CHirurgery is a manuall Art, with the which the Chirurgian doth cure Wounds, Ulcers, and Impoſthumes: And this was found of Husbandmen, and Experimenters of naturall things. For there is no Art in the world, that hath more need of the knowledge of divers things then this Art. It is alſo neceſſary to the knowledge of naturall things belonging to Chirurgery, to have skill in Husbandry. It is alſo neceſſary to underſtand the Art of Painting, whereby you may ſet broken bones in their places, and to joyn or cloſe wounds well. It were needfull alſo to have skill in the Art of Joyning, whereby he may make Inſtruments for broken bones in the Armes, or Legs, or Hands, or other parts. It would be alſo neceſſary to have the Art of a Smith, whereby he may make his Inſtruments. It is cheifly needfull to be expert in the Art of an Apothecary, to make his Unguents. And laſt of all, it is moſt neceſſary to know the Art of Alchimie, whereby he may diſtill his Oyles and Waters appertaining unto Chirurgery. Alſo it is neceſſary to have a good judgement, and to help in all cauſes of Chirurgery, and to have a light hand in working. And when the Chirurgian is expert in all the aforeſaid things, he may help without any ſuſpition of any thing. And hereafter I will ſhew thee what Wounds, Ulcers, and Impoſthumes are, and all other things appertaining to Chirurgery, and the order to cure them: a diſcourſe grounded on true reaſon and approved by experience, ſhewing to all men, which are the true and perfecteſt Medicines, and which are falſe and naught: writing and opening the true ſecrets of Chirurgery, with a new order found out by me, to exerciſe the ſame Chirurgery with more eaſe and brevity, ſo that every one may be ſatisfied: For they are true, and are Medicines, with the which thou mayeſt doe much good to the ſick: and great honour will redound to the Chirurgian, if he uſe it according to our order: for they are Medicines proved of us infinite times in divers places of the world, as well in the Feilds as in the Cities, or on the waters▪ in the warres, where we healed Wounds, Gunſhot, Ulcers, Impoſthumes, and other diſeaſes appertaining unto Chirurgery: and alwayes (thanks be unto God) I have had good ſucceſſe, as it is well known in moſt parts of Chriſtendome. And ſo I make an end.

IMpoſthumes are certain Tumours or ſwellings, that come in divers parts of the body: the which are cauſed of blood and choller putrified, which cannot paſſe through the pores, and therefore ingroſſe in that place, and ſo cometh to putrifaction, and that is an Impoſthume: which thou ſhalt help in this order. Firſt purge the body to take away the humours which would goe to the Impoſthume: which thou ſhalt doe with our Magiſtrale Sirrup, taking it eight dayes together: that being done, give him our Aromatico: this being done, thou ſhalt quickly help the Impoſthume, as I will ſhew thee hereafter, with their perfect cure.

THe Impoſthumes that come in the Groin are of three kinds, of which one is called in Venice, Pannochi, and at Rome, Tinconie, and at Naples, Dragonello, and in Spain, Incordio. To theſe after the body is purged, as is aforeſaid, you ſhall lay a Maturative plaiſter, the which is made thus. Take Marſh Mallowes, common Mallowes, the mother of Violets, the leaves of Coleworts, Wheat flower, Auxungia, Oil of Lillies, of each alike, and boyle them together, and then ſtamp them in form of an Ointment, and lay it on the Impoſthume untill it look red and is ſoft, for then it • s apt to be launced: Giving you charge, that when you launce them you go not too deep; but onely that the matter may come forth, and then put therein a little tent, and annoint it with our Magno liquore, for becauſe it is the beſt Medicine that can be found for wounds: for it mundifieth, incarnateth, and ſiccatrizeth without any other help, and lay upon the Impoſthume our Magiſtrale Cerot, and never change your Medicines untill you be whole; for this is the true ſecret found out by me to help theſe Impoſthumes, which I have proved infinite times.

THe ſecond kind of Impoſthume in the Groin is called Glandulae, both this and the aforeſaid are cauſed of humours infected with the Pox, and theſe Impoſthumes ſeldome come to maturation; but if it doe, it will be long firſt, and it is evil to heal, becauſe it requireth great cure and terrible medicines. But if thou wilt cure them perfectly, it were neceſſary to cure the principall cauſe, and that is the Pox. But when theſe Impoſthumes are broke, the beſt remedie will be this. Take Waxe, Litarge of gold; Oil of Frankincenſe, ana. and boil them together untill it become black: and therewith dreſſe theſe Impoſthumes, for this is a perfect remedie, and a great Secret.

THe third kind of Impoſthume that cometh in the Groin, is cauſed of much travell or heat of the blood, and theſe are called Anguinaglie, and they uſe to come with a great accident of a Fever, cold and then hot, and in ſeven or eight daies at the moſt, they come to maturation, and then launce them, and his medicine ſhall be this: Take Turpentine well waſhed, the yolk of an Egg, and oyle of Roſes, as much of the one, as of the other, and mix them well together, and with this onely thou ſhalt help them, becauſe it digeſteth the Impoſthume, and mundifieth and incarnateth with great ſpeed; giving you great charge that the bodie be well purged firſt with our Magiſtrale Sirupe.

THeſe Impoſtumes are cauſed of groſſe and viſcous humours, the which Nature cannot digeſt by any other part, and theſe commonly are called Topinaxia, becauſe they are like to a Molehill. And although this ſeem to be a great matter, yet it cauſeth little pain, and may be holpen with eaſe. Firſt purge the bodie with Soluble Medicines, and then lay on this plaiſter untill it be ripe. Take grated bread, leaven of bread, Cow Milk, Oil of Lillies, ana, and boil them together and lay it on; for this hath vertue attractive and putrifactive, by meanes whereof it will bring it quickly to maturation; and when it is ripe, open it with a launce, and dreſſe it the firſt time with the white of an Egg and Salt beaten together with a tent, and lay on a ſtopine wet with the white of an Egg, the which thou ſhalt let lie at the leaſt four and twentie hours, and then dreſſe it with digeſtive untill it be incarnated, and then lay thereon a plaiſter of Dia aquilone magno di Meſue, and ſo thou ſhalt help them quickly.

THeſe Impoſtumes are of divers and ſundry kindes, as you may ſee by experience; for ſome are Scrophule, others are melancholie humours, others are cauſed of the Poxe, and others are cauſed of heat, or of cold; the which are all cured ſundrie wayes, as I will ſhew thee hereafter.

THe Impoſtumes that come in the Throat which are cauſed of the Pox, are commonly of evill qualitie, becauſe they are much alterated, and cauſe great pain, and theſe likewiſe are dangerous to be cut for the aforeſaid cauſes: but when they are broken, they goe creeping over the bodie, healing in one place, and breaking out in another, and theſe are evill to be helped, for them that know not the perfect ſecret, and the order to cure them is this. You ſhall give them eight or nine mornings our Soluble Sirrup; that being done, you ſhall give them our Aromatico twice, and then let them uſe Sarſa Parilia, or our wine of Lignum vitae, and let them ſweat ten or twelve daies together, and then perfume them with Sinabar, Myrrhe, and Olibanum, the which fume you ſhall uſe onely at the mouth, and ſo thou ſhalt help any crude kind of Impoſthume coming in the throat: for this Secret never faileth, as I have proved divers times.

THeſe Impoſthumes in the throat coming of ſuperfluous heat, are cauſed of the bloud being alterated with heat, and becauſe of that alteration, it ingendereth groſs vapours and viſcous in Vena Capillari, the which through their groſsneſſe and want of digeſtion cannot diſſolve, and ſo ingender that kind of Impoſthume in the throat, becauſe in that place there is much blood, and leſſe fleſh then in any other place, but yet theſe be not troubleſome to help, and his cure is thus: You ſhall purge him with aperative things, and refriſcative that purge the blood; and when the Impoſthume is open, you ſhall dreſſe it with a digeſtive untill it be mundified, and then dreſſe it with Ʋnguentum de Tutia untill it be ſiccatrized: Alſo you ſhall cauſe them to keep diet ordinary, and to drink no wine but onely this drinke: Take Citrake, Liver-wort, and Scolopendria, ana a handfull, Anniſeed ℥. i. common white-Honey one pound, then put them all to infuſe in four and twentie pound of fair water, and let it boil untill a third be conſumed, and then ſtrein it without expreſſion, and keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut, and this ſhall be his common drink: but let him eat no ſalt, nor ſlimie meates in any wiſe, neither Hogs fleſh, nor other hot meats that may alter the blood: And this doing you ſhall be quickly helped, for the drink cooleth the blood, and purgeth it, and helpeth the Liver of all infirmities, as I have proved divers times.

THeſe Impoſthumes coming in the throat of hot humours, is a kind that cometh with redneſſe, and cauſeth great pain, with an accident of a Fever, and in ſhort time they come to maturation, and break, and then the matter will come forth, and the pain will ceaſe; and theſe kindes are not evill to heal, and the remedies are theſe. Aſſoon as they are broke thou muſt preſſe it out with thy hand, that being done, you ſhall have Oleum Benedictum of our invention, annointing the Impoſthume within, and lay thereon our Magiſtrale Cerot, and ſo thou ſhalt help thoſe kindes of Impoſthumes. For this is our Secret never written before of any man.

IMpoſthumes in the eares are cauſed of cold and viſcous humours, which ingroſſe in that part of the bodie, and cauſe great pain untill ſuch time as they are broken, and theſe Impoſthumes are evill to heal. Nevertheleſſe, I will ſhew thee a Secret to take away the pains, and to help it quickly, and that is thus. There is found a certain kind of ſhell in the Sea, the which is of the length of an hand, and ſomewhat more, the which, in Venice, and in Iſtria, in Dalmatia, in Puglia, and in divers other places of the Adriatick Sea, are called Aſture, which is like unto a pair of bellows, the which hath a certain beard, like the hair of a mans head, and it hath a certain attractive vertue, that if they put it into the eare, preſently they take away the pain, though it be never ſo great or extream: the which vertue cometh through the ſaltneſſe of it. For this I have proved divers times, and did learn it of our old Fiſhermen, which knew it by experience. But if it chance that one be troubled and cannot get that thing, they ſhall take Cantharides in powder, and put it into the eare, the which will work the ſame effect, becauſe they be attractive and mundificative: And theſe are two naturall remedies, found out by true experience, and doth more good then any other that I could find.

THeſe Impoſthumes are of divers kinds, and may breed of divers cauſes: but let them come of what cauſe ſoever they will, they cauſe great pain to them that have them, for that they cannot ſwallow their meat without pain. And therefore I will ſhew thee a generall cure for all Impoſthumes in the mouth, and that is thus. You ſhall take our Pillole Aquilone twice: that being done, take our Aqua balſami, and hold it in your mouth as long as you can, and this doe three times in a day: then take the juyce of Beet roots ℥. i. oil of bitter Almonds ʒ. i. then ſnuffe it up at the noſe untill it come into the throat: And thus doing, thou ſhalt help any Impoſthume in the mouth, as I have proved divers times. For the Pils clenſe the head, and evacuate the ſtomack, and hindereth the alteration, the water of Balm doth cure and mittigateth the pain, and the juyce with the Oil mundifieth thoſe ſecret places at the noſe and mouth.

THeſe Impoſthumes in the Joynts are evill, and of hard and crude digeſtion, becauſe they are cauſed of great abundance of groſſe and viſcous humours, the which through their groſſeneſſe cannot paſſe the Joynts, and there remain and come to Impoſthume, and theſe cauſe extream pain, becauſe thereunto commeth great abundance of matter, and the remedy is thus. Firſt give him a generall purgation, and let him bloud on the common vein, and then lay on this plaiſter. Take Marſh Mallowes, common Mallowes, Pellitory, and the Mother of Violets, and boyle them in water till it be conſumed, then ſtamp them, and put thereto Leaven of bread, Barly flower, Hens greace, and Hogs greace, according to thy diſcretion, and ſet them on a ſmall fire untill they be incorporated, then lay this on once a day untill it be ripe, and when it is red and ſoft open it, and dreſſe it with our Magno liquore, and lay thereon our Magiſtrale Cerotte: and ſo with theſe two thou ſhalt help them, except the Impoſthume be of the Pox, for then it will doe ſmall good.

THeſe Impoſthumes inwardly are evill to know, and uncertain to cure, becauſe the Patient himſelf cannot tell in what place they be, though he feel the pain: and therefore all that we reaſon of in that matter, may be to the contrary. For where a man cannot ſee with the eye, nor touch with the hand, the matter is doubtfull whether it be, or no • and therefore it is beſt to ſay little, For theſe Impoſthumes may come of divers cauſes, and yet cannot tell of what certain cauſe, and therefore you cannot know which is the true Medicine to help them: but by experience you may doe them ſome good; For (as I ſaid before) Impoſthumes never come but through diſtemperance of Nature, and alteration of the bloud. Therefore if thou wilt help them, help firſt the principall cauſe, then give them eight or ten mornings our Magiſtrale Sirrup, and then take twice, our Aromatico: that being done, uſe morning and evening our Vegitabile Sirrup, and herewith thou ſhalt help them.

THeſe Ulcers in the Legs are of two kinds, that is, filthy, and corroſive. The filthy Ulcers are cauſed of cold and moiſt humours: The corroſive are cauſed of humours hot and dry: and theſe are thoſe Ulcers that goe creeping in the fleſh, healing in one place, and breaking out in another. The filthy Ulcer is ſtinking and full of matter, and cauſeth little pain, and their cure is with our Balm artificiall, which hath vertue to penetrate, digeſt, mundifie, and incarnate, and heal, when that the body is firſt well purged: but thoſe that are cauſed of heat and drineſſe, you ſhall cure with the remedy written in the Chapter next aboveſaid, and then dreſſe them with our Magiſtrale Cerot, and put thereon a little Precipitate, and annoint it with Magno liquore, and ſo thou ſhalt help them. But if ſo be it chance the ſaid Medicine doe not heal it, you ſhall perfume them five times with Sinabar, Incenſe, and Myrrhe, and without all doubt thou ſhalt heal them.

THeſe Ulcers in the Knees are groſſe humours that cannot paſſe by the Joynts downwards, and ſo remain in thoſe places, and cauſe a faſtidious Ulcer, which putteth the Patient to great paines, by reaſon of abundance of humours that cometh there. And the cure of this Impoſthume ulcerated is thus, purge the body with our Soluble Sirrup, ſeven or eight mornings warme: and then give him di. ℥. of Electuaria Angelica, and ſo thou ſhalt help them quickly: then dreſſe the Ulcer with Ʋnguento magno, puting therein a little Precipitate and Magno liquore, and ſo in ſhort time it will heal.

THeſe Ulcers for the moſt part are Tumours, or Botches, the which through the evill diſpoſition of Nature, and evill Medicines are ulcerated. And of that may come many infirmities, which I will leave to treat of at this time, and I will ſhew thee a remedy. Give the Patient ſeven or eight mornings our Soluble Sirrup cold, and then give him our Aromatico, and after let him uſe Lignum Sanctum according to our order, and dreſſe the Ulcer with this Unguent. Take Ʋnguento magno ℥. ii. Magno liquore di. ℥. and common Precipitate ʒ. ii. Mix them well together, for this is the true ſecret of our invention, never made before of any man, the which I have proved infinite times.

ULcers that come in the foreſaid parts, are all cauſed of Impoſthumes of evill qualities, that have not been well healed of the Chirurgians, which knew not how to remove the cauſe, and by that meanes the Impoſthumes are become malign Ulcers. He therefore that will cure theſe Ulcers, it ſhall be neceſſarie for him to do that which was not done; that is, to remove the cauſe firſt, and then the cure will follow with more eaſe and ſpeed, ſo there be good regard and conſideration had thereof. And yet amongſt Ulcers there is one kind that will receive no curation, and they are called Cancri, that are crude and of evill digeſtion, and go creeping along the fleſh, and have a root as it were a Plant: And for thoſe kinds there is found no better remedie to mittigate them, then is our Quinta eſſentia Vegitabile, for if you put it therein, and lay a cloth wet in the ſame thereon, it taketh away the pain, in ſuch ſort, that it is to be wondered at, and will not ſuffer it to putrifie; it taketh away the ſtinking, and comforteth the place very much. As concerning the other kind of Ulcer, you muſt firſt find out the cauſe before you can help it, and the cauſe being found, the cure is eaſie to find and ſure. He therefore that will be diligent, ſhall not onely heal thoſe kindes of Ulcers, but alſo all other Ulcers.

THeſe Ulcers are a kind of fat ſore that cauſeth abundance of matter, which cometh through ſuperfluous humiditie of the bodie and blood, and theſe are evill to heal, becauſe their Originall cometh of the inward parts, and the cure is thus: Give the Patient fourteen daies our Potion of Lignum Sanctum, the which is ſoluble and drying, and purgeth the blood, that being done, annoint the Ulcer with Ʋnguentum de Lethargiro ſimple, and ſo they ſhall be helped perfectly.

ULcers in the Head are of divers kinds, as of Wounds, Contuſions, Swellings, Scabs and white Skalls, and ſuch like, which come of ſundry cauſes, and are holpen divers wayes. For the Wounds Ulcerated, are mortified with our Caſtick, laying it on four and twenty hours, and then waſh it with ſtrong Vinegar, untill all the Caſtick be come forth, and after help it with our Magno liquore: The like cure is done in Contuſions ulcerated, but the Swellings doe differ much, for that they are cauſed of the Pox, and thou ſhalt cure them with Soluble Medicines: Viz. Take Sarſa-Parilia, and then perfume him five or ſix times with Sinaber. The Scabs or Cruſts are helped with taking three times our Electuario angelica, and then annoint them every night with Magno liquore. The white Scab is holpen with our Magiſtrale Cerot laying on Cantharides, and ſo let it lie three dayes, then take it off, and lay on another like the firſt, and let it lie other three daies, and then annoint the head with Oleum Benedictum continually.

VVOunds are of divers and ſundry kinds. Nevertheleſſe, they conſiſt in two, that is Simple, and Compound. The Simple wounds are thoſe, where the fleſh is onely offended. The Compound are thoſe, where there is offence of fleſh, ſinews, veins, and bones, and the cure of either of them is in three manners. The firſt is a cure pertaining to Nature and not to Art, and that is it which Dogs and other Animals doe uſe, who being wounded, uſe no other Medicine then to keep the wound clean with their proper tongues, and keep a Diet, and the reſt is left unto Nature which worketh well without pains of Medicine, and this is the firſt. The ſecond is that which is called Canonico, in which there be four operations. The firſt is, Digeſtion. The ſecond, Mundification. The third, Incarnation. The fourth, Siccatriſation. The third order is of our invention, and is done in this order, that is; Whenſoever a man hath a wound either ſimple or compound, the firſt thing that is to be done therein is, to joyn the parts cloſe together, and ſtitch them, and dreſs them with divers ſorts of drying Medicines, as I will ſhew thee hereafter in the cure of Wounds, in ſundry parts of the bodie.

HAving declared alreadie what wounds are outwardly, it is neceſſary alſo to ſhew the true order to cure them with as much eaſe, and brevitie, as is poſſible to be done: And firſt, I will begin with ſimple wounds that are onely in the fleſh, without offence of vein, ſinew or bone. Although theſe ſorts of wounds are not to be helped with artifice, but onely to joyn the parts together, and if it be neceſſary alſo to ſtitch them, and ſo leave it unto Nature, the which in ſhort time will heal it, nevertheleſſe if thou wilt help it with artifice the faſter, you ſhall annoint it once a day with oile of Frankincenſe made by Diſtillation, as is ſhewed in this Book. But thoſe wounds where there are veins cut, have need to be ſuccoured preſently with ingenious artifice, and perfect Remedies to eaſe and heal them with the moſt ſpeed that can be, becauſe the veins may joyn together, without greater offence of the wound, and this Miſterie thou ſhalt doe in this order: The firſt is to joyn the wound together quickly, and ſtitch it cloſe as they uſe to ſow bags, and not to leave great wide ſtitches as they moſt commonly do; that being done, dreſſe it upon the wound with our Magno liquore, wetting therein a cloth, and laying it on as hot as you may ſuffer it, then ſtrew thereupon our ſecret powder, and alſo round about it, for that ſubtiliateth the matter that runneth to the wound, and taketh it forth with great eaſe, and without pain of the wound, and therefore this is one of the moſt ſafeſt Remedies in that caſe, that Nature with Art can make, and hath been proved an infinite of times by me, and alwaies have had goodly experiences thereof. Alſo underſtand that theſe wounds, where the bones and ſinews are cut, have need of great artifice, for they are of great importance. But when there is offence onely of the ſinews, you ſhall ſtitch them preſently, and doe as I have ſaid before of veins that were cut, but dreſſe them not with Magno liquore, but in ſtead of that take Oleum Benedictum, and oil of Frankincenſe, of each alike, becauſe theſe Oiles doe comfort marvellouſly thoſe ſinews that are cut. If it chance ſo, that a ſinew had a puncture, or cut half away, in that caſe it is neceſſarie to cut it overthwart, leſt it ſhould bring a Spaſm in the wound. But in caſe afterward that the bone be offended, and that there be ſome part to come forth, it were neceſſary to leave the wound open untill the bone be come forth, and then incarnate it; and this thou ſhalt doe with our Balſamo Artificiato, and lay thereon the Cerot of Godfredo di medi, the which helpeth with great ſpeed. And this is the order wherewith thou mayeſt help all thoſe ſorts of wounds before named, and the defenſive to uſe in theſe wounds is this. Take perfect Aqua vitae made of good Wine, and put therein Hypericon, Millefolly, Viticella, Betonie, and with that Infuſion wet clothes, and lay them for a defenſive round about the wound, and thou ſhalt have good ſucceſſe. Wounds in the head are helped in the order, as thoſe in whom the Sinews are offended. There are divers other ſorts of wounds, which may be healed with the aforeſaid remedies, as hereafter ſhall be ſhewed particularly.

VVOunds in the Head, with Fracture of the bone, of the common Phyſicians and Chirurgians, are counted difficile to be healed, becauſe thereunto belongeth great art or cunning, for they open the fleſh and raſpe the bone, with many other things, of which here I account it ſuperfluous to treat of, becauſe that many be helped without them. For alwayes when the Phyſitian or Chirurgian, doth defend the wound from alteration and corruption, nature it ſelf will work very well, and heal it without any other aid; but with our Medicines they may be helped with much more ſpeed, becauſe they let the alteration, and defendeth them from Putrifaction, and mittigateth the pain, and the order to cure thoſe kinds of wounds is thus: The firſt thing that is to be done in thoſe wounds is, to joyn the parts cloſe together, and dreſſe them upon the wound with our Oleum Benedictum, and upon the oile lay clothes wet in our Magno liquore, as hot as you may ſuffer it, and ſo with theſe Remedies thou ſhalt help them quickly, becauſe our Oleum Benedictum taketh away the pains, and keepeth it from putrifaction, and repercuſſeth: Our Magno liquore digeſteth, mundifieth, and incarnateth, and healeth. And therefore this is the beſt Medicine that can be uſed in theſe kinds of wounds. For hereof I have had an infinite of experiences, the which have been counted Miracles, and therefore I have let the world to underſtand thereof, that they may help themſelves, if occaſion ſhall ſerve; therefore he that will follow this our order in curing, ſhall work Miracles on the earth.

VVOunds in the head where the bone is not hurt, are not of ſo great Importance, but are eaſie to be helped; for you ſhall need to doe nothing, but to keep it from putrifaction, and defend it from inflammation, which are eaſie to be done, and ſo Nature will work well with great ſpeed. To keep the wound from putrifaction, you ſhall annoint it round about with our Oleum Philoſophorum de Terebinthina & Cera. And to keep it from Inflammation, you ſhall waſh it with our Quinteſſence, and upon the wound dreſſe it with our Magno liquore. Thus doing thy cure ſhall proſper happily, and you ſhall not need to take away any blood, nor yet to keep any diet, nor yet to keep the houſe, but to goe where you thinke good, without any perill or danger. And this Order I have uſed a long time, as divers Cities can teſtifie.

COntuſions, or bruiſes in the head, or any other place of the body, of the antient Phyſitians hath been counted dangerous to heal. For, they ſay, that Contuſions muſt be brought to putrefaction, and turned into matter: which opinion I doe not allow: For by me thoſe Contuſions or bruiſes, are very eaſie to be diſſolved without maturation: And that I doe with our Oleo benedicto, and Magno liquore, as much of the one as of the other mixt together, and made very hot as you may ſuffer it, and then wet clothes therein twice a day, and in three or four dayes at the moſt, they ſhall be reſolved: and this it doth, becauſe this remedy aſſubtiliateth the humours, and openeth the pores, and draweth forth the matter that is runne unto the place offended, and ſo by thoſe means they ſhall be helped. With this remedy I have cured hundreds when I was in the warres in Africa, in Anno 1551. when the ſaid City was taken and deſtroyed by the Camp of Charles the fifth Emperour.

VVOunds in the neck are very perilous, and hard to be cured, and long before they will heal: and this cometh becauſe in it are all the ligaments of the head, as bones, ſinewes, veins, fleſh, and skin, all inſtruments that hold the head and the body together, without the which a man cannot live: and therefore thoſe wounds are ſo perilous to be healed, ſeeing thereunto runneth ſo great quantity of humours, that they will not ſuffer the wound to be healed. The true way therefore to help theſe wounds, is to ſtitch them well in his place, and dreſſe it upon the wound with clothes wet in Oleum benedictum one part, and Magno liquore three parts mixt together, as hot as you can ſuffer it: and upon the cloth lay the powder of Mille folie: and this thou ſhalt doe once in four and twenty houres, and ſo thou ſhalt help them quickly; giving you great charge, that you change not your Medicine, for this mundifieth, incarnateth, and healeth the wound without any further help: For I have proved it an infinite of times.

ALl wounds in the breaſt are troubleſome, and very dangerous, as well they that peirce into the body, as others. And the cauſe is, for that the parts of the breaſt are compounded of Skin, Cartilages, Sinewes, Fleſh, and Bones. So that it cannot be but troubleſome and perilous. For where the ſinew parts be hurt, there ariſeth ever great pain, which for the moſt part bringeth Fevers, and other accidents, and therefore is evill to cure. The cure of them is with our Balſamo and Quinta eſſentia. For the one taketh away the pain, and the other keepeth from alteration. But when they are peircing into the body, they are moſt dangerous, becauſe the Chirurgian cannot tell certainly what part within the body is offended or hurt. Either the Liver, or the Lungs, or the Milt, or any other particulars. Moreover, there is another matter which maketh it dangerous, which is, when they are penetrating, the matter that proceedeth from the Wound falleth into the body, as well as out. And remaining in the body cauſeth putrifaction, then Fevers follow, and commonly death. Wherefore in this caſe, cauſe the Patient to vomit, and to keep ſlender diet, becauſe the humour ſhould not alter to the dammage of the wounded. And to preſerve him from putrifaction, you ſhall annoint all his body over with our Balſamo, and let him drink our Quinteſſence morning and evening. And this done the cure ſhall proſper, or elſe there is no hope by any other meanes.

VVOunds in the belly are doubtfull, and very uncertain to cure, becauſe it is unpoſſible to know how they are, or of what importance they be: for although yee may ſee the Orifice where the Weapon went in, yet yee cannot know what offence it hath done in the interiour parts, and therefore they are bard to be helped, and worſe to judge of, and for that cauſe I will not ſtand long in reaſoning thereof: for I have determined not to ſpeak of things uncertain and doubtfull, but onely of things that may be proved by reaſon and experience. And becauſe thoſe wounds be uncertain, I will write nothing of them, for fear of hiding the truth: but I will write of thoſe in the reines or back, and firſt I will ſhew what the reines are, becauſe every one may comprehend my reaſon. It is to be underſtood, that our bodies are made all of ſenſible things: as inwardly, the Stomack, the Heart, the Liver, the Lungs, the Belly, the Milt, the Guts, with a number of other things which are not common, or known to all men, as thoſe which I have ſpoken of. The reſt of the man is made of Cartilagines, of Veines, of Muskles, of Fleſh, of Skin, and other particulars of ſmall importance to know, becauſe the wiſe, learned, and reverend, my Lord Canan Ferrareſe, hath writ thereof better then ever any in the world hath done, and therefore if you beleeve not me, beleeve his writing ſet forth in print. But to return to our purpoſe, I ſay, that God hath compounded the m • n naturally of all theſe things that I have ſpoken of: and becauſe they are ſoft and tender, he hath placed the bones in the middeſt of them to ſtrengthen them, and to keep them ſtreight, &c. And from the ſhoulder to the thigh, he hath made a great pillar, of many peices of bones joyned together: On the one part whereof groweth the ribs, which holdeth the fleſh, skin, and other particulars farre from the interiours: and upon that bone on the outward ſide, are the magiſtrall ſinewes that deſcend from the head, and bind all the back together, and reacheth down unto the feet. Therefore (this being true that I have ſaid) wounds in the head are very dangerous in all his actions, and their cure very hard, becauſe all thoſe ſences that give nouriſhment, paſſe by the reines downward to the lower parts: and moſt commonly when a man is wounded in thoſe places, he remaineth lame on the leg that is on that part, and being, as it is, hard and dangerous, the cure of it, according to the Canons of the Ancients, is alſo perilous; becauſe in thoſe places where ſo many particulars doe meet and communicate, there ought not in any wiſe to be putrifaction, or digeſtion, but to preſerve: You may not bring it to maturation, but to keep it from it; you may not incarnate, but with ſpeed heal it up: and ſo in this order the cure ſhall ſucceed well, and without danger. And this I will ſhew unto every one, becauſe he ſhall profit by our doctrine to the glory of God, and health of the wounded. When one is wounded in thoſe parts, I counſell that the Chirurgian preſently ſhall cloſe the wound with all his diligence, putting thereupon of our Quinta eſſentia, and inſtead of a defenſive our Balſamo, and upon the wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno liquore, and upon the cloth ſtrew our ſecret powder for wounds, and following this order, he ſhall be reputed for an excellent Chirurgian above all other: and this is the meer truth as by moſt evident proof thou ſhalt more largely find.

VVOunds in the Legs are in manner of the ſame qualitie as thoſe in the armes, becauſe the Legs are of their proper qualitie and Nature compounded of the like ſubſtance that the Armes are, that is, skin, fleſh, muskles, veins, ſinews, and bones. And theſe when they are offended, or wounded, are very perilous, becauſe unto them runneth great quantitie of humours. And in the Legs are certain deadly places as a man may ſay: As the hinder part of the Caulf of the Leg: And the middle of the inner ſide of the thigh: The Ancle and the foot are all places troubleſome and curious to heal, when they are wounded. And therefore to heal them according to the manner of the Ancients, it were great trouble to the Chirurgian, and pittie to ſee the pain of the Patient. Wherefore in no wiſe uſe not the Medicines of the Ancients, but when thou haſt occaſion, joyn unto the skill of thy Art, the uſe of theſe Medicines, our Quinta eſſentia, Balſamo, Magno Liquore, Oleo Benedicto, Oleo di Raſa, Oleo Philoſophorum, any of theſe, or ſuch like, which are incorruptible, which by their proper qualitie aſſubtiliateth contuſions, pierceth to the bottome of Wounds, keepeth the fleſh in his naturall caliditie and humiditie, preſerveth from putrifaction, and naturally maketh the fleſh to joyn and grow together, and that in ſhort ſpace. Therefore conſider well which worketh better effect, ours or the Ancients: And uſe them at thy diſcretion.

VVOunds that pierce into the bodie are very perilous and mortall, becauſe the moſt part of them cannot be cured by ordinary means, and eſpecially when the interiours are ulcerated: In that caſe the Phyſitian not ſeeing it, nor knowing the truth of the wound, cannot apply convenient Medicines, therefore he ſhall be much leſſe apt to heal them, and therefore you muſt ſtand to the benefit of Fortune. And of this I will diſcourſe nothing, for that it will be hard for me to ſhew that thing, that I cannot ſee with mine eies, nor touch with my hands: And becauſe this diſcourſe cannot be approved of the truth, and of experience, I will not meddle therewith in any wiſe: Nevertheleſſe, I will write of thoſe ſorts of wounds that are penetrative, and yet not offend the Intrals, for thoſe may be helped with eaſe, as I have cured a great number, and among the reſt in Anno 1551. in the moneth of June (as I remember) the 17. day, being in the Armie of Naples to go to Africa, there happened a great chance which was thus: The Captain Generall of the Gallies of Fiorenza, named Il Seignior Giordano Orſino ſitting at the Table with divers Captains and Gentlemen, among the reſt there was one Captain falling in talk with another, ſitting at the ſame Table, took a loafe of bread, and flang it at his face, then Seignior Giordano ſeeing that little reſpect of the Captain, roſe from the Table and took him by the collar, and gave him five Stockadoes in the breaſt to have ſlain him, and left him lying: That being done, the ſaid Seignior Giordano repented him, and ſeeing that he was not yet dead, called for me being in the Galley with Don Garſia de Toledo my General, and when I came, I found the poor Captain almoſt dead; whom I dreſſed with our Balſamo artificiato, and twice a day I gave him to drinke of our Quinta eſſentia, and gave him meats of good nouriſhment, and I never put tent into the wound, and in three daies he was helped, and of this the whole company, that was in the Gallie can teſtifie, and eſpecially the ſaid Seignior Giordano who did the fact. Then afterward in Affrica I cured an infinite number that were wounded in divers manners. And of theſe Experiences I have done and do yet daily, in ſo much that if I ſhould write of them, it would be tedious, and therefore I will ſtand no longer about matters concerning wounds, becauſe I have written a Diſcourſe upon Chirurgery, and Il Capricio Medicinale, in the which I have declared many things moſt profitable in the ſame.

IF thou wilt cure thoſe wounds, preſently joyn the parts together, and waſh it with our Aqua Celeſtis and Oleum Balſami of our invention, and lay a cloth wet in the ſame thereon.

VVAſh the wound well with our Aqua Balſami, and cloſe it up, and thereupon lay a cloth wet in the Oile of Frankincenſe, and ſo by this means thou ſhalt help any great wound quickly, for I have proved it infinite times, to my great honour.

VVHen there is a Flux of Blood in any wound, by reaſon of ſome vein that is cut, and that the Chirurgian would ſtop it. It is neceſſary that he put into it our Quinteſſence, and then to ſtitch it up very cloſe and hard, and upon the wound ſtrew the blood of a man dried, made in powder, and lay upon the blood a cloth wet in our Balm artificiall very warm, and upon that bind the wound very ſtraight with ligaments. And every day twice waſh it with our Quinteſſence, and round about it annoint it with our Balm, and alſo caſt thereon our ſecret Powder for wounds; and that doe Morning and Evening every day, without opening the wound. And in ſhort time it will remain well. Giving you charge that the wounded perſon doe keep no ſtraight diet, becauſe Nature being weak, relaxeth the veins, and that cauſeth the flux of blood.

FIrſt, ſtitch the wound cloſe, then caſt thereon mans blood, and bind it ſomewhat hard, ſo let it remain 24. hours, and when you unbinde it, take heed you remove nothing, and caſt thereon more dried blood, and annoint it round about with Oleum Philoſophorum de Terebinthina & Cera, and binde it up again other four and twentie hours, and then bind it gently, and annoint the wound with Oyle of Frankincenſe, and in ſhort time it will be perfectly whole.

