The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c. shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.

The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c. shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.

Table of contents

Title page

THE CONTENTS OF THIS Booke, with its severall Parts. viz.

TO ALL THE VERTUOUS LADYES and GENTLEVVOMEN, of this Common-wealth of England, whose Goodnesse surpassing greatnesse, and desires to Exercise themselves (as nursing Mothers) in the Art of Medicine and Surgery, (especially in the remote parts of this Kingdome) w ere is neyther Physitian nor Surgion to bee had when •od•ine Accidents happen; whereby the poorer sort of People many times perish for want of Advice.

A TABLE TO FIND the severall Contents of this Booke.

PART. I. Containing the Anatomie of mans Body, compiled by T. V. Esquire, for the use and benefit of all unlearned Practitioners in the Art and Mystery of Chyrurgerie.

CHAP. I.1. To kn•w what Chyrurgerie is.2. How a• hyrurgion should be• chosen.3. With what Properties hee should be indued.

Of the Anatomie. CHAP. II. The Anatomie of the simple Members.

CHAP. III. The Anatomie of the compound Members, and first of the Head.

CHAP. IIII. In this Chapter is decl•red the sive things contayned within the Head.

CHAP. V. The Anatomy of the Face.

CHAP. VI. The Anatomie of the Necke.

CHAP. VII. The Anatomie of the Shoulders and Armes.

CHAP. VIII. The Anatomie of the Lungs.

CHAP. IX. The Anatomie of the Haunches and their parts.

CHAP. X. The Anatomie of the Thighes, Legges, and Feet.

For Practice. It is necessary to know what Letchcraft and Chyrurgerie is, with their severall parts thereto belonging in the Theorick and Practick. Very usefull for young Practitioners. PART. II.

Letchcraft is Chyrurgerie; that is, to heale a man of all manner of Sicknesse and to keepe him whole, so farre as craft may.

Now will J speake of Wounds, which is the second part of Chyrurgerie.

Divers things very necessary for every Practitioner in Surgerie to have in a readinesse.

And first, for Instruments, viz.

2. For sodaine Accidents.

3. For Powders.

4. For Ʋnguents.

5. For Emplasters.

Of five H•arbes which a good Chyrurgion ought alwayes to have.

Some Physicall observations tending to Physicke and Surgerie, and times convenient for letting of Blood.

To preserve Health.

For letting of Blood.

For Complexion.

For Age.

Time of the Yeare.

Time of the Moneth.

Time of the Day.

Dyet after Bleeding.

Good to—

Of the Nine Tastse.

Signes of Sicknesse by Eg•stion.

Signes of Life or Death by the Pulses.

Of the foure Humours.

1. Signes of Sicknesse by Blood.

2. Signes of Melancholy sicknesses.

3. Signes of Cholerick diseases.

4. Signes of Flegmatick diseases.

Certaine Observations for Women.

OF URINES. A briefe Treatise of Urines, aswell of Mans urine as of Womans, to judge by the Colour which betokeneth Health, and which betokeneth Weaknesse, and also Death. PART. III.

Of Bubbles resident in Vrine.

To know a Mans urine from a Womans, and a womans or mans from a Beast urine.

Hereafter followeth all the Vrines that betokeneth Death, as well the Ʋrine of Man as of Woman.

Of VVounds▪ PART. IV.

A Definition of Wounds by their causes.

What Wounds are.

In the Curing of greene Wounds consists a five-fold scope or intention.

How a sicke man should Dyet himselfe being Wounded.

Of Wounds and their Cures happening in severall places of the Body.

And first, of infirmities incident to Souldiers in a Campe.

A rare secret, the which this Author did send to a very friend of his being in the Warres: the which helpeth all wounds eyther by Cut, Thrust, galling with Arrowes, or Hargubush-shot, or otherwise.

Of wounds in the Head, with fracture of the Bone.

Of Wounds in the Head, where the Bone is not offended.

Of Concussions or Bruises, as well in the Head as any other place.

Of Wounds in the Necke and the order to be used in curing them.

Of Wounds in the Armes, and their importances and Medicines.

Of Wounds in the Legs, and their parts.

A Discourse upon old Wounds, which are not thorowly healed; with their Remedies.

A rare secret to heale Wounds of Gunshot, Arrowes, or such like, in the Wars, when hast is required.

To heale a Wound quickly.

To heale a Wound quickly, that is in danger of any Accidents.

To stay the fluxe of Bloud in Wounds.

Another for the same.

A defence to be layd upon VVounds.

A secret Powder for wounds.

A Composition of great vertue against all Vlcers and Sores.

A Note of a certaine Spanyard, wounded in the head at Naples.

For to heale Hurts and VVounds.

To stanch the Blood of a Cut.

Another for the same.

For to staunch the blood of a VVound.

A healing Salve for any greene VVound.

The Lord Capels salve for Cuts or Rancklings comming of Rubbings: It is also a very good Lip-salve.

For to draw and heale a Cut.

A Salve for fresh Wounds.

A Salve that cleanseth a Wound and heal•th it.

To kill dead Flesh.

A Playster for old Sores.

For a Canker, Fistula, Warts, or Wounds, new or old.

A Salv• for any Wound.

To h•lp• the Ach of a Wound.

To heale Wounds without Plaister, Tent or Oyntment, except it •e in the Head.

To heale a Wound that no scarre or print thereof shall be seene.

Of Plaisters▪ PART. V.

To make a resolutive Plaister of great vertue. This Plaister is to resolve Tumours and hardnesse, if it be laid thereon very hot, and when it cold, to lay on another, and this you shall doe till the hardnesse be resolved: and it is made in this order.

To make a maturative Plaister of great vertue. This maturative doth open an Impostume without Instrument and paine: And the order to make it, is this.

A Plaister called Bessilicon.

Another Plaister for the same.

The Mellilote Plaister.

The Musilage Plaister.

Another Plaister for the same.

A Plaister of Camphere.

A Spiced Plaster.

A Plaister called Apostolicum.

A Drying Plaister.

A Plaister for the Gowt Arteticke.

A Plaister to stake paine.

A Plaister against the coldnesse of the Nerves.

A good cold drying Plaister.

A red Plaister.

A blacke Plaister.

A blacke Plaister for old Sores.

A Plaister to dissolve hard things.

Another blacke Plaister for the same.

A Plaister against old Sores.

A cooling Plaister.

A Plaister to draw an Impostume.

A Plaister made for the Lord Marke de Wise.

The white Musilage Plaister.

A Spiced Plaister for the same.

An excellent Plaister for old Sores.

A Sparadrope for the same.

A very good drying Plaister.

Oliver Wilsons Plaister.

To make another Sparadrope.

To make the Mellilote Plaister.

To make a Seare-cloath.

To make a Plaister called Flowesse.

Another Plaister for the same.

To make the Playster Occinicione.

To make a Plaister Inplumhie.

A Plaister of Camphere.

To make a noble Plaister, that as soone as th• Plaister is warme and laid to the place th• paine will be gone, and it is called a Spic• Plaister.

To make a speciall Plaister for all manner of cold Aches.

To make a Plaister that Sir William Farrington let a Squire that was his Prisoner goe for, quit without ransome.

To make Coulman Plaister.

To make the Mellitote Plaister.

To make the Deaguloune Plaister.

A Plaister for all manner of Sores, and especially for all greene Sores.

Another for the same approved.

A Plaister for the Stitch.

A Playster for the Plurisie.

A Plaister for the Collick and Stone.

A Plaister for the Head-ache, and for hot Agues.

A hot drawing Plaister, called Flowis.

A Plaister called the vertue of our Lord.

A Plaister for weaknesse in the Backe.

A Plaister for any Ache, lamenesse, or Sciatica.

A Plaister for a sore Brest that must be broken.

A Plaister to heale it.

To make another Seare-cloath.

OF UNGUENTS. PART. VI.

The making of Oyntments, and first of Vnguentum Aegyptiacum.

To make Vnguentum Apostolorum.

Ʋnguentum Basilicum.

The golden Vnguent, called Vnguentum Aureum.

To make a drying Vnguent, called Vnguentum Calaminaris.

To make the white Oyntment, called Vnguentum Album Rasis.

To make Vnguentum Lytargerii.

To make Vnguentum Lypeione.

To make the Incarnative Vnguent.

Another Incarnative Vnguent.

To make Vnguentum Viride.

Another Ʋnguent.

A drying Vnguent.

An Vnguent against the Morphew.

An Vnguent called Rosye.

An Vnguent for Vlcers in the Arme.

An Vnguent against Cabes.

An Vnguent called the gift of God.

A precious Vnguent.

Another Vnguent against Cabes.

To make the greene Oyntment called Vnguentum Viride.

An Vnguent to increase Flesh.

An Vnguent to heale the Serpigo.

An Vnguent for Fistulaes.

An oyntment for a greene Wound.

A cold Vnguent.

An Vnguent for a sawse-fleame Face.

An Vnguent for the Piles.

Another Vnguent for the Piles.

To make Vnguentum Lipcium.

To make Vnguentum Fanscome.

To make Vnguentum Dunsinnitive.

To make an Vnguent for the Skerby.

To make an Vnguent for Vlcers in Childrens faces.

To make the Sinnitive Oyntment.

To make an Vnguent for the Itch.

To make an Oyntment for the Morbus.

To make the Dunsymitive Vuguent.

To make Vnguentum Dulsum.

To make Vngnentum Basilicon.

To make a Mundifigitive.

To make Vnguentum Rosine.

To make Gibsons Incarnative.

To make a yellow Incarnative.

To make another Inearnative.

To make an Vnguent for the Piles.

Another fumetive Vnguent.

To make Vnguentum Foscovem.

An Oyntment for the Stone and Collick to bee made in May.

OF WATERS. PART. VII. Here followeth the making of divers precious Waters, but more especially of tenne, and their vertues.

I. And first, of the Philosophers water.

2. The second Water is called Poetalis, et aqua Dulcedimus Occulorum, and is made in this manner following.

3. The vertue of the third Water.

4. The vertue of the fourth Water.

5. The vertue of the fift Water called Aqua Lasta.

6. To make the sixt water called Dealbantium.

7. This Water is called Aqua Consuitivae.

8. The eight Water called Aqua Huplaciam, the double Water.

9. Water of Pimpernell, the ninth water.

10. To make water of Sage, the tenth Water.

To make Aqua Vitae.

To make Aqua Magistralis.

A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire, and yet be blind.

A Water that will helpe on•, that is troubled with sore eyes being debarred of sight.

To make another Aqua Vitae.

The making of Waters in colours, and first of greene Waters.

Another greene Water.

Waters for old Vlcers.

A good Drinke for the Gummorium Passio.

A Water for old Vlcers in the Armes.

A Water for a Canker.

A Femitorie Water.

A Water of Rosemari•

Water of Verven.

A Locion for a sore Mouth.

A Water for a sore mouth.

A compound Water.

Behly Water.

A good Barley water for all Diseases of the Lungs, or Lights.

A good Drinke for the Pox.

A very good Drinke for the Cough.

A restorative made of the Herbe Rosa Solis, with other things, but they must bee gathered in June, or July.

How to make Doctor Stevens precious Water, which Dr. Chambers and others, made tryall of and did approve the vertue of it.

THE Vertue and Excellencie of the English Bath of BATHE in England. Written by WILLIAM TURNER, Doctor of Physick. Collected and published for the Benefit and Cure of the Poorer sort of People, who are not able to goe to the Physitians. By WILLIAM BREMER, Practitioner in Physick and Chyrurgerie. PART. VIII.

Certaine Rules to bee obferved in Dyet for all them that will enter into any Bath, or drinke the water thereof.

Of Herbes, and Drugs. Hereafter followeth divers Medicines, Remedies, and Cures to heale divers Diseases curable, by the grace of God; as also the Nature and property of certaine Herbes, Plants, and Drugs, belonging thereunto. PART. IX.

And first of Marte Mylletare, to stop the Flux of the body.

The vertue of certaine Herbes, and Drugs.

The excellent vertues of Cardus Benedictus.

A good Drinke to strengthen the heart and all the members, if a man drinke halfe an Egge shell full of it morning and evening, with as much good wine.

A speciall Medicine to cause sleepe.

A discourse as concerning Cornes in the feet, or else-where with their remedies.

Of Medicines, Remedies, and Cures of divers Diseases of severall kinds; As also the making of Powders, and Plaisters, &c. PART. X.

The cause of our Sciatica, and how yee helpe it.

For Hoarsnesse.

If a man stand in feare of the Palsie.

A Medicine for the Goute.

Stubbes Medicine for the Goute.

Another Plaister for the Goute.

Another for the same.

For a pricke of a Thorne, or any other thing.

A Remedy for burning and Scalding.

To kill a Tetter or Ring-worme.

For a winde or a Collicke in the belly.

Against the Shingles.

To heale a wound in ten dayes, as by proofe hath beene seene.

For ache in the Backe.

To heale in foure dayes the scalding with water, or any other liquor, without Plaister or Oyntment.

To heale the Itch.

To heale Sores or Tetters.

For the hardnesse of Hearing.

An easie Remedy for the Tooth-ache.

For the swelling in the Throat.

To cause a Womans speedy deliverance.

To make a womans Milke increase.

For the Rickets and weaknesse of the limbes in Children.

To fasten the Gums or loose Teeth.

For one that cannot hold his Water.

For the Dropsie made for the Queen•, by D. D. Adryan.

For the stinging of Waspes and Bees▪

For the falling downe of the Tuell.

For the swelling of the Legges.

For the Canker in the mouth.

To make the Face faire and the Breath sweet.

A Remedy for a red face or a red nose.

A Remedy to qualifie the Coppered Face.

A speciall good dyet for all fiery Faces.

An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white▪

To take away the stinking of the mouth.

A Remedy for sore Eyes.

A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose, called the Ladie Maries Medicine.

Against a stinking Breath.

For an evill breath.

For the Head-ache, and clensing of the same.

To heale a swolne Face, that is hurt by reason of some strange Scorching.

To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe.

To kill Lice and Nits in the Head.

To remedy or to helpe Blood-shotten eyes comming by any Rheume, Fluxion, or such other like cause.

For the Tooth-ache.

To take away the Tooth-ache.

Against the Crampe.

A Medicine to purge the Head.

A Medicine for a scald Head.

For the Head-Ache.

For paine of the Head.

For deafenesse in the Eares.

To make Honey of Roses, called Mel Rosarum.

Another making thereof.

For the Pockes.

A true Medicine for the Jaundies.

For the Liver that is corrupted and wasted.

For heate in the Liver.

Remedies for the Collicke.

Another for the same.

A most excellent Medicine for the Collicke and Stone, with other vertues.

For the Collicke and Stone.

A Powder for the Collicke and Stone.

A speciall Remedy for the Stone.

A Powder for the Stone.

To make the Stone slip downe the narrow passages betweene the Kidney and the Bladder.

A Posset drinke against the Stone.

To make haire grow.

For to take away Haire.

To make a barren woman beare Children.

To make a woman have a quicke Birth.

For all manner of Lamenesse or swellings.

For to stay the Laxe or Fluxe.

For the sweating Sicknesse.

For him that pisseth Blood.

For the Canker in the Mouth.

A powder for the same.

To know the Fester and Canker.

For a Canker in the body.

For a Canker in a womans Pappes.

A good powder for the Canker.

To kill the Canker or Marmole.

For the Canker in the Mouth.

To make a red Water to kill the Canker.

To take away the Canker.

A powder for the Canker.

A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores.

For a Canker old or new, or Marmole.

For the Canker.

For a Canker in a mans body, and to save the man.

For the Head-ache.

For the Head-ache, and Tooth-ache.

A Drinke for the Head-ache.

For the Head-ache.

For the Head-ache.

To cleanse the Head.

For the Head-ache comming of the stomacke.

For Ache in the hinder part of the Head.

A principall Medicine for the Head.

For a man that is diseased in the Liver and Spleene.

A Drinke to be used after this Oyntment▪

A Plaister for the Spleene.

A Drinke for the Spleene.

To dissolve the hardnesse of the Spleene.

A soveraigne Medicine for the Spleene, and to clense the body.

For Ache in the Backe.

To stay the Backe, and helpe him that consumeth.

To take away the paine of the Reynes of one that is low brought.

For Ache in the Backe and Legges.

For the Bladder and the Reynes.

A Plaister for the Reynes.

For all Diseases in the Backe.

For paine in the bladder, and to make it whole for ever.

Against running of the Reynes.

A Syrope for the Backe.

Remedies to provoke Menstruum Mulieris.

Remedies to stop Menstruum Mulieris.

To stop white Menstruum and red.

Another for the white

The vertue of Fearne.

To take away heate and inflamation of a Member.

A Locion for a sore Mouth.

A preparative.

To make Vergent milke by D. Yaxley.

A comfortable Powder for the Heart.

A Remedy that breaketh the Stone.

Another remedy for the Stone, and to cause the voydance of Vrine.

A proved Medicine to avoid the Vrine that hath beene long stopped.

A very good water for the stone proved.

To breake the Stone.

Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone.

Divers Medicines for the Stone and Strangulion.

Excellent Remedies for the Stone in the Bladder, and to provoke Vrine.

For the Stone in the Reynes, or Bladder.

An Injection for the Stone.

For any evill in the Bladder.

A Powder to breake the Stone.

To ease the paine of the Stone.

Against the new Ague, by Doctor Langdon.

For an Ague. By Doctor Turner.

A very good Drinke for an Ague. if one shake.

For a cold Ague.

A Plaister to take the Ague or any other ache out of a Womans Brest in the time of her Child-bearing, if it come.

To kill the Paulsie.

A remedy for the Dropsie.

Against stopping of the Pipes.

Against Hoarsenesse.

For the yellow Jaundise.

For Wormes in the Bellie.

An approved Remedy for a Woman that hath her Throwes before her time.

A Powder for the Strangury.

For the Collicke and Stone.

For a Megrim in the Head.

For the Tooth-ache.

For a sore Brest.

For a sore eye that burneth and is watrie.

For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe.

A Remedy for a Fellon.

A Medicine well proved for the Megrim.

For to heale a sors Eye, hurt with the small Pockes.

For a sore Eye with a Pinne or a Web.

For a sore Eye that •tcheth and pricketh.

For a Sciatica or Ache in the Bones.

For Sore Eyes.

To stoppe a great Laske.

To cause one to make Water.

For the Wind Collicke.

For to make a Water for the same.

For to bind on from the Laske.

For to skinne a sore Finger.

For a vehement Cough in young Children.

For a broken Head.

For Chilblaines in the Feet or Hands.

To kill the Tooth-ache, or a Ring▪worme, or a Tetter.

For a Stitch.

For an Ache or a Bruise.

To make white Teeth.

A Medicine for a swelling in the Cheek•.

To make a Perfume suddenly in a Chamber where a sicke man lyeth.

To make a cleere voyce.

A Medicine for the Mother.

A Medicine for a Stitch or Bruise.

For the bloody Fluxe.

Remedies for the Itch.

To kill Lice or Itch.

To cure the Crampe.

For a paine or swelling in the Privie parts.

Remedies for Burning or Scalding.

Remedies for the Piles.

A Remedy for the Cappes.

To kill a Tett•r or Ringworme.

Approved remedies for the Shingles.

For the Colli•ke and gripings in the Belly.

A Plaister for t•e same.

For a Scurffe in the Body.

A Remedy for a wild running Scab.

For a Timpany.

For one that is in a Consumption.

A Medicin• for one that is broken.

For the shrinking of the Sine••s.

For the staying of the flux•.

A Medicine for a sore Thr•at.

For weakenesse in the Back•.

For the Carbunckle or Impostume in the Head.

To take away Pock-holes, or any spot in the face.

For faintnesse in the Stomacke, or the Morphew.

A good Fumigation for the French Poxe▪ confirmed.

Pilles against Morbo.

To make your Drinke.

To make your Bisket.

A Receipt, and a Soveraigne Dyet for the French Pox• ▪ Proved.

The order of your Fare.

A marvailous Secret to preserve a man from the Plague, and hath bin proved in England, of all the Physitians, in that great and vehem•nt Plague in the yeare 1•48. which •rept through all the World: and the other in the yeere 1625. and there was never any which used this secret, but hee was perserved from the Plague.

A soveraigne Drinke to preserve one against the Plague or Pestilence.

Another Preservative against the Plague.

The Lady Gath, her Medicine against the Plague.

An excellent Antidote against the Plague or Poyson.

An excellent Preservative against the Plagu•.

A good Drinke to be used to those that are infected with the Plague.

How to breake a Plague sore.

A Prayer.

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THE SURGIONS DIRECTORIE, [...] Young Practitioners, [...] SHEWING, [...] Excellencie of divers [...] belonging to that noble Art and [...] Very usefull in these Times upon any sodaine Accidents. And may well serve, As a noble [...] for Gentle women, and others; who desire Science in Medicine and Surgery, for a generall Good. [...] (Whose Contents follow in the next Page.) Written by [...] Esquire, Chyrurgion to Hen. 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.

LONDON, Printed by [...] dwelling in Shoo-Lane, at the Signe of the Dolphin. 1651. And are to be sold by J. Nuthall, at his Shop in [...] at the signe of [...] Pillers.

THE CONTENTS OF THIS Booke, with its severall Parts.
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PART. I. Of Chyrurgerie, and Anatomy of Mans body, &c. By T. Vicary Esquire. And published by W. Clowes, W. Beton Rich. Story, and Ed. Baily, Chyrurgions▪ to St. Bartholmewes Hospitall, London.

II. Of the Theorick and Practicke parts, and observations for letting of Blood.

III. Of the Judgement of divers Urines, &c.

IV. The Definition of Wounds in severall parts of the Body, and their Cures.

V. Of the making of severall Emplaisters.

VI. The making of divers Unguents.

VII. Distilling and making of Waters, with their severall vertues and uses.

VIII. The Excellency of our English Bathes, and the use of them, Written by D. Turner, Doct. of Physicke, and Published by W. Bremer▪ Practitioner in Physick and Surgery, for the benefit of the poorer sort of people, &c.

[Page] IX. For perbreaking and Flux. As also, the g [...]eat operation and vertue of severall Herbes, Plants, and Drugs &c. for divers uses in Physick and Surgery, &c.

X. Of Medicines, Remedies and Cures, belonging to severall Diseases and Infirmities, incident to all parts of the body of Man &c. As also Remedies for the French P. otherwise called Morbus Galicus; And, Preservatives to bee used against the Plague, in the time of divers Visitation, &c.

TO ALL THE VERTUOUS LADYES and GENTLEVVOMEN, of this Common-wealth of England, whose Goodnesse surpassing greatnesse, and desires to Exercise themselves (as nursing Mothers) in the Art of Medicine and Surgery, (especially in the remote parts of this Kingdome) w ere is neyther Physitian nor Surgion to bee had when [...]od [...]ine Accidents happen; whereby the poorer sort of People many times perish for want of Advice.

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Courteous Ladyes, and Gentlewomen,

AS this little Treatise is a Messelin of divers hidden Secrets; So likewise you must observe the use of them in Practice. As first, the use and knowledge of the severall Parts of Anatomie; so likewise doe of the rest, as [Page] Physicke, Surgerie, Medicine, Waters, Ʋnguents, Emplaisters, Remedies, &c. The rare vertue of our English Bathes, the Iudgement of divers Ʋrines; the vertue and operation of divers Herbes, Plants, and Drugs, &c. All tending to the benefit and use of man; yet various and different in their effects and workings, according to the severall humours and dispositions of men in their Cures. For as St. Paul doth say, The guift of Healing is the guift of the Holy Spirit. Which thing may partly satisfie any rationall judgement from despising of all for the failings of some, it being the gleanings of divers who made tryall of them for good, and hath left them to Posterity. Thus leaving you Ladies and Gentlewomen, to your charitable acting and doing good when need shall require, the Lord no doubt will requite you or yours with a blessing.

Farewell. T. F.

A TABLE TO FIND the severall Contents of this Booke.

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PART. 1.

COntaining the Anatomy of Mans body, &c. Chap Folio. 1

The Anatomy of the simple Members, Folio. 9

The Anatomy of the compound Members, &c. Folio. 17

Of five things contained within the Head, Folio. 22

The Anatomy of the Face, Folio. 27

The Anatomy of the Necke, Folio. 44

The Anatomy of the Shoulders and Armes, Folio. 48

The Anatomy of the Lungs, Folio. 60

The Anatomy of the Haunches and their Parts, Folio. 75

The Ana [...]omy of the Thighes, Legs, and Feet. Folio. 8 [...]

Part, 2

OF severall things belong ng to yong Practitioners in Surgery, to have in a readinesse, &c. Folio 96, 97

Times convenient for [...]etting of B lood, Folio. 101

Dyet after Blee [...]ing, Folio. 104

Of the Nine Tastes. Folio. 105

Signes of Sicknesse by Egestion, Folio. 108

Signes of Life or Death by the Pulses, Folio. 109

Of the foure Humours, Folio. 111▪

1. Signes of Sicknesse by Blood, Folio. ibid

2. Signes of Melancholy sicknesses, Folio. 112

3. Signes of Cholerick diseases. Folio. ibid

4. Signes of Flegmatick diseases. Folio. 113

Cer [...]aine Observations for Women. &c. Folio. 114

Part, 3.

OF Vrines, A briefe Treatise of Vrines, aswell of Mans vrine as of Womans, and to judge by the Colour which betokeneth Health, and which betokeneth Weaknesse, and also Death. Folio 115

Part. 4.

[Page]Definition of Wounds by their causes, Folio 121

An the Curing of greene Wounds consists a fivefold scope o [...] intention, Folio. 124

How man should Dyet himselfe being Wounded. Folio. 126

O [...] Wounds and their Cures happening in severall places of the Body, Folio. 127

Of infirmities incident to Souldiers in a Campe, Folio. ibid.

A rare [...] the which this Author did send to a very friend of his being in the Warres: the which helpeth all wounds eyther by Cut, Thrust, galling with Arrowes, or Hargubush shot, or otherwise, Folio. 129

Of Wounds in the Head, with fracture of the Bone, Folio. 130

Wounds in the Head, where the Bone is not offended.

Of Concussions or Bruises, as well in the Head as any other place, Folio. 132

Of Wounds in the Necke, and the order to be used in curing [...]hem. Folio. 133

Of Wounds in the Armes, and their importances and Medicines, Folio. 134

Of Wounnds in the Legs, and their parts, Folio. 135

A Discourse upon old Wounds, which are not thorowly healed, with their Remedies, Folio. 136

A rare secre [...] [...]o heale Wounds of Gunshot, &c. Folio. 137

To heale a Wound quickly, Folio. ibid.

To Heale a Wound quickly, that is in danger of any Accidents, Folio. ibid.

To stay the fluxe of Bloud in Wounds, Folio. 138

A defence to be laid upon Wounds, Folio. 140

A secret Powder for wounds, Folio. ibid.

A Composition of great vertue against all Vlcers and Sores▪ Folio. ibid.

A Note of a certaine Spanyard, wounded in the head at Naples. Folio. 141

[Page]For to heale Hurts and Wounds, Folio. 141

To stanch the Blood of a Cut, Folio. 142

For to staunch the blood of a Wound, Folio. ibid.

A healing Salve for any greene Wound, Folio. ibid.

The Lord Capel salve for Cuts or Rancklings comming of Rubbings, &c. Folio. 143

For to draw and heale a Cut, Folio. ibid▪

A Salve for fresh Wounds. Folio. 144

A Salve that cleanseth a Wound and healeth it, Folio. ibid.

To kill dead Flesh. Folio. ibid.

A Playster for old Sores, Folio. ibid.

For a Canker, Fistula, or Wounds, new or old, Folio. 145

A Salve for any Wound, Folio. ibid.

To helpe the Ach of a Wound, Folio. 146

To heale Wounds without Plaister, Tent or Oyntment, except it be in the Head, Folio. ibid.

To heale a Wound that no scarre or print thereof shall be seene, Folio. ibid.

Part, 5.

Emplaisters, Folio 60

Of severall Emplaisters. From folio 147, to 169.

Part, 6.

Vnguents, Folio 50.

Of severall Vnguents. From folio 169. to 185.

Part. 7.

Waters, Folio 40.

Of severall Waters. From folio 185, to folio 206.

Part, 8.

THe vertue and Excellency of our English Bathes, written by D. Turner Doctor of Physicke, &c. From folio 207, to folio 228.

Part, 9.

[Page]OF Herbes, and Drugs, &c. Folio 229

The vertue of certaine Herbes, and Drugs, &c. Folio. 230

The excellent vertues of Cardus Benedictus, Folio. 241

A good Drinke to strengthen the heart and all the members of a man, to drinke halfe an Egge shell full of it Morning and evening, with as much good wine, Folio. 243

A speciall Medicine to cause sleepe, Folio. ibid.

A discourse concerning Cornes in the feet, or elsewhere with their remedies, Folio. 144

Part, 10. Medicines.

OF Medicines, Remedies, and Cures &c. Folio. 145

The cause of our Sciatica, and how to help it, Folio. ibid

For Hoarsnesse, Folio. 146

If a man stand in feare of the Palsie, Folio. ibid.

A Medicine for the Goute, Folio. ibid.

Stubbes Medicine for the Goute, Folio. 147

Another Plaister for the Goute, Folio. ibid.

Another for the same. Folio. ibid.

For a pricke of a Thorne, or any other thing, Folio. 248

A Remedy for burning and Scalding, Folio. ibid.

To kill a Tetter or Ring [...]worme, Folio. ibid.

For a winde or a Collicke in the belly, Folio. 249

Against the Shingles, Folio. ibid.

To heale a wound in ten dayes, &c. Folio. ibid.

For ache in the Backe, Folio. ibid.

To heale scalding with water, or other liquor, &c. Folio. 250

To heale the Itch, Folio. ibid

To heale Sores or Tetters, Folio. ibid.

For the hardnesse of Hearing, Folio. 251

An easie Remedy for the Tooth-ache▪ Folio. ibid.

For the swelling in the Throat, Folio. ibid.

[Page]To cause a Womans speedy deliverance, Folio 252

To make a womans Milke increase, Folio. ibid.

For the Rickets and weakne [...]se of Children, &c. Folio. ibid.

To fasten the Gums or loose Teeth, Folio. ibid.

For one that cannot hold his Water, Folio. 253

For the Dropsie by D. Adryan, &c. Folio. ibid.

For the stinging of Waspes and Bees, Folio. ibid.

For the falling downe of the Tull, Folio. ibid.

For the swelling of the Legges, Folio. 254

For the Canker in the mouth, Folio. ibid.

To make the Face faire and cleare &c. Folio. ibid.

A Remedy to qualifie the coppered Face, Folio. 254

A speciall good dyet for all fiery Faces. Folio. ibid.

An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white, Folio. ibid.

To take away the stinking of the mouth▪ Folio. 254

A Remedy, for sore Eyes, Folio. ibid▪

A Medicine for the bleeding at the nose, &c. Folio. ibid.

Against a stinking Breath, Folio. 255

For an evill breath, Folio. ibid.

For the Head ache, and clensing of the fame, Folio. ibid.

To heale a swolne Face, &c. Folio. ibid.

To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe, Folio. 256

To kill Lice and Nits in the Head, Folio. 257

To helpe Blood shotten eyes &c. Folio. ibid.

To take away the Tooth-ache. Folio. 258

A Medicine to purge the Head, Folio. ibid.

A Medicine for a scald Head, Folio. 259

For the Head ache, Folio. ibid.

For paine of the Head, Folio. ibid.

For deafenesse in the Eares, Folio. 260

To make Honey of Roses, &c. Folio. ibid.

For the Pockes, Folio. ibid.

A true Medicine for the Iaundies, Folio. ibid.

[Page]For the Liver that is corrupted and wasted, Folio 261

For heate in the Liver, Folio. ibid.

Remedies for the Collicke, Folio. 262

Another for the same, Folio. ibid

A most excellent Medicine for the Colick, &c. Folio. 263

For the Collicke and Stone, Folio. 264

For the Collicke and Stone, Folio. ibid

Remedy for the Stone, Folio. ibid

A Powder for the Stone, Folio. 265

To make the Stone slip downe &c. Folio. ibid

A Posset drinke against the Stone, Folio. 266

To make haire g [...]ow▪ Folio. 267

For to take away Haire, Folio. ibid

To make a barren woman beare Children, Folio. ibid

To make a woman have a quicke Birth, Folio. ibid

For all manner of Lamene [...]e of swellings, Folio. 268

For to stay the Laxe or Fluxe, Folio. ibid

For the sweating of Sicknesse, Folio. 269

For him that pi [...]eth Blood, Folio. ibid

For the Canker in the Mouth, Folio. ibid

A powder for the same, Folio. ibid

To know the Fester and Canker, Folio. 272

For Canker in the body, Folio. ibid

For a Canker in a womans Pappes. Folio. ibid

A good powder [...]or the Canker, Folio. 271

To kill the Canker or Marmo [...]e, Folio. ibid

For the Canker in the Mouth, Folio. 272

To make red Water to kill the Canker, Folio. 273

To take away the Canker, Folio. ibid

A powder for the Canker, Folio. ibid

A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores, Folio. 274

For a Canker old or new, or Marmole, Folio. ibid

For the Canker, Folio. 275

[Page]For a Canker in a mans body, &c. Folio 275

For the Head-ache, Folio. ibid

For the Head ache, and Tooth-ache, Folio. 267

A D [...]inke for the Head-ache, Folio. ibid

For the He [...]-ache, Folio. ibid

For the Head-ache, Folio. 276

To cleanse the Head, Folio. 277

For the Head-ache comming of the stomacke, Folio. 280

For Ache in the hinder part of the Head, Folio. ibid

A principall Medicine for the Head, Folio. ibid

For a man that is diseased in the Liver &c. Folio. 281

A Drinke to be used after this Oyntment, Folio. ibid

A Plaister for the Spleene, Folio. ibid

A Drinke for the Spleene, Folio. 282

To dissolve the hardnesse of the Spleene, Folio. 283

A soveraigne Medicine for the Spleene, &c. Folio. ibid

For Ache in the Backe Folio. ibid

To stay the Backe, and helpe a Consumption, &c. Folio. 284

To take away the paine of the Reynes &c. Folio. 285

For Ache in the Backe and Legges, Folio. ibid

For the Bladder and the Reynes, Folio. 286

A Plaister for the Reynes, Folio. ibid

For all Diseases, in the Backe, Folio. ibid

For paine in the bladder, &c. Folio. 287

Against running of the Reynes, Folio. ibid

A Syrope for the Backe, Folio. 288

Remedies to provoke Menstruum Mulieris, Folio. 289

To stop white Menstruum and red, Folio. 291

Another for the white, Folio. ibid

The vertue of Fearne, Folio. 292

To take away heate and inflamation, &c. Folio. ibid

A Locion for a sore Mouth, Folio. 293

A preparative, Folio. ibid

To make Vergent milke by D. Y [...]xley. Folio. ibid

[Page]A comfortable Powder for the Heart, Folio 294

A Remedy that breaketh the Stone, Folio. ibid

Another remedy for the Stone, &c. Folio. ibd

A proved Medicine to avoid the Vrine &c. Folio. 29 [...]

A very good water for the stone proved, Folio. ib [...]

