HOWE this Balsame may be vsed to y^e health and profit of the byers, it must be alwaies kept close, and the vessell wherein it is, must be very wel stopt, for els it will consume and wast a­waie.

ANy person which hath his sight beginning to fayle him, let him continually smell vnto this Balsame, and they shal be holpen, and their sight shall be preserued.

Make this Balsam warme, and rubbe therewith the Nose within and without of all those which haue a moiste and colde braine, so shall they [Page] be preserued in greate health thereby.

And whosoeuer hath a cold­rume discending from the braine, let them vse to rubbe their Nosethrils with thys Balsame three times a daie, morning, noone, and night, and it helpeth them.

SUch as are heauie hedded, dull witted, & forgetfull, let al those vse to anoint the hin­der parte of their head with the Balsome, and it comfor­teth the wit, and refresheth a man exceeding well.

GIue one drop of this Bal­same in a sponeful of wine, Beere, or Ale, fasting, to all those which hath no apetite, and it helpeth them. Also all they which vse to drinck of it are long preserued in good li­king: And causeth a mans [Page] heare to keep his colour, and not to waxe white:

IF any person haue a slimie stomacke, let them vse euery morning fasting to take one drop of this balsam, in wine, beere, or ale, and it expulseth the fleame, and comforteth y^e stomacke. Also whosoeuer hath abundaūce of coruptiō in their stomacke, which is cause of greate feeblenes, let them vse as it aforesayd, eue­rie xii. or xiiii. daie to purge himsefe, so may one shortly be holpen, whiche myght their life time liue and suffer great paynes.

Being taken euery morning one drop in a sponefull of wine, beere, or ale: It preser­ueth one from poysoning the whole daie after: Also, it pre­serueth a man from corupte [Page] or poysned ayre, and is espe­ciall good to bee vsed in the time of Pestilence.

SUch as are poysoned, let them incontinent take one droppe of this Balsame in a sponefull of water, & so conti­nue in taking of this Balsam xii. howers after, that is eue­rie houre a drop, so shall they be holpen.

ANy persō which by chaūce falleth and is brused on a­ny part of the bodie, let them straight waye annoynt the same place therewith, and it aswageth the swelling, & put­teth awaie the blacknesse of the sore, also whē a man hath a stitch in the side, annoint it therwith and it helpeth.

NEither any olde or yong folke which haue a stinck­king breath, so that the stench [Page] come out of the stomacke, but it helpeth, if it be receiued eue­rie morning fasting one drop with a sponefull of wine, the space of xiiii. daies, and fast ii. houres after thei haue taken it.

ONe drop of this Balsame put into a Fistel euery day the space of xx. dayes, healeth and stoppeth the fistell, also it healeth all woūds old & new, laide into them twise a daie according to the quantitie of the wound.

FOure drops of this balsam put vppon a broad Pustel which commeth of colde and grosse humours, in the space of xii. daies it will bee made whole.

MAny which are sick by oc­casion of cold and dry hu­mours, which causeth con­sumption, [Page] may drinke euerie morning & euening one drop of this Balsame with wine, and they shall recouer their health again.

ANy body which hath a po­stimation which commeth of wind and moysture, which would settle it selfe in anie place of the bodie, anoint the said place with this Balsam three times a daie, and in the space of eight dayes it will be healed.

REadely doth this Balsam helpe al sores which chaū ­ceth in y^e hands, legs, armes, or any part of the body, if thei bee annoynted with it three times a day.

PEaceably and verie quick­ly this Balsam swageth al swellings which is not of the dropsy, if the swelling be an­nointed [Page] three times a daie with it, and Linnin clothes laid vpon them wet with the said Balsam.

EUery person that is taken with the Palsey, let them morning and euening drinck a drop of this Balsame in a sponefull of wine, and also a­noynt the part which is takē with the said Palsey ii. times a daie, and theyshall bee hea­led, and it comforteth y^t parts maruelously.

THis Balsame healeth all paynes in y^t ioynts, so that ye wash the ioints therwith, and also plaister y^e said ioints with a linnen cloth, wet it in the sayd Balsame, this must be done twise a day.

HE or thei which haue their sinowes drawen together let them wash thē with this [Page] Balsame, and they shal be re­stored w^t their former health and strength. Also it helpeth the Emroides when they are very greuous. Also it is good for the sicknes which chaun­ceth in the Arse Gutte which is named Tenasmos, if a linnen cloth be wet with the sayd Balsame and put there­in.

