in great péeces, and reserue it.

Thus yee maye make also suger, violet and bu­glosse.