To make Flos vnguentorum.

TAke Rosen and Perrosen, of eche halfe a pounde, Virgyn waxe and frankinsence, of ech a quarter of a pound, Mastick an ounce, Harts talow a quarter of a pounde, Camphere two drammes: melt that is to be molten, and beate into fine poulder, that which is to be poudred, that don, searce it, and boyle them all together, saue the Camphere, then strayne them into a pottel of white wyne, through a Canuas cloth, & so let them boyle together: when it is boyled, set it a cooling, vntil it be blood warme, then put into it your Camphere, and a quarter of an ounce of Turpentine, and keepe it with styrryng vntil it be thorow cold: when it is cold, make it into roules, [...]nd so keepe them to your vse, for one of [...]he purest salues that can be made. For [Page]thys oyntment or salue is most excellent for al the dyseases vnder written. Wher­fore ye must haue respect in makyng it, that ye put not the Camphere and Tur­pentyne into the rest, before it be as cold as blood, for then it is all lost. These be the dieases that it is good agaynste: viz. for old wounds, it clenseth and gendreth good fleshe, it healeth faster then any o­ther, for it wyll suffer no corruption or dead fleshe to be in a wounde. Also it is good for the head ache, & syngyng in the brayne, and for al maner of impostumes in the head or body, for blowyng in the eares & cheekes, for sinues sprong, starke or shronke: it wyl drawe out any thorne or broken bone, it is good against the bi­ting or stinging of any venemous beast, it wyl rot & heale al maner of botches, & it is good for a Fester or Canker. Also it wyl drawe all maner of aches out of the Lyuer, splene, or Reynes. It is good for houlyng in the members. Also it beyng [Page]layd vpon a womans Nauell as a play­ster, it wyl sease the flyre of menstrues, it healeth the Hemerhoides, and is special good to make a Searcloth for the gout, ache, botche, or pestilence. Thys Intret is called Flos vnguentorum, for that it is supposed for hys vertues to haue come to knowledge by reuelation.

An other for shrinking of sinues.

TAke March Malowes one handful, of Rosemary toppes as muche, and stampe them together; that done, myn­gle there with May butter molten, & so let it stand ten dayes. then seeth it on a soft fyre vntill the strength of the hearbs be gone, when it is well sodden, straine it through a canuas cloth into an earthē pot, and so keepe it close.

A soueraigne oyntment for an ache or bruise.

TAke a pounde of Sage, a pounde of Rue, halfe a pound of Wormewoode, [Page]and halfe a pounde of Bay leaues, then cut them smal, and after beat them in a morter, that done, take three pounde of sweet sheepes suet, yf ye can, of a sheepe new kylled, & mynce it small, then beate it with the hearbes in the morter, vntyl the hearbs haue drunke vp the suet, and be of colour grene: when ye haue so don, take it out, and put it into a bason, with a pottel of oyle Oliue, & so worke it with your hands into the hearbes, tyl it be al of one softnes, & then put it into an ear­then pot, and so kepe it eight dayes close couered: at the eyght dayes end, seeth it in a Brasse Pot with a soft fyre, tyll the strength of the hearbes be gone. And to proue it to be enough, take a spoonefull therof, & put it into a new canuas cloth, and wryng the iuise from the hearbes, yf in y^e end there come any licor like broune water, it is not soden enough. If it be enough, there wyll come nothyng but oyntment. In like maner proue al other [Page]oyntments. When ye haue so done, kepe them in a fayre stone pot or vessell very close, not forgetting to straine them into the vessel wherin ye preserue it. When ye haue need to occupy it, you must anoynt the pacient therewith euenyng & mor­nyng very warme, where the payne is, and beyng wel annoynted, lay thereto a fayre lynnen cloth very hot, & yf ye can, keepe it to the griefe with a Rouler.

An oyntment for the stone, and Collike, to be made in Maye

TAke the buddes of Broome flowers neare the shuttyng, halfe a pounde cleane pyked from the stalkes, and beate them in a morter very small, that done, myngle them with claryfyed May but­ter, as much as ye shall thynke meete, & so keepe it close in a vessell eyght dayes, then seeth it and strayne it, as the other oyntments before: & therwith annoynt the pacients grief very warme, euening and mornyng.

An oyntment for all maner of lamenesse, or swellynges.

TAke an handful of Time, an handful of Lauender Cotten, an handfull of runnyng Strawberyes that be lyke to a stryng, and cut them small, then beate thē in a morter, with foure or fyue yong Swallowes taken out of the neast very fleg, & quicke beat them together vntyll ye see neuer a fether or pece of thē whole: that done, take a. i.d. of Maye Butter clarifyed, & myngle it in the morter with the hearbs, and so let it stand. 24. houres before ye seth it: When you haue sodden it, vse it as before ye are taught, as well in preseruyug of it, as also in vsyng it.

A soueraigne playster for a burnyng or scalding, the fyre being out.

TAke of Rosen in fyne polder a pound, a pound of vnwrought ware minced smal, a pounde & halfe of clarifyed May butter, and put thē all into a brasse pan, & set it vpon the fyre tyll it begyn to ryse, [Page]alway stirring it: then take it of the fyre, and incontinent put it into a vessel with fayre cold water, and styrre it together, & so let it stand a day or a nyght: when ye haue so don, make it vp in roules, & kepe them tyll your neede, makyng thereof a playster with a knyfe vpon a soft lynnen cloth, dressyng the sore twise a day.

A soueraigne bath for al lamenesse.

TAke a blacke sheepes heade with the wool on it, and doo out the braynes & tongue, & wipe the head cleane, then put it into two gallons of fayre water, with a pecke of Culuerage, otherwise cal­led Arse smart, beyng fyrste cleane py­ked and washed, and so seeth them al to­gether, tyl the bones fal from the flesh, & scum it cleane in the seethyng, that don, take out the bones, and the rest put into a close earthen pan, or pot, and so keepe it, takyng at once as much of the broth, flesh, and hearbes, as shal suffice to bath [Page]the lame place withal, vsyng it euenyng and mornyng, as hot as it may be suffe­red, keping the place warme with a lin­nen cloth betwixt the bathyngs.

To breake any sicknesse, sore, or felon.

TAke the grease leaues of a barow hog and pyl of the skyn, & beate the grease in a morter tyll it be enough, whiche ye shal know by the whytenes therof, then put it into a fayre stone pot, not an ear­then pot, and so keepe it close tyll Maye, when ye shall gather Stabies & stampe it, and strayne it, and to one quart of the grease colde, put a pottell of the iuise of Stabies, & in lyke sort more or lesse: that done, worke the grease tyl it haue drunk vp the iuise, with your handes, then co­uer it, and let it stand tenne dayes: then presse the water out of it with your han­des, and after with as much of the same iuise worke it agayne, tyl it hath drunke it vp, & so let it stande ten dayes. In lyke [Page]maner vse it at the end of euery .x. dayes, duryng May and Iune. In the end pre­serue it tyl need require, and as you need take therof as much as wyl make a thick playster, to the bygnes of the sore, & laye it therto .xxiiii. houres, and it wyl breake it: and beyng broken, heale it with a dra­wyng playster.