TAke perfect Aqua vitae, of good wine, what quantitie you will, and put therein Hypericon, Millefolie, Viticella, and and Betonie, ana, then let it ſtand certain daies cloſe ſtopped, and when ye will uſe it, wet a cloth therein, and lay it round about the wound. And thou ſhalt have thy intent, to the great ſatisfaction of the Patient.

TAke Hypericon flowers and leaves, Millefolie, and Viticella, ana, ſtamp them well together, and ſtrew it upon the wound, and round about the wound when it is dreſſed, for it doth defend it from accidents.

ARomatico Leonardo, is ſo called, becauſe it was compounded and made by his invention, and is a miraculous Medicine, that ſerveth againſt all manner of diſeaſes, of what qualitie ſoever they be, for it worketh this operation, that is, aſſoon as it joyneth to the ſtomack, it draweth to it all the evill humours of the bodie, and imbraceth them, and carrieth them forth by vomit and ſeege, and ſo leaveth Nature unburdened, the which may prevail to his pleaſure becauſe it hath no impediment, and by this reaſon I approve that our Aromatico helpeth againſt all diſeaſes; as is ſaid before, and the order to make it is thus.

Take fine Sugar ℥. iiii. pure Pearls, Muske, Saffron, Lignum Aloes, Cinnamon, ana. ℈. i. Petra Philoſophale, ʒ. iiii. mix them together, and make thereof Lozanges with Roſewater according to Art, the which ye ſhall keep in a box of wood cloſe ſhut, and the order to uſe it is thus, that when the Phyſician doth go to viſit any ſick perſon, and that he will prepare him ſome Medicine to take inward, the beſt and moſt perfect Medicine that he can ordain is our Aromatico, becauſe it evacuateth the ſtomack by vomit, and the bodie downward, and his operation is ſuch, that it doth in manner help any crude ſort of infirmitie, and the quantitie is from i. ʒ. to ii. and may he taken in broth, in wine, in water, or mix it with any Pils, or Potion, giving you charge, that when ye put it in any Potion, that ye leave none in the bottome of the cup where yee drinke it out, becauſe the Petra Philoſophale, is heavie, and will remain in the bottome, for if that remain it will not work at all, giving you alſo charge, that the ſaid day that ye give this Medicine, that ye let the Patients drinke as much crude water as they will, and give them little meat to eat that day, and this is the order to uſe this Medicine.

ELectuario, Angelico Romano is ſo called, becauſe it was compounded of me in the Citie of Rome, in the time of the Pope Paulo quarto, and becauſe this compoſition worketh divinely, I called it Angelico, and is moſt excellent againſt many diſeaſes, it is good againſt all ſorts of Fevers, giving it Per-minorativo, and for the Stitch in the ſide it is moſt rare, becauſe it taketh away the viſcoſitie in the Stomack, and openeth the Pores, and is good againſt the Gout; for if they take it every third day once, in ten daies they ſhall be helped. It is alſo good againſt the Cough, Catarr, and for the Milt, and for thoſe that have the Poxe, or the running Gout, and ſuch like influences, and the order to make it is thus:

Take Saffron, Lignum aloes, Cinnamon, red Corall, ana ʒ. iii. Elliborus niger, without preparation, ℥. ii. Electuario de ſucco roſarum M • fue, that is not too much boiled ℥. vi. Sugar Roſate ℥. viii. Musk of Levant ʒ. i. Petra Philoſophale, ℥. iii. our Quinteſſence of wine ℥. ii. purified Honie as much as will ſuffice to make it in form of an Electuarie, mixe them on a ſmall fire in an earthen-pan, and when it is made, keep it in a veſſell of glaſſe, for any other veſſell will not be good. This Electuarie ye may mix with any ſoluble Medicine, but yee muſt take it faſting, the quantitie is from ʒ ii. to ʒ. iiii. Yee ſhall underſtand, that this in a manner reviveth the dead by his great vertue, as hath been ſeen many thouſand times in Venice, and in Rome, moſt worthy of memorie: And therefore if any Phyſician deſire to get fame in the world, let him uſe our Electuario Angelica, the which worketh miracles on the earth.

SOluble Sirrups made in decoction are very wholſome and of great facultie, and ſpecially in the crudity of humours, and the reaſon is this, becauſe it diſperſeth the matter, and evacuateth it with great eaſe, and without danger or trouble of the Patient, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Sage, Rew, Roſemary, Wormwood, Cicorie, Carduus Sanctus, Nettles, Organie, of each a handfull; Figs, Raiſons, Dates, ſweet Almonds, Sal gem. ana ℥. iiii. Coloquintida, Aloes hepatica, Cinnamon, Mirabolani citrini, ana ℥. ii. common Honey two pound, ſtamp them all groſly, and put them to infuſe in eighteen pound of fair water, then boil it till half be conſumed, then ſtrain it, and diſtill it by a filter, and aromatiſe it with two carets of Musk, and a pint of Roſewater, and then it is made, the which ye ſhall keep in a bottle of glaſſe cloſe ſtopt, the quantity is from ℥. iiii. to ℥. vi. In Winter you ſhall take it very warm, and in the Spring and Autumn, ye ſhall take it but warm. In Summer ye ſhall take it cold, for this purgeth the groſs humours of the bodie, and hurteth not the ſtomack, you may uſe it in a Fever four or five daies together, and it will help it. In cruditie of humours, as the French Pox, Gouts, Catarrs, Doglie Artetich, and ſuch like matters, where there is no accident of Fever, ye may take it ten or fifteen daies together, and cannot hurt by any meanes, for it purgeth moſt excellent; it is given againſt the Cough, againſt Flux of of the Urine, and pains in the head, and carnoſitie in the Yeard, for the Emeroids; and in ſum, it is good againſt all diſeaſes c ••• ed of corrupt humours, for it hath ſuch vertue, that it draw ••• from all parts, and evacuateth the humours inteſtinall, for of this Sirrup I have had great experience, in ſuch perſons as were in manner baniſhed and had loſt their taſte, and preſently uſing this, they came to their good tempera •••• , and I have uſed it an infinite number of times in perſons that were ulcerated, and full of ſores, evill handled of Fortune, and of the infirmitie, and finding no meanes to cure them as they ſhould be: I gave them this Sirrup fourteen or fifteen daies, and then they were cured, with a number of other things, the which would be too long to write, and therefore I would wiſh every one to uſe this, not onely in the aforeſad matters, but in all other diſeaſes.

THis Sirrup is ſolutive, and very pleaſant to uſe, and cannot hurt in any wiſe, the which is ſeldome ſeen in other Medicines, and the order to make it is thus.

Take the leaves of Sine, ℥. ii. Fumitorie, Maiden-hair, H • rts-tongue, Liverwort, Epitimum▪ Ellemo, Pollipidie of the Oak, the floures of Burrage, of Bugloſſe, Liquorice, of each ℥. iii. Coloquintida, Elleborus niger, Aloes Hepatica, Mirabolani Indi, ana ℥. i. Prunes xiiii. Sebeſtien xii. Tamariſe ℥. i. Stamp them groſſely, and infuſe them in ten pound of Fumitorie water, then boil it untill the conſumption of the third part, and then ſtrain it, and in that which is ſtreined put theſe things: Sirrup of St • cados one pound, Saffron ℈. i. Mel Roſarum, ℥. vi. rectified Aqua vitae, ℥. iiii. Musk ʒ. i. The Mullege of Marſh Mallows ℥. iiii. Benzoin, ℥. i. Roſewater, ℥. iii. and then it is made, the which ye ſhall keep in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopt▪ and keep it in a temperate place, and this you muſt take warm; the quantitie is from ℥. ii. to ℥. iiii. and it is a moſt ſafe Medicine to be uſed without keeping of any diet. It helpeth thoſe much that have Pellaria, Scabs, Emeroids, and ſuch like diſeaſes, and may be given unto a woman with child, without any danger, when ſhee ſhall have occaſion to uſe any.

IT were neceſſary for thoſe that will make this Sirrup, to be expert in the Art, for it would be made with great diligence, and the order to make is thus:

Take water of Fumitorie, of Hops, of Wormwood, of Maiden-hair, of each five pound. Then with this water thou ſhalt make a decoction with theſe things that follow.

Take Pollipodium of the Oak, one pound, Sine leaves, Epitimum, ana ℥. iiii. Cordiall flowers two handfulls, Maiden-hair one handfull, Liquorice, Raiſons, Cinnamon, of each ℥. ii. The four Cold ſeeds, ℥. ii. Make thereof a decoction according to Art, and ſtrein it, then take four pound of that Decoction, and put thereto the juyce of Bourage, of Bugloſſe, of Hops; of each ℥. ii. common Honey, ℥. vi. then with white Sugar make a Sirrup in good form, and aromatiſe it with Musk and Amber, putting thereto i. ℥. of Plyris without Musk, and then it is made. The doſe is from ℥, iii. to ℥. iiii. in the morning warm, and faſt thereon at leaſt three or four hours, for this purgeth marvellouſly the melancholie humours, and all other groſſe humours, and diſſolveth winde, and comforteth the heart, &c.

COmmonly they uſe to take the water of Lignum Sanctum againſt the Pox, the which ſurely is moſt wholeſome, but it muſt be taken in good order and form, and muſt be made with great diſcretion, and not as they uſe it now adayes, for they give it ſome three or four times, and never the better, although the wood be ſufficient enough to help them, and therefore I would wiſh every one that will uſe this water, to take it in ſuch order as it ought to be, the which I will ſhew thee hereafter.

Take Lignum Sanctum, Raſpead ſmall one pound, the bark being beaten ℥. iii. infuſe them in twelve pound of fair water one night, and the next morning put therein one pound of Honey, the which is put in, becauſe it is aperative and warm, and helpeth to provoke ſweat, and cauſeth it to have a good taſte: then boil it till half be conſumed, then put thereto Carduus ſanctus ℥. iiii. ſtrong Wine three pound, then boil it untill a third part be conſumed, and then it is made; then ſtrain it, and take forth the Carduus ſanctus, and put therein twenty pound of fair water, and one pound of Hony, and let it boil untill four pounds be conſumed, then ſtrein it and keep it in a glaſſe bottle, for this is the common drink to drink all the day long, and the order to take it is thus. Firſt before yee will take this water, it were neceſſary to take our Sirrupo Solutivo ſeven or eight dayes, after that take of our Electuario Angelica ℥. ſs. That being done, in the name of God take this potion of Lignum ſanctum in this order. Take in the morning at the appearing of the day ℥. viii. very warm as he may ſuffer, and preſently lay clothes on him, and cauſe him to ſweat two hours, and then dry him with warm clothes, and ſo let him remain two hours, and then give him to eat, and his meat ſhall be Bisket, Raiſins, Almonds, and ſometime a little roaſt meat, and no other: then in the evening about the 22. hour, yee ſhall give him the ſaid Sirrup as yee did in the morning, neither more nor leſſe, and cauſe him to ſweat, and about the 24. hour give him onely Bisket and Raiſins, and the other common drink that was made laſt, giving you warning that yee make this drink freſh every third day, becauſe it ſhall not hurt the ſtomack, and every week once, yee ſhall take a pill of Marte millitare, and that day thou ſhalt eat Birds fleſh becauſe of weakening: Alſo ye ſhall take very great heed to one thing, and that is this. If it happen, that at the beginning of this cure there cometh a Fever, or other accident unto the Patient, that in any wiſe yee leave not the cure, but follow the order, for that is a certain ſign of health: for many times I have given this water, and unto ſome in the fourth or fifth day the Fever came, and tarried many times ten or twelve dayes, and then the Fever went away with the corrupt diſeaſe, and all for company, and ſo in ſhort time they were cured, ſo that, as I have ſaid before, when that ſigne appeareth and is delivered, it is a certain ſigne of health: Alſo I will adviſe thee of another thing, and that is this: If the Patient cannot ſweat yee ſhall annoint him all over with the Oil of Quinces, the which ſhall cauſe him to ſweat apace; for without ſweat the cure will not be perfect, and this order thou ſhalt keep, at the leaſt forty dayes together within thy Chamber, ſo that there come no air in, for it will hinder the cure.

AS the fire hath vertue to heat and dry materiall things: ſo hath the Sulphur vertue to warm and to dry the humidity and coldneſſe of our bodies, for I have occupied it divers and ſundry times, and alwayes have ſeen divers and ſundry good effects, but for the better commodity, and more eaſe to uſe it, I have compounded this Electuary, the which thou mayeſt uſe with eaſe and benefit unto a number, and the order to make it is thus.

Take very fine Sulphur that is without earth, and make it into fine powder one pound, Cinamon ℥. ſs. Saffron ℈. i. Ginger ʒ. ii. Musk diſſolved in Roſewater two Carets, white Hony crude, as much as will ſuffice to make it into an Electuary without fire, then keep it in a dry place; and this ye ſhall uſe in the morning faſting, and his quantity from four drachms to ſeven, This dryeth up Scabs, provoketh Urine, breaketh the ſtone in the Reins, it helpeth the Cough, dryeth up the watering of the eyes, cauſeth a good appetite, with divers other things, the which I will leave to the Experimentors.

THis Ʋnguento magno is ſo called, by reaſon of his great vertue and operation, for it worketh ſo ſtrange in ſome diſeaſes, that it in manner reviveth the Patient, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Otnegra oviv. ℥. vi. Oximel Squilliticum, ℥. ſs. mix them together in an earthen diſh, untill the Otnegra oviv. be become like aſhes, then it is deiſitrom, then put therein ℥. ii. of Vinegar, and waſh it well, untill it remain pure and clear, then take Olibanum ℥. ſs. Ceruſae ℥. i. Beat them fine, and mix it in a ſtone Morter, with as much Magno liquore, as will ſerve to incorporate them well, then put thereto the Otnegra oviv. and mix them very well together, that being done, put thereto Auxungia porcina, ℥. viii. And mix them very well together, and then it is made, the which keep in a veſſell well glaſed, for it will keep a long time without corruption, and is apt to help thoſe that are lame, full of pains, and ſores and ſwellings, pains of the eyes, the ſtone in the reins, and ſuch like matters, it helpeth all mannes of French Pox, if ye annoint them therewith, untill the Gums be ſore and then leave. But ye ſhall note, that the bodie muſt firſt be well purged before ye annoint them. This Unguent cooleth all corroſive Ulcers, and helpeth them in ſhort time, it helpeth all paines in the eyes, if ye put it therein; and taketh away all burning with ſpeed. And to be ſhort, it helpeth thoſe diſeaſes in moſt ſhort time, ſo that it is to be wondered at.

THis Oyle of Hypericon compounded by us, is of great vertue in divers and ſundry accidents, and ſpecially in wounds, for it helpeth them without any pain, although the veins, ſinews, or bones were hurt or cut, and that in very ſhort time: It preſerveth the wound from corruption, and taketh away the pain, and incarnateth and cicatrizeth, as by experience thou mayeſt plainly ſee. It diſſolveth Contuſions, and is moſt marvellous agaiſt poiſon. It helpeth againſt any crude ſort of venemous Fever, if you annoint all the bodie therewith, leaving no part; and the order to make it is thus.

Take the floures, leaves, and ſeed, of Saint Johns-wort, as many as ye will, and ſtamp them together, and put them in a Glaſſe, with as much ſtrong white wine as will cover it well, then ſet it in the Sun ten daies together, then put thereto as much pure Sallet oile, as the herbs and the wine doth weigh, then let it ſtand in the Sun other ten daies, giving you warning that you weigh your oyle before you mixe them; that being done, put thereunto for every pound of oyle ℥. ii. of Turpentine, and ʒ. i. of Saffron, of Nutmegs, Cloves, Myrrha elect. of each ℥. ſs. Frankincenſe ℥. i. Viticella ℥. ii. for every pound, ſtamp them altogether, and put them into a great glaſſe, and ſet it to boil in Balneo Mariae, with a head and Receiver cloſe ſhut, and to know when it is boyled enough, is, that there will aſcend no more vapours into the head, and that will be within 24. hours, or thereabout, then take forth the Glaſſe being yet hot, and ſtrain it, and keep it in a Glaſſe cloſe ſhut as a precious Jewell. Ye ſhall note that this Oyle muſt alwaies be occupied very warm, and in any wiſe • ent no wound, but wet clothes therein, and lay it thereon, and thy cure ſhall proſper well, for this I have proved a thouſand times in divers places.

THis Oleum Benedictum ſerveth chiefly for wounds in all parts of the bodie, and eſpecially for wounds in the head: If there were fracture of bone, and offences of the Pannicle, and in other places where ſinews were hurt, or muskles, or veins, or in any other noble place of the bodie, with this Oleum Benedictum, and with our Vegitable Quinteſſence, thou mayeſt help them eaſily, and in ſhort time, without any danger or detriment of the wounded perſon, as is ſaid before, and the order to make it is thus.

Take the whites of Eggs being hard ſod in water, ℥. xii. Clear Turpentine ℥ xiiii. Pure Myrrh ʒ. iii. Mixe them, and put it into a Retort of glaſſe, and give it gentle fire at the firſt, and then increaſe it according to Art, untill all the ſubſtance be come forth of the Retort, the which will be both water and oyle, the which ſeparate, and keep the Oile by it ſelf in a Glaſſe as a precious Jewell, for this worketh miracles in wounds of what ſort ſoever they be. Moreover, it cauſeth hair to grow on the head or beard, the which were fallen away, and that it doth in ſhort time by the onely annointing the place therewith. Alſo if any have a ſtitch in his ſide, and retention of Urine, let him take a Gliſter, wherein he ſhall put a little of this Oyle, and he ſhall be helped; and this effect it doth, becauſe it drieth mightily that alteration made in the ſecret parts of the Reins inwardly, where no locall Medicine can be applyed.

THis Oyle of Turpentine and Waxe, is a moſt precious Balm, and his vertues are infinite, becauſe it is made of ſimples in manner uncorruptible, and is moſt miraculous for thoſe that are corrupted, or ſtrucken with the Peſtilence, becauſe it is moſt penetrative, and of nature drying, and comforteth all weak parts in mans bodie, of what infirmitie ſo ever they be, and the order to make it is thus.

Take new yellow waxe, ℥. xii. clear Turpentine, ℥. xviii. Benjamine, ℥. ii. Fine rectified Aqua vitae, ℥. xxx. common aſhes, ℥. vi. mixe them, and put them into a Retort of glaſſe well luted, and then diſtill it in a winde Furnace, untill the ſuſtance be come forth, and in the Receiver thou ſhalt find three things: The firſt is Water, the ſecond Oil, the third flegm, the which thou ſhalt ſeparate one from another, and keep them cloſe ſtopt in a glaſſe, the which is moſt excellent in time of the Peſtilence, as well for unction, as for to help the ſores, for if you put it into a ſore or botch that is broke, preſently it taketh away the pain, and being mixed with other of our Medicines, as I have ſhewed in my Regiment of the Peſtilence, it helpeth them with great ſpeed. If any annoint all his bodie with this Oyle twiſe a moneth, it will preſerve him youthfull, and in health a long time, it preſerveth alſo dead fleſh or fiſh, that is put therein from corruption. Alſo if any be wounded in any part of the bodie, let him annoint it with this Oyle four or five times, and it ſhall be whole: Alſo if any cannot make water, give unto him ʒ. ii. of this oyle to drinke, and preſently he ſhall make water. It is alſo good againſt the Stitch in the ſide and Pluriſie, and Worms, and the Cough and Catarre, and againſt the Peſtilent Fever, and ſuch like indiſpoſitions, if ye drinke a little thereof; it hath a number of other vertues, the which I will leave unto the Experimentors.

THis is of my invention, and the order to make it, is thus Take ſweet Sallet oile twentie pound, white wine two pound, boil them together untill the wine be conſumed, then put it in a veſſell of ſtone, and put thereunto theſe things following:

Take the flours of Roſemary three pound, Lignum aloes, ℥. vi. Olibanum, Bdellium, ana. ℥. x. then ſtop it very cloſe, and bury it in the ground four foot deep, and this would be buried in the beginning of Auguſt, and there rema • n untill the moneth of March, then take it forth of the ground, and ſet it in the Sun, and put thereto theſe matters following, Sage, Roſemary, Rue, Betonie, Millefolie, Comferie roots, Tamaro, Viticella ana, one handful: Galingal, Cloves, Nutmegs, Spikenard, Saffron, ana ℥. i. Sarcocolla, Sanguis Draconis in grain, Maſtick, ana ℥. ii. Aloes Epatica, Frankincenſe, ana ℥. viii. yellow Wax, Auxungia ana ℥. xviii. Colophonie one pound, Hypericon with the ſeed and all two pound. Musk ʒ. i. mix theſe all well together, and boil them in Balneo, untill the herbs become dry, and have no more ſubſtance, then take it forth, and ſtrain it, and put thereunto for every pound, ʒ. vi. of our Balm artificiall, and when the moneth of September cometh, put thereunto two pound of the fruit of the herb called Balſamina, the which are red, and then it is ended, the which thou ſhalt keep in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut, for the older it is, the better it is, and is of ſuch vertue, that it helpeth the Etici, and Hidropſie, if ye give them every morning ʒ. ſs. with ℥. i. of Sirrup of Roſes warm, the ſpace of fortie daies, as I have proved: And this is the true and perfect Unction, that helpeth Petecchie, a diſeaſe ſo called in the Italian: If any were wounded, and had cut veins, ſinews, and bones, let him joyn the parts cloſe together, and dreſſe it with this Oyle very hot upon the upper parts, and in ſhort time it ſhall be whole, without any alteration. It helpeth alſo the white Scall if ye annoint it therewith: It helpeth coldneſſe in the head, and Catarrs, if ye annoint it within the noſtrils at night when ye go to bed: If yee annoint the Stomack therewith it cauſeth perfect digeſtion of the meat, it provoketh Urine where it is let through carnoſitie or Gonorrea, or ſuch like matter; It cauſeth hair to grow, it preſerveth the beard black, and it is good againſt Worms, and all theſe Experiments are true, and proved of me divers and ſundry times, in the aforeſaid infirmities, and alſo in divers others, the which I leave untill another time: Yee ſhall note, that if yee annoint any all over that is greived with the Pox with this Oil, it will increaſe his pain, and ſo by that meanes yee may know whether he be infected or no.

THeſe Pills are above all other in operation, as the Eagle is above all other Birds, and therefore I thought good to call them Pillole Aquilone, and the order to make them is thus.

Take conſerve of Damask Roſes made with Hony ℥ iii. Lignum Aloes ʒ. i. Oyl of Vitriol twelve graines, Cinnamon elect ii ſcruples. Petra philoſophalis of our invention. ℥ ſs. Sugar-candie ℥ ii. Mix them, and make thereof a paſte with Syrupo Acetoſo and keep them in a glaſs. The Vertue of theſe Pills I will not at this time write: but onely I ſay they help againſt all ſorts of infirmities, and hurteth none in any wiſe. The Doſe is from ʒ. i. to ʒ. ii. in the morning faſting, but ye may not gild them in any wiſe, but drink after them a cup of water or wine, to carrie them down, then ſleep thereon, and that day eat little meat. and light of digeſtion.

THe Pine is a tree, the which by nature is uncorruptible, and the gum that runs from it is of great vertue and ſtrength, becauſe it preſerveth thoſe things wherein it is put, and when his Elements are ſeparated out of that Gum, the Phyſician may work ſtrange things therewith, againſt moſt part of infirmities that happen unto mans bodie, if he apply them where they are convenient: For the water being drunke helpeth winde in the ſtomack: Alſo it helpeth the white Skall, and all ſuch like ſcabs, if ye waſh them therewith morning and evening. It drieth up Ulcers, alſo it is of marvellous vertue againſt chilblains and kibed heels, and chapps, and ſuch like, in the hands or feet that come through cold, being uſed thus. You ſhall firſt perfume the parts that are ſore over the fume of hot water, ſo that they may ſweat, then drie them and waſh them with the aforeſaid water, and annoint them with the Oil, and put on a pair of gloves or ſuch like, and in very ſhort time they ſhall be whole. The aire helpeth much in wounds in any part of the bodie, becauſe it preſerveth the fleſh from putrifaction, and keepeth it from alteration, and taketh away the paine and healeth the ſore: Alſo it preſerveth the face if it be annointed therewith. Moreover, it is marvellous in old diſeaſes inwardly, if ye give them thereof every morning ʒ i. with ℥ ſs. of our Sirupo Vegetabile. The fire cureth ſores and ſuch like, and the earth remaineth in his ſtate. Ye ſhall underſtand, that theſe are great ſecrets of importance, the which I have revealed of this Gumme, and happy ſhall he be that uſeth them in the time of need: And the order to make this Oile is thus.

Take as much Frankincenſe as thou wilt, and put it into a Retort of glaſs, with the fourth part of common Aſhes, and ſet it to diſtill, and give it firſt a ſmall fire untill the Oyle change colour, then preſently change the Receiver, and augment the fire untill all the ſubſtance be come forth. Ye ſhall underſtand that this Oyle is beſt freſh, for when it is old, it will waxe thick, and cannot pierce ſo well.

THat which moſt men call Oyle of Honey, is not an Unctous Oyle like unto other Oyles, but rather a certain Element, the which is neither oyle nor water, although it be clear, and this ſerveth not much in Chirurgery, becauſe it is not convenient in ſores, but much rather it is a perfect remedie in things appertaining to Phyſick, becauſe it comforteth the Stomack, and fortifieth the vertue, and extinguiſheth all ſorts of Fevers. It helpeth the Collick, it diſſolveth the Stone in the Reins, and provoketh Urine, and alſo maketh the hair yellow as gold, if ye waſh it therewith, and the order to make it is thus.

Take pure Honey two pound, and put it into a Retort of glaſſe, that holdeth at the leaſt fifteen or twentie pounds, and ſet it in a Furnace, and give it a fire of the ſecond degree, and firſt there will come forth a clear white water, and when it changeth colour, change the receiver, and give it ſtrong fire untill all the fumes be come forth, the which is the Oile, and that keep by it ſelf as a precious Balm againſt malign Infirmities that are cured with Phyſick.

TAke Galbanum, Armoniacum, Oppoponax, ana ℥. ii. Olibanum, Verdigreaſe, ana ℥. i. Bdellium, Gum Arabi, Lapis ematites minerale, ana ℥. ii. Turpentine, Frankincenſe, ana ℥. iiii. Oleum Philoſophorum of Turpentine and Waxe, ℥. iii. common Oyle four lb. new waxe ℥. vii. beat all thoſe that are to be beat, and ſearce them, then diſſolve the Gums in diſtilled Vinegar according to Art, then vapour away the Vinegar untill it come thick, then take thy Oyle and Waxe, and melt them together, then put in the reſt, and ſtir them untill it be boyled, and to know when it is boyled, is this. Firſt, in the beginning it will begin to riſe marvellouſly, and then fall down; then let it boil untill it begin to fume or ſmoak, then ſtrein it into a veſſell of Copper, and preſently put therein ℥. iiii. of Precipitate, and ſtir them well together untill it be cold, then make it in rowls, and keep it as a precious Jewell in Chirurgerie, becauſe it mundifieth, incarnateth, and healeth all ſorts of Ulcers, better then any other Cerot that ever I could finde.

THis Unguent is moſt rare in the cure of Ulcers when they are already mundified, becauſe it incarnateth, drieth, and ſiccatrizeth, and the order to make it is thus.

Take common Oyle one pound, Litarge ℥. ii. new Wax, ℥. iii. Turpentine, ℥. vi. boyl them as the aforeſaid Cerot, and when it is boyled, put thereto ℥. iii. of the dead cope of Aqua fortis, the which is made of Vitriol Romain, Roche Allom, and Salt-Peter, and ſtir them well together, and keep it to thy uſe. Ye ſhall underſtand, that the maker muſt be expert in the Art, leaſt he overboil it, or boil it too little, for if it be not in order as it ſhould be, it will not work his effect.

THis Cerot is of great vertue, and of marvellous experience, to reſolve the white Scall, becauſe it is penetrative, mundificative, and reſolutive, and cauſeth the hair to grow that is fallen away, to the great content of the Patient and honour of the Phyſician, and it is made in this otder. Take Frankincenſe that is ſtrained from his filth, what quantitie you will, and diſtill it in a Retort, and give it fire at the leaſt fortie hours, then let it cool and break the glaſſe, and in the bottome thou ſhalt finde a black maſe, the which make into powder, then for every pound of the ſaid powder, put thereto one ounce of Waxe, and four ounces of the ſaid oyle that ye diſtilled, and half an ounce of the heads of Bees, the which are eaſie to be had in Summer: Mix all the aforeſaid things in a Veſſell of Copper, and with a ſmall fire make them in form of a liquid Unguent, and when thou wilt uſe it, ſhave the head, and waſh it, and lay thereon this Cerot upon a fair cloth warm, and every two days change it, and ſo in ſhort time thou ſhalt ſee ſtrange effects of his vertue, as I have done divers and ſundry times to my great honour. This ſerveth alſo againſt breaking of bones, diſlocations, and for Scabs ulcerated, becauſe it drieth, and comforteth, and reſolveth all the evill qualities; giving you charge in the diſtilling, becauſe the fire many times conſumeth it ſo, that in the bottome there remaineth nothing that good is, and therefore beware in the making.

THis Maturative doth open an Impoſthume without Inſtrument and pain, and the order to make it is thus

Take the yolks of Eggs ℥. ii. white Salt finely ground ℥. i. Snails with their Shells ſtamped ℥. ſs Hens dung that is liquid, and red like Hony ℥. i. Mix all theſe well together without fire, and when you will bring an Impoſthume to ſuppuration and break it, lay on this plaiſter morning and evening a little warm, and in ſhort time it will draw forth the Impoſthume, and break it, and heal it, without any other help. Keep this as a ſecret.

THis Compoſition is divine in his operation, becauſe it healeth many indiſpoſitions in our bodies, when it is applied rightly, and the order to make it is thus.

Take water of Carduus Sanctus one pound, Oyle of Honnie, one ounce, oyle of Sulphur, ʒ. ſs. Mixe them together, and let it ſettle till it be cleer: for this helpeth Ulcers in the mouth, and maketh the teeth fair and white, if yee waſh them therewith. It cauſeth a ſweet breath, and preſerveth the Gums, and maketh the hair and beard fair, if ye waſh them therewith. And this it doth becauſe the water of Carduus Sanctus preſerveth where it is applyed: Alſo the oyle of Honie hath a vertue preſervative and retentive of the hair, and the oyle of Sulphur mundifieth, and clenſeth, and incarnateth, ſo that by theſe means the ſaid water hath theſe vertues aforeſaid.

THis Unguent hath a great vertue in healing all ſores that are putrified and corroſive, except they be Cankers or Noli me tangere, the which are counted among the uncurable cures: But when they are other ſores, this will heal them quickly, and the order to make it is thus.

Take a good quantity of Calex vivae, and put it into a great Tub, and cover it with water four fingers high, and ſtir it well together, then let it ſettle, and thereon will come a thin ſcum the which ye ſhall gather together with a Scummer, and keep it untill ye have ſufficient quantitie, then take oyle of Linſeed, oyle of Nuts, oyle of Almonds, and of the ſaid ſcum that is gathered, of each one pound, then diſtill it in a Retort, untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, then ſeparate the oyle from the water, and then make this compoſition.

Take of the ſaid oyle diſtilled one pound, Tallow ſuch as they make candles of, Hogs greaſe, new Wax, Mercurie precipitate of each two ounces, fine Aqua vitae iii. ounces, mix them all together in a Copper pan on a ſoft fire, untill the Aqua vitae be conſumed, and that it remain a liquid Unguent, then take it forth, and keep it in a cloſe veſſell, that it take no ayre: and this ye ſhall apply cold unto Ulcers, upon a fine linnen cloth, for firſt it doth mundifie, and then incarnate, and laſt ſiccatrize, it helpeth ſores, ſcabs, ſcrophule, mall de Formica Setole on the Nipples of womens breaſts, Emeroids, pains in the privie members, and ſuch like, for it is temperate.

THis water is miraculous, for if yee waſh the face therewith, and rub the teeth, it will make the face ſhining and bright, and the teeth like fine Ivory, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Mother of Pearl in powder one pound, the juyce of Lemmons preſſed with their pills and all three pound, put them in a glaſſe, and let it ſtand fifteen dayes, then put thereto ſo much ſtrong diſtilled Vineger as there was of the juyce, and diſtill it in a Retort of glaſſe, with a ſmall fire, untill the ſpirits doe appear, then preſently change thy Receiver, and keep it, wherewith thou ſhalt waſh thy face and rub thy teeth: Note, that when yee will occupie that water, it were neceſſary that the face were waſhed ſo clean as is poſſible, and to rub the teeth with a clean cloth, for with this I have ſeen many goodly experiences in thoſe matters.

THe beard and hair commonly doe fall through two cauſes, the one is, when the Patient hath a Peſtilent Fever, that is, Mal di Mazzucco, for when they are cured, all their hair will fall away, and many times moſt of them doe change that ſubtile skin, called of the Doctors Epiderma, and this is one of the cauſes: The other cauſe is, when they accompany with unclean women, and that they get thoſe Carvoli on the Yeard, the which as ſoon as they are cured, there cometh an alteration in the throat, ſo that they cannot well eat their meat, then after that in ſhort time the hair will begin to fall, and theſe are the two cauſes of falling of the hair. In that which commeth after Mal di Mazzucco, ye ſhall need nothing elſe but to annoint the head when yee goe to bed, with our Oleum Philoſophorum a little warm, and that will cauſe the hair to grow, reſtore the ſight and hearing, the which thoſe commonly doe loſe when they are ſick, through their long ſickneſſe. But when the hair doth fall through the other cauſe, yee muſt uſe forcible Medicines to cauſe it to come again, and that thou ſhalt doe with this Cerot. Take Turpentine, Ship-pitch, Roſin of the Pine tree, and new Wax, and make thereof a Cerot, the which ſpread upon a cloth, and ſtrew thereon Cantharides in powder, then lay it upon the head, and there let it remain five dayes without moving it, and when yee take it away, take Magno liquore, and our Oleum Philoſophorum, of each alike, and therewith annoint the head once a day very hot. And while yee uſe this Unction, take Sinaber ℥. i. Olibanum, Mirrh, and Colles, of each two ſcruples, and grinde them together, and divide them in ſix parts, and every night when yee goe to bed, perfume the bed with one of theſe parts, the which thou ſhalt doe in this order: Take Coals in a Chafing-diſh, and caſt it therein by little and little, and then cover thy head with a cloth, and receive the fume, and then goe to bed with the ſaid cloth about thy head, and this thou ſhalt doe ſix evenings, and continually uſe the Unction untill it be helped, the which will be in ſhort time.

THis Sirrup being well made, is of marvellous vertue for thoſe women that are troubled with pains of the Mother, and pains cauſed of wind and cold, becauſe the Bayes of their nature are hot and drying, and reſolveth the wind, and warmeth the cold, and drieth the humidity, ſo that whoſoever doth uſe this Sirrup oftentimes, ſhall be free from the ſtitch in the ſide, and gravell in the Reins, becauſe it doth mundifie the Reins, and reſolve the humour hanging, and therefore this would be uſed in Polonia, and Almaign with great profit, becauſe thoſe Countries are cold, and they feed on moſt meats which are contrary to thoſe aforeſaid infirmities, and the order to make it is thus. Take a branch of Bayes weighing one pound, and put it in a glaſſe with eight pound of white Wine, and two pound of purified Hony, and diſtill it in Balneo three hours, then take it from the fire, and keep that by it ſelf, then take that which remained in the glaſſe, and diſtill it by a filter three or four times untill it be clear, then take two pound of Sugar, and clarifie it with the white of an Egge, and then mix it with that which yee diſtilled by a filter, and give it a little walme or two, but not too much, then when it is boyled, before it be cold, put therein the ſaid water that yee diſtilled in Balneo, and aromatiſe it with ſix graines of Musk, and ℈. i. of Cloves, and another of Saffron, and ʒ. ſs. of Cinamon, and ℥. iii. of Roſewater, and then keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, and it will preſerve a long time: The doſe of this Sirrup is from ℥. i. to ℥. ii. and no more. And therefore if any will ſweat for any indiſpoſition in the body, let them take four ounces as warm as they may ſuffer, and lay them down to ſweat, and it will reſolve great infirmities.