To breake the Stone, Folio. ibid

Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone, Folio. ibid

Divers Medicines for the Stone &c. Folio. 296

Excellent Remedies for the Stone &c. Folio. 297

For the Stone in the Reynes, or Bladder, Folio. 298

An Injection for the Stone, Folio. ibid

For any evill in the Bladder, Folio. ibid

A Powder to breake the Stone, Folio. 299

To [...]ase the paine of the Stone, Folio. ibid

Against the new Ague, by Doctor Langdon, Folio. 301

For an ague. By Doctor Turner, Folio. ibid

A very good Drinke for an ague, if one shake, Folio. ibid

For a cold ague, Folio. 301

A Plaister to take away the Ague &c. Folio. 303

To kill the Palsie, Folio. ibid

A remedy for the Dropsie, Folio. ibid

Against stopping of the Pipes, Folio. ibid

Against Hoarsenesse, Folio. [...]04

For the yellow Iaundise. Folio. ibid

For Wormes in the Bellie, Folio. ibid

A proved Remedy for a Womans Throvves &c. Folio. 305

A Powder for the Strangury, Folio. ibid

For the Collicke and Stone, Folio. ibid

For a Megrim in the Head. Folio. i [...]d

For the Tooth-ache, Folio. [...]06

For a sore Brest, Folio. ibid

For a fore eye that burneth and is watrie, Folio. ibid

For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe, Folio. ibid

[Page]A Remedy for a Fellon, Folio. 307

A Medicine well proved for the Megrim, Folio. ibid

For to heale a sore Eye, hurt with small Pocks. Folio. ibid

For a sore Eye with a Pinne or a Web, Folio. 308

For a sore Eye that Itcheth and pricketh, Folio. ibid

For a Sciatica or Ache in the Bones, Folio. ibid

For Sore Eyes▪ Folio. ibid

To stoppe a great Laske, Folio. 309

To cause one to make Water, Folio. ibid

For the Wind Collicke. Folio. ibid

For to make a Water for the same, Folio. 310

For to bind one from the Laske, Folio. ibid

For to skin a sore Finger, Folio. ibid

For a vehement Cough in young Children &c. Folio. ibid

For a broken Head, Folio. ibid

For Chilblaines in the Feete or Hands, Folio. 311

To kill the Tooth-ache, &c. Folio. ibid

For a Stitch, Folio. ibid

For an ache or a Bruise, Folio. ibd

To make white Teeth. Folio. 312

For a swelling in the Cheeke, Folio. ibid

To make a Perfume suddenly in a Chamber where a sicke man lyeth, Folio. ibid

To make a cleere voyce, Folio. 313

For the Mother, Folio. ibid

For the Stitch or Bruise, Folio. ibid

For the bloody Fluxe, Folio. 314

Remedies for the I [...]c [...], Folio. ibid

To kill Lice or Itch, Folio. 315

To cure the Crampe, Folio. ibid

For a paine or swelling in the Privie parts, Folio. ibid

Remedies for Burning or Scalding, Folio. ibid

Remedies for the Piles, Folio. 316

[Page]To cure the Cappes, Folio 316

To kill a Tetter or Ring-worme, Folio. 317

Remedies for the Shingles, Folio. ibid

Fgr griping [...] in the Belly, Folio. 318

A Pla [...]ster for the same, Folio. ibid

For a Scurfe in the body, Folio. ibid

For a wilde running Scab, Folio. ibid

For a Timpany, Folio. 319

For one in a Consumption, Folio. ibid

For one tha [...] is broken bellied, Folio. 320

For the shrinking of the Sinewes, Folio. 321

For the staying of the fluxe, Folio. ibid

A Medicine for a sore Throat, Folio. ibid

For weaknesse in the Backe, Folio. ibid

For the Carbunckle or Impostume &c. Folio. 322

To take w [...]y Pock-holes, or any spot &c. Folio. ibid

For faintnesse in the Stomacke, or the Morphew, Folio. ibid

To Care the French Pox, &c. Folio. 323

Preservatives against the Plague, &c. Folio. 327

PART. I. Containing the Anatomie of mans Body, compiled by T. V. Esquire, for the use and benefit of all unlearned Practitioners in the Art and Mystery of Chyrurgerie.

CHAP. I.• 1. To kn [...]w what Chyrurgerie is. , • 2. How a [...] hyrurgion should be [...] chosen. , and • 3. With what Properties hee should be indued. 

FOr the first, which is to know what Chyrurgerie is. Herein J doe note the saying of Lanfranke, whereas hee saith; All things that man would know, may be knowne by one of these three things: That is to say, by his Name, or by his [Page] Working; or else by his very being and shewing of his owne Properties. So then it followeth, that in the same manner we may know what Chyrurgery is, by three things. First, by his Name, as thus: the Interpreters write, that Chirurgerie is derived out of these words.

Apo tes chiros, cai tou ergou▪

That is to be understood: A hand-working, and so it may be taken for all handy Arts: But Noble Hypocrates saith, that Chirurgerie is handworking in Mans body, for the very end and profit of Chirurgerie is hand-working.

Now the second manner of knowing what thing Chyrurgerie it, it is the saying of Avicen; To be knowne by his Being, for it is verily a Medicinall Science. And as Galen saith, He that will know the certainty of a thing, let him not busie himselfe to know onely the name of that thing, but also the working and the effect of the same thing.

Now the third way to know what thing Chirurgerie is, it is also to be knowne by his being or declaring of his own Properties, the which teacheth us to worke in mans Body with hands, as thus: In cutting and opening those parts that be whole, and in healing those parts that be broken or cut, and in taking away that that is superfluous, as Warts, Wennes, Skurfulas, and other of like effect.

[Page] But further, to declare what Galen saith Chirurgery is, it is the last Instrument of Medicine: that is to say, Dyet, Potion, and Chirurgery: of the which three saith he, Dyet is the noblest, and the most vertuous: and thus he saith. Whereas a man may be cured with Diet onely, let there be given no manner of Medicine. The second Instrument, is Potion: for and if a man may be cured with Diet and Potion, let there not be ministred any Chirurgery, through whose vertue and goodnesse, is removed and put away many grievous Infirmities and Diseases, which might not have beene removed nor yet put away, neither with Diet nor with Potion. And by these three meanes, it is knowne what thing Chirurgery is. And this sufficeth us for that point.

Now it is knowne what thing Chirurgerie is, there must also be chosen a Man apt and meete to minister Chirurgery▪ or to be a Chirurgion. And in this point all Authors doe agree, that a Chirurgion should be chosen by his Complexion, and that his complexion bee very temperate, and all his members well proportioned. For Rasis saith: Whose face is not seemely, it is vnpossible for him to have good manners. And Aristotle the great Philospher, writeth in his Epistles to the Noble King Alexander) as in those Epistles [Page] more plainly doth appeare) how he should choose all such persons as should serve him, by the forme and shape of the face, and all other members of the body. And furthermore they say, hee that is of an evill Complexion, there must needs follow like Conditions.

Wherefore it agreeth, that he that will take upon him to practice as a Chyrurgion, must be both of a good and temperate Complexion [...] as is afore rehearsed: and principally, that he be a good liver, and a keeper of the holy Commandements of God, of whom commeth all cunning and grace, and that his body be not quaking, and his hands stedfast, his fingers long and small▪ and not trembling: and that his left hand be as ready as his right, with all his limmes, able to fulfill the good work [...]s of the soule. Now as here is a man meete to be made a Chirurgion: (and though he have all those good qualities before rehearsed) yet is he no good Chirurgion, but a man very fit and meete for the practice.

Now then to know what Properties and conditions this man must have before he be a perfect Chirurgion. J doe note foure things most specially, that every Chirurgion ought for to have: The first, that he be Learned: The second, that he be Expert: The third, that he be Ingenious: [Page] The fourth, that he be well mannered.

The first (J said) he ought to be learned, and that he know his principles, not onely in Chirurgery, but also in Physicke, that he may the better defend his Chirurgery; also hee ought to be seene in naturall Philosophy, and in Grammar, that he speake congruity in Logicke, that teacheth him to prove his proportions with good reason: In Rhetoricke, that teacheth him to speake seemely and eloquently: also in Theoricke, that teacheth him to know things naturall, and not naturall, and things against Nature. Also he must know the Anatomie: for all Authors write against those Chirurgions that worke in mans body, not knowing the Anatomy: For they be likened to a blind man, that cutteth in a Vine tree, for he taketh more or lesse then he ought to doe. And here note well the sayings of Galen, the Prince of Philosophers, in his Estoris, That it is as possible for a Chyrurgion (not knowing the Anatomy) to worke in mans body without error, as it is for a blind man to carve an Jmage and make it perfect. The second, J said, he must be expert: For Rasus saith: He ought to know and to see other men worke, and after to have use and exercise. The third, that he be ingenious and witty: for all things belonging to Chirurgery may not be written▪ nor with letters [Page] set forth. The fourth, J said, that he must be well mannered, and that he have all these good conditions here following.

First, that he be no Spouse-breaker, nor no Drunkard. For the Philosophers say, amongst all other things, beware of those persons that follow Drunkennesse, for they be accounted for no men, because they live a life bestiall: wherefore amongst all other sorts of people, they ought to bee sequestred from the ministring of Medicine. Likewise, a Chirurgion must take heed that he deceive no man with his vaine promises, for to make of a small matter a great▪ because he would be accounted the more famous. And amongst other things, they may neither be Flatterers nor Mockers, nor privie Back-biters of other men. Likewise, they must not be Proud, nor presumptuous: nor detracters of other men. Likewise, they ought not to be Covetous, nor no niggard, and namely amongst their friends, or men of Worship, but let them be honest, courteous, and free both in word and deed. Likewise, they shall give no counsell except they be asked, and then give their advice by good deliberation, and that they be well advised before they speake, chiefly in the presence of wise men. Likewise, they must be as privie and as secret as any Confessor, of all things that they shall either heare or [Page] see in the house of their Patient. They shall not ta ke into their Cure any manner of person, except hee will be obedient vnto their precepts: for he cannot be called a Patient, unlesse he be a sufferer. Also that they doe their diligence as well to the poore as to the rich. They shall never discomfort their Patient, and shall command all that be about him that they doe the same, but to his friends speake truth as the case standeth. They must also be bold in those things whereof they be certaine, and as dreadfull in all perils. They may not chide with the Sicke, but be alwayes pleasant and merry. They must not covet any W oman by way of villany, and specially in the house of their Patient. They shall not for covetousnesse of money, taken in hand those Cures that be uncurable, nor never set any certaine day of the sicke mans health, for it lyeth not in their power: following the distinct conusell of Galen, in the Aphorisme of Hypocrat [...]s▪ saying: ‘Oporter seipsum non solum.’

By this Galen meaneth, that to the Cure of every sore, there belongeth foure things: of which, the first and principall belongeth to God: the second, to the Surgion: the third, to the Medicine: and the fourth, to the Patient. Of the which foure, if any one doe faile, the [Page] Pa [...]ient cannot be healed: then they to whom belongeth but the fou [...]th part, shall not promise the whole but be first well advised. They must al [...]o be gracious and good to the Poore, and of the rich take liberally for both. And see they never praise themselves, for that redoundeth more to their shame and discredit, then to their fame and worship. For a cunning and skilfull Chirurgion, need not vaunt of his doings, for his works will ever get credit enough. Likewise, that they dispi [...]e no other Chirurgion without a great cause: for it is meete, that one Chirurgion should love another, as Christ loveth vs all.

And in thus doing, they shall increase both in vertue and cunning, to the honor of God, and worldly fame.

Thus farre for his Parts.

[Page]

Of the Anatomie. CHAP. II. The Anatomie of the simple Members.

ANd if it bee asked you how many simple Members there be, it is to be answered, Eleven, and two that be but superfluities of Members: and these be they, Bones, Cartilages, Nerves, Pannicles, Ligaments, Cordes, Arteirs, Veynes, Fatnesse, Flesh and Skinne: and the superfluities bee the Haires and Nailes. J shall begin at the Bone, because it is the Foundation and the hardest Member of all th [...] Body. The Bone is a consimile Member, simple and spermaticke, and cold and dry of Complexion, insensible, and inflexible: and hath divers formes in Mans body, for the diversity of helpings. The cause why there be many Bones in mans body, is this: Sometime it is needfull that one member or one limbe should move without another: another cause is, that some defend the principall Members, as both the Bone of the Brest▪ and of the Head: and some to bee the Foundation of divers parts of the Body, as the [Page] Bones of the ridge and of the Legges: and some to fulfill the hollow places, as in the Hands and Feet, &c.

The Gristle is a member simple and Spermaticke, next in hardnesse to the Bone▪ and is of complexion cold and dry, and insensible. The Gristle was ordained for sixe causes or profits that J find in it: The first is, that the continuall moving of the hard Bone might not be done in a juncture, but that the Gristle should be a meane betweene the Ligament and him. The second is, that in the time of concussion or oppression, the soft members or limbes should not be hurt of the hard. The third is, that the extremity of Bones and Joynts that be grisly, might the easier be foulded and moved together, without hurt. The fourth is, for that it is necessary in some meane places, to put a Gristle, as in the throat-bowle for the sound. The fifth is, for that it is needfull that some members be holden up with a Gristle, as the lids of the Eyes. The sixt is, that some Limbes have a sustaining and a drawing abroad, as in the Nose and the Eares, &c.

The Ligament is a member consimple, simple, and spermaticke, next in hardnesse to the Gristle, and of complexion cold and dry, and is flexible and insensible, and bindeth the Bones together. [Page] The cause why hee is flexible and insensible, is this: If it had beene sensible, he might not have suffered the labour and moving of the joynts: and if it had not beene flexible of his bowing, one Limme should not have moved without another. The second profit is that he be joyned with sinewes, for to make Cordes and Brawnes. The third helpe is, that he be a resting place to some sinewes. The fourth profit is, that by him the members that be within the Bone be sustained, as the Matrix and Kidneys, and divers other, &c.

The Sinew, is a consimilier member, simple and spermatick, a meane betweene hard and soft, and in complexion cold and dry, and he is both flexible and sensible, strong and tough, having his beginning from the Braine, or from Mynuca, which is the Marrow of the backe. And from the braine commeth seaven paire of Nerves sensative, and from Mynuca commeth thirty paire of Nerves motive, and one that is by himselfe, that springeth of the last spondell. All these sinewes have both feeling and moving, in some more, and in some lesse, &c.

A Corde or Tendon, is a consimple or officiall member compound and spermaticke, sinewie, strong and tough, meanely betweene hardnesse and softnesse, and meanly sensible and flexible [Page] and in complexion cold and dry. And the Corde or Tendon is thus made: The sinewes that come from the braine and from Mynuca, and goe to move the members, is intermingled with the Lygaments, and when the sinewes and Lygaments are intermingled together, then is made a Corde. And for three causes J perceive why the Cordes were made.

The first is, that the Sinew alone is so sensible, that hee may not suffer the great labour and travell of moving, without the fellowship and strength of the Ligament that is insensible, and that letteth his great feeling, and bringeth him to a perfit temperance. And so the Cordes move the limbes to the will of the soule. And this Corde is associated with a simple flesh, and so thereof is made a Brawne or a Muskle, on whom he might rest after his travell: and this Brawne is called a Muskle. Then when this Corde is entred into this Brawne, he is departed into many small threeds, the which be called Will: and this Will hath three properties: The first, is in length, by whose vertue that draweth it hath might. The second in breadth, by whom the vertue that casteth out hath might. The third, in thwartnes, in whom the vertue that holdeth hath might: and at the end of the Brawne those threeds be gathered together to make another Muskle, &c.

[Page] Now J will begin at the Arteir. This Arteir is a member consimile, [...]imple and spermaticke, hollow and sinowie, having his springing from the Heart, bringing from the heart to every member, blood and spirit of life. It is of complexion cold and dry. And all these Arteirs have two coates, except one that goeth to the Lungs, and he hath but one coate that spreadeth abroad in the Lungs, and bringeth with him to the Lungs, blood with the spirit of life to nourish the Lungs withall: And also that Arteir bringeth with him from the Lungs ayre to temper the fumous heate that is in the heart. And this Arteir is he that is called Arteria Venalis, because he hath but one coate as a veyne, and is more obedient to be delated abroad through all the Lungs, because that the blood might the sooner sweat through him: whereas all other Arteirs have two coates, because one coate may not withstand the might and power of the spirit of life. Divers other causes there be, which shall be declared in the Anatomie of the breast, &c.

The Veyne is a simple member, in complexion cold and dry, and spermaticke, like to the Arteir▪ having his beginning from the Liver, and bringeth from the Liver nutritiue blood, to nourish every member of the body with. And it is so to be understood, that there is no more difference [Page] betweene these two vessels of blood, but that the Arteir is a vessell of blood spirituall or vitall. And the Veyne is a vessell of blood nutrimentall, of the which Veynes, there is noted two most principall, of the which, one is called Vena Porta: the other is called Vena celis, of whom it is too much to treat of now, untill we come to the Anatomy of the Wombe, &c.

The Flesh, is a consimile member, simple, not spermaticke, and is ingendred of blood congealed by heat, and is in complexion hot and moyst. Of the which is noted three kinds of Fleshes: that is to say, one is soft and pure flesh: the second is Musculus, or hard and brawny flesh: the third is Glandulus, knotty, or kurnelly flesh. Also the commodities of the flesh, be indifferent, or [...]ome be common to every kinde of flesh, and some be proper to one manner of flesh alone. The profits of the flesh be many, for some defend the body from cold as doth cloathes: also it defendeth the body from hard things comming against it: so through his moysture he rectifyeth the Body in Summer, in time of great heate.

Wherefore it is to be considered, what profitablenesse is in every kind of flesh by himselfe. And first of simple and pure flesh, which fulfilleth the concavities of voyd places, and causeth [Page] good forme and shape: and this flesh is found betweene the teeth, and on the end of the yard. The profits of the Brawny flesh or Musculus flesh, shall be spoken of in the Anatomy of the Armes. The profits of the Glandulus flesh are these. First, that it turneth the blood into a colour like to himselfe, as doth the flesh of a womans pappes turne the menstruall Blood into milke. Secondly, the Glandulus flesh of the Testikles, turneth the blood into Sparme. Thirdly, the Glandulus flesh of the cheekes, that engendreth the spettle, &c.

The next is of Fatnesse, of the which J find three kinds. The first is Pinguedo, and it is a consimiler member, not spermaticke, and it is made of a subtill portion of Blood congealed by colde: and it is of complexion cold and moyst, insensible, and is intermingled amongst the parts of the flesh. The second, is Adeppes, and is of the same kind as is Pinguedo, but it is departed from the flesh besides the Skin and it is as an Oyle heating and moystning the Skin. The third is Auxingia, and it is of kind as the others be, but he is departed from the flesh within foorth about the Kidneyes, and in the Intrailes, and it helpeth both the Kidneyes and the Intrailes, from drying by his unctiosity, &c.

Then come wee to the Skin. The Skin is a [Page] consimile member or officiall, partly spermatick, strong and tough, flexible and sensible, thin and temperate: whereof there be two kinds: One is the Skin that covereth the outward members: and the other the inner members, which is called a Pannicle, the profitablenesse of whom, was [...]poken in the last lesson: but the Skin is properly woven of Threeds, Nerves. Veynes, and Arteirs. And he is made temperate, because he should be a good redeemer of heate from cold, and of moystnesse from drynesse, that there should nothing annoy or hurt the Body, but it giveth warning to the common wits thereof, &c.

The haires of every part of mans Body, are but superfluity of members, made of the grosse [...]ume or smoake passing out of the viscous matter, thickned to the forme of haire. The profitablenesse of him is declared in the Anatomy of the head, &c.

The Nayles likewise, are a superfluity of members▪ engendred of great earthly smoke or fume resolved through the naturall heate of humors, and is softer then the Bone, and harder then the Flesh. In complexion they be cold and dry▪ and are alwayes waxing in the extremity of the fingers and toes. The utility of them are, that by them a man shall take the better hold: also [Page] they helpe to claw the body when it needeth. Lastly, they helpe to divide things for lacke of other tooles, &c.

CHAP. III. The Anatomie of the compound Members, and first of the Head.

BEcause the Head of man is the habitation or dw [...]lling place of the reasonable soule of man, therefore with the grace of God, J shall first speake of the Anatomie of the head.

Galen saith in the second Chapter De juvamentes, and Avicen rehearseth the same in his first Proposition and third Chapter, proving that the Head of man was made neither for wits, nor yet for the Braines, but onely for the Eyes. For beasts that have no heads, have the organs or instruments of wits in their breasts. Therefore God and Nature have reared up the head of man onely for the eyes, for it is the highest member of man: and as a Beholder or Watchman standeth in a high Tower to give warning of the Enemies, so doth the Eye of man give warning vnto the common Wittes, for the defence of all other members of the body.

Now to our purpose. If the question be asked▪ how many things be there contained on the Head, [Page] and how many things contained within the head? As it is rehearsed by Guydo, there be five containing, and as many contained, as thus: The haire, the skin, the flesh, the Pannicles, and the Bone; neither rehearsing Veine nor Artier. The which Anatomy cannot be truly without them both, as thou shalt well perceive both in this but especially in the next. And now in this Lesson J shall speake but of Haire, Skin, Flesh, Veynes, Pannicles, and Bones, what profit they doe to man, every of them in his kind. Of the haire of the Head, (whose creation is knowne in the Anatomy of the simple Members) J doe note foure utilities why it was ordained. The first is, that it defendeth the braine from too much heat, and too much cold, and many other outward noyances.

The second is, it maketh the forme or shape of the Head to seeme more seemelyer or beautifuller. For if the Head were not haired, the Face and the Head should seeme but one thing, and therefore the haire formeth and shapeth the Head from the Face.

The third is, that by colour of the haire, is witnessed and knowne the complexion of the Braine.

The fourth is, that the fumosities of the Braine might ascend and passe lightlyer out by them. [Page] For if there were a sad thing, as the skinne, or other of the same nature, as the Haire is, the fumosities of the Braine might not have passed through it so lightly, as it doth by the Haire.

The Skin of the head is more Lazartus, thicker, and more Porrus, then any other Skinne of any other member of the body. And two causes J note why; One is, that it keepeth or defendeth the Braine from too much heat and cold as doth the Haire. The other, that it discusseth to the common wits of all things that noyet h outwardly, for the haire is insensible. The third cause why the skinne of the head is more thicker then any other skinne of the body, is this; that it keepeth the braine the more warme, and is the better fence for the Braine, and it bindeth and keepeth the Bones of the head the faster together.

Next followeth the Flesh, the which is all Musculus or Lazartus flesh, lying upon Pericranium without meane. And it is made of subtill Will, and of simple flesh, Sinewes, Veynes and Arteirs. And why the flesh that is all Musculus or Lazartus in every member of a mans body was made, is for three causes. The first is, that by his thicknesse▪ he should comfort the digestion of other members that lye by him. The second is, that through him every member is [Page] made is the formelier, and taketh the better shape. The third is, that by his meanes every member of the Body, drawing to him nourishing, the which others with-hold to put forth from them, as it shall be more plainlyer spoken of in the Anatomy of the Wombe.

Next followeth Pericranium, or the covering of the Bones of the Head. But here it is to be noted of a Veyne and an Arteir that commeth betweene the Flesh and this Pericranium, that nourisheth the utter part of the head, and so entreth privily thorow the Commissaries of the Skull bearing to the Braine and to his Pannicles nourishing: Of whose substance, is made both Duramater, and also Pericranium, as shall be declared in the parts contayned in the Head. Here it is to be noted of this Pannicle Pericranium, that it bindeth or compasseth all the Bones of the Head, vnto whom is adjoyned Duramater, and is also a part of his substance, howbeit they be separated, for Duramater is neerer the Braine, and is vnder the Skull▪

This Pericranium was made principally for two causes: one is, that for his strong binding together, hee should make firme and stable the feeble Commissaries or seames of the Bones of the Head. The other cause is, that it should be a meane betweene the hard bone and the soft. flesh.

[Page] Next, is the Bone of the Pot of the head, keeping in the Braines, of which it were too long to declare their names after all Authors, as they number them and their names, for some name them after the Greeke tongue, and some after the Arabian: but in conclusion all this to our purpose. And they be numbred seven bones in the pan or Skull of the head. The first is called the Coronall bone, in which is the Orbits or holes of the Eyes, and it reacheth from the browes unto the midst of the head, and there it meeteth with the second bone called Occipissiall, a bone of the hinder part of the head called the Noddle of the head, which two bones Coronall and Occipissiall, be divided by the Commissaries, in the middest of the Head. The third and fourth Bones be called Parietales, and they be the Bones of the sideling parts of the head, and they be divided by the Commissaries, both from the foresaid Coronall and Occipissiall. The fift and sixt bones be called, Pet rosa or Medosa: and these two bones lye over the bones called, Parietales, on every side of the head one, like Skales, in whom be the holes of the Eares. The seventh and last of the head is called Paxillarie or Bazillarie, the which Bone is as it were a wedge vnto all the other seaven Bones of the head, and doth fasten them together. And thus [Page] be all numbred. The first is, the Coronall Bone: the second, is the Occipissiall: the third and the fourth, is Parietales: the fifth and the sixth is Petrosa, or Mendosa. And the seventh is Paxillarie, or Bazillarie. And this sufficeth for the seven bones containing the Head.

CHAP. IIII. In this Chapter is decl [...]red the sive things contayned within the Head.

NExt under the Bones of the Head within forth, the first thing that appeareth is Duramater, then is Piamater, then the substance of the Braine, and then Vermi formes and Letemirabile. But first we are to speake of Duramater, whereof, and how it is sprung and made: First, it is to be noted of the Veyne and Arteire that was spoken of in the last Chapter before, how privily they entered through the Commissaries, or seames of the Head, and there by their Union together, they doe not onely bring and give the spirit of Life and nutriment, but also doe weave themselves so together, that they make this Pannicle Duramater. It is holden up by certaine threeds of himselfe, comming through the said Commissaries, running into Pericranium or Pannicle that covereth the Bones of the Head. [Page] And with the foresaid Veine and Artier, and these threeds, comming from Duramater, is woven and made this Pericranium.

And why this Pannicle Duramater is set from the Skull, J note two causes. The first is, that if the Duramater should have touched the Skull, it should lightly have beene hurt with the hardnesse of the Bone. The second cause is, that the matter that commeth of wounds made in the Head piercing the Skull, should by it the better be defended and kept from Piamater, and hurting of the Braine. And next unto this Pannicle, there is another Pannicle called Piamater, or Meek-mother, because it is soft and tender unto the Braine. Of whose creation, it is to be noted as of Duramater: For the originall of their first creation is of one kind, both from the Heart and the Liver, and is Mother of the very substance of the Braine. Why it is called Piamater, is for because it is soft and tender to the Braine, that it nourisheth the Braine and feedeth it, as doth a loving Mother, unto her tender Childe or Babe, for it is not so tough and hard as is Duramater.

In this Pannicle Piamater is much to be noted of the great number of Veines and Arteirs that are planted, ramefying throughout all his substance, giving to the Braine both spirit and life. And this Pannicle doth circumvolue or lay all [Page] the substance of the Braine: and in some plaec of the Braine▪ the Veynes and the Artiers goe forth of him, and enter into the divisions of the Braine, and there drinketh of the Braines substance into them, asking of the Heart, to them the spirit of life or breath, and of the Liver nutriment. And the aforesaid spirit or breath taketh a further disgestion, and there it is made animall by the elaboration of the spirit vitall, and is turned and made animall. Furthermore, why there be no more Pannicles over the Braine then one, is this: If there had beene but one Pannicle onely, either it must have beene hard or soft, or meane, betweene both: If it had beene hard, it should have hurt the Braine by his hardnesse. If it had beene soft, it should have beene hurt of the hard Bone. And if it had beene but meanly, neyther hard nor soft, it should have hurt the Braine by his roughnesse, and also have beene hurt of the hard Bone. Therefore God and Nature hath ordained two Pannicles, the one hard, and the other soft, the harder to be a meane betweene the soft and the Bone: and the softer to be a meane betweene the harder and the Braine it selfe. Also these Pannicles be cold and dry of complexion, and [...]permaticke.

Next is the Braine, of which it is marvellously [Page] to be considered and noted, how this Piamater divideth the substance of the Braine, and lappeth it into certaine selles or divisions, as thus: The substance of the Braine is divided into three parts or ventricles, of which the foremost part is the most. The second or middlemost is lesse: the third or hindermost is the least. And from each one to another be issues or passages that are called Meates, through whom passeth the spirit of life to and fro. But here ye shall note, that every Ventricle is divided into two parts, and in every part God hath ordained and set singular and severall vertues, as thus; First, in the foremost Ventricle, God hath founded and set the common wittes, otherwise, called the five Wits, as Hearing, Seeing, Feeling, Smelling, and Tasting. And also there is one part of this Ventricle, the vertue that is called Fantasie, and he taketh all the formes or ordinances that be disposed of the five Wittes, after the meaning of sensible things. In the other part of the same Ventricle, is ordained and founded the Imaginative vertue, the which receiveth of the common Wittes the forme or shape of sensitive things, as they were received of the common Wittes without-forth, representing their owne shape and ordinances unto the memorative vertue. In the middle Sell or Ventricle, there is [Page] founded and ordained the Cogitative or estimative vertue: for he rehearseth, sheweth, declareth, and deemeth those things that be offered vnto him, by the other that were spoken of before. In the third Ventricle and last, there is founded and ordained the vertue Memorative: in this place is registred and kept those things that are done and spoken with the sences and keepe them in his treasury vnto the putting forth of the five or common Wittes, or Organes, or Instruments of animall workes, out of whose extremities or lower parts springeth Mynuca, or Marrow of the Spondels: of whom it shall be spoken of in the Anatomy of the Neck and back.

Furthermore, it is to be noted, that from the foremost Ventricle of the Braine, springeth seven paire of sentative or feeling Sinewes, the which [...]e produced to the Eyes, the Eares, the Nose, the Tongue, and to the Stomacke, and to divers other parts of the Body: as it shall be declared in their Anatomies. Also it is to be noted, that about the middle Ventricle is the place of Vermiformis, with kurnelly flesh that filleth, and Retemirabile, a wonderfull Cau [...]e vnder the Pannicles, is set or bounded with Arteirs onely which come from the Heart, in the which the vitall spirit by his great labour, is turned and made animall. And yee shll understand, that [Page] these two be the best kept parts of all the Body: for a man shall rather dye, than any of these should suffer any manner of griefes from without forth, and therefore God hath set them farre from the Heart.

Heere J note the saying of Haly Abba, of the comming of small Artiers from the Heart, of whom (saith he) is made a marvellous Net or Caule, in the which Caule is inclosed the Braine, and in that place is laid the spirit of Feeling, from that place hath the spirit of Feeling his first creation, and from thence passeth other members, &c. Furthermore yee shall understand, that the Brain is a member cold and moist of complexion, thin, and meanly viscous, and [...] principal member, and an officiall member and spermaticke. And first, why he is a principall member, is, because he is the governour or the treasury of the five Wittes: And why he is an officiall member, is, because he hath the effect of feeling and stirring: And why he is cold and moyst, is, that he should by his coldnesse and moystnesse, abate and temper the exceeding heate and drought that commeth from the Heart. And why it is moyst, is, that it should be the more indifferenter and abler to every thing that should be reserved or gotten into him. And why it is soft, is, that it should give place and favour to the vertue of stirring. [Page] And why it is meanly viscous, is, that his sinewes should not be letted in their working, through his overmuch hardnesse.

Heere Galen demandeth a question, which is this: Whether that Feeling and moving be brought to Nerves by one or by divers? Or whether the aforesaid thing be brought substantially or rather judicially? The matter (saith he) is so hard to search and to be understood, that it were much better to let it alone and passe over it.

Aristotle intreating of the Braine, saith: The Braine is a member continually moving and ruling all other members of the body, giving unto them both Feeling and moving: for if the Braine be let, all other members be let: and if the Braine be well, then all other members of the body be the better disposed.

Also, the Braine hath this property, that it moveth and followeth the moving of the Moone: For in the waxing of the Moone, the Braine followeth upwards, and in the wane of the Moone, the Braine discendeth downewards, and vanisheth in substance of vertue: for then the Braine shrinketh together in it selfe, and is not so fully obedient to the spirit of Feeling. And this is proved in men that be Lunaticke and Mad, and also in men that be Epulenticke or having [Page] the Falling sicknesse, that be most grieved in the beginning of the new Moone and in the latter quarter of the Moone. Wherefore (saith Aristotle) when it happeneth that the Braine is either too dry or too moyst, then can it not worke his kind, for then is the Body made cold: then are the spirits of Life melted and resolved away: and then followeth feeblenesse of the Wittes, and of all other members of the Body, and last Death.

CHAP. V. The Anatomy of the Face.

THe Front or the Forehead, containeth nothing but the Skin and Musculus flesh, for the Pannicle underneath, it is of Pericranium, and the Bone is of the Coronall bone. Howbeit there it is made broad as if there were a double bone, which maketh the forme of the browes. It is called the Forehead or Front, from one eare to the other, and from the rootes of the eares of the head▪ before unto the Browes. But the cause why the browes were set and reared up, was, that they should defend the eyes from noyance without-foorth: and they be ordained with haire, to put by the humor or sweat that commeth from the head. Also the browes doe helpe the [Page] eye-liddes, and doe beautifie and make faire the face, for he that hath not his browes haired, is not seemely.

And Aristotle sayth, that over-measurable Browes betokeneth an envious man. Also high browes and thicke, betokeneth cowardise: and meanly, signifieth gentlenesse of heart. Incisions about this part, ought to be done according to the length of the body, for there the Muscle goeth from one Eare to the other. And there if any incision should be made with the length of the Muscle, it might happen the brow to hang over the eye without remedy▪ as it is many times seene, the more pitty. The Browes are called Supercilium in Latine, and under is the eye-lids, which is called Cilium, and is garnished with haires. Two causes J find why the eye-lids were ordained. The first is, that they should keepe and defend the Eye from Dust and other outward noyances. The second is, when the eye is weary or heavie, then they should be covered and take rest nnderneath them. Why the haires were ordained in them is, that by them is addressed the formes or similitudes of visible things vnto the Apple of the Eye. The Eare is a member seemely and gristly, able to be holden without, and is the Organ or Instrument of Hearing: It is of complexion cold and dry. But why the [Page] Eare was set up out of the head, is this, that the sounds that be very fugitive, should lurke and abide under his shadow, till it were taken of the Instruments of Hearing. Another cause is, that it should keepe the hole that it standeth over, from things falling in that might hinder the Hearing. The Sinewes that are the Organs or Instruments of Hearing, spring each from the Braine, from whence the seven paire of Sinewes doe spring, and when they come to the hole of the Eare, there they writhe like a Winepresse: and at the ends of them, they be like the head of a Worme, or like a little teate, in which is received the sound, and so carryed to the common wits. The Eyes be next of nature unto the Soule: for in the Eye is seene and knowne the disturbances and griefes, gladnesse and joyes of the Soule; as Love, Wrath, and other passions. The Eyes be the Instruments of sight. And they be compound and made of ten things: that is to say▪ of seven Tunicles or Coates, and of three humours. Of the which (sayth Galen) the Braine and the Head were made for the Eye, that they might be in the highest as a Beholder in a Tower, as it was rehearsed in the Anatomy of the Head. But divers men hold divers opinions of the Anatomy of the [Page] Eyes: for some men account but three Tunicles, and some sixe. But in conclusion, they meane all one thing. For the very truth is, that there be counted and reckoned seven Tunicles, that is to say, Selirotica, Secondina, Retyna, Ʋnia, Cornua, Araniae, and Conjunctiva: and these three humours. That is, to say, Humor, Virtus, Humor Albigynus, and Humor Chrystallinus.

It is to bee knowne how and after what manner they spring: You shall understand, that there springeth of the Braine substance of his foremost Ventricles, two Sinewes, the one from the right [...]ide, and the other from the left, and they bee called the first paire; for in the Anatomie, they be the first paire of Sinewes that appeare of all seven. And it is shewed by Galen, that these Sinewes be hollow as a Reede▪ for two causes. The first is, that the visible spirit might passe freely to the Eyes. The second is, that the forme of visible things might freely be presented to the common wittes.

Now marke the going forth of these sinewes. When these sinewes goe out from the substance of the Braine, he commeth through the Piamater, of whose substance he taketh a Pannicle or a Coate: and the cause why he [Page] taketh that Pannicle▪ is to keepe him from anoying, and before they enter into the Skull, they meete and are united into one sinew the length of halfe an inch: and then they depart againe into two, and each goeth into one Eye, entring through the Braine-panne, and these sinewes be called Nervi optici. And three causes J finde why these Nerves are joyned in one before they passe into the Eye. First, if it happen any diseases in one Eye, the other should receive all the visible spirit that before came to both.

The second is, that all things that we see should not seeme two: for if they had not beene joyned together, every thing should have seemed two, as it doth to a Worme, and to other Beasts.