A soueraigne proued medicine for the pin and web in the eye, to be made in May.

TAke the toppes or crops of the hearbe Christopher, with the stalks & leaues thereon, of a fynger length, yf they be so farre tender, a good quantitie, & stampe thē very smal, that done, myngle it with a good quantitie of Maye butter, and in a fayre platter, or such lyke vessel stampe them together, and vse to set it in the hot sun euery day, when the sunne shyneth clearly, the space of .ii. or .iii. monethes, tyll it be rotten, & yf it be sooner rotten, then strayne it through a cleane lynnen [Page]cloth, when as it hath molten in the sun the space of a whole day: that whiche is strayned out, is the medicine whiche ye must keepe, taking as much as a meane pynnes head, & put it into the eye of the paciēt lying vpright, the space of a quar­ter of an houre. Thys medicine may ne­uer be made nor myngled, but in May. It may be strayned in Iune, Iuly, or August.

A speciall good salue for any old sore, also good for a greene wound, called Salue Robert.

TAke a pound of weathers suet beyng fyrst molten, and clarified into a cake, & scrape it into a brasse Pan or Postnet, then take a pound of virgin waxe, & in lyke maner scrape it into y^e pan or other vessell, that done, strayne a pound of Ro­sen beyng beaten into fyne polder, & so with styrryng, boyle them vpon a fyre of coales, vntyl it be moltē al into one like­nes, then put to it two ounces of blacke [Page]sope, & styrre it a while after, then whē it begynneth to ryse, take it of, & set it aside tyl it be through colde: then cut it in pee­ces, and so worke it vp into smal roules, so as ther be no knots in the roules: that ye may the better worke it, anoynt your handes with soft greace or oyle, & it shall not cleaue to your fyngers, hauing thus done, keepe them in a close boxe.

A water to be vsed with this salue to wash the sore, before ye lay to the playster, as often as ye dresse it: good to clense the sore, and to abate proud fleshe.

TAke a good handful of Sage, wash it cleane, and seeth it in a quart of stale ale, or strong beere, and in the seethyng scum it, and put therto a peece of Roche Alam as byg as a Walnut, and so let it seeth halfe away: that done, keepe it in a stone pot close, and as ye need take a sau­cer ful thereof with some of the leaues, & luke warme bath the woūd or sore ther­with, then wype the sore dry with a soft [Page]lynnen cloth, & afterwarde lay to a play­ster of the sayd salue Robert; and if neede be, put in a tent made of Lint & the salue together, before ye lay on the plaister. In thys maner dresse the sore twise a day, til ye thinke it waxeth almost whole: after­ward if ye list, once a day wil be enough, because it may els heale too fast.

A soueraigne medicine for a burnyng or scalding, called Mother Cammockes me­dicine, to be made in May.

TAke Daysy leaues, rootes, & flowers, and the inner barke of Elder, of eche an handful, of the leaues of Bryers, such as beare the beryes, a quarter of a hand­ful, & bruse them wel together in a mor­ter, then put therto a pound of clarifyed Maye butter, & myngle them together, and so boyle them vntyll the strength be out of the hearbes: then strayne it tho­row a fayre lynnen cloth into the vessell wherin ye meane to keepe it, as before. [Page]When you wyll occupye this oyntment, ye must, after ye haue annointed the pa­cient, lay ouer the place anointed a peece of the skyn of hogges greace, or the filme of sheepes suet, to keepe the clothe from cleauyng to the sore. For a neede thys oyntment maye be made in any other moneth wherin the Daysies may be ga­thered.

For a Canker.

TAke hearbs Robert, red Sage, hearb Grace, of ech lyke much, stampe them in a morter with good ale. Whē ye haue so done, put the hearbes in a lynnē cloth and wet your cloth wel in the iuise, then laye the cloth with the hearbes to your tooth at nyght & in the mornyng in lyke maner, and by the grace of God it wyll draw out the Canker.

A playster for all maner of sores, and specially for greene sores.

Take of fyne Suger and Burnet, of [Page]ech lyke much, and bruse them in a mor­ter, and wash the wound with the iuise of the same, then take the hearbes fynly-beaten, & myngle with them & the iuise a quātitie of english hony & vnwrought waxe, so boyle them together tyl it be all of one colour: then take them from the fyre, and let them stand a while, thē put it into a bason of fayre water, & so worke it out into roules, as before is taught, in ordring the wound. Prob. per T. Colby.

An other medicine for a Canker.

Take Sage, Rue, Woodbine leaues, Peneryall, & of Filbert leaues or buddes of ech an handfull, if neyther can be got­ten, then take of the inner barke of the yongest boughes, one handful, and seeth it with the rest in a quart of good ale o­uer a soft fyre, til halfe be consumed: whā it is halfe soden, put thereto three spone­fuls of hony, and as much Roche Alam [...] thre [...] Walnuts. When it is consumed [Page]take it of, and keepe it as your other wa­ters: if you neede hereof, take a saucer ful and warme it, then wet a lynnen clothe therein, and so washe the sore, after that lay the cloth to the griefe.

For a swellyng or bruise.

Make a Poultesse of Wheate bran & water, and when it is wel sodden, put to a dish ful of it, a saucer ful of oyle of Rue, and styrre them well together, and so lay it to the swellyng or bruise, as warme as may be suffred, shifting it twise a day.

For a sore brest.

Take a handful of fygges and stampe them tyl the kernels be brokē; then take a litle freshe grease & temper it with the fygs: then make a playster therof, and as hot as the pacient may suffer it, lay it to their brest, and it wyl take away the an­guish & swellyng, & if it be apt to breake, it wyl breake it, els not.

For a sore leg.

Take Lye made of the ashes of cleane ashe wood, also take a litle Alam and as much Maddar and seeth it, then straine it, & wash the sore therwith. This water is good to cleare a sore, moderating your Allam and Maddar to the qualitie of the sore, and also it wyll further the hea­ling of it, vsing therwith a good healing playster.

To take the fyre out of a burning or scalding.

Take a quantitie of restye Bacon, & burne it with fyre, hauing a Bason of water vnder it, that the dropping ther­of may fal into it, then take the dropping frō the water with a fether, & put it in a dishe with the iuise of Singrue, other­wise called Houslik, a conuenient quan­titie to your Bacon, the said iuise beyng strayned into it: also put thereto a yolke of an eg hard rosted, then beat them to­gether vntyll you haue made a perfecte [Page]myxture therof, and annoynt the paciēt therewith as oft as the heate of the fyre shal drinke it vp, or dry it, and it wyl take away the heate of the fyre, and heale the sore. This was proued by M. White, beyng sore burned with Gun poulder, who before the vse hereof, dypped that part of his body that was so burned, in­to cold Bryne, to asswage the griefe.

To asswage the stinging of an Adder, or other venemous beast.