THis Sirrup is exceeding hot, and preſerveth a weak ſtomack through cold, reſolveth the Cough, and the Catarre cauſed through want of naturall heat: but yee ſhall note, that if the indiſpoſition were of a hot and dry cauſe, in any wiſe ye ſhall not uſe this. It cauſeth digeſtion, and provoketh venereous acts, and killeth many that oppreſſe themſelves therewith, for they will doe more then Nature is able to carry, and ſo fall into a diſeaſe called Apoplexia, and die, or elſe live with great pain; and therefore I would wiſh thoſe that have no great need thereof, not to uſe it for Lechery ſake, for better it were to leave it in Vaſe ſpermatico, but as for thoſe that have need thereof, it will revive them if they were in a manner dead, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Ginger, Cinnamon, of each one pound, beat them in powder, and infuſe it in half a pound of Roſewater, and there let it remain four or five daies, and then put thereon ℥. iiii. of the water of a Herb called Mortella, in the Italian tongue, and ſix pound of the beſt white wine, and diſtill them altogether untill all the ſubſtance be come forth; then take as much white Honey as the matter purified weigheth, and while it is yet hot on the fire, put therein the ſaid Water which you diſtilled, and ſix grains of Musk powdred with Sugar, and incorporate them well together, and keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut, and when ye will uſe this, ye ſhall take it in the morning warm, faſting thereon four or five hours, becauſe it may pierce the better, and doe his operation; the quantitie that you ſhall take ordinary is ℥. i. but if it doe not work his operation well, augment the quantitie, and take ſomewhat more or leſſe according to thy ſtomack, and the time ſhall be two or three weeks, or more or leſſe, according as thou feeleſt thy ſelf, for it is of ſo much vertue that it will not be credited, except it be of thoſe that have ſeen the experience thereof, therefore keep it as a thing of value.

THis Sirrup is a reſtorative of great vertue, never ſeen or heard of before, and is of ſuch vertue that it is able to ſuſtain a ſick perſon many dayes without taking any other meat, becauſe it is of fleſh and blood, for the fleſh ſuſtaineth the fleſh, and the blood ſuſtaineth the blood, and the order to make it is thus.

Take a great fat Capon that is well-fleſhed, and pull it while it is alive, and take forth onely the gutts and the belly, and when he is dead, ſtamp it in a Morter groſſely, and put it in a diſtilling glaſſe with twentie pound of good white wine, and ℥. ſs. of Salt, and four ounces of Sugar, and ℥. ſs. of Cinnamon, then diſtill it in Balneo untill the two thirds be conſumed, then keep that which is diſtilled, and that which remained in the glaſſe ſtrain through a cloth, and preſſe out all the juyce of the fleſh with a Preſſe, then paſſe all that through a filter, and then with Sugar make it in form of a Sirrup, but boil it not too much, then put therein that which ye diſtilled from the Capon, and aromatiſe it with Cinnamon half a dram, Saffron one ſcruple, Musk four grains, Roſewater ℥. ii. then keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, and this hath no doſe, becauſe it is taken onely to ſuſtain a weak nature; you may put it in broth, or in any other meats, or by it ſelf, and alwaies it will work his operation, in ſtrengthening thoſe that are weak.

THis Sirrup of Quinces is of great vertue, becauſe it reſtoreth ſtrength, helpeth digeſtion, comforteth the Stomack, and maketh the heart merrie, as you may ſee by the Ingredients; it comforteth alſo the ſight, and quickeneth the memorie: And the order to make it is thus.

Take of the beſt Quinces you can find, and cut them in ſmall peeces, with ſeed and all three pound, Cinnamon half an ounce, Cloves, Saffron, of each a ſcruple, Lignum Aloes, ℥ i. ſs. Bengewine ℥. i. ſtamp all theſe and infuſe them in ſeven pound of ſtrong white wine, then diſtill it in Balneo, untill all the liquor be come forth, and when it is in manner done, take it from the fire, and put it into an earthen veſſell well glazed, and put therein that which ye diſtilled, and mix them well together, then ſtrain it hard through a Canvas, and paſſe it by a filter, or a linnen cloth, and make it as clear as you can poſſible, then take that, and with refined Sugar, make a Sirrup according to Art, and when it is made, aromatiſe it with Musk, and Roſewater, and keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, that it take no air, giving your charge that it be not over-boyled. And this thou ſhalt give unto thoſe that cannot digeſt their meat, becauſe it warmeth the ſtomack, with a temperate heat, the which reſolveth the cruditie of humours, that are in the ſtomack, and diſpoſeth Nature to digeſtion, for becauſe the Quinces by nature are hot, and helpeth it to digeſt, the Cloves and Saffron make the heart merrie, and the Lignum Aloes, preſerveth from Corruption, in ſuch ſort, that all theſe being together, worketh wonderfull effects in the bodie of many, the quantitie thereof is ℥. i. in the morning, and two hours after ſupper cold.

THis Sirrup is of marvellous vertue againſt divers infirmities, for by nature it is hot, and provoketh ſweat, and urine, and ſerveth very much againſt the French diſeaſes, if you can uſe it in his time and place, and it is made in this order.

Take Bran one pound, and infuſe it in twelve pound of white Wine, and ſo let it remain two dayes, then boil it in a glaſſe with a Head and Receiver, untill the third part be conſumed, the which yee ſhall reſerve to mix with it afterward, then ſtrein that in the glaſſe, and paſſe it by a filter, and when it is clear, put thereunto the aforeſaid which yee reſerved: Then take Hony and Sugar, of each alike, and therewith make a Sirrup according to art, and when it is made, aromatiſe it with a little Cinnamon, Cloves, Saffron, Lignum Aloes, and Musk, according to thy diſcretion, and for every pound of the ſaid matter, yee ſhall put thereto half an ounce of our Vegitable Quinteſſence, and it ſhall be finiſhed, the which keep cloſe ſhut, for it is of ſuch vertue, that it will not corrupt, the doſe is from ℥. ii. to three, to be taken warm, and then lie down to ſweat, for this will reſolve all infirmities that may be reſolved by ſweat. It is very profitable for thoſe that are troubled with any old indiſpoſition, as the Cough, the Catarre, indiſpoſition of the Stomack, and ſuch like: Yee ſhall note, that this would not be uſed in the Summer, for becauſe it is too hot for that time.

THe Sarſa parilla is a Root that cometh from the Indies, the which is hot and drying, of the which Phyſitians make Sirrups and Potions for divers infirmities, wherein it is needfull of drying by ſweat: but untill this time they have all abuſed themſelves in the order, becauſe all hot and dry things are ſpirituall, and ſo in making their decoction the ſpirits goe away in fume, and the decoction remaineth ſenza anima, and vertue, in reſpect: yee ſhall underſtand, that the Sarſa parilla is a root miraculous in his operation, becauſe it warmeth the cold, and drieth the humidity, and reſolveth tumours, and healeth ſores, and helpeth paines, when it is made according to our order, and becauſe it is a Medicine in ſo common uſe, I will ſhew thee the order to make this Sirrup, that ſhall have both anima, and vertue, in ſo much that the world ſhall wonder at it: and the order to make it is thus.

Take one pound of the beſt Sarſa parilla that yee can find, and cut it very ſmall, and put it in a glaſſe with one pound and a half of Hony, and ℥. i. of Cinnamon, and ℥. ii. of Lignum Aloes, and put them in twelve pound of white Wine, and ſo let it ſtand four and twenty houres, and then diſtill it, untill yee have received three pound of water, giving you charge, that the Receiver be great, and lute not the mouth but ſtop it with Tow leaſt it break, then take it from the fire, and let it wax cold, and when it is cold, pour forth that which is clear, and put it unto the water that yee diſtilled firſt, and keep it cloſe, for it is a bleſſed Sirrup: this being done, put upon the Feſſes twenty pound of white Wine, and one pound of fine Sugar, and let it boil half an hour, and then ſtrein it, and when the Phyſitian will give it, he may give ℥. viii. at a time as hot as he may ſuffer it, and then lay him down to ſweat as much as he can. And with his meat let him drink the laſt decoction, and thus the Phyſitian ſhall reap honour, and the Patient health, and therefore if any will have his intent, let him not break this our order in any reſpect.

THis China is a root like unto the root of Canna, the which is brought unto us out of India, from an Iſle called China, from whence it took his name China, and there are of two ſorts: the one is white and heavy, the other is great, and red, and light, and of this I have made no experience at all: But of the other I have had great experience, and by the help of God have reſolved great and terrible diſeaſes, and the order to condite them after our order is this.

Take ℥. vi. of China, and ℥. iii. of Lignum Aloes of the beſt that yee can finde, and ℥. iiii. of Pollipodie, and ℥. i. of Coloquintida, beat all theſe groſſely, and put them into a diſtilling glaſſe, with twenty pound of good Wine, then give it fire untill ye have received three pound of water, then let it cool, and ſtrain it, then put therein the water that yee diſtilled firſt, and incorporate them well together, and of this give ℥. iiii. at a time warm, then caſt away the Feſſes, for they are unprofitable. But the Sirrup is of ſuch vertue, that it reſolveth tumours, ſores, pains, and all other indiſpoſitions cauſed of the Pox. It ſerveth alſo for Doglie Artetich, for pains of the Gout, and for many other indiſpoſitions cauſed of cruditie, and coldneſſe of the humours, becauſe it is of nature hot and drying, and his vertues are to drie: I have ſeen of this Sirrup great experience in divers and ſundry cauſes.

THis Herb Alchachengie with his fruit is aperative, and moſt profitable for thoſe that cannot make water, by reaſon of alteration of the pores that are altered through cold, for this is hot and drying, by the which means, it reſolveth the alteration of the aforeſaid cauſe, and cauſeth the Urine to paſſe with eaſe; It helpeth the digeſtion, and comforteth the ſtomack, when it is grieved through winde or cold: And the order to make it is thus.

Take that Herb, with Root, Leaves, fruit and all, and lay it to infuſe in the water of Mallows, with the Herb Pelitorie, and there let them remain five or ſix dayes, then put thereunto courſe Sugar, and let it boil one hour and no more, and then ſtrain it, and put thereunto a little Cinnamon, and then it is finiſhed: and when you will occupie it againſt difficulty of Urine, give them thereof ℥. iiii. and keep them warm in bed, and they ſhall feel great eaſe.

THis Potion is appropriate againſt the indiſpoſition of the Breaſt and Stomack, and is of a marvellous operation, becauſe it is aperative, ſoftning the ſtomack, and mundifieth the breaſt, and maketh the heart merrie: And this is moſt ſoveraign for the Cough, Catarr, and all the other indiſpoſitions, that come unto the breaſt through cruditie, and viſcoſitie of humours, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Pomi Calimani, and Pomi Apiae, of each one pound, Quinces half a pound, common Honie, ℥. iiii. fine Sugar one pound, ſweet white wine ten pound, water of Bugloſs four pound, boil all theſe together in a Copper Veſſell, that is well tinned within, untill the Apples doe begin to fall in pieces, then take it from the fire, and ſtrain them through a ſtrainer, without preſſing of the Feſſes, then put into that two drachms of Cinnamon, and then ſtrain it by a filter four or five times, untill it be clear, then keep it in a veſſell of glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, that it take no aire. The quantity is ℥. iiii. as warm as ye may, take it in the morning, faſting at leaſt five or ſix hours after it, and if it be poſſible ſleep thereon in your bed, for it is a thing of great vertue, in reſolving the indiſpoſition of the breaſt and ſtomack.

THis is a Magiſtrall Potion, the which helpeth againſt all Infirmities, by reaſon that it deſtroyeth all the evill qualities in our bodies, it comforteth Nature, helpeth digeſtion, provoketh Urine, and looſeth the bodie, the which things are moſt comfortable to our bodies, and the order to make it is thus.

Take the ſeed of Quinces, ℥. x. the Pills of Citrons, ℥. vi. Balm, Nettles, of each, ℥. iiii. beat all theſe groſſely, and infuſe them in twelve pound of ſtrong white wine, and there let it remain ſix daies, then diſtill it with ℥. vi. of Honey, and ℥. xv. of Sugar, untill ye have received two pound of water, then take it from the fire and let it cool, and ſtrain it by a filter, and then put therein the firſt water, and eight grains of Musk, diſſolved with a little Roſewater about ℥. ii. and then for every pound of the ſaid matter, put thereunto ℈. i. of Oyle of Vitrioll, and incorporate them well together, then keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped that it take no air, and of this yee ſhall take ℥. i. in the morning cold, and faſt thereon; for whoſoever doth uſe this in his health ſhall ſeldome be ſick, but live in health. For in this compoſition there entereth the ſeed of Quinces, that reſolve the evill quality of the Stomack, and make the heart merry: The Pomcitrone pills preſerve and help digeſtion: The Balm purifieth the bloud, healeth the Liver, cauſeth good digeſtion, and comforteth the Heart: The Nettles warmeth, provoketh Urine, and mundifieth the Reins, and reſolveth the malignity of the Sinews: The Wine comforteth Nature, ſtrengtheneth the Head, and ſuſtaineth the ſtrength: The Musk is warm by Nature, and reſolveth the windineſſe, and purgeth the bloud: The Oil of Vitrioll healeth all the Scoriaciones of the Mouth, the Breaſt, and Stomack, and preſerveth the body from all corruption: So by this yee may ſee of what importance this Compoſition is, through the vertue of the Simples that are therein: ſo to conclude, I ſay, that this is one of the beſt Compoſitions that can be made, becauſe of his nature: It letteth alteration in our bodies, and helpeth againſt all diſeaſes or infirmities, and prolongeth life.

THe Gout is a putrified and rotten diſeaſe, as I have written of in divers places, and the cure thereof is hard, becauſe it were needfull to help many inconveniences before yee come to the cure. Nevertheleſſe, it is a ſtrange thing to ſee divers, that after they are cured they have no care to preſerve them: ſo that look which way they got it, that way it will come again, but if they would uſe defenſives and preſervatives, they may remain well, and therefore I have deviſed this Wine, the which they ſhall continually drink: for as long as they uſe this Wine, the Gout ſhall never trouble them, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Vino negro that is ſweet and pleaſant, about twelve gallons, and put it in a veſſell that is well ſeaſoned, and in that Wine put fine Lignum Aloes in powder ℥. iii. Pollipodie of the Oak ℥. iiii. Sena of Levant ℥. ii. Musk diſſolved in Roſewater ten grains, common Hony two pound, then let it repoſe untill it be clear, and then begin to drink thereof; for this Wine purgeth, the which if it purge too much, yee ſhall refrain it now and then, according as yee find your body: This doth not onely help the Gout, but all kinds of pains cauſed of corruption of humours, becauſe it drieth, reſolveth, and preſerveth, the which are convenient to preſerve the body.

THe Quinteſſence is ſo called, becauſe it is an eſſence taken from the Elements without corrupting the ſaid Elements; and therefore it is called Quinta eſſentia: for it is an eſſence above the four Elements, the which hath a marvellous vertue in preſerving, and conſerving all things from putrifaction, and is of ſo much vertue, that drinking thereof every morning half an ounce when they riſe out of their bed, it preſerveth them for ever in health. It healeth wounds and all ſores, waſhing them therewith. It preſerveth all fleſh, fiſh, and fruits, that is put therein, and the order to make it is thus.

Take good ſtrong Wine fourteen pound, common Hony one pound, Anniſeed, Coriander, Lignum Aloes, Calamus Aromaticus, of each ℥. iii. Roſewater ℥. iiii. Beat all the aforeſaid things groſſely, and infuſe them in the ſaid Wine two daies, and then put them in a Goord of glaſſe, and diſtill it by Balneo, ſo long untill the water that cometh forth doe burn, and when it will not burn, diſtill no more, then keep that which is diſtilled in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped that it take no air, and ſo keep it untill thou have occaſion to uſe it, for it is a moſt rare liquor, becauſe, as I have ſaid before, it reſolveth all the indiſpotions that happen unto mans body. For of this Compoſition the antient Doctours had ſmall knowledge, nor of many things more written in this book. If any man deſire to have this Quinteſſence more perfecter, let him take a tenth part of good Hony, with a little fine Cinnamon, and diſtill it again by Balneo, and the Flegm will remain all in the bottome of the veſſell, and the Quinteſſence will be ſo fine, that the air will take it away, and therefore he that can make this well, ſhall work ſtrange cures therewith, ſo that the world will wonder thereat:

THere are many cauſes that hinder digeſtion, as through coldneſſe of the Stomack, through heat, through moiſtneſſe or dryneſſe, or through ſuperfluous choller, or flegm, or melancholy, of the which things the Phyſitian cannot certifie himſelf which it is, ſo by that meanes many proved divers Remedies for that indiſpoſition, and cannot find the way to help it. And therefore I will ſhew thee a plaiſter that hath all theſe four principall intentions; that is, to help digeſtion, ſtrengthen the ſtomack, make the heart merrie, which things are all neceſſarie to preſerve a man within good temperature and health, and the Remedie is this.

Take theſe Hearbs gathered in their times and dried, that is, Sage, Roſemary, Wormwood, Balm, Saint Johns-wort, Nettles, of each as much you will, beat them finely, and ſearce them: then take for every pound of that powder of Cinnamon, ℥. i. half an ounce of Cloves, and as much Lignum Aloes, and ten grains of Musk diſſolved in Roſewater; then take for every pound, of good Honie ℥. ii. and as much Vinegar, and make them into the form of a liquid Plaiſter, and when thou wilt occupie it, ſpread it upon a cloth warm, and lay it to the ſtomack, and in the mean while eat reſtorative meats, and drink ſmall wine.

THis is a great Secret for thoſe that have loſt the ſight of their Eyes, and was never written of before of any man, but of me, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Swallows and ſtamp them feathers and all in a Morter, then take for every pound of that, ℥. iiii. of bread, and four pound of white wine, and ſo let it ſtand ſix daies to infuſe, then diſtill it by Balneo untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, then keep that water in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, and ſet it in the Sun twentie dayes, and then uſe morning and evening to drop it in the eyes, and thou ſhalt ſee ſtrange operations of the ſame Experiment, for it taketh away the dimneſſe of the eye, quickneth the ſight, and comforteth the brain, that it cannot be hurt by any means.

THe Smelling is one of the five Senſes of our Bodie, of the which four-footed beaſts have great uſe; for they will not receive any thing into the bodie before they have ſmelled unto it, and then if it be againſt their nature, they will not eat it, and therefore this ſmelling is that which preſerveth the hearing, the ſeeing and the taſte; for if the noſe take an evill ſmell, all the other ſenſes have part: For if yee ſmell to Onions or Scallions, the taſte will be troubled, the eyes will weep, the eares will alſo be troubled: And to the contrary, when a man ſmelleth a good ſmell, it comforteth the eyes, the hearing, and taſte, and for that cauſe I have made this liquor, to comfort the Smelling, for by that the whole bodie is comforted, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Lignum Aloes ℥. ii. Anniſe ſeed, ℥. iiii. Calamus Aromaticus ℥. i. Calaminte dried, three ounces, common Honey two pound, ſtrong white wine twelve pound, let all theſe be infuſed for four dayes, and then diſtill it in Balneo, and when yee diſtill it, put into the Receiver ſix grains of Musk diſſolved in two ounces of Roſewater, and diſtill away but three pound, the which keep in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, and when yee will comfort the ſmelling, waſh the face and beard therewith, and thou ſhalt ſmell a ſavour of marvellous effect, the which comforteth Nature marvellouſly: It comforteth the Stomack, and helpeth a ſtinking breath: It helpeth the mouth being ulcerated, and thoſe that have the Rupture in ſhort time, if yee waſh it twice a day therewith. It helpeth alſo women that are troubled with diſſention of the Matrix, if ye wet a cloth therein and lay it upon the Mother, in ſhort ſpace it ſhall receive great health. Alſo it helpeth thoſe that are troubled with the Meagrum, or pains in the Head coming of cold or winde, if ye waſh the Head with the ſaid Liquor, preſently they ſhall feel eaſe, with divers other vertues, the which I will leave untill another time.

THis Decoction is a compoſition of our Invention, and may be made in the ſame order as ye doe with Lignum vitae, or Sarſaparilla, and hath no leſſe vertue againſt contagious diſeaſes, and hath ſo great vertue in drying and reſolving, that it is to be wondred at, and may be uſed in all cauſes in ſtead of Sarſaparilla, or Lignum vitae, or China, and this I have found out by great travell and experience, and the order to make it is thus.

Take the Roots of the Vine, or the ſtalks, and cut them ſmall, then take thereof two pound, and infuſe them in ſtrong Vinegar untill they be covered, then put thereunto xii. pound of common water, and one pound of white Honey, and boil them untill the conſumption of the third part, ſo that there remain eight pound, then ſtrain it, and put thereunto • ſs. of Julep ſimple, then keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut to thy uſe, for it ſerveth againſt many diſeaſes or infirmities, and for thoſe that have loſt their appetite, if they take thereof four ounces morning and evening warm, and faſt thereon four or five houres, in ſhort time they ſhall recover it again. It is alſo good for thoſe that are troubled with the Collick: It alſo ingendereth Milk in womens breaſts; it ceaſeth pains of the Matrix, and alſo the Cough, Catarr, and paines of the Reins, and ſuch like, the which I will not ſpeak of at this time. Alſo of the ſeed of the Grape I have made an oyle by Expreſſion, as they make oyle of Linſeed and other ſeed, the which is of ſo much vertue, that it helpeth in manner againſt all indiſpoſitions, and eſpecially againſt Ulcers and Wounds by his proper qualitie, for unto this oyle yee can neither attribute heat, not drineſſe, moiſtneſſe nor cold, but onely a temperate thing, the which thou mayeſt know by his experience. If ye uſe to eat of this oyle, it mittigateth and healeth all the indiſpoſitions of the bodie, for it is of ſo much ſuſtenance and vertue, that it preſerveth the bodie in temperature: And theſe have I found out by experience.

THis Hearb Mercurie is of ſo much vertue that the tongue cannot expreſſe it, and many Philoſophers have aſſigned unto it Celeſtiall vertue, becauſe it preſerveth a man in a youthfull ſtate a long time, and from infirmities: It maketh the heart merrie, the which it doth by his ſecret and hidden vertues, and the order to make the ſaid compoſition is thus.

Take the Juyce of this Hearb in May when it is with flour, and ſtrain it through a filter untill it be clear, then take of that juyce i. pound, Julip ſimple half a pound, fine rectified Aqua vitae without flegm ℥. vi. Pure Oyle of Vitriol, ʒ. ii. fine Musk two Carrets; Mix theſe together in a glaſſe, and ſtop it very well, and ſet it in the Sun fortie daies together, and look that yee take it in every night: that time being expired, you may uſe it when ye will, and the order to uſe it s thus. Ye ſhall take in the morning ℥. i. with two or three ounces of the broth of a Capon, or other fleſh, and faſt thereon four or five hours at the leaſt, and thus uſing it two moneths together, it will be unpoſſible to have any infirmitie a long time after, by the vertue of the ſaid compoſition. Among the reſt I ſaw once a Gentleman that had the Palſie one and twentie moneths, the which by uſing of this compoſition the ſpace of ten moneths was perfectly whole. Another Compoſition alſo I have made, the which is of marvellous vertue, and is in this order.

Take the Hearb Mercurie when it is floured, and accompany it with Wine and Honey, then diſtill it, and ſeparate the Elements according to Art, and thou ſhalt have a moſt rare Medicine, wherewith thou mayeſt help many infirmities. But firſt I would counſell you, ere you uſe this, to prepare the bodie with taking once our Aromatico, the which cleanſeth both the ſtomack and body, and thus doing thou ſhalt reap fame.

THere are four kinds of theſe, according to the writing of Dioſcorides, but that which the Author doth write of in this place, is that which Dioſcorides calleth Xanthium, and in the Shops it is called Lappa Minor, and Lappa Inverſa, and in the Italian Lappaciole Minore, and in Engliſh it is called the Ditch-Bur, and Louſe-Bur. Take that hearb with the root and all, what quantity yee will, and diſtill thereof a water, the which keep unto thy uſe, and when yee will uſe it againſt the Catarre, take of that water four ounces, with white crude Hony half an ounce, mix them well together, and drink it in the morning warm as ſoon as yee riſe, and faſt thereon four or five hours, and uſe a reaſonable diet in your meat and drink, and eat nothing that may offend the Catarre, and ſo uſing this remedy for a moneth together, thou ſhalt help any ſort of Catarre perfectly, by vertue of that hearb. For this I have experimented divers and ſundry times in poor and ſimple Catarres. But • if they come of the Pox, or Hectick, in that caſe it may pleaſure them much, but yet not cure them. Yee ſhall note, that it would be neceſſary for the Patient to take a doſe of our Aromatico before he take the ſaid Medicine, becauſe our Aromatico diſpoſeth the Catarre to ſolution, whereby it may be the ſooner cured.

THis hearb is well known to moſt men, and hath great vertue againſt old greifs, and opilations, and all indiſpoſitions that come through diſtemperment of humours, becauſe it evacuateth the body, cleanſeth the head, and purgeth the bloud: and the order to make it is thus.

Take Pollipodie two ounces, Sene one ounce, Lignum Aloes half an ounce, mix theſe well together in a ſtone morter, then take white Wine as much as yee will, and for every pound of Wine put thereto ℥. i. of that mixture, and ſo let it ſtand four and twenty hours, and then drink it, for it will purge without any pain, thoſe that have any indiſpoſition of the ſtomack, weakneſſe of the legs, and faintneſſe of the body, and ſuch like. For yee ſhall underſtand, the Pollipodie purgeth Flegm, and the Sene purgeth Choller, as by the viſcoſity is known: The Lignum Aloes preſerveth nature, ſo that by the ingredients yee may know the vertue of this compoſition. Yee ſhall underſtand, that this root would be gathered when the Sunne is afarre off; and that the cold time of the year doth begin to draw on, for then they are of moſt force.

TAke common Oil, the which is made of the Olive, two pound, Frankincenſe one pound, Turpentine one pound, diſtill them together in a Retort two dayes long, then ſeparate the oyle from the water, and keep each alone, then take forth the Feſſes out of the Retort, the which is a miracle of Nature, becauſe it ſerveth againſt all Infirmities, where it is applyed. It helpeth broaken bones wonderfully, and theſe ſecrets I have found out by experience. There is alſo drawn out of the wood a liquour by diſcention, the which is black of colour, and is of marvellous vertue againſt paines. A little of this Oil being mixed with Oil of Sulphur, helpeth all putrified and corroſive Ulcers that are cauſed of putrifaction of humours. The Lye made of the Aſhes of Olives, preſerveth the beard and hair in their naturall colour, if yee waſh the head often therewith. Of this Oil I have made a great diſcourſe in my Chirurgery.

THis hearb being put into new Wine, when it worketh in the Hogſhead, giveth it a pleaſant ſavour, and whoſoever uſeth to drink of that Wine, it will defend him from all interiour paſſions that are cauſed of ventoſity, and helpeth thoſe that are troubled with the Rupture, becauſe it reſolveth the wind, and hath a reſtrictive vertue. It purgeth the bloud marvellouſly, and cauſeth digeſtion, and of this I have ſeen the experience. Alſo I ſaw one, that in the moneths of April, May, and June, took the roots of Ciperous and beat them to powder, and made thereof a plaiſter, and laid it upon the Rupture, changing it every day once: and alſo he eat of the ſaid roots, and ſo in ſhort time he was helped; and that experiment I have ſeen divers times. Alſo if yee take thoſe nodes or knots that are on the roots, and ſtamp them, and boil them with common Oil, Frankincenſe, and yellow Wax, untill it become black of colour, it will cure wounds marvellouſly, it mittigateth the pains in all old ſores, it cureth all pains coming of humidity and wind: Moreover, if yee annoint the body with the ſaid Oil, and drink the Wine wherein hath lien infuſed the ſaid root, it will preſerve it marvellouſly. And among all other things that I ſaw of this Ciperous; there was a Merchant called Nicolo Carbolo, the which was of the age of thirty yeares, and was troubled with a kind of ſcab like a Leper, and had carried it long, the which I cauſed to make this Oil, and he did not onely annoint him therewith, but alſo drunk thereof every morning ℥. ſs. with wine, ſo that in ſhort time he became ſo whole and ſound, that it was to be wondered at.

TAke Rew when it is ſeeded, but yet not dry, and ſtamp it in a Morter, and for every pound of Rew, put thereto ℥. vi. of Turpentine, and as much of the yolks of Eggs hard ſod, and incorporate them well together; then put it in a glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, and ſet it to putrifie in warm dung five and twenty dayes, then diſtill it by a Retort according unto art, untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, the which will be both Oil and water, the which yee ſhall ſeparate. The water ſerveth againſt all pains of the belly that are cauſed of cold and moiſtneſſe; the doſe is ʒ. ſs. in ſome warm broth, and may be taken at any time. Alſo giving it to any that hath a • ever coming with cold, it will help him in ſhort time: yea, ſome have been cured at once or twice taking the ſame. Moreover, the Oil is moſt ſoveraign againſt cold greifs, as well inward as outward, it preſerveth thoſe greatly, that take every morning a drachm with ſweet wine, and faſt thereon four or five hours. Alſo for outward griefs it is moſt excellent, if yee annoint them therewith cold, becauſe it reſolveth and drieth all evill qualities of our bodies: beſides theſe experiences, I have made an Oil of the ſeed of Rew by expreſſion, the which is of ſo much vertue, that if yee annoint the head therewith, it cauſeth a good memory unto thoſe that have loſt it, or are weak by reaſon of humidity, or cold.

THis hearb Wormwood is of great vertue, if yee can uſe it well: for if any lean perſons or evill coloured uſe the ſame, it will bring them to their perfect health and colour, and the order to make it is thus.

Take Wormwood and diſtill it in Balneo, then put thereunto Oil of Vitriol, as much as will ſuffice to make it tart, and thereof uſe every morning one ſpoonfull faſting, and in ſhort time it will reſtore thee to perfecter health than ever thou waſt before, and bring thy colour again.

VVAllwort is an Herb▪ well known, and groweth in a fat ground, and hath leaves, flouers, and ſeed like Elder, and is of ſuch vertue that it is to be wondred at, for if it were brought unto us from farr Countries, it would be accounted above all other hearbs, but being ſo familiar among us, we make no account thereof. This Herb called Wallwort or Dainwort, by his propertie and nature provoketh vomit and diſſolveth the bodie, if ye drinke the juyce thereof, or eat the Hearb green: The water diſtilled of this Root being drunke, and applied outwardly with wet clothes unto the Gout, it taketh away the pain. If ye give the juyce of this Hearb with Sirrup of Acetoſe to drink, it will help frantick Fevers. The pouder of his leaves hath great operation in all ſorts of putrified Ulcers, becauſe it taketh away the pain, mundifieth, and incarnateth, with divers other vertues, the which if I ſhould write them they would not be credited, and therefore I leave it to the Experimentor.

THis Hearb Millefolie, is well known unto moſt men; and of many is little eſteemed, becauſe it groweth ſo commonly amongſt us. This Hearb being green, is a miraculous and divine remedie, to help any ſorts of freſh and bleeding wounds, if ye ſtamp a handfull thereof, and lay it thereupon the lips being cloſe joyned together, within the ſpace of four and twentie-houres it ſhall be perfectly whole. If yee drinke three ounces of the juyce of this Hearb with new Milk, morning and evening, it will help Gonorrea in ſhort time. It is alſo an excellent remedie for thoſe that have their Liver and Lungs ulcerated, for this I have proved divers and ſundry times in Goats, the which are troubled with a certain infirmitie, the which is called Biſſole of the Goat-keepers, for they are certain Impoſthumes that doe ingender in the Liver and the Lungs, and cauſeth them to die. I then ſeeing that in the interiour parts of the Goats, made this experience, I took Millefolie made in powder, and gave it unto the Goats with Salt, and for the moſt part they were helped; and after that I cured a number of men and women of that diſeaſe, for of that infirmity there die a great number in the world. And with the ſaid order aforeſaid, thou mayeſt ſave a number, but it muſt be mixed with Sal artificiato Leonardo. Thoſe that are Ettici and Teſici die commonly through Impoſthumes and Ulcers that are cauſed in the Liver, for of this I have ſeen above an hundred. For after they were dead, I have cauſed them to be opened to ſee the experience. You ſhall underſtand, that this Hearb Millefolie hath a great propertie to heal thoſe Ulcers. And therefore the Chirurgian that underſtandeth not Phyſick, can ill help thoſe Ulcers inwardly, becauſe he cannot apply his Unguents and Plaiſters, as he doth outwardly. And thoſe kind of Ulcers cannot be known, but of thoſe which have ſeen them, and have ſeen the ſucceſſe of their diſeaſes, and therefore I may well diſcourſe thereof, becauſe of them have paſſed a great number through my hands, and I have ſeen them with mine eyes. So that I conclude, that all which I have ſaid is two things, the one is, to ſee the thing in fact, the other, to have approved Medicines to help them. A moſt excellent compoſition of this Hearb, the which helpeth wounds in very ſhort time.

Take this Hearb when it is floured, and readie to ſeed, and put thereunto Bdellium, Frankincenſe, and common oyle, and make thereof as it were Muſtard, then diſtill it with a gentle fire, with great diligence, as ye diſtill our Oleum Benedictum, and thou ſhalt have a rare Secret againſt all manner of wounds, ſo that it cauſeth the world to wonder at his operation.

THis Hearb is well known, and his vertue is moſt in the Root, and is a miraculous and divine remedie for thoſe that have pains within the bodie cauſed of winde, and alſo for thoſe that have the Stitch in the ſide, if yee give the powder thereof in ſweet white wine, for preſently it taketh away the pain, becauſe his nature is to diſſolve winde, the which is cauſed of oppilations of the Pores through abundance of humiditie, and the Gentian hath vertue to drie and diſſolve wind, and ſo Nature doth evaporate the ventoſitie: And this is the reaſon why the Gentian doth that effect.

THis Hearb is of great vertue in his operation, if his Root be made in powder, and given to eat with Honey unto a woman that is troubled with the Mother, either through cold or heat. For if they be grieved through cold, the Imperatoria which is hot, doth diſſolve it, and they ſhall be delivered. If it be through heat, the heat is alwaies windie, becauſe the heat is none other thing, then a humour retained in thoſe parts, the which this hearb by his proper vertue and qualitie doth reſolve. So that whether it be cold or hot, this vertuous hearb helpeth them with great ſpeed, for this I have proved an infinite number of times. Moreover this hearb hath great vertue to comfort the ſtomack, and cauſeth digeſtion, and to preſerve all the bodie, and for that cauſe the Ancients have called it Imperatoria.