The third is, that the sinew might stay and helpe the other. But hereupon Lanfranke accordeth much: saying, that these two sinewes came together to the Eyes, and take a Pannicle both of Piamater and of Duramater, and when they enter into the Orbit of the Eye, there the extremities are spread abroad, the which are made of three substances: that is to say, of Duramater, of Piamater, and of Nervi optici. There be engendred three Tunicles or Coates, as thus: Of the substance [Page] that is taken from Duramater, is engendred the first Coate that is called Secondina: and of Nervi optici, is engendred the third Coate, that is called Retina: and each of them is more subtiller then other, and goeth about the humours without meane. And it to be understood, that each of these three Tunicles be divided, and so they make sixe: that is to say▪ three of the parts of the braine, and three of the parts outwards, and one of Pericranium, that covereth the Bones of the head, which is called Conjunctiva.

And thus you may perceive the springing of them, as thus: Of Duramater springeth Clirotica and Cornua. Of Piamater, springeth Secondina and Vnia. And of Nervi Optici, springeth Conjunctiva. Now to speake of the Humours which be three, and their places are the middle of the Eyes; of the which, the first is Humor Vltrus, because he is like glasse, in colour very cleere, red, liquid, or thin, and hee is in the inward side next unto the Braine; and it is thin, because the nutritive blood of the Christaline might passe, as water through a spunge should bee clensed and made pure, and also that the visible spirit might the lightlier passe through him from the Braine. And he goeth about the Christaline humour, untill he [Page] meet with Albuginus humour, which is set in the [...]ttermost part of the Eye. And in the middest of these humours, Vltrus and Albiginus, is set the Chrystaline humour, in which is set principally the sight of the Eye. And these Humours be separated and involved with the Pannicles as aforesaid, betweene every humour a Pannicle; and thus is the Eye compound and made. But to speake of every Humour and every Pannicle in his due order and course, it would aske a long progresse, and a long Chapter; but this is sufficient for a Chyrurgion, at present.

Now to begin at the Nose; You shall understand, that from the Braine there commeth two Sinewes to the holes of the Braine-pan, where beginneth the concavity of the Nose, and these two be not properly Sinewes, but Organs or Instruments of smelling, and have heads like teats or paps, in which is received the vertue of Smelling, and representing it to the common wits: Over these two, is set Colatorium t hat which wee call the Nosthrils; and is set betweene the Eyes, under the upper part of the Nose. And it is to bee noted, that this concavity or ditch was made for two causes; The first is, that the ayre that bringeth forth the spirit of Smelling might rest in it, till [Page] it were taken of the Organs or Instrument of smelling. The second cause is, that the superfluities of the Braine might be hidden under it, untill it were clensed: and from this concavity there goeth two holes down into themouth, of which there is to be noted three benefits.

The first is, that when a mans mouth is close, or when he eateth or sleepeth, that then the ayre might come through them to the Lungs, or else a mans mouth should alwayes bee open. The second cause is, that they helpe to the relation of the forme of the Nose; for it is said, a man speaketh in his Nose, when any of these holes be stopped. The third cause is, that the concavity might bee clensed by them, when a man snuffeth the Nose, or draweth into his mouth inwardly. The Nose is a member consimple or official, appearing without the face, somewhat plyable, because it should the better be clensed. And it is to bee perceived▪ that it is compound and made of Skin and Lazartus flesh, and of two Bones standing in manner tryangle-wise, whose extremities bee joyned in one part of the Nose with the Coronall bone, and the nether extremities are joyned with two Gristles, and another that divideth the Nosthrils within, and holdeth up the Nose.

[Page] Also there be two concavities or holes, that if one were stopped the other should serve; Also there is in the Nose two Muscles to help the working of his office.

And Gal [...]n saith, that the Nose shapeth the Face most; for where the Nose lacketh (saith he) all the rest of the face is the more unseemly. The Nose should be of a meane bignesse, and not to exceed in length or bredth, nor in highnesse. For Aristotle saith, If the Nostrils be too thin or too wide, by great drawing in of ayre, it betokeneth great straitnesse of heart, and indignation of thought. And therefore it is to be noted, that the shape of the Members of the body, betokeneth and judgeth the affections and will of the Soule of man, as the Philosopher saith, the Temples are called the members of the Head, and they have that name because of continuall moving. And as the Science of the Anatomie meaneth, the spirit vitall is sent from the heart to the braine by Arteirs, and by Veynes and nutrimentall blood, where the vessels Pulsatives in the Temples be lightly hurt. Also, the Temples have dents or holes inwardly, wherein he taketh the humour that commeth from the Braine, and bringeth the Eyes a sleepe; and if the said holes or dents bee pressed and wrung, then by [Page] trapping of the humour that continueth, hee maketh the teares to fall from the Eye.

The Cheekes are the sideling parts of the Face, and they containe in them Musculus flesh, with Veynes and Arteirs, and about these parts be many Muscles. Guido maketh mention of seaven about the Cheekes and over-lip.

And Haly-Abbas saith, there be twelue Muscles that move the neither Jaw, some of them in opening, and other some in closing or shutting, passing under the Bones of the Temples: and they be called Temporales: And they be the right noble and sensatiue, of whose hurt is much perill.

Also, there bee other Muscles for to grinde and to chew. And to all these Muscles commeth Nerves from the Braine, to give them feeling and moving. And also there commeth to them, many Arteirs and Veynes, and chiefly about the Temples, and the angles or corners of the Eyes and the Lips. And as the Philosophers say, the chiefe beauty in man is in the Cheekes, and there the complexion of man is most knowne, as thus: If they be full, ruddy, and medled with temperate whitenesse, and not fat in substance, but meanely fleshie▪ it betokeneth hot and moyst [Page] of complexion: that is, Sanguine and temperate in colour. And if they be white coloured, without medling of rednesse, and in substance fat and soft, quavering▪ it betokeneth, excesse and superfluity of cold and moyst: that is Flegmaticke. And if they be browne in colour or cytron, yellow, redde and thinne, and leane in substance, it betokeneth great drying and heate: that is cholericke. And if they be as it were blowne in colour, and of little flesh in substance, it betokeneth excesse and superfluity of drynesse and cold : that is Melancholy. And as Avicen saith, the Cheekes doe not onely shew the diversities of complexions, but also the affection and will of the Heart: for by the affection of the heart, by suddaine joy or dread, he waxeth either pale or red.

The bones or bony parts, first of the Cheekes be two: of the Nose outwardly two: of the upper Mandible, two: within the Nose three, as thus: One deviding the Nosthrils within, and in each Nosthrill one, and they seeme to be rowled like a wafer, and have a hollownesse in them, by which th [...] ayre is respired and drawne to the Lungs, and the superfluity of the Braine is purged into the mouthwards, as is before rehearsed. But Guido and [Page] Galen saith, that there be in the face nine bones, yet J cannot find that the nether Mandible should be of the number of those nine: for the nether Mandible accounted there, proveth them to be Ten in number: Of which thing J will hold no argument, but remit it to the sight of your Eyes. The parts of the mouth are five, that is to say, the Lippes, the Teeth▪ the Tongue, the Uvila, and the Pallet of the mouth. And first to speake of the Lips, they are members consimile or officiall, full of Musculus flesh, as is aforesaid, and they were ordained for two causes, one is; that they should be to the mouth as a doore to a house, and to keepe the mouth close till the meat were kindly chewed. The other cause is, that they should be helpers to the pronouncing of the speech. The Teeth are members consimile or officiall, spermaticke, and hardest of any other members, and are fastned in the Cheeke bones, and were ordained for three causes. First, that they should chew a mans meate, ere it should passe downe▪ that it might be the sooner digested.

The second, that they should be a helpe to the speech: for they that lacke their teeth, doe not perfectly pronounce their words.

The third is, that they should serve to beasts [Page] as weapons. The number of them is uncertaine: for some men haue more, and some lesse: they that have the whole number, have two and thirty: that is to say, [...]ixteene above, and as many beneath, as thus: two Dwallies, two Quadripulles, two Canniens, eight Morales, two Causales, the Tongue is a carnous member, compound and made of many Nerves. Ligaments, Veynes and Artiers, ordained principally for three causes.

The first is, that when a man eateth, the Tongue might helpe to turne the meat till it were well chewed. The second cause is, that by him is received the tast of sweete and sowre, and presented by him to the common Wittes. The third is, that by him is pronounced every speech. The fleshie part of the Tongue is white, and hath in him nine Muscles, and about the roote of him, is Glandulus, in the which be two welles, and they be ever full of spettle to temper and keepe moyst the Tongue, or else it would waxe dry by reason of his labour, &c. The Uvila is a member made of spongeous flesh, hanging downe from the end of the Pallet over the gullet of the throat, and is a member in complexion cold and dry, and oftentimes when there falleth rawnesse or much [Page] moystnesse into it from the Head, then it hangeth downe in the throate, and letteth a man to swallow, and it is broad at the upper end, and small at the nether. It was ordained for divers causes. One is▪ that by him is holpen the sound of speech: for where the Uvila is wanting, there lacketh the perfect sound of speech. Another is, that it might helpe the prolation of vomits. Another is, that by him is tempered and abated the distemperance of the ayre that passeth to the Lungs. Another is, that by him is guided the superfluities of the Braine, that commeth from the coletures of the Nose, or the superfluities would fall downe suddenly into the mouth, the which were a displeasure. The Pallet of the mouth containeth nothing else but a carnous Pannicle, and the Bones that bee underneath it hath two divisions, one along the Pallet from the division of the Nose, and from the opening of the other Mandible under the nether end of the Pallet, lacking halfe an inch, and there it divideth overthwart, and the first division is of the Mandible: and the second, is of the Bone called Pixillary or Bazillary, that sustaineth and bindeth all other Bones of the head together. The Skinne of the Pallet of the mouth is, of the inner part of the [...]tomacke and of [Page] Myre, and of Isofagus, that is the way of the meate into the Stomacke. The way how to know that such a Pannicle is of that part of the stomack, may be knowne when that a man is touched within the mouth, anon he beginneth to tickle in the stomacke, and the neerer that he shall couch unto the throat, the more it abhorreth the stomacke, and oftentimes it caufeth the stomacke to yeeld from him that is within him, as when a man doth vomit.

Also, in the mouth is ended the uppermost extremity of the Wesand, which is called Myre, or Isofagus: And with him is contayned Trachia arteria: that is, the way of the ayre, whose holes be covered with a lap like a tongue, and is griftly, that the meat and drinke might slide ov er him into Isofagus: the which gristle when a man speaketh is reared up, and covereth the way of the meate, and when a man swalloweth the meate, then it covereth the way of the ayre, so that when the one is covered, the other is uncovered. For if a man open the way of the ayre, when he swalloweth, if there fall a crum into it, hee shall never cease coughing untill it be up againe. And this sufficeth for the Face.

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CHAP. VI. The Anatomie of the Necke.

THE Necke followeth next to be spoken of. Galen proveth, that the Necke was made for no other cause but for the Lungs, for all things that have no Lungs, have neyther Necke nor voyce, except Fish. And you shall understand, that the necke is all that is contayned betweene the head and the shoulders, and betweene the chin and the breast. It is compound and made of foure things, that is to say, of Spondillis, of Servicibus, of Gula, and of Gutture, the which shall be declared more plainly hereafter: and through these passe the way of the meate and of the ayre, but they be not the substance of the Necke.

The Spondels of the Necke be seaven: The first is joyned unto the lower part of the head called Paxillary, or Bazillary, and in the same wise are joyned every Spondell with other, and the last of the seaven, with the first of the Backe or Ridge: and the Lygaments that keepe these Spondels together, are not so hard and tough as those of the backe: for why? those of the necke bee more feebler and subtiller. The cause is this, for it is necessary [Page] other while that the Head move wtthout the necke, and the Necke without the Head, the which might not well▪ have beene done if they had beene strong and boystrous. Of these aforesaid seaven Spondels of the Necke, there springeth seaven paire of Sinewes, the which be divided into the head and into the visage, to the Shoulders and to the Armes. From the hole of the first Spondell springeth the first paire of Sinewes, between the first Spondell and the second, and so forth of all the rest in like manner as of these. Also these Sinewes receive subtill will of the sinewes of the braine: of which the Will, and Sinewes, and Flesh, with a Pannicle, make the composition of Muscles Lazartes, and Brawnes, the which three things are all one, and be the Instruments of voluntary moving every member. The Muscles of the Necke after Galen, are numbred to be twenty, moving the Head and the Necke. Likewise it is to be noted, that there bee three manner of fleshes in the Necke: the first is Pixwex, or Servisis, and it is called of Children, Goldhaire, or yeallow haire, the which are certaine Longitudinals, lying on the [...]ides of the Spondels, from the head downe to the latter Spondell. And they are ordained for this [Page] cause, that when the Sinewes be weary of overmuch labour with moving and travell, that they might rest upon them as upon a Bed.

The second Flesh is Musculus, from whom springeth the Tendons and Cords that move the Head and the Necke, which be numbred twenty, as is before declared. The third Flesh replenisheth the void places, &c. The third part of the Necke, is called Gutture, and it is standing out of the throat boll. The fourth part is called Gula, and the hinder part Cervix and hath that name of the Philosophers, because of the Marrow comming to the Ridgebones. It is so called, because it is as it were a servant to the Braine: For the Necke receiveth and taketh of the braine, influence of vertue of moving, and sendeth it by sinewes to the other parts of the body downewards, and to all members of the body.

Here you shall understand, that the way of the Meat, Mire, or Isofagus, is all one thing: and it is to be noted, that it stretcheth from the Mouth to the Stomacke, by the hinder part of the necke inwardly fastned to the Spondels of the Neck, untill he come to the first Spondell, and there hee leaveth the Spondell and stretcheth till he come to the foremost part of the [Page] Breast, and passeth through Diafragma, till hee come to the mouth of the stomacke, and there he is ended. Furthermore, it is to be noted that this Weasand is compound, and made of two Tunicles or Coates (that is to say) of the inner and of the outer. The outer Tunicle is but simple, for he needeth no Retention but onely for his owne nourishing: but the inner Tunicle is compound, and made of Musculus Longitudinall Will, by which he may draw the meate from the mouth into the stomack, as it shall be more plainly declared in the Anatomy of the stomacke. Furthermore, Cana Pulmonis, via, trachia, Arteria, all these be one thing (that is to say) the Throat-boll, and it is set within the Neck, besides the Wesand, towards Gula, and is compound of the Gristle, knit each with other▪ And the Pannicle that is meane betweene the Wesand, and the Throat-boll, is called I [...]mon.

Also yee shall understand, that the great Veynes which ramefie by the sides of the Necke, to the upper part of the head, is of some men called Gwidege, and of others, Venae organices: the incision of whom is perillous. And thus it is to be considered, that the neck of man is compound▪ and made of skinny Flesh, Ligaments, and bones: and this susficeth for the Neck and the Throat.

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CHAP. VII. The Anatomie of the Shoulders and Armes.

ANd first to speake of the Bones: It is to bee noted, that in the Shoulder there be two Bones, (that is to say) the Shoulder-bone, and the Kannell-bone, and also the Adjutor bone of the Arme, are joyned with the Shoulder-bones, but they are numbred amongst them, but they are not numbred amongst the Bones of the Armes. In the composition of the Shoulder, the first Bone is; Os Spatula, or Shoulder-blade, whose hinder part is declined towards the Chine, and in that end it is broad and thin, and in the upper part it is round, in whose roundnesse is a Concavity which is called the Box or coope of the shoulder, and which entreth the Adjutor bones, and they have a binding together with strong flexible Sinewes, and are contained fast with each Bone called Clavicula, or the Cannelbone. And this Cannell bone stretcheth to both the shoulders; one end to the one shoulder, and another to the other▪ and there they make the composition of the shoulders. The bones of the great Arme (that is to say) from the shoulders to the fingers ends, bee Thirty; [Page] the first is, the Adjutor bone, whose upper end entreth into the concavitie or Box of the shoulder bone: It is but one Bone (having no fellow) and it is hollow and full of Marrow, and it is also crooked, because it should be the more able to gripe things; and it is hollow, because it should be lighter and more obedient to the stirring or moving of the Brawnes.

Furthermore, this Bone hath two eminencies, or two knobs in his nether extremity, or in the juncture of the Elbow (of the which, the one is more rising then the other) and are made like unto a Pulley to draw water with, and the ends of these Bones enter into a Concavitie proportioned in the uppermost ends of thetwo Focklebones, of which two bones, the lesse goeth from the Elbow to the Thumbe, by the uppermost part of the arme, and the greater is the nether bone from the Elbow to the little Finger. And these two bones be contained with the Adjutor bone, and be bound with strong Ligaments, and in like manner with the bones of the Hand. The which bones be numbred Eight, the foure uppermost bee joyned with the foure nethermost towards the Hands: and in the third ward of Bones be five, and they are called Ossa Patinis, and they are in the Palme of the hand. And to [Page] them be joyned the bones of the Fingers and the Thumbes, as thus; in every finger three bones, and in the Thumbe two bones, (that is to say) the Fingers and Thumb of every hand fourteen, called Ossa digitorum: In the Palme of the hand five, called Patinis; and between the Hand and the Wrist eight, called Rasete: and from the Wrist to the Shoulder, three bones: all which being accounted together, yee shall find Thirty bones in each Hand and Arme. To speake of Sinewes, Ligaments, Cords, and Brawnes: here first ye shall understand, that there commeth from Mynuea, through the Spondels of the Necke, foure sinewes, which most plainly doe appeare in sight, as thus: one commeth into the upper part of the Arme, another into the nether part, and one into the inner side, and another into the outer side of the Arme, and they bring from the Braine, and from Mynuca, both feeling and moving into the Armes, as thus: The sinewes that come from the Braine and from the Marrow of the Backe that is called Mynuca, when they come to the juncture of the shoulder, there they are mixed with the Ligaments of the same shoulder, and there the Ligaments receive both Feeling and moving of them, and also in their mingling together, [Page] they are made a Cord or a Tendon.

Three causes J find why the finewes were mingled with the Lygaments. The first cause is, that the littlenesse of the Sinewes, which many wayes bee made weary by their continuall moving, should bee repressed by the insensiblenesse of the Ligaments: The second is, that the littlenesse of the Sinewes should bee through the quality of the Ligaments: The third is, the feeblenesse of the Sinew, that is in sufficient, and too feeble to use his Office, but by the strength and hardnesse of the Ligaments.

Now to declare what a Cord is, what a Ligament, and what a Muscle, or a Brawne, it is enough rehearsed in the Chapter of the simple Members: but if you will through the commandement of the Will or the Soule, draw the Arme to the hinder parts of the body, then the outer Brawne is drawne together and the inner inlarged, and likewise inwards, when the one Brawne doth draw inwards, the other doth stretch: and when the Arme is stretched in length, then the Cords be lengthened: but when they passe the juncture of the Shoulder and of the Elbow, by three fingers breadth or thereabout▪ then it is divided by subtill Will, and mingled with the simple [Page] flesh, and that which is made of it is called a Brawne. And three causes J finde, why that the simple flesh is mingled with the Chord in the composition of the Brawne.

The first is, that the aforesaid Will might draw in quiet through the temperance of the flesh.

The second is, that they temper and abate the drought of the Chord with his moystnesse, the which drought he getteth thorow his manifold moving. The third is, that the forme of the Brawne members should be the more faire, and of better shape: wherefore God and Nature hath cloathed it with a Pannicle, that it might the better bee kept: And it is called of the Philosophers, Musculus, because it hath a forme like unto a Mouse. And when these Brawnes come neere a Joynt, then the Chordes spring forth of them, and are mingled with the Ligaments againe, and so moveth that Joynt. And so yee shall understand, that alwayes betweene every two Joynts, is engendred a Brawne, proportion [...]d to the same member and place, unto the last extremity of the fingers, so that as well the least juncture hath a proper feeling and moving when it needeth, as hath the greatest. And after Guido, there be numbred thirteene in the [Page] Arme and Hand, as thus; foure in the Adjutor, moving the upper part of the Arme; and foure in the Fockles moving the fingers.

Now to speake somewhat of the Veynes and Artiers of the arme: It is to be understood that from Venakelis there commeth two branches, the one commeth to the one Arme-pit, and the other commeth to the other. And now marke their spreading, for as it is of the one, so it is of the other, as thus; when the branch is in the Arme-pit, there it is divided into two branches: The one branch goeth along in the inner-side of the arme, untill it come to the bough of the arme, and there it is called Bazilica, or Epatica, and so goeth downe the arme till it come to the Wrist, and there it is turned to the back of the Hand, and it is found betweene the little finger and the next, and there it is called Salvatella. Now to the other branch that is in the Arme-hole, which spreadeth to the outer side of the shoulder, and there he divideth into two, the one goeth spreading up into the carnous part of the Head, and after descendeth through the bone into the Braine, as it is declared in the Anatomie of the Head. The other branch goeth on the outward side of the Arme, and there hee is divided into two also, the one part is ended at the hand, [Page] and the other part is folded about the arme, till it appeare in the bought of the arme, and there is called Sephalica, from thence it goeth to the backe of the hand, and appeareth betweene the Tumbe and the foremost finger, and there it is called Sephalica Ocularis.

The two Branches that J speake of, which be divided in the hinder part of the shoulders, from each of these two (J say springeth one) and those two meete together and make one Veyne which appeareth in the bough of the Arme, and there it is called Mediana, or Cordialis, or Commine. And thus it is to be understood, that of Vena Sephalica, springeth Ʋena Ocularis, and of Vena Bazilica, springeth Vena Mediana, and in ramefying from these five principall Veynes springeth innumerable, of the which a Chyrurgion hath no great charge: for it sufficeth us to know the principals.

To speake of Arteirs, you shall understand, that wheresoever there is found a Veyne, there is an Arteir under him: and if there be found a great Veyne, there is found a great Artier, and whereas is a little Veyne, there is a little Artier: for wheresoever there goeth a Veyne to give nutriment, there goeth an Artier to bring the spirit of life. Wherefore it is [Page] to bee noted, that the Artiers lye more deeper in the flesh then the Veynes doe: for they carry and keepe in them more precious blood then doth the Veyne, and therefore hee hath need to bee further from dangers outwardly: and therefore, God and Nature have ordained for him to be closed in two Coates, where the Veyne hath but one.

The Breast or Thorax, is the Arke or Chest of the spirituall members of man, as saith the Philosopher: where it is to bee noted, that there be foure things containing, and eight contained, as thus. The foure containing, are, the Skinne, Musculus flesh, the Pappes and the Bones. The parts contained, are, the Heart, the Lungs, Pannicles, Ligaments, Nerves Veynes, Artiers, Myre, or Isofagus. Now the Skin and the flesh are knowne in their Anatomie. It is to be noted, that the flesh of the Pappes differeth from the other flesh of the body; for it is white, glandulus, and spongeous, and there is in them both Nerves, Veynes and Artiers, and by them▪ they have Coliganes with the Heart, the Liver, the Braine, and the Generative members. Also, there is in the Breast (as old Authors make mention) Lxxx, or XC. Muscles; for some of them be common to the Neck, some to the Shoulders, [Page] and to the Spades; some to Diafragma or the Midriffe; some to the Ribs, some to the Back, and some to the Breast it selfe. But J find a certaine profitablenesse in the creation of the Pappes, aswell in man as in woman; for in Man it defendeth the spirituals from annoyance outwardly, and another by their thicknesse they comfort the naturall heate in defiance of the spirits. And in Women, there is the generation of Milke; for in women there commeth from the Matrix into their breasts many Veynes which bring into them menstruall blood, the which is turned through the digestive vertue, from red colour into white, like the colour of the Paps even as Chilley comming from the stomack to the Liver is turned into the colour of the Liver.

Now to speake of the Bones of the brest: they be said to be triple or three-fold, and they be numbred to the seaven in the Brest before, and their length is according to the bredth of the Brest, and their extremities or ends be gristly as the Ribbes be. And in the upper end of Thorax is a hole or a concavity in which is set the foot of the Fockle-bone or Cannel-bone, and in the nether end of Thorax, against the mouth of the stomack, hangeth a Gristle called Ensiforme, and this Gristle was ordained for [Page] two causes. One is, that it should defend the Stomack from hurt outwardly. The second is, that in time of fulnesse it should give place to the stomack in time of need when it desireth, &c.

Now to speake of the parts of the Backe here following; there bee twelve Spondels through whom passeth Mynuca, of whom springeth twelve paire of Nerves, that bringeth both feeling and moving to the Muscles of the Brest aforesaid. And here it is to be noted, that in every side there bee twelve Ribs, that is to say, seaven true and five falfe, because these five be not so long as the other seaven be: and therefore called false Ribs, as it may be perceived by the sight of the Eye. Likewise, of the parts that bee inwardly, and first of the Heart, because hee is the principall of all other members and the beginning of Life: hee is set in the middest of the Brest severally by himselfe, as Lord and King of all members. And as a Lord or a King ought to bee served of his subjects that have their living of him; so are all other members of the Body subjects to the Heart: for they receive their living of him, and they all doe service many wayes unto him againe. The substance of the Heart is as it were Lazartus flesh, but it is spermatick, [Page] and an officiall member, and the beginning of life, and hee giveth to every member of the Body, both blood of life, and spirit of breath, and heate: for if the Heart were of Lazartus flesh, his moving and stirring should be voluntary and not naturall, but the contrary is true: for it were impossible that the Heart should be ruled by Will onely, and not by Nature. The Heart hath the shape and forme of a Pine-apple, and the broad end thereof is upwards, and the sharpe end is downewards: depending a little towards the left side.

And heere it is to be noted, that the Heart hath blood in his substance, whereas all other members have it but in their Veynes and Arteries: Also the Heart is bound with certaine Ligaments to the backe part of the Breast, but these Lygaments touch not the substance of the Heart, but in the over-part they spring forth of him, and is fastened as is aforesaid. Furthermore, the Heart hath two Ventricles, or Concavities, and the left is higher then the right, and the cause of his hollownesse, is this: For to keepe the blood for his nourishing, and the ayre to abate and temper the great heate that hee is in, the which is kept in Concavities. Now heere it is to be noted, that to the right Ventrickle of the Heart, commeth a [Page] Veyne from the great Veyne called Venakelis, that receiveth all the substance of the blood from the Liver. And this Veyne that commeth from Venakelis, entreth into the heart of the right Ventricle, as J said before, and in him is brought a great portion of the thickest blood to nourish the heart with, and the residue that is left of this, is made subtill through the vertue of the Heart, and then this Blood is sent into a Concavity or pit in the midst of the Heart, betweene the two Ventricles, and therein it is made hot and purified, and then it passeth into the left Ventricle, and there is ingendred in it, a Spirit, that is cleerer, brighter, and subtiller, then any Corporall or Bodily thing, that is engendred of the foure Elements: For it is a thing, that is a meane betweene the Body and the Soule. Wherefore it is likened of the Philosophers to be more liker heavenly things, then earthly things.

Also it is to be noted, that from the left Ventricle of the heart springeth two Arteirs: the one having but one Coate, and therefore is called Arteria Venalis: And this Arteir carryeth Blood from the Heart to the Lungs, the which Blood is vaporous, that is tryed and and left of the Heart, and is brought by this Artery to the Lungs, to give him Nutriment, [Page] and there he receiveth of the Lungs ayre, and bringeth it to the heart to refresh him with.

Wherefore Galen saith, that hee findeth that mans Heart is naturall and friendly to the Lungs: For hee giveth him of his owne Nutrimentall to nourish him with, and the Lungs rewards him with ayre to refresh him with againe, &c.

The other Artier that hath two Coats, is called Vena Arterialis, or the great Artery, that ascendeth and descendeth, and of him springeth all the other Artiers that spread to every member of the Body; for by him is united and quickned all the members of the body. For the Spirit that is retained in them, is the instrument or treasure of all the vertue of the Soule. And thus it passeth untill it come to the Braine, and there hee is turned into a further digestion, and there he taketh another Spirit and so is made animall; and at the Liver nutrimentall, and at the Testicles generative: and thus it is made a spirit of every kind, so that hee being the meane of all manner of operations and workings, taketh effect. Two causes J find, why these Artiers have two coates. One is, that one coat is not sufficient nor able to withstand the violent moving and stirring of the spirit of Life, that is carried in them.

[Page] The second cause is, that the thing that is carried about from place to place, is of so precious a Treasure that it had the more need of good keeping. And of some Doctors, this Artier is called the Pulsative veyne, or the beating Veyne; for by him is perceived the pow [...]r and might of the Heart, &c. Wherefore God and Nature have ordained, that the Artiers have two coates. Also, there is in the Heart three Pellikles, opening and closing the going in of the Heart blood and spirit in convenient time. Also, the Heart hath two little Eares, by whom commeth in and passeth out the ayre that is prepared for the Lungs. There is also found in the heart a Cartilaginous auditament to helpe and strengthen the same Heart. The Heart is covered with a strong Pannicle, which is called of some Capsula Cordes, or Pericordium, the which is a strong case, unto whom commeth Nerves as to other inward members. And this Pannicle Pericordium, springeth of the upper Pannicle of the Midriffe. And of him springeth another Pannicle called Mediastinum, the which separateth the Brest in the midst, and keepeth it that the Lungs fall not over the Heart. There is also another Pannicle that covereth the Ribbes inwardly, that is called Plura, of whom the [Page] Midriffe taketh his beginning. And it is said of many Doctors, that Duramater is the Originall of all the Pannicles within the body, and thus one taketh of another.

CHAP. VIII. The Anatomie of the Lungs.

THe Lungs is a member Spermatick of the first creation, and his naturall Complexion is cold and dry, and in his accidentall complexion hee is cold and moyst, wrapped in a nervous Pannicle, because it should gather together the softer substance of the Lungs, and that the Lungs might feele by the meanes of the Pannicle, that which hee might not feele in himselfe. Now to prove the Lungs to bee cold and dry of kind, it appeareth by his swift stirring, for hee lyeth ever waving over the Heart, and about the heart. And that hee is cold and moyst in operation, it appeareth in that hee receiveth of the Braine many cold matters, as Catarres and Rheumes▪ whose substance is thin. Also, J find in the Lungs three kinds of substance. One is a Veyne comming from the Liver, bringing with him the crude or raw part of the Chylle to feed the Lungs. Another is, Arteria venealis comming from [Page] the Heart, bringing with him the spirit of Life to nourish him with. The third is, Trachia Arteria, that bringeth in ayre to the Lungs, and it passeth through all the left part of them to doe his office.

The Lungs is divided into five Lobbes or Pellikles, or five portions, (that is to say) three in the right side, and two in the left side. And this was done for this cause, that if there fell any hurt in the one part, the others should serve and doe their office. And three causes J find, why the Lungs were principally ordained. First, that they should draw cold wind and refresh the heart. The second, that they should change and alter, and purifie the ayre before it come to the Heart, lest the heart should be hurt and annoyed with the quantity of the ayre. The third cause is, that they should receive from the Heart the fumous superfluities that hee putteth forth with his breathing &c.

Behind the Lungs towards the Spondels, passeth Myre or Isofagus, of whom it is spoken of in the Anatomic of the Neck. And also there passeth both Veynes and Artiers, and all these with Trachia Arteria, doe make a Stoke, replete unto the Gullet with the Pannicles, and strong Ligaments, and Glandulus [Page] flesh to fulfill the voyd places. And last of all, is the Midriffe, and it is an officiall member made of two Pannicles and Lazartus flesh, and his place is in the midst of the body overthwart, or in bredth under the region of the Spirituall members, separating them from the Matrix.

And three causes J find, why the Midriffe was ordained. First, that it should divide the Spirituals from the Nutrates. The second, that it should keepe the vitall colour or heat to descend downe to the Nutrates. The last is, that the malicious fumes reared up from the Nutrates, should not annoy the Spirituals or vitals, &c.

The Wombe is the region or the City of all the Intrailes, the which reacheth from the Midriffe downe unto the Share inwardly, and outwardly from the Reines or Kidnies, downe to the bone Peeten about the privie parts. And this Wombe is compound and made of two things (that is to say) of Syfac, and Myrac; Syfac is a Pannicle and a member spermatick, officiall, sensible, Sinewie, compound of subtill Will, and in complexion cold and dry, having his beginning in the inner Pannicle of the Midriffe. And it was ordained, because it should containe and bind together all the Intrailes, [Page] and that he defend the Musculus, so that he oppresse not the Naturall members. And that he is strong and tough, it is because he should not be lightly broken, and not those things that are contained goe not forth, as it happeneth to them that are broken, &c. Myrac is compound, and made of foure things (that is to say) of Skinne outwardly, of Fatnesse, of a Carnous Pannicle, and of Musculus Flesh. And that it is to bee understood, that all the whole from Syfac outward, is called Myrac, it appeareth well (by the words of Galen) where hee commandeth, that in all wounds of the Wombe, to sewe the Syfac, with the Mirac, and by that it proveth, that there is nothing without the Syfac but Mirac. And in this Mirac, or outer part of the Wombe, there is noted eight Muscles; two Longitudinals, proceeding from the shield of the stomacke, unto Os Pecten: two Latitudinals comming from the back-wards to the Wombe: and foure Transverse, of the which, two of them spring from the Ribbes on the right side, and goe to the left side, to the Bones of the Hanches, or of Pecten: and the other two spring from the Ribs on the left, and come over the wombe to the right parts, as the other before doth.

[Page] Heere is to be noted, that by the vertue of the subtill will that is in the Musculus Longitudinall, is made perfect the vertue attractiue: and by the Musculus Transverse, is made the vertue retentive: and by the Musculus Latitudinall, is made the vertue expulsive. It is thus to be understood, that by the vertue attractive, is drawne downe into the Intrailes, all superfluities, both water, winde, and dyet. By the vertue retentive, all things are with-holden and kept, untill Nature have wrought his kind. And by the vertue expulsive is put forth all things, when Nature provoketh any thing to be done. Galen saith, that Wounds or Incisions be more perilous in the midst of the wombe, then about the sides; for there the parts be more tractable then any other parts bee. Also he saith, that in wounds piercing the wombe, there shall not bee made good incarnation, except Sifac be sewed with Mirac. Now to come to the parts contained within: First, that which appeareth next under the Sifac is Omentum, or Zirbus, the which is a Pannicle covering the stomacke and the Intrailes, implanted with many Veynes and Arteirs, and not a little fatnesse ordained to keepe moyst the inward parts.

[Page] This Zirbus is an osficiall member, and is compound of a Veyne and an Arteir, the which entreth and maketh a line of the outer Tunicle of the stomacke, unto which Tunicle hangeth the Zirbus, and covereth all the Guts downe to the share.

Two causes J find, why they were ordained. One is, that they should defend the Nutratives outwardly. The second is, that through his owne power and vertue, he should strengthen and comfort the digestion of all the Nutrates, because they are more feebler then other members bee, because they have but a thinne wombe or Skin, &c. Next Zirbus appeareth the Intrails or guts, of which Galen saith, that the Guts were ordained in the first Creation to convey the drosse of the meate and drinke▪ and to clense the body of superfluities. And here it is to be noted, that there be fixe portions of one whole Gutte, which both in man and Beast beginneth at the nether mouth of the stomacke, and so containeth forth to the end of the Fundament. Neverthelesse hee hath divers shapes and formes, and divers operations in the Body, and therefore he hath divers names. And hereupon the Philosophers say, that the lower wombe of a man, is like unto the [Page] wombe of a Swine. And like as the stomacke hath two Tunicles, in like manner have all the Guts two Tunicles. The first portion of the Guts is called Duodenum; for he is 12. Inches of length, and covereth the nether part of the Stomacke, and receiveth all the drosse of the stomacke: The second portion of the Guts is called Iejunium, for he is evermore empty, for to him lyeth evermore the Chest of the Gall, beating him sore, and draweth forth of him all the drosse, and clenseth him cleane: the third portion or Gut, is called Yleon, or small Gut, and is in length fifteene or sixteene Cubits. In this Gut oftentimes falleth a disease called Yleaea Passio. The fourth Gut is called Monoculus, or blind Gut, and it seemeth to have but one hole or mouth, but it hath two, one neere unto the other, for by the one all things goe in, and by the other they goe out againe. The fift is called Colon, and receiveth all the drosse deprived from all profitablenesse, and therefore there commeth not to him any Veynes Miseraices, as to the other. The sixt and last, is called Rectum or Longaon, and he is ended in the Fundament, and hath in his nether end foure Muscles, to hold, to open, to shut, and to put out, &c. Next is to be noted of [Page] senterium, the which is nothing else but a texture of innumerable Veynes Miseraices, ramefied of one Veyne called Porta Epates, covered and defended of Pannicles nnd Lygaments comming to the Intrails, with the back full of fatnesse and Glandulus flesh, &c.