Take shel Snailes which in sommer tyme keepe in Gardens, and in Wynter in old houses, breake the shelles, and lay the Snayles in a peauter dishe, & pricke them with a pynne, and there wyl come an oyle out of them, with the whiche ye shall annoynt the pacient with a fether, and as it dryeth in, styl lay on more with your fether, tyl you may perceiue where the styng stycketh: then take one of the Snailes vnpricked, & lay it to the griefe. [Page]To keepe the swellyng from the harte, you muste laye that parte of the bodye so stong, higher thē the hart. Also betwixt the hart, and the place so stong, bynde a playster of Triacle vpon a lynnen clothe an ynche broade, & it wyl dryue the swel­inge from the hart.

An other remedie to take out the fyre of a burninge or scaldinge.

Take the yolkes of .xx. or mo hard ro­sted egges, and fry them in a frying pan, breaking them all to peeces, & in the fry­ing there wil ryse a frothe, and after the frothe there will also ryse an oyle, which oyle ye shall take out of the panne, and wth a fether annoynt the sore as fast as the fyre shall drynke it vp, and in a smal tyme it wyll both kyll the fire, and also heale the sore.

To heale a greene wounde.

Take the hearbe Salindine & House­lyke [Page]equal quantitie, then bruse them in a morter, and take the iuise of them, and put it in the wound, & annoynt the same therwith: that done, fyl the wound with part of the brused hearbs, and so bynde it vp, & in short tyme it wil heale the sore: as by proofe hath bene seene.

For watering eyes.

Take Bittanie, & eate it, or drinke it, whether ye lyst, & it will take awaye the watering of the eyes.

For a womans sore brest.

TAke & temper cleane wheate flower with yolkes of egges, and make thereof a plaister & lay thereto, shifting it twyse a daye, and it will heale the sore

To kil the worme that bredeth in a mans eye

Take Rewe otherwise herbe grace, & stampe it, and temper it with the vrine of the same man, that done, geue it him [Page]to drynke, & it shal kill the sayd worme.

An other medicine for sore eyes.

Take the oyle of Egges, the iuyse of stamped Dayses. & the oyle of blacke Snayles, whiche you muste get in this maner: Bray them in a morter, then put them into a fayre linen clothe, holdyng it ouer a sauser, that it maye drop into the sauser: that done, take the sayd drops with the other things before wrytten, & boyle them altogether with skymming: then put it in lyke vessell as your other oyntments, and as ye neede therof, take a feather, and dip it in the vyall, or other vessell, wherein it remayneth, and so annoynte sore eyes so often as neede re­quireth.

To staunch a wound of bleeding.

Fyll the wounde full of Orpin chau­fed in, or betwixt your hands, and it wil staunche.

Also fyll the wounde full of the blades of English Safforne, and it shal stanche.

Oyle of Exiter poured into a wound, wil also staunche the same.

This oyle of Exiter will also heale a bruse, yf it be annoynted therwith, and after rowled vp with a warme rowler, & so shifted once in .xxiiii. houres.

An other to staunch a wound.

Take Veruin made in fine poulder, & put therof in the wound, & it wil stanch.

To staunch bleeding at the nose.

Take the iuise of red Nettles, & good red wyne, of eche lyke quantity, putting thereto the poulder of white Chalke as much as halfe a Hasel nut shel wil hold: that done, warme it luke warme, & geue it the pacient to drinke.

A proued medicine for the goute.

Take a prety quantitie of greene flyes [Page]called Cantarides which the Apothecary doth seke, and twyse as much crummes of sower Rye bread, and stampe them in a morter with a litle vineger, so as ye may make therof a playster the breadth of a groute, then lay it vpō the sore place, that is, where the moste griefe is, for the space of sire or feuen houres: then lift vp the playster with the poynt of a knife, & so let it lye halfe an houre. When you haue so done, pull it of, and you shal see a blyster gathered vnder it, which with a needle you must pricke in the lowest part therof, and with your fynger thrust out the water softly, and yf the water be cold it wyll be yellowe, yf the payne be out, it wyl be white lyke the gelly of a Pyg: ha­uyng thus don, take a seare Oken leafe, & cuttyng out of it all hys vaynes, pricke it ful of holes, and lay it to the blister, let­tyng it remayne there vntyl it be whole. The blyster beyng broken, the payne of the disease is gone, notwithstanding the [Page]leafe must heale the skyn anewe, and al­so you muste make the blyster beneath the ioynt, as yf it wer on the knee, thē to make it a litle beneath it, or els where in lyke maner.

An other for a bruise or swelling.

Take the rootes of March Mallows three handfuls and cut them smal, & one handfull of wylde Mallowes, and seeth them in a gallon of fayre water, vntyll the rootes be soft, and the water almost consumed: then take out the rootes and leaues, and draine them through a fayre cloth, and stampe them: Then bath the bruise or swellyng with the same water wherein the rootes were sodden, a good while together, with a lynnen cloth dip­ped therein, for the more ease to the sore. When you haue so bathed the sore, take your roots and leaues wel stamped, and myngle them with a good handefull of Line seede fynely beaten, & a good quan­titie [Page]of Bores grease, and make thereof a playster of great thycknesse, and heate it very hot, and so lay it to the sore, & with­in foure or fyue dayes it wyl heale it.

A proued medicine for a Fellon.

Take the iuise of Smallage, the iuise of Fetherfue, of eche lyke quantitie, and myngle them with Wheat flowre, to the quantitie of a peauter dyshe full, and put therto as much blacke sope as the quan­titie of a Walnut: thē worke it with your hands vntyl the Sope can not be seene, then make therof a playster, and lay it to the Fellon very warme.

A medicine for all maner of Goutes.

Take a lapfull of Rue, of Hysope as much, of water Mint as much that gro­weth in the water, of Arsmart as much, and boyle them together in a gret vessell tyll the colour of the hearbs be changed: Then hauyng a baine tub ready, with a [Page]rounde stoole in it, and therein a hole as byg as the palme of an hande, and a soft stoole to set his foot vpon, and put in the water seethyng hot, the bayne beyng close couered that the ayre get not out: and let the diseased set hym downe as yf he were at hys stoole of easement, wyth hys feet vpon the other, so as no parte of hys bodye be touched with the water, & so let hym sweate an houre, yf he can en­dure it, and in sweating let him rub him with hys handes where moste griefe is. If he be constrayned by fayntnesse or o­therwise to drynke, geue hym stale Ale with a toste, but it is best to abstaine. Af­ter thys let hym lye downe in a warne bed, and when he is dry, geue hym halfe an ounce of Cassia Fistula drawen with a water that longeth to a Laske, and after let hym sleepe, and by Gods grace it shal helpe hym.

For to knyt a vayne.

Take the hearb called Bledith Busta­porus, [Page]the iuise of Bayes, and bray them together, & geue it the pacient to drynke in warme Posset ale.

For the Siatica passio.

Take Deares suet, Rosen, and stone Tarre somwhat more in quantitie, and boyle altogether tyl al be moulten, then spreade it on a lynnen cloth in maner of a playster, & pricke the cloth very thicke with a knyfe, and lay it where the paine is as hot as may be suffred, It hath ben proued.