THere are many kind of hearbs, the which are called Cardi, but unto that which they call Cardo Sancto; they have added Sancto, becauſe the people ſhould know, that it is an hearb of great value in certain diſeaſes, ſo that it is to bee wondred at for his operation. And that which I have ſeen, thereof will I write in this place, that is, if yee ſtamp this hearb when it is green, and lay it upon the wound, it will heal it miraculouſly, and with great ſpeed. Alſo the juyce or powder of the ſaid hearb being given to drink unto thoſe that have worms, preſently it helpeth them. This Herb being dried and infuſed in Aqua vitae, and given to drink to any that is grieved with any grievous pains, in ſhort time he ſhall bee whole. This Hearb is alſo good for the ſight of the eies: If ye make a paſt thereof with Bread and Honey, and diſtill it with white wine, it is moſt excellent. It hath alſo two great Vertues to preſerve humane bodies, the which I have proved, the one is outwardly, and the other inwardly, and they are made in this order.

Take Carduus Benedictus when it beginneth to flour, and ſtamp it groſly, and infuſe it in common oyle and Aqua vitae, with a little Frankincenſe, and there let them remain, untill they be macerated, then boil them and ſtrain it, then take thereof a third part, and put thereto a little Virgin waxe, and let it boil, untill it begin to fume, and turn to a black colour, then ſtrain it, and keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut, that it take no aire, then if yee take one drachm of the oyle with ſweet wine cold, it will reſolve any infirmitie, and preſerve them that uſe it in health; with the black liquor yee ſhall annoint all the body when yee go to bed, cold, the which doth not onely reſolve the evill qualitie, but preſerveth a man in good ſtate. It maintaineth the hair black, ſo that it ſhall not waxe white: It killeth worms in the bodie, with divers other things, that I will leave untill another time.

MArjoram hath great and rare vertues, the which I have proved, becauſe others might know them and uſe them, when occaſion ſhall ſerve. And firſt I will write of the juyce, the which is of ſuch ſtrength and vertue, that one ounce thereof being mixt with one drachm of Oyl of bitter Almonds, and one ſcruple of Maſtick in powder, being ſnuffed up at the noſe, untill it come unto the mouth, it purgeth the head of all pains, diſſolveth tumours, quickneth the ſight, and cauſeth ſleep, and helpeth the head of all infirmities: Alſo Marjoram put into Vinegar, with Cloves and Cinnamon, and make thereof an Epithema, it diſſolveth the evill diſpoſition of the ſtomack, and quickeneth the appetite, and provoketh ſleep, and being eaten in Sallets, it comforteth the Stomack marvellouſly, with divers other vertues, the which I have not ſeen.

THere is an Oyle made of the Seed of this Hearb by expreſſion, the which being annointed upon a wound, it doth heal it with great ſpeed. It is alſo excellent for thoſe which have the Pitechie that is, a certain diſeaſe ſo called in the Italian tongue, it is alſo moſt excellent againſt all Poiſons. This Hearb is alſo good againſt ſcabbs, if ye annoint them with the juyce, and drinke his decoction, becauſe it quencheth and cooleth the ſuperfluous heat. And this it doth by his proper qualitie, and hidden vertue.

THis hearb hath great vertue, for if his decoction be given to drink unto thoſe that have the flux of Urine, in ſhort time it will help them: The like doth his decoction in wounds impoſthumated, for if yee waſh them therewith, it will mundifie, and reſtrain, and bring it preſently to be whole. Alſo if yee make powder thereof, and lay it upon a freſh wound, it will help it preſently, and that it doth by his great eſtranged vertue. It helpeth the Cough, being infufed in Wine and drunk.

FIrſt I will ſpeak of Wine and his qualities. You ſhall underſtand, that Wine is a liquour the which changeth into divers kinds differing from his own nature: And firſt it changeth into Vineger of it ſelf without any artifice, the which can never be turned into Wine again. Alſo they ſeparate from Wine Aqua vitae, the which being ſeparated cannot be turned into Wine again. Alſo Wine maketh, by ſetling it ſelf, a certain ſtone called Tartar, the which can never be turned into Wine again, nor yet into Vineger. And thus when the workman doth tranſmute or change it, it cannot be turned again into his firſt quality. Wine is very apt to corrupt, and to change into other kinds, but after that it changeth or tranſmuteth, it is uncorruptible: for when it is turned into Vineger, it is apt to conſerve all things. Vegetable and Animall that is put therein, but not the Minerals, for by nature it is enemy unto them. There is alſo ſeparated from Wine Aqua vitae, the which is conſervatrix of all Medicines; for when it is circulated and made into a Quinteſſence it becometh celeſtiall, as I have ſhewed in my other books, and therewith thou mayeſt help many infirmities, becauſe it mittigateth all pains, and diſſolveth in a manner all infirmities, and eſpecially when it is compounded in this manner.

Take of that Quinteſſence four parts, Oil of Sulphur and Vitrioll of each one part, Julep of Violets ſixty parts: Mix them all together, and it will be of ſuch vertue, that if yee give ʒ. i. thereof to drink to one that lay at the point of death, it would recover him, becauſe it breaketh choller, preſerveth the ſtomack, cauſeth an appetite, and helpeth any ſort of Fever, and preſerveth both men and women in luſty ſtate, if they uſe it oftentimes; for theſe experiences I have ſeen divers times. Alſo of the Tartar yee may may make Oyle, the which is of marvellous vertue, both in Phyſick, Chirurgerie, and Alchimie. There is alſo drawn forth of Tartar, his ſpirit and oyle in this order, as Andernacus writeth, the which is moſt profitable againſt ſundry infirmities, and the order to make it is thus.

Take white Tartar and beat it to powder four pound, and put it into a ſtone pot or glaſſe well luted, and ſet it in a furnace to diſtill with a great Receiver cloſe luted, leaſt all the fumes come forth or break the glaſſe, then give it firſt a ſmall fire, and ſo increaſe it as though thou wouldeſt draw a ſtrong water, and ſo continue it untill there come forth no more ſpirits, then let it wax cold, and take forth the liquor, and put it into an upright glaſſe with his head and receiver, and diſtill away the water in Balneo, then take that oyle which is in the bottome, and diſtill it in Sand or Aſhes, and there will come forth at the firſt a yellowiſh oyle, and ſo by little and little it will change colour, and become blacker and blacker, and thick like unto a Balme, or a Sirrup. You ſhall underſtand, that the firſt Liquor ſeparated in Balneo, is called Liquor fecularum vini, or Spiritus Tartari, the oyle which yee rectified in Sand, is called Oleum fecularum vini, ſive Mumia fecularum vini the which is moſt effectuall and profitable in curing all running Ulcers that goeth creeping upon the fleſh, and eſpecially thoſe that come Ex lue venerea, for this Mumia doth ſo cure thoſe malign Ulcers, that their malice can hurt no more, but ſhall be quite extincted: Being drunke with wine, it doth break and expell the Stone in the Reins and Bladder, it provoketh Urine and purgeth Ulcers. Furthermore, ʒ. i. of the liquor or ſpirit of Tartar, being drunke with water of Fumitorie or Hirundinariae or ſuch like, as is moſt convenient for Puſtulas gallicas ex anthemate ericipelas, the Dropſie, Water betwixt the skin and the fleſh, Fevers, Menſtrua, and all obſtructions of thoſe parts; it will work all thoſe effects more effectuall if it be taken with water of Triacle, the which is made as hereafter followeth. Alſo yee ſhall underſtand that this ſpirit of Tartar muſt be rectified four or five times from the calces of his Feſſes in Balneo, to take away his ſtinking ſmell, and then it will be the purer and more effectuall, and this is the making of Aqua Theriacalis.

Take Triacle of Alexander that is perfect good▪ ℥. v. red Myrrh, ℥. ii. Saffron, ℥. ſs. mix them together in a glaſſe, and pour thereon, ℥. x. of the ſpirit of Wine, and then ſet them cloſe ſtopped to digeſt, then diſtill it according unto art; ſometime they put into this water ℈. ii. of Camphire eſpecially when it is uſed in hot burning Fevers and Inflāmations, and and then it is called Aqua theriacalis camforata, this Compoſition following being drunk, hath a ſingular piercing vertue. Take Spiritus calcanthi, ℥. i. Liquoris fecularum vini correcti, ℥. iii. Aqua Theriacalis ℥. v. give thereof ʒ. i. in ſtrong wine or other convenient liquor both for the aforeſaid defects, and alſo to prevent and cure infinite other diſeaſes.

VInegar is made of wine, and of water. Whereas there is wine, they make it of wine, but in thoſe Countries where there groweth no wine, they make it of beer and ale, in ſtead of wine, the which Vinegar is very ſtrong. Nevertheleſſe, it hath not the vertue and qualitie of that which is made of wine, becauſe his nature is to preſerve thoſe things which are put therein, as is ſaid before. If yee doe diſtill Vinegar in Balneo untill it remain drie, and then burn thoſe Feſſes untill they come white, and then lay them in a moiſt place, it will turn into Oyle, the which is of ſuch vertue for mans bodie, that it is not to be credited, for if yee give thereof a ſmall quantitie to drink, it will diſſolve the Gravel, and Stone in the Bladder. And therefore this is a worthy ſecret to be known, the which was never revealed before to any man: As for his other vertues, they are known to all men. Diſtilled Vinegar being mixed with a little oyle of Tartar and Aqua vitae, preſerveth the face, and maketh it fair, but if it were not a ſin to offend God, I could ſay ſuch great and ſtrange things of diſtilled Vinegar, that it would cauſe the world to wonder at it, but for troubling my conſcience, I will hold my peace for this time, and leave this to be ſufficient, which I have written already.

THat which is called Allum du Feſſe, is the Feſſes of Wine burnt, the which I have ſpoken of in other places, but here I will ſhew thee a great and rare Secret, never written before by any man, the which ſhall be to the honour of the Phyſitian, and this is the Secret.

Take the Feſſes of Aqua fortis, made with Roch Allom, Sal Niter, and Vitriol two pound, Allum du Feſſe two pound, mix them well together, and put them into a Furnace to calcine, untill it become to a hard ſtone: and when it is calcined, make it preſently into powder, and ſet it four or five nights in the ayre, and it will turn moiſt, then take ſix pound of pure Aqua vitae without flegm, and put therein the ſame powder, and ſo let it remain eight daies, every day ſtirring it once, then pour of that part which is clear, and keep it as a precious Jewell, then take the Feſſes and calcine them again, as yee did at the firſt, and make them in powder again: And this powder mundifieth all filthie and ſtinking ſores, and with this water thou mayeſt help them, if that the workman can apply it with reaſon. Alſo with this water may be done great cures in Phyſick, if it be given as it ought to be. Alſo of the ſaid powder there may be made Pills and Potions, that worketh miracles in the world, as I have ſeen divers times.

VErjuyce is the Juice of unripe Grapes, the which is kept to dreſſe and ſeaſon meats, to give them a better taſte, and it is of great vertue, and appropriate for many things. But when it ſhall be diſtilled with Hony, and Allum du Feſſe in a Limbeck of glaſſe, it will be a miraculous remedie for Impoſthumes that are very hot. It maketh women fair and ſhining, if they waſh them therewith. But if this be mixed with oyle of Talk, it will reſtore the ſight unto thoſe that are almoſt blind. Alſo two drachms of diſtilled Verjuyce, with two drachms of the juyce of Betonie, and four ounces of Milk being uſed, will make a man very luxurious, and help a weak back. Alſo Verjuyce being diſtilled, will bring an appetite unto thoſe that have loſt it. And all theſe are with great reaſon, for yee ſhall underſtand that the Verjuyce without any other Artifice, doth mundifie the ſtomack, and looſe the bodie, and purifie the blood: The Honey is Cordiall, and is hot by nature, and diſſolveth winde, the Alum du Feſſe drieth, and deſtroyeth all the evill humours: The Talk is bright and ſhining, and his whiteneſſe doth penetrate very much: The Betonie comforteth the ſtomack, and is windie: The Milk is aperative and nutritive, and therefore conſider well thereon, and thou ſhalt find it reaſon and experience that I have ſaid.

THe fat of the Oxe is very appropriate to Unguents, to help all manner of ſores, becauſe it comforteth the place offended, and mittigateth the pain; but when this greaſe or fat ſhall be diſtilled with Turpentine and Wax, it will work Miracles in divers operations, of the which I will not ſpeak in this place. There is in the throat of divers old Oxen certain knots or kernels as a man may term them, the which are of the bigneſs of an Olive, ſome are bigger and ſome leſſer, according to the age of the Oxe. Take of thoſe kernells, and hang them up to drie in the ſhadow, and make thereof powder, and of that powder give every morning, ſs. ℥. unto thoſe that have the Dropſie, and in ſhort time they ſhall be helped. Alſo the ſinnews of an Oxe being dried, and made lint to make tents or ſtoppings, is moſt excellent, and will work great effects, and this is one of the Secrets, the which I never meant to reveal untill death. The blood of a young Bull that is not gelded, being drunken as it is warm, is moſt ſtrong poiſon, there are alſo divers other things, the which I would write of this Beaſt but for tediouſneſſe ſake.

THe fat of the Male Goat before he is gelded is of much vertue, becauſe it comforteth all members that are offended, as well inwardly as outwardly: If yee annoint any that hath the Flux with the ſaid greaſe, it will doe him great pleaſure. Alſo the dung of the Goat is moſt excellent to mollifie ſinnews that are indurated in any place, and therefore this dung being put into Unguents appropriate, of force muſt work great Effects.

THe Dung of the Horſe is of great vertue, for if a man were lame, and indurated through groſſe and viſcous humours, let him be buried in freſh warm Horſe dung two hours, and in ten or twelve daies he ſhall be helped. The fat of the Horſe is very hot and penetrative, and eſpecially that in the neck, where the Main groweth. Alſo the fat being diſtilled with the roſin of the Pine tree and Myrrh, is miraculous againſt ſhrunk ſinnews.

THe Cat is very hot, above all other animals, that appertain unto the houſe, and his fat is of ſuch heat, that it is uncredible to be ſpoken of, and he is never in love, or goeth a catterwalling, but in the coldeſt weather. The Brain of the Cat is of ſuch a heat, that if any doe eat thereof, it will make him mad; if yee annoint certain places of the houſe with the fat, it will cauſe the Mice to run away, fearing leaſt the Cat were there, and that is by a hidden propertie. There ingendereth in the fleſh of a dead Cat certain putrified Worms, the which afterward become a kinde of Flie, that are called Taphaeni, the which is a very great enemie to the Oxe, and all other Cattell, for they will run away from them, for if they be bitten therewith, they will in a manner be mad.

THe blood of the Hare being dried in the Furnace, and made into powder, helpeth thoſe much, which are troubled with the ſtone and gravell, giving it to drink with the juyce of Pelitory. The hair of the Hare ſerveth to ſtench bloud in wounds. The Teſticles of the Hare dried in a Furnace, and made into powder, and being drunk, provoketh venereous acts. The Gaul of the Hare being diſtilled with Hony and Aqua vitae, is a miraculous remedy for the ſight of the eyes, putting therein every night one drop when yee goe to bed. There is yet a great vertue in the Hare, that if I ſhould reveale it, the world would wonder at it, and therefore I omit it unto the ingenious.

THeſe Frogs are of great vertue in divers operations; for their fat helpeth the Leproſie if ye annoint them therewith, and is a moſt miraculous thing for thoſe that are burnt, or ſcalded with water; for if yee annoint them therewith, it will help them quickly, and leave no ſcar. But if this fat be diſtilled with Mirrh, and Aqua vitae, and accompanied with Aloes, and the juyce of Braſſica Marina, called Soldanella, and thereof made Pills, they will be of ſo much vertue, that one ſcruple or two of thoſe Pills being given oftentimes unto one that hath the Dropſie, they ſhall be helped quickly, and hereof I have had great experience, to my great honour and profit of the Patient.

THere are a great number of ſtones that the Majeſty of God hath created in the world, of the which I will make mention of ſome, as well Minerall as Artificiall, becauſe the Phyſitian as well as the Chirurgian, may be ſerved therof in their affairs, although it be hard to have knowledge of thoſe things, becauſe they are much differing one from another, and grow in divers parts of the world: yea, and although they be brought unto us, yet they are ſo unknown, that we cannot know the thouſand part of their vertues and qualities. And to begin, I will write of the Marble, the which is a white ſtone, like unto Sugar when it is broken, and it is of great vertue in Chirurgery, for when it is brought into calkes, thereof may be made an Unguent of great vertue in this order. Take of that calkes, and lay it to ſteep in fair water, ſo that it may be covered four fingers, then ſtir it eight or ten times a day, and then let it wax clear and ſettle, then pour it off, and put on more, and doe as yee did before, and when the water is ſettled clear pour it off again, then take of that calkes what quantity you will, and with Oil of Roſes make it into an Unguent, the which is marvellous for ſuch as are troubled with heat, for it drieth, and cooleth, and ſetteth it in good diſpoſition, ſo that with eaſe it may be healed.

THeſe ſtones which the workmen take from the Forge, that are called Loppa diferro, are of great importance, if we may beleeve the Alchimiſts, becauſe they ſay, that this ſtone is the beginning of their Stone, &c. Yee ſhall underſtand, that this ſtone is moſt neceſſary both in Phyſick and Chirurgery, when it ſhall be well prepared as it ought to be: and his preparation is in this order. Take that maſſe of matter and ſtamp it, and ſearce it very fine, and then put it into a veſſell that is apt to reſiſt the fire, and ſet it in a glaſſe Furnace for twenty or thirty dayes, and then it will be a red maſſe, the which yee ſhall beat into an impalpable powder, the which if thou wilt uſe in Phyſick thou maiſt diſſolve in Vinegar, and when it is diſſolved keep it for inflammations of the Liver and Stomack, the which thou mayeſt give with any kind of Sirrup appropriate, for this is a miraculous Medicine againſt the flux of the body. Alſo if yee make an Unguent of the ſaid powder with Oil of Wax, of Frankincenſe, and Eggs, it will work ſtrange operations in Contuſions and Diſlocations of bones, laying it thereon very warm, becauſe it reſolveth all alteration, mittigateth the pain, and comforteth the place offended. Yee ſhall underſtand, that it was never made of none but of us, which ever ſeek new Medicines and goodly experiences, to pleaſure the world with that Art.

CErtain wiſe men in the world that have made great conſideration of this ſtone, ſay, that this is the ſtone of gold, becauſe it is mixed with Azure, white and yellow, and alſo other colours; but I find that in many places of the world, they have the Mine of gold, and yet they find no Lapis Lazuli; and therefore it is a ſigne that it groweth in places where Nature doth produce it in that form. And for that which I have ſeen of Lapis Lazuli is, that if yee give it inwardly it provoketh vomit, and helpeth the Quartain Ague: And I have proved to calcine it in the Furnace where they bake Bricks, and when it was calcined to diſſolve it in Aqua vitae: the ſolution helpeth many infirmities, giving it inwardly, and eſpecially maligne Fevers. Alſo being put in maligne ſores, it bringeth them to ſo good a temperature, that it is miraculous, and not credited, except of thoſe that ſee the experience. And at this time I am ſeeking to bring it to a certain perfection, the which ſhall work miracles, and hitherto I have had good ſucceſſe, for thereof I have ſeen great miracles that cauſeth the world to wonder: And yet of late I have found an Oil made of the ſame Stone, that provoketh ſleep, and cauſeth quiet reſt, and is marvellous for the ſight of the eyes, annointing the head, the eyes, and the ſtomack therewith when yee go to bed: For of this I have ſeen an infinite of experiments, and I ſwear by that I am, that with all the travell that I have had, I never found a better thing then this Oil; for if yee annoint the Gout therewith, preſently it taketh away the pain, and inflammation, or alteration, but the reaſon thereof I know not, becauſe as yet I had no leiſure to conſider thereof: But by the grace of God, at the next impreſſion I will ſet forth ſome notes of their experience that I have ſeen in the Art.

THe flint is a ſtone, the which if it be ſtricken with Iron or Steel it will give fire, and his vertues are great both in Phyſick and Chirurgery, and alſo in divers other Arts. Firſt in Phyſick it hath vertue to diſſolve the gravell in the Reins and Bladder, if ye give thereof two drachms with unriped Wine, and this it doth by his proper quality and hidden vertue. In Chirurgery it hath great vertue, for being ground into moſt fine powder, and made into an ointment with Oil of Roſes, and Wax, it mittigateth all inflammations, and taketh away the pain of the ſore, becauſe it cooleth and drieth Moreover, this ſtone is uſed of thoſe that make Glaſſe, to make their compoſition with their Aſhes and Maganeſe. There are yet a great number of vertues, the which I leave unto the Experimentour.

THis Allum, Scaleola, or Geſſo is uſed much in Italy to make Lime of, I ſuppoſe it to be that which is called Muskovie Glaſſe, or Lapis Specularis; this is very neceſſary both in Phyſick and Chirurgerie, becauſe it is by vertue attractive and drying, and helpeth much againſt burning Fevers, tempering it when it is burnt like flower with Vinegar, and when it is tempered, lay it preſently upon the Reins, and lay it juſt the length and largeneſſe, and ſo let it remain three or four houres, becauſe it draweth like Boxing Glaſſes, and ſo leaveth the Reins cold and eaſed: and ſo by that effect it doth great pleaſure in thoſe kind of Fevers. It helpeth alſo in Ulcers if yee make a paſte thereof with common lye, and lay it thereon eight or ten houres, and then change it, for of this I have ſeen ſtrange effects.

THis Stone called Amiante, as all they which have written thereof ſay, is a ſtone like unto Cycile, or Allum du plum, but not ſo white, of the which ſtone there is found great quantitie in Cyprus, and there they ſpin it like as it were Flaxe, and doe make thereof Napkins and ſuch like, and when they are foul, in ſtead of waſhing them, they make a great fire, and lay them thereon, and ſo make them clean and white, for the experience thereof I have ſeen, and that which I have ſaid, is in the Lapidarie of Dioſcorides and Plinie, and Petro Andrea, Mathiolus Saneſie. And hereof I will ſhew thee a marvellous ſtrange ſecret, the which I have proved, and is this. Take of the ſaid ſtone and make it in powder, and mix it with crude Lead being in powder, as I have ſhewed in my Caprici Medicinale, with Tutia prepared, the compoſition thereof is this. Take of the ſtone ℥. iiii. Lead, ℥. xii. Tutia ℥. ii. Mix them and calcine them in the fire, and when they are calcined, beat them to powder, and lay them to ſteep in ſtrong Vinegar in a glaſſe, and ſo let it ſtand a moneth ſtirring it every day once, and then at the moneths end let it boil on the fire a quarter of an hour, and then let it ſettle untill it come clear, then take of that Vinegar as much as yee will, and mix it with as much oyle of Roſes, ſtirring it untill it come to a bodie, the which is a precious linament and rare, for if ye annoint the white ſcall or ſuch like ſcabs on the heads of young children, it will heal them with great ſpeed. Alſo for Scabs and Itch in the legs it is excellent, if ye annoint them therewith every night when you go to bed. This Stone ſerveth alſo when it is diſſolved by it ſelf in Aqua vitae and Sugar, for thoſe women that are troubled with the whites; for if they drinke thereof every morning a little, it helpeth them quickly. I beleeve this Stone hath many other vertues which I know not.

SAphires are certain ſtones, like unto Azures, ſmall, and are tranſparent, the which if thou wilt uſe, it were neceſſary to be cunning in the knowledge of them, for otherwiſe yee may be deceived. And furthermore, above that which many Philoſophers have written thereof, I have found two goodly experiences never known before, and are theſe. Firſt to make the heart merrie, and to help the paſſions of the ſame, the which ye ſhall uſe thus.

Take thy Saphire, and ſtamp it very finely, and diſſolve it in Vinegar, or with the juice of Limons, and when they are diſſolved, take thereof ʒ i. with as much of our Elixar vitae, and of Oyle of Honey ℈ i. and a little of the Julep of Violets, and give it to drink unto thoſe that have the aforeſaid infirmities, and thou ſhalt ſee miracles of their operation. I hope ere it be long, to ſet forth a great and ſtrange ſecret of theſe Stones.

REd Corall is a ſtone, the which moſt commonly doth grow upon baked ſtones or bricks, and to approve it to be ſo, there is a certain Iſland of Barbarie, the which is called Tobacco, the which was ſometimes inhabited, but ſithence the Sea hath over-run a great part thereof, and ſo the ſtones of the houſes, and the Bricks were ſcattered in the bottome of that Sea, and at this time the Genoes gathered a great quantitie of Red Corall, the faireſt in all the world. I call to remembrance that in the yeer 1549. I being in Meſſina, a famous Citie in the Realm of Cicilia, I ſaw a Fiſherman caſt his Net in the gate hard by the tower called Salvatore; and he took up a branch of red Corall that was grown upon a Brick, and was of ſuch greatneſſe and beautie, as had not been ſeen in two hundred yeers before. So that by this I have proved, that the Corall doth grow upon Bricks, or baked ſtones, and theſe have great vertue in Phyſick and Chirurgerie, when they be diſſolved in the juyce of Limons, or diſtilled Vinegar. For howſoever it be taken inwardly, it comforteth the ſtomack, and maketh the heart merrie, diſſolveth the Fever, and not without great cauſe. For it is ſo good of nature, that our nature doth deſire it. Corall being calcined and diſſolved with Aqua vitae, or with our Quinteſſence of Wine, helpeth very much againſt Ulcers, becauſe it taketh away the pain preſently, and mundifieth, and incarnateth, and cicatrizeth. Of this Corall ye may make Lozenges, or ſuch like, the which are very Reſtorative.

THere is found a Salt in the Realm of Naples, in the Province of Calabria, in the ſtate of the Prince of Beſignano, in certain Mountains that are of the Mine of Salt: I doe verily beleeve that this Salt is a fifth Element, becauſe Salt would be called no other then wiſedome, as a man may ſay, taſte. And to prove that which I have ſaid, yee may ſee that the world cannot live without it. Moreover this Salt ſerveth much in Phyſick and Chirurgery, for they put it into Cliſters, and lay it alſo upon wounds. But I have found a way to prepare this Salt ſweet like Sugar, but yet Salt, and is of ſuch a pleaſant taſt, that it comforteth them that uſe it, and this is called Sal conditum Leonardo, the which Salt is good againſt Worms, and comforteth the ſtomack, cauſeth an appetite, purgeth the Urine, with a number of other vertues. And the order to take it is thus. Yee ſhall take thereof half a ſpoonfull in the morning at one time, and alſo uſe it in ſtead of Salt to your meat, and ſeaſon your meat therewith. Alſo if any have pains in any part of their bodie, annoint it with this Salt, and bind a cloth thereon, and it will be helped.

Hereafter followeth the Vertues of certain Mineralls, and mean Mineralls. And firſt of Vitrioll.

IN Vitriol are many Secrets which untill this time have been hidden, by meanes of which there may be done many ſtrange and great matters in divers operations, not onely in Phyſick and Chirurgery, but in many other things. Ye ſhall therefore take Vitriol and put it in a pot; and make him ſweat untill yee ſee him weep; the which ſweat being taken from him, is a mortall enemie unto ſharp Fevers, when it is drunk with ſodden or diſtilled waters. Alſo if thoſe that have the Etica or Tiſſick doe drinke it with Mel Roſarum, it will doe them great pleaſure, it ſerveth alſo to make the hair of the head or beard black. Then if that by force of fire yee cauſe him to vomit a black liquor, it will be a thing very apt to diſſolve any humour, the which in ſhort time will diſſolve any pain. For if ye put it into Gangrena, or other putrified Ulcer, it doth mundifie it with great ſpeed: It mortifieth Warts Chaps, Fiſtulaes, and any kind of thoſe humours. If it be drunken with Wine or other liquor, it is good againſt Fevers of any qualitie. Then his Feces being reduced into water with Vinegar, and his Salt being taken out, it is of ſuch vertue, that in a manner it will make men immortall. And above the aforeſaid matters, in Alchymie it worketh ſtrange things, for by the meanes thereof they may make the great Amalgam of Mercurie and Mars, wherewith may be done great matters, and happie ſhall he be that goeth to work that way. For with Vitriol, Mercurie and Mars is made full glad the Maſter of the Art.

THis Orpiment is a ſtone, as it were, made of ſcales, and is of divers colours; there is white, and yellow, and red like bloud; nevertheleſſe, they are all of Sulphurous matter, the which burneth viſibly like Sulphur, of the which I know no uſe, neither in Phyſick nor Chirurgery, although that ſome Chirurgians doe lay it upon ſores to dry them, the which they doe for want of reaſon or knowledge: With this Orpiment, being mixed with Calx viva, and ſtrong Lie, and ſo made into an Unguent, they uſe to take away hair: It ſerveth alſo for Painters to make a yellow colour like Gold, the which if it be burned, it changeth into another colour. This ſerveth for infinite uſes in Alchimie; for his ſublimation being made with Sul niter, and Tartar, when it is white, and Amalgamed with Quick-ſilver and fine Silver, and given in projection upon Venus purged, it will make it very fair and white, and much like Lime. Orpiment is diſſolved, by way of calcination with ſtrong Vinegar, until ſuch time as his ſubſtance be taken away; then let it ſettle and wax clear, and vapour away that clear part, and in the bottome yee ſhall find the whiteneſſe of Sulphur, the which being fixed with ſufficient order, it doth blanch all metals, and this is called the Quinteſſence of Sulphur Minerall: This ſerveth for many other uſes in Alchimie, the which I will leave until another time: But this which I have written is moſt true.

THis Cinaber is of two kindes, Mineral and Artificial; the Mineral is a ſtone of the colour of Iron, the which being ground into powder it will be red like bloud, the which is of a great drying nature, by the reaſon that it containeth in it Sulphur, it drieth maligne Sores, and being made in a Perfume, it helpeth the mouth being ulcerated, and being made into an Unguent, it cooleth greatly; alſo being diſſolved in Vinegar, it mittigateth the pain in maligne Ulcers, and healeth them in ſhort time; his ſublimation being made with Salt and Tartar, blancheth Copper and Lattin like to Silver.

This ſtone ſerveth alſo to burniſh Metal or Silver therewith. The artificial Cinaber is made of Sulphur and Mercury by way of ſublimation, the which ſerveth for divers uſes; as for the Painters, or to write with; alſo to make drying Unguents, and for fumes againſt the Pox, with divers other uſes, the which I leave at this time.

THere is in Salt a great vertue, and his ſecrets are of great force, for if Salt be diſſolved in the mighty water of Vitriol, together with Mars, and then cauſed to vomit with great heat, until it remain in a dry powder, and then circulate it with our Quinteſſence of Wine and Honey the ſpace of a moneth, the which if the workman can doe, he ſhall make a miraculous Medicine, which by his vertue and hidden quality, will ſerve againſt divers great infirmities, becauſe his nature is to preſerve the body in his ſtrength, and to diſcharge all evil humours that may offend Nature. But to ſpeak of ſome particular thing, I ſay, that this glorious Medicine doth help the Fever Hectick when they are new begun, giving thereof a little quantity with water of Vervane, Agrimonie, and Betonie; with the water of Fennel and Selandine, it reſtoreth the ſight unto thoſe that are obſcure; it helpeth alſo the flux of the body, with divers other things, the which I will not utter in this place.

THere are three ſorts, or kinds, found of common Salt, the one is natural, the which is found in Mountaines, as in Naples in the Province of Calabria, where are great Mountaines of it, and alſo in Spain in the Iſle of Anviſa, and this is the Mineral Salt. The ſecond kind is Artificial, as is made in Germany in their Cauldrons. The third kind is alſo natural of the Sea, which is made upon dry ſands in pits, by force of the Sun; but the moſt ſweet and ſavoureſt is that which is made with fire, becauſe it is purified and clean: The Salt of the Mountain is of more vertue then all the reſt in Phyſick; for when it ſhall be calcined forty dayes together in a Furnace, and then diſſolved with our Quinteſſence of Honey, ſo that there remain no Feces, it will be of ſuch vertue, that in manner it will revive the dead, if you give them thereof a ſpoonful. With this the antienteſt Doctors did marvellous things, and they called it the Salt of Wiſdome, for he that knew well his vertues would marvel thereat. This Salt ſerveth alſo againſt the infirmities of Oxen.

SAlt-Peter is a certain kind of ſalt of Urine, the which is taken out of the earth by art, and is moſt wholſome againſt divers infirmities; for when it ſhall be calcined thirty dayes together in a Furnace, with as much Tartar, and then diſſolved with our Quinteſſence, accompanied with the ſpirits of Cinnamon, Ginger, and Cloves, it will be a moſt wholſome Medicine, and will cauſe the Profeſſors of the Art to be amazed at his operation, for it helpeth the Hectick, and Dropſie, and divers ſuch like infirmities, the which I will not ſpeak of in this place, fearing that they will not be credited: Nevertheleſſe, thoſe that are diſpoſed to travel on that matter ſhall find their deſire, and reap great fame in the world.

THis Allum is made with the Feces of Wine, in this manner. You ſhall underſtand, that in thoſe Countries where they make Wine, they put it in veſſels, and lay them towards the Eaſt, and then in certain ſpace there ſettleth great quantity of Feces, the which being put into certain bags, and hanged up to dry, the humour runneth out, and the Feſſes remain in a hard maſſe, the which afterward is dried and burned, and the aſhes thereof is called Allum du Fece, in the which are found great ſecrets; for without this certain colours cannot be dyed: It maketh alſo womens hair yellow, and taketh away all ſpots or ſtaines, and the like vertue it hath in our Phyſick, if that the workman were able to prepare it as it ſhould be, for it will tranſmute one complexion into another.

GOld, which Alchimiſts do call Sol, is a metal of ſuch importance, that it is ſuperiour of all the reſt in vertue, weight, and priſe, and of brightneſſe and fairneſſe, and is that, with the which may be made a Medicine, that in manner giveth life unto the dead, when it is prepared with the fire, and accompanied with Mercury: Then with our two Quinteſſences it may be diſſolved by and by, and by way of circulation it may be ſeparated from all companie, and when it ſhall be diſſolved, you may give it to help againſt any great infirmitie, if thou knoweſt how to apply it conveniently.

SIlver, which we call Luna, is a Metal very bright in whiteneſſe and next unto gold, for of it may be made marvellous things, eſpecially in dangerous infirmities that are of importance. For being prepared and reduced into his firſt matter, it may be accompanied with our Quinteſſence, and make thereof a drink that will be very profitable againſt the Leproſie, and this compoſition ſhall be given in the broth of a Chicken unto thoſe that are Aſmatick, for it will doe them great pleaſure, and cure all thoſe that are troubled with the Leproſie. It maketh alſo womens faces ſhining and marvellous fair. But when it ſhall be further prepared, it will reſtore the ſight unto thoſe that are almoſt blinde through debilitie. Alſo if it be uſed in Alchymie, it will work ſtrange effects.

SAturn is that metal which we call Lead, in the which is found great ſecrets both in Phyſick and Chirurgery. For when it ſhall be brought into pouder without fire or other mixture, but onely grinding it in a brazen morter with the ſpittle of a man, untill it become into fine pouder, it comforteth much againſt all corroſive and malign Ulcers, becauſe it cooleth and drieth miraculouſly, but when Saturn ſhall be calcined and diſſolved in Vinegar, and his Salt taken forth, and then that Salt diſſolved in our Quinteſſence, will help many infirmities, and eſpecially thoſe that are cauſed of humiditie, and caliditie, becauſe it dryeth and cooleth by his Nature. Alſo an Unguent made of the calx of Lead, ſerveth againſt divers ſorts of Sores. Alſo if the Workmaſter were diligent, with Lead, Feretto of Spain, Vitriol, and Tutia, he might make a metal like unto Gold of the Ducket, of the which he might receive a great benefit.