HE which hath his health and would so continue, I wish him either to forbeare or little to vse those thinges which greatly digresse from that con­stitution, or mediocritie in which man is created. Our Phisitians do cal eue­rie thing hot or cold, in the respect of y^e nature of man. For if it be somewhat hotter thē his nature, thē it digresseth, and they tearme it hot in the second de­gree, and in like maner to the third and fourth, which because it doeth so far ex­ceede his constitution, by daily proofe is founde to be vnto him flat poyson, the like consideration on the contrarie side haue they of colde things, wher­by you may gather how like alwaies desireth like, and abhoreth the contra­ry. The thinges which are like, and best agree with the nature of man, are good holsome vsual meates & drinks, a dry fresh & sweet ayre, moderat sleepe [Page] and trauell or labor, which although it were alotted vnto vs as punnishment by GOD. Yet mercifully withall he hath made it a meane to preserue our health, the thinges which greatly disa­gree are wines, spice, salt meats, and al very hot thinges, which thou shalt know by tast, for either they bite like Peper, fret like salt, or els shewe some great manifest heat in the mouth. Also on the other, side, all rawe fruits and cold herbes, with diuers things of like nature, much vse of Sawses deui­sed by belly gods, whom God hath punished as much by want of appe­tite, hauing meate at wil: as the poore by want of meat hauing good apetite, to liue in a thicke foggy ayre, to liue idlely and to exceede in eating & drink­ing, sleeping watching or venery. I would not haue any man to thincke that I doe vtterly condeme al very hot and cold things, but seing they are ra­ther of the nature of medecine then nu­triment: I wish them to be verie dis­cretly & moderatly vsed, for hot things are to be vsed when a mans bodie is [Page] very cold, and cold thinges when his bodie is ouer hot, but to vse either the bodie being not distempered, is mere madnes. Now further for asmuch as all men are subiect vnto death, and our bodies as yelding therunto, from time to time alwaies gather coruption, to preserue our health as much as may be, vntill wee haue run that race which God hath appointed. I comende vnto you this receipt.

Take Borage and Parsley in like quātity, boyle them in Whey clarified & kepe it in some earthen vessell, vse of it warme in y^e spring, especialy euery morning fasting a good draught, and in euery draught take so much of a po­lion as will geue thee two stooles a day more then ordinary, some may vse it ten dayes together some fifteene or twenty as the body doeth require, by this meanes thou maist preuent many disseases and kepe thy bodie in verie good state, it maketh women apt to conceiue, if during the taking thereof they liue chast, and it hath many other special vertues which for breuities [Page] sake I will omit. Their is yet one dis­sease wherewith our wantons here of England are much trobled for not res­perting the force or helpe of nature, if they feele neuer so small or light a griefe, they must presently to Phisick, vntill they haue so filled their Bodies with drinks that they are sicker of their Phisicke, then of any dissease, in this griefe a little more wit will bee a pre­sent help, for so shall they haue he auier purses lighter hearts & soūder bodies.

BEware of coldnes both of the aire, as misses, wind, thin clothing, vn­cleane lodging, with opē windowes in y^t chāber, or lying on thy back or nere the ground, but vse sweet warme aire with a smale fire not neare at hand, it wil help y^e matter to ripe, wheras cold­nes will binde and driue back the mat­ter [Page] and kill the pacient sodainly, suppe cleane broth of chickins, eate but little and oft, couit to sleep in the might vi. or vii. howers for sleepe is a great friend to nature, if sleepe come not in y^t night▪ then refuse not sleep in the day, sitting in thy Chaire with thy head vpright after meate twoo houres, walke not much vp & doune, for rest with warm­nes is agreat nourisher of the humors specially bloud and choller, be rather laxatiue on the day, then the night. Be­ware of carefulnes for wordly things Looke not into the glasse of desperati­on, with Agony and heauines of mind. Hope euer for the best, for a good sto­make driueth away many disseases: but when the spirit is vexed: who may abide it. A mery heart is the life to the body but rancor consumeth the bones. Heauines doth bring sicknes, and they whiche haue heauy countenaunces, with continuall agony, are either to rich, to poore, too sicke, too folish, or to sore opressed. Therefore cōmend glad­nes, because a mā hath no better thing vnder the sunne, then to eate and drink [Page] betime and to leasure, and to be merie for that shall he haue for his labour, all the dayes of his life, which almightie God hath giuen him vnder the sunne, for there is nothing better then gladnes, honest [...] of life, loue to eache o [...]er, and doe as we would be done vnto. Thus fare you well.