Stubbes medicine for the Goute.

Take a quart of red wyne lees, a quar­ter of a pounde of Beane flower, halfe a quarter of a poūd of Cummyn fyne bea­ten, a sponeful of bole Armianake, halfe an ounce of Camphere, whiche must be put in at twise, and beyle them altoge­ther tyll they be somewhat thicke, then make it playster wise, and laye it to the payne.

R. Osbornes medicine for the Goute.

Take three pyntes of fayre runnyng water from a spryng, and put to it three handfuls of red Rose leaues that be new dryed, but not distylled, & seeth them to­gether tyl the leaues be very tender, and the water more then halfe wasted: then put therto halfe a pynt of good Rose wa­ter, and let them boyle together a greate whyle after. When the leaues be as ten­der as may be, and the water wel consu­med, put to it of tartest leauened white bread crummes finely grated, and styre it with a sticke tyl it be as thicke as may be possible: then make thereof a playster vpon a lynnen cloth, and as hot as may be suffered, bynde it to the place greeued with roulers. In this maner vse it twise a day.

Stubbes playster for the Goute.

Take Occicronū Galbanum, and Me­litonum, of eche. i.d. and styl them: then [Page]take a pound of stone Pitche, an other pound of fine Rosen: one halfe ounce of Camphere, one quarter of Deeres suet, halfe a quarter of a pound of Cummyn, and boyle them on a softe fyre together, & therof make a playster vpon a peece of lether: vsing it as the other.

An other for the Goute:

Take the Gall of an Oxe, and Aqua composita, of ech lyke quantitie, and put therto as much oyle of Exiter, as of both the other, & labour them al together in a pot with a sticke, by the space of halfe an houre: when you haue so done, annoynt your paine therwith, then wet a lynnen cloth therein, and as hot as ye can suffer it, bynd it to the sore.

A proued water to heale as well newe woundes, as olde sores.

Take of Camphere. vi.d. of white Co­poras. iiii.d. and boyle them together in [Page]an earthen pot for suche a purpose vpon a chafyn dish of coales tyll they be moul­ten, and also tyll it be hardened agayne. When it is hard, take it of, and beat it in a morter with .ii.d. of Bole Armoniake into fyne poulder: then take a pan with a quart of fayre runnyng water, and so set it on the fyre tyl it begyn to seeth, and then take it of, and put into it two spon­fuls of the same poulder, and against the fyre let it boyle a litle together. When it hath boyled a whyle before the fyre, take it of, and ere it be cold, put it into a stone pot to keepe, as your other waters or oyntmentes, stoppyng it very close. Whē ye neede to occupye thereof, take two or three sponfuls of it, & in a saucer warme it on the fyre, and wetting a linnen cloth therin, lay it to the wound or sore, and so roule it harde with roulers, vsyng it on this maner. And if it heale ouer fast, thē dresse it with the water beyng cold, once or twise, and it wyl cause that it shal not [Page]heale too fast, and in this manner vse it as your iudgement, and discretion shall seeme best.

The L. Capels salue for cuts or ranklyngs, comming of rubbing. It is also a good lyp salue.

Take a pounde of Maye butter, & cla­rifye it, then take the purest thereof, also take .iii. ounces of English waxe, and .ii. ounces of Rosen, & clarifie them by thē selues: then boyle them altogether vpon a soft fyre with styrryng that it burne not, and when it is boyled, coole it, and after keepe it in the cake or otherwise, as your other salues.

To eate out the dead flesh in any wounde.

Take Henbane, & eggeshels, & burne them together: then stampe them into fine pouder: Put thereof suche quantitie into the wounde, as shall seeme needful: and it wyll eate oute the deade fleshe.

To heale a wounde within ten dayes, as by proofe hath beene seene.

Stampe Camphere with Barrowes greace, and put it into the wound, and it wil heale it.

To ripe and breake botches.

Dip Dragon leaues in oyle, and laye it vpon the botch, and it wil breake it.

To cleare the syght of eyes.

Take as many red Snayls as ye can get, which in raine or hayle crepe about, & seeth them throughly in well water, & in the seething, gather or skym of the fat that wil come out of them, and preserue it as the other oyntments, and when ye need, take & anoynt your eyes therwith.

An other remedye for sore eyes.

Take the iuise of Fenell and drop ther­of into the sore eyes euenyng and mor­nyng, & it shall heale the griefe & payne.

To asswage the swelling of the gignitors.

Take coorse meale and melte yt with hony, that don, stamp it with Cummin tyll it be well myngled: then make ther­of a playster, and lay it to the sore, and it wil take a waye the swelling.

An other medicine to breake a byle.

Take branne and womans mylke, & put them together, when it is through­ly soken, laye of it to the sore, and it will breake.

To make oyle of Exiter.

Take one poounde of Cowslips in the moneth of May, and steepe them in oyle Oliue in as much quantity as they may easily be steeped in, and let them lye tyll Iune, when you muste gather of Cala­mint, hearbe Iohn, Sage, Ambrose, wylde Sage, Egremont, Sothernwod, Penerial, Lauender, Peritory, Rosema­ry Camamil, Hearif called Sliuers, Pe­ritory [Page]of Spaine, Laurel leaues, floures of Lylly, of ech of these an handfull: then grynde thē in a morter as smal as Gren­sing, that don, take the Cowslip floures, aboue sayd, & wring them out of the oyle, & put them into a morter with the oher hearbes, & grynd them all into one lyke­nes: when ye haue so done, put it into as muche whyte wyne as may easyly steepe it in a daye and a nyght: then take the hearbes with the wyne, and boyle them together with the oyle Oliue, wherein the Cowslyps were steeped fyrste, and so let them seeth together tyl the wyne and water be wasted away. To knowe if it be enough, take out of the neathermost of it a spoonefull, and yf there be no wa­ter in the spoone, it is enough. If it be enough, take it of, & put it into a strong lynnen bag, and strayne it betwixt two staues, and so keepe it in a vessel either of Tynne or Glasse, for no other wil hold it.

Thys oyntment or oyle is very good a­gaynst [Page]all maner of maladyes that be in the synues or other place, taken thorow cold: as goutes, Palsies, and olde bruises of the bones and ioyntes, and must be v­sed in thys maner. In the Sommer tyme the place so greued shalbe annoyn­ted agaynst the sunne, and in Wynter a­gainst the fyre, and after the annointing the sore muste be ouer layde with blacke wooll vn washed, beyng warmed very hot, and so bound to with roulers. Also thys oyntment, otherwise called oyle O­liue keepeth hys vertue or strength three yeares, and is not to be made, but as be­fore is sayd, in May, and Iune.

A proued medicine for the bleeding at the nose, called the L. Maryes medicine.

Take the shel of an egge, the meate be­ing very cleane out, and put it in the fyre vntyl it be burnt very blacke, and ready to breake: then take it out, & make therof fyne poulder, whereof ye shal blowe tho­row [Page]a quyl part therof into the nose that bleedeth, and it shall staunch.

For the Migrue in the eyes.