VVHen Venus ſhall be well prepared, and with art of fire ſhall be well calcined, and done thereunto what is convenient, it will be valiant in his operation. For of it is made an unguent, that mundifieth ſores with great ſpeed. Alſo therewith is made a water, that helpeth all kind of crude infirmities in the eies: It helpeth Scabbes, and is of great profit againſt the white ſcall, warts on the privie parts, and ſores in the ſecret parts. For it reſolveth them very vell. Moreover if the workman be his crafts maſter, he may bring it into ſuch an extream whiteneſſe, that it ſhall appear like Luna. Alſo if he can amalgam it with Mars and Mercury, and give him his cocture, he may draw forth a great quantity of Sol.

IRon, which the Alchymiſts doe call Mars is a Minerall, the which is appropriate againſt divers and ſundry infirmities when it is well prepared and diſſolved, the which is done in this manner.

Take Iron filed in pouder, and diſſolve it in ſtrong water, the which ſolution will be red like bloud, then vapour away that water untill it remain in a red ſtone that hath no moiſture left in it, then break the glaſſe, and grinde it to fine pouder, and waſh it with fair water, untill the water remain ſweet, then dry it on a great fire, and grinde it again, then put it into a glaſſe with a long neck, and put thereon Vinegar diſtilled likewiſe, and ſet it in warm horſe-dung thirtie or fourtie dayes, and the pouder ſhall be diſſolved into clear clear water, of the colour of bloud. And when that thou ſeeſt it all diſſolved into water, vapour away the Vinegar, and there will remain a ſtone blackiſh of colour, which take forth of the glaſſe, and grind it to pouder, then diſſolve it in rectified Aqua vitae, and then ſhall be finiſhed the ſolution of Iron Phyſically, the which thou maiſt give ſafely when need ſhall require, and chiefly againſt Fluxes of the body, againſt ſpitting of bloud, the Emeroids, Scabs, and alſo for the Leproſie, and Tiſſick, and Hectick. And this is the true ſolution of Iron deviſed by me, and I promiſe thee, that this is one of the greateſt Secrets that may be found in the world: and his vertues are ſuch and ſo many, that I cannot expreſſe them. And therefore I would wiſh all Phyſitians and Chirurgians, to follow this glorious enterprize worthy of praiſe, by the which meanes men may come to great perfection in Phyſick and Chirurgerie, if they can uſe it when time and place ſhall ſerve.

QUickſilver is a liquid Minerall and Volatile, the which the Alchymiſts call Sulphur volatilis, and will accompanie with all other Mettals, but with ſmall fire they may bee ſeparated again, and will flie away in Fume, and for that cauſe the Philoſophers call it Servus fugitivus, as a man would ſay, it can hold friendſhip with none, but ſo ſoon as he hath done his ſervice he flyeth away, as it is ſeen by Goldſmiths that gild Plate. For when they have laid him on with the Gold, they put it to the fire, and he flyes away, and the like it ſhould doe when any man doth occupie him in any ſort of infirmitie, and the order to calcine it is thus.

Take a long pot of ſtone that is very well glazed, and that hath a neck of a foot and a half long, and that hath a very narrow mouth as is poſſible, and put therein two or three pound of Quick-ſilver, then ſet the ſame pot in a Sallet of Iron, and lute them cloſe together, and ſet it upon a Furnace, and give them fire according to Art, until the Quick-ſilver remain calcined; giving you charge, that your head and receiver be very well luted, leaſt you looſe ſome part of the Quick-ſilver; and thus in eight dayes it ſhall be finiſhed, the which ſhall be apt unto ſolution: Alſo this calcination ſerveth to divers and ſundry Medicines: It mortifieth corroſive Ulcers without any pain; the ſolution is made in this order.

Take the ſaid Calx, and put it into a glaſſe with a long neck, and put thereon diſtilled Vinegar, and ſet it in warm ſand four and twenty houres, and then give it one walm, and when it hath boiled, pour out the Vinegar, and then if there remain any Feces in the bottome, put thereon freſh Vinegar, and doe as thou diddeſt before; and this thou ſhalt doe ſo often, till it be diſſolved into water, and when all is diſſolved, evaporate away the Vinegar, that there remain but little in the bottome; then put thereto water of Honey made by diſtillation according to our order; and ſo the ſolution of Mercury ſhall be finiſhed, the which is miraculous in many infirmities: It ſerveth againſt the Cough, Catarhe, and for thoſe that have their ſtomacks putrified with the Pox, cauſing them to uſe it with other Sirrups or Potions: It helpeth thoſe whoſe Milt is indurated; and alſo for thoſe, that have any ſort of Fiſtula in any part of the body: It is alſo good for divers other things, the which I will not write in this place, becauſe I would have other men to exerciſe themſelves in the practiſe thereof, whereby they may find out divers other ſecrets as I have done.

VVOunds are thoſe which in Latine are called Vulnus, and of the vulgar Vulnera, and they are of two kinds, that is, ſimple, and compound. The ſimple are thoſe that are onely in the fleſh, the compound are thoſe where are cut Sinewes, Veins, Muſckles, and Bones, and theſe are of divers and ſundry kinds, And the difference that is among them is, by the variety of the place where they are wounded, and by the difference of the weapon wherewith they were hurt, for ſome goe right, ſome overthwart, ſome long, ſome broad, ſome are thruſts or ſtocate, that offend divers parts of the body. The ſimple are of ſmall importance, becauſe if yee keep them clean and cloſe ſhut, nature will heal them without any kind of Medicine. But thoſe, where Veins are cut, have need of ſome art or practiſe, with the which they may ſtop the bloud, and in any wiſe not to ſuffer the wound to remain open, but to ſow it up very cloſe, ſo that the Vein may heal. Alſo thoſe where Sinews are hurt are of great importance, and would be healed with great ſpeed, ſo that the Sinews may joyn with more eaſe. But thoſe where Bones are hurt, are of greater importance, for if the Bone be ſeparated from the other, of neceſſity it muſt be taken forth before the Wound be healed. So that by this means every one may know what Wounds are, and their kinds.

ULcers are of divers and ſundry kinds, and are ingendered of many cauſes, as hereafter I will ſhew. But firſt I will write of thoſe kind of Ulcers that are cauſed of Wounds. You ſhall underſtand, that Wounds, in what part of the body ſoever they be, being impoſthumated, or cancrenated, they change their names, and are no more called Wounds, although the originall was a wound. For when it is cancrenated, it is called Ʋlcera corroſiva, becauſe it goeth eating and creeping on the fleſh. But when the wound is impoſthumated and full of matter, it is called, Ʋlcera putrida, that is putrified, and it is becauſe it is filthy and ſtinketh. But when it is neither cancrenated, nor yet apoſthumated, but that through ſome evill diſpoſition the wound is cloſed, and that there cometh in it evill qualities without alteration, then it is called Ʋlcera ſordida, becauſe therein is evill qualitie, and it appeareth but a little, but it is evill to heal. There be other ſorts of Ulcers alſo, the which are cauſed of divers and ſundry kinds of tumours, and the moſt evill and miſchievous are thoſe that are of tumours cauſed of the Pox, for unto thoſe there runneth abundance of evill humours that augment the Ulcer, and they be the worſt ſort, for they cannot be healed by themſelves, except the body be well purged and evacuated of all the humours that are offenſive. There is another kind of Ulcer the which cometh of an Impoſthume, as well hot as cold, and thoſe are more gentle and eaſie to be helpt, if yee know the Medicines that are apt to help and diſſolve thoſe kind of Ulcers.

Theſe are the three kind of Ulcers that commonly happen unto men and women through divers cauſes, as it is ſaid before, ſo that theſe are the principall cauſes of thoſe malign Ulcers.

IMpoſthumes are a certain kinde of Tumour that are called after divers manners, becauſe they come in divers places of the bodie, as thoſe ſorts of Impoſthumes that come in the Groin, which in Venice are called Pannoche, in Rome, Tencone, in Naples, Dragonſelly, in Spain, Incordi, and the Ancients called them Buboni, and ſome with other names. There are other that come in all parts of the body, and when they come they cauſe great pain, and then they ripen and break of themſelves for the moſt part, and theſe in Naples, are called Autrax, and in Rome, Chicholini, in Venice, Ʋn-naſito, in Lumbardie, Ʋn bungo, and in Spain, Ʋn nacido mui viliaco. There is another kind of Impoſthume, that is ingendered of a contuſion or bruiſe, and is properly called Apoſtumatio pro Amacatura. In the Head there grow certain kinds of ſores that are called Talpae, or Topinare, the which are of ſmall Importance, for they may be healed in ſhort time, and theſe are ſeen in childrens heads, that are often troubled therewith, and ſometimes in their throats, and for the moſt part about the eares.

ALl manner of Sores that doe not ſiccatrize perfectly, and have communication with the inward parts, are called Fiſtulaes, and we term them in Italian Sofio, or Spiraculo, as yee may ſee by experience, and this is perillous, when a Fiſtula cloſeth, being in the body, and ſpecially thoſe Fiſtulaes that are in the Fundament, for Nature her ſelf doth ingender it for eaſe. But theſe Fiſtulaes that come in divers parts of the body are troubleſome, but not perillous: Alſo all ſuch ſores as tarry long before they be incarnated come to Fiſtulaes, and many times it cometh through their being long curing, by tenting with their tents, which are the cauſes that Nature maketh a Callow, and leaveth the ſore ſo hollow, that it will never be filled with fleſh, but ſo remain hollow, as it is ſeen eaſily by experience. There be other ſorts of Fiſtulaes in form of a ſore, and they be thoſe ſores that moſt commonly come on the leggs, the which doe purge a long time, and are alſo very hard to heal, becauſe if yee heal one of them preſently, there will riſe another hard by it, and that is a kind of Fiſtula▪ There is another kind of Fiſtula that is cauſed of thoſe ſores that are upon the bone, the which by his continuance doe break and conſume the skin and the bone, and theſe many times remain Fiſtulated, but who ſo taketh away the cauſe of the ſore, nature it ſelf will prevail mightily, and will heal it, as may be ſeen daily by experience, in thoſe that be ſo troubled. The Fiſtulaes that come in the eyes, are called Fiſtula Lachrymoſa, and they have ſome communication with the inward parts, and are evill to be healed. Becauſe firſt the cauſe muſt be taken away inwardly, and then nature will heal it by it ſelf, as I have ſeen by experience, ſo that theſe are the kinds of Fiſtulaes moſt known unto all men, and the cauſes of theſe Fiſtulaes are two, and for my part I am fully perſwaded it is ſo. The Firſt is of wounds evill healed, that remain Fiſtulated. The Second cauſe, I find to be of ſores cauſed of the Pox, and to ſhew a truth, yee ſhall cure them of the Pox, and their Fiſtulaes will heal of themſelves without any other help, as it is daily to be ſeen. There may be many other cauſes the which as yet I know not, but theſe two are a ſufficient reaſon, and to be conſidered of the Profeſſors of this Art, if they deſire to come to any excellency; and therefore I will reaſon no more of the matter, becauſe the Science, and my experience will reach no further.

THere be divers kinds of Scabs, but I will onely treat of thoſe in which I have had moſt experience, and will ſet them forth as plainly as I can, that every one thereby may have profit. The firſt kind of Scab is that which is cauſed of Ripletion of the body, by eating much meat of great nouriſhment, and then not to digeſt it, ſo in that cauſe nature, to eaſe it ſelf, ſendeth forth that humiditie, and when it joyneth to the skin, it ingroſſeth and cauſeth an Impoſthume, and paſſing to the outward parts, it is alreadie corrupted, and ſo cauſeth the Puſtulaes, as by experience may be ſeen, and this kinde is a viſcous and fat humour with great humidity. There is another kind of Scab that is alwaies dry with redneſſe, and is ſmall, with great heat and Itching, and the ſame in my judgement is cauſed by much heat of the Liver; and aduſtion of blood, and may be healed eaſily. There is another kind of great ſcab that hath a great dry cruſt on them, and they grow big, and the ſame is of the French Pox being new taken. There is another kind like Serpigo, that goeth creeping, and hath a dry craſt, and hath no matter under it; and the ſame is alſo of the French Poxe inveterated. There are alſo divers other kinds, the which I will leave at this time, becauſe they are of ſmall importance, and may be helped with thoſe Medicines which are fit for the • inds aforeſaid.

THoſe kind of Ulcers that are commonly called Mal di Formica, are ſo called, becauſe they are a kind of malign Ulcers and corroſive, that goeth creeping upon the fleſh, and maketh many holes that are lifted up on the ſides, and are red, and theſe for the moſt part are cauſed of the Pox, as may be ſeen by experience, and theſe ſores are evill to be healed, becauſe thereunto runneth abundance of humours, the which cannot be reſolved but with inward Medicines, that is, with exquiſite Purgations that purifie the blood, and that cutteth away the evill humours that run thereunto, and cauſe great alteration with burning. This kinde of ſore cometh many times in the head, and when it cometh in that part, it is called Tigna, or the white ſcall, and to ſhew that this is the truth, yee may ſee that thoſe Medicines which heal Formicola, doth alſo heal the white Scall, for this is a kind of the Pox, as by the Effects yee may plainly ſee; for if any ſhould ſay the contrary, I would anſwer him again, that this may well be, becauſe the ſame infirmitie may be taken in the mothers womb, or as ſoon as the child is borne, it may take it of the Nurſe that giveth it ſuck, if ſhee be infected with that diſeaſe, ſo that I conclude it may be ſo. But there are a number of that kinde of diſeaſe, which I let paſſe, becauſe I have ſeen no experience of them.

VVOunds that are within the body, as in the ſtomack, or belly, or Inteſtinals, in the bladder, reins, or guts; The Milt, Liver, Lungs, Heart or other Muskles or Arteries, as there be a number, I confeſſe to know nothing therein, and I will ſhew you the reaſon: You ſhall underſtand, that when a wound doth offend the Interior parts, the Phyſitian or Chrurgian, or great Anatomiſt whatſoever he be, cannot know all thoſe parts offended in the body, for after the weapon is within the bodie, it may turn, and with the point hurt other parts afar off the wound, and offend divers particular parts one different from the other, and therefore I beſeech you, excellent Chirurgians, when ſuch a caſe cometh, how doe you know or diſcern which parts are hurt? but to ſay the truth, I beleeve in that caſe they know all alike, but what ſhould I ſay of the cure of ſuch a wound, if the Chirurgian know not where it is, nor of what importance, but worketh by imagination, and if that Nature doth prevail, and that the wound doth heal, it is by the good fortune of the Phyſitian, ſo that for wounds inwardly I, conclude no other at this time, but will leave it to thoſe that know more then I, and hereafter I will diſcourſe of Ulcers and Impoſthumes inwardly, what they are, and how to cure them with our order: yee ſhall underſtand that there are a number of kinds of Ulcers and Impoſthumes that may ingender inwardly, but it ſeemeth to me ſo hard to underſtand, that I can determine nothing that were true, and the cauſe is this, that we have ſeen an infinite of Phyſitians and Chirurgians that have viſited one Impoſthumated, or Ulcerated, and the Phyſitian could not know the place, and particular of that Impoſthume or Ulcer, if that the Patient do not tell him and ſhew him, and cauſe him to feel with his hand, and this is moſt true, and therefore if one cannot reſolve him of outward things, that he may ſee and feel with his hand, how can he reſolve him when one of thoſe accidents is within the bodie, where the Patient knows not himſelf, which is grieved? Truly, I would gladly know what judgement they would give of that matter, for becauſe if there be any Impoſthume or Ulcer in any part of the bodie, the ſick ſhall feel great offence and pain, nevertheleſſe he cannot tell where it is, nor what part is hurt, ſo that I conclude, if that the Patient know not, much leſſe the Phyſitian knoweth, and of this I have made a large diſcourſe in Caprici medicinale, for as I have ſaid before, in this caſe I know nothing. Nevertheleſſe, when it ſhall come to his place, I will write a diſcourſe of the order to cure the moſt part o • • liters, and Impoſthumes, but touching wounds, I will promiſe no more then I have ſaid before. Alſo I will write excellent Remedies of great experience, with the which all wounds, ſo they be not mortall, may be helpt and healed, and alſo the reaſons convenient in that matter.

VVOunds and all other ſorts of ſores, are of ſundry and divers kinds, as is aforeſaid, nevertheleſſe the order to helpe them is not much different one from the other, if we ſhould ſay onely the truth without abuſe. For yee ſhall underſtand, that Nature is the maſter of all things created, and the Phyſitian and Chirurgian are helpers of that Nature, as the antient Profeſſors of the Art have affirmed. Then ſeeing this is ſo, what need we to make ſuch adoe, having Nature that worketh ſo gently, if it be not hindered by the Miniſter, and therefore if we will ſpeak of Wounds, I ſay, that the Miniſter hath three operations to doe and no more, and the reſt leave to Nature that worketh gently. The three operations that the Maſter hath to doe are theſe: To defend the Wound ſo that there runneth no humours to it, and that it putrfie not, and to keep it clean, and when the Miniſter hath done that, let Nature work that which ſhe will work well, and if any deſire to ſee if it will be ſo in effect, yee may ſee by a Dog, for if he hath a great wound upon his body, he healeth it without any Medicine, onely with diet, and keeping it clean with his tongue, and this is moſt true, that thoſe which doe help Wounds by inchantment, doe nothing but keep the Wound clean, and cauſe the Patient to keep a diet, and ſo nature worketh as well on a Man as on a Dog, therefore let none marvell of this authority of a Dog, although I approve the like of a Chriſtian. But for ſo much as it would be good to help Nature, that it might work with more ſpeedineſſe, as Husbandmen and Gardners doe, who becauſe they would have Nature to work the better, and quicker in their ground, doe caſt thereon divers ſorts of dungs, &c. The which is done onely to help Nature to work the quicker, and to conclude, I ſay, that the Chirurgian ſhould doe the ſame in helping of Wounds. But as for Ulcers of divers ſorts, it were neceſſary to find out the cauſe, becauſe they come of divers cauſes, for when the cauſe is found, it will be more eaſie to be helped, becauſe Ulcers cannot come but by great diſtemperance of Nature in our bodies, as by great heat or cold, or by repletions of the body. Therefore in this caſe it is neceſſary to purge the body: Firſt, to eaſe Nature which is offended, and to extinguiſh the ſuperfluous heat or cold that is in the bodie: That being done, the miniſter or helper of Nature hath three things to doe. The firſt is to mortifie or kill the ſore, the ſecond to mundifie, and the third to incarnate, and then Nature will cicatrize it, and theſe three operations are to be uſed in Ulcers. Alſo Impoſthumes are cauſed of divers accidents, in the which it is alſo neceſſary to ſeek out the cauſe, whereby to know what purgations are fit to purge the body of the ſuperfluous humours, and then the Miniſter hath three things to doe in that caſe. Firſt to bring it to maturation quickly, then when it is ripe and broke, to mundifie it well, and thirdly to incarnate it, and theſe are the three operations that are to be done in an Impoſthume to help Nature to work well, and ſo following this order thy work ſhall prove well, and goe the right way, as hereafter I will ſhew in his place, the operations to uſe in the effect, with the order to help them, and alſo to make thy Unguents, ſhewing their quality and vertue, and will prove by reaſon thoſe things that are doubtfull, ſo that every one ſhall be ſatisfied in that matter.

HAving declared what outward Wounds are, it is alſo neceſſary to ſhew the order how to cure them, with as much ſpeed and eaſe as it is poſſible, and therefore I will begin firſt with ſimple Wounds that are onely in the fleſh, without offence of Veins, Sinews, or Bones, although theſe need no help, but onely to joyn the lips cloſe together, and if need be, to ſtitch them cloſe, and then let Nature work, the which in ſhort time will heal them, but if thou by Art wilt help nature, thou ſhalt annoint them with oyle of frankincenſe once a day. But Wounds, where Veines are cut, have need of preſent help, and artificiall meanes, and ſufficient remedies to help it, with as much ſpeed as may be, ſo that the Veins cut may joyn again together, without any great offence of the Wound, and that is done in this order. The firſt thing is to joyn the parts cloſe together, and ſtitch it well, not as the common Chirurgians doe, but as they doe uſe to ſtitch bags, and when it is ſtitched cloſe, annoint it onely upon the Wound with our Magno l • quore, and lay thereon a cloth wet in the ſame Oil very warm, then take Hypericon with the ſeed, Millefolie, Viticella, ana and make thereof a powder, the which thou ſhalt ſtrew upon the Wound being dreſt, and round about it, for this Medicine doth aſſubtiliate the matter that runneth unto the Wound, and taketh it forth with great eaſe, and without pain of the Wound, for this is the moſt ſoveraign Medicine in that caſe, that Nature with Art may make, and hath been proved a thouſand times by experience in divers places. But thoſe Wounds where Bones and Sinews are hurt, have need of great artifice and cunning, becauſe they be of importance; But when the Sinews be onely offended, it were neceſſary to ſtitch them preſently, as I have ſaid of thoſe where Veins are cut, but not to dreſſe it with Magno liquore, but inſtead thereof to take our Ole • m Benedictum, and Oil of Frankincenſe, of each alike, for thoſe Oils doe exceedingly comfort the Sinews that are cut, and when it happeneth that a Sinew hath a puncture, or is cut half way, in that caſe it were neceſſary to cut it overthwart, becauſe it ſhall bring no Spaſmus to the Wound, but if ſo be then that the Bone be hurt, and that there be any part to come forth, it were neceſſary to leave the Wound open untill the Bone cometh forth, and then to incarnate it, and this thou ſhalt doe with our artificiall Balm, for the ſame ſerveth for Wounds, and lay thereupon the Cerot of Gualtifredo di Medi, the which healeth it with ſpeed, and ſo with theſe orders thou mayeſt help all the aforeſaid ſorts of Wounds, and the defenſive to uſe in theſe Wounds is this. Rec. Aqua vitae made of pure wine, and that will burne all away, and put therein Hypericon, Millefollie, Viticella, Betonica, and then wet a cloath in that infuſion and, lay it for a defenſive round about the Wound, and ſo thou ſhalt have thine intent to the great ſatisfaction of the Patient. Wounds in the head are helped as thoſe are where the Sinews are offended, there are alſo divers other ſorts of Wounds which are helped with the Remedies by us formerly mentioned.

SEeing that Ulcers are of divers and ſundry kinds, it were neceſſary to know of what kind and qualitie they are, ſo that thou mayeſt help them in form and order convenient, and firſt I will write of the corroſive Ulceras of a wound cancrenated, mal di Formicola, and other ſorts of Ulcers that go creeping upon the fleſh. The cure of theſe kinds of Ulcers is to apply quickly our Cauſtike to mortifie the evill, the which thou ſhalt doe thus, wet a little bumbaſte in our Cauſtike, and therewith waſh all the ſore, and then leave it ſo open twentie four hours without binding it faſt, and when twentie four houres are paſt, waſh the ſore with ſtrong Vinegar and water, of each a like quantitie, with charge, that there remain none of the Cauſtike in the ſore, then lay thereon butter waſhed, with a colewort leaf untill the asker or dead fleſh fall away, then take our Cerot Magiſtrale, with a little Precipitate ſtrewed thereon, and then annoint it with Magno liquore, and lay it upon the ſore, for this Cerot helpeth all manner of corroſive Ulcers without any other help, and every Plaiſter will ſerve three or four dayes, taking them off every twentie four hours, and make them clean, and then lay them on again, and as for the filthy Ulcer that I have ſhewed of in his Chapter, ye ſhall dreſſe them onely with our Ʋnguento magno, the which without any other help will heal them quickly: But ye muſt every four dayes touch them with Aqua fortis drawn from Precipitate, the which water draweth forth the offenſive matter, and leaveth it putrified and clean; and in all other ſorts of Ulcers, our Balm artificiall, our Magno liquore, Oyle of Waxe and Turpentine, the Black Cerot of Gualtifredo, di Medi, our Cerot Magiſtrale, with Precipitate, are able to help, be they never ſo evill.

THere be many ſundry kinds of Impoſthumes that cometh to mans bodie, that are cauſed of divers and ſundry accidents, and therefore muſt be cured by divers orders, and with ſundry Medicines according to his kind, becauſe ſome Impoſthumes are cauſed of a contuſion or bruiſed fleſh, ſome are certain griefs, that Nature would diſcharge her ſelf of, and ſo ſendeth forth that matter, ſome are cauſed of cold, others of melancholy humours, and others are cauſed of corruption of the Pox, and theſe are the kindes of Impoſthumes that commonly come, and hereafter I will ſhew the order to cure them one after another.

And firſt of thoſe that are cauſed of a contuſion, becauſe it is bruiſed fleſh, for every contuſion muſt be putrified and brought to matter, therfore make a maturative, and bring it to ſuppuration, and when you know there is matter, preſently launce them, and dreſſe them with this Medicine as well within as without, the which without any other help will heal any great contuſion. But you muſt make the Unguent freſh every day, and with new Eggs, yee ſhall mix the yoalk of an Egg with our Magno liquore, and therewith dreſſe them. And as for thoſe Impoſthumes that come by indiſpoſition of Nature, are certain Sborine, a word ſo called in Italian, by the which Nature would prevail: it were neceſſary to let thoſe have their cures according to Nature, untill they break of themſelves, and when they are broken, dreſſe them within with this Unguent. ℞ Oyle of Roſes, ℥. vi. Litarge of Gold in fine powder, ℥. ii. Storax liquida, ℥. i. Turpentine two ounces, yellow Wax, ℥. iii. mix them and boyl them one the fire untill it be black, and if it be too hard, put thereto more oyle of Roſes, and make it in form of an Unguent, and therewith dreſſe thoſe kindes of Impoſthumes, and lay thereon the Cerot Diapalma, and therewith will be wrought miracles. Alſo for thoſe Impoſthumes cauſed of cold, yee ſhall uſe hot Medicines and attractives: The Cerot of Oxicrocii is excellent in thoſe kind of Impoſthumes, our Balm artificiall, or the water, and ſuch like things as are temperate by Nature. But thoſe Impoſthumes that have their Originall of the French Pox, are evill and malign, becauſe their cauſe is malign and evill, and therefore their cure is with great purging, and to let the Impoſthume ripe of himſelf, and when ye launce it, dreſſe it within with our Ʋnguento magno, mixed thus, ℞. Ʋnguento magno ℥. ii. Magno liquore ℥ i. Precipitate, ℥. ſs. mix them well together, and therewith dreſſe the Impoſthume, the which will heal quickly and well, and lay thereon our Cerot Magiſtrale, with this charge, that in all the cures aforeſaid yee purge the body well, ſo that the humours run not unto the place offended, and uſe defenſives according to the kind of Impoſthume, as oyle of Frankincenſe, of Turpentine of Wax, of Honey, Aqua vitae: all theſe are excellent defenſives by themſelves, annointing them round about the Impoſthume.

FIſtulaes, as I have ſaid before, are of divers kinds, and cauſed of divers accidents, and ſo likewiſe they have need of divers Medicines, and firſt I will write of thoſe Fiſtulaes that come of Wounds evill healed, and that have made a callow in that order that Nature cannot ſiccatrize, and ſo remain Fiſtulated, and the cure of theſe kind of Fiſtulaes is to put therein a Rupture that doth cut and mortifie the callow, and cauſeth it to fall away, and then with incarnating Medicines, incarnate them, and ſiccatize them, and this is the true cure of theſe Fiſtulaes. But thoſe kind of Fiſtulaes that nature cauſeth to eaſe her ſelf of ſome accident, commonly come in the lower parts about the fundament, and they be very perillous, and and not to be healed as they before were. But they muſt be with purging the body, ſtomack, and head, the which is to be done thus, Firſt, purge them ten or twelve daies with our Magiſtral Sirrup, then give them our Aromatico, and drink thereon a little white Wine, then purge the head with a perfume made of Myrrha and Cinaber, after theſe things be done yee ſhall rectifie the Liver with ſome decoction fit for that purpoſe, as of Lignum Sanctum, or Sarſa parilla, or ſuch like that work effect, for this Medicine doth alſo help Fiſtula lachrymoſa, that commonly come about the eyes or eares. There be other Fiſtulaes in form of a ſore, which muſt be helpt with purging, and lay upon the ſore our Cerot Magiſtrale with Precipitate, and annoint it with Magno liquore, for with this Cerot onely may all Fiſtulated ſores be healed, for it doth mundifie and afterwards ſiccatrize it, there be alſo divers ſuch like matters that are eaſily cured, if ye apply thereunto thoſe Medicines that are appropriate.

THe kinds of Scabs be many, and cauſed of divers cauſes, and their cures are alſo divers wayes. Thoſe that are cauſed of repletion of the body, and of groſſe blood, the which are cauſed by eating abundance of ſuch meats as are of great nouriſhment, the which if thou wilt cure them, it were neceſſary to purge them with our Sirrupo Solutivo, ten or twelve daies, then give him or her one drachm of our Aromatico in the morning faſting, and drinke thereon a cup of ſweet Wine, then let him ſweat three or four times, and after annoint him with our Ʋnguento magno two or three times, and it will heal him of thoſe kind of ſcabs.

Now to cure that kind of ſeab that is red and ſmall, and cauſeth great itching, you ſhall make a decoction of Hearbs, that cool the liver and purifie the blood, as Borage, Bugloſſe, Endive, Maiden-hair, Liver-wort, Harts-tongue, Agrimony, Citrach, Succorie, and ſuch like Hearbs, then purge with Alves, the juyce of Elder roots, Hiera pigra ſolutiva, and ſuch like, as doth cool the Liver and Blood, and then annoint them with Ʋnguento di Lithargirio, and therewith you ſhall help all thoſe kinds of ſeabs. There be alſo certain great ſcabs over all the body, the which are very thick, and thoſe are a kind of the Pox, the which may be helpt with giving them our Pillole contra il mal Franceſe, the quantity is according to the diſcretion of the Phyſitian, and theſe Pills yee ſhall take three times every third day, and then annoint them with our Ʋnguento magno, and he ſhall be helped. There is another kind of ſcab that goeth creeping with a dry cruſt like unto Petigine, and thoſe are the meer Pox inveterated, and and the order to cure them is thus, give them our Sirrup againſt the melancholie humour, becauſe it purgeth the blood and cooleth the Liver, and diſſolveth that viſcous humour that ingendereth that cruſt, that being done, give them our Aromatico, and annoint them with our Magno liquore, and he ſhall be perfectly helped in ſhort ſpace. There are other kind of Scabs that come through great cold, and thoſe are healed onely with annointing them with oyle of Frankincenſe three or four times.

THoſe be certain Ulcers which go creeping in the upper part of the fleſh, and have many orifices or mouthes, and theſe are cauſed of the Pox being inveterated, the which are cured in that order that the Poxe is, and that is this: Firſt, purge the bodie with our Electuario Angelica, the which purgeth away groſſe and malign humours, and evacuateth the ſtomack of choler and flegm, this being done, cauſe the Patient to ſweat, for that will aſſubtiliate the humours, and cauſe them to come forth, that being done, take our Cerot Magiſtrale, and ſtrew thereon Precipitate, and then annoint it with our Magno liquore, and lay it upon the ſore, and there let it lye twentie four hours before ye change it, then make it clean, and lay it on again, for that Plaiſter may ſerve four daies, making it clean every 24. hours, and when the Plaiſter will draw no more matter, you ſhall uſe our Ʋnguento magno, the which will help it in ſhort time. But if it doe happen that this Order doe not cure them, then it would be neceſſary for them to be annointed with the Unction for the Pox, and to annoint them ſo long till the mouth be ſore, and when that ſign doth appear, annoint them no more, for he will ſpit or vapour at the mouth for twelve or fifteen dayes, and as ſoon as he vapoureth make a Bath and waſh him well, and waſh the mouth with Wine, and without all doubt it ſhall help him God willing; now hereafter I will write of certain things which are uſed of common Chirurgians, with a brief diſcourſe upon them.

VVHen Wounds are come to digeſtion, and that they purge, alwayes they change Unguents, and they apply Unguents that have vertue to mundifie the Wound and make it clean, ſo that it may the better incarnate, and that Unguent is called properly a mundificative, the which is made of Barly flower, and Hony, or Hony of Roſes, and Oil of Roſes, and this is the mundificative they uſe eight or ten dayes together, for if the Wound were not well mundified, it would never incarnate well, ſo that this Unguent is moſt neceſſary in that operation, in reſpect of the ingredient.

VVHen that the Wound is mundified, ſo that thereunto cometh ſmall quantity of matter, then it is neceſſary to apply Unguents that incarnate, ſo that they may ſiccatrize with more eaſe, and this kind of incarnative is in the moſt uſe among the common Chirurgians, the which is made of Turpentine, Wax, and Frankincenſe, and a little Oil of Roſes mixt on the fire, and this is their incarnative.

VVOunds of divers and ſundry ſorts are very perillous of life, but to help them quickly, becauſe the Patient may take no harm, yee ſhall uſe this ſecret, waſh the Wound with our water of Balm, and cleanſe it well, and lay thereon clothes wet in Oil of Frankincenſe made by diſtillation, and therewith thou ſhalt heal any great Wound in ſhort time, as I have proved divers and ſundry times, in ſundry cauſes.

VVHen that Wounds are evill healed, and that they impoſthumate, and that the Arme, or Leg, or other parts where they were wounded, is indurated and full of pain, thou ſhalt uſe this ſecret of our invention, never known before of old nor new Writers, for it is of great vertue, and many times proved: firſt yee ſhall waſh the Wound well, and make it clean round about, then waſh the Wound with our Quinteſſence, and make it to fume, becauſe our Quinteſſence doth open the pores, and aſſubtiliateth the matter, and cauſeth the humour to come forth, that being done, annoint it all over with our Magno liquore, and thus doing, before three dayes end he ſhall feel great eaſe, and in ſhort time it ſhall be helped, becauſe this Medicine taketh away the hardneſſe, and healeth the Wound, and comforteth the place offended.

THeſe are called Contuſions, unto the which nature ſendeth quickly great quantity of humidity, and in that place it cauſeth Impoſthumation: But if our Chirurgians would be diligent and quick, all Contuſions might be helped with great eaſe in ſhort time, and therefore if thou wilt work miracles in the cure, uſe this our meanes, and it will turn to thy great honour, and the remedy is this.

℞. Liquid Verniſh three pound, yellow Wax ℥. iv. common Aſhes ℥. vi. Aqua vitae rectified two pound. Put all the aforeſaid matters in a Retort of glaſſe, and diſtill it with a gentle fire untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, the which will be Oil and water, the which yee ſhall ſeparate, and keep them, and when occaſion ſerveth, annoint the Bruiſe therewith, and lay thereon a cloth wet in the ſame, for this is a miraculous Medicine, experimented and proved by reaſon, for an experiment without reaſon is as a man without clothes, and therefore if thou wilt know great and rare ſecrets never written before, looke in my Spechio del ſcientia univerſali, and in my Theſauro del vita humana, and therein thou ſhalt find ſtrange things proved by reaſon and experience, the which books God willing, I mean to ſet forth in the Engliſh tongue to the profit of my Country.