The Stomacke is a member compound and Spermaticke, sinnowy and sensible, and therein is made perfect the first digestion of Chile. This is a necessary member to all the Body, for if it faile in his working, all the members of the Body shall corrupt.

Wherefore Galen sayth, that the Stomacke was ordained principally for two causes. The first, that it should be to all the members of the Body, as the earth is to all that are ingendred of the earth, that is, that it should desire sufficient meate for all the whole Body. The second is, that the stomacke should bee a sacke or Chest to all the Body for the meate, and as a Cooke to all the members of the Body. The stomacke is made of two Pannicles, of which the inner is Nerveous, and the outer Carneous. This inner Pannicle hath Musculus Longitudinals, that stretcheth along from the stomacke to the mouth, by the which he draweth to him meate and drinke, as it were hands. And hee hath Transverse [Page] will, for to with-hold or make retention. And also the outer Pannicle hath Latitudinall will▪ to expulse and put out: and that by his heate he should keepe the digestive vertue of the stomacke, and by other heates given by his Neighbours, as thus. It hath the Liver on the right side, chasing and beating him with his lobes or figures: and the Splene on the left side, with his fatnesse and Veynes, sending to him Melancholy, to exercise his appetites: and about him is the heart, quickning him with his Artiers: Also the Braine sending to him a Branch of Nerves to give him feeling. And he hath on the hinder part, descending from the parts of the backe many Lygaments, with the Artiers joyned to the Spondels of the Backe. The forme or figure of this Stomack is long, in likenesse of a Goord, crooked: and that both holes bee in the upper part of the body of it, because there should be no going out of it unadvisedly of those things which are received into it. The quantity of the stomack commonly holdeth two Pitchers of water, and it may suffer many passions, and the nether mouth of the stomacke is narrower then the upper, and that for three causes. The first cause is, that the upper receiveth meate great and boysterous in [Page] substance, that there being made subtill, it might passe into the nether. The second is, for by him passeth all the meates, with their chilosity from the stomacke to the Liver. The third is, for that through him passeth all the drosse of the stomack to the guts. And this sufficeth for the Stomacke, &c.

The Liver is a principal member, and official, and of his first creation spermatick, complete in quantity of blood, of himself insensible, but by accidence he is insensible, & in him is made the second digestion, & is lapped in a sinowie Pannicle. And that he is a principal member, it appeareth onely by the Philosophers, by Avicen and Galen. And it is officiall as is the Stomacke, and it is of spermatick matter, and sinowie of the which is ingendred his Veines. And because it was like in quantity, Nature hath added to it cruded blood, to the accomplishment of sufficient quantity, and is lapped in a sinowie Pannicle. And why the Liver is crudded, is because the Chile which commeth from the Stomacke to the Liver, should should be turned into the colour of blood.

And why the Liver was ordained, was because that all the nutrimentall blood be engendred in him. The proper place of the Liver is under the false Ribbes in the right [Page] side. The forme of the Liver is gibbous or bunchie on the backe side, and it is somewhat hollow like the inside of an hand. And why it is so shapen, is, that it should bee plyable to the stomacke (like as a hand doth to an Apple) to comfort her digestion, for his heate is to the stomacke, as the heate of the fire is to the Pot or Cauldron that hangeth over it.

Also the Lungs is bound with his Pellikles to the Diafragma, and with strong Ligaments. And also hee hath Coliganes with the stomacke and the Intrailes, and with the Heart and the Reynes, the Testikles and other members. And there are in him five Pellikles, like five fingers. Galen calleth the Liver Messa Sanguinaria, containing in it selfe foure substances, Naturall and Nutrimentall. The Naturals is sent with the blood to all parts of the body, to be engendred and nourished. And the Nutrimentals be sequestrate and sent to places ordained for some helpings. These are the places of the Humours, the blood in the Liver, Choller in the Chest or Gall, Melancholy to the Splene, Flegme to the Lungs and the Junctures▪ the watery superfluities to the Reynes and Vesike. And they goe with the Blood, and sometime they putrifie and make Fevers, and some bee put out to the [Page] Skinne, and be resolved by sweat, or by Scabs, by Pushes, or by Impostumes.

And these foure naturall Humours (that is to say) Sanguine, Choler, Melancholy, and Flegme, be engendred and distributed in this manner: First, yee shall understand, that from the Spermaticke matter of the Liver inwardly, there is engendred two great Veynes, of the which, the first and the greatest is called Porta, and commeth from the concavity of the Liver, of whom springeth all the small Veynes Miseraices: and these Miseraices, be to Vena Porta, as the branches of a Tree bee to the stocke of a Tree. For some of them bee contained with the bottome of the stomacke: some with Duodenum, some with Jejunium, some with Yleon, and some with Monoculus, or Saccus. And from all these Guts they bring to Vena Porta, the succosity of Chiley, going from the stomacke, and distribute it into the substance of the Liver. And these Veynes Miseraices, be innumerable. And in these Veynes begins the second Digestion and endeth in the Liver, like as it doth in the stomacke the first Digestion.

So it proveth that Vena Porta, and Vena Miseraices, serve to bring all the succosity of all the meat and drinke that passeth the Stomacke [Page] to the Liver, and they spread themselves thorough the substance of the Liver inwardly, and all they stretch towards the gibous (or bowing part of the Liver,) and there they meete, and goe all into one Unity, and make the second great Veyne, called Vena Ʋlis, or Concava, or Vena Ramosa: all is one, and hee with his Roots draweth out all the bloud engendred from the Liver, and with his branches Ramefying upwards and downewards, carryeth and conveyeth it to all other Members of the Body to bee nourished with, where is made perfect the third digestion. And also there goeth from the Liver Veynes, bearing the superfluites of the third Digestion to their proper places, as it shall be declared hereafter.

Now to speake of the Gall, or of the Chest of the Gall: It is an osficiall member, and it is supermaticke and sinowie, and hath in it a subtill Will, and it is a purse or a Panniculer Vesikle in the hollownesse of the Liver, about the middle Pericle or Lobe, ordained to receive the Cholericke superfluities which are engendred in the Liver: The which purse or bagge hath three holes or Neckes; By the first he draweth to him from the Liver the Choller, that the Blood be not [Page] hurt by the Choler. By the second Necke hee sendeth to the bottome of the stomacke Choler, to further the Digestion of the stomacke. And by the third Necke hee sendeth the Choler regularly from one Gut to another, to clense them of their superfluities and Drosse: and the quantity of the purse, may containe in it halfe a pinte, &c.

And next is the Splene, or the Milte, the which is a spermaticke member, as are other members: and osficiall, and is the receptory of the Melancholious superfluities that are engendred in the Liver: and his place is on the left side, transversly linked to the stomacke, and his substance is thinne. And two causes J▪ find, why hee was ordained there. The first is, that by the Melancholious superfluities which are engendred of the Liver which hee draweth to him, hee is nourished with. The second cause is, that the nutritive Blood should by him be made the more purer, and cleane, from the Drosse and thickning of the Melancholy, &c.

And next of the Reynes and Kidneyes: It is to be understood, that within the Region of the Nutrites backwards, are ordained the Kidneyes to clense the Blood from the watry superfluities, and they have each of them two [Page] passages or holes, or neckes; by the one is drawne the water from Venakelis, by two Veynes which are called Vencae Aemulg [...]ntes, the length of the [...]inger of a man, and issueth from the Liver: and by the other is sent the same water to the Bladder, and is called P [...]ros Vrithides.

The substance of the Kidneyes is Lazartus flesh, having Longitudinall will, and their place is behind on each side of the Spondels, and they are two in number, and the right Kidney lyeth somewhat higher then the left, and is bound fast to the back with Lygaments▪ The Philosopher saith, that mans Kidneyes are like the Kidneyes of a Cow, full of hard concavities; and therefore the Sores of them are hard to cure. Also, they are more harder in substance, then any other fleshly member, and that for two causes. One is, that hee be not much hurt of the sharpnesse of the Urine. The other is, that the same Urine that passeth from him, might the better bee altered and clensed through the same. Also, there commeth from the Heart to each of the Kidneyes, an Artier that bringeth with him Blood, heat, spirit, Life. And in the same manner there commeth a Veyne from the Liver, that bringeth blood to nourish the Kidneyes, called Blood nutrimentall.

[Page] The grease of the Kidneyes or Fatnesse, is as of other members, but it is an officiall member, made of thin Blood, congealed and cruded through cold, and there is ordained the greater quantity in his place; because it should receive and temper the heat of the Kidneyes, which they have of the byting sharpnesse of the water.

Now by the Kidneyes upon the Spondels passeth Venakelis, or Venacua, which is a Veyne of great substance; for hee receiveth all the Nutrimentall blood from the Liver, and from him passeth many small Pipes on every side, and at the Spondell betweene the shoulders, hee divideth himselfe whole in two great branches, the one goeth into the one arme, and the other into the other, and there they devide themselves into many Veynes and branches, as is declared in the Armes.

CHAP. IX. The Anatomie of the Haunches and their parts.

THe Haunches are the lower part of the Wombe, joyning to the Thighes and the secret members. And three things there are to be noted thereof. The first is, of the parts containing: [Page] the second is of the parts contained, and the third is of the parts proceeding outwards. The parts containing outwardly, be Myrac and Syfac, the Zirbus and the bones. The part contained outwardly, are the Vezike, or Bladder: the Spermaticke vessels, the Matrix in women, Longaon, Nerves, Veynes, and Artiers, descending downewards; The parts proceeding outwards, are the Buttocks and the Muscles, descending to the Thighes, of which it is to bee spoken of in order. And first of the parts containing: as of Myrac, Syfac, and Zirbus, there is enough spoken of in the Anatomy of the Wombe. But as for the Bones of the Hanches, there bee in the parts of the back three Spondels of Ossa sacri, or of the Hanches: and three Cartaliginis Spondels of Ossa Cande, called the Taile-bone.

And thus it is proved, that there is in every man thirty Spondels, and thus they are to be numbred: in the Necke seaven, in the Ridge twelue▪ in the Reynes five: and in the Hanches sixe: And it is to be noted, that every Spondell is hollow in the middest: through which hollownesse passeth Nuca from the Braine, or the Marrow of the Backe. And some Authors say, that Mynuca is of the substance [Page] that the Braine is of: For it is like in substance, and in it self giveth to the Nerves both the vertue of Moving and Feeling.

And also every Spondell is holden on every side, through the which holes, both Artiers and Veynes doe bring from the Heart and the Liver both Life and nourishment, like as they doe to the Braine; and from the Pannicle of Mynuca, or the Marrow of the back, through the holes of the sides of the Spondels, springeth forth Nerves motives, and there they intermingle themselves with the strong Lygaments that be insensible, and so the Lygaments receive that feeling of the Nerves, which the Nerves taketh of Mynuca. And by this reason many Authors prove, that Mynuca is of the same substance that the Braine is of, and the Pannicles of the Nuca is of the same substance of the Pannicles of the Braine, &c. And each of these Spondels bee bound fall one with another, so that one of them may not well bee named without another. And so all these Spondels together, contained one by another are called the Ridge-bone, which is the foundation of all the shape of the Body. They with the la [...]t Spondell be contained or joyned to the Bones of the Haunches, and they be the upholders of all the Spondels. And these [Page] Bones bee small towards the Taile-bone, and broad towards the Hanches, and before they joyne and make Os Pectinis. And so they bee broad in the parts of the Jles, and therefore some Authors calleth it Ylea. And each of these two Bones towards the Liver hath a great round hole, into which is received the Bone called Vertebra, or the Whorlebone. Also besides that place there is a great hole or way, thorow the which passeth from above Musculus Veynes and Artiers, and goe into the Thighes. And thus it is to bee noted, that of this Bone Pecten, and the Bone Vertebra, is made the juncture of the Thigh.

Now to speake of the parts contained, the first thing that commeth to sight is the Bladder, the which is an officiall member, compound of two Nervous Pannicles, in complexion cold and dry, whose Necke is carnous, and hath Muscles to with-hold, and to let goe: and in man it is long, and is contained with the yard, passing through Peritoneum, but in women it is shorter, and is contained with the Vulva. The place of the Bladder, is betweene the bone of the Share and the Tayle-gut, called Longaon, and in women, it is betweene the aforesaid bone and the Matrix.

And in it is implanted two long vessels [Page] comming from the Kidneyes, who [...]e names be Porri Vrikcides, bringing with them the Urine or water from the Kidneys to the Bladder, which privily entreth into the holes of the Pannicles of the Bladder, by a naturall moving betweene Tunicle and Tunicle, and there the Urine findeth the hole of the nether Tunicle, and there it entreth privily into the concavity of the bladder, and the more that the Bladder is filled with Urine, the straiter bee the two Pannicles comprised together; for the holes of the Tunicles, be not even one against another; and therefore if the bladder be never so full, there may none goe backe againe. The forme of it is round, the quantity of it is a Pitcher full, in some more, in some lesse, &c.

Also there is found two other vessels, called Vaza Seminaria, or the Spermaticke Vessels. And they come from Venakelis, bringing blood to the Testikles, as well in Man, as in Woman, the which by his further digestion it is made sperme or nature in men: they be put outward for the Testikles be without▪ but in women it abideth within, for their. Testikles stand within: as it shall be declared hereafter.

Next followeth the Matrix in women: the [Page] Matrix in women is an officiall member, compound and Nerveous, and in complexion cold and dry: and it is the field of mans generation, and it is an instrument susceptive, that is to say, a thing receiving or taking: and her proper place is betweene the Bladder and the Gut Longaon, the likenesse of it, is as it were a yard reversed and turned inward, having Testikles likewise, as aforesaid. Also the Matrix hath two Concavities or Selles, and no more, but all Beasts have as many Selles as they have Pappes-heads. Also it hath a long Necke like an Urinall, and in every Necke it hath a mouth, that is to say, one within, and another without. The inner in the time of conception is shut, and the outer part is open as it was before: and it hath in the middest a Lazartus Pannicle, which is called in Latine Tengit [...]: And in the creation of this Pannicle, is found two utilities. The first is, that by it goeth forth the Urine, or else it should bee shed throughout all the Vulva: The second is, that when a woman doth set her Thighs abroad▪ it altereth the ayre that commeth▪ to the Matrix for to temper the heate.

Furthermore, the Necke that is betweene these two aforesaid mouthes, in her concavity [Page] hath many involusions and pleates, joyned together in the manner of Rose-leaves before they be fully spread or ripe, and so they be shut together as a purse mouth, so that nothing may passe forth but urine, untill the time of Childing. Also about the middle of this necke be certaine Veynes in Maydens, the which in time of deflowring, be corrupted and broken. Furthermore, in the sides of the outer mouth, are two Testicles or Stones, and also two vessels of Sperme, shorter then mans vessels, and in time of Coyt the Womans sperme is shead downe in the bottome of the Matrix. Also from the Liver there commeth to the Matrix many Veynes, bringing to the Child nourishing at the time of a womans being with Child: and those Veynes, at such time as the Matrix is voyd, bring thereto superfluities from certaine members of the Body, whereof are engendred womans Flowers, &c.

And forasmuch, as it hath pleased Almighty God to give the knowledge of these his Misteries and Workes unto his Creatures in this present World. Heere J suppose to declare what thing Embreon is, and his Creation. The noble Philosophers, as Galen, Avicen, Bartholmeus▪ and divers others, writing upon this matter, say: That Embreon is a thing engendred [Page] in the Mothers wombe, the origin all whereof is, the Sperme of the Man and of the Woman, of the which is made by the might and power of GOD, in the mothers wombe a Child: as hereafter more at large shall bee declared. First, the field of Generation called the Matrix, or the Mother, is knowne in the Anatomy, whose place is properly (betwixt the Bladder and Longaon) in the Woman, in which place is sowne by the Tillage of man, a covenable matter of kindly heate: For kindly heate is cause efficient both of doing and working, and Spirit that giveth vertue to the Body, and governeth and ruleth that vertue: the which Seed of generation commeth from all the parts of the Body, both of the Man and Woman, with consent and will of all Members, and is shead in the place of Conceiving, where thorow the vertue of Nature, it is gathered together in the Celles of the Matrix or the Mother, in whom by the way of the working of mans Seede, and by the way of suffering of the Womans Seed mixt together, so that each of them worketh in other, and suffereth in other, there is engendred Embreon. And further it is to bee noted, that this Sperme that commeth both to man and woman, is made and gathered of the [Page] most best and purest drops of Blood in all the body, and by the labour and chafing of the Testikles or Stones, this Blood is turned into another kind, and is made Sperme. And in man it is hot, white, and thicke: wherefore it may not spread nor runne abroad of it selfe, but runneth and taketh temperance of the Womans sperme which hath contrary qualities: For the womans sperme is thinner, colder, and feebler.

And as some Authors hold opinion, when this matter is gathered into the right side of the Matrix, then it happeneth a Male-kind, and likewise on the left the Female, and where the vertue is most, there it favoureth most. And further it is to bee noted, that like as the Renet of the Cheese hath by himselfe the way or vertue of working, so hath the Milke by way of suffering: and as the Renet and milke make the Cheese, so doth the sperme of Man and Woman make the generation of Embreon, of the which thing springeth (by the vertue of kindly heate) a certaine Skin or Caule, into the which it lappeth it selfe in, wherewith afterwards it is tyed to the Mothers wombe, the which covering commeth forth with the byrth of the Childe: and if it happen that any of the Skinne remaine after [Page] the byrth of the Child, then is the Woman in perill of her life.

Furthermore, (it is said) that of this Embreon is ingendred the Heart, the Liver, the Braynes, Nerves, Veynes, Arteirs, Chords, Lygaments, Skins, Gristles, and Bones, receiving to them by kindly vertue the menstruall blood, of which is engendred both flesh and fatnesse. And as Writers say, the first thing that is shapen, be the principals: as is the Heart, Liver, and Braine. For of the Heart springeth the Artiers: of the Liver, the Veines: and of the Brain, the Nerves: and when these are made, Nature maketh and shapeth both Bones and Gristles to keepe and save them, as the bones of the head for the Brain: the Breast Bones, and the Ribbes, for the Heart and the Liver. And after these springeth all other members one after another: and thus is the Child bred forth in foure degrees, as thus. The first is, when the said Sperme or Seed is at the first as it were Milke. The second is, when it is turned from that kind into another kind, is yet but as a lumpe of Blood, and this is called of Hypocrates, Fettus. The third degree is, when the principals be shapen, as the Heart, Liver, and Braine. The fourth and last, as when all the other members [Page] bee perfectly shapen, then it receiveth the Soule, with Life and Breath, and then it beginneth to move it selfe alone. Now in these foure degrees aforesaid, in the first as Milke, it continueth seven dayes▪ in the second as Fettus, nine dayes: in the third, as a lumpe of Flesh engendring the principals, the space of nine dayes: and in the fourth, unto the time of full perfection of all the whole members, is the space of eighteene dayes: So is there fixe and forty dayes from the day of Conception, unto the day of full perfection and receiving of the Soule, as God best knoweth.

Now to come againe to the Anatomy of the Haunches: Then come wee to Longaon, otherwise called the Taile-gut, whose substance is Pannicular, as of all the other Bowels: the length of it is of a span long stretching nigh to the Reynes, his nether part is called Annis, (that is to say) the Towell: and about him is found two Muscles, the one to open▪ the other to shut. Also there is found in him five Ve [...]nes or Branches of Veynes, called Venae Emoraidales, and they have Colliganes with the Bladder: whereof they are partners in their grieves.

And when this Longaon is raised up, then ye may see the Veynes and Artiers, and Sinewes, [Page] how they bee branched and bound down to the nether parts: the parts proceeding outwardly, are Didimus Peritoneum, the Yard, the Testikles, and Buttocks. And first, it shall be spoken of the Yard, or of mans generative members, the which dureth unto that part that is called Peritoneum, the which place is from the Coddes, unto the Fundament, whereupon is a seame. Wherefore saith the Philosopher, mans Yard is in the end and terme of the share.

The Yard is an officiall member, and the Tiller of mans generation, compound, and made of Skin, Brawnes, Tendons, Veynes, Arteirs, Sinewes, and great Lygaments: and it hath in it two passages, or principall issues, one for the Sperme, and another for the Urine. And as the Philosophers say, the quantity of a common yard, is eight or nine Inches, with measurable bignesse proportioned to the quantity of the Matrix.

This member hath (as Avicen saith) three holes, through one passeth insensible polisions and wind, that causeth the Yard to rise: the other two holes is declared before. Also the yard hath a Skinne, and about the head thereof, it is double, and that men call Praeputium; and this Skinne is moveable, for through his [Page] consecration the Spermaticke matter is the better, and sooner gathered together, and sooner cast forth from the Testikles; for by him, is had the most delectation in the doing. And the foremost part of the head of the Yard before, is made of a brawny flesh, the which if it bee once lost, it is never restored againe, but it may be well skinned, &c.

The Coddes is a compound member, and an officiall, and though it bee counted amongst the generative members, yet it is called a principall member, because of generation. This Purse was ordained for the custody and comfort of the Testikles and other Spermaticke vessels: and it is also made of two parts, of inner and of the outer.

The outer is compound and made of Skinne, and Lazartus. Longitudinall and Transversall, in like manner as the Myrac. The inner part of the Cods is of the substance of the Sifac, and are in similitude as two pockets drawne together by themselves, and they differ not from the Syfac: and there bee two, because if there fall any hurt to the one, the other should serve. The Testikles or stones bee two, made of Glandulus flesh, or Curnelly flesh. And furthermore, through the Didimus, commeth the Testikles from the [Page] Braine, Sinewes, and from the Heart Artiers, and from the Liver Veynes, bringing unto them both feeling and stirring, Life, and Spirit, and Nutrimentall blood, and the most purest blood of all other members of the Body, whereof is made the Sperme by the labour of the Testikles, the which is put forth in due time, as is before rehearsed.

The Groynes bee knowne: they bee the empty Junctures, or purging place unto the Liver, and they have curnelly flesh in the plying or bowing of the Thighes. The Hippes have great brawny flesh on them, and from thence descend downwards, Brawns, Chords, and Lygaments, moving and binding together the Thighes, with the Haunches themselues.

CHAP. X. The Anatomie of the Thighes, Legges, and Feet.

THE Legge reacheth from the Joynt of the Thigh unto the extremity of the Toes, and J will divide it in parts, as the Armes were divided. One part is called Coxa, or Thigh, and that is all that is contained from the joynt of the Haunch unto the Knee. The second part is called Tibia, and that reacheth [Page] from the Knee to the Ankle. The third is the little foot, and that is from the Anckle, unto the end of the Toes. And heere it is to bee noted, that the Thigh, Legge, and foot, are compound, and made as the great Arme or hand, with Skin, Flesh, Veynes, Artiers, Sinewes, Brawnes, Tendons, and Bones whereof they are to be spoken of in order.

Of the Skinne and Flesh there is enough spoken of before. And as of Veynes and Arteirs in their descending downwards, at the last Spondels they bee divided into two parts, whereof the one part goeth into the right Thigh, and the other into the Left: And when they come to the Thigh, they be divided in other two great Branches: the one of them spreadeth into the inner side of the Legge, and the other spreadeth into the outer side, and so branching, descend downe to the Legge, to the Anckles, and Feet, and bee brought into foure Veynes, which be commonly used in letting Blood, as hereafter followeth.

One of them is under the inner Ankle toward the heel, called Soffena, and another under the outer Ankle, called Siarica, and another under the Hamme, called Poplitica, the fourth, betweene the little Toe, and the next, called Renalis. And it is to be noted of these foure [Page] great Veynes in the Legges, of the manifold dangers that might fall of them as oft it happeneth. There bee many other branches which a Chirurgion needeth not much to passe upon. The Sinewes spring of the last Spondell, and of Os Sacrum, and passeth through the hole of the bone of the Hippe, and descendeth to the Brawnes, and moveth the Knee and the Hamme, and these descend downe to the Ankle, and move the Foot, and the brawnes of the Feet move the Toes in like manner, as is declared in the bones of the Hand. The first is called Coxa, that is the Thigh-bone, and he is without a fellow, and he is full of Marrow, and is round at either end. The roundnesse that is at the upper end, is called Vertebrum, or Whyrlebone, and boweth inwards, and is received into the Concavities of the bone of the Legge at the Knee, called the great Fossels. There is also at the Knee a round bone, called the Knee-panne. Then followes the Legge, wherein is two bones, called Focile Major, and Focile Minor, the bigger of them passeth before making the shape of the shinne, and it is called the Shin-bone, and passeth downe, making the inner ankle. The lesse passeth from the Knee backwards, descending downe to the outer Anckle, and there formeth that [Page] Ankle, &c. The bones of the Feet are sixe and twenty: as thus. First, next the Ankle bone, is one called in Latine Orabalistus: Next under that, towards the Heele is one, called Galeani: and betweene them is another bone, called Os Nauculare. In the second ward there be foure bones called Raceti, as be in the hands. In the third and fourth wards be foureteene, called Digitori: and five called Pectens, at the extremities of the Toes, next to the Nailes. And thus be there in the Foot, sixe and twenty bones, with the Legge from the Ankle to the Knee, two in the knee, and one round and flat bone, and in the Thigh, one. And thus you shall find in the whole Leg and Foot thirty bones. And this may serve for young Practitioners in the Anatomie.

Veynes | in Mans body perfect, is— | 365.
Bones | 217.
Teeth | 32.

For that in us all things may vaine appeare,

A Veyne wee have for each day in the Yeare.

For Practice. It is necessary to know what Letchcraft and Chyrurgerie is, with their severall parts thereto belonging in the Theorick and Practick. Very usefull for young Practitioners. PART. II.

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Letchcraft is Chyrurgerie; that is, to heale a man of all manner of Sicknesse and to keepe him whole, so farre as craft may.

KNow that in Letchcraft, is contayned two things; that is, both Physicke and Chyrurgerie.

Likewise, Letchcraft and Chyrurgerie, hath each of them two Parts, viz. Theoricke, and Practicke. Theorick to know, and Practicke to worke. The ground of the [Page] Theoricke, is to know the Elements, and Humours that proceedeth from them, which is for mans health or against it.

Letchcraft, teaches us Causes, effects, and Signes: Signes to know the causes and effects; and therefore J treat of signes, and many signes doth belong to Physicke and Chyrurgerie, as Crisses, Urine, Pounces, Vomits, Sege, and other, &c.

Chyrurgerie, is in Wounds, Impostumes, and Algebra; and Chyrurgerie holdeth foure parts, viz. Wounds, and Impostumes, Algebra, and Anatomie. And Antidotary is the fift; which is a kind of Salves against all kind of Sores that belongeth to Chyrurgerie.

Algebra is broken Bones, and bones out of joynt.

Antidotary of Chyrurgerie, is in Waters, Powders, Oyles, Oyntments, and Emplaisters most principall, some must bee repercussive, some Moleficative, some Maturative, some generative, and some Corosive.

Anotomie is to know the Body of man throughout, and all his Members within and without. Two members hath every manner of man, viz. Principall, and Officiall; and foure principall every man hath, viz. Braine, Heart, Liver, and Stones; the Braine hath the [Page] head and necke: the Heart, hath the Lungs, Brest, and Midriffe: the Liver hath the stomacke, and other members downe to the Reynes, as Guts, Gall, and the Kelle veyne, and Milt, the Milt upon the left side, and the gall upon the Liver: the Stones, hath Reynes, Bladder, and other Privities: and these are the foure principall members, Braine, Heart, Liver, and Stones; and without Braine, Heart and Liver, no man can live; and without Stones can no man engender, three things in the Stones is cause of engendring; Heat, Wind and humours, Heat commeth from the Liver, Spirit from the Heart, and humours from the Braines that man is made of, if any of these foure be faulty, that man can not as he should kindly engender.

These sixe vertues are rooted in the Liver, viz. Attractive, Digestive, Diminusive, Expulsive, Retentive, and a Simulative, that is in our English tongue; Drawing, and breaking out, putting, holding, and liking: For first, Nature draweth in that which it needeth to live by, and then all to breake it; and then departeth the good from the bad, and holdeth to it the good, and then dispierseth the good to all the members of the Body.

Officiall members bee those that have certaine [Page] offices in mans Body, where ever they be; as the Eye to see, the Eare to heare, the Hand to touch, the Mouth to speake, the Feet to goe, and many such other, &c.

Also such are called members as branches from the principall to the officiall, as the Arme, or Legge, that rooteth in the principall and brancheth to the officials: And so Nerves, Artiers, Veynes, Lygaments, Chords, Bones, Pannicles, and Gristles, Flesh and Skin to teach them▪their Office: But Nerves, Veynes, and Artiers bee most needfull, for they bee Wells and Rootes of all other Nerves comming from the Braine, and Artiers from the Heart, and Veynes from the Liver into all the body: Nerves giveth to the Body feeling, and moving, and Artiers leaving, and Veynes increasing. A Veyne hath but one Tunacle, and an Artier hath two, in the one runneth Bloud, and in the other spirits, and all beating Veynes bee Artiers, the which J call Pulses, and all other be simple Veynes; and all such members saving Flesh alone are melancholious, and their nature is Sperme, but flesh is Sanguine; and therefore it may be sodered be it never so much cut, but the other said members because their matter is Sperme, may never be sodered if they be much cue.

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Now will J speake of Wounds, which is the second part of Chyrurgerie.

ONe of these intentions hath every Surgion. The first is, to containe that, that i [...] evill, loosed; the second is, to loose that, that is evill contained; the third is, to take away that, that is too much; the fourth is, to increase that, that is too little.

In these foure entents standeth all Chirurgery. The first is in Wounds, the second is Impostumes, the third and fourth Alg [...]br [...] holdeth. Wounds be in many manners Simple, and Compound: Simple in the flesh alone, and compound in seven manners. There be seven things that letteth a wound not lightly to heale, viz. Empostumes discrased, hollownesse, or bitten by a venemous Beast; and these letteth a Chirurgion suddenly to heale a wound; and if a Sinew bee cut or pricked, or wounded to the Bone, or if the wound bee hollow, or else discrased with a Fever, or bruised, or made by venemous Beasts, then mayest thou not as thou wouldest close up a wound. And if a wound lacke all these seven things, then it is simple.

Thus Medicine is Letchcraft; that is both [Page] Physicke and Chirurgery. and every one of them hath first his Theoricke, perfectly to know, and afterwards his Practique, cunningly to worke: the grounds of both which Qualities, are Elements, and Humours, and [...]nes most needfull both of Urine and Pulses.

Thus much for the Theoricke.

Divers things very necessary for every Practitioner in Surgerie to have in a readinesse.

And first, for Instruments, viz.

NOvacula. | Sp [...]ill [...].
S [...]alp [...]ll [...]. | Lat [...] Sp [...]ill [...] ▪
For [...]icis. | Stylu [...].
Volsell [...]. | Acu [...].
Ca [...]li [...]ula Forata. | Fas [...]i [...].

Hab [...] ad membra laqu [...] intepcipi [...]d [...].

Panni [...]uli linei ad v [...]l [...]ra abliga [...].

Lint [...]a conc [...]rpta. A [...]ris [...]alpiu [...].

Forcip [...]s ad d [...]tes [...]v [...]ll [...]nd [...]s.

Ferra [...]entu [...] qu [...] [...]r [...]i d [...]ntes, [...]rad [...]tur.

[...]n [...]inus, or (as C [...]lsu [...] calleth it,) Hamul [...] [...]sum.

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2. For sodaine Accidents.

HE must have in readinesse, Powders, Unguents, and Emplasters; They serve to stop Bleeding, to conglutinate Wounds, to clense foule and rotten Ulcers, to mollifie hardnesse, to produce a Cicatrix, and Skinne, to remove away all excrescent and corrupt Flesh, to cease paine, to strengthen Fractures and Luxations.

3. For Powders.

THey are of three sorts: The first, is to stay▪ Bleeding, as that which is framed of Bolus▪ Armoniae, of Rosis, of Mastickes, and Pollin.

The second is, for Fractures of the Scull, and hurts of other Bones, and is called Pulvis Cephalicus, and is framed of Radicibus ir [...]os, of Arist [...]l [...]iae, of Myrrhe, Aloes, and such like.

The third is, to remove away excrescent and corrupt Flesh; as Alumen ustu [...], of Pul▪prae [...]ipit. Mer [...]urii, and such like.

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4. For Ʋnguents.

HE must have Vnguentum Basilicon, which doth humect, digest, and cease paine.

Vnguentum album▪Rhasis, which doth Refrigerate, coole and dry.

Vnguentum Aureum called of some Regis, which doth Incarnate and conglutinate Wounds together.

Vnguentum Dialthea simplex, which doth Calefie, soften, humect, and also cease paine.

Vnguentum Apostolorum, which doth deterge, mollifie, dry, and remove away corrupt and superfluous Flesh: And of like faculty almost is Mundificativum ex api [...], and Aegyptiacum.

5. For Emplasters.

DIachilon compositum, which doth ripen Apostumes, and doth mollifie and resolve hardnesse, and doth digest, and also absterge.

Diacalciteos, commonly called Diapalma, which doth conglutinate Ulcers, produceth Cicatrix and skinne, and according to the opinion of Galen, is very fit for the curing of Phlegme.

Emplastrum de Betonica, which is also called De Janua, it doth unite and joyne together [Page] the fractures of the skull, it covereth the bones with flesh, it draweth out Spels and splinters of bones, it doth also absterge, digest and dry, with the like.

Of five H [...]arbes which a good Chyrurgion ought alwayes to have.

THere be five Herbes that a good Chirurgion ought to have all the yeare, and they be good for wounded men; and these Herbes must be dryed and made into powder, and so kept all the yeare, viz. Mouse-eare, Pimpernell, Avence, Valerian, and Gentian, of each a like quantity, but take of Mouse-eare the weight of all the other hearbes, when they be dryed, take d [...]mi. spoonfull in untiment, or in some other liquor which is according to the sicknesse, and let him drinke it, and the Medicine is as good as a Salve for any wounded man, as may be had for to heale him. Also the herbes that draweth the wound, are O [...] [...]ulus Christi, Mather, Buglosse, red Coleworts, and Orpine.

These be the soveraigne pepper hearbes for the Fester, h [...]arbe Robert, Buglosse, Sannacle, Hempropes, Morrell, Rew, and Savorie, but sake good heed of these hearbes in the use of them, and yee shall worke the better.

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Some Physicall observations tending to Physicke and Surgerie, and times convenient for letting of Blood.

To preserve Health.

IF a man will observe, hee may governe himselfe at foure times in the Yeare, so that hee shall have little need of Let [...]hcraft, as thus▪

In the Spring, from March till May at which time increaseth the good sweet▪ [...] Blood, through good meates and [...] good wholsome savours.

In Summer, from May till June, at which time beginneth the bitter juyce of Choller▪ then use coole meats, and drinkes, and bee not violent in exercise, and forbeare women.

In Harvest, from June till November, at which time increaseth Melancholy; then bee purged by a Medicine Laxative, and afterward use light Meats and drinkes, such as will increase good Blood.

In Winter, from November till Mar [...]h▪ [Page] at which time increaseth Flegme, through weaknesse of Humours, and corruption of ayre; Then the Pose beginneth to grow, then heat is in the Veynes, then is pricking in the sides, then is time to use hot Meats and good drinkes▪ and spices, as Pepper, Ginger, &c. but doe not wash thy Head.

For as a learned Physitian saith; Hee that taketh much Physick when he is young, will much repent it when he is old.

For letting of Blood.

AS in all other parts of Physicke so great care ought to be had in letting of Blood. First, skilfully and circumspectly is to be considered and certainly knowne the cause. As whether it be needfull and good for the Patient, to purge his body of some unnaturall and naughty, and superfluous humour. For otherwise, letting of Bloud is very dangerous, and openeth the way to many grievous Infirmities. And note generally▪ that it is not convenient, eyther for a very leane and weake man, or for a very fat and grosse man to be let bloud, neither for a Child under 14. yeares of age, nor an old man above 56. Especially, in decrepit old age.