Seeth new mylke, and when it is so­den, poure it into a Bason, and couer the bason with a peauter platter, and with the water that commeth of the Bason, washe the sore eyes and browes, and in fewe dressynges of them in thys maner, you shalbe holpen.

To kyll the Palsie.

Drynke the roote of Valerion in pol­der, and it wyl destroy the Palsie, so that ye eate no hogges flesh.

A remedye for the Dropsie.

Scrape an Elder roote very cleane, & breake it in many peeces, or shred it into white wine, and let it steepe therin, then drynke the wyne, and it wyll heale your disease.

An other for the same.

Take the hearbe called Arnoglosa, and seeth it in white wine, and vse to drinke therof fasting, and it wyll helpe you of the dropsye.

An other for the same disease.

Take the poulder of Smallage and Fenel roots, and the iuise of Fenitory, & clense it with suger, then make a Sicop therof, and geue the pacient to drinke, and with Gods helpe he shall recouer.

For ache in the backe.

Take Egremont and Mugwort both leaues and roots, and stampe them smal then myngle them wel with old Deeres suet, then smere or annoynt thy greeued place therwith very warme, & after roul it vp hard.

An other for the Palsye, called Esbe pater.

Take and styll the Primeroses with [Page]their leaues, and drinke thereof fasting, and within thryse drinking it wil helpe you: also it is good agaynst the head ach or other aches.

Agaynst the Crampe.

Take and beate Brymston, and Ver­uin together, & so bynde it to your arme or other place greeued, and it shall kyll it for hauing the payne agayne.

An other medicine to breake any sore vpon the brest.

Take of Mallowes one handful, and of Wormewood as much, and seth them in runnyng water vpon a soft fire tyll they be tender: then take them cleane from the water, and chop them vpon a bord with Barrows grease, to the quan­titie of halfe the hearbes, and therof laye to the sore as much as you thinke meete for it, as hot as ye may suffer it, and once in .xxiiii. houres chaunge it, & when it is [Page]broken, dresse it with a drawing plaister.

For the bloody Flixe.

Seeth mylke, and in the seething put in a peece of Roche Allam, whiche will cause a curd, which curd being cleane ta­ken from the whay, you must drynke the sayd whay as hot as is possible: also yf your stomacke can possible beare it, you must eate the curd, and with Gods help you shal recouer.

An other to stoppe the bloody Flixe:

Take of the purest redde Rose leaues dryed, & make them in fine polder, then take halfe as much fyne Sinamone: that done, take fyne whyte bread, and make tostes of them, and being tosted, soke them in good red wyne, and when they are soked, take them out & strayne the polders vpon thē, one or two of these tostes be sufficient at one tyme, vse them fasting, and also at your going to bedde, [Page]beyng new made, but ye may not drinke in two or three houres after: yf you haue not Roses ready dryed, drye some in an Ouen, or before the fyre, and thys by the helpe of God shal helpe you within fewe eatynges.

A proued medicine for a Stiche.

Grate a good quantitie of Setwell, & halfe as muche Gynger, then take .vi. or vii. spoonefuls of water Ascabies, & put them together, shakyng them well toge­ther in the pot or glasse, and so drinke it of beyng warmed before, then laye you downe, and sweate, if you can.

An other for the same.

Take an handfull of hearbe Grace, a quarter of a pounde of Cummyn well brused, then take a pottle or a quart of the dregges of good ale, & boyle all these together, puttyng into it crūmes of lea­uened [Page]breade sufficient to make the rest very thicke, thē put it into a very strong lynnen bag, and so lay it to the griefe, yf the paine remoue, remoue also your bag euer with the payne, refreshing it with warmth, and it shall helpe.

An other for the same, proued.

Annoynt your syde with the Oyle of Melilote, then make a playster of the same Melilote vpon a peece of Leather, and lay it to your syde, and change it not but once in a weeke.

A proued medicine to cause sleepe.

Take foure spoonefuls of good vine­ger, and as much Rose water, & of oyle of Roses two sponfuls, and of crummes of coorse leauened breade made of cleane Wheat, with an handfull of Rose leaues dryed, as you shal thynke wyll make the licour thicke to lay vpon a lynnen cloth: these beyng boyled together vpon a cha­fyndish [Page]of coales. When it is enough, lay it vpon the foreheade and temples from the one eare to the other, and so let hym lye vpon a bed, making no noyse, and by the grace of God he shall sleepe within one quarter of an houre.

An other for the same.

Stampe Lettise seed and Smallage seede together in a morter, then temper it with the white of an egge, and so bynd it to the forehead, and he shal sleepe.

For the head ach, and clensing therof.

Chawe Pellitorye of Spayne in thy mouth, and it wyll clense the head, & also take away the ache or payne.

An other for the head ache.

Take the iuise of Byttanie, Veruin, Wormwood, Colodine, greene Mal­lowes, and Sage, claryfyed Hony, and fine Pepper corne beaten in poulder, and [Page]seth al these wel in fayre water as much as by your indgement shall be sufficient for to drink the other compounds before, which must be in equal quantities, vse this drinke fasting as you fynd paine, & it shall helpe.

An other medicine to cause sleepe.

Take a spoonfull of oyle of Roses, a sponful of Rose water, and halfe a spon­ful of red Vyneger, and temper them all together, then with a fine lynnen clothe annoynt the pacients head.

To purge and clense the head.

Take a pint of white vineger .i. d. of the poulder of Spemial, and .i. d. of the pol­der of Pellitorye, which is lyke to small styckes .ii. d. of good stone Honnye, then seeth them altogether, and whē it hath soden something, take it of the fyre, and put to it a sponful of good Mustard styr­ring it wel together, and in that maner [Page]preserue it as before ye be taught in the others. Vse one or two houres after din­ner, to put of thys water or medicine in­to your mouth, roulyng it vp and down with your tongue, keepyng close your lippes, and beware that none go downe your throate. In lyke maner vse therof to the number of .ix. spoonefuls one after an other, alwayes puttyng them out in­to a peauter bason, or such lyke vessel, the better to peruse that whiche wyll come out of your head by the operation therof. And in vsyng thys medicine three dayes together, you shal fynd remedy.

An other for al maner diseases in the head.

Take .iiii. peny worth of the roote of Pellitory of Spayne, which is the same in the other before mentioned, with half a peny worth of Spilonard, & beat them into poulder: then boyle them as the o­ther, with good red vineger, if you haue not whyte, and beyng boyled and colde, [Page]put to it a sauser full of clarifyed hony, & an other of good mustard, with styrryng as you dyd the other. Also let hym vse it in iyke maner & quantitie, as the other, eyther after dynner or supper, whether he lyst, and in few tymes vsyng thys, you shal perceyue the disease to weare a way: mary he must vse euery spoonfull a good whyle in hys mouth, though some what to hys payne.

A proued medicine for paine in the head.

Seeth Alehofe in fayre water, and be­yng sodden, bind the hearbes to the nod­dle of the head hot, and it shal helpe.

A prooued medicine for the coughe, and ach in the brest by reason thereof.