VVOunds in ſome parts of the body are very dangerous of life; and eſpecially where Sinewes be cut or peirced, or Veines or Muſcles hurt, or Bones broke, and by an infinite of other particulars, which being open or evill healed, the Patient may be in danger of life, becauſe the winde entereth in, and they cauſe pains and inflammation, and therefore to avoid all theſe aforeſaid matters, ſo that the Wound ſhall have no detriment, uſe this remedy. Firſt joyn the parts cloſe together, and put therein our Quinteſſence, and lay thereon a cloth wet in our Balm, and bind it faſt that the air get not in, for it is very hurtfull; yee ſhall underſtand, that theſe are two of the excellenteſt Medicines that may be found, becauſe our Quinteſſence doth aſſubtiliate the bloud, and taketh it forth, and taketh away the pain, and the Balm doth warm and comfort the place offended, and will not ſuffer any matter to run thereunto by any meanes, for this is moſt true, as I have proved divers and ſundry times, and alwayes have had good ſucceſſe.

VVHen there is any great flux of blood in Wounds, by reaſon of ſome vein that is cut, and that the Chirurgians would ſtop it, it were neceſſary to ſtitch it well, but not as the common Chirurgians doe, with wide ſtitches, but ſtitch it very cloſe and hard, and put therein our Quinteſſence, and upon the Wound ſtrew the bloud of a man dried in powder, and lay upon the bloud a cloth wet in our Balm artificiall very warm, and upon that bind the Wound with ligaments very ſtreight, and every day twice waſh it with our Quinteſſence, and round about annoint it with our Balm, and alſo caſt thereon our ſecret powder for Wounds, and that doe morning and evening every day, without opening of the Wound, and in that time the Wound will remain well, and the veins will be in a manner healed ſo that they will not bleed, giving you charge, that the Wounded man keep no diet, becauſe the vertue being weak relaxeth the veins, and that cauſeth the flux of blood.

VVHen there is a great flux of bloud in a Wound, the perfecteſt remedy is to ſtitch it very cloſe, then take mans bloud being dried, and made into powder, and caſt it upon the Wound, and bind it ſomewhat ſtreight, and ſo let it remain four and twenty hours, and when yee unbind it, take heed that yee remove nothing, and caſt on more dried bloud upon the Wound, annoint it round about with our Oleum Philoſophorum de Turpentina & Cera, and bind it up again other four and twenty hours, and then bind it gently, and annoint the Wound with Oil of Frankincenſe, and ſo in ſhort time it will be whole, giving thee great charge, that yee put in no tent or ſuch like, and then thou ſhalt ſee miracles.

THis Cerot is of great vertue, and healeth all manner of Sores and Wounds, if it be ſpread on a cloth and laid thereon, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Galbanum ℥. i. Ammoniacum ℥. ii. Oppoponax ℥. ii. Ariſtolochia longa ℥. i. new Wax ℥. xviii. fine Mirrh, Olibanum, Verdiguieco, ana ℥. i. Bdellium ℥. ii. Gum of the Proin tree ℥. ii. Lapis h • matites ℥. ii. Turpentine, Frankincenſe, of each ℥. iiii. Oil of Wax ℥. iii. Beat all thoſe that are to be beaten, and ſearce them finely, and keep every one by himſelf, then diſſolve the Gums in diſtilled Vinegar, according to Art, and then vapour away the Vinegar again, and ſtrain the gums through a cloth, then take the Wax with as much ſweet oyle and melt them on the fire, and when they are melted, put thereunto ℥. ii. of Litarge of gold finely ſearced, and ſtir them continually untill it be boyled, the which ye ſhall know by this token. Put a feather therein, and if it be boyled enough, it will burn ſtraightwaies, or elſe let it boil untill it burn it, then take it from the fire, and cool it a little, and then put in the gums and ſtir them well together, and ſet it on the fire again, and it will riſe with a great noiſe, and therefore let it boyl untill it do fall down again, then take it from the fire, and put thereunto all the aforeſaid powders, and ſtir it untill it be cold, and therewith thou ſhalt work marvellous cures, if it be made well, according to Art.

THis Unguent is appropriate for many kind of ſores, becauſe it comforteth the ſore, and taketh away the pain, and draweth the matter from the lower parts or bottom of the ſore, the which matter is cauſe of the pain: It keepeth alſo from accidents, giving you charge that it be made artificially, for otherwiſe it will not be of ſo much vertue, and this is the Unguent.

℞. Litarge of Gold, four ounces, Oyle of Roſes, two pound; boil them in a Copper pan ſo long, as if yee put a feather therein, it will burn it, then it is ſod, then put thereto of new Wax, ℥. vi. Storax liquida, two ounces, common Honey, three ounces, then let it boil awhile untill they be well incorporated, then take it from the fire, and put thereto Olibanum, Myrrha, Mercurie Precipitate, Oyle of Wax, Oyle of Turpentine, Oyle of Frankincenſe, of each two ounces, mix them well till they be incorporated, then put thereto pure rectified Aqua vita, ℥. iiii. and mix them well, and then it is ended; and this is of my invention, wherewith I have done very ſtrange cures.

TAke a Retort of glaſſe well luted, and fill it half ſull of Frankincenſe, and for every pound of Frankincenſe, put thereunto ℥. iii. of common Aſhes finely ſearced, then diſtill it in ſand, and the firſt that cometh forth will be water, the which will be clear, then increaſe the fire, and there will come forth an oyle of the colour of a Rubie, the which keep cloſe in a glaſſe, the firſt water is of marvellous vertue in divers operations, but one miraculous experiment I will not leave to write of, becauſe it is a thing very neceſſary, and it is this. For thoſe that have chilblains, or kibes, or chops in the hands or feet that cometh through cold, yee ſhall firſt perfume the parts that are ſore over the fume of hot water, ſo that they may ſweat, then dry them and waſh them with the aforeſaid water, and put on a pair of gloves, and in ſhort time they ſhall be whole, it helpeth alſo the white ſcall and ſcabs, and ſuch like things. The Oyle ſerveth in many operations, and ſpecially in all cold diſeaſes; if they be inwardly, give thereof every morning one ſcruple to drinke, and if they be outward annoint. Alſo it helpeth all manner of wounds be they never ſo great: If yee annoint them therewith, and keep them cloſe from the ayre.

And in any wiſe uſe no tenting to keep them open, but wet a cloth therein, and lay it thereon, and in ſhort ſpace they will be healed, alſo it diſſolveth a bruiſe in ſhort ſpace if yee annoint it often therewith, this oyle ſerveth alſo for Painters to make Varniſh.

THis Oyle of Wax is marvellous excellent, for ſo much as it ſerveth for the moſt part againſt all diſeaſes; which Oyle Raymond Lulli doth approve to be a more heavenly and divine Medicine then humane, and is moſt rare for wounds, but it is not good for common Chirurgians, becauſe it helpeth a great wound in ten or twelve daies at the moſt, but as for ſmall wounds, it healeth them in three or four daies, annointing onely the wound therewith, and lay thereon clothes wet in the ſame. Alſo this oyle worketh miracles againſt divers diſeaſes inwardly, if yee give thereof one drachm with white wine, and as for thoſe whoſe hair and beard doe fall away, it is a rare thing and of great profit, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. A retort of glaſſe well luted, and put therein what quantity of Wax you will, ſo that it be not half full, and for every pound of Wax, put thereunto four ounces of the powder of Bricks, then ſet it in a furnace, and give it gentle fire untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, the which oyle will be congealed hard, the which is his perfection, for if you will diſtill it ſo many times that it congeal no more, it will be too hot and ſharp, and not to be uſed within the body in any wiſe, but the firſt diſtillation you may uſe ſafely inwardly, and make Unctions for any kind of diſeaſe where need ſhall require, and alwaies it will be good, and doe no hurt in any wiſe in any diſeaſe, and therefore this Oyle ought to be had in great regard of all men.

THe teeth being rotten or corrupted alwayes cauſeth great pain, and many times it cometh of a deſcention from the head and ſuch like humours, as Catarrs, Eriſipella, but let it come of what cauſe it will, I will ſhew a remedie of great importance, and it is very ſhort, yee ſhall take our Aqua reale, and hold it in your mouth a good while, and then ſpit it out again, and this yee ſhall doe for three dayes together every day once, then afterward it were neceſſary to waſh your mouth in like manner with our Aqua balſami for the ſpace of a moneth, and ſo the tooth-ach ſhall be taken away with eaſe, for this is our Secret, and may be uſed in all times of the year.

THis proceedeth of two cauſes principally, the firſt is, of ſuperfluous heat of the body, through the which heat, nature doth aſſubtiliate too much that humid part, and continually doth ſend it down into the Bladder. The ſecond cauſe is, that the pores are too much relaxed or opened, by the which operation the Urine doth paſſe without retention, and theſe are the two cauſes why the Urine cannot ſtay, and this cometh commonly to young children, becauſe they are very hot of complexion, and the order to help them, is this.

Give them our Pillole Aquilone three times, the quantitie is from ʒ. i. to one and a half; that being done, yee ſhall make them a decoction of Hyſope of the mountain, and put therein Sugar, and this they ſhall uſe ten or twelve daies at the leaſt, for this mundifieth the place offended, and diſpoſeth it to ſolution. Then after this is done, yee ſhall give him for ten daies together half a drachm of Maſtick, with a little Plantain water, for this is hot and reſtringeth the pores, and ingroſſeth the Urine, and ſo the Patient ſhall remain whole of that infirmitie, by the vertue of the aforeſaid three Medicines, and it is a very eaſie cure, and ſoveraign for that purpoſe. But ſometime there happeneth a Flux of Urine ſomewhat like this, and it is not of the aforeſaid cauſes, but of cauſes much different from them,, for this is in men and women of age, and thi • I find to be cauſed of the Pox that cauſeth the Flux, and they void certain threds which ſome call G • norea, and the remedie thereof is onely with great purging and ſweating, and then to annoint them five or ſix nights with our Ʋrguento magno, and keep them warm in bed untill ye have ended to annoint him, and then go to the ſtow, and he ſhall be helpt of that infirmitie.

THe burning of the Urine may come of divers and ſundry cauſes, but I find four principall, of which one is the Stone in the Bladder being great or ſmall. The ſecond cauſe is a certain heat, the which corrupteth the place where it paſſeth and carrieth forth, as it were, certain long threds, the which cauſeth that burning. The third cauſe is a certain viſcouſneſſe, the which holdeth to the bottome of the Urinall, and it will not well break, and this is called Gonorrea. The fourth cauſe is certain fluxes of Urine cauſed of ſome kind of the Pox, as yee may ſee by thoſe that uſe company with evill women, and take harm, for preſently this burning cometh, and therefore this ſheweth me plainly, that it is the Pox that cauſeth the burning of Urine.

But if thou wilt help the aforeſaid four cauſes, thou mayeſt doe it with eaſe having the true Art of a good Phyſitian, and the remedie of the firſt cauſe coming of the Stone, is to take it forth of the Bladder.

The ſecond cauſe is to be helpt with purging with our Sirrupo Solutivo, and then after that, to uſe our oyle of Vitriall compound, taking thereof every morning, ℥. i. and ſo they ſhall remain helped.

The third cauſe is helpt with taking every • en dayes a quantitie of our Aromatico, and ſo with this onely Remedie they ſhall be helped.

The fourth cauſe is helped with Medicines appropriate for the Pox, and to annoint them with Ʋnguento magno.

THe Gout is a corrupt and malign infirmitie, and properly ingendered of corruption, as it is plainly ſeen in thoſe that are troubled therewith, and to prove it to be true, Nature doth ſhew it well, becauſe you may ſee how great the alteration is of that accident, and ſeeing that humour is cauſed of a windie humour, and alteration of the bloud, as is ſeen by experience, I beleeve the ſame diſpoſition hath his originall and beginning of the ſtomack, for ſo much as all thoſe that are troubled with that diſeaſe, the firſt ſign that appeareth unto them, is a great pain in the Stomack, three or four dayes or more before the grief cometh, and then the pain increaſeth exceedingly, ſo that by the ſaid ſign, I judge this accident cannot proceed of other place then the ſtomack, and to affirm it better, yee ſhall underſtand, that thoſe which are troubled therewith can find no better remedy then to evacuate the ſtomack from all corruption, and therefore if thou wilt help them of that accident, the firſt thing that yee ſhall doe is, to give them a quantity of our Aromatico in the morning faſting, and drink thereon a little white Wine, that being done, it would be neceſſary to make a fomentation with Nettles that be well boiled in water, and then to annoint them with our Balſamo artificiato, and ſo for that time the Gout will be gone, and will remain away for a long time.

But if God permit me life, I will hereafter ſet forth the order to help the Gout that it ſhall never come again, with a certain order to be obſerved in the ſame, found out by this Authour, and hath been proved an infinite number of times in divers places, and on divers noble men, as yee may well underſtand in his Theſauro della vita humana.

THe Peſtilence is a certain corrupt humour, which is the cauſe of the evill diſpoſition of the air that is corrupted and poyſoned, and it is ſo contagious, that in ſix and thirty hours it corrupteth the body, and cauſeth them to dye, and therefore if any will defend them from that infection, they may doe it by the help of God and the Phyſitian with theſe Medicines; the firſt thing is to confeſſe our ſelves unto Almighty God, and to pray heartily unto him, and then as concerning Phyſicall Medicines, three things are to be uſed, which may ſave the lives of many: The firſt thing is to evacuate the ſtomack, the ſecond to ſweat, the third unction. And touching the firſt, yee ſhall uſe every three dayes our Pillo • e Aquilone, for they evacuate the contagiouſneſſe, and will not let it corrupt the body. For the ſecond, yee ſhall cable them to ſweat by artificiall meanes, for that evacuateth a certain matter very apt to corrupt. And the third is, to annoint all the body with our Balm artificiall, for that preſerveth the body, and defendeth it from the contagiouſneſſe, ſo that by theſe three meanes men and women may be preſerved from that violent death.

THis Pellaria is a certain kind of fantaſticall infirmity, of the which we by practiſe doe know the cauſe, which is by uſing company with women corrupted with the Pox, and by the ſame practiſe we ſee, that thoſe whoſe hair doe fall away, doe fall into great infirmities of the Pox, although not all, yet the moſt part, and therefore if thou wilt help that accident, it were neceſſary to purge them with our Sirrupo Solutivo eight or ten dayes together, that being done, give them our Arcmatico, and then annoint the place where the hair is fallen away every evening with our Balm artificiall, ſo that with the uſe of theſe three Medicines the Patient ſhall remain perfectly whole of that matter, becauſe the Sirrup purgeth the whole body univerſally, and the Aromatico purgeth the ſtomack and the head, and the Balm comforteth and defendeth the place where the hair is fallen, ſo that it ſhall fall no more, for this I have proved an infinite of times. You ſhall underſtand, that there be two other kinds of Pellaria, the which will not be helped in the aforeſaid order, for the one cometh of a great fear, and the other cometh becauſe they have had Mal di Maſſuca, and their heads be corrupted by that meanes, and for theſe two I know no remedy, but to let nature have her courſe.

THe Carnoſitie that cometh in the Yeard hindereth the Urine ſo that it cannot paſſe, and groweth in the mouth of the bladder, and is a kind of matter ingendered in that place, the which is much like unto an Emerode that cometh in the neck of the inteſtine about the fundament, and becauſe it is a groſſe and ulcerated matter, the urine paſſeth with difficultie and great burning, the which is very painefull unto thoſe that have it, but if thou wilt helpe that inconvenience, it were neceſſary to purge the body well, and to keep a diet, and to drink the Decoction of Hypericon made with Hony, and uſe to eat dry meats as much as is poſſible, and then make certain little wax Candles of Wax and Frankincenſe, and then make this Unguent.

℞. Red Lead ℥. i. white Hony ℥. i. Butter ℥. ii. white Wine as much as will ſuffice to incorporate them in a liquid form on a ſoft fire, and then take ten quills that hath bloud in them, out of the wing of a young Pigeon that is fat, and therewith ſtir the Unguent when it boileth, and when one quill is dried take another, and ſo change them untill the Wine be conſumed, and then it is made, and when thou wilt occupie it, take one of the ſaid Candles of wax, and upon the end put of this Unguent, and put it into the Yeard untill it touch the Carnoſitie, and this thou ſhalt uſe day by day, untill the Candell paſſe without any impediment, and then the Patient ſhall be helped, for this is moſt true, and I have proved it an infinite of times, to my great credit, and content of the Patient.

THis diſeaſe being ſo odious is a corrupt humour, which is not onely in the head as many doe think, but it dependeth of the inward parts, and hath communication with the head, and this humour is like unto the Fume, for continually it vapoureth up, and when it can aſcend no more becauſe it is hindered in the skin, then it ſettleth, and ingroſſeth, and cauſeth the head to break forth in that grievous order as is ſeen. But I will ſhew a ſecret to help it, ſo that it ſhall never come again, and the order to make it is thus. You ſhall give them our Sirrupo Solutivo eight or ten dayes together, that being done, give them our Pillole Aquilone three times, the which pills muſt be taken every three dayes once, that being done, take Sinaber finely beaten ℥. ii. Olibanum, Mirrha, ana. ʒ. i. mix them together, and divide it into • ive parts, and make thereof five perfumes in five mornings, and cover their heads with a cloth, ſo that it touch not the head, then let the powder be caſt on by little and little untill it be ſpent, upon a chafingdiſh of coals, and ſo let them ſtand covered one hour without moving, and this doe every one of the times, that being done, annoint the head for the ſpace of a moneth with Oil of Wax, and Turpentine, and they ſhall be helped, for this is a remedy that cannot fail, for I have proved it an infinite of times, in Palermo, in Meſina, in Naples, in Rome, and in Venice, and alwayes I have had good ſucceſſe, to my great credit, and profit of the diſeaſed perſon.

THoſe Carvoli that come upon the Yeard are of divers kinds, as by reaſon and experience thou mayeſt ſee, but the moſt part are taken by uſing the company of lewd and corrupt women infected with the Pox, and thoſe are the worſt kind, for they are the firſt originall of the Pox, and of thoſe Carvoli come, Pannochi, or Botches, and certain great Scabs, Pellaria, Aches, and Tumours, and an infinite of other evill effects, and theſe are the firſt kind. There are another kind, which commonly come of their own accord by reaſon of heat, and thoſe are eaſie to be helped, and are not perillous or painfull. There is another kind, the which is as though it were ſcorched or burnt, the which cometh through debility of the Yeard, and having company with women, and theſe are alſo of ſmall importance.

The firſt kind are certain Ulcers that come upon the end, and ſome upon the proper ſubſtance of the Yeard, and ſome upon the skin, and the order to cure them is thus. Yee ſhall mortifie them within and without with our Cauſtick and when they are mortified yee ſhall dreſſe them with our Magno liquore, and they ſhall be whole quickly.

But yee ſhall well note, that many times after they are healed before fifteen dayes doe paſſe, there will come a certaine alteration in the throat, ſo that they can ſcarce ſwallow their meat, and this alteration many times endureth eight or ten daies, and then it reſolveth by it ſelf, and that is a certain ſign of Pe • aria.

And therefore if thou wilt avoid that inconvenience that the hair fall not off, aſſoon as yee feel any of the aforeſaid griefs, then preſently take a quantitie of our Electuario Angelica, and then take our Sirrupo Magiſtrale, four or five dayes, and annoint thy head ten or twelve daies with our Magno liquore, and ſo by theſe meanes the hair ſhall not fall. Becauſe our Electuario Ang • lica, doth evacuate the ſtomack, and cleanſeth the head, and drieth up the matter, the which is already alterated by that diſeaſe. Alſo our Sirrupo magiſtrale, doth evacuate the body, and purifie the bloud, and ſ • aketh the fury of the diſeaſe. Our Magno liquore preſerveth the hair from drying and falling.

There cometh many times, after thoſe Carvoli are healed, certain Impoſthumes in the groin, of the which we will ſpeak in another Book particularly. The other kind of Carvoli that come upon the Yeard, are helped onely by waſhing them with ſome • ath, that is reſtrictive and comfortative. The other kind which are like ſcorching or burning, are helped by keeping them clean, and annointing them with a Liniment of Tutia camphorata.

And thus I make an end, giving to underſtand to thoſe that practice, how that they may avoid that diſeaſe called Pellaria, or falling of the hair or beard, for this is one of my Secrets, whereof I mean to write a great number, if God permit me.

THe Pox, as I have written of divers times, being a putrified and corrupt diſeaſe, the ſores coming thereof of force muſt be of his nature, that is corrupt and ſtinking, therefore if thou wilt help them, and take away their pain quickly, thou ſhalt uſe three operations, the firſt is to give them our Pillole Aquilone, and then to waſh the ſore with oyle of Sulphur, and then lay thereon our Cerot magiſtrale, with Precipitate, and annoint it with Magno liquore, and therewith thou ſhalt help them quickly, becauſe thoſe Pills are appropriate for that diſeaſe, and the oyle of Sulphur draweth forth the filth from the Center, and the Precipitate draweth forth the groſſe matter, ſo that of force it muſt heal.

BEing in Naples, among all other that I cured, there came unto me a Spaniard called, Il Siegnior Diego di Menas, a man of the age of 36 years, of complexion cholerick aduſt, the which had the Pox, and in his forehead he had a certain tumour, the which had periſhed a great part of the skull, and was open, and he had been taken in hand of divers men, and none could doe him good: I ſeeing that took him in hand, and gave him our Sirrupo ſolutivo eight or nine daies together, afterward I gave him our Aromatico, and then gave him the roots of Cina in decoction, and then perfumed him with Olibanum, Maſtick, Myrrha, and Sinaber, and ſo by theſe meanes hee was helped of that infirmitie, but the bone remained bare, and I laid thereon our Cerot Magiſtrale, and ſo in ſhort time, the bone did ſeparate of his own accord, and one day I took it off altogether, it was ſo great, that it covered the fourth part of the head, then preſently this Seignior Diego went abroad, ſhewing what was taken from his head, as divers can teſtifie.

THere was a certain Gentleman called Gionan Jacobo Veniciane, the which had a great Wound one the head, and in one of his hands, the which being taken in hand of divers Chirurgians, was brought to a very evill caſe by reaſon of great alteration in the Wounds; and the Phyſitian that had him in hand, was one called Realdo Polumbo cremenſe, the which dreſſed his head with Wine and Oyle, and the hand with Turpentine and Oyle of Roſes. Than I being in company told him, that it were good to change thoſe Medicines, becauſe in wounds of the head, thoſe Medicines were not convenient, for the oyle being crude, putrifieth, and the Wine is repercuſſive▪ and will not ſuffer the Putrefaction to come forth that the oyle ingendereth, and for that reaſon the ſaid Medicine would not be uſed.

And as for the Medicine for his hand, I ſay that the Turpentine is not convenient, for where there is offence of skin, veins, ſinnews, and bones, Turpentine is not good, becauſe it is hot and putrefactive, by means of the Oyle, and cauſeth inflammation, and therefore it ought not to be uſed.

Put if thou wilt help the head and hand both, yee ſhall uſe a kind of Medicine that comforteth the place offended, and that doth aſſubtiliate the matter, and incarnate, to the which the ſaid Realdo anſwered and ſaid my reaſon was good, if I could find Remedies that will doe that Effect, the which I ſent for to my houſe, and uſed them in this order.

Firſt, I did put our Quinteſſence into his wound in the head being cold, and then a little of our Balſamo cold, the which ſeemed ſtrange to Realdo, and then I laid thereon our Magno liquore, and upon the cloth I laid a little of our ſecret Powder, and the like I did to the hand, and ſo in fourteen dayes the wounds were whole, to the great marvell of a number.

THe Fluxes of the body are no other but a diſtemperance of Nature, and are of two kinds, the one is cauſed of an evill qualitie and diſtemperance of the Liver, and that is called Fluſſo Epatico. The other is cauſed of great heat, Fever, and diſtemperament of Nature, and this is called Diſſenteria, that is a diſtemperament of the guts, and both theſe ſorts are hard to be helped of the ancient Doctors, as it is well ſeen by experience of thoſe that practiſe, for they will help them with repreſſion and reſtrictives, but that is not the way if wee ſhall beleeve Galen, the which writes, Fluxus Fluxum curat, the which is moſt true, for I have cured a thouſand of the Flux with giving them our Aromatico, and three or four doſes of our Si ••• o ſolutivo, therefore Galen ſaith true.

But the Diſſenteria is cured with giving them our Electuario Angelica, and then every day after dinner ſtand in a bath of water of the Sea cold two hours at the leaſt, and ſo in this order thou ſhalt help any crude kind of Diſſenteria in ſhort time, and with great eaſe, uſe this as a Secret.

THere was a certain man poyſoned with Arſenick given him in a meſſe of Rice-pottage in an evening at ſupper, and as ſoon as it was in his ſtomack, he began to groan, and ſweat, and vomit, in ſuch order as it was ſtrange to ſee, and it happened that at the ſaid time there was a learned man in the houſe, who ſeeing this man in that caſe, ſuſpected him to be poyſoned, and ſo ſent for me, and when I came, the poor man was almoſt dead, then preſently I called the wife of the houſe, and told her that her husband would die, and that ſhe ſhould have the Law for poyſoning of him, but if that ſhee would tell him what poyſon ſhee had given him, perhaps he might recover him again, with many words more: ſo to conclude ſhee told him, that ſhee had given him two grains of Arſenick in Rice-pottage, then preſently I called for a cup of Sack, and cauſed him to drinke, and then he vomited and went to the ſtool, and then I annointed him with our oyle of Hypericon, and Scorpions, all the body over, and ſtill cauſed him to drinke that he might evacuate that poiſon, but all his mouth and throat remained ſwollen, and he did ſpit great abundance, and I cauſed him to uſe that Unguent, and every morning gave him Triacle with Wine, and every three dayes, I gave him a quantitie of Pillule Aggregative, and laſt of all I cauſed him to uſe Aqua vitae compound, and ſo ere fortie daies he was perfectly whole, and rid of a terrible diſeaſe, the which he had before he was poyſoned.

IN the aforeſaid year, in the moneth of Auguſt, I was called to viſit a noble Gentleman called, Il ſeignior Don Chriſt of alo, della roca, a man of five and thirtie years, of complexion cholerick, and ſanguine, the which was ſore troubled with the Gout, and becauſe it was in the beginning of Auguſt, our ancient Doctors have forbidden to take any ſoluble Medicine in that time, in reſpect of the Canicular dayes. Nevertheleſſe, I called Armellio, and Leonardo Teſta, two excellent Phyſitians, the which gave their counſell to take no Medicine, nevertheleſſe I proved that the Gout was extream hot, and for that I ordained a cold Sirrup to mittigate the ſuperfluous heat, the which was made of Liverwort, Harts-tongue, Dates, Raiſins, Figs, Sugar, and Succorie water, and aromatiſed it with Musk and Roſewater, of the which he took every day four ounces, and for the alteration of the Gout, I waſhed it three or four times a day with our Aqua del Balſamo, becauſe it penetrateth and openeth the pores, and aſſubtiliateth and dry-the humour offenſive: alſo I ordained him bread of Barley, becauſe it cooleth the bloud, and is of good digeſtion, and cauſed him to refrain from all fat Brothes, and his drink was temperate, and to this one of the Doctors did agree, but the other would not, nevertheleſſe the Gentleman was content with my advice, then I began to give him the aforeſaid decoction, with our Soluble Quinteſſence, and therewith he had every day two or three Stools, and I waſhed the Gout three or four times a day with our Aqua Balſami, and the firſt day he began to feel eaſe, and the ſecond he felt more, ſo that in ſeven daies all his pains were taken away, and then I applyed thereunto our Secret of Secrets for that kind of diſeaſe, the which in three dayes delivered him; then I cauſed him to uſe certain Medicines to defend the Gout from coming again, and ſo he continued whole to his great ſatisfaction.

THe Sciatica is a diſeaſe ſo called, becauſe it cometh in that place of the bodie called Sio, and is cauſed of an evill qualitie, and groſſe humours that are ſtaid in that place, becauſe they cannot paſſe down, and this is ſeen by experience daily, for where that pain is, there is alteration, and the cure thereof is with Gliſters, Vomits, Purgations, and Unctions, becauſe the Gliſter doth evacuate thoſe places next unto it, and ſo eaſeth the humour, the vomit cleanſeth the Stomack, the Purgations doe evacuate the body downwards, the Unctions diſſolve the Winde, and ſo by theſe meanes thou mayeſt helpe the Sciatica, as I have done many times to my great honour, and ſatisfaction of the Patient.

THis callous matter is a certain hot humour, of the which Nature would diſcharge her ſelf, and when that humour is driven forth of Nature, it goeth unto the lower parts into the end of the Toes, for in that extream part of the toes, that skin that is called Epiderma, is hard, and will not ſuffer it to paſſe or exalate, and there many times it ingendereth a tumour in the skin with great hardneſſe, and many times that tumour doth increaſe and cauſe ſuch pain, that it doth not onely hinder their going, but hindereth them from ſleep in the night, and this kind of tumour is called commonly Callo, or Corns in Engliſh, and I thought it good to call them Creſte, becauſe they are alwayes growing, and are of great importance among the Chirurgians, for an infinite number of perſons are troubled therewith, and therefore I will ſhew thee our ſecret to help them quickly, and with great eaſe; which ſecret was never known before of any. Firſt yee ſhall pare them with a ſharp knife unto the bottome, and there yee ſhall find a certain thing like matter, but if yee find no matter, yee ſhall pare it untill the bloud doth appear, then touch it once with Oil of Sulphur, and then dreſſe it with our Balſamo artificiato once a day untill it be whole. Keep this as a ſecret.

THere are many men that are troubled with a certain infirmity under the nail of their great toe, the which ſeemeth as though that the nail grew in the fleſh, which is not ſo, but the fleſh groweth over the nail, and although this ſeemeth to be a thing of nothing, and that the Ancients have had ſmall conſideration thereof: Nevertheleſſe, it is an infirmity of great importance, and to be conſidered of, becauſe many are troubled therewith, and eſpecially men of authority, and eſpecially thoſe that are troubled with the Gout. I call to remembrance, that in the time that I was in Naples, I cured a great number, and eſpecially thoſe that were of great authority, to my great honour and profit. The firſt thing that I did, I cut the nail on the part which was grieved and took it away, the which was done eaſily and with little pain, which thing being done, I touched it with our Cauſtick, and ſo let it remain three dayes together, and then I dreſſed it every day with our Magno liquore untill it was whole, which was in ſhort time.

THe Milt is alterated and becometh hard, by reaſon of a ſuperfluous humidity, which it receiveth by the evill diſpoſition of the Liver and Lungs, and therefore if thou wilt help it, it were neceſſary to uſe Medicines abſterſive and drying, and to give them our Aromatico once, and then to uſe this Electuary, the which is of marvellous vertue in that operation.

℞. Squamma ferri ℥. i. Scolopendria ℥. i. Spicknard, Lapis Lazuli, ana. ℈ ii. Cinnamon ℥. ſs. beat them fine, and make thereof an Electuary with purified Hony according to art, and take thereof every morning a ſpoonfull, and as much at night two houres before ſupper, and annoint the place where the Milt lieth with our Balſamo artificiato, and ſo by the grace of God, and meanes of theſe Medicines, thou ſhalt be helped quickly.

THis Souldier, being of the age of two and thirty yeares, was mightily troubled with the Pox, with extream paines and ſores, among the which, he had all his thigh ſo eaten away, as though he had been gnawn with Dogs, with moſt extream pain, and the way that I cured him was thus. I gave him twelve grains of our Petra Philoſophale, with Sugar Roſate, the which cauſed him to vomit and to evacuate downward, of the which he found great caſe: that being done, I prepared him our decoction of Lignum ſanctum ſolutivum, the which is written of hereafter, with a certain drink made with Wine, and Lignum vitae, and this he uſed five and twenty dayes, and then I annointed him with our Ʋnguento magno, and in the ſpace of forty dayes he was perfectly helped to the ſight of all men.

THere was a certain Gentleman called, Marco di Chiuffunt of the age of ſix and thirty yeares, the which was troubled with a terrible ſtitch in the ſide, and had proved many Medicines, and none did him pleaſure, the which, after I took him in hand, I gave him our Aromatico, and after that the pain ſlacked, than I cauſed him to annoint all thoſe parts with the oyle of Nutmegs, and the oyle of Eggs mixt together, and ſo he remained quite whole, for in this order I have cured an infinite of perſons to my great honour.

THere was a certain Spaniard called Zamora, of the age of four and thirtie years, of complexion cholerick and ſanguine, the which was wounded in the left ſide of the head, with inciſion of the bone; alſo you ſhall underſtand, that in Naples the ayre is moſt evill for wounds in the head, by reaſon that it is ſo ſubtile, and for that cauſe the Doctors did fear the cure, nevertheleſſe I dreſſed him with our Magno liquore, and Balſamo artificiato, keeping the wound as cloſe as was poſſible, annointing it onely upon the wound, and ſo in fourteen daies he was perfectly whole, to the great wonder of a number of Chirurgians of that Citie.

THere was a certain Gentleman Neopolitan, the which was called, Il Seignior Giovan Franciſco Gaetavo, of the age of thirty eight years, the which was marvellouſly tormented with a ſore arm, and a ſore leg, called Mal' di formica, and he was of complexion cholerick and melancholie, and theſe ſores went creeping upon the fleſh, healing in one place and breaking out in another, and in his arm he had nine ſores, and in the leg fourteen, and this Gentleman had ſought help the ſpace of two yeares, and could find none, and had twice taken the Diet, and yet could find no help, the which Gentleman I took in hand, and the firſt thing that I gave him was this: ℥ i. of Hierapiera Galeni, with twenty grains of our Petra Philoſphale, the which provoked both vomit and ſeege divers times, that being done, I gave him our Sirrupo Solutivo 12. mornings together, that being done, I gave him a Medicine with our Petra Philoſophale and Eleborus niger, the which cauſed him alſo to vomit and purge downwards, that being done, I cauſed him to make a Sirrup of Lignum Sanctum, and the Bark, Iva Artetica, and Carduus Benedictus, in the which I put ſeven pound of Wine, and one of Sugar, and then I cauſed him to make a drinke with water, and wine, and Honey, to drink continually, and that I cauſed him to uſe five and twentie dayes, and then I annointed him with our Ʋnguento magno five times without fire, the which Unguent cauſed him to ſpit abundance of filthy matter, and at the laſt it cauſed him for to ſpit blood, after the which I cauſed him to make a Bath the which is written in our Regiment of the Peſtilence, called the Joyfull Jewell, and I • aid on the Sores our Cerot Magiſtrale, and thus within thirty eight dayes he was perfectly whole.

IN the year 1550 he travelled into Africa, and there he was choſen by Il. S. Don Pietro di Toledo viceroi di Napoli, to be Phyſitian unto the camp under Don Gracia his ſon, and ſo in the year 1551. in the moneth of May he departed from Naples with all the army of the Emperour, Carolo quinto D' Auſtria, and ſo having a proſperous wind, arrived in Barbarie by a certain old citie called Monaſterio, and there gave an aſſiege, and took it without any remiſſion or ranſoming, and made ſlaves of all thoſe that were left alive, and it remained utterly deſtroyed, but not without great mortality of our Chriſtian Souldiers, and beſide thoſe that were killed, there was a great number wounded, the which were brought into the Gallies, and carried to the Iſle of Sicilla, in a certain citie called Tarpano, the which ſay they, was builded by a great Idolater called Tarpos, and there in the Hoſpitall thoſe wounded perſons were left, with certain Chirurgians that were under my jurisdiction, and with certain Medicines of my invention, and ſo in ſhort time the moſt part were helped, and then the Armie returned unto Naples again, and refreſhed them with new men and victuall. And then on the fifteenth of June, we ſet up ſail and failed, and when we were in the midſt of the gulf between Naples and Palermo, there happened a great miſ-fortune, the which was thus.