[Page] Now there remaineth to be considered, how it standeth with the patient inwardly, for his Complexion and Age, and outwardly, for the time of the Yeare, time of the Day, and also for Dyet.

For Complexion.

Let bloud the Phlegmatick, the Moone being in Aries or Sagitarius.

Let bloud the Melancholick, the Moone in Libra or Aquarius.

Let bloud the Cholerick, the Moone being in Cancer or Pisces.

Let blood the Sanguine, the Moone in eyther of the aforesaid Signes.

For Age.

Let blood Youth; from the Change to the second quarter.

Middle-age, from the 2. quarter to the full.

Elder-age, from the full to the last quarter.

Old-age, from the last quart▪ to the change.

Time of the Yeare.

Spring good. Autumne different.

Time of the Moneth.

Let not blood, The Moone in Taurus, Gemini, Leo, Virgo, or Capric [...]rne.

The day before nor after the change and full.

Twelve houres before and after the quarters.

The Moone with Jupiter, or Mars, evill aspected.

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Time of the Day.

Morning after sun-rising fasting; Afternoon, after perfect digestion; the ayre temperate, the wind not South, if it may be.

Dyet after Bleeding.

Sl [...]pe not presently, Stirre not violently;

Vse no venery, Feed, thou warily.

Notwithstanding, for the Phrensie, the Pestilence, the Squinancy, the Plurisie, the Apoplexi [...], or a continuall Head-ach growing of cholerick blood, a hot burning Feaver, or any other extreame paine; In this case, a man may not tarry a chosen time, but incontinently with all convenient speed▪ hee is to seek for remedy; but then Blood is not to bee let in so great a quantity, as if that a chosen and fit time were to be obtained.

Good to—

Prepare humours, the Moon in Gemini, Libra, or Aquarius.

Vomit, the Moon in Aries, Taurus, or Capr.

Purge by Neezing, the Moone in Cancer, Le [...], or Virgo.

Take Clysters, the Moone in Aries, Librae, or Scorpio.

Take Gargarismes, the Moone in Cancer, or [Page] Stop rheumes and Flux, the Moon in Taurus, Virgo, or Capric [...]rn [...].

Bathe for cold Diseases, the Moone in Aries, L [...], or Sagitarius.

Bathe for hot Diseases, the Moone in Cancer, Scorpio, or Pisces.

Purge with Electuaries, the Moon in Cancer.

Purge with Potions, the Moone in Scorpio.

Purge with Pilles, the Moon in Pisces.

For an Unguent or Plaister, is best to bee applyed, when the Moone is in the imaginary Sig [...]e attributed to the members whereunto it is applyed.

Of the Nine Tastse.

SAlt, Sharpe, and Bitter, Sower, Savory, and Eager, Sweet, Walloweth, and Fatty-Three of them bee of Heat, three of Cold, and the last three be of temperature. A cut chafeth, heateth, and fleyeth: Temperature delighteth, Lycorise, Annis, Ginger, Wormewood, and Suger: these bee Examples: a cut raweth, heateth, and fleyeth, and Nature there against ripeth, and twineth, and putteth out: make your Medicine such, that for one putting out, double twining, and foure riping.

Melancholy is dry and cold, sower and [Page] earthly coloured, his Urine is thinne and discoloured, his Pulse is straight, and short in digestion, and a full stomacke, loathsomenesse, and sower belching, a swelling wombe, and sides, heavie, dead, and sluggish limbes, and melancholious Urine commeth of a young wench that faileth in her flowers, or have them not as shee ought to have.

Fleame, cold and moyst, white, and weake in colours, his Urine is discoloured and thicke, his Pulse is short and broad; raw stomacke; and full, loathsome, and unlusty, watry mouth, much spitting, heavy head, sluggie, and slumbry, with cold hands and feete, and chiefly in the Night.

Sanguine is moyst, and hot, sweet, and ruddy coloured, alway his Body is full of heate, namely in the Veynes, and they bee swelling, and of face he is ruddy, and in sleepe hee seemeth fiery: Medicine for him is bloud let upon the Currall or Liver Veyne, and simple dyet, as Tyson, Water Grewell, and sower bread.

Choller is hot, and dry, yellow, greene and bitter, Urine is discoloured, and thinne, his Pulse is long and straight, much watch, heavy head ache, and thirst, bitter mouth, and dry, singing cares, and much gnawing in the [Page] Wombe, and other while costiffenesse, and burned Sege, and vomit, both yellow and greene, as is that colour.

Each Humour may cause a Fever or an Impostume, and then the Urine is more coloured, and the liquour thinner: and ever as that sicknesse defieth, the Urine waxeth thicker, and the colour lower, till it come to Cytrin or subrufe.

Melancholy causeth a Quartaine, and Fleame a Quotidian. Sinec and Causon have ever Continues, the other three may be so, and otherwhile Interpolate, continue ever holdeth on, and Interpolate resteth otherwhile; continue is with the Veynes, and Interpolate is without the Veynes, both two wayes may bee simple and also compound, simple of one matter, and one place, or compound of divers places.

The Tertians of these Fevers be such, as the same humors be of, and also Urine and Pulse: All saving they bee stronger in Fevers and Impostumes then they be without, and therefore their Medicine must bee more discreet, but generally Dyet thus: Sowre bread, and Water-grewell, and Tyson, and fleyed Fish and Wine, and Almond milke, and all white meate saving whay, generall digestive in [Page] Summer, and in hot time, as in Oxizacia; and generall digestive in Winter and all cold time, as Oxcineil [...]: And generall expulsive is, d [...] s [...]cca r [...]sarum, a cut with Turbit, and Scamony, ana. Scruple two, and generall dormitary is insquiamany, and double medled with Populions, and foment him with Roses, [...]a, double Sugar flaketh thir [...].

Signes of Sicknesse by Eg [...]stion.

IF the meat come from a man in manner as hee did eate it, the Stomack is weake, and the Bowels be lubricated, it is an evill signe.

If the Egestion looke like Earth, it is [...] s [...]gne of death.

If the Egestion doe not stinke, it is an evill signe.

If the Egestion doe looke like lead, it is an evill signe.

If the Egestion bee blacke as Inke, it is an evill signe.

If the Egestion bee blacke, and looke like Sheepes trickles, there is abundance of adu [...] Choller, and paine in the Spleene.

If the Egestion be yellow, and no Saffron eaten before, the body is r [...]pleat with Choller and Cytren water.

[Page] If the Egestion have straines of bloud, there is impediment in the Liver and the Bowels.

If the Egestion bee bloudish, there is ulceration in the Guts.

If the Egestion looke like shaving of Guts, beware then of an extreame Fluxe and debility of the Body.

If a man be too Laxative it is not good, for in such persons can be no strength but much weaknesse.

If a man be costive and cannot have a naturall egestion once a day, he cannot be long without Sicknesse.

Signes of Life or Death by the Pulses.

Spigm [...]s is named the Pulses, and there be twelue Pulses the which doe take their Originall at the Vitall spirits: Three of which belong to the Heart, the one is under the left Pap, the other two doe lye in the Wrists of the armes directly against the Thumbs.

The Braine hath respect to seaven Pulses, foure be principall; and three be Minors, the foure principall are thus scituate; in the Temples two, and one going under the Bone called the right Furkcle, and the other doth lye in the corner of the right side of the Nose, one of the [Page] three Minor Pulses in the corner of the left side of the Nose: And the other two lye upon the Mandibles of the two Jawes, the Liver hath respect to the two Pulses which lye upon the Feet.

By these Pulses, expert Physitians and Chyrurgions by their knocking and clapping, doe judge what principall member is diseased or whether the Patient be in danger.

If any of the principall Pulses doe beate truely, keeping an equall course as the minute of a clocke, then there is no perill in the Patient, so be it they keepe a true course; or pulse without any pause or stopping; which is to say, if the Pulse give five knockes and cease at the sixth knocke: or else seven and pause at eight, or else knocke tenne and lea [...]e over the eleventh, and begin at the twelfth, the Patient is in perill, else not; for it is not in the agility, as too swift or tardie beating of the Pulse, but in the pausing of the same contrary to its course, that the Patient is in perill.

In such causes let the Physitian be circumspect, and carefull, for Sincopies in the Patient, let him sit upright in his Bed with Pillowes, and let one sit at his backe to give him drinke, and let the Patient smell to Amber greece or Rosewater and Vin [...]ger, or else rub the Pulse with Aqua Vitae.

[Page] Also, when you touch the Pulse, marke under which finger it strikes most strongest, as thus; If the Pulse under the little finger, be feeble and weake, and under the rest more weake, it is a token of Death: But contrariwise, if under the little finger strong, and under every finger stronger it is a good signe.

And if you feele the Pulse under the forefinger strike untill the eleventh stroke and it faile in it, is a good signe, but if he beate swift and unorderly, an evill.

Of the foure Humours.

1. Signes of Sicknesse by Blood.

SLownesse, Idlenesse, Dulnesse, yawning or gaping, stretching forth the armes, no delight or pleasure, sweet spittle mingled with bitternesse, much heavie sleepe with dreames of red colour, or bearing of burthens great and heavie, perturbation of the sences, red face with much sweat, little or no appetite to meat with red grosse stinking Urine.

Of these Signes are knowne, stinking Feavers, Pestilence, Squinancie, and Bloody-fluxe.

[Page] For Remedy, if the Blood be distempered, helpe it with things cold and dry; for blood is moist, hot, and sweet.

2. Signes of Melancholy sicknesses.

PAle colour in the Face, sowrenesse in the mouth, belching wind, little sleepe, that horrible, and infernall dreames, much thought, pensivenesse and care, a desperate mind, more leaner then before in the body, straitnesse in the stomack▪ Elvishnesse in countenance, snappish in words; starting, coldnesse, and fearefull, white and thin Urine.

These signes testifie▪ Quartaine, Morphew, Lepre, Canker, Madnesse, and hardnesse of the Spleene.

For Remedy, if it bee of red Choller, give things cold, moist and sweet; for red choller is bitter and fiery.

3. Signes of Cholerick diseases.

YEllow colour in the Skin, bitterness in the mouth, pricking in the mouth of the stomacke, supernaturall heat, loathsomnesse to meat, lamentation or great griefe of mind. Drinesse, coveting drinke of divers kinds, Vomits [Page] of yellow and greene, small or no sleepe, but fearefull and fiery dreames of strife.

These bee signes of the Jaundies, Tertians, Plurisies, Madnesse, and Collicks.

For Remedy, if it bee of blacke Choller, or Melancholy, give things hot and moyst, and sweet; for adust choller is sharpe and cold.

4. Signes of Flegmatick diseases.

SLuggishnesse and dulness of Memory, forgetfulnesse, much spitting, [...], paines in the Head, especially in the hinder part, swelling in the Face and cheeks, evill digestion▪ white Dropsie-like in colour, patience with doltishnesse, lacking lively quickne [...]se, dreaming of going naked, drowning, or of Snow.

The diseases, Quotidians, Dropsies, Palsey, and the Falling sicknesse.

For Remedy, if the Disease be of salt Flegme give things sweet, hot and dry, thus saith Soramis. And thus much for Remedies against the distemperance of each humour.

Notwithstanding, where there is abundance of cold Flegme not mixt with Choller, there things very sharpe and hot bee most convenient; as tart Vineger with hot Roses and seeds, [Page] or Wines, strong and rough Honey, being boyled in the one and in the other.

Or where Choller is mixt with Flegme, sirrop made with Vineger and Suger, boyled sometimes with Seeds, Herbes, and Rootes, which may dissolve Flegme and digest it is very good.

Certaine Observations for Women.

WHen Womens brests diminish being with Child, is a token the child is dead.

If a woman with Child bee sodainly taken with any grievous sicknesse, her life is in great danger.

If a woman with Child be let Blood, it killeth the child, the nearer the birth the greater is the danger.

It is perilous for a Woman with Child to have a great Lax, or loosenesse.

A woman having a Convultion in temperate times of her termes, is perilous.

The C [...]alx of Egge-shels ministred in broth asswageth the paine and griping in a woman, after her deliverance of child.

OF URINES. A briefe Treatise of Urines, aswell of Mans urine as of Womans, to judge by the Colour which betokeneth Health, and which betokeneth Weaknesse, and also Death. PART. III.

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Of Bubbles resident in Vrine.

IT is shewed, that in the fore-parts of the Body dwelleth Sicknesse and Health: That is, in the Wombe, in the Head, in the Liver, and in the Bladder, in what manner thou maist know their properties and thereof mayest learne to judge the better.

When Bubbles doe swim on the top of Urine, they proceed of windy matter included in viscous humidity, and signifie rawnesse and indigestion in the Head, Belly, Sides, Reynes, and parts thereabouts, for in these especially, [Page] hu [...]ours are multiplied and doe ascend to make paine▪ in the Head.

Re [...]ident Bubbles doth signifie ventositie in the Body, or else a Sicknesse that hath continued long and will continue, unlesse remedy be found; but Bubbles not Resident but doth breake quickly, signifieth Debility or Weaknesse.

Bubbles cleaving to the Urinall, signifieth the body to be repleat with evill humours.

Bubbles doth also signifie the Stone in the Reynes of the Backe.

A Circle which is greene of colour of Urine, doth signifie wavering in the Head, and burning in the stomacke. This colour in a Feaver doth signifie paine in the Head, comming of Choller. And if it continue it will cause an Impostume, the which will ingender the Frenzi [...].

A blacke circle in Urine, signifieth Mortification.

If any filthy matter doe appeare in the Urine, it commeth from the Lungs and sometimes from the Liver, and it may come from breaking of some Impostume, but for the most part it commeth from the Vlcers of the Bladder or the Reynes, or from the passages of the Urine, then the urine is troubled in the bottome [Page] and stinketh, he hath a paine in his lower parts and especially in the parts aforesaid, when he maketh water, and chiefly in the end of the yard, and commonly there is with this the Strangurie which is hardly to be cured, unlesse it be in the beginning.

If it come from the Reynes, there is paine in the Loynes, the Backe and the Flanke.

If from the Liver, the paine is onely in the right side.

If in the Lungs, the paine is from the Brest with a cough and the breath stinketh.

If from the Bladder, the paine is about the share.

If a mans urine be white at morning, and red before meate, and white after meate, he is whole: and if it be fat and thicke it is not good. And if the Vrine be meanly thicke, it is not good to like: and if it be thicke as spice, it betokeneth Head ache.

Vrine that is two dayes red, and at the tenth day white, betokeneth very good health.

Vrine that is fat, white, and moyst, betokeneth the Fever Quartaine.

Vrine that is bloody, betokeneth that the Bladder is hurt by some rotting that is within.

A little Vrine all Fleshie, betokeneth wasting of the Reynes: and who pisseth Bloud [Page] without sicknesse, he hath some Veyne broken in his Reynes.

Urine that is ponderous, betokeneth that the bladder is hurt.

Urine that is bloody in sicknesse, betokeneth great evill in the Body, and namely in the bladder.

Urine that falleth by drops, above, as it were great boules, betokeneth great sicknesse and long.

If white gravell doth issue forth with Vrine, it doth signifie that the Patient hath or shall have the Stone ingendred in the Bladder, and there is paine about those parts.

If the gravell be red, the Stone is ingendred in the Reynes of the Backe and Kidneyes, and there is great paine in the small of the Backe.

If the gravell be blacke, it is ingendred of a Melancholly humour.

Note, that if the gravell goe away, and the Patient find no ease, it sheweth that the Stone is confirmed. Also know yee, that if the gravell goe away, and the paine goe away likewise, it signifieth that the Stone is broken and voydeth away.

Womens Vrine that is cleare and shyning in the Vrinall like silver, if shee cast oft, and if she have no talent to meate, it betokeneth she is with Child.

[Page] Womens Urine that is strong and white and also stinking, betokeneth sicknesse in the Reynes, in her secret receipts, and her chambers is full of evill humours, and sicknesse of her selfe.

Womens Vrine that is bloody and cleere as water underneath, betokeneth Head-ache.

Womens urine that is like to Gold, cleere and mighty, betokeneth that she hath lust to man.

Womens urine that hath colour of stable cleansing, betokeneth her to have the Fever Quartaine, and shee to be in danger of death.

Womens urine that appeareth as colour of Lead, if shee bee with Child, betokeneth that it is dead within her.

To know a Mans urine from a Womans, and a womans or mans from a Beast urine.

First a Mans water the nearer you hold it to the eye the thicker it doth shew, and when you hold it further off the thinner it doth appeare; but in beasts Urines it is not so; for the nearer you hold it to the sight the thinner it is, and the further the sight the thicker, also beast water is more salter and of a stronger savour, and of a more simple Complection, and smelleth more raw, then the urine of a man; also mixe the water of a Beast with wine and they will part a sunder.

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Hereafter followeth all the Vrines that betokeneth Death, as well the Ʋrine of Man as of Woman.

IN a hot Axes, one part red, another blacke another greene, another blew, betokeneth, Death.

Urine in hot axes, blacke, and little in quantity, betokeneth Death.

Urine coloured all over a [...] Leade, betokeneth the prolonging of death.

Urine that shineth raw and right bright, if the Skin in the bottome shine not, it betokeneth death.

Urine that in substance having fleeting above as it were a darke Sky, signifieth death.

Urine darkly shyning, and darke with a blacke Skin within, betokeneth a prolonging of death.

Urine that is the colour of water, if it have a darke Sky in an Axes, it betokeneth death.

Urine that hath dregges in the bottome medled with blood, it betokeneth death.

Urine blacke and thicke, and if the sicke loath when he goeth to the stoole, and when he speaketh overthwart, or that he understandeth not aright, and these sicknesses goeth not from him, it betokeneth death.

Of VVounds▪ PART. IV.

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A Definition of Wounds by their causes.

A Wound is a solution, seperation and recent breach of unity, of that that before was a continuity with out putrified matter, which corruption giveth the name of an Ulcer to the solution, and no more a Wound.

The causes of Wounds are duall, viz. First by the violence of bodies without life, as we simply call an Incised wound, as when it is caused by edged Instruments. Secondly, we call it a Stab or puncture, caused by theforce of Daggers and the like. Thirdly, we call those Contused wounds, caused by violent use of the object, being some weighty thing (cast as a Stone, or stroake with a Staffe, or their similies) against the subject receiving their forces, differing in their appellations by the diversity of their causes.

[Page] Or secondly, wounds are caused by living things, as a wound that is of Biting, scratching and the like, and for these causes they differ in their appellatious.

Also the differencie of Wounds, are taken eyther from their causes by which they are inflicted, or from their accidents, viz. the indication of the place wherein they are scituated. Also, the place maketh difference thus: eyther they happen in the similar parts, as the Flesh, Artery, Veyne, &c. or in the organicall or instrumentall parts, as some intire and whole bulke, truncke, or fully compleat member, or limbe, viz. The Head, Necke, Brest, Belly, &c. Wounds of the Head grow more particular, because that parts belonging thereto be of more note; as the Face, Nose, Lippes, Eyes, and Eares: wounds of the limbes, arc of the Shoulders, Armes, Thighes, and Legs. Of the similar parts also, some are Sanguine, as the flesh, whose wounds are eyther simple, deepe, hollow, plaine, or proud with flesh. The Spermaticke likewise, are eyther hard or soft; the soft parts, as the Veynes, Arteries, and Sinewes, being wounded, we call them wounds of the hurt part; the hard are the Bones, a breach of which, we call a wound in the Bone.

[Page] So Wounds derive their Nominations from the cause, place and simisitudes thereof.

What Wounds are.

WOunds are these, Which in Latine are called Vulnus, of the vulgar Vulner, 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, Veynes, Muscles, 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, that offend divers places of the body: The simple are of small importance, if they keepe them cleane and close shut Nature will heale, them, without any kind of medecine: but those where veynes are cut, had neede of some Art or Practise, with the which they must stop the blood, and in any wise not to suffer the wound to remaine open but to sow it up very close, so that the veyne may heale, and those where sinewes are hurt are of great importance, and would be healed with great speed, so the Sinewes [Page] may joyne with more [...]ase. But those where bones are hurt, are of great importance, for if the Bone be seperated from the other, of necessity it must be taken forth before the Wound be healed: So that by this meanes every one may know, what Wounds are and their kinds.

In the Curing of greene Wounds consists a five-fold scope or intention.

THe first, is to draw out that which is sent into the Body, whether by Bullet, Wood, Bone, or Stone; or Arrowes, Darts and such like.

The second, is a Conjunction and united of parts divided.

The third, is a retaining of those parts united in their proper▪seate.

The fourth, is a Conservation of the parts of the substance.

The fifth, is a Prohibition and mitigation of accidents.

For the first intention, it is performed eyther with fit and convenient Instruments, or with attractive Medicines, whereby things that are infixed are drawne out. Which Medicines are these.

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Radix Aristolochiae, | Ammoniacum.
Arundis. | Saga Poenum.
Anagallis. | Dictamnum.
Thapsia. | Ranae combustae, Or

Emplastrum Avicennae, so much commended by Guyd [...].

The second and third intention, is performed by binding and Ligature, if the Wound be simple and small, and in a place where it may fitly be performed, yea, although it be large, so it may be easily bound, as in the Muscles of the Arme, and such like; but if it happen that Ligatute will not serve, then must be added the helpe of the Needle, being very carefull to handle the party gently, and to place it in his due seate.

The fourth intention, is performed and accomplished, by appointing of a fit and convenient Dyet, according to the strength of the Patient, and greatnesse of the affect and disposition of the whole body: for a thin Dyet and cold, doth very much availe in resisting of Symptoms, we also adde Bloodletting and Purging of humors to avoide accidents, also the part is to be contained in his due place, and a Cataplasme framed with the whites of Egges, and other cooling things, are to be applyed, and sometimes to be fomented with astringed Wine.

[Page] The fifth intention, is the correcting of accidents, which is Flux of blood, Dolour, Tumor, Paralysis, Convulsion, Fever, Syncope, Delerium, and Itching.

But this is to observed in the Fluxe of blood: whether it hath flowne sufficiently or no; if otherwise the Fluxe is to be suffered; for after a sufficient Fluxe, the wound doth remaine dry, and is so much the neerer cured and the lesse Symptomes follow, as Phlegmon and such like: and if the wound bleed not sufficient, we must open a veyne for revulsion▪ according to the greatnesse of the affect, and the nature of the wound: especially when through paine or other cause wee feare inflamation or a Feaver.

How a sicke man should Dyet himselfe being Wounded.

A Wounded man, or a man sore beaten being sicke, must be kept from Milke, Butter, Cheese, Hearbes, Fruites, Fish, (except fre [...]h-water Fish) Women, Garlicke, Onions, Leekes, Peason, &c. Also divers sorts of meats must he not eate, as fresh Beefe, water Fowles, Goose, or Duck, nor drinke too much strong Wine. But he may eate Porke, Mutton, Chicken, Henne, or Capon.

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Of Wounds and their Cures happening in severall places of the Body.

And first, of infirmities incident to Souldiers in a Campe.

COmmonly, there are three Infirmities that offend Souldiers in a Campe above all the rest, the which are these: Feavers, Wounds, and Fluxes of the body▪ the which thou mayst helpe in this order following with these Medicines. Quintessence of Wine, Balsamo, Magno Licore, Quintessentia, and Spice Imperiall; and as for the order to use them is thus. When any hath a Feaver or Flux, then presently when the Disease beginneth, let him Blood in one of the two veynes underneath the Tongue, cutting it overthwart, and this thou shalt doe in the Evening, then the next morning, take a Doze of your Imperiall powder mixt with Wine, and this you may doe without any Dyet or strict order: that being done, [Page] give him three mornings together, halfe an ounce of our Quintessence solutive, with Broath: but if it bee a Fluxe, and that the Patient is not cured, let him stand in a cold Bath of Salt-water of the Sea, three or foure houres or more, and he shall be perfectly ho [...]pe.

Then as concerning Wounds, as well as Cuts as thrusts, and as well Galling with Arrowes, as Harquebush shot, and other sorts, thou shalt cure them thus. The first thing that thou shalt doe to them is to wash them very cleane with Wine, and then dry them well, then put thereinto Quintessence of Wine, and presently joyne the parts together, and sowe or stitch them close, then put thereupon five or sixe drops of our Balsamo, and upon the wound lay a cloth wet in our Magno Licore as hote as yee may suffer it, and this yee shall do the first day: then the next day follow this order. First, put thereon our Quintessence, and a little of our Balsamo, and then our Magno Licore very hote, and never change that medicine. And this done, the wound shall be whole with great speed and in a quarter of the time that the common Chirurgions is able to doe it, by the grace of God.

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A rare secret, the which this Author did send to a very friend of his being in the Warres: the which helpeth all wounds eyther by Cut, Thrust, galling with Arrowes, or Hargubush-shot, or otherwise.

THe first thing that yee shall doe, is to wash the Wounds very cleane with Urine, and then dry it very well: then put therein Quintessence of Wine, and presently joyne the parts close together, and stitch or sow them well; but in any wise sowe nothing but the Skinne: for otherwise it will cause great paine: Then put thereon five or sixe drops of our Balsamo, and upon the Wound▪ lay a cloth wet in our Magno Licore▪ as hote as they can suffer it, and this doe the first day.

Then the next day follow this order.

First, put thereon our Quintessence, and then a little of our Balsamo: and then annoint it very well with our Magno Licor [...], as hot as it may be suffered: Never changing this Medicine untill it be whole. This is very certaine and approved.

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Of wounds in the Head, with fracture of the Bone.

VVOunds of the Head with fracture of the Bone, of the common Physitians and Chirurgions, are counted difficile to be healed, because thereunto belongeth great Art or Cunning: For they open the Flesh, and raise the Bone, with many other things, of which J count it superfluous to intreat of, because that many be holpen without them. For alwayes when the Physitians or Chirurgions doe offend the Wound for alteration or corruption▪ Nature it selfe will worke very well, and heale it without any ayde. But with our Medicines they may be holpen with much more speed, because they let the alteration, and defendeth them from Putrifaction, and mittigateth the paine. And the order to Cure those kind of wounds are thus. The first thing that is to be done in those Wounds, is to joyne the parts close together, and dresse them upon the wound with our Oleum Benedictum, and upon the Oyle lay cloathes wet in our Magno Licore, as hot as you can suffer it: And so with the Remedies thou shalt helpe them quickly: because our Oleo Benedicto [Page] taketh away the paine, and keepeth it from putrifaction and resolveth. Our Magno Licore digesteth, mundifieth, and incarnateth and healeth. And therefore this is the best Medicine that can be used in these wounds. For hereof J have had an infinite of Experiences, the which hath beene counted miracles: and therefore J have let the world to understand thereof, that they may helpe themselves if need shall serve.

Of Wounds in the Head, where the Bone is not offended.

VVOunds in the Head, where the Bone is not hurt, are not of such importance, but are easily to be holpen: for you shall doe nothing, but keepe it from putrifaction, and defend it from inflamation, which are easie to be done, and so Nature will worke well with great speed. To keepe the wound from putrifaction, you must annoynt it round about with our Oleum Philosophorum, Deterebinthina, and Sera. And to keepe it from inflamation, you shall wash it with our Quintessence, and upon the wound dresse it with our Magno Licore; thus doing, thy cure shall prosper happily, and shall not need to [Page] take away any blood, nor yet to keepe any dyet, no [...] yet to keepe the house, but to goe where you thinke good, without any perill or danger: and this order have J used a long time, as divers of my friends can testifie.

Of Concussions or Bruises, as well in the Head as any other place.

COncussions or Bruises in the head or any other place of the body, of the antient Physitians hath beene counted dangerous to heale, for they say, that Concussions must be brought to putrifaction, and turned into matter, which opinions J doe allow, for by me those Concussions or bruises is very easie to bee dissolved without maturation: And that J doe with our Oleo Benedicto, and Magno Licore, as much of the one as of the other mixt together, and made very hote as you can suffer it, and then wet cloathes twice a day, and in three or foure dayes at the most they shall be dissolved: and this it doth, because this Remedy assubtiliateth the humours, and openeth the Pores, and draweth forth the matter that is runne into the place offended, and so by those meanes they shall be holpen with this remedy: J have cured hundreds, [Page] when J was in the warres of Africa, in Anno. 1551. when a whole City was taken and destroyed by the Campe of Charles the fifth, Emperour.

Of Wounds in the Necke and the order to be used in curing them.

VVOunds in the necke are very hard to be cured, and long before they heale, and this commeth, because next are all the ligaments of the head, as bones, sinewes, veynes, flesh, and skinne, all instruments that hold the head and the body together, without the which a man cannot live; and therefore those wounds are so perillous to be healed, seeing thereunto runneth so great a quantity of humours, that they will not suffer the wound to be healed.

The true way therefore to helpe those wounds, is to stitch them well in his place, and dresse it upon the wound, with cloathes wet in Oleum Benedictum one part, and Magno Licore three parts, mixt together, as hote as you can suffer it. And upon the cloath lay the powder of Mille-foyle, and this thou shalt doe once in 24 houres, and so that shall helpe them quickly: giving you great charge [Page] that you change not your Medicine; For it mundifieth, incarnateth, and healeth the wound without any further helpe, for J have proved it an infinite and many times.

Of Wounds in the Armes, and their importances and Medicines.

VVOunds in the Armes are dangerous, for that there also are a great number of Sinewes, Cartylagines, Veynes, Muscles, and other dangerous things, as it is well seene in wounds in that place, how that thereunto runneth abundance of Humours, and there commeth alteration, Inflamation, and Impostumation which hurteth the Patient much. Therefore in this case, J will shew thee a rare secret, where-with thou shalt helpe any sort of wound in the Arme, without any alteration, and with a little paine, and the secret is this, Dresse the Wound upon the upper parts with our Magno Licore, very warme, without any tenting at all, and this doe once a day, and no more, and in no wise change your Medicine; for with this thou mayest helpe all Wounds in the Armes with great speed▪ and it is one of the greatest secrets that can be used for the wounds in the armes: and proved by me infinite times.

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Of Wounds in the Legs, and their parts.

VVOunds in the Legs are in a manner of the same quality as those in the armes, because the Legs are of their proper quality and nature, compounded of the like substance that the Armes are: that is, in Skinne, flesh, Muscles, Veynes, Sinewes, and Bones: And these, when they are offended or wounded, are very perillous, because unto them runneth great quantity of humours, and in the Legges are certaine places deadly (as men say) as the hinder part of the calfe of the Leg, nnd the middle of the inner part of the thigh, the ankle, and the foote, are all places troublesome and curious to heale when they are wounded, and therefore to heale them according to the manner of the Antients, it were great trouble to the Chirurgion: and pity to see the paine of the Patient. Wherefore in any wise use not the Medicines of the Antients. But when thou hast occasion, joyne unto the skill of thy Art the use of these Medicines, our Quintessentia, Balsamo, Magno Licore, Oleo di Rasa, Olea Benedicto, Ole [...] Philosophorum. Any of these, or such like, which are incorruptible, which by their proper quality [Page] assubtiliateth concussions, pierceth to the bottome of the Wounds, keepeth the flesh in his naturall Caliditie and humidity, perserveth from Putrifaction, and naturally maketh the Flesh to joyne and grow together, and that in a short space. Therefore consider well, which worketh better Effect, ours, or the Antients, and use them at thy discretion.

A Discourse upon old Wounds, which are not thorowly healed; with their Remedies.

VVHen that Wounds are ill healed, and that therein commeth Impostumations, and that the part of the wounds be indurated and full of paine, then use this secret of our Invention, which was never yet seene nor heard of the Antients, nor yet of our time, but of us. When thou findest such a cause, wash the Wound well, and make it cleane round about, and then wash it with our Quintessentia Vegetabile, and Bathe it well thorow, for that the said Quintessentia doth open the Pores, and assubtiliateth the matter, and causeth the humour to come forth.

This being done, annoynt it all over with our Magno Licore▪ and this done, within three dayes the Patient shall feele great ease, and in [Page] short time after he shall be whole. This is one of the most noblest Medicines that can bee made: For it takes away the hardnesse healeth the Wound, and comforteth the place offended.

A rare secret to heale Wounds of Gunshot, Arrowes, or such like, in the Wars, when hast is required.

IF thou wilt cure these Wounds presently, joyn the parts together with speed, washing it with Aqua Coelestis, and Oleum Balsam [...], of our invention, and lay a cloath wet to the same very close thereon.

To heale a Wound quickly.

VVAsh the Wound well with our Aqua Balsamo, and close it up, and thereupon lay a cloth of the Oyle of Frankensence, and so by this meanes thou shalt heale any great Wound quickly: For J have proved it infinite times to my great credit.

To heale a Wound quickly, that is in danger of any Accidents.

WOunds in some parts of the Body are very dangerous of Life, and especially [Page] where the Sinewes or Veynes bee (cut or pierced) or Veynes or Muscles be hurt, or Bones broken, and by an infinite of other particulars, which being open or ill healed, the Patient may be in danger of life, because the winde entreth in, and causeth paines and inflamation; and therefore to avoyd all these aforesaid matters, so that the wound shall have no detriment use this remedy. First joyne the parts close together, and put therein our Quintessence, and lay a cloth wet in our Baulme, and binde it fast that the ayre come not in, for it is very hurtfull. You shall understand that these be two of the best experienced Medicines that may be found: because our Quintessence doth assubtiliate the Blood, and taketh it forth, and taketh away the paine. And the Baulme doth warme and comfort the place offended. And will not suffer any Matter to runne thereinto by any meanes: for this is most true, as J have proved it divers and sundry times, and alwayes have had very good successe.

To stay the fluxe of Bloud in Wounds.

VVHen there is a fluxe of Blood in any wound by reason of some veyne [Page] that is cut, and that the Chirurgion 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 strow the blood of a Man dryed, made in powder, and lay upon the wound a cloath wet in our Baulme artificially, very warme, and upon that binde the wound very straight with Ligaments, and twice a day wash it with our Quintessentia, and round about it annoynt it with our Baulme, 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 remaine well, giving you charge that the wounded person doe keepe no straight Dyet, because Nature being weake relaxeth the Veynes, and that causeth the fluxe of blood.

Another for the same.

FIrst, stitch the wound close, then cast thereon Mans blood, and bind it somewhat hard, so let it remaine 24. houres: And when you unbind it, take heed you remove nothing, and cast thereon more dried blood, and annoint it round about with Oleum Philosophorum, Deteribinthina and Cera, and bind it againe [Page] other 24. houres, and bind it gently, and annoynt the wound with Oyle of Frankensence, and in short time it will be perfectly whole.

A defence to be layd upon VVounds.

TAke perfect Aqua-vitae of good Wine, what quantity you will, and put therein Hipericon, Mill-foyle, Viticella, and Bitony, and then let it stand certaine dayes 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.

A secret Powder for wounds.

TAke Hipericon flowers and leaves, Millfoyle, and Viticella, and stampe them well together, and so strew it upon the Wound, and round about the wound, when it is dressed, and that doth defend it from accidents.

A Composition of great vertue against all Vlcers and Sores.

TAke the Oyle of Vitrioll that is perfect, as much as you will, and put it into a Glasse, with as much Oyle of Tartar made by [Page] dissolution, and so let it stand ten dayes: Then take one scruple of that, and one ounce of pure Aqua vitae, and mixe them together, and therewith wash the hollow Ulcers and they will heale in short time. It helpeth any crude kind of Scab or sore that is caused of the evill quality or nature.

A Note of a certaine Spanyard, wounded in the head at Naples.

There was a certaine Spanyard called Samora, of the age of 34. yeares, of complexion Cholericke and Sanguine, the which was wounded in the left side of the head, with incision of the Bone. Now yee must understand, that in Naples the ayre is most ill for wounds in the Head, by reason that it is so subtill, and for that cause the Doctors did feare the Cure: Neverthelesse, J dressed him with our Magno Licore, and Balsamo Artificio, keeping the wound as close as was possible, annoynting it onely upon the wound, and so in 14. dayes he was perfectly whole, to the great wonder of 2 number of Chyrurgions in that City.

For to heale Hurts and VVounds.