Boyle Stabies in fayre water, & with the water bathe or washe the brest, then laye the hearbes thereto in manner of a playster, as hot as you can suffer it. This must be done at your goyng to bed, & in [Page]once or twise so doyng, you shal recouer.

For payne in the stomacke.

Take Woormewoode, Fetherfewe, Mynts, crummes of browne bread, and Frankinsence, or Cummyn beatē to fine poulder, by equal portions, and boile thē al in Malmesey very thicke, as you are taught before, puttyng it when it is sod­den, into a thicke lynnen bag, and verye warme lay it to thy stomacke.

An other for the cough.

Take a handfull of good Fygges, and seeth them in Ale or Beere tyll they be somewhat tender: then slyt them a sun­der, and in a lynnen bag for the purpose laye them as hot as ye can suffer vpō the stomake, & when it is cold, warme them with the bag in the licor that before they were boyled in, and thus doyng you shal by Gods helpe be healed.

An other for the same.

Take like quantitie of great Raysons [Page]as you dyd of the Figges, or twise as ma­ny, and boyle them in Claret wyne, the stones beyng fyrst taken out of them, & whē they be tender, vse them as you dyd the Fygges, to your brest, warmyng thē as they coole, in theyr hot licour.

A very good drinke for the said cough.

Take a quart of white wyne, & boyle it with Licoras, Anise seedes, and Su­ger Candy, of ech like quantitie, putting therin ten Fygs of the best, tyl it be halfe consumed, & so preserue it to drink therof euenyng and mornyng three or foure spoonefuls warme.

For the Murre or pose.

Take Sticcadose, or for wante hereof halfe a handful of Spyke, of Nigella Ro­mana halfe a handefull, of Rose leaues halfe an handful, & of Masticke as much with a quarter of an handful of Cloues. these beyng beaten into fyne poulder, [Page]make a fyne quilte of Syndale, and put­tyng them into it, lay it to the moulde of your head.

For the Migrue.

Take halfe a pint of Knit Maddē, an ounce of Cummyn seede, & a handfull of Sengrue, then braye them all together smal in a morter, & then boyle them in the mylke of a cowe of one colour, thick­nyng it with Wheate meale, and being very thicke, lay it playster wise to your forehead and temples.

An other medicine for the headache.

Take the iuise of Walworte, Salt, Hony, Waxe, and Incense, of as equall portions as you can gesse them, & boyle them together: being boyled preserue it as you doe other oyntments, and as you fynde paine, annoynte your head ther­with, & it shal help you: also it is writtē that if ye weare the hearbe Bittanye [Page]about your necke, then it will asswage the ache.

An other drynke for the coughe.

Take a handful of Rew, and of So­thernwood as much, with lyke quātitie of Rosemary, a quart of claryfied Hony, and a quart of whyte wyne, then seethe as these together, and being sod, put out the licour and stampe the hearbes in a morter, that done, put them againe into the licour, & so let it boyle a while: when ye haue so done, straine your licour tho­row a fine strayner or cloth, into a vessel wherin you shall kepe it close, and vse to drinke therof in the morning colde, and at night hot, such quantitie as ye thinke good.

An other drinke for the same.

Take Hysope, Rosemary, Cerfloure, Plantine, Elrentaure, & Redish roote, of eche lyke quantitie, and seethe them in [Page]white wyne from a pottle to a quarte, & being sodden, put out the licour from the hearbes, and beate them in a morter, thē put them together, and myngle it with styrryng: then strayne them into an o­ther pot, puttyng thereto halfe a pounde of clarifyed hony, and a prety deale of cla­rifyed Maye butter: then seeth them the space of a quarter of an houre, thē strayn it, and when it is cold, put it into a fayre glasse, and so keepe it close, geuyng ther­out so often as the diseased shall drynke thereof .vi. spoonefulles, beyng warmed with as much stale ale.

For boyling of the stomacke.

Take of Fennell and Ashe rootes lyke quantitie beaten into fyne poulder, and drynke therof in white wyne, and it wyl helpe you.

To cleare the pypes.

Take the rootes of Elena Campana, [Page]two handfuls of Hysope, and one hand­ful of Lycoras fyne beaten in a morter, then seeth thē in a pottle of white wine, to a pynt, then keepe it in a close vessell, & drynke therof in the mornyng colde, and at euenyng warme.

Against the stopping of the pypes.

Take Hysope, Myntes, Rosemarye, Daysies, and Consond, of ech like quan­titie, and seeth them in ale with Licoras and vse it as the other before.

Agaynst horsenesse.

Take a good quātitie of Veruine and seeth it with Licoras in fayre water, thē strayne the water, & vse no other drynke with your meate, vntyll ye fynd remedy.

A broth to coole the stomacke and Lyuer, and to make one sollible.

Take a Capon, or a leg of Veale, or a shoulder, whether be easiest to be gotten [Page]and seeth it in an earthē pot, with skim­myng, then take a handfull of Endiffe, a handfull of Violet leaues, a handfull of Dandeliō, of white Beets halfe a hand­full, and halfe a handfull of Mallowes, with three Succory rootes, the pyth be­ing taken out of them, also halfe a hand­full of Burrage, and as muche Borage, halfe a poūd of great Raisons, the stones taken out, a pound of Prunes, and halfe a dosen slyps of wyld Margerome, with a fewe whole Maces, and a litle Salt, then boyle all these together to a Gellye, and after straine it through a fayre cloth into an earthen pot, without any com­pulsion, then keepe it as your others, warmyng thereof so often as ye lyst to drynke.

A soueraigne and prooued medicine for heate in the stomacke, commyng by an ague, or otherwise.

Take a peece of Scarlet in Grayne, [Page]cut after the proportion of the knotte of the stomacke, and seeth it in a lytle vine­ger and Saunders, vntyll the lycour be consumed, and so lay the Scarlet as hot as can be endured, to the stomacke, then couer it close with lynnen very thicke of foldes, to keepe in the heate, and when it is cold, heate it in lyke licour as before, twise or thrise together. Vse thys as oft as ye fynd payne, and it shal helpe you.

Two proued medicines to stop vomiting.

Geue the pacient to drynke a draught of warme ale or beere, a quantitie of fine Synamome, and it shall staye the vomi­tyng: yf it do not, then take three spoon­fuls of the water of Mynts, and geue it the pacient to drynke, with a draught of ale or beere, as the other. Both haue ben wel proued.

To cause good tasting of meate.

Drinke wine sodden with Sentorye, [Page]and Plantine, euening and morning, & it shall soone helpe thee.

A very wholsome water to be drunke all the moneth of May.

Take Ribwort, Endiffe, Violet leaues, Buglas, Synkfoyle, and Mercurye, of eche of these hearbes a greate handful, & seeth them in a pottle of morning whay halfe an houre, & so keepe it being stray­ned, or rather drayned through a fayre clothe into a vessell, wherein it shall re­mayne, and geue a draught hereof luke warme to drynk euery morning, during that moneth, to as many as ye wyll, as wel in health, as otherwyse, and it shal preserue their healthe. The more that ye make, if your number be greate, the bet­ter it is for the age therof, vsing the quā ­titie after this rate.