In the Gallie of Si. Giordano Captain General of the Gallies Duke of Florence, it happened that he being at the table with divers Captains and Gentlemen, and as they were, at dinner, a certain Captain being grieved with another, multiplyed words, and took a loaf of bread, and threw it at his face, without any reverence or reſpect of the ſaid Generall Sig. Giordano. That being done, the ſaid Generall roſe from the table, and took him by the boſome, and gave him five ſtocadoes in the breaſt, the which pierced within the bodie, and there he fell for dead: that being done, the ſaid Generall repented himſelf of his raſhneſſe, and preſently ſent for me being in the Gallie of Don Gracia to come and dreſſe him, and ſo my Generall cauſed me to doe with all diligence, and when I came, this poor Captain lay as though he had been dying, nevertheleſſe I dreſſed him with great diligence, and that Medicines which I uſed were theſe: Firſt, I put into the wounds, of our Qiunteſſence, and upon the wound I dreſſed it with our Balm artificiall, and gave him a vomit, the which cauſed him to caſt great quantitie of bloud, and then every morning I gave him half an ounce of our Aqua Balſami, and thus within two days after we arrived at Palermo, the Captain was perfectly whole, to the great marvell of a number. After that we departed from Palermo, and went to the Citie of Trapano, where the reſt of the gallies were, and there continued four dayes, and then on Saint Johns even, we went to an Iſland called Fanignana, and there kept the feaſt of Saint John, and then we departed with all the army, and went on the ſide of Africa, and on Saint Peters day we landed in the Gardens of that Citie, and there began to offer battell, and there remaining about 24. or 25. dayes, the army began to be infected with a certain kind of flux, whereof a great number dyed every day. My Generall ſeeing that called me, and asked if it were poſſible to find ſome remedie for that flux, unto the which I anſwered willingly, and ſaid, I would deviſe by the help of God ſome remedie, becauſe it was my dutie, to labour for the health of the Souldiers of the Emperour, the which thing I did in ſhort time thorow the whole camp; as I will write hereafter in the next chapter.

VVOunds in the head were very perillous in that place, ſo that if a hundered were hurt in the head, it was not poſſible to recover ten, and that came through two things, the which were much contrary in that Region, for the day was ſo hot that it burned all things, and the night to the contrary ſo extream cold, that it was intolerable, and not to be credited, and ſo by this diſtemperance, when the Craneum was uncovered that the aire might touch it, preſently they died without any help, then I ſeeing that, began to conſider of the matter, deſiring to find ſome mean to help them, and ſo ſtudying, it came in my memorie, that the air was cauſe of their death, as it was in truth. Then preſently I commanded all thoſe Chirurgians that were under my jurisdiction that they ſhould not meddle with any wound in the head without my preſence, the which thing was done, and as many as were wounded, the firſt thing that I did, in ſtead of cutting or launcing or diſcovering, according to the common order, I joyned the parts, and ſowed them cloſe, and dreſſed them upon the wound with our Quinteſſence, and with Balſamo, and Magno liquore, and ſo in ſhort time the moſt part were helped, and there died none ſo deſperate as they did before, and therefore to my judgement, this was a good invention, and never uſed of any before, and this order of curing is very naturall, for Nature doth ſhew it in hearbs, plants and ſtones, how that they cannot ſtand diſ-united, then much more our fleſh cannot ſtand diſ-united, without great torment of the Patient, for untill it be joyned together again, it is unpoſſible to be helped, then ſeeing that is true, it is moſt naturall for the wound to be joyned together, and to uſe thoſe Medicines, that where they be applyed, will not ſuffer the humour to come thereunto, nor putrifie the place that is hurt, and ſeeing it is ſo, as by experience is ſeen, we muſt beleeve this to be a naturall and moſt wholſome remedie, ſo that I affirm that the joyning of the parts of the wound in the head, and other parts of the body is moſt ſoveraign, and of great ſatisfaction to the ſick, for they never felt pain, nor have no Fever, nor other ſort of accident, for of thoſe I have cured a great number with good ſucceſſe.

IN that time when I was in Africa, there happened a ſtrange and that was thus.

A certain Gentleman a Spaniard that was called Il Seignior Andreas Gutiero, of the age of twentie nine yeares, upon a time walked in the field, and fell at words with a Souldier, and began to draw, the Souldier ſeeing that, ſtruck him with the left hand, and cut of his noſe, and there it fell down in the ſand, then I happened to ſtand by and took it up, and piſſed thereon to waſh away the ſand, and ſtitched it on again very cloſe, and dreſſed it with our Balſamo artificiato, and bound • t up, and ſo let it remain eight dayes, thinking that it would have come to matter: nevertheleſſe, when I did unbind it. I found it faſt conglutinated, and then I dreſſed it onely once more, and he was perfectly whole, ſo that all Naples did marvell the real, as is well known, for the ſaid Sig. Andrea doth live yet, and can teſtifie the ſame.

AT the ſame time the ſaid Sig. Giordano Ʋrſino, and Si. Antamo Savello Romano, and Sig. Aſtor Baglione, with divers others, took their Horſes and rid about two miles from the Camp, and there perceived certain Mores on horſeback, the which did aſſault theſe Gentlemen, and one More with his Launce did thruſt through the arme from the elbow through the ſhoulder, then the ſaid Sig. Giordino returned to the Camp with great pain, and preſently I was ſent for, and when I had ſeen it, I put therein our Quinteſſence, and upon the Wound I ſaid our Balſamo, and Magno liquere, and bound it ſtreight, and ſo left it, and in five dayes it was whole and ſound, and then went to the aſſault moſt valiantly, as many can teſtifie, becauſe he was generall of Firenze.

AT the ſame time there was a Gentleman Florentine, that was with the ſaid Si. Giordano Ʋrſino, that was called Millematti, the which fought with his Sword and Target, and defended many ſhot of Calivers, and ſuch like, at the laſt one peirced his Target, and ſtruck him upon the breaſt, and bruiſed him marvellouſly, and yet broke no skin, and therewithall he fell to the ground for dead, and the carrier of dead men, or Becamort, as they call them, would have buried him in a Myne, I then being preſent, cauſed him to be brought into the Tent of Sig. Aſtor Baglione, and there I put our Quinteſſence into his mouth, and that cauſed the blood to liquifie and come forth at the mouth, and laid upon his ſtomack a plaiſter of Aſhes and Oil as hot as he could abide, and that I changed morning and evening, and alwayes I gave him of our Quinteſſence to drink, ſo that in ſhort time he was helped, and yet liveth in health: and this was one of the moſt ſtrangeſt things that ever I ſaw, that a pellet of a Caliver could not break the fleſh, and that came by certain words that the ſaid Millematti did carry written upon his breaſt, as he perſwaded me afterward, for he ſaid, In verbis, & in herbis, & in lapidibus ſunt virtutes, &c.

VVHile that warres dured in Africa, many times the Chirſtians were poyſoned with venomous Arrows and ſuch like, for the Moores commonly when they fight againſt the Chriſtians, they ſtick the heads of their Arrows in a Squill, and poyſon it with the juyce, and when thoſe Arrow heads or other weapon goeth into the fleſh of a man, it cauſeth ſo great burning, that it bringeth Spaſmus, and ſo in ſhort time they dye. And untill this time there hath been no other Medicine found, but to cut away all the fleſh that the weapon hath touched, or elſe to cauterize it two or three times with a red hot Iron to extinguiſh the venome, but I, through the grace of God, have found the true and perfect way to help them quickly, and with great eaſe, and without detriment of the wounded, and the remedy is this; yee ſhall put our Quinteſſence into the Wound, and lay thereon our Magno liquore, the which are two Medicines that kill the poyſon of the Squill, and therefore if any will prove this to be true, to ſee the experience, take a peice of a Squilla, and ſcratch it with thy nail, and then put thy finger into thy ear, or ſcratch any other place that yee may touch the fleſh, and preſently thou ſhalt feel a terrible burning, and to quench it, preſently take of our Quinteſſence, and waſh the place therewith, and preſently the pain will ceaſe, and therefore uſe this as a ſecret, for therewith I have cured a great number.

VVHen that I cauſed ſo many ſick of the Flux to goe into the ſea, whereby they were helped, there was a certain kind of fiſh, that as ſoon as they touched the fleſh of a man, preſently it inflamed, and the poyſon ſo increaſed, that in two or three dayes it cauſed corroſive Sores, the which cauſed many to dye, and many were ſtung with that fiſh which never could find help: I then ſeeing that deſperate caſe, upon a time viſited a young man being a Romane, the which was hurt on the Codds and Yeard with ſuch a Spaſmus, that it was wonderfull to behold, and having a glaſſe full of my Quinteſſence in my hand, I opened the ſore and waſhed it therewith, and preſently the pain ceaſed, then afterward I dreſſed it with an Unguent made of the fat of the fiſh, and ſo therewith he and a great number more were helped in ſhort time, and theſe are ſecrets of my invention.

IN the year 1551. the eleventh of September about the nineteenth hour the generall aſſault was given to the City of Africa, and in the ſpace of two hours it was taken, and deſtroyed by the ſouldiers of Carolus Quintus Emperour, whereat was ſlain a great number of both parts, and there was ſuch a number hurt, that it was to be wondered at, the which were healed with our Magno liquore, and Balſamo, and when the City was taken and all ended, the Gallies remained there all September, and the fourth of October every man went to ſerve at their ports appointed, and ſo we returned to Naples to paſſe the winter, but yet we remained but a while, for there was occaſion to goe to Siena, the which rebelled againſt the Emperour, and ſo we went with Don Pietro da Toledo the which died after at Firenza, &c.

THere was a certaine young Marriner of the age of 26▪ years, the which was called, Franciſco di Giovanni Raguſeo, of the Iſle of Mezo, the which being in fight fell downe, and the other that fought with him out him over the ſide and backe a handfull long, in ſo much that a piece of the Milt was cut overthwart, then he was carried to a Chyrurgian, and he ſtitched him up, then the next day I was called, and there I found the Wound not well ſtitched, the which I ripped up againe, and found the belly full of blood, and when I ſaw that, I cauſed divers to make water, and therewith I waſhed him, and with taking forth of the blood, there came a piece of the Milt that was cut, the which I waſhed, and gave it to a Marriner that ſtood by, and the Patron of the ſhip tooke it from him and carried it away, then I ſtitched him up againe and left a little hole or orifice beneath, where the matter might come forth, and dreſſed him with our Quinteſſence, with Balſamo, and Magno liquore, and in the ſpace of 22. dayes he was whole perfectly.

IN the yeare, 1552. in the moneth of March, I was brought unto a man of the age of fourtie years, of complexion cholerick and melancholly, the which had a Fiſtula in the lower parts, the which was of this Nature, that it had alterated the cods, the member, and all the parts thereabout, with eleven holes infiſtulated, at the which holes he made water with great burning, and intolerable paine, and which are accidents of a Fever in manner continuall, the which Patient had beene taken in hand of divers, and none could doe him pleaſure. Then the firſt thing that I did, I gave him our Aromatico, that being done, I gave him xii. dayes together our Quinteſſentia ſolutivo, that being done, I gave him a quantity of our Electuario Angelica, and then he uſed one of my ſecrets, the which I will not write in this place, that being done I cauſed him to ſpit with one of my confections, written hereafter, and ſo by theſe meanes he was perfectly whole.

IN the yeare 1555. in the Moneth of March, there came to my hands a young man of Millayne, the which was a Painter, of the age of five and twenty years, the which was fallen into a ſpice of Etiſie, and did ſpit much bloud with a continuall Fever, whom I cured in this order.

Firſt, I let him bloud under the tongue on the right ſide, and after that I gave him a quantity of our Aromatico with Plantaine water, becauſe the bleeding taketh away the ſuperfluous bloud of the breaſt, which nature ſendeth forth by it ſelfe, and the Aromatico with Plantaine water is cold and dry, which are moſt neceſſary for that diſeaſe, for they evacuate the ſtomack, repercute and mitigateth the alteration, thoſe things being done, I cauſed him to uſe our Quinteſſence ſolutive to evacuate the body in reſpect of the Putrefication already conceived within the inteſtinals, alſo I cauſed him to uſe the Quinteſſence of the Flower of Flowers, and I annointed his ſtomack with Magno liquore, and alſo he uſed our Electuarie of Althea, and ſo by theſe meanes he was helped perfectly.

IT happened that a certaine man called Aleſſandro Orefice, was wounded before my lodging in thirteen places, and there fell for dead, and then by a certaine friend was brought into my Lodging, and there I laid him upon a Table, and took off his clothes, and ſowed all thoſe wounds which were to be ſowed or ſtitched, and dreſſed him with our Quinteſſence, and Balſamo, and Magno liquore, and our ſecret Powder, and ſo by thoſe meanes in 15. dayes he was perfectly whole.

THere are divers and ſundry diſeaſes, and they be helped with divers and ſundry Medicines; therefore I will make a note onely of thoſe which are moſt uſed.

And firſt I will write of thoſe Remedies that help the Fevers of all ſorts, which are theſe, the Sirrup of Burrage, Bugloſs, Endive, Cicory, Hops, Fumitorie, Rhabarb, Caſſia, Scamony, Sine, Barly-water, Sirrup of Scytrones, and ſuch like.

The Remedies that helpe the Pox are theſe, Aloes, Coloquintida, Turbit, Hermodactils, Scamony, Precipitate, Oriola, Olivella, the Unction of Mercury, Lignum ſanctum, Cina, Salſa perilla, the perfume of Sinaber, a ſtove of hearbs, our Ceroto Magiſtrale, and ſuch like things. Thoſe Remedies that helpe the Cough, are Enula Campana, Garlike, Sulphur, Honey, Lapaciolle, the Oyle of Sulphur, and ſuch liket: Thoſe Remedies that help the Scabs, are the juyce of Aureola, Sulphur, Litarge, Aqua Reale, Roch Allome, thoſe that are troubled with paines in the body, may uſe Genciane, Nutmegs, Dictamus albus, Euphorbio: thoſe that are wounded ſhall uſe Turpentine, our Balſamo, Magno liquore, Aqua Balſami, Elixar vitae, Ceroto Magiſtrale, Oyle of Hipericon, of our invention, and ſuch like. Thoſe that provoke vrine, are the flours of Mallows, Alkekengi, Hogs life, Cantharides, and ſuch like, and therefore I will not trouble you further, becauſe I have written ſufficiently in my other Books in ſundry places, and hereafter I will write of divers; and ſundry Medicines of our invention never found out before of any man.

THis Balſamum hath all the vertues of the natural Balme, although not in quality, yet in vertue, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Venice Turpentine, pound 1. Oyle of Bayes, that is perfect without mixture, ℥. iiij. Galbanum, ounces iij. Gum Arabie, ounc. iiij. Olibanum Mirrha elect, Gum Hederae, of each, ℥. iij. Lignum Aloes, Galingal, Cloves, Conſolida minore, Cinamon, Nutmegs, Zedoaria, Ginger, Diptamnum album, of each, ounce 1. Muske of Levant, Ambergriece of each one Drachme. Beat all thoſe aforeſaid things together, and put them into a Retort of Glaſſe well luted, and put thereto vj. pound of Rectified Aqua vitae without fleame, and ſo let it ſtand viiij. dayes, and then diſtill it by ſand, and there will come forth a white water mixed with Oyle, and ſo keep thy fire ſmall, untill there come forth a blackiſh Oyle, then change thy Receiver, and ſet thereto another, and increaſe thy fire untill all the ſpirits bee come forth, then ſeparate the Oyle from the black water, and keep them by themſelves and the like ſhall yee doe by the firſt water. The firſt vvater that is white, is called Aqua del Balſamo, and the Oyle ſeparated from that is called Oleum del Balſamo. The ſecond vvater that is black is called Mater Balſami, and the Oyle ſeparated from that vvater, is called Balſamo artificiato, which would be kept as a precious Jewel.

The firſt Water is moſt excellent to clear and preſerve the ſight of the eyes, alſo if the face being waſhed therewith, it maketh it very faire, and preſerveth it youthfully, it keepeth back age, it breaketh the gravell in the reines; and it provoketh Vrine, the which is ſtopped thorow carnoſity; it helpeth all manner of Wounds, in what place of the body ſoever they be, if yee waſh them with the ſaid vvater, and wet therein clouts, and lay thereon, for his operation is ſo ſtrange, that it ſeemeth rather divine then humane. It helpeth much againſt the Etiſie, and againſt all ſorts of of Catarres, and Cough. If ye waſh a Sciatica therewith, and lay thereon a cloath wet in the ſame, it taketh away the paine preſently.

The other water called the Mother of Balme, helpeth ſcalls in ſhort time if ye waſh them therewith; ſo doth it helpe the white ſcall, Lepra, and all ſorts of Ulcers that are not corroſive moſt miraculous to ſee, and without any trouble; it ſerveth alſo againſt a number of other infirmities, the which I will let paſſe at this time.

The Oyle of Balme, doth ſerve for an infinite number of things, and eſpecially for Wounds in the head, where the bone and pannicle is hurt, putting it therein. It preſerveth the face if yee annoint it therewith. It is moſt excellent againſt the Pluriſie, giving thereof j. ʒ at a time with the water of Balm

The Balme artificiall is a moſt miraculous Liquor, if any have the ſtitch in the ſide, and take two drachms thereof, it preſently will helpe him. It is alſo good againſt the Cough, and Cattare, coldneſſe in the head and ſtomack, and for Wounds in the head. It is a moſt ſoveraign Remedy, if yee annoint all the head therewith once a day; becauſe it pierceth into the brains, and alſo unto the ſtomack beneath. It reſolveth all tumours in all parts of the body with ſpeed. It reſolveth a Quartaine in ſhort time, if yee annoint all the body therewith, leaving no part.

And to be ſhort, I know no diſeaſe neither hot nor yet cold, but that this Balſamum doth good unto, as well the hot diſeaſes as the cold, becauſe it cooleth the hot, and heateth the cold, and this it doth by his quality and hidden vertue, ſo that I have found in this precious Liquor ſuch great vertues, that I am not able to declare them all; ſo that every one which is furniſhed with this precious Balme, may be kept from infirmities, and ſhall not need to ſeek the naturall Balm with ſo much expenſes and danger of the life, as hath been many times ſeen.

ARomatico Leonardo, is ſo called, becauſe it was compounded and made by his invention, and is a miraculous Medicine, that ſerveth againſt all manner of diſeaſes of what quality ſoever they be, for it worketh this operation, that is, as ſoon as it joyneth to the ſtomack, it draweth to it all the evill humours of the body, and imbraceth them, and carrieth them forth of the body both by vomit and ſeege, and ſo leaveth nature unburthened, the which may prevail to his pleaſure, becauſe it hath no impediment, and by this reaſon I approve, that our Aromatico helpeth againſt all diſeaſes, as is ſaid before, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Fine white Sugar ℥. iv. pure Pearles, Musk, Saffron, Lignum Alloes, Cinnamon, ana. ℈. i. Petra Philoſophale ʒ. iv. Mix them together, and make thereof Lozanges with Roſe-water according to art, the which yee ſhall keep in a box of wood cloſe ſhut, and the order to uſe it is thus, when the Phyſitian doth goe to viſit any ſick perſon, and that he will prepare him ſome Medicine to take inward, the beſt and moſt perfecteſt Medicine that he can ordain is our Aromatico, becauſe it evacuateth the ſtomack by vomit, and the body downward, and his operation is ſuch, that it doth in manner helpe any crude ſort of infirmity, and the quantity is from one drachm to two drachms, and may be taken in broth, in wine, in water, or mix it with any pills, or potion, giving you charge, that when yee put it in any potion, that yee leave none in the bottome of the cup where yee drink it out, becauſe the Petra Philoſophale is heavy, and will remain in the bottome, for if that remain, it will not work at all, giving you alſo charge, that the ſaid day that yee give this Medicine, that yee let the Patients drink as much crude water as they will, and give them little meat to eat that day, and this is the order to uſe this Medicine.

ELectuario Angelico Romano, is ſo called, becauſe it was compounded by me in the City of Rome, in the time of Pope Paulo quarto, and becauſe this Compoſition worketh ſuddenly, I called it Angelico, and is moſt excellent againſt many diſeaſes, it is good againſt all ſorts of Fevers, giving it Perminorativo, and for the ſtitch in the ſide it is moſt rare, becauſe it taketh away the viſcoſity in the ſtomack, and openeth the pores, and is good againſt the Gout, for if they take it every third day once, in ten dayes they ſhall be helped, it is alſo good againſt the Cough, Catarre, and for the Milt, and for thoſe that have the Pox, or the running Gout, and ſuch like influences, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Saffron, Lignum Aloes, Cinnamon, red Corrall, ana. ʒ. iii. Elleborus niger without preparation ℥. ii. Electuario de ſucco roſarum Meſue that is not too much boiled ℥. vi. Sugar Roſate ℥. viii. Musk of Levant ʒ. i. Petra Philoſophale ℥. iii. our Quinteſſence of Wine ℥. ii. purified Hony as much as will ſuffice to make it in form of an Electuary, mix them on a ſmall fire in an earthen pan, and when it is made, keep it in a veſſell of glaſſe, for any other veſſell will not be ſo good: This Electuary yee may mix with any ſoluble Medicine, but yee muſt take it faſting, the quantity is from two drachms to four drachms. Yee ſhall underſtand, that this in a manner reviveth the dead by his great vertue, as hath been ſeen many thouſand times in Venice, and in Rome, moſt worthy of memory, and therefore if any Phiſitian deſire to get fame in the world, let them uſe our Electuario Angellico, which worketh miracles on the earth.

SOluble Sirrups made in decoction are very wholſome, and of great faculty, and eſpecially in the crudity of humours, and the reaſon is this: becauſe it diſperſeth the matter, and evacuateth it with great eaſe, and without danger or trouble of the Patient, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Sage, Roſemary, Wormwood, Cicory, Carduus ſanctus, Nettles, Organy, of each a handfull, Figs, Raiſins, Dates, ſweet Almonds, Sal gem, ana ℥. iiii. Coloquintida, Aloes hepatica, Cinnamon, Mirabolani citrini, ana. ℥. ii. common Hony two pound.

Stamp them all groſly, and put them to infuſe in eighteen pound of fair water, then boil it till half be conſumed, then ſtrain it, and diſtill it by a filter, and aromatiſe it with two carets of Musk and a pint of Roſewater, and then it is made, which yee ſhall keep in a bottle of glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, the quantity is from four ounces to ſix ounces.

In Winter you ſhall take it very warme. And in the Spring and Autumne, yee ſhall take it but warm. In Summer yee ſhall take it cold, for this purgeth the groſſe humours of the body, and hurteth not the ſtomack, yee may uſe it in a Fever, four or five dayes together, and it will helpe it. In crudity of humours, as the French Pox, Gouts, Catarres, Doglie, Artetica, and ſuch like matters, where there is no accident of Fever, yee may take it ten or fifteen dayes together, and cannot hurt by any means, for it purgeth moſt excellently: it is given againſt the Cough, againſt Flux of the Vrine, and paines in the head, and Carnoſity in the yeard, or the Hemeroids: And in ſumme it is good againſt all diſeaſes cauſed of corrupt humours; for it hath ſuch vertue, that it draweth from all parts, and evacuateth the humours inteſtinal, for of this Sirrup I have had great experience, in ſuch perſons as were in manner baniſhed, and had loſt their taſte, and preſently uſing this, they came to good temperature; and I have uſed it an infinite number of times, in perſons that were ulcerated, and full of ſores, evill handled of Fortune, and of the infirmity, and finding no means to cure them as they ſhould be, I gave them this Sirrup fourteen or fifteen dayes, and then they were cured, with a number of other things, the which would be too long to write; and therefore I would wiſh every one to uſe this, not onely in the aforeſaid matters, but in all other diſeaſes.

THis Sirrup is ſolutive, and very pleaſant to uſe, and cannot hurt in any wiſe, which is ſeldome ſeene in other Medicines, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. The leaves of Sine, two ounces. Fumitory, Mayden-hair, Harts-tongue, Lyver-wort, Epitemum, Ellemo, Pollipodie of the Oke, the floures of Borrage, of Bugloſſe, Lycorice, of each three ounces. Colloquintida, Elleborus niger, Aloes hepatica, Mirabolani Indi ana. ℥. j. Proynes 14. Sebeſtien. 12. Tamariſe. ℥. 1. Stamp them groſly, and infuſe them in ten pounds of Fumitory water, then boyle it untill the conſumption of the third part, and then ſtraine it, and in that which is ſtrained put theſe things: Sirrup of Stacados, lb. i. Saffron, one ſcruple, Mel roſarum, ſix ounces: Rectified Aqua vitae, four ounces: Muske, ʒ. i. the Muſlege of Mariſh Mallowes, four ounces, Benjamin, one ounce, Roſe-water, three ounces And then it is made, which ye ſhall keep in a Glaſſe cloſe ſtopt, and keep it in a temperate place, and this you muſt take warme, the quantity is from two ounces to foure ounces, and it is a moſt ſafe Medicine to be uſed without keeping of any dyet. It helpeth thoſe much that have Pellaria, ſcabs, Hemeroids, and ſuch like diſeaſes, and may be given unto a woman with child, without any danger, when ſhe ſhall have occaſion to uſe any.

IT were neceſſary for thoſe that will make this Sirrup, to be expert in the Art, for it would be made with great diligence, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Water of Fumitorie, of Hops, of Wormwood, of Mayden-haire, of each five pound. Then with this water thou ſhalt make a decoction with theſe things that follow.

℞. Pollipodium of the Oak, one pound, Sine leaves, Epitimum, ana. four ounces Cordial flours, two handfuls. Mayden-haire, one handfull, Licoris, Rayſins, Cinnamon, of each two ounces: The four Cole ſeeds two ounces. Make thereof a Decoction according to Art, and ſtraine it, then take foure pound of that Decoction, and put thereto the juyce of Burrage, of Bugloſſe, of Hops, of each two ounces; Common Honey, vi. ounces. Then with white Sugar, make a Sirrup in good forme, and aromatiſe it with Muske and Amber, putting thereto one ounce of Plyris without Muske, and then it is made. The quantity is from three ounces to four ounces in the morning warme, and faſt thereon at the leaſt three or foure houres, for this purgeth marvellouſly the melancholly humours, and all other groſſe humours, and diſſolveth wind, and comforteth the heart, &c.

THe gravell in the Reines of the back is cauſed, and engendered of great heat, and dryneſſe in thoſe parts, as thou maiſt plainly ſee by thoſe which are troubled therewith; for their Reines are ſo hot that they cannot abide any heavy garment to lye thereon, and they alwayes make their water with great paine and burning: therefore if thou wilt helpe that infirmity, it were neceſſary to refrigerate the Reines, and moiſten it with good juyce, and take away that burning of the Vrine; and ſo in that order the Patient ſhall be helped; and this thou maiſt doe in ſhort time, and with great eaſe with this Remedy.

℞ The ſeed of ſmall Lemonds, the ſeed of Oranges, and one pound, Saxifrage, ſix pound, Balme, Scolopendria, Pellitory of the wall, Sparagus, Criſoni, Iſop, Fenel-roots, Parſly roots, ana. ℥. vi. ſtamp them altogether, and make them in forme of a liquid Unguent with the juyce of Lemons, then diſtill it in a common tin Stillitory being luted, untill the matter remain dry, then keep the water in a Glaſſe cloſe ſtopt, and when yee will occupy this water, yee muſt firſt purge the body of the crude and viſcous humours, and likewiſe evacuate the ſtomack of choller and flegm; that being done thou ſhalt take every morning and evening ℥. vj. warme, and it would be neceſſary for thoſe that take it, to uſe a dyet, and to refrain moiſt and cold meats, and uſe onely dry things, and ſo this water ſhall help thoſe aforeſaid griefs; as I have proved divers times.

COmmonly they uſe to take the water of Lignum Sanctum, againſt the Pox; the which ſurely is moſt wholſome, but it muſt be taken in good order and form, and muſt be made with great diſcretion, and not as they uſe it now adayes; for they give it ſome three or foure times, and never the better, although the wood be ſufficient enough to helpe them; and therefore I would wiſh every one that will uſe this water to take it in ſuch order as it ought to be, the which I will ſhew thee hereafter.

℞. Lignum ſanctum, Raſped ſmall one pound, the bark being beaten ℥. iii. infuſe them in twelve pound of fair water one night, and the next morning put therein one pound of Hony, the which is put in, becauſe it is aperative and warm, and helpeth to provoke ſweat, and cauſeth it to have a good taſt, then boil it till half be conſumed, then put thereto Carduus ſanctus ℥. iiii. ſtrong Wine three pound, then boil it untill a third part be conſumed, and then it is made, then ſtrain it, and take forth the Carduus ſanctus, and put therein twenty pound of fair water, and one pound of Hony, and let it boil untill four pounds be conſumed, and ſtrain it, and keep it in a glaſſe bottle, for this is the common drink to drink all the day long, and the order to take it is thus: Firſt before yee will take this water, it were neceſſary to take our Sirrupo Solutivo ſeven or eight dayes, after that take of our Electuario Angelica ℥. ſs. that being done, in the name of God take this potion of Lignum ſanctum in this order, take in the morning at the appearing of the day ℥. viii. very warm as yee may ſuffer, and preſently lay clothes on him, and cauſe him to ſweat two houres, and then dry him with warm clothes, and ſo let him remain two houres, and then give him to eat, and his meat ſhall be • isket, Raiſins, Almonds, and ſometimes a little roſt meat, and no other: then in the evening, about the two and twentieth hour yee ſhall give him the ſaid Sirrup as yee did in the morning, neither more nor leſſe, and cauſe him to ſweat, and about the four and twentieth hour give him onely Bisket and Raiſins, and the other common drink that was made laſt, giving you warning, that yee make this drink freſh every third day, becauſe it ſhall not hurt the ſtomack, and every week once, yee 〈◊〉 take a pill of Marte millitare, and that day thou ſhalt eat birds fleſh, becauſe of weakening, alſo yee ſhall take very great bee • to one thing, and that is this, if it happen, that at the beginning of this cure there cometh a Fever, or other accident unto the Patient, that in any wiſe yee leave not the cure, but follow the order, for that is a certain ſign of health, for many times I have given this water, and unto ſome in the fourth or fifth day the Fever came, and tarried many times ten or twelve dayes, and then the Fever went away with the corrupt diſeaſe, and all for company, and ſo in ſhort time they were cured, ſo that, as I have ſaid before, when that ſign appeareth, and is delivered, it is a certrin ſign of health: Alſo I will adviſe thee of another thing, and that is this, if the Patient cannot ſweat, yee ſhall annoint him all over with the Oil of Quinces, the which will cauſe him to ſweat apace: For without ſweat the cure will not be perfect, and this order thou ſhalt keep at the leaſt forty dayes together within thy Chamber, ſo that there come no air in, for it will hinder the cure.

HAving written ſufficiently of the quality of the Fever Hectick and his cure, in my Caprici Medicinal • , 〈◊〉 I will write of nothing but the order to make this precio us Liquor, with the order to uſe it, as well for that diſeaſe as for other ſuch like, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. A young Hen that hath not yet laid Eggs, and pull her quick, and then take forth her guts onely, and ſtamp her in a ſtone Morter, and put thereto as much crumme of white bread as the fleſh doth weigh, and ſtamp them together, and put thereto a handfull of freſh Scabious, and as many leaves of Gold as weigheth a French Crown, then put thereto as much water of Mortella as all the aforeſaid matter doth weigh, and ſo leave it one night, and then diſtill it in a Urinall of glaſſe, with three pound of ſtrong Wine in Balneo Mariae, untill the feſſes remain dry, and then it is ended.

Then for every pound of this diſtillation, put thereunto ℥. i. of the water of Hony made according to our order, and keep it in a glaſſe unſtopt, that the ſtrong ſavour may goe away, and the order to uſe it in the Fever Hectick I have written in his Chapter, this ſerveth alſo for thoſe inward cauſes which are moſt troubleſome, and for thoſe that have a burning Fever. Alſo for women that have a Fever in their child-birth.

THis Sirrup is one of my ſeven ſecrets, with which I have done many miracles many times, in divers operations on many infirmities, and have been ſo chary of it, that I meant never to ſet it forth in my life time, but yet I conſidering what great benefit it might be unto the world, I thought good to ſet it forth, that every one might be ſerved according to his pleaſure: and the like I will doe of many other ſecrets of great importance, which ſhall be diſperſed among my books, and the order to make this Sirrup is thus.

℞. Lignum Aloes, Riopontico, Eupatorio, red Saunders, of each ℥. ii. Beat them, and make thereof a decoction in good form, and with lb. iv. of this decoction make a Sirrup, and put thereto theſe things following while it is hot, Saffron ℈. i. Ginger ʒ. i. Musk two Carets, the ſolution of our Petra Vegetable ℥. iii. Cloves, Nutmegs, of each ℈. i. and a halfe, then keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut, and this is our vegetable Sirrup which worketh miracles in divers infirmities, for by his nature it purifieth the Bloud, mundifieth the Liver, comforteth the Heart, preſerveth the Stomack, provoketh Urine, diſſolveth gravell in the Reines, it helpeth the Cough, and helpeth digeſtion, and quieteth all the humours in the ſick perſon, with divers other vertues, which I will leave till another time. This may be taken with broth, with diſtilled waters, or with any Decoction, or Medicine faſting, the quantity is from one drachm to two drachms, and happy ſhall they be which ſhall uſe it.

THe Cough is cauſed of a catarrous humour, and coldneſſe of the ſtomack, and therefore if yee will help it, it were neceſſary to have a remedy that doth ripen the Catarre, and mollifie the ſtomack, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Enula campana, ℥. iiij, Marſh Mallowes. ℥ xij. Quinces ℥. xvj. But if yee cannot get Quinces, yee may take Marmalade ready made, and boyle it in faire water with the ſaid roots, untill they be dry, then ſtamp them in a Morter, and ſtraine them thorow a ſtrayner, then take for every pound of that matter two pound of white Honey, and boyle them together, but boyle them not too much, then take it from the fire, and put thereunto for every pound of the aforeſaid matter, one ſcruple of Saffron, and one Drachm of Cinamon, and two ounces of Sulphur, and one ſcruple of Licoris, and then incorporate them well together, and aromatiſe it with Muske and Roſe-water, and this yee ſhall uſe morning and evening; for this is of ſo great vertue, that it is to be wondered at, becauſe the Mallowes doe mollifie, the Enula campana doth warm and cauſeth digeſtion, and comforteth the ſtomack; the Quinces are cordial and warm; the Sulphur is a great dryer, the which deſtroyeth the evill humours of the body; the Saffron comforteth the heart; the Cinamon is ſtomachall, the Licorice is mollificative, and digeſteth the matter; ſo that of force this Electuary muſt help any kind of Cough, except it come of the Pox; for then it will doe ſmall pleaſure; as I have proved.

THis Electuario benedicto, is a compound of our invention many years agoe; and is ſo called, becauſe of his marvellous operation, and the order to make it, is thus.

℞. Of a certain kind of fruit called of ſome, Spina merula, of other Spini cervini, with his berry they make a kind of ſap green, take of theſe berries when they be ripe, and ſtamp them, and take thereof the juyce, and ſtraine it by a filter, and for every pound of the aforeſaid Juyce yee ſhall put therein theſe things; Cinnamon, Safron, Cloves, Nutmegs, Ginger, ana. 1. Drachm Sena, Alloes, ana 3. Drachm mix them well together, and ſet it in the ſunne till it be dryed like a paſte, and then make it liquid again with theſe following.