TAke Mallowes and seeth them well, and when they be boyled, take and stampe [Page] them, and take old Barrowes grease and clean Barley meale, and mingle the Juyce, the Meale and the Grease all together, and make a salve thereof, it is a ready healer.

To stanch the Blood of a Cut.

TAke a good handful of Nettles and bruise them, and then lay them upon the wound hard bound with a cloth, and it will stanch it presently.

Another for the same.

TAke Hogs-dung hot from the Hog, mingle it with Suger and lay it to the wound will stay the bleeding.

For to staunch the blood of a VVound.

TAke a Linnen-cloth, and burne it to powder, and bind it to the Wound or Veyne that is hurt, and it helpeth.

A healing Salve for any greene VVound.

TAke two yolkes of Egges, halfe a pound of Turpentine, half a quarter of an ounce of Mastick, half a quarter of an ounce of Nitre and halfe a quarter of an ounce of Wearick, [Page] two ounces of Bucks-tallow, halfe a gille of Rose-water, and half a quarter of an ounce of Saffron, mixe all these together and make of them a Salve, and keepe it for your use.

The Lord Capels salve for Cuts or Rancklings comming of Rubbings: It is also a very good Lip-salve.

TAke a pound of May-butter and clarifie it, then take the purest thereof: also take three ounces of English wax, and two ounces of Rozine, and clarifie them by themselves, then boyle them all together, and when it is well boyled, coole it, and after keepe it in the Cake, or otherwise as your Salve.

For to draw and heale a Cut.

TAke the Juyce of Smalledge, the Juyce of Bugle, of each a like quantity; take also Waxe, Rozen unwrought, Sheepes Suet, Deeres suet, of each a like quantity, of Sallet oyle▪ and Turpentine but a little; Fry them all, and scrape a little Lint, and lay a little salve upon the Lint, and put it in the Cut, and then lay a Plaister over it.

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A Salve for fresh Wounds.

TAke Harts-grease and Turpentine, of each foure Ounces: oyle of Roses, Frankensence and Masticke, of each one ounce, and so make your Salve, and lay it to the sore.

A Salve that cleanseth a Wound and heal [...]th it.

TAke white Turpentine unwashed foure ounces, the yolke of an Egge, and a little Barley meale, and so make a Salve.

To kill dead Flesh.

TAke the Juyce of Smalledge, and the yolke of an Egge, Wheaten flower, a spoonfull of Honey: and mingle all these together, and drop it into the Sore, or otherwise make a Plaister: Fine Suger scraped into powder will doe the same.

A Playster for old Sores.

TAke Litarge of Gold, one pound, oyle of Roses two pound, white Wine a pinte, Urine a pinte, Vineger halfe a pinte, Waxe, [Page] Frankensence, and Myrrhe, of each two Drams, and so make your Plaister according.

For a Canker, Fistula, Warts, or Wounds, new or old.

TAke a Gallon and a halfe of running Water, and a pecke of Ashen ashes, and seeth them, and make thereof a Gallon of Lie, and put thereto a gallon of Tanners woose▪ and powder of roch Allome, and Madder a pound: and seeth all these, and let your panne be so great, that it be little more then halfe full, and when it riseth in the seething, stirre it downe with a ladle, that it runne not over, and let it stand three or foure houres till it be cleere, and all that is cleere straine it through a good thicke Canvasse, and then wet therein a ragged cloth, and long Lint, and lay it on the sore, and this is good for all the Diseases aforesaid.

A Salv [...] for any Wound.

TAke Housleeke, Marigold leaves, Sage▪ Betonie, and garden Mallowes, of each one handfull, stampe them, and straine them, then take the juyce, and half a pound of fresh Butter, one penny worth of fine Turpentine, [...]ery well washed, one penny worth of Aqua [Page] Composita, and an Oxe-gall, mixe them all together, and boyle them moderately upon the Imbers, and so make a Plaister.

To h [...]lp [...] the Ach of a Wound.

FOr Ache of a Wound, stampe Fennell, with old Swines Greace, and heate it and binde it thereto, R [...]cip. the juyce of Smallage, Honey, old Swines greace, and Rye meale, and apply it Plasterwise.

To heale Wounds without Plaister, Tent or Oyntment, except it [...]e in the Head.

STampe Fennell, Yarrow, Buglosse, an [...] ▪ white Wine, and drinke it 2. or 3. times a day till you be well. Mixe Swines greace with Honey, Rye meale, and Wine, and boyle it and use it, but if it heale too fast, put in the juyce of Bryonie a little, or bruise Jsop and put in while the wound is raw is very good.

To heale a Wound that no scarre or print thereof shall be seene.

ROst Lilly roots, and grinde them with Swines greace, and when the wound is healed, anoynt it therewith often.

Thus much for VVounds.

Of Plaisters▪ PART. V.

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To make a resolutive Plaister of great vertue. This Plaister is to resolve Tumours and hardnesse, if it be laid thereon very hot, and when it cold, to lay on another, and this you shall doe till the hardnesse be resolved: and it is made in this order.

TAke common wood Ashes that are well burnt and white, and finely searced one pound, Clay beaten in fine powder, halfe a pound, Carab one ounce: mixe all these in an Earthen dish, on the fire, with Oyle of Roses, in forme of a Liquid Unguent, and that yee shall lay upon the place grieved, as hot as yee may suffer it, and change it Morning and Evening▪ and yee shall see▪it worke a marvailous effect. Moreover, when [Page] the Pelichie commeth forth a diseased, let him bee folded in the same remedy very hot, and in foure and twenty houres yee shall be holpe, if yee be first well purged: for this is a great secret which J have revealed. This word Pelichy, is (as it were certaine spots) like those which we call Gods tokens, the which commonly come to those that have the Pestilent Feaver.

To make a maturative Plaister of great vertue. This maturative doth open an Impostume without Instrument and paine: And the order to make it, is this.

TAke the yolkes of Egges, two ounces, white Salt finely ground, one ounce, Hens dung that is liquid and red like Honey, one ounce: Mixe all these well together without fire, and when you will bring an Impostume to seperation, and breake it, lay on this Plaister Morning and Evening, a little, and in short time it will draw forth the Impostume, and breake it, and heale it without any other helpe. Keepe this as a great secret, for J have oftentimes made proofe thereof, and it never failed.

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A Plaister called Bessilicon.

TAke white Waxe, Rozen, Pine, Cowes suet, Stone-pitch, Turpentine, Olibany, of each of these one ounce, and of good Oyle as much as will serve the turne, and make it into a Plaister

Another Plaister for the same.

TAke Balme, Bittony, Pimpernell, of each of them a handfull, lay them in a Fuse in a pottle of white-wine Vinegar two dayes, then let them be boyled strongly, till the third part be consumed, put thereto Rozen one pound, white Waxe foure ounces, Masticke one ounce, Turpentine one pound, and so make your Plaister.

The Mellilote Plaister.

TAke Mellilote tenne handfuls, let it be small stamped, and laid in Fuse foure dayes in a pottle of white Wine, and then boyl it strongly, till the third part bee consumed, then let it coole, and put thereto Rozen two pound, Perosine one pound, and Waxe one [Page] pound, Deere suet one pound, Masticke one ounce, Frankensence foure ounces, and so make your Plaister according to Art.

The Musilage Plaister.

TAke March Mallow rootes, Fenecricke, and Linseed, of each one pound, lay them in fuse in three quarts of water three dayes, then boyle it over the fire a little, and so straine it to a Musilage, and then take thereof one pound, and of Lytarge of Lead foure pound▪ of good Oyle sixe pound, put all over the fire in a great vessell, and so let it boyle with a soft fire, ever stirring it till it come to the forme of a Plaister accordingly.

Another Plaister for the same.

TAke the Juyce of Bittony. Planten, and Smalledge, of each one pound, Waxe, Rozen, and Turpentine, of each one pound, Pitch foure ounces, and so make your worke and dissolve it to a Plaister.

A Plaister of Camphere.

TAke common Oyle one pound, Waxe foure ounces, Seruse one ounce, Camphere [Page] one ounce, and so make it into a Plaister, it is a very soveraigne thing.

A Spiced Plaster.

TAke white Waxe one pound, Perosine one pound, Colophony foure ounces, Rozen one pound▪ Deere suet one pound, Cloves and Mace foure ounces, Saffron one ounce, red Wine and water of each a quart boyle these altogether till they come to a Plaister.

A Plaister called Apostolicum.

TAke white Lead and red, of each one pound, Oyle foure pound, stirre them altogether, and boyle them with a soft fire, to the forme of a Plaister, according to Art.

A Drying Plaister.

TAke Oyle of Roses, Deeres suet, of each one pound, Terra Sigillata, Lapis Calaminaris, Seruse, of each one pound, Sanguis Draconis, three ounces, and Incense of each one ounce, Turpentine foure ounces, Camphere halfe an ounce, and so by Art make a Plaister.

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A Plaister for the Gowt Arteticke.

TAke Oxium, and Saffron, of each one dram in fine powder, tempered in the yolkes of three Egges hard boyled, and oyle of Violets, or Roses, Plaister-wise, applyed to the painfull place upon a little sheeps leather, and let it lye on till it come off of it selfe. Probatum est.

A Plaister to stake paine.

TAke crummes of white Bread foure ounces temper them with sweet Milke, and the yolkes of foure Egges hard boyled: and take of oyle of Roses three drams, and in the making put thereto a little Turpentine and Saffron two drams in fine powder, and so use it.

A Plaister against the coldnesse of the Nerves.

TAke Waxe two ounces, Euforbium, Castoris, of each halfe an ounce, Sheepes suet, and Pitch of each one ounce, Turpentine a dram: and so make your worke according to Art.

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A good cold drying Plaister.

TAke Oyle one pound, Waxe ten ounces, Seruse and Lytarge of Gold, of each foure ounces, boyled with a soft fire in a Furnace, will turne to a Plaister.

A red Plaister.

TAke Waxe, Deeres suet, of each one ounce, Lapis Calaminaris, Bole-armony of each one▪dram, Turpentine one ounce, Camphere a dram: mixe all these together, and so make a Plaister.

A blacke Plaister.

TAke of Waxe and Oyle, of each a pound, Ceruse and Litarge, of each five ounces; Terra Sigillata, one ounce: boyle altogether till it be blacke, and like a Plaister.

A blacke Plaister for old Sores.

TAke Litarge of Gold, and Ceruse, of each one ounce, the Cinders of Jron, Quilled story Fererie, fixe drams, Oyle of Roses foure ounces, new Waxe one ounce, strong Vineger [Page] two drams: mixe them well together, and so make it according to Art.

A Plaister to dissolve hard things.

TAke Gum Armoniack, Serapine, Bdelium, Oppoponacie, of each one ounce, oyle of Spike five drams, Turpentine two drams, the mell of Fennicrick, and Linseed, of each one ounce, the mell of Lupianes, as much as needs, and so make your Plaister.

Another blacke Plaister for the same.

TAke Oyle one pound, Waxe and Ceruse of each halfe a pound, and so make a Plaister according to Art.

A Plaister against old Sores.

TAke Oyle twelve ounces, Litarge of Gold halfe a pound, Vineger sixe ounces, Ceruse, Colophonie, Perosine, Pitch, Goates Suet, of each two ounces, Dragons bloud, Terra sigillata, of each one ounce, Waxe two ounces and a halfe: and so with a soft fire make a Plaister, it is an approved Remedy.

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A cooling Plaister.

TAke Litarge of Lead one pound, Oyle foure pound, wine Vineger two pound, and so boyle them to a Plaister and apply it.

A Plaister to draw an Impostume.

TAke Galbanum and Gum Armoniack, of each one pound, dissolved in Vineger and foure pound of Suger, for foure dayes together, and then boyled untill the Vineger bee consumed with a soft fire, and so make your plaister.

A Plaister made for the Lord Marke de Wise.

TAke Virgin-wax two pound, of Perosine so much, Galbanum and Gum-armoniack, of each halfe a pound, Pitch foure ounces, Deeres suet and Ceruse, of each halfe a pound▪ Cloves and Mace foure ounces, Saffron to the weight of twelve pence, red Wine and water of each two pintes; boyle all these things together till the liquor be wasted away, and so make a Plaister thereof, it is very good for to breake an Impostume.

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The white Musilage Plaister.

TAke pure good Oyle eight pound, Litarge of Lead five pound and a halfe, Musilage of March mallow rootes, of Fennicrick and Linseed two pound; boyle all these together to the forme of a Plaister with a soft fire, ever stirring it well, then take and wash it in three or foure waters and it will be very white, it is good to ripen and draw.

A Spiced Plaister for the same.

TAke Wax and Perosine of each one pound Cressine halfe a pound, Colophonie two ounces, Frankinsence and Goats suet of each foure ounces, Cloves and Mace, Oyle of Turpentine, and Oyle of Spike of each one ounce, Saffron halfe an ounce, red Wine two pound; dissolve them over a soft fire, and so make your Plaister.

An excellent Plaister for old Sores.

TAke Litarge of Gold one pound, Oyle of Roses two pound, white Wine a pint, Urine a pint, Vineger half a pint, Waxe, Frankensence [Page] and Myrrhe of each two drams, set them on the fire to boyle, and so make your Plaister according to art.

A Sparadrope for the same.

TAke oyle of Roses a pound, white Waxe three ounces, Litarge of Gold foure ounces, boyle all these in forme of a Plaister.

A very good drying Plaister.

TAke of Jacobs Plaister halfe a pound, of Vnguentum Lapis Caluminaris one pound, mixe them and so make a Plaister.

Oliver Wilsons Plaister.

TAke a pottle of Oyle, Wax two pound and a quarter, white Lead in powder 2. pound, of Storax callamitick one ounce, Bengawin one ounce, Labdanum one ounce, Mastick one ounce, of Camphere foure drams, dissolve them and so make a Plaister.

To make another Sparadrope.

TAke Oyle a quart, white Lead one pound, the grounds of Urine foure ounces, of white [Page] Copperas two ounces, white Wax three ounces, Vineger a pint, Camphere three pennyworth, boyle all these together, and so make a plaister.

To make the Mellilote Plaister.

TAke Rozin eight pound, Wax two pound, Sheepes suet one pound, the juyce of Mellilote a gallon cleane strained, let your Rozen and Sheepes suet be molten, and cleane strained into a faire panne, and then put to your juyce of Mellilote, and set it over the fire and stirre it well together till it be like a plaister, then take it off the fire and put unto it a pottle of red Wine, by a little and a little, ever stirring it till it bee almost cold, and then labour it well in your [...]ands for feare of heaving out the Wine, and so make it up in rolles and keepe it for your use.

To make a Seare-cloath.

TAke Waxe one ounce, and a dram of Euforbium, and temper it with oyle Olive at the fire, and make thereof a Seare-cloath to comfort the Sinewes.

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To make a Plaister called Flowesse.

TAke Rozen, and Perosine of each halfe [...] pound, Virgin-wax, and Frankensence of each a quarter of a pound, Mastick one ounce, Harts-tallow a quarter of a pound, Camphere two drams, beat all these to a powder, and boyle them together, and straine it thorow a faire cloth into a pottle of white Wine, and boyle them all againe together, and letting it coole a little, then put to it foure ounces of Turpentine, and stirre them all together till it be cold, and so make it in rowles according to Art.

Another Plaister for the same.

TAke two pound of Waxe, two pound of Rozen, foure pound of Perosine, a quarter of a pound of Deeres suet, two ounces of Cloves, two ounces of Mace, a quarter of an ounce of Saffron, one pound and a halfe of Olibanon, and a Gallon of red Wine, and put all these into a faire Panne, and set it over the fire foure or five houres, till yee suppose that the Wine be sodden away, and then take it off the fire, and stirre it till it be cold, and rowle it in balls and keepe itto use.

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To make the Playster Occinicione.

TAke a quarter of a pound of Comin, as much Waxe as much Pitch, as much Rozen, and of Saffron one ounce and a halfe, of Masticke one quarterne, Galbanum halfe a quarterne, Turpentine one ounce, Incense halfe an ounce, Myrrhe but a quarter, Salarmoniac a little; first take the Salt, and let it lye in good Vineger, and stamped in a Morter till it be well moystned all Night and more, then take the Vineger, and the Gums therein and set it on the fire, till the Gummes be well melted, then straine it and set it on the fire againe▪ and let it seeth untill the Vineger the second part thereof be wasted, and so that there be but the third part left, then melt the Pitch and scumme it, and put thereto the liquour that is left, then melt the Waxe and put it to the Rozen, and the Turpentine, and then take the Masticke Incense, and Myrrhe: but looke that all the Gums be beaten into powder, before that you cast it in, and see that you stirre it apace; when that they be well molten and medled, looke that you have a faire Bason of hot water, and sodainely cast it in, then wring it out of the water, then chafe it against the [Page] fire as if it were Waxe: and annoynt your hands with oyle of Bay, and looke yee have the Saffron in fine powder: and the other that was not put in before, and when you have put in all the eight Powders, make it up in Rowles, this is an excellent Plaister for divers occasions.

To make a Plaister Inplumhie.

TAke Oyle one pound, Litarge halfe a pound: and looke that the Litarge bee fine, then set it on the fire: and let it boyle untill it waxe browne, but not so long that it waxe blacke: then take it from the fire, and make it in Balles and so keepe it.

A Plaister of Camphere.

TAke Camomill oyle halfe a pound, white Waxe foure ounces, Ceruse one pound, Camphere▪ halfe an ounce, and so make your Plaister.

To make a noble Plaister, that as soone as th [...] Plaister is warme and laid to the place th [...] paine will be gone, and it is called a Spic [...] Plaister.

TAke Waxe two pound, Deere Suet one pound, Perosine foure pound, Cloves and [Page] Mace two Ounces, Saffron one ounce, Rozen two pound, Pitch foure ounces, now melt that which is to be molten, and powder and serse that which is to be powdered and sersed, and melted altogether over a soft fire, except your Cloves and Saffron; and then take a quart of red Wine, and by a little and a little poure it to the salve, stirring it well together, and when it is cleane molton, straine it into a cleane Pan, and then put to it your powder, of Cloves, Mace, and Saffron, casting it abroad upon the said Ingredience, and stirring it well till it be cold, then make it into rolles. This is a very comfortable Plaister.

To make a speciall Plaister for all manner of cold Aches.

TAke Perosine foure pound, Rozen, and Waxe of each two pound, Galbanum as much, Olibanon as much, Masticke, and Myrrhe, of each two ounces, red Wine foure pound, put in your Masticke, Myrrhe and Wine, in the cooling, it hath beene often times proved, and when you need it, spread it on a Leather and let it lye on a day or two before you change it.

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To make a Plaister that Sir William Farrington let a Squire that was his Prisoner goe for, quit without ransome.

TAke one pound of Litarge of Gold, and make thereof small powder, and serse it well, then take a quart of oyle of Roses, and a pinte of white Wine, and halfe a pinte of old Urine, very well clarified, and halfe a pinte of Vineger, and boyle all these on the fire, but put in the Urine last, this Plaister will heale a Marmole, or a Canker, and a Fester, as also Wounds, and all other sores, if thou put thereto one ounce of Waxe, Ollibanon, and Myrrhe, of each a dram. Probatum est.

To make Coulman Plaister.

TAke oyle Olive foure pound, red Lead, and white, of each one pound, boyle them together till it waxe blacke, and then put thereto Pitch one pound, and make it into rolles for your use.

To make the Mellitote Plaister.

TAke the Juyce of Mellilot, and Camomill▪ of each one pound, of Waxe one pound, [Page] Rozen three pound, Sheepes suet a pound and a halfe, white Wine two pound and a halfe, and so make them all in a Plaister according to Art, for it is good.

To make the Deaguloune Plaister.

TAke Oyle two pound, strong Vineger one pound and a halfe, Litarge of Gold one pound, Verdigreace one ounce, boyle them together till they be red, and so make it into rolles for your use.

A Plaister for all manner of Sores, and especially for all greene Sores.

TAke of fine Suger and Burnet, of each of them alike much, and bruise them in a Morter, and wash the Wound with the juyce of the same, then take the Hearbes finely beaten, and mingle with them and the juyce, a quantity of English Honey, and unwrought Waxe, so boyle them together till it be allof one colour, then take them from the fire, and let them stand a while: then put it into a Bason of faire water, and so worke it out into rowles, and lay it on Plaisters once or twice a day.

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Another for the same approved.

TAke the Hearb Sellendine, and Houseleeke, of each equall quantity, then bruise them in a Morter▪ and take the juyce of them, and put it into the wound, and annoynt the same therewith: that done, fill the wound with part of the bruised hearbe, and so bind it up, and in short time it will heale the sore, as by proofe hath beene seene.

A Plaister for the Stitch.

ANoynt your side with the oyle of Mellilote, then make a Plaister of the same Mellilote upon a piece of Leather, and change it but once a weeke.

A Playster for the Plurisie.

STampe well in a Morter, foure ounces of the roots of wild Mallowes well sodden, put to it an ounce of Butter▪ and an ounce and a halfe of Honey, of Pigeons dung two drams, mingle all together, and lay it very hot upon the paine, and soone after the corruption will breake out.

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A Plaister for the Collick and Stone.

TAke Peritory, Camomill, ground-Ivie leaves, Cummin: stampe them, and boyle them in white Wine, and make a Plaister thereof, and put it about the Reines of the back as hot as may be suffered, and see that it lye close round about behind and before and you will find great ease in it.

A Plaister for the Head-ache, and for hot Agues.

TAke red Mintes, Leavened Bread of Wheate, and white Vineger: make thereof a Plaister, and lay it to your Fore-head, for it helpeth diseases in the Head, and also hot Agues.

A hot drawing Plaister, called Flowis.

TAke Rozen, Perosine, of each halfe a pound, white Wax four ounces, and Frankensence foure ounces, and Mastick one ounce, Deere suet foure ounces, Turpentine foure ounces, Camphere two drams, white Wine a Pottle: and so make a Plaister and give him time to draw.

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A Plaister called the vertue of our Lord.

TAke oyle Olive one pound, white Waxe two drams, Galbanum, Ermony, and Opponacke two ounces, Litarge halfe a pound, Almonds one dram, Verdigreace one ounce, Aristoligiam Longuam one dram, Myrrhe, and Mastcke, of each one ounce, Lawrell bayes two Drams, Incense white one Dram: Make the Plaister in this manner: take and temper the Galbanum, Opponack, and Ermony, in good Vineger, two dayes naturall, and the other things to bee provided each by himselfe: then take the Wax, and melt is with the Oyle in a Kettle, and the Gummes dissolved in Vineger, in another vessell upon the fire, till the Vineger be sodden away: then straine it upon the said Oyle, as strongly as you can stirre it well: and then put in the Verdigreace, the Astrologium, and the other Gummes that were not put in before, then it is made. It healeth all wounds new or old, and it doth heale more then all other Plaisters, or Oyntments doth.

A Plaister for weaknesse in the Backe.

TAke the juyces of Comfrey, Plantane, and Knotgrasse, mingled with Bole-armoniack, [Page] and made in a plaister spread upon a piece of sheeps leather and layd to the backe.

A Plaister for any Ache, lamenesse, or Sciatica.

TAke a pound of the leanest part of a Leg of Mutton, put to it a quart of the grounds of Muskadine, or sweet Sacke, and one pound of Oyle de Bay, mince your Mutton very fine, and boyle them together into the forme of a plaister, and so apply it to the place as hot as you can suffer it. D. R.

A Plaister for a sore Brest that must be broken.

TAke one handfull of Groundsill, a pinte of sweete Milke, and a handfull of Oatemeale, and seethe them together. Make a Plaister thereof, and lay it to the brest as hot as the Patient may suffer it, and at every Dressing put to more Milke: this use no longer then it breakes.

A Plaister to heale it.

TAke one pound of Bores-grease, and three Garlick heads, stampe them in a morter till [Page] they bee fine, put them both into a box, and put thereto of Beane flower, the quantity of two Egges, beat them well together and so lay them to the Brest.

To make another Seare-cloath.

TAke Rozen, and Perosine of each foure ounces, Wax two ounces, Ollibanum so much▪ Masticke half an ounce, Turpentine two ounces, dissolve them on the fire and so make your Seare-cloath.

OF UNGUENTS. PART. VI.

The making of Oyntments, and first of Vnguentum Aegyptiacum.

TAke Honey a pint, Vineger a pint, Allom half a pound, Verdigreace foure ounces in fine powder; boyle all these together till they [Page] bee red; for if you boyle it too much it will be blacke, and if you boyle it too little it will be greene; therefore when it is boyled enough it will be perfectly red, and so make your Unguent.

To make Vnguentum Apostolorum.

TAke Yellow Rozen two pound, Verdigrease three ounces, Wax one pound, Oyle a pint, you must set the Oyle, Wax and Rozen over the fire, then put to your Verdigreace made into fine powder▪ and stirre it till it be cold, and so it is finished.

Ʋnguentum Basilicum.

TAke Oyle halfe a pound, Waxe, Colophonie, of each two ounces, Turpentine, Pitch, Perosine, and Cowes suet, of each two pound and a half, Frankensence, and Myrrhe, of each halfe an ounce, and so make your Unguent.

The golden Vnguent, called Vnguentum Aureum.

TAke yellow Waxe foure ounces, Oyle one pound, Turpentine, Colophonie▪ and [Page] Rozen, of each one ounce, Frankensence and Masticke, of each halfe an ounce, Saffron a dram, and so make an Unguent.

To make a drying Vnguent, called Vnguentum Calaminaris.

TAke the Stone called Lapis Calaminaris, Deeres Suet, and Waxe, of each foure ounces, oyle of Roses halfe a pound, Camphere two drams, and so make your Unguent according to Art.

To make the white Oyntment, called Vnguentum Album Rasis.

TAke oyle of Roses halfe a pound, Waxe two ounces, Ceruse sixe ounces, the whites of three Egges, and Camphere a dram: and after these things be melted and commixed together, you must wash it with Rose-water.

To make Vnguentum Lytargerii.

TAke oyle of Roses one pound, Litarge of Lead one pound, Vineger halfe a pound, Camphere two drams: and so make your Unguent.

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To make Vnguentum Lypeione.

TAke the juyce of Honey-suckles a quart, Honey a pinte, white Copperas halfe a pound: and so make your Unguent.

To make the Incarnative Vnguent.

TAke oyle of greene Balme two pound, Waxe, and Perosine, of each halfe a pound▪ Deeres suet foure ounces, Frankensence and Myrrhe, of each two ounces, of Turpentine foure ounces, the yolkes of foure Egges, and so make your Unguent.

Another Incarnative Vnguent.

TAke Deeres suet, oyle of Roses, Rozen, Pitch, Litarge of Gold, Frankensence and Myrrhe of each foure ounces, and so make your Unguent.

To make Vnguentum Viride.

TAke Ossingie Porsine one pound, Verdigreace two ounces, Sall gemme, halfe an ounce, and so make your Unguent.

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Another Ʋnguent.

TAke burnt Allom and Vineger, of each two ounces, Ossingie Porsine sixe ounces, and so make an Unguent.

A drying Vnguent.

TAke oyle of Roses one pound, Waxe sixe ounces, Litarge of Gold and Silver, Bdelium, gum Armoniack, red Corall, Dragons bloud, Deeres suet, Masticke, of each two ounces, Camphere halfe an ounce, and so make your Unguent.

An Vnguent against the Morphew.

TAke quicke Brimstone sixe drams, oyle of Tartary, foure drams, Ceruse, Unguentum Cytrium, of each two drams, oyle of Roses, sixe drams, the white of an Egge, as much Vineger as needs, and so make your Unguent.

An Vnguent called Rosye.

TAke Rozen, Turpentine, and Honey, of each halfe a pound, Linseed and Fenecrick▪ of each one ounce, Myrrhe one ounce. Sercoll one ounce: let them all be made in fine powder, and so make an Unguent thereof.

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An Vnguent for Vlcers in the Arme.

TAke Litarge of Gold and silver, Ceruse, of each two ounces: Bole-armoniac half an ounce, Lapis Calaminaris, Dragons blood, of each one ounce, Frankensence, and Mastick, of each halfe an ounce, Tartarie, Sall-gemme and Camphere, of each two drams: Turpentine washed in Rose-water, and Waxe, of each two ounces, oyle of Elders, half an ounce, oyle of Bayes two drams, oyle of Violets and of Poppie, of each foure drams: and so make your Unguent, it is an excellent oyntment.

An Vnguent against Cabes.

TAke Storax liquide, two ounces, Bay-salt in fine powder, and oyle of Roses, of each one ounce, the juyce of Orenges, as much as shall need, and so make your Unguent according to Art.

An Vnguent called the gift of God.

TAke Orras powder, Sall-gemme, Sall-Nitrie, of each one ounce, a Stone called Lapis Magnates, two ounces, Lapis Calaminaris, [Page] two ounces, Waxe one pound, Oyle three pound: and so make your Unguent according to Art.

A precious Vnguent.

TAke Ceruse washed one ounce, in an ounce of Vineger, burnt Lead foure ounces, Litarge two ounces, Myrrhe one ounce, Honey, of Roses two ounces, oyle of Roses sixe ounces, the Yolkes of sixe Egges, and Waxe as much as needs, and so make your Unguent.

Another Vnguent against Cabes.

TAke the juyce of Sallendine, Femitary, Borage, Scabious, and Dockes, of each three ounces, Litarge of gold washed, Ceruse, burnt Brasse, Brimstone, Bay salt, burnt Allom, of each halfe an ounce, oyle of Roses two ounces, Storax liquide, Turpentine, of each one ounce, Vineger foure ounces, Ossingie Perosine, one pound and a halfe: and so make your oyntment.

To make the greene Oyntment called Vnguentum Viride.

TAke Waxe one pound, Perosine one pound, Frankensence halfe a pound, gum [Page] Arabic halfe a pound, Verdigrease two ounces, Honey foure ounces, oyle Olive two pound: and so make your Unguent.

An Vnguent to increase Flesh.

TAke the gum Dragagant, and dissolve it in Rose-water, and make an Unguent.

An Vnguent to heale the Serpigo.

TAke Pepper, Bay-salt, Tartary, Verdigreace, Allumines ynke, of each halfe an ounce, Ceruse, Litarge, and Quicksilver well killed, of each two drams, of Ossingie Perosine, as much as needs.

An Vnguent for Fistulaes.

TAke Myrrhe, Masticke, Alloes, and Epatick, of each two ounces▪ the juyce of Salendine, Planten, Honey, of Roses, and Vineger, of each a like quantity, and make it an Unguent.

An oyntment for a greene Wound.

TAke oyle of Turpentine one ounce, the oyle of Vulpinum one ounce, oyle of Camomill two ounces, and make thereof an Unguent.

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A cold Vnguent.

TAke oyle of Roses, and Waxe, of each two ounces, the juyce of red Gowrd leaves, Night-shade leaves, of each two ounces, Ceruse washed, burnt Lead washed in Rose-water, or Planten water, of each halfe an ounce, Frankensence two drams, melt all together, and decoct it a little: and then take it from the fire, and put it into a Leaden Morter, wherein you must labour it a good while, and so make your Unguent.

An Vnguent for a sawse-fleame Face.

TAke May butter one pound, Hony-suckle flowers three handfuls, stampe the flowers, and the Butter together, and lay it in fuse for sixe dayes space; then melt it and straine it, and put thereto quicke Brimstone, the weight of twelve pence, finely powdered, and so reserve it for your use.

An Vnguent for the Piles.

TAke Mollene, Archangell, red Fennell stamped small, of each a like quantity, and [Page] as much Ossingie as of the Hearbes: Mixe all these together, and lay it [...] rotting a weeke space: then straine it and keepe it for that use.

Another Vnguent for the Piles.

TAke Yarrow, and May butter, and stampe them together, and apply them as hot as may be suffered.

To make Vnguentum Lipcium.

TAke a quart of Juyce of Honey suckles, and a pinte of Hony, and halfe a pound of white Coperas, and seethe them on the fire, and let them boyle till it waxe blacke: then put in your Copperas in fine powder.

To make Vnguentum Fanscome.

TAke Waxe one pound, Rozen, Colophonie, of each two pound, Pitch one pound, Cowes suet one pound, May-butter halfe a pound, Honey two pound, Oyle two pound, Turpentine foure Ounces, Verdigrease and Ceruse foure Ounces: and so according to Art worke it.

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To make Vnguentum Dunsinnitive.

TAke two Ounces of Litarge of Gold, two drams of Lapis Calaminaris, and foure ounces of Terra sigillata, and powder them small: then take a pinte of Oyle, and put thereto halfe a pound of Waxe, and melt it with your Oyle, and then take it off the fire, and put in your powders, and when it is cold almost, put in foure drams of Camphere in fine powder,

To make an Vnguent for the Skerby.

TAke a Gallon of red Vineger, and one pound of the roote of Briony, and seeth therein till it bee consumed: then take the roote thereof and beate it with Oxsingie, and beat it very fine: then take one ounce of Arguentum vivum well killed, and labour them altogether very fine, and so annoint therewith.

To make an Vnguent for Vlcers in Childrens faces.

TAke Litarge and Ceruse, of each five ounces, the leaves of Ashe, and Vine leaves of [Page] each three ounces, oyle of Roses one ounce, Waxe halfe an ounce: relent your Oyle and Waxe together, and beate your Litarge and Ceruse, and mingle them with two yolkes of rosted Egges, and so use it.

To make the Sinnitive Oyntment.

TAke Turpentine foure Ounces, Hartsgreace, or the Marrow of a Heart two ounces, oyle of Roses one ounce, white Frankensence halfe an ounce, oyle of Spike two drams, and halfe a dram of Mynium, and so worke it.

To make an Vnguent for the Itch.

TAke three handfuls of Allecompanerootes, seethe them in three Gallons of water till they be soft: then take the Roots and scrape them, and take the white of them to the quantity of a pound, and beate them with one pound of Barrow-hogges greace, and a quantity of Salt, and a little Saffron; and so bring them to an Oyntment.

To make an Oyntment for the Morbus.

TAke two ounces of Vermillion, two ounces of Quick-silver, two ounces of Oyle of [Page] Bay, two ounces of Bores-greace, halfe an ounce of Vineger, foure yolkes of Egges: and let them all be wrought, very well together before you use them.

To make the Dunsymitive Vuguent.

TAke Oyle Olive one pound, Rozen one pound, Lapis Calaminaris one pound, Waxe halfe a pound, Turpentine and Sheepes suet, of each a quarter of a pound, and [...] use it.

To make Vnguentum Dulsum.

TAke Sheepes suet five pound, Rozen in powder one pound, roch Allom in powder one pound, and a quart of white Wine, boyle them altogether: And if you will make it red, you may put into it one ounce of Vermilion in powder.

To make Vngnentum Basilicon.

TAke Waxe one pound, the best Pitch one pound, Rozen halfe a pound, Colophonie one pound, Cowes suet one pound, Oyle two pound, May-butter halfe a pound Turpentine foure ounces, the yolkes of foure Egges, make all these in an Unguent and so use it.

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To make a Mundifigitive.

TAke Smalledge a little bagge full, one pouad of Oxingie, three pound of Rozen, a quarter of a pound of Waxe: Stampe your Smalledge and Oxingie together in a stone Morter: then put it into a Panne▪ and set them upon the fire till it be hot: then straine them through a cloth into a faire panne, till they begin to waxe cold, then fleete it off with a slice, till you come to the water: then put in the Rose-water and Waxe all together upon the fire, and let them boyle altogether, then straine them through a Linnen cloth, and so make your Mundifigitive.

To make Vnguentum Rosine.

TAke Honey two pound, Rozen one pound and a quarter, Turpentine two pound, Frankensence one ounce, Fenecrike Semminis ben, of each two ounces, Myrrhe and Seacole, of each two ounces in fine powder.

To make Gibsons Incarnative.

TAke greene Broome two pound, Waxe and Rozen, of each halfe a pound, Deere suet [Page] foure ounces, Frankensence, and Myrrhe, of each two ounces, Turpentine and the yolkes of Egges as much as neecs.

To make a yellow Incarnative.

TAke one pound of Rozen, halfe a pound of Frankensence, a quarter of a pound of Waxe, halfe a pound of sheepes suet, halfe a pinte of oyle Olive, halfe a pound of Turpentine, and so make your Unguent.