To auoyde fleame.

Seeth Slose in fayre water a good [Page]quantitie, and being sodden, draine out the water cleane, and put the Slose into a vessel of .iii. gallons of good ale, letting them stand so .iiii. or .v. dayes close, as ye vse to kepe Ale, after the standing let the diseased drinke therof euening and mor­ning.

An other to driue fleame downe­warde, and to clense one.

Take y^e root of floure de Bawte, other­wyse Lyllye clades, and stampe it, then wring out as much iuise as wil fyl an eg shell, then take in any other vessell as much fine Suger as wil fil the lyke shel, & first straine halfe the Suger in a boule or such lyke cup, & after put into it the li­cour, or iuise, and then straine the other halfe of Suger vpon the licour, and so let hym, or her drink it of at one draught, and it shall helpe by Gods grace.

To prouoke a good stomacke or appetite.

Take a handful of hearbe Grace, and [Page]as much Hysope, and seeth them in a po­tel of Vineger, and a pottell of runnyng water, vntyl it be al but one quart, then strayne it, and keepe it as the others, v­syng as oft as neede requireth fastyng to drinke therof foure spoonfuls.

To cause one to perbrake.

Take two spoonfuls of red vineger, & one of Mustarde, and boyle them toge­ther, with a litle Triacle, and when it is boiled, coole it, and ere it be altogether cold, drinke it of, and it shal helpe you.

To make laxatiue pottage.

Pare the rootes of Eladine, and wash them cleane, and seeth thē in fayre wa­ter tyll they be tender: then chop them with Borage, Parsely, Violets, Mercu­ry, Mallowes, and suche other hearbes as be good for pottage, and make thereof pottage, with other freshe broth, & geue the diseased as much of the same pottage as he can wel eate, & it shal helpe hym.

For one that is costiffe.

Stampe Maleworth, and straine the iuise into a pretye quantitie of Honye, of ech lyke muche, then melt or heate them together, and beying molten, drynke it, & ye shal haue ease.

An other for the same.

Steepe Line seede in water, & when it is well steeped, seeth it in other water, and beyng sodden, and the water cleane drayned from the seede, eate of the seede as ye may, and it shal helpe you.

For one that is loose bodyed.

Geue hym Persely seedes beaten into fyne poulder to drynke in warme strong ale, and it shal helpe hym.

An other for the same.

Seeth cleane red wheate tyl it be bro­ken, then take it frō the water, & stampe it, and after strayne it, then take the best of it, and strayne it into a Postnet with a litle Salt in it, and so seeth it agayne a whyle in other water, and beyng soden, [Page]strayne it agayne, and geue the diseased to eate, and by Gods helpe he shall reco­uer.

An other for the same.

Take the mylke of a Cowe that hath not had a calfe in one yeare before, and mingle it with like quantitie of good old red wyne, of both as muche as maye be drunke at a good draught, and geue the pacient to drynke, and he shal be healed.

Against Consumption in man or woman.

Take Smallage, Growedswel, chik­wede, of altogether one handfull, but of Smallage most part, then take a legge of Beofe, and cut the flesh from the bone, and the fat from the leane, and after hack the flesh, or fyl it full of cuts, so that it may hange together, and in that ma­ner seethe it vntil it be almost enough, & in the sething skym away the fat cleane as it ryseth, then put in the hearbes, and so let them seeth together with such [Page]quantitie of water as shalbe sufficients for that flesh: when it is sodden enough that wil be lyke a gelly, then take and straine it through a gelly bag, that done take a chicken, and boile it in fayre wa­ter vntl it be enoughe, and then stampe the chicken in a morter, and strayne it with the gelly made of the beofe, & so pre­serue it, geuing the pacient thereof as oft as he can be content to take it, foure or fiue sponefuls at once milke warme. In thus doing the pacient shal recouer with gods helpe, for it is a speciall reme­die wel proued, by recouering some dis­eased herewith.

For the blacke Iaundise.

Take Wormes of the earth called of some Heses, otherwise Maddes, in the mornings at such tyme as they appeare aboue grounde, and slit them, and being wel ciensed within, frye them vntil they be thorough dryed, that done, make thē [Page]into fyne poulder in a morter, and so pre­serue your poulder in a boxe, and as ye neede take thereof as much as ye thinke mete, and giue it the diseased to drynke with a little fyne Saffrone in Beere, Ale, or Wyne, and within three or foure dayes drynking thereof, he shal recouer.

For the yellowe Iaundise

Take the reddest Docke rootes that ye can get, and being washed cleane, put them into a vessel of good Ale, and when it is stale, let the diseased drynk no other drynk to his meate but of Ale, and it shal helpe hym.

Remedies against the Collicke, stone, and strangulion, first called Doctour Corsons medicine against the stone.

Scrape the quantitie of two sponfulls of white Castel Sope into a pint of stale Ale, and heate them together in a God­dard, or other lyke potte, or vessel tyll the [Page]Sope be consumed: vse to drinke of this fasting as warme as ye can abyde it, ab­stayning two houres after from meat & drink, stering about in that space: in lyke maner at nyght two houres before ye go to bedd, & in thus doing .ix. dayes toge­ther ye shal fynde recouerie, or as occa­sion shal serue, more or lesse.

Doctor Argintines medicine for the Stone.

Take the red Barke of Yewe tree dry­ed and beaten into fine poulder, and af­ter searce it through a fine Searcer, also take a lyke quantitie of Black Iette beaten, and searced in lyke maner, and being mingled together, drynke thereof with wyne or Ale blood warme fiue or sixe times, as the other before.

Another to breake the Stone in the bladder.

Take Alexander, Loueache, & water Cresses; of ech lyke much, and boyle thē in a gallon and halfe of fayre water, be­yng [Page]boyled put thereto for want of Li­coras, a portion of claryfied Suger, vse to drinke thereof euenyng and morning xxi. dayes, & it wyl without fayle breake the stone.

An other medicine to be vsed after this, or other that breaketh the stone, which being vsed a certaine tyme, wyll cause the stone broken, neuer after to harden in the bladder.

Take a pound of Gromwel, a poūd of Saxafrage seede, and a pound of Coli­ander, with a quarter of a pound of So­ras whyte, and redde, & grynde all these in a morter very smal, & so kepe it vsyng to eate therof in your pottage euery day a spoonefull.

An other proued medicine for the stone.

Take Tyme, Ramsons, Beane cods, Pellitory of the wal, and Saxifrage like quantities, and steepe them one night in white wyne, then distyl them, and vse to drynke therof.

An other proued medicine to breake the stone in the bladder, and to void it in the vrine.

Take Sampiere, and Pellitory of the wal distylled together, and drinke therof foure spoonfuls at once, with lyke much white wyne, or for wante hereof, of the strongest ale you can get, and for want of Sampiere, take Camamile, Alexanders and Persely, and distyl them with Pelli­tory, vsyng it as before, in your drinke.

An other remedie for the stone, and to cause the voydance of vrine.