℞. Roſe-water, our Quinteſſence, ana ℥. ii. for a pound. Muske 2. carretes for a pound, Mirrha 1 Drachm for a pound. Incorporate all the aforeſaid things together, and ſet it in the ſunne untill it be thorow dry, and may be made in powder, of the which yee ſhall take what quantity yee will, and mix it with as much Honey purified, and that is our Electuario benedicto, the which purgeth the body without paine, and preſerveth the ſtomack, purgeth the head, and helpeth putrified Fevers, with divers other things the which I will not write at this time. Yee may keep this mixture 6. moneths after it is mixt with Honey: the doſe is from halfe an ounce to a whole ounce. Yee may take them in Pills in broth, in an Electuarie, or in Wine, or how yee will, and alwayes they ſhall make his effect well.

AS the fire hath vertue to heat and dry materiall things, ſo hath the Sulphur vertue to warme, and to dry the humidity and coldneſſe of our bodies; for I have occupied it divers and ſundry times, and alwayes have ſeen divers and ſundry good effects; but for the better commoditie, and more eaſe to uſe it, I have compounded this Electuary, the which thou maiſt uſe with eaſe and benefit unto a number, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Very fine Sulphur that is without earth, and make it in fine powder, one pound, Cinamon halfe an ounce. Saffron one ſcruple, Ginger ij. Drachms, Muske diſſolved in Roſe-water, ij. Carrets, white honey crude as much as will ſuffice to make it in an Eelectuary without fire, then keep it in a dry place: and this yee ſhall uſe in the morning faſting, and his quantity is from four Drachms to ſeven. This dryeth up ſcabs, provoketh Vrine, breaketh the ſtone in the reins, it helpeth the Cough, dryeth up the watering of the eyes, cauſeth a good appetite, with divers other things, the which I will leave to the experimentors.

THeſe Pills are of ſuch experience againſt poyſon, as is not to be beleeved, and the order to make them is thus.

℞. Imperatrice, Biſtorta, Tormentilla, Valeriana, Dittamobianco, Carlina, Arioſtogia rotunda, Gencyana, Agarico electo, Sal gemma of each alike quantity, beat them in fine powder, then take the juyce of Carlike, and of Onions as much as will make it into a paſte; alſo put into the juyce ʒ. i. of Saffron, then let the ſaid paſte being mixt dry in the ſhadow, and then beat it into powder again, and mix it with the aforeſaid juyce in good forme, and keep it in a veſſell of Lead untill thou haſt need, and when thou wilt occupy it, take thereof ʒ. iiij. and make thereof Pills with Sirrup Acetoſo in good form; which thou ſhalt give unto him that is poyſoned; and in ſhort time thou ſhalt ſee Miracles of that Medicine: for all the aforeſaid ſimples in manner alone are ſufficient to deliver one that were poyſoned, but being mixed together it worketh greater effect.

THis Ʋnguento magno is ſo called by reaſon of his great vertue and operation; for it worketh ſo ſtrange in ſome diſeaſes, that it in a manner reviveth the Patient, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Otnegra oviu, ℥. vj. Oximel ſquilliticum halfe an ounce, mix them together in an earthen diſh untill the Otnegra oviu. be become like aſhes, then it is deifitrom, then put thereon ℥. ij. of vinegar, and waſh it well, untill it remain pure and cleare, then take Olibanum halfe an ounce, Ceruſae, ℥. 1.

Beat them fine, and mix it in a ſtone Morter with as much Magno liquore, as will ſerve to incorporate them well, then put thereto the Otnegra oviu. and mix them very well together; that being done, put thereto Auxungia porcina, ℥ viij. And mix them all together, and then it is made, which keep in a veſſell well glaſed; for it will keep a long time without corruption, and is apt to help thoſe that are lame, full of paines, ſores and ſwellings, paines of the eyes, the ſtone in the reins, and ſuch like matters, It helpeth all manner of French Pox, if yee annoint them therewith untill their Gums be ſore, and then leave. But yee ſhall note that the body muſt firſt be well purged before yee annoint them. This Unguent cooleth all corroſive Ulcers, and helpeth them in ſhort time, it helpeth all paines in the eyes, if yee put it therein, and taketh away all burning with ſpeed; and to be ſhort, it helpeth thoſe diſeaſes in moſt ſhort time, ſo that it is to be wondred at.

IF thou wilt make a water that ſhall have vertue to preſerve the ſight long, and to mundifie the eyes from all ſpots, that are therein, it were neceſſary, that therein were ſimples that are preſervative and mundificative, as I will ſhew thee hereafter.

℞. The beſt and ſtrongeſt white Wine that thou canſt find lb. xii. new Bread well riſen lb. iv. Celandine, Fennell, Cipolla ſquilla, ana. ℥. iv. Cloves ℥. ſs.

Stamp them, and then diſtill them altogether in a goord, in Balneo Mariae untill yee have received five pound, which keep by it ſelf, for that is moſt excellent againſt pain in the eyes.

Alſo if any drink every morning for a moneth the quantity of one ounce, it will help him of any grievous infirmity. Alſo I never applyed this Water to any thing, but alwayes it did great pleaſure.

THe order to make this Compoſition is thus.

℞. Fine Sugar lb. iv. Riopontico lb. i. Rhabarbaro ℥. i. the floures of Mercury lb. i.

Stamp them altogether, and make thereof a paſte, that being done, take pure rectified Aqua vitae without flegm lb. iv. And put them altogether in a Retort of glaſſe cloſe ſtopped, then ſet it in warm horſe dung ſix dayes, then take it forth and diſtill it in Balneo Mariae, untill there will come forth no more ſubſtance, then take forth the feſſes in the Retort, and put it in a canvas, and preſſe it forth very hard: Then take Bugloſſe water, Fumitory water, Scabious water, of each ℥. vi. and with the ſaid waters waſh well the feſſes, and preſſe it forth again as hard as yee can; then caſt them away, and diſtill that water by a filter untill it be clear, then mix it with the firſt that was diſtilled by Balneo, then take the beſt Oil of Vitrioll that yee can get, and for every pound of the ſaid matter, put thereunto ℈. ſs. of the ſaid Oil of Vitrioll, and keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut. This Compoſition I have cauſed to be uſed in the ſummer time, and yet continually doe uſe it, whereof I have ſeen great experience; it procureth a good appetite unto thoſe that have loſt or ſpoiled it, it helpeth the Milt, it diſſolveth the pains of the head and teeth, with many other vertues, which I will not write at this time, it preſerveth old men in their ſtrength and luſtineſſe, ſo that it hath been a thing to be wondered at, and the order to take it is thus. Yee ſhall take ℥. ſs. in the morning faſting as it is, and faſt thereon four houres at the leaſt, and that day eat but little meat, but let it be of good nouriſhment, and whoſoever followeth this order long, ſhall live in perfect health of body, as I have ſeen divers and ſundry times.

THis Oil of Turpentine and Wax is a moſt precious Balm, and his vertues are infinite, becauſe it is made of Simples in manner uncorruprible, and is moſt miraculous for thoſe that are corrupted or ſtricken with the Peſtilence, becauſe it is moſt penetrative, and of nature drying, and comforteth all weak parts in mans body, of what infirmity ſoever they be, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. New yellow Wax ℥. xii. clear Turpentine ℥. xviii. Benjamime ℥. ii. fine rectified Aqua vitae ℥. xxx. common Aſhes ℥. vi. Mix them, and put them into a Retort of glaſſe well luted, and then diſtill it in a wind Furnace, untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, and in the Receiver thou ſhalt find three things, the firſt is the Water, the ſecond Oil, the third flegm, which thou ſhalt ſeparate one from another, and keep them cloſe ſtopt in a glaſſe, which is moſt excellent in time of the Peſtilence, as well for unction as for to help the ſores, for if yee put it in a ſore, or botch, that is broke, preſently it taketh away the pain, and being mixed with other of our Medicines, as I have ſhewed in my Regiment of the Peſtilence, it helpeth them with great ſpeed. If any annoint all his body with this Oil twice a moneth, it will preſerve him youthfull, and in health a long time, it preſerveth alſo dead fleſh or fiſh that is put therein from corruption, alſo if any be wounded in any part of the body, let him annoint it with this Oil four or five times and it ſhall be whole: Alſo if any cannot make water, give him ʒ. ii. of this Oil to drink, and preſently he ſhall make water, it is alſo good againſt the ſtitch in the ſide, and Pluriſie, and Worms, and the Cough, and Catarre, and againſt the peſtilent Fever, and ſuch like indiſpoſition, if yee drink a little thereof, it hath a number of other vertues, which I will leave unto the Experimentours.

THis is of my invention, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Sweet ſallet Oyle xx. lb. white wine lb. ij. boyle them together untill the wine be conſumed, then put it in a veſſell of ſtone, and put thereunto theſe things following.

℞. The flours of Roſemary, lb. iii. Lignum alces, ℥. vj. Olibanum, Bdellium, ana. ℥. x. then ſtop it very cloſe, and bury it in the ground four foot deep, and this would be buried in the beginning of Auguſt, and there remain untill the moneth of March, then take it forth of the ground, and ſet it in the ſun, and put thereto theſe matters following. Sage, Roſemary, Rew, Betony, Millifolly, Comfery roots, Tamaro, Viticella, ana, one handfull, Gallingall, Cloves, Nutmegs, Spikenard, Saffron, ℥. j. Sarcocolla, Sanguis Draconis in graine, Maſtike, ℥. j. aloes epatike, Raſa di pino, ana, ℥. viij. yellow Wax, Auxungia, ana. ℥. xviij. Colophonie., lb. j. Hipericon with the ſeed and all, lb. ij. Muske, ʒ. j. Mix theſe all well together, and boyle them in Balneo untill the herbs become dry, and have no more ſubſtance, then it is boyled, then take it forth and ſtraine it; and put thereunto for every pound ʒ. vj. of our Balme artificiall; and when the moneth of September commeth, put thereunto lb. ij. of the fruit of the herb called Balſamina, which is red, and then it is ended, which thou ſhalt keepe in a Glaſſe cloſe ſhut; for the older it is, the better it is; and is of ſuch vertue, that it helpeth the Etiſie, and Hidropſie, if yee give them every morning iiij. Drachms, with ℥. j. of Sirrup of Roſes warme the ſpace of xl. dayes, as I have proved: And this is the true and perfect Unction that helpeth the Petocchie, a diſeaſe ſo called in the Italian: If any were wounded, and had cut veins, ſinues, and bones, let him joyne the parts cloſe together, and dreſſe it with this Oyle very hot upon the upper parts; and in ſhort time it ſhall be whole, without any alteration; it helpeth alſo the white ſcall if yee annoint it therewith: It helpeth coldneſſe in the head and Catarrs, if yee annoint it within the noſtrils at night when yee goe to bed; if yee annoint the ſtomack therewith, it cauſeth perfect digeſtion of the meat, it provoketh Vrine where it is let thorow carnoſity or Gonorrea, or ſuch like matter; it cauſeth hair to grow, it preſerveth the beard black, and is good againſt worms; and all theſe experiments are true, and proved of me divers and ſundry times in the aforeſaid infirmities, and alſo in divers other which I leave untill another time: Yee ſhall note, that if yee annoint any all over that is grieved with the Pox with this Oyle, it will increaſe his paine; and ſo by that means yee may know whether he be infected or no.

THoſe Pills are above all other in operation, as the Eagle is above all other birds; and therefore I thought good to call them Pillole Aquilone, and the order to make them is thus.

℞. Conſerve of Damaske Roſes made with Honey three ounces, Lignum aloes ʒ. i. Oyle of Vitrioll twelve graines, Cinamon elect. ℈. ii. Petra Philoſophale of our invention halfe an ounce, Sugar-candy, two ounces.

Mix them and make thereof a paſte with Sirrupo acetoſo, and keep them in a Glaſſe. The vertue of theſe Pills I will not write at this time, but onely I ſay they help againſt all ſorts of infirmities, and hurteth none in any wiſe; the quantity is from ʒ. i. to ʒ. ii. in the morning faſting, but yee may not guild them in any wiſe, but drink after them a cup of water or wine, to carry them downe, then ſleep thereon, and that day eat little meat, and light of digeſtion.

THis Quinteſſentia ſolutiva evacuateth the body with great eaſe and without any detriment, and it purgeth all parts of the body that are troubled with groſſe and viſcous humours, it reſolveth ſwellings, and taketh away the paines; it preſerveth the ſight, and killeth worms, and cauſeth a good appetite, with many other good qualities, which I will leave at this time and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Lignum Aloes, Cinamon, Turbit, Aloes hepatica, ana, one ounce, Colloquintida, two ounces, Cloves, Saffron of each ℈. iii. Musk of Levant ʒ. i. Julip of Violets, lb. i.

Mix all the aforeſaid matters together in a Glaſſe, and put thereon two pound of our Quinteſſence, and ſo let it ſtand twelve dayes, and then ſtraine it, and put it into a veſſell of Glaſſe cloſe ſhut; this may be taken with broth, wine, or with what Sirrup or Potion yee will; the quantity is from ʒ. ii. to ʒ. iiii. in the morning faſting without keeping of any dyet at ll, and it ſhall worke well without trouble at all.

THis Sirrup is of marvellous vertue, as is ſeen daily by experience, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Of that pure rectified Aqua vitae, whereof we make our Quinteſſence ℥. xii. Oil of Sulphur, Oil of Vitrioll, of each ʒ. i. Oil of Tartar perfect ℥. ii. Julip of Roſes lb. iv. Musk two carrets, Saffron ℈. i. Cinnamon ʒ. i. Mix them together, and keep them in a glaſſe, for his vertues are innumerable, and in manner reviveth thoſe that are half dead. It helpeth the Fever in ſhort time if yee uſe it. This Sirrup may be mixed with any kind of potion that is given to the ſick, and may be given alone in broth, wine, or water, or in what ſort yee will, the quantity is from ʒ. ii. to ʒ. iv. and herewith I have done miracles, as thou mayeſt read, in my Theſauro della vita humana.

THeſe Pills are of great vertue, and eſpecially againſt all kind of paines coming of corrupt humours; for they purge the putrefied humours, and preſerve the body from corruption, and the order to make them is thus.

℞. Olibanum, Maſticke, Mirrha, Sarcocolla, Aloes hepatica, Elleborus niger, Saffron, Turbit, Colloquintida, ana, q v.

Stamp them finely; and for every ounce of the aforeſaid matters, put thereunto two Carrets of Muske, and then incorporate it with Honey of Roſes, and Aqua vitae of each alike; and this Paſte thou maieſt keep for ſix moneths in a veſſell of Lead; the quantity is from two Dramchs to three Drachms in the morning faſting, and drink thereon a little Wine. Theſe Pills are moſt excellent to take away the paines of the Gout, and to preſerve a man from it; they are alſo good for thoſe that have the French Pox, becauſe they evacuate the groſſe and viſcous humours, and maintain the body in good temperature, and uſing them in thoſe diſeaſes, it preſerveth the body in good temperature. They are alſo good for women that are troubled with pains of the Mother, and retention of their Termes, for theſe are aperative and provoke them, and purgeth the Matrix of all impediments contained therein, they ſerve againſt the Megrum, and all pains of the head, and alſo againſt all kind of putrified Fevers, as I have ſeen the experience thereof ſundry times.

IF thou wilt help thoſe that are poyſoned, it were neceſſary to have remedies of ſuch vertue that are apt to the ſolution of the poyſon, for the poyſon worketh thoſe three effects, as is ſaid berore, in the Chapter of the effects of poyſon, wherein it is written, how that it is neceſſary to keep the bloud liquid, ſo that it congeal not in the veines, and likewiſe to let or ſtay that water which cometh to the ſtomack, and to let that alteration, or inflammation as we may term it. And all theſe operations are neceſſary to be done with moſt excellent remedies, in which there entereth part of poyſon, for the Proverb ſaith, that one poyſon killeth another, and that I will approve in this Chapter, and the order to make this Compoſition is thus.

℞. The oldeſt Oil that thou canſt find lb. i. Aloes hepatica, Rhabarbaro, Spico nardo, Mirrha, Tormentilla, Dictamnum album, Gentiana, Biſtorta, Conſolida majore, Rubia di titory, ana. half an ounce, Theriaca Methridata, ana, ʒ. iii. quick Scorpions to the number of ſixty. Firſt put the quick Scorpions into the oil, and let them boil in Balneo Mariae four hours then put thereunto the other matters, and let them boil altogether other four houres, then ſtrain it, and keep it in a veſſell of glaſſe cloſe ſhut, for truly this is a divine Oil for that accident, in which yee ſee entereth Scorpions which are venomous, and yet his poyſon is wholeſome for thoſe that are poyſoned.

The like yee may ſee by thoſe that are burnt with fire, for the beſt Medicine that they can find, is to burn that place again: Alſo yee may ſee, that when great quantity of bloud cometh forth of a Wound, the Chirurgian preſently letteth him bloud in another place to turn the ſame. Seeing then that theſe are true, it is alſo true, that one poyſon doth kill another poyſon. And by this reaſon I approve, that if yee extinguiſh the poyſon, it were neceſſary to be done with his kind, nevertheleſſe it muſt be prepared ſo, that the matter be not alterated, and become hurtfull unto the poyſoned perſon, and the order to uſe this Oil againſt poyſon is thus.

When that a man is poyſoned, preſently annoint all his body with this Oil, and give him thereof to drink two drachms with white Wine Vinegar morning and evening, and God willing thou ſhalt help any poyſon be it never ſo ſtrong: If he be poyſoned with Sublimate, or a Diamoud, this remedy will not be good, becauſe they are not poyſons, but are deadly Minerals, which by no meanes can be digeſted, ere their evill effect mitigated. Therefore when one is poyſoned with Sublimate, his remedy is no otherwiſe, but to make him bathes of Vinegar, and let h • m drink Milk enough, and eat Butter, and drink Siero, for this is the true remedy; as for example, when that a ſore is mortified with a rottery made of Sublimate, or Arſenick, preſently it cauſeth great alteration, for which there is no excellenter remedies then Vinegar, Butter, and Milk: Then ſeeing that theſe remedies are ſo profitable to be uſed outwardly, there is no doubt, but that they will doe the ſame effect inwardly: Alſo it would be neceſſary to cauſe them to vomit every day once at the leaſt, to keep the ſtomack evacuated of that matter, ſo that it come not to choke the infected perſon, or infect the ſinews, ſo that the party remain not lame for a long time after, as is daily ſeen in divers places.

THis Compoſition is called Saponea noſtra, becauſe it is made of Sope, but not of that Sope which is in the Apothecaries ſhops in Venice, but this is a confection, which being eat every morning a little quantity, it helpeth thoſe that ſpit with pain, it openeth the ſtomack, and breaketh that evill matter contained therein, and caſteth it forth at the mouth with the ſpittle, and ſo leaveth the Patient well diſpoſed and merry, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. White Venice Sope, and beat it into powder ℥. i. pure Maſtick ʒ. ii. Cinnamon, Licorice, ana. ʒ. i. fine Sugar as much as will ſuffice to make it in tables according to art, the which are moſt ſtrange, nevertheleſſe marvell not thereat, for I will ſhew the reaſon, ſo that every one ſhall be ſatisfied.

Yee ſhall underſtand, that the firſt ingredient being the Sope, is made with the Lye of Soda and Calx, which things doe dry and mundifie all ſorts of Ulcers ſordid, and cooleth them: Alſo therein is Oil Olyfe, which is one of the moſt excellenteſt liquours in the world, for this of it ſelf is able to cut that matter from the ſtomack, and to mundifie it; then in this compound there is Maſtick, which is moſt excellent for the ſtomack, and draweth down from the head, then the Licorice and Cinnamon are aperative, and comforteth the ſtomack, ſo that all theſe being mixed together, of force it muſt help againſt theſe infirmities of the breaſt, and the quantity thereof is from ʒ. ii, to ℥. ſs.

THis Elixar vitae is a Medicine of ſuch vertue and ſtrength, that it helpeth in manner againſt all diſeaſes that cometh to mans body, for thoſe that are hot, it cooleth, and thoſe that are cold, it warmeth, and that it doth by his proper quality and vertue, for this I have proved a thouſand times, and have uſed it againſt ſundry diſeaſes, and alwayes have had good ſucceſſe, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Ginger, Zedoaria, Gallingal, long Pepper, round Pepper, Juniper berries, Citron pills, Orange pills, Sage, Baſill, Roſemary, Mint, Majorame, Bay berries, Penniroyall, Gentian, Calamint, the floures of Elders, red Roſes and white, Spica nardi, Cubebe, Lignum aloes, Cardamomum, Cinnamon, Calamus Aromaticus, Germander, Staecados, Camepiteos, Meligette, Mace, Olibanum, Aloes hepatica, the ſeed of Mugwort, of each ʒ. ii. Figs, Raiſins, Dates, Almonds, Grains of the Pine, ana. ℥. vi. pure white Honey lb. i. Musk of Levant ʒ. i. fine Sugar lb. iv.

Mix them altogether, and infuſe them in lb. v. of pure Aqua vitae without flegm, and ſo let it ſtand eight dayes, then diſtill it in Balneo Mariae untill the feſſes remain dry, then take that and ſercolate it in a Pellicane in horſe-dung forty dayes, then take the glaſſe with the feſſes, and diſtill it in ſand untill all the ſubſtance be come forth, which will be red like bloud, and ſtinketh of the fire, and is thick, the which muſt be ſercolated as the firſt, and this is the fiery part, which is of marvellous vertue, inſomuch that it reviveth thoſe that are at the point of death, and therefore I will write of ſome of his vertues which I have proved.

The firſt water diſtilled by Balneo, being taken every third day ʒ. i. preſerveth the body in proſperous ſtate, and defendeth it from many ſorts of diſeaſes It helpeth all ſorts of wounds if yee waſh them therewith three or four times, and is moſt excellent againſt all impediments in the eyes, if yee put therein one drop, and preſerveth the ſight a long time, ſo that yee ſhall not need to wear Spectacles. If a young woman doth waſh her face therewith oftentimes, it preſerveth her a long time in that ſtate. If yee uſe to drink this Elixar, it provoketh venereous acts; and diſpoſeth women to be delivered, with divers other vertues, which I leave to the Experimentour.

The laſt water, which is red, is excellent good againſt the pains of the Mother if it be drunk. It diſſolveth alſo the Pluriſie, if yee give thereof ʒ. ii. and annoint the parts grieved therewith. It helpeth the pains of the Collick, and hardneſſe of the Milt. It is alſo good againſt paines in the teeth, and ſtinking breath, and many ſuch like things. It helpeth all manner of Fevers, and the reaſon is, becauſe it drieth up all the evill humours that offendeth Nature, as well within as without, ſo by this reaſon it is apt to help all ſort of diſeaſes. If any were ſick and could not ſpeak, let him take ʒ. i. of this with ʒ. i. of the firſt, and preſently he ſhall ſpeak moſt miraculouſly, for this I have proved a thouſand times, to my great honour and content of the Patient, and therefore I would wiſh all thoſe that profeſſe Phyſick, or Chirurgery, to be prepared with this liquour, and ſuch like, for their own profit, and health of their Neighbour.

THe teeth being black, ruſty, and full of filth, and the gums putrified or corrupt, are the worſt things that may be ſeen in man or woman, and are alſo very unwholſome, and the remedy to make the teeth white, and to help the gums is thus. Make this water, and uſe it in the order as I will ſhew thee.

℞. Sal gemmae, Roch Allum, Brimſtone, of each lb. ii. Borax ℥. x. Pearle beaten fine, Corrall, ana. ℥. ii. pure diſtilled Vinegar. ℥. iv. Put all the aforeſaid matters in a Goord, with his Head and Receiver, and give it fire according to art, and at the laſt there will come forth a white water like Milk, which after it hath ſtood a while will wax clear. Yee ſhall underſtand, that this water is above all other waters in the world to help Ulcers in the mouth, and to incarnate the gums, and to make the teeth white, and cauſeth a good breath in thoſe which are troubled with the aforeſaid matters. For of this water I have made great quantity, and it hath been carried into Spain, into Almainy, into Poland, into Conſtantinople, and into divers other Countries, as though it had been a divine thing, and not materiall.

For truly this experience doth cauſe the world to wonder at it, the uſe hereof I have written in this book, and hereafter I will write it again in ſome of my books, where occaſion ſhall ſerve to uſe it in cures.

THoſe Pills which comfort the ſtomack, by force muſt help the ſight, for when the ſtomack is filled with malign humours, it diſtempereth thoſe parts that are about it, and the fumes that aſcend up to the head moiſteneth Neruos opticos of the eyes, and by this cauſe the eyes are offended, therefore it were neceſſary for thoſe Pills that help the eyes alſo to comfort the ſtomack, which muſt be done by evacuating the matter hanging by vomit, and the order to make theſe Pills is thus.

℞. Marchpane made with Sugar and Almonds ʒ. i. Petrae Philoſophale ten grains, Elleborus niger ſix grains, Diagridii three grains. Mix them well in a Morter in form of a paſte, and make thereof five Pills, and thoſe thou ſhalt take in the morning faſting, for they are of ſo much force and ſtrength, that they help not onely the eyes and ſtomack, but in manner all diſeaſes, becauſe they cleanſe the ſtomack, and evacuate the body, which two things are moſt neceſſary in all diſeaſes.

IT is neceſſary for the Chirurgian in the cure of Wounds and Sores, to help the body as well inwardly as outwardly, to take away the evill qualities and corruption of the humours, and to preſerve it from putrefaction, and then the ſore will heal with little help, and in ſhort time, and that thou mayeſt doe with this Water, which is uncorruptible, and of great experience, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Of that Aqua vitae whereof we make our lb. x. and put therein theſe things following, Quinteſſence Cinnamon, Lignum aloes, red Saunders, Carduus benedictus, ana. ℥. iii Cloves, long Pepper, Calamus Aromaticus, Saffron, ana. ℥. ii. Almonds, Grains of the Pine, Dates, ana. ℥. iv. Melegette, ℥. i. fine Sugar lb. iv. Musk four carrets; let all theſe ſtand in a long necked glaſſe cloſe ſtopped eight or nine dayes, and then diſtill it in Balneo untill yee have received lb. v. which keep cloſe ſtopped in a glaſſe as a precious Jewell: then diſtill the reſt in ſand untill the feſſes be dry, and that will be a red Water, and will ſtink ſomewhat of the fire or ſmoak, which alſo keep in a glaſſe, for in time it will looſe his ſtinking ſmell, and be moſt pretious. The firſt Water is of ſuch vertue, that it helpeth all putrified Ulcers if yee dreſſe them therewith. The ſecond is alſo perfect, that if any man drink every morning ʒ. ii. it will ſo preſerve him, that it were unpoſſible he ſhould have any infirmity. For of this Water I have made great experience in many kind of diſeaſes, and eſpecially in the Pluriſie and Petecchie.

ALthough I have written of this Cauſtick in my Regiment of the Peſtilence, called now in Engliſh, a Joyfull Jewell, imprinted by William Wright, dwelling under Saint Mildreds Church. Nevertheleſſe, I thought good to write it in this place, becauſe every one hath not both theſe books, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Arſenike criſtaline, Sal armoniack, Sublimate, ana. boil them, being finely ground, in as much ſtrong Vinegar as the matter weigheth, untill two third parts be conſumed, and that there remain a third; then keep it in a glaſſe cloſe ſhut unto thy uſe, as I will ſhew thee in divers places, when occaſion ſhall ſerve.

REc. Antimony, and calcine it untill it will ſmoak no more, and that it be of a grayiſh colour, and alwayes as it cluttereth ſtamp it again, then take as much common Aſhes as the Antimony finely ſearſed, and put them into a Retort well luted, and give it fire according to art, till all the fumes or ſpirits be come forth; giving you charge, that your Receiver be very great leaſt all break. This Oil is of marvellous vertue againſt Ulcers, if yee give thereof four grains with any Sirrup; it helpeth the Fever preſently; it helpeth Fiſtulaes; and to be ſhort, it is moſt wholſome in divers things. But it were neceſſary for the Chirurgian to be expert in the uſe thereof, and to mix it according to his work. And therefore he that cannot uſe it well, were better to let it alone, becauſe it is a perillous thing unto the unskilfull, and pretious unto thoſe that know how to uſe it.

THis is the moſt precious water that may be made in the world, and his vertues are ſuch, and ſo many, that they cauſe the world to marvell at them. The Mirrha and Aloes, with Verniſh, and with as much of our Quinteſſence being mixed, which without Fire, Aſhes, and Coals cannot be ſeparated, and when the Air, the Water, and Earth are ſeparated, each of them ſhall be apt to mitigate pains, diſſolve humours, help wounds, diſſolve pains within the body, and ſuch like matters. This water I have uſed divers times, and cauſed the world to wonder at its operations, and ſo ſhall every one doe, that deſireth to follow the right way, and that will be a child of Art. Thou ſhalt underſtand, that I would have written this plainer, but that I write it to thoſe that have judgement both of the quantities and vertues; becauſe Pearls are not for Swine.

REc. A new Brick forth of the Kill, and break it in ſmall peices like a Nut, then lay them in the fire untill they be red hot, then take them forth, and quench them in ſweet Sallet Oil, then take them forth again, and lay them in the fire untill they be red hot, then quench them again, and this yee ſhall doe at the leaſt five times, and at the laſt time take them forth, and put them into a glaſſe, with Aloes, Frankincenſe, and Mirrha, and diſtill it according to art; then ſeparate each liquour by himſelfe, and therewith thou ſhalt work wonderfull cures, if thou knoweſt how to uſe it, and whereunto.

THis Unguent is of marvellous vertue, and was never made by any before, neither Antients nor of our time, which Unguent helpeth putrified Ulcers in the legs, ſo that it is to be wondered at: for it worketh divers operations, it mortifieth the evill, mundifieth, incarnateth, and ſiccatrizeth, which things to the Profeſſours of the Art ſeemeth hard: Nevertheleſſe it is true, as I have proved an infinite of times; and becauſe the world ſhould have it, I have written here the receipt.

℞. Of our Magno liquore, and Oil of Maſtick, made at the Apothecaries, and put them into a veſſell of Copper, with as much Litarge as yee ſhall think good, and ſo let it ſtand a good while on the fire, and put thereto of our Cerotte Magiſtrale, and incorporate them well together, and ſo of yellow it ſhall become black; then take it from the fire, and put therein Mercury precipitate, and ſtir them well untill it be cold, and herewith thou ſhalt work wonders. It would be neceſſary for him that will make this receipt, to conſider well of the Ingredients of the Compoſitions, which are written in this book.

IF thou wilt rectifie and preſerve the ſight in thoſe that are weak-ſighted, of what cauſe ſoever it be; thou ſhalt make this water, and uſe it according to this receipt.

℞. Fenell ſeed, the flours of Roſemary, Rew, Celendine, Carduus benedictus, Staveſeaker, Eufrage, of each a handfull, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, ſweet Almonds, of each ℥. i.

Stamp all theſe groſly, and infuſe them in thirty pound of pure white Wine, then let it ſtand four dayes, and then diſtill it in Balneo, untill yee have received four pound, which keep cloſe by it ſelf, and when thou wilt uſe it, put thereof one drop into the eye when yee goe to bed, and in the morning when yee riſe; and thus uſing it, it will preſerve the ſight a long time.

THis Lac Virginis is a ſolution of Saturne, and Sal gemma, which is a thing moſt neceſſary for the Chirurgian to uſe, and the order to make it is thus.

℞. Litarge of gold as much as yee think good, and beat it into fine powder, then put thereon ſtrong diſtilled Vinegar, and ſo let it remain two or three dayes, ſtirring it every day, then boil it untill half be conſumed, then let it repoſe two or three houres, and the Vinegar will be clear and of the colour of Gold, then pour it forth into a glaſſe, and keep it, then take Sal gemmae, and rain water, ana. and diſſolve it on warm aſhes, and when it is diſſolved, keep it in a glaſſe, and when thou wilt make Lac Virginis, take of each of theſe ſolutions alike, and mix them together, and thou ſhalt ſee a ſtrange thing. For as ſoon as they are mixed together, they will turn into a white Unguent like Ceruſe, or white Lead, which ſerveth in divers cauſes according to the intention of the Chirurgian.

The ſolution of Litarge by himſelf, with as much Oil of Roſes, being mixed together, maketh a delicate Unguent, and refriſcative, which ſiccatrizeth Ulcers with great ſpeed.

Thou ſhalt diſſolve thy Tutia in this water following.

℞. Sal niter, Roch Allum, Vitrioll, Sinaber, ana. lb. i Beat them together, and diſtill them according to art; then take that water, and put therein thy Tutia, and let it diſſolve upon the warm aſhes, and when it is diſſolved, vapour away the water untill it remain dry, the which take forth, and put it into an earthen pan unglazed, and calcine it with a ſtrong fire, then diſſolve it in diſtilled Vinegar, and when it is diſſolved, vapour away the Vinegar, and the ſalt will remain in the bottom, which ſerveth much for Tincture, and to make a Liniment for the eyes, the which is moſt precious and rare, for if ye mix a little thereof with Hogs greaſe and Camphire, and then put it into the eye, it helpeth them with ſuch ſpeed, that it is to be wondred at, and not without cauſe. For his nature is to give light, and to heal things imperfect. The Tutia mixt with Borax, and with our Varniſh that we guild leather with, and given in projection upon Venus melted, it cauſeth it to be in colour not much differing from Sol, of the which thou mayeſt make ſtrange things, for he that knew the vertue and qualitie of Tutia, as well in Alchymie, as in infirmities, was to be counted a wiſe man.

REcipe, Sal niter refined, Roch Allum, Vitriol Romain, ana and thereof make a water according to Art, with all his ſpirits, and in that water diſſolve thin plates of Iron or Steel, and when it is diſſolved, vapour away the water, untill it remain dry in a red powder, then take it forth, and calcine it in a Furnace of reverberation 24 houres. Then keep it to thy uſe, untill thou knoweſt more thereof, for it is wonderfull in his operation, as I will ſhew thee hereafter.

THe Turpentine of Ciprus is a kinde more finer then our Turpentine, and without compariſon, and of more vertue then ours is, and this the Doctors ſay, doth diſſolve pains and preſerveth the body, if it bee taken inwardly, becauſe they ſay, That Turpentine is an uncorruptible Gum, the which is moſt true. But in that Gum there is one part thick and groſſe that hindereth his operation, and he that can ſeparate this groſſe part from the noble parts, ſhall doe great wonders therewith: It is needfull then with the fire, and the means of our Quinteſſence, to make the ſeparation of the Elements, the which are four, Water, Oyle, Liquor and Earth. The Water is profitable, the Oyle is perfect, the Liquor is noble, and the Earth that remaineth, is ſpoiled, and of no ſubſtance, and with thoſe things thou mayeſt doe high and great cures, when they are applyed according as they ought to be, becauſe many good and profitable things, through the want of perfect application in time and place, many times doe hurt, and to ſhew the truth, I will ſhew thee an example of wine, the which is a precious liquor, the which being drunk in the morning is hurtfull to many, to eat meat betwixt meals is not good, and many ſuch like things, that when they be not done with order doe hurt, and therefore it is neceſſary for thoſe that will underſtand, that matter to be of a good intelligence, as well in making it, as in uſing or applying it to the ſick.