To make another Inearnative.

TAke oyle of Roses twelve drams, Rosen two ounces, Turpentine eight ounces, Waxe sixe ounces, melt the Waxe, Rosen, and Oyle together, and in the boyling put in your Turpentine, and the Juyce of Valerian, and so let it bee cold, and as you occupy it put in oyle of Turpentine, and so keepe it.

To make an Vnguent for the Piles.

TAke Barrowes grease halfe a pound, burnt Allome one ounce, and the yolke of an Egge hard rosted, put these together, and make an oyntment, and annoynt your sore as hot as you can abide it.

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Another fumetive Vnguent.

TAke halfe a poond of Deere suet, a pound of Waxe, one pound of oyle of Roses, halfe a pound of oyle Olive, of Lapis Calaminaris and Camphere two ounces, and so make your Vnguent according to Art.

To make Vnguentum Foscovem.

TAke oyle Olive one pound, Saffron foure drams, Colophonie, Pitch, Naviles, Gum, and Seropine, of each two ounces, Mastick, Olibanon, and Turpentine of each one ounce, Wax a quarter of a pound, melt your Oyle and then your Wax, and then put in the Colophonie, and after stirre your Pitch, Naviles, and your Gum and Serapine together, and last of all your Turpentine, Masticke, and Olibanon, every thing being bruised, except your Pitch and Turpentine; when you put in your Powders bee ever stirring it with your spittle till it be full dissolved, and so use it.

An Oyntment for the Stone and Collick to bee made in May.

TAke the buds of Broome-flowers, neare the shutting, half a pound of them picked from [Page] the stalkes, and beat them in a morter very small; that done, mingle them with clarified May-butter, as much as you shall thinke fit, and so keepe it close in a vessell eight dayes, then seeth it and straine it; and therewith annoynt the Patients griefe very warme, Evening and morning.

OF WATERS. PART. VII.
Here followeth the making of divers precious Waters, but more especially of tenne, and their vertues.

I. And first, of the Philosophers water.

TAke Hysop, Penny-riall, Avence, and Centurie, and breake them in a morter, then put them under the cap of a Stillatory, and distill them, and that water hath many vertues as hath beene proved by experience. [Page] As first, take Pimpernell, Rew, Valerian, Sedwall, Alloes, and the Stone called Lapis Calaminaris, and breake them, and lay them in the water of Philosophers, and let them be boyled together, untill the third part of the Water be wasted, and after let the said water be strained thorow a linnen cloath, then shutit up close in a Vyoll of glasse the space of nine dayes. This is a precious water to drinke foure dayes together with a fasting stomacke for him that hath the Falling sicknesse, but let him bee fasting six houres after; and this Medicine is in our judgement the truest medicine against all manner of Gouts, and against Palsies, as long as it is not dead in the limbes or members of a man.

Item, this water drunke in the Morning, is much helping to Wounds that is festered, so that they be washed therewith.

Item, this water drunke fasting, will destroy all manner of Feavers or Aches, of what kind soever they come to a man. Therefore trust to this medicine verily; for it hath been oftentimes approved of for a very good Water for these diseases aforesaid, by many who have made experience of it.

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2. The second Water is called Poetalis, et aqua Dulcedimus Occulorum, and is made in this manner following.

TAke Egrimonie, Saturion, Selendine, and Tuttie, and the stone called Lapis Calaminaris, and beat it all to powder; and then put them under the cap of a Stillatorie, and distill thereof water by an easie fire, and this Water hath many vertues in it; for be the Eyes never so sore, this water will cure and heale them.

Item, this water drunke with a fasting stomacke, destroyeth all manner of Venome or poyson, and casteth it out at the mouth.

Item, this water quencheth the holly Fire, so that there bee linnen cloathes wet therein and layd on the sore, but you must also note, that this water in fire is of blacke disposition.

3. The vertue of the third Water.

TAke Mustard-seed, Pimpernell, Crow-foot and the clote of Masticke, and let all these be well bruised and mingled together with the blood of a Goat, and put thereto good Vineger a little, and so let them stand three dayes, and then put them under the cap of a Stillatorie, [Page] and still it, and this water will helpe a man of the Stone if he drinke thereof: and if he drinke thereof every day fasting, the stone shall voyd from him as it were sand.

Jtem, this water drunke fasting maketh good blood and good colour both in man and woman.

Jtem, this Water drunke with Castorie, destroyeth all manner of Palsies, if it be not dead in the Sinewes or members.

Jtem, it will heale a Scald-head, and make the haire to grow, if it be washt therewith.

Jtem, if a man be scalded wash him with this water, and in nine dayes he shall be whole, and of all other Medicines it comforteth best the Sinewes for the Palsie.

4. The vertue of the fourth Water.

TAke young Pigeons, and make them in powder, and meddle them well with Castorie in powder, and a little Aysell, and lay it under the Cap of the Stillatorie, and distill water thereof, this water drunke with a fasting stomack, helpeth the Frensie and the Tysicke, within nine dayes it will make them whole.

Jtem, this water drunke fasting, is a very [Page] good medicine against the falling Evill, if the Sicke have had it but few yeares, it shall helpe it on warrantise: Give it him to drinke three dayes in the morning fasting, as is aforesaid, and he shall be whole by Gods grace, of what manner of kinde soever it come.

Jtem, this water drunke fasting, maketh a good colour in the face of man or woman, and it clenseth the wombe, the stomacke, and the breast of all evils that is congealed within them, and comforteth all the veynes, and draweth the roote of the Palsie out of the sinewes, and out of the joynts and nourisheth nature in him.

Jtem, if a man or woman before failed in a sinew or joynt it healeth them againe.

Jtem, this water being drunke fasting, healeth any man or woman of the continuall Fever, but take heed that no woman with child drinke of this Water.

Jtem, this water drunke with Isope, putteth away all sorrow from thy heart, and causeth a man or woman well to sleepe, well to digest his meate, well to make water, and well to doe his [...]ege.

Jtem, if a man will wash himselfe with this Water, it will draw away the haire from any place of man, and destroy it.

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5. The vertue of the fift Water called Aqua Lasta.

TAke Isope, Gladion, Avence, Sothernwood, of each a like quantity, and stampe them in a Morter, and put them in a Stillatorie, and still them to water, and this water drunke in morning fasting, is good against all manner of Fevers hote or cold.

Jtem, this water being drunke fasting, is the best medicine against the Fluxe of the wombe, and clenseth the belly of all ill humors, and keepeth a man in health, and helpeth the Palsie, but it must be drunke fasting, and as hot as may be suffered.

6. To make the sixt water called Dealbantium.

TAke Molewarpes and make them in a powder with Brimstone, and take the Juyce of Selondine, and so let them stand certaine dayes, and after lay it in a Stillatory, and still water of the water of it, and this water will make any black Beast white, that is washed therewith nine times in nine dayes, or any place in him, that a man will have white: Also this water medled with Waxe [Page] and Aloes, it healeth all manner of Gouts, if the Patient be annoynted therewith. Also this water helpeth the sicknesse called Noli me tangere, but a plaister thereof must be laide to the sore. Also it helpeth a man of the Strangle, if a plaister thereof be laid to the sore.

Jtem, it healeth scald Heads, if they apply a plaister thereof to the sore.

Jtem, a plaister thereof healeth burning with fire.

Jtem, this with Lapis Calamniaris, helpeth perfectly a [...]icknesse called the Wolfe, but the plaister must be changed two times in a day, but let no man nor woman drinke any of this Water.

7. This Water is called Aqua Consuitivae.

TAke Pimpernell, and stampe it in a Morter, and lay it in a Stillatory, and still water thereof.

Jtem, this Water washeth away all Wounds in a mans body.

Jtem, this water drunke fasting with Ginger, is a good Medicine against the Tysicke, and will cleanse the Breast from all evill Humours.

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8. The eight Water called Aqua Huplaciam, the double Water.

TAke Mustard-seed, Pepper, and Sinamon, of each a like and beat them in a Morter, and put therto Aqua Consuetudo, and lay them under the Cap of the Stillatorie, and distill Water thereof, and these be the vertues therof; and if it be drunke fasting it is the best Medicine against the Tysicke, and all diseases of the brest, and it must be drunke in the morning cold, and at Evening hot as yee may suffer it, and it will make one to sleepe and take good rest that night.

Jtem, this water being drunke with Castorie is good against the Sicknesse called Epilenti [...], viz. the Morbus Galicus.

Jtem, this water being drunke fasting, comforteth all the Members that be strucken with the Palsie, and comforteth the sinewes of the Head and the braine.

9. Water of Pimpernell, the ninth water.

TAke the seed of Pimpernell, and put it in red wine, and then after put it in the Sunne, and then breake it in a Morter, and then [Page] presse out the Oyle through a cleane cloth, this water or oyle being drunke fasting, healeth a man of the sand or gravell in the bladder, for it will breake the Stone within him.

Jtem, this water being drunke, sustaineth and lightneth all the members of man of what Disease soever he be grieved with.

10. To make water of Sage, the tenth Water.

TAke Sage, and Pollyon, of each a like quantity, and breake them in a morter, and put them in a Stillatorie, and distill Water sthereof this waterdrunke fasting, eateth away all manner of sicknesse.

Item▪ this wate r sodden with Castory and drunke fasting, of all Medicines in the world, it prolongeth most a mans life.

Item, if a man be fore-spoken, doe this nine dayes and he shall be whole, but it must be taken with warme water.

Item, this water being drunke fasting, draweth away all evill in the stomacke or wombe.

Item, it is good against the Scabbes, and causeth a man to have good blood, and good colour in the face.

Item, this water being drunke hote in the morning, or in the day, healeth any manner [Page] o [...] evill in a man within three dayes, if the Patient be in any wise curable.

To make Aqua Vitae.

TAke Isope, Rosemary, Violet, Verven, Bitony, Hearbe-Iohn, Mouseare, Planten, Avence, Sage, and Fetherfoy, of each a handfull, and washing them, put them in a gallon of white Wine, and so let it stand all night cleane covered, and then on the morrow distill it, and keepe the water well. This water is good for the Megrim in the Head, and for the Impostume in the head, and for the Dropsie in the Head▪ and for the Fever in the head, and for all manner of Aches and sicknesse in the Head.

To make Aqua Magistralis.

TAke the rootes of Pyonie, the rootes of Turpentine, the crops of Fennell, of Egrimonie, Honysuccle, Celondine, Rewe, Chickweed, Pimpernell, Phillippendula, the tender leaves of the Vine, Eufra [...]e, Sowthistle, Red-roses, Strawbery leaves, and Verven, of each alike quantity, and bray them in a Morter, and put them in good white Wine nine dayes, and then put thereto a pinte of womans [Page] milke that doth nurse a Man-child, and as much Urine of a man-child of a yeare old, and as much pured Hony, and put them all together, and let them stand three dayes so, and then distill them in a Stillatorie, and keepe well this water in a Glasse vessell, that no Ayre come thereto, and if you will occupie this water, wash thine eyes therewith, and use it, and if ever man be holpen of the disease of the Eyes, this will helpe him in short time.

A precious Water for Eyes that seeme faire, and yet be blind.

TAke Smalledge, red Fennell, Rew, Verven, Byttony, Egrimony, Sinck- [...]oile Eufrase, Sage, Pimpernell, and Selondine, of each a quarterne, and wash them cleane, and stampe them small, and put them in a brasse Pan and powder of Tuttie, of Pepper, of Ceruse, and a pinte of white wine, and put it to the Hearbes, and two or three spoonfuls of Hony, and seven spoonfuls of the water of a Man-child, and temper them together, and boyle them over the fire a little, and straine it thorow a cloth, and put it into a Glasse, and stop it well, till you will occupy it, and when [Page] you will use it, put it into thine eyes with a Feather; and if it waxe thicke, temper it with white wine, and then use it often.

A Water that will helpe on [...], that is troubled with sore eyes being debarred of sight.

TAke of Rosemary, Smalledge, Rewe, Verven, Mather, Eufrase, Endive, Houseleeke, Fulwort, red Fennell, and Selandine, of each a like half a quarterne, and wash them cleane, and lay them in white Wine a day and a Night, and then distill them in a Stillatorie, the first water will be like Gold, the second like Silver, and the third will be like Balme, and that is good for all sores of the eyes.

To make another Aqua Vitae.

TAke Nutmegs, Gallingale, Spikenard of Spaine, of each two penny-worth, and of Cloves, Graines, Ginger, of each one penny-worth, two penny worth of Annys take and bray them all in a brasse Morter, and then take a handfull of wild Sage, and of the other Sage, Rosemary, Isope, Savery, puliall royal, puliall of the Mountaine, Sothernwood, Hore-hound, Worme-wood, and Egrimony, [Page] Bettony, Jvie leaves, of each a like handfull, and two pennyworth of Quibebes, and bruise all these in a Morter, then take three Gallons of good red Wine, and put it into a brazen pot, and then put the Spices and Hearbes therein, and set the Stillatory above, and close it well, and take faire Paste, and put it about the brinkes hard with thy hand, and make it cleave well and sadly thereto, and when it doth begin to waxe hot, put cold water above in the Stillatorie, and when it doth waxe hot, let the water runne out at the Conduite, and put in new cold water, and so doe as oft as yee shall thinke good, but looke that the fire be not too great, for if it be, then will the water come up, and if there come up smoake of the Stillatorie with the Water, then is the fire too much, and if it be not, then it is well tempered.

The making of Waters in colours, and first of greene Waters.

TAke white Wine a pinte, the water of Roses, and Planten, of each sixe ounces, Orpiment one ounce, Verdigrease halfe an ounce, &c.

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Another greene Water.

TAke the waters of Honey-suckles, Planten, and Roses, of each halfe a pinte, Orpiment, Allome, Ceruse, and Verdigrease, of each two drams, white Wine, Juyce of Planten, of each halfe an ounce, and it is done.

Waters for old Vlcers.

TAke white Wine, and running Water of each a pinte, Frankensence, and Allome, of each one ounce, Decocted in Balme for three houres space, and it is done.

A good Drinke for the Gummorium Passio.

TAke Bursa Pastoris, Planten, of each two handfuls, take the Juyce thereof in a pinte of good Ale, and drinke it three times in a day, for three dayes.

A Water for old Vlcers in the Armes.

TAke Smiths water a quart, burnt Allome one pound, Salarmoniac one ounce, Galls two ounces, Tartary, Copperas, of each one [Page] ounce, distill all these with shreds, so keepe the water to your use.

A Water for a Canker.

TAke Bugle, Fennell, and Rosa-Solis, of each a like, and take as much in quantity of Honey suckle flowers, as of all the other hearbes, and let them be cleane picked and so distilled in a Stillatorie, and keepe it close, for it is a precious water.

A Femitorie Water.

IS to be drunke in the Morning, at Noone, and at night, it is much worth against Dropsies, and Sweating sicknesse, it purgeth Fleame and Choller, and Melancholy, and it bringeth forth heate, and dry Sicknesse, and it is good for the paine of the Head, to wash it and drinke it.

A Water of Rosemari [...]

IT hath more vertues in it then a man can tell, one is if a man have an Arrow or Jron within him, wet a tent and put into the wound, and drinke the same water, and it [Page] shall avoyd out, and it helpeth all Wounds inward and outward, the Canker, the Fester, and it killeth the Wormes in man or Child, and all manner of Impostumes inward and outward, it helpeth the Tysicke, and Fluxe white or bloody, it is a great helpe for a woman with Child to drinke thereof, also it maketh cleane the Face, or any where if yee wash it therewith.

Water of Verven.

IF if it be distilled in the later end of May, it hath vertue to spring Choller, and to heale Wounds, and to cleere the Eye-sight, it is a principall thing to compound Medicines.

A Locion for a sore Mouth.

YOu must take of Honey-suckle-water halfe a pinte, Planten and Rose-water, of each foure ounces, Honey of Roses two ounces. Alloes one ounce, white Copperas and Vineger, of each halfe an ounce and so use it.

A Water for a sore mouth.

TAke Lapis Calaminaris beaten into fine powder, and put in a pinte of white Wine, [Page] then take a pottle of water, and Rosemary, boyle it in the water till it be halfe sodden away, then straine the water from the Rosemary, and put it into the white Wine, and so it is done.

A compound Water.

TAke first Pimpernell, Rew, Valerian or Sedwall, Alocelipis cap, and breake them, and lay them in this said water following: Take Isop, Pulyall Royall, Anniseedes and Centorie, and beate them in a morter, and after put them in a Stillatory and distill water of them, which is very vertuous: and let them boyle together, and after that straine them that the water may goe from them, and close this water in Vials of glasse, the space of nine dayes, and give it to him that hath the Falling-evill, foure dayes, fasting after it six houres: and this is the truest medicine for this Disease that wee can sinde, except the mercy of God; and this Water drinking is good for the Palsie▪ if it be drunke fasting: also it is good for all Gowtes likewise▪ in the time that they be mortified in the members and limbes of a man: it is very helping to Wounds that are festered, if they be washed therewith, it destroyeth all manner of Fevers.

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Behly Water.

TAke Water a pottle, Suger-Candy foure ounces, let them seethe: then put in foure ounces of Verdigrease in fine powder, and let it seethe.

A good Barley water for all Diseases of the Lungs, or Lights.

TAke half a pound of faire Barly, a gallon of Water, half an ounce of Licorice, Fennell-seed, Violets, and Parsley-seed, of each a quarter of an ounce, red Roses a quarter of an ounce, dry Hysop and Sage, of each a pennyweight, sixe leaves of Harts-tongue, a quarter of an ounce of Figs and Raysins; boyle all these in a new pot of cold Water, and then straine them cleare from it and drinke it; The same cooleth the Liver, and all the members, driveth away all evill heat, slaketh thirst, is the cause of much evacuation, it purgeth the Lights and Spleene, the Kidneyes and Bladder, and it causeth to make water well; and more especially, it is good for all Agues that come of heat.

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A good Drinke for the Pox.

TAke Selendine and English Saffron, the weight of a halfe-penny, and a farthing-worth of Graines, a quarterne of long Pepper, a penny-weight of Mace and a little stale Ale, then stampe your Herbe and pound your Saffron, and mingle them well together, and so drinke it next your heart.

A very good Drinke for the Cough.

TAke a quart of white Wine, and boyle it with Lycorice, Anniseeds, and Suger-candy of each a like quantity, putting therein tenne Figs of the best, and boyle it untill it be halfe consumed, and so preserve thereof to drinke Evening and morning three or foure spoonefuls warmed.

A restorative made of the Herbe Rosa Solis, with other things, but they must bee gathered in June, or July.

THis herbe Rosa Solis, groweth in Marish ground, and in no other place, and it is of a hoary colour, and groweth very lowe, and [Page] flat to the ground, and it hath a meane long stalke growing in the middest of it, and seaven branches springeth out of the roote round about the stalke with leaves coloured, and of a meane length and breadth, and in no wise when this Hearbe should be gathered, touch not the Hearbe it selfe with your hands, for then the vertue thereof is gone, yee must gather and plucke it out of the ground by the stalke, yee must lay it in a cleane basket, the Leaves of it is full of strength and nature, and gather so much of this hearbe as will fill a pottle pot or glasse, but wash it not in any wise, then take a pottle of Aqua Composita, and put them both in a large pot or vessell, and let it stand hard and fast stopped, three dayes and three nights, and on the fourth day open it, and straine it through a faire linnen-cloath into a cleane glasse or pewter pot, and put thereto a pound of Sugar small beaten, one pound of Licorice beaten to powder, and one pound of Dates, the stones taken out, and they cut in small pieces, then mingle them altogether, and stop the glasse or pewter pot well, so that no ayre come into it in any wise. Thus done yee may drinke of it at night when yee goe to bed, one spoonefull mixt with Aqua Vitae, or stale Ale, and as much in the morning fasting▪ [Page] and there is not the weakest body in the worl [...] that is wasted by Consumption or otherwise, but it will restore him againe, and make him to be strong and lusty and to have a good stomacke, and that shortly, and hee or shee that useth this three times together, shall finde great remedy or comfort thereby, and as the patient doth feele himselfe, so he may use it.

How to make Doctor Stevens precious Water, which Dr. Chambers and others, made tryall of and did approve the vertue of it.

TAke a gallon of Gascoigne wine, then take Ginger, Galingall, Cinamon, Nutmegs, graines of Paradise, Cloves, Mace, Anniseeds, Fennell-seed, and Carraway-seed, of every of them a dram, then take Sage, red Mints Rose leaves, Tyme, Pellitory of Spaine, Rosemary, Peny-mountaine, otherwise wild Tyme, Camomill, and Lavender, of every of them a handfull, then beat the Spices small, and bruise the hearbes, and put all into the Wine and let it stand the space of twelve dayes, stirring it divers times; then distill it in a Limbeck, and keepe the first pinte of the water, for it is the [Page] best, and then will come a second kind of water, keepe that close in a violl of glasse, and set it in the Sun a certaine space.

The vertues of this Water be these, It comforteth the spirits, and preserveth the youth of a man, and helpeth the inward Diseases commeth of cold, and against the shaking of the Palsie. It cureth the contraction of Sinewes, and helpeth the Conception of women that be barren. It killeth the Wormes in the belly. It helpeth cold Gouts. It helpeth the Toothache. It comforteth the Stomack very much. It cureth the cold Dropsie. It helpeth the stone in the Bladder, and the Reynes in the back. It cureth the Canker. It helpeth speedily a stinking breath, and whosoever useth this said Water, it shall preserve him in health long Take but one spoonefull of it once in seaven dayes, for it is very hot in operation: It preserved Doctor Stevens very long, who lived a hundreth yeares lacking but two, and tenne of them hee lived bed-rid.

The doze is to bee taken in white Wine or Ale fasting, and last to bedwards.

This soveraigne Water Dr. Chambers long used and therewith effected many Cures, and kept it secret till a little before his Death, and then gave it to the Bishop of Canterbury.

THE Vertue and Excellencie of the English Bath of BATHE in England. Written by WILLIAM TURNER, Doctor of Physick. Collected and published for the Benefit and Cure of the Poorer sort of People, who are not able to goe to the Physitians. By WILLIAM BREMER, Practitioner in Physick and Chyrurgerie. PART. VIII.

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ALthough there be a very excellent and wholsome Bath within the Realme of England, yet for all that, J am certain that there are many in the North parts, which being diseased with [...]ore Diseases, would very [Page] gladly goe to the Bath of Bathe, if they knew the vertue and benefit thereof whereby they might receive ease and remedy.

Wherefore, seeing that J have writ of the Baths that are in foraigne Countries, therefore J thought good to make knowne the vertues of our owne Bathes; For if they bee able to help and cure mens Diseases, to what purpose shall men need to goe into farre Countries to seeke for that remedy there which they might have at home.

The Bath of England is in the West Countrey in Somerset-shire, in a City called in Latine Bathonia, and Bathe in English, of the Bathes that are in it. This City of Bathe is 15. miles from Welles, and 15. miles from the noble City of Bristow.

The chiefe matter whereof these Bathes in this City have their chiefe vertue and strength, after my judgement is Brimstone, and of my judgement are divers other, which have examined them as J have done; when J was at the Bathes with a certaine man diseased of the Gout, J went into them my selfe with my Patient, and brought forth of the place next unto the Spring, and out of the bottome, slime, mudde▪ bones, and stones, which altogether smelled evidently of Brimstone, if that a man [Page] may judge the matter by the effect; may gather that Brimstone is the onely matter in these Bathes, or at least the chiefe that beareth rule in them; for they dry up wonderfully, and giveth great ease and cureth the Gout excellently and that in a short time, as with divers others (and Gentlemen of quality) can beare witnesse thereof: Which things are no slight manifestations that Brimstone beareth the predominancy and chiefe rule; seeing that neyther by smelling nor tasting, a man can perceive any other matter or Minerall to raigne there.

If there bee any thing else lightly mingled with the Brimstone (which J could not perfitly distinguish) it must be Copper; for in my abode as J walked about the Mountaines, out of the which the Bathes doe spring▪ J found here and there little pieces of Marquesieth and stones mingled with Copper, but J could by no sence or wit perceive, that the Bathes had any notable quality thereof. Then seeing that there cannot bee found any other Minerall or matter to be the chiefe ruler in these Bathes then Brimstone, wee may gather, that these Bathes are good for all those Diseases, which all learned Physitians write, that other Bathes, whose chiefe ruler is Brimstone, are good for.

[Page] Aetius writing of naturall Bathes, wherein Brimstone is eyther the only Minerall or matter of them, or chiefe ruler thereof, saith thus as followeth. The Bathes of Brimstone soften the Sinewes, swage the Paine that a man hath in desiring to goe oft unto the stoole, and when hee commeth, he can either doe litle or nothing at all. They scowre and cleanse the Skinne; wherefore they are good for the white Morphew and blacke, for the Leprosie, and for all Scabs and Scurffes, for old Sores and Botches, for the falling of humours into the Joynts, for an hardened Mylt, or the Cake in the left side, for an hardened Mother, for all kind of Palsies, for the Sciatica, and for all kind of Itch or Itching. But the Bathes of Brimstone hurteth and taketh away the stomack for the present. Thus much also writeth Avicen.

Agricola in his Bookes of those things which flow out of the Earth, writeth thus of Bathes of Brimstone.

The Bathes of Brimstone doe soften the Sinewes and doe heat, they are good therefore for Palsies, for places shrunke or pulled in too much, or stretched too farre forth; for the shaking or trembling of any member, and they swage Ache, and drawes out the swelling of the Limbes, and drive and dissolve them away▪ [Page] They are good therefore for the Gout in the hands, for the Gout in the feet, and for the Sciatica, and all other diseases in the joynts: they swage also the paines in the Liver and Milt, and drive away the swelling of them both: they scowre away Freckles, and heale Morphewes, and Scabbes. But they undoe and overthrow the Stomacke. Then seeing (as J said before) our Baths of Bathe, have their vertue of Brimstone, they that are diseased in any of the above-named diseases, may goe thither, and by the helpe of Almighty God be healed there.

Though those Bathes have of long time beene knowne, even about a thousand yeares, either unlearnednesse, or the enviousnesse of the Physitians, which have been in times past, is greatly to be rebuked, because either for lack of Learning, they knew not the vertue of those Bathes, or else for enviousnesse, would not send the sicke folkes, whom they could not otherwise heale unto the Bathes; for all men can tell, very few in times past have beene by the advise of the Physitians sent unto the Bathes, but now in this our light and learned time, after that so many learned Physitians have so greatly commended these Bathes. J doubt whether the niggardly liberality, or the [Page] unnaturall unkindnesse of the rich men of England is more to be dispraised, which receiving so many good turnes of Almighty God, now after that they know that the Bathes are so profitable, will not bestowe one halfe-penny for Gods sake upon the bettering and amending of them, that the poore, sicke and diseased people that resort thither, might be better and sooner holp [...]n when as they are there.

He that hath beene in Jtalie and Germany, and had seene how costly and wel-favoredly, the Bathes are trimmed, and appointed there in divers and sundry places, would be ashamed that any stranger which had seene the Bathes in foraigne lands should looke upon our Bathes, for hee would thinke that the stranger would accuse us Englishmen of three things. Of grossenesse and brutish Ignorance; because we cannot trim our Bathes no better. Of unkindnesse, because we doe so lightly regard so high and excellent gifts of Almighty God. Of beastly filthinesse, because we make no partition between the Men and the Women, whilest they are in Bathing, but suffer them contrary both unto the law of God and man, to goe together like unreasonable Beasts, to the destruction both of body and soule of many.

[Page] First, and before all other things, my counsell is, that every Bath have an hole in the bottome, by the which, the stopple taken out, the Bath should be cleansed and scowred every foure and twenty houres, at the least once, and that I would advise to be done at eight a clock in the afternoone, that against the Morning it might be full of fresh and wholesome water against the time the sicke folke come to it in the morning, and so should they be a great deale sooner healed of their old diseases, and in lesse jeopardie in taking of new, which may easily come unto a man, if he goe into a Bath, wherein a sicke man (namely if hee be sicke n a smiting or infective disease) hath continued.

And for the Dyet that men should keepe at this Bath of Bathe, hereafter ensueth; with divers other necessary Rules needfull to bee observed of all those that enter into the said Bath, or drinke the water of any Bath.

Certaine Rules to bee obferved in Dyet for all them that will enter into any Bath, or drinke the water thereof.

THe counsell of Learned and wise Physitians is, that no man should at any tim [...] goe into any Bath to seeke remedy for any [Page] Sickneffe, except it bee such a one as that the learned Physitians almost dispaire of the healing of it. If God have smitten you with any Disease, before you goe to any Bath for the healing of it, call to your remembrance how often and wherein you have displeased GOD, and if any of your sinnes come to your remembrance, exercise the same no more but be heartily sorie for it, and desire of God forgivenesse for it, intending and promising by his mercy and grace never to fall into the same againe. This counsell is agreeing with that which is written in the 38. Chapter of Ecclesiasticus▪ which saith in this manner, vers. 9, 10, 12. My Sonne in the time of thy Sicknesse, faile not to pray unto the Lord, and hee will make thee whole. Leave off from sinne, and order thy hands aright, and clense thy heart from all wickednesse. Then give place to the Physitian, and let him come unto thee, as one that God hath sent unto thee. And a little after hee doth plainly declare, that Sicknesse commeth from the punishment of sinne, where hee saith, vers. 15. Hee that sinneth against his Maker, let him fall into the hands of the Physitian. As Christ in the 5. of John doth also manifest▪ when he said unto the blind man he had healed; Goe and sinne no more, lest worse things chance nnto thee.

[Page] Howbeit, wee may judge no man to bee a greater sinner then another, because hee is oftner sicke then the common sort be; for God sendeth unto good men oftentimes sickne [...]se, not for the sinnes they have done more then other men, but to keep them in good order, that the flesh rebell not against the spirit. For if that many Infirmities had been a sure token that such a man were a greater [...]inner, then should Timothy, which had many Infirmities and sicknesses (as Paul writeth) been a very great sinner; but hee was not so, therefore that argument is not true.

But whether Sicknesse come for to punish sinne, or to hold a man in good nature and obedience, all Sicknesse commeth from GOD; Therefore, for whatsoever cause it commeth of, before ye aske any helpe of any worldly Physitian, yee must make your Prayers to Almighty GOD, (as the good King Ezechias did,) and if it be meet for you to be healed, you shall be healed as he was.

Then before yee goe into the Bathes, in any wise ye must goe to some learned Physitian, and learne of him, by the helpe of shewing, what Complexion you be of▪ and what Humour or other thing is the cause of your disease; and there after his Counsell, use such Dyet as [Page] shall be most fit for your Complexion and sicknesse. Let no man enter into any Bath before his body be purged or cleansed after the advice of some learned Physitian, for if any man goe into the bath unpurged, he may fortune never come home againe: or if he come home againe, he commeth home most commonly with worse Diseases then he brought to the bath with him.

Yee may not goe into the bath, the first day that you are come to it, but you must rest a day or two, and then goe into the bathe.

There is no time of the yeare that is more fit to goe into the most part of all the bathes, then are the Moneths of May and September: but the Spring time is better then any other time is.

The best time of the day is an houre after the rising of the Sunne, or halfe an houre: but before yee goe into the bathe, if your disease will suffer you, yee must walke an houre, or at the least halfe an houre before you goe into the bath.

But you must at no time goe into the bath, except yee have beene at the stoole, either by nature or by art; yee may take a Suppository, or a Glister, and for a great need Savanorolla suffereth Pils, but hee will not suffer that he [Page] that is so purged, enter into the bath, for the space of foureteene houres.

The same Author also, would at the least every Bather should have a stoole once in three dayes: wherefore if any man be hard of nature, and cannot abide Suppositories and Glisters, he pardoneth the Patient, if he be once purged, or goe to the stoole in three dayes, which thing scarcely any other writer that J have read will doe, neither would J counsell any Patient to deferre the going to stoole so long, if there be any meanes possible to make a man goe to the stoole, without his great paine.

If that he be counselled to goe twice on a day into the Bathe, he must see he goe not into it, till seaven houres be past after your dinner, and tarry not so long in it in the afternoone as you did before.

The common time of tarrying in the bath, is commonly allowed to be an houre or more or lesse, according to the nature both of the Bath, as also of the Patient.

Let no man tarry so long in the Bath that he be faint or weak, but let him come out before that time.

Yee must alwayes goe into the bath with an empty stomack, and as long as you are in [Page] it, you must neither eate nor drinke except that great need require the contrary.

Some grant that a weake person may eate a little bread steeped in the juyce of Pomegranats, Barberries, or Rilts, or in the Syrups made of the same.

Some Physitians suffer a man that cannot abide hunger so long, to take ere he goe in, two spoonfuls of Raisons well washed oftentimes with two parts of water, one of wine, or so much of delaied or watred wine, as much as can be holden in a spoone, or a few Prunes sodden and steeped in water, or two spoonfuls of crummes of bread, washed oftentimes with water or wine, tempered as J told before, or a toste put into such water: but let no man drinke in the Bath, except he swound in the bath, or bee in danger of sounding, or else ye must all the time that ye be in the bath, abstaine from all meate and drinke.

As long as you are in the bath, you must cover your head well that you take no cold, for it is very perilous to take cold in the head in the Bath, as divers reasons may be laid to prove the same.

When you come out of the Bath, see that yee cover your self well that ye take no cold, and dry off the Water on your body with [Page] warme clothes, and goe by and by into a warme bed, and sweat there if you can, and wipe off the sweat diligently, and afterwards sleepe, but yee must not drinke any thing untill dinner time, except ye be very faint: then ye may take a little Suger-candy, or a few Raisins, or any such thing in a small quantity that will slake thirst: for Galen in the 14 De Methodo medendi, commandeth that a man shall not eate nor drinke by and by after the Bathe, untill he hath slept after his bathing.

After that yee have sweat and slept enough, and be clearely delivered from the heate that you had in the Bathe, and afterwards in the Bed, then may you rest and walke a little, and then goe to dinner; for by measurable walking, the vapours and windinesse that is come in the Bath is driven away.

If the Patient cannot walke, then let him be rubd quickly, and if hee can suffer no rubing, then at some time it were good to take a a Suppositorie, either of Roote, or of a Beete, with a little Salt upon it, or a Suppository of Honey, or a Suppositorie of a Flower deluce, or of salt Bacon▪ or white Sope.

After all these things, then shall you goe to dinner, but you must neither eate very much good meate, nor any evill meate at all. [Page] Wherefore you must rise from the Table with some good appetite, so that you could eate more if you would.

The meates that are commonly of all Physitians allowed that write of Dyet that belongeth to Bathes, are, Bread of a dayes baking, or two at the most, well leavened, and throughly baked, small Birds, and other birds of the fields and mountaines that are of easie digestion, (but Waterchanters yee must not touch) Kids-flesh, Veale and Mutton, or a Lambe of a yeare old, new laid Egges, Pheasants, Partridges, Capons, Chickens and young Geese. The meates that are forbidden, are salt Beefe and Bacon, Pidgeons, Quailes, Pyes, and Pasties, and such like meates▪ Cherries, and all such fruits, Garlicke, Onions, and all hot spices, and all cold meates, as are the most part of Fishes: howbeit, divers may be well allowed, so they be well dressed.

Milke is not to be allowed much: but if that the Patient be so greedy of it, that in a manner he long for it, then let him take it two houres or thereabout, before he take any other meate, and he must drinke after it.

White wine that is small is allowable, or Wine delayed with the third or fourth part of sodden water, according to the Complexion [Page] of the Patient: Some use to steepe bread in strong Wine, when as they can get no other Wine.

Beware that in no wise ye drinke any water, and especially cold water, and so should yee forbeare from all things that are presently cold▪ namely, when ye begin first to eate and drinke. Let therefore both your meate and drinke be in such temper, that they be not cold but warme, lest when as yee are hot within by your Bathing and sweating, the cold strike suddenly into some principall member and hurt it.

They that are of a hote Complexion, and of an open nature, and not well fastened together, ought not to tarry so long in the bath, as other ought that are of colder and faster complexions.