Take Pellitorye of the wall, and So­thern wood, and seeth them in water or white wine, with a quantitie of sheepes suet tyl it be tender, then put the hearbs and tallow in a lynnen bag, and warme laye it to the bottome of the belly, vsing this you shall finde remedie.

To make an oyle for the stone, that lasteth one yeare, also good to prouoke vrine.

Seeth Persely, Sothern wood, and [Page]Pelitory of the wal with swines grease, til it be al very grene, and in the boyling kepe it with styrryng that it burne not, and when it is so sodden, put it in lyke vessel, as ye before are taught, by the o­ther oyntments, and as oft as ye occupy thereof, annoynt the pacient therewith very warme vpon the nauel and small of the belly.

Another for the Stone, and to prouoke vrine.

Take of Persely .iii. handfulles .ii. of Tyme, of Sentory .iii. and .iiii. of Sam­pier .ii. of Alexander leaues, and one of Camamel, and seeth them together in a pottel of fayre water to a quarte. But beter is white wyne, then put to it two spoonefuls of Aqua vitae, and after strayne, or rather drayne out the water or lycour, and geue thereof presently to the sicke to drynke, that done, laye the hearbes so strained to the belly of a sicke very warme, and it wil breake the stone, & also boyd it, with the helpe of the drink [Page]being drunken .iiii. dayes together.

A very good medicine for the Collicke and stone.

Take Parsely seede a quarter of an ounce, Broome seede, Gromwell seede, Fēnel seede, Anyse seede, Plantine seede, or Coliander seede, of ech of these a quar­ter of an ounce, Nutmegs halfe an oūce beaten very fine, Suger .iiii. ounces bea­ten fine, & searced through a Searcer, & mingle al these together, then take .viii. spoonfuls of whyte Wine, and put to it halfe a Walnut shel ful of those mingled poulders, and geue the sicke to drinke, & within twise drinking it shal helpe him.

But yf the payne be verye sore, take an oyntment called Altea, and oyle of Roses of eche one ounce, & annoynte the place most greeued agaynst the sore so hot as is possible to suffer, and it will cause the stone to voyde.

For the collicke in the belly.

Take a pint of Malmesy, and of Saf­fron [Page]one halfe peny worthe, & two Nut­megges, and bray them bothe in a mor­ter, then take as much of the Wine war­med, as ye may wel drinke at a draught, with as muche of the poulder as you thinke meete for the wyne, & geue it the pacient at such tyme as the feruent pain commeth on hym, and it shall in shorte tyme helpe hym.

An other for the Collicke.

Take Mustard, Fygges, and vineger stamped together, and lay to the belly of the diseased colde, in maner of a playster, and it shal helpe.

Fenel rootes in syrrop be good against the Collicke, being made in this maner.

Wash Fēnel rootes cleane in fayre wa­ter, & slyce them small the whole length of the roote, yf ye can, and seeth them in fayre water, not breakyng them, & when they be almost soden, put to them a poūd of clarifyed Suger, with a quarter of a pound of Hony, and so let them boyle to­gether [Page]a whyle softly, as the Suger ryse not muche in the boylyng. You shall perceyue them to be enough by the ten­dernesse of the rootes. Beyng thus sod­den, reserue them in an earthen pot, and eate thereof as oft as ye thinke good and needefull.

A proued medicine ro auoyde vrine, that hath bene long stopped. Also for the stone.

Take Radish roots, one if it be of big­nesse and strong, is sufficient, and scrape it very cleane, and lay it in white wyne a nyght in steepe, then strayne the wine, and geue the pacient to drynke, & he shal voyde water.

An other to prouoke vrine, proued.

Take of Tyme one handful, of Parsely foure handfuls, thē seeth them in whyte wyne tyll they be tender, then put to thē three or foure spoonefuls of Aqua vitae, & so strayne or drayne the licour from the hearbes, and geue the diseased to drinke. Also ye must lay the hearbes to the belly [Page]of the pacient very warme, in a lynnen cloth or bag, and he shal make water.

An other proued medicine for the stone, to be vsed once in a moneth, at such tyme as is best to take a purgation, before the receyt of the medicine.

Take Gromwell seede, Parsely seede, Alexander seede, the harde rowe of a red Hearyng, dryed, and beaten into polder, the leaues of shee Holly dryed, and beatē into poulder, whiche be those that haue no prickes and graines, of ech like quan­titie beaten into fyne poulder, and then myngled together, takyng hereof halfe a spoonfull in a draught of Malmesey, ta­kyng before an easye Purgation. Pro­ued by maistresse Blage.

An other to loose, and purge the vrine stopped in a man.

Take of Englysh Saffron beaten to fyne poulder, and of pure blacke Sope equall portions, and being well ming­led together, spreade it vpon a playster of [Page]Le [...] and that vpon [...] side, then lay it vpon the Nauell of the sicke, and it [...]ll helpe the auoydaunce of the vrine [...]hin an houre.

An other to breake the stone.

Take a Hare flead, and put it into an [...] then potte, couering the same with [...]cke paste, then vpon the fyre, or in an ouen bake it vntill it be both fleshe and bones, so dryed, as ye may beate it into fyne poulder, the best is vpon fyre, for it wil of it selfe cast licour, and also it wil aske a great fyre and time ere that it be throughly dryed also ye must put it in without washing it, when it is thus dryed, and beaten to fyne poulder, as wel bones as fleesh, kepe it as other poulder, and as ye nede, geue of it to the sycke in drynke, and it wyll in fewe tymes drin­king breake the stone.

An other, which maye be called a mar­uelous straunge experience.

Take the blood of an Vrchin, other­wise [Page]quart, then keepe it, vsing to drink a litle therof warme at nyght, the space of . [...]. dayes, and it wyll helpe.

For a saucy visage.

Mortifie quicke syluer, and myngle it with Brimston viuif. of ech half an oūce, of Rose water an oūce, of Exungia, other­wise swines greace halfe a quarter of an ounce, & myngle al together: thē preserue it in a boxe, & as ye occupy it, take thereof with a slice or knife, & spread it vpō a litle peece of Scarlet, & smere thy face there­with at thy going to bed, wher it is sore, & in the mornyng washe thy face with a peece of Scarlet wet in warme water, & then wype it with a fayre lynnen cloth.

A proued medicine for a woman that hath her throwes before her tyme.

Seeth a good handful of whole Cher­uil in a quart of Claret wyne, & whē the hearbes be wel sodden, wring them into the wyne, and clense it: then make ther­with an Hypocras, with Suger, Sy [...] ­ [...] [Page] [...] Gynger of Synomome, & geue [...] warme at tymes needful, and [...] the payne.

For the falling euyll.

[...] diseased in a draught of drink [...] of a Bee, he not knowing ther­of [...]nd he shal haue ease.

To asswage sweatyng.

[...] Line seede and Lettise together and laye it to thy stomacke, and it shall helpe.

For the pockes.

Take the iuise of Peneryal and yong Tansie, and geue the sicke to drinke.

To increase a womans mylke.

Geue her the iuise of Veruine & Fenel to drinke, and it shal increase her mylke.