If that any man betweene meale times be vexed with thirst, he may not drinke any thing, saving for a great need he take a little Barley water▪ or Water sodden with the fourth part of the juyce either of sowre or milde sweet Pomgranats, with a little Suger: a man may use for a need, a little Vineger, with Water and Suger, if he have no disease in the Sinewes, nor in the Joynts.

A man that is very weake, or accustomed [Page] much to sleepe after dinner, an houre and a halfe after that he is risen from the Table, he may take a reasonable sleepe.

All the time that a man is in them, he must keepe himselfe chaste from all women, and so he must doe a moneth after, after the counsell of divers learned Physitians, and some for the space of forty dayes, as Pantheus and Aleardus would, namely, if they come out of the Cauldron.

It were meete that in every foure and twenty houres the Bath should be letten out, and fresh water received into the pit againe, for so shall you sooner be healed, and better abide with lesse jeopardy, abiding in the Bath.

It is most meete for them that have any disease in the head, as a Catliaire or Rheume, comming of a moyst cause and not very hot. For them that have Palsies, or such like diseases, that they cause a bucket to be holden over their heads, with an hole in it, of the bignesse of a mans little finger, about foure foote above their heads, so that by the Reed or Pipe made for the nonce, the water may come downe with great might upon the mould of the Head, if they have the Cathaire; and upon the nape of the necke, if the Patient be sicke of the Palsie, or any such like disease.

[Page] The clay or grounds of the Bath, is better for the Dropsie then is the water alone: It is also good for shrunken, swelled, and hard places, and for all old and diseased places, which cannot well be healed with other medicines: The matter is, to lay the grounds upon the place, and to hold the same against the hote Sunne, or a warme fire, untill it be something hard, and then to wash away the foulenesse of the Clay, with the water of the Bath: this may a man doe as oft as he list. Some Physitians counsell, that betweene the Bathings, when a man is twice bathed upon one day, in the time that the Patient is out of the bath, to use his plaistering with the Clay: but if the person be any thing weake, J counsell not to goe twice into the Bath, but either once, or else to be content with the plaistering of the mudde or grounds of the Bath.

It were good wisedome for them that cannot tarry long at the Bathes, either for heate or for cold, to take home with them some of the grounds, and there occupie it as is afore-told.

There are certaine learned men, which reckon that the hote breath or vapour that riseth up from the Bathe, is much more mightier then the water of the bath is, and it is true: therefore it were well that they which have any [Page] Dropsie, and especially a Tympanie, should sit over such a place of the Bath, that they might receive into the moyst diseased place, the vapour of the bathe, either by an holed stoole, or by some other such like manner of thing well devised for that purpose.

If any poore man by the heate of the drynesse of the Bathe cannot sleepe enough, let him eate Lettice, or Purslaine, or the seedes of Poppy, called Chesbowle, in some places of England, or let him eate Suger and Poppyseed together, let this be done at night. Hee may also if he cannot get the aforesaid things, seethe Violet leaves and Mallowes, and bathe the uttermost parts with that they are sodden in. These are remedies for poore folke that are not able to have a Physitian with them to give them counsell: Let the rich use such remedies as their Physitians shall counsell them.

If any poore man be vexed with any unsufferable thirst, let him take a little Barley and seethe it long, and put a little Suger unto it: or let him take the juyce of an Orange, or take a little of it with a little Suger.

If any poore man catch the Head-ache, let him take a little Wormelade if he can get it, or Coriander Comfits: or if he can get none of these, let him take the white of an Egge▪ and [Page] beate it with Vineger, and Rosewater, or with the broath of Violets, or Nightshade, or with any of them, and a little Vineger, and lay them in a cloath unto the temples of his head, and forehead.

If any poore man be burned too much, let him take a Glister made with Mallowes, Beetes, and Violet leaves, or let him seethe Prunes with Barley a good while, and Raisins, putting a way the stones, and eate of them, or let him use Suppositories sometimes, made of rootes, either of Beetes, of Flower-de-Luce, or of white Sope, or of salt Bacon.

If any man sweat too much, let him use colder meates than he used before, with Vineger or Verjuyce, and let them also eate Sheepes-feete, and Calves-feete, with Verjuyce or Vineger.

If any man have the burning of his water when he maketh it, let him an houre after he is come out of the Bathe, annoynt his Kidneyes with some cold Oyntment, as is Infrigidus Galeni: or if you cannot come by that, let him seethe Violet leaves, Poppyheads, Raisins, Licorice and Mallowes together, straine them, and put some Suger in the broath, and drinke of it a draught before Supper.

[Page] If any be troubled with the Rheume which he hath caught in the Bath, let him parch or bristle at the fire Nigella Romana, and hold it in a cloath to his Nose, and let him set cups or boxing glasses to his shoulders, without any scorching, and let him drinke sodden water with Barley, and with a little Suger.

If any man have any appetite to eate, let him use the sirrups of Ribles or Barberies, or the sirrup of unripe Grapes, or use Verjuyce or Vineger to provoke appetite in due measure, and now and then if ye can get it, let him take a little Marmalade, or of the sirrup of Mynts, or Worm-wood Raman. (These have I written for poore folke.) Those that are rich, by the advice of the Physitians, may have other Remedies enough against the fore-named accidents, that chance in the time of their bathing.

If thou be rid of thy disease by thy bathing, offer unto Christ in thy pure members, such offering of Thankesgiving, as thou mayest spare and give him hearty thankes, both in word, minde and deed, and sinne no more, but walke in all kindnesse of life and honesty, as farre as thou shalt be able to doe, as long as thou shalt live hereafter.

But if thou be not healed the first time, be [Page] patient, and live vertuously till the next bathing time, and then if it be to the glory of God, and for the most profitable, thou shalt the next bathing time be healed by the grace of God, of whom commeth all health both of body and soule.

Some if they be not healed whilest they be in the bathing, cry out both upon the Bath, w [...]ich healeth many other of the same Diseases that they are sicke of, and of the Physitian also that counselled them to goe to the Bathe, such men must learne, that they must not appoint God a time to heale them by the Bathe, and that when as the Bath hath dryed up, and washed by Sweating, and made subtill through blowing the evill matter of the disease; that it is one dayes worke or two, to make good humours to occupie the place of such evill humours as have beene in them before. Therefore let such be patient, and for the space of a Moneth keepe the same dyet that they kept at the Bath, and if God will they shall have their desire, but not onely these, but all others that are healed for a moneth at the least, the longer the better, must keepe the same dyet that they kept in the Bath, as touching meate and drinke, and if it be possible also from the use of all Women.

[Page] When as you goe homewards, make but small Journeyes, and beware of surfetting and of cold, and when you are at home, use measurable Exercise daily, and honest mirth and pastime, with honest company, and beware of too much study or carefulnesse.

And give God thankes for all his Guifts.

Thus much for the Bath.

Of Herbes, and Drugs. Hereafter followeth divers Medicines, Remedies, and Cures to heale divers Diseases curable, by the grace of God; as also the Nature and property of certaine Herbes, Plants, and Drugs, belonging thereunto. PART. IX.

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And first of Marte Mylletare, to stop the Flux of the body.

DIvers times, the Flux of the Body proceedeth of superfluous heat contained in the Stomacke, the which maketh a continuall solution inwardly, as yee may see by Experience of those that are troubled therewith; for so long as the cause is not taken away, all their meat doth [Page] turne into the matter, the which if it be so, that is true which J doe say; That the Fluxes are a distemperance of the body, caused of hot and corrupt humours in the Stomacke; and therefore if thou wilt cure it, it were necessary to extinguish the heat, and so take away the corruption, the which thou shalt doe with the rednesse of Marte Mylletare, as is hereafter following, for that is the most soveraigne remedy that can be found.

First, yee shall take twelve graines of Petra Philosophalla, with half an ounce of Mel Rosarum, and then take foure mornings together one scruple of Marte Mylletare, with half an ounce of Suger Rosate, and therewith thou shalt worke very strange effects.

Also for Perbreaking and for Flux, seethe Roses in Vineger, or Tamarindes, or Galls, and while it is hot wet therein Wooll, and lay it on the Stomacke for Vomit, and on the Navill for Flux, and on the Reynes for appetite.

The vertue of certaine Herbes, and Drugs.

MAllowes, the Leaves boyled being eaten doth take away Hoarsnesse, and being pounded with Sage, they make a singular plaister for Wounds and other Inflamations.

[Page] St. Johns-wort, the Seed thereof being drunk with Wine voideth the Stone out of the body.

Wormwood, is good against the Dropsie, taking often the leaves thereof confected with Suger.

Hysop, being boyled with Figges, Water, Honey, and Rew taken in drinke, is good for inflamation of the Lungs, it avoydeth flegme, and easeth an old Cough.

Sage, is good against all Cold and flegmatick diseases in the Head, and against all paines in the Joynts, being taken in drinke, or applyed in fomentation; It is good for great bellied women to eate, which are subject to travell before their time.

Mynt, beaten and made into a Plaister comforts a weake Stomack, it is very good to restore the smell, or the Feeling, if it bee often held to the nose; the Leaves dryed and beaten to powder kill wormes in Children; also it applied to the forehead, helpeth the Head-ach.

Time, taken in drinke is good to purge the Intrailes, or to make one spit out the evill humours of the Lungs, and in the Brest.

Rosemary, is very good against the Collick and casting up of Meat, by eating it in bread, or drinking it in powder in Wine.

Camomill, The leaves beaten and put into [Page] white Wine, is good drinke against Quotidian and quartern Agues, the decoction thereof drunk, healeth paines in the side, good against Feavers, and also to avoyd Urine.

Lillyes, The leaves thereof being boyled, heale burnings, and confected in Vineger and mingled with Saffron, and Cinamon, is good for Women that are delivered of Child with great difficulty and voydeth the after burden.

Baulme, The property of it in Wine is to comfort the Heart, to helpe digestion, to heale the feeblenesse of the heart, especially if the weaknesse be such that it causeth to breake sleepe in the Night, it stayeth the panting of the heart, and drives away cares; the leaves thereof taken in drinke is good against the biting of a Dog, or outwardly applyed is good to heale the Wound with the decoction of it.

Dogs tooth, The decoction of the leaves taken in drinke, helpeth the wringing of the belly, hard making of water, and breaketh the Stone or gravell in the Kidneyes; the seed thereof doth greatly provoke Urine.

Periatory, or Pellatory. Gathered in winter hath vertue to dissolve, consume, and draw; and while it is greene it breaketh wind in the stomack. The juyce thereof held within the mouth allayeth the Tooth-ach, the leaves [Page] thereof being applyed healeth Burnings, swellings, and Inflamations, being fryed with fresh Butter, or Capons grease, and layd unto the belly, it cureth the Collick, and being mixed with Goats or Kids grease, is good to ease the Gout; the Juyce also mixed with like quantity of white Wine, and oyle of sweet Almonds newly made, is very good against the Stone, and dropped into the Eares with oyle of Roses helpeth the paine.

Aleanet, is to sooder Wounds.

Aspaltum, is Tarre of India, it hath vertue to draw and sooder, for if the Powder thereof be strowed on a dry Wound it will presently close it, though it be both broad and deepe.

Oates, hath vertue to abate Swelling, and to soften things, being made hot in a pan.

Asarum, maketh Women to have their termes, openeth the veynes of the Urine, and maketh one to pisse freely. It mixed with honey killeth Wormes▪ dissolveth Winds, and warmeth the stomacke, clenseth the Liver and veynes of the Guts, and reynes of the Mother, it putteth away Feaver quotidian, and cureth the stinking of venemous Wormes.

Bole-Armoniacke, if it be good, is as it were white redded.

Ballestianes, is the flower of the Pomgranet [Page] and P [...]idia is the rinde, and it hath vertue to restraine as Bolle hath.

Brancha Vrona, hath vertue to make soft, or to rypen Empostumes.

Bistorta, or Tormentill, hath vertue to straine together, comfort, and confound.

Bedellion, hath vertue to constraine together, it helpeth the Impostume, both within and without, it breaketh the stone, and breaketh the Cough.

Cadamen, is the rootes of Parcely, that hath [...]ertue to dissolve, to consume and to draw.

Camfere, ought to be kept in Marble, or Alablaster, Lynseed, or Anniseed, is good for the Gomora, and to abate a mans courage.

Coloquintida, hath vertue to purge Flegme and Melancholy, and for the Tooth-ache seethe it in Vineger.

C [...]ssia fi [...]tula, a Gargarisme made thereof, and of the Juyce of Morell, dissolveth the Empostume in the Wezend, and also swelling in the Cheekes.

Ceru [...]e, is good to engender good flesh, and to fret away evill flesh.

Capers, is good to defie cold Humours, in the mouth and stomack.

Con [...]ube and Quibebes, the powder heereof with the juyce of Borage, is good for the cold [Page] Rheume and to comfort the Braine.

Dragagant, is of three kinds, and the white is the best in cold Medicines, and the red in hot.

Euphorbium, his vertue is to dissolve, to draw, to allay, to consume, to purge Fleame, and Melancholly.

Esul [...], is the rinde of Eleborus Albus, or Peritory of Spaine, it hath vertue to purge Fleame and Melancholly, and it is the best that purgeth nekt to Scamonie. Take Esula, five drams, Canell, Fennell-seeds, Any seedes, and use this with warme Wine, or other broth, is a very good purge.

Gum Arabic, the white is cold, the red is hot in Medicines.

Gariofiolate, is Avence, his vertue is to open dissolve, and consume, whilest hee is greene, it helpeth the Collicia passio.

Hermadactilus, the whitest is the best, it hath vertue to dissolve, consume, and draw, and principally to purge Fleame.

Jarus, Barba, Aron, Calves feet, Cuckoopintell, the leaves, and the rootes, and the gobbets about the rootes be of good vertue, and the Rootes being cloven, and dryed, they have vertue to dissolve and asswage.

Ipaguistidos, is Gobbets that are found by the roote of the Dog bryer, it hath vertue to draw together.

[Page] Jempus, is the fruit thereof, it hath vertue to dissolve, and consume; for the Strangury and Illiaco, drinke Wine wherein it was sodden.

Licium, is good with the juyce of Fennell for sore Eyes.

Litarge, is good to close together and to clense.

Lovag [...]-seed with Cinamon, is good for the Liver, and Spleen, and wind in the Guts and stomacke.

Mamia, is good to make Bloud cleane.

Mumia, hath vertue to straine together.

Medeswete, greene or dry bringeth Menstruum, and clenseth the Mother.

Mora, is the fruit of the Cicomore Tree▪ it hath vertue to dissolve, consume, and make cleane, it is good for the Ovinsie, and for costivenesse.

Nitrum, the whiter the better, it hath vertue to dissolve, and drive away filth.

Opponax, if it be cleere, and draw to Cytrin colour, it is good, it hath vertue to dissolve and consume.

Oppium, that which is not hard nor soft, is good, it hath vertue to make one sleepe.

Organum flowers, is good powdered to make Laxe, to dissolve, and to consume, and the powder put within and without, abateth swolne cheekes.

[Page] Oxificicentia, Phenicon, Dactilis Indie, Tamarindus, They that bee good, be neither too moyst nor too hard, and be somewhat blacke, and somewhat sower, the Rind nor the Seed, must not be used in Medicines, It hath vertue to purge Choller, to clense the Blood, and to abate unkind heat.

Os de cord [...] Cervi, is the bone of the Harts heart, on the left side, it is good to purge Melancholy blood, and Cardiacle, and Sinicapos or Sincapos, with the juyce of Borage, and Os Sexi, will make the Teeth white.

Dog-Fennell, the root is good for the Strangury, Oissury, and stopping of the Liver and Spleene.

Pine apples, the Kernels doe moysten and open, and is good for the disease in the Brest, or Cough, or Eticke, or Consumption, and to increase good blood.

Damsons, bee cold and moyst, in the third degree, gather them when they be ripe, and cleave them in the Sun, and spring them with Vineger above, and then yee may keepe them two yeare in a vessell; Their vertue is to cool [...] a man, and make his Guts light, and therefore they be good in Fevers, against the costivenesse that commeth of drynesse, or of Cholerick humours in the Guts, when they be ripe to cut, [Page] and when they be dry, soke them in water; and eate the Prune, and drinke the water.

Psilium, is cold and moyst in the third degree; his vertue is to make soft and light, and to coole a mans body, and to draw together.

Purslene, is good both raw and sodden, to abate unkind heat in Cholerick men.

Pitch-liquid, hath vertue to dissolve and consume.

Ponticum, is good for the stopping of the Liver and Spleene, that commeth of cold.

Storax, hath vertue both to comfort and consume, and to fasten Teeth, and comfort the Gummes.

Squilla, is a Sea-Onion, and that is found by himselfe is deadly, his vertue is to purge and to dissolve, but the outer and inner parts must be cast away, for they bee deadly; and that which is in the middest, may bee put in Medicines, and it hath more vertue raw than sodden.

Seeds within the berries of Elder, is good to purge Flegme.

Stavisacre, hath vertue to dissolve, consume, draw, and purge Flegme, and Litargie▪ and to put away heavinesse from the heart, if it be taken and put in the nose.

S [...]apium, is good, and hath vertue to dissolve [Page] consume, draw, and laxe, and heale, it is good for fallings downe of the Mother, with suffumigation, or supositor, and for the tearmes of the secondine or dead Child.

Saracoll, if it be right, it is good, it hath vertue to straine together and to sooder. Drinke Calamint sodden in Wine, for coldnesse of the stomack, and for stopping of the Liver and Spleen, the Reynes and Bladder, and Illiac [...] passio.

Saterion, his root is green, and hath vertue to unloose mans nature.

Saligem, his vertue is to dissolve, and consume.

Scabius, while hee is greene, hath vertue to dissolve, consume, and cleanse.

Dragons, take the roote, and cleave it, and dry it in the Sun, yee may keepe it two yeares, mingle the powder of Dragons with Sope, and wet a Tent therein, and put it deepe into a fester, and it will clense and enlarge it, and if there be a bone in it, it will draw it out, or else loose it that yee may take it out lightly.

Sene, is to purge Melancholy and Epilencie, and Fever quartaine, and Emerodes; for the Spleene and Liver, take Cardiacle sodden in water▪ and put to Sage, and make a Syrope, or the Juyce of Borage and Suger, is very good.

[Page] Terra sigillata, terra sarasincia, terra argenta, is all one manner of earth, his vertue is to constraine together.

Turbith, if it be hollow, small, and of an Ash-colour, and gummie, it is good, It hath vertue to dissolve, and draw humours from the uttermost part of a mans body, and namely Fleame; for the Gout, and Illiaca, and Podegra, and Chiragra, give him foure scruples of Turbith mingled with some other Medicine, and it will doe the like.

Taplia, or faiters Hearbe, his vertue is to purge above and beneath, both greene and dry, for it is never given by himselfe, he that stampeth it let him hide his face and eyes that he see not, also keepe close his Testacles, or else they will swell. With this Hearbe beggers doe make themselves seeme to have the Dropsie upon them.

Tartar is the Lees of Wine, and hath vertue to dissolve, and dryeth away filth, and to abate a mans fatnesse.

Terbentine, a fugimation thereof, is good for the subfumigation of the Mother.

Virga Pastoris, or Shepheards rod, hath vertue to straine together, to coole, and to fill that is empty, and is good for the Fluxe.

Bryona, or wild Neppe, is hot and dry, the [Page] roote thereof maketh a woman to have her tearmes, and delivereth a dead Child or secondine.

Flower-de-Luce, the Root of it washt and scraped cleane, being dryed and finely beaten, and put into a pint of new Milke, made hote upon the fire and given the patient to drinke, it helpeth the Greene sicknesse. D. B.

Ginger, comforteth the heart, and maketh good digestion.

Sugar, is temperate hot, and moyst, his vertue is to moysten and nourish, and to loose, if it be mingled with cold things to coole.

The excellent vertues of Cardus Benedictus.

IT is very good for the Head-ache and the Megrim: For the use of the juyce and powder of the Leaves, preserveth and keepeth a man from the Head-ach, and healeth it being present, it quickneth the sight if the Juyce of it be layd on the Eyes. The Powder stanches blood that flowes out of the Nose, or commeth out of the Lungs: the broath of it taken with Wine, maketh an appetite. It is good for any Ache in the body: it strengtheneth the members of the body, and fasteneth loose sinewes and weak. It is also good for the Dropsie: it [Page] breaketh also the Stone, and breaketh an Impostume: it preserveth one from the Pestilence, if the powder be taken in water foure and twenty houres before a man come to the Infected place. It is good for the dizzinesse of the Head: It helpeth the memory: It helpeth thicke hearing: It is good for short winds, and the diseases of the Lungs: Some write, that it strengtheneth the Teeth: others write, [...]hat it bringeth down Flowers, and provoketh sleepe, and helpeth the Falling sicknesse. It is also good for falls and bruises: the Leaves provoke sleepe: the Powder is good against all poyson, the same put into the Guts by a Glyster: It helpeth the Collicke, and other diseases of the Guts, and the wounds of t he same. They write also, that the water of Cardus Benedictus helpeth rednesse, and the itching of the Eyes; and the Juyce doth the same, for Burnings, and for Carbunckles. There is nothing better for the Canker, and old festering sores: the Leaves are good for Fomentations: and to be sitten over, being sodden in water, that the Vapour may come to the diseased places, also it is good against the stone and stopping of the flowers.

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A good Drinke to strengthen the heart and all the members, if a man drinke halfe an Egge shell full of it morning and evening, with as much good wine.

TAke the best Aqua Vitae that you can get, and take a piece of fine Gold, and make it glowing hot ten times, and squench it again, the more you squench it, the stronger waxeth the water and better. Then put it into the same Aqua Vitae, and halfe a quarter of an ounce of Saffron, and a quarter of an ounce of Cynamon, both beaten: let them stand foure dayes well stopped, and stirre it every day once: but when you will take it, then let it stand still unstirred that it may be cleare. This water warmeth a cold stomacke, giveth strength to all the members, specially to aged folkes that have beene over long sicke, whose strength is consumed: for it comforteth and strengthneth the heart out of measure.

A speciall Medicine to cause sleepe.

TAke a spoonefull of Oyle of Roses, a spoonefull of Rose-water, and halfe a spoonefull of red Vineger, and temper them all together: then with a fine linnen cloth annoynt the Patients head.

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A discourse as concerning Cornes in the feet, or else-where with their remedies.

THis Callowes matter is a certaine hot humour, the which nature would discharge her selfe of, and when that humour is driven forth of nature, it goeth into the lower parts into the end of the Toes, for in that part of the Toes, that skin is called Epidarma, is hard, and will not suffer it to passe or exalate, and there many times it engendreth a Tumor in the skin with great hardnesse, and many times that Tumor doth increase and cause such paine that it doth not onely hinder their going, but hinder them from their sleepe in the Night, and this kind of Tumor is called commonly, Callo, or Cornes in English; and J thought it good to call them Crest, because they are alwayes growing and is of great importance among Chirurgions▪ for an infinite number of persons are troubled therewith; and therefore J will shew thee our secret to helpe them quickly and with great ease, which secret was never knowne of any. First ye shall pare them with a sharpe Knife unto the bottome, and there ye shall find a certaine thing like matter, ye shall pare it untill bloud doth appeare, then [Page] touch it with the Oyle of Sulphure, and then dresse it with Balsamo Artificio, once a day untill it be whole. Keepe this as a secret.

Of Medicines, Remedies, and Cures of divers Diseases of severall kinds; As also the making of Powders, and Plaisters, &c. PART. X.

The cause of our Sciatica, and how yee helpe it.

SCiatica is a Disease so called, because it commeth in that place of the Body called Scio, and it is caused of an evill quality and grosse Humors that are strayed in that place▪ because they cannot passe downe. And this is seene by experience dayly; for where that paine is, there is alteration, and the cure thereof is with Glysters, Vomits, Purgations, and Unctions, because the Glysters doth evacuate those places next unto it, and so easeth the Humour: the Vomit cleanseth the [Page] stomacke, the Purgation doth evacuate the body downwards, the Unctions dissolve the winde, and by these meanes thou mayest helpe the Sciatica, as J have done many times to my great credit and satisfaction of my Patient.

For Hoarsnesse.

AGainst Hoarsnesse, goe into the Hothouse, and when thou hast halfe Bathed, drinke a good draught of warme water: this is often proved.

Another. Garlick sodden and eaten, maketh a cleare voyce, and driveth away Hoarsenesse and the old Cough.

If a man stand in feare of the Palsie.

LEt him eat every Morning two or three graines of Mustar-seedes, and two Pepper cornes: the same is assured for the same dis [...]ase by many.

A Medicine for the Goute.

TAke a pinte of white Wine, a quart of running water, a quantity of Barley flower and let them boyle together: then put thereto halfe a pound of blacke Soape, and [Page] let all seethe till it be thicke, then put thereto the yolkes of foure Egges, and when yee will use it, spred it on a cloth Plaister-wise, hot.

Stubbes Medicine for the Goute.

TAke a quart of red Wine Lees, a quarter of a pound of Beane flower, half aquarter of a pound of Commine fine beaten, a spoonefull of Bole-Armoniacke, halfe an ounce of Camphere, which must be put in at twice, and boyle them all together, till they be somewhat thicke: then make it Plaister-wise and lay it to the paine.

Another Plaister for the Goute.

TAke Occy cronium Galbanum, and Melitonum, of each one a penny-worth and distill them: take a pound of stone Pitch, and another pound of fine Rozen, one halfe ounce of Camphere, one quarterne of Deeres Suet, halfe a quater of a pound of Commin, and boyle them on a soft fire together, and thereof make a Plaister, upon a piece of Leather using it as the other.

Another for the same.

TAke the Gall of an Oxe, and Aqua Composita, of each a like quantity, as much of Oyle of Exeter, as of both the other, and [Page] labour them all together in a pot with a sticke, the space of halfe an houre: When you have so done, annoynt your palme therewith, then wet a linnen cloth therein, and as hot as you can suffer it, bind it to the sore.

For a pricke of a Thorne, or any other thing.

TAke Honey, and a good quantity of Chalke, and of the Gall of a Beast, and boyle them together, and make a Plaister of it, and as hot as you can suffer it, lay it thereunto. Let the Chalke be scraped, very small. Approved.

A Remedy for burning and Scalding.

TAke the white Wooll of the belly of an Hare, and if it be raw, lay it thereto, and it will never away till such time it be whole.

Another. Take a Thistle called St. Mary Thistle, stampe it and strain it, and take thereof two spoonfuls, and put to this three spoonfuls of Creame, mixe them together, and annoynt the Patient therewith.

To kill a Tetter or Ring-worme.

TAke the root of a red Dock, the roote is very red, and slice it, and lay it in Vineger a [Page] Night, and after lay it upon the Tetter, and tye it with a cloth hard, and it will kill the Tetter. Approved.

For a winde or a Collicke in the belly.

TAke a Rose Cake and toast it at the fire, with Vineger throwen upon it, and lay it as hot to your belly as you may suffer it.

Another. Take Mustard, Figges and Vineger, stamped together, and lay it to the belly of the diseased, cold, in manner of a Plaister, and it shall helpe▪

Against the Shingles.

ANnoynt the Shingles with the juyce of Mynts, and it will heale them.

To heale a wound in ten dayes, as by proofe hath beene seene.

STampe Camphere with Barrowes greace, and put it into the wound, and it will heale it. Approved.

For ache in the Backe.

TAke Egremont and Mugwort, both leaves and Rootes, and stampe them very small, [Page] then mingle them well with old Decres Suet, then besmeere or annoynt the grieved place therewith very warme, and after rowle it up hard.

To heale in foure dayes the scalding with water, or any other liquor, without Plaister or Oyntment.

TAke an Onyon and cut him overth-wart, and wring out the juyce upon the scalded place doing so every day twise, it will heale it quickly. Probatum est.

To heale the Itch.

TAke of Lapacinum Acutum, or of Sorell, and boyle it in water, and wash therewith the diseased person: or else take the rootes of Lawrell, and being well brayed with Salt and bread, annoynt therewith the body. The like effect is done with the decoction of Egrimony and Sage, made with Raine water, and washing therewith the sicke person.

To heale Sores or Tetters.

TAke of Waxe of Ganabrinum, in powder, and of Oyle of Roses, as much as shall be [Page] sufficient? Make thereof an Oyntment. Or else bray Cockle and Brimstone, and mixe them with Vineger, and make an Oyntment.

For the hardnesse of Hearing.

TAke an Onyon and coare it, and fill it with the Oyles of Rew and bitter Almonds, then rost it soft, and drop thereof into the contrary Eare, lying still after one houre keeping your selfe warme, it will both purge the Head and quicken the Hearing.

An easie Remedy for the Tooth-ache.

TAke a slice of the Root Acorus, of some called in English Gladen, of other Galanga, which groweth in waters and marishes, this must be laid green upon the Tooth. Or a piece of the greene roote of Tormentill doth it likewise.

For the swelling in the Throat.

TAke white Frankensence, and cast a piece of it upon hot coales, then put a Funnell over it, and let the smoake thereof goe into the Throate: that helpeth, and is oft times experimented and proved.

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To cause a Womans speedy deliverance.

TAke whites of Egges and Castle sope, and make Pills, adding to every pill one drop of the oyle of Savin; and in time of need give her five Pilles of it.

To make a womans Milke increase.

TAke Fennell-seed, and seethe it in Barlywater, and give the woman of it to drinke, and her milke will increase abundantly.

For the Rickets and weaknesse of the limbes in Children.

TAke a little quantity of the best English Honey mix it with Beere, and let them use no other drinke till they recover their strength. This hath bin tryed and approved.

To fasten the Gums or loose Teeth.

TAke a little Myrrhe, temper it with Wine and Oyle▪ and wash your mouth therewith and you shall see a rare experience; Myrrhe also killeth the Wormes in a mans body, and chew it in the mouth, ma kes the breath sweet.

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For one that cannot hold his Water.

TAke the clawes of a Goates feet, burne them to powder, and take a spoonfull of it in Pottage or broath, wherein a little Knotgrasse and Hypoquistidos may bee put, and take of it twice a day.

For the Dropsie made for the Queen [...], by D. D. Adryan.

TAke Polipodium, Spikenard, Calamus odoratus, Marjerum, Galingall, Selwall, ana. vj. d. weight, Anniseeds, Saxafrage, Plantane, vij. d. weight, Cynamon, xij. d. weight, Seenie so much as of all the rest, put them into a bagge hanging in two gallons of Ale, cover it with new Yest every fourth▪day, and drink no other drinke for a weeke, and be whole.

For the stinging of Waspes and Bees▪

TAke Mallowes and rub them on the place where it is stung or else take Flyes stamped with a little durt.

For the falling downe of the Tuell.

SIt over the fumes of Ginger and Frankensence.

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For the swelling of the Legges.

TAke the Juyce of Walwort, of Waxe, of Vineger, and of Barley Meale, of each a like quantity: Boyle it, and make a Plaister, and bind it upon the sore.

For the Canker in the mouth.

TAke halfe a pinte of Ale, and a sprig of Rosemary, and seeth them together, and skim your Ale. And then put in a piece of Allom as much as a Nut, and a spoonefull of Honey, and two spoonefuls of Honey suckle water, and wash the mouth with it.

To make the Face faire and the Breath sweet.

TAke the Flowers of Rose-mary▪ and boyle them in white Wine, then wash your face with it, and use it for to drinke, and so shall you make your Face faire, and your breath sweet [...] ▪

A Remedy for a red face or a red nose.

TAke Litarge of Silver, and Brimstone, of each like much, and seeth them in Rosewater, [Page] and Vineger, and then with a linnen cloath wet in the said Vineger▪ lay it to the sore.

A Remedy to qualifie the Coppered Face.

MAke a Bath with the flowers of Cammomell, Violets, Roses, and Flowers of water Lillies, then annoynt the place with Vnguentum Album, Champherarius, and mixe that oyntment with a little yellow Brimstone, and Quicksilver killed with fasting spittle, and annoynt the Face withall.

A speciall good dyet for all fiery Faces.

ABstaine from all salt things, spiced, fryed meates, and rosted meates: also from drinking of Wine, for it is very evill: also Onyons, Mustard, and Garlicke are very naught: in steed of which▪ you must take Purslaine, Sorrell, Lettice, Hops of Borrage, with Succory or endive in Pottage, or otherwise: Also it is necessary to be laxative, and in sleeping to lay your head high.

An easie Remedy to make the Teeth white▪

TAke Vinger of Squiles, and dip a little piece of Cloth in it▪ and rub the Teeth or [Page] Gummes withall: the said Vineger fastneth the Gummes, comforteth the rootes of the Teeth, and maketh a sweet breathe.

To take away the stinking of the mouth.

YEe must wash your mouth with Water and Vineger, and chew Masticke a good while, and then wash thy mouth with the decoction of Annis-seeds, Mints, and Cloves, sodden in Wine. If the stincking of thy mouth commeth of a rotten tooth the best is to have it drawne out.

A Remedy for sore Eyes.

TAke the Juyce of Fennell, and drop thereof into the Eyes, Evening and Morning, and it shall heale the griefe and paine.

A proved Medicine for the bleeding at the Nose, called the Ladie Maries Medicine.

TAke the shell of an Egge, the meate being very cleane out▪ and put it into the fire till it be burnt very blacke and ready to breake, then take it out, and make thereof fine Powder, whereof yee shall blow through a Quill [Page] part thereof into the Nose that bleedeth, and it shall stanch.

Against a stinking Breath.

MElt Hony, Salt, and Rye flower well together, and therewith rub the Gum [...] twice or thrice, then wash it with faire water▪ and it will helpe thee.

For an evill breath.

SEeth two ounces of Commin in fine Powder, in a pottle of white Wine, unto a quart: Then keepe it, using to drinke a little thereof warme at Night, the space of fifteene dayes, and it will helpe.

For the Head-ache, and clensing of the same.

CHew Pellitory of Spaine in thy mouth, it will cleanse the Head, and also take away the Ache or paine.

To heale a swolne Face, that is hurt by reason of some strange Scorching.

TAke the Juyce of Barba Jovis, (in English Singreene) and rub your face with it twice [Page] or thrice a day. You may doe the like with [...]he Juyce of Purflaine: but if your Face [...] [...]oo much marred or hurt, take forty or [...] yolks of Egges, and put them in a frying [...] upon a great fire, and get some Oyle out of them wherewith you shall annoynt your [...]e.

To make an aking Tooth fall out of himselfe.

TAke wheate flower, and mixe it with the milke of the hearb called in Latine Herba Lactaria▪ in French Tintamaille, or Herbe Alerte in English Spurge, that hath milke in it: in Greeke, Tithimales, which is an Hearbe well enough knowne, and thereof make as it were a paste or dow, with the which you shall fill the hole of the Tooth, and leave it in a certaine time, and the tooth will fall out of it selfe. And if you wash your mouth every moneth once with Wine wherein the roote of the said hearbe hath beene sodden, you shall never have paine in your Teeth. Also the decoction or powder of the flowers of a Pomegranate Tree, being put in your mouth and betweene your Gums fasteneth Teeth.

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To kill Lice and Nits in the Head.

TAke the powder or scraping of Harts horne, and make the Patient to drinke it, and there will no Lice nor Nits breed in his head, but if you will straw the said powder upon his head all the Lice and Nits will dye.

To remedy or to helpe Blood-shotten eyes comming by any Rheume, Fluxion, or such other like cause.

TAke the tops or ends of Worme-wood, which is an hearb well enough knowne, and stampe it, mixing it with the w [...]ite of an Egge and Rose-water, and make thereof as it were a Plaister, and spred it upon a linnen cloth, which you may lay upon the eye w [...]ere the blood is, or else upon both, and doe this at night when you goe to bed, and the next morning take it off, and you shall see that t [...]is Plaister shall have drawne▪ to it selfe all the bloud, and all the rednesse that was in your Eyes, and so you shall be quit of it.

For the Tooth-ache.

TAke the Rootes and Leaves of Chickweede, and boyle them in water, with the which you shall wash your mouth well, and hold it in your mouth a certaine space, and it will take away your paine.

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To take away the Tooth-ache.

TAke Hysope, and make thereof a decoction with Vineger, and it being hot, wash your mouth withall, and the paine of the Teeth shall goe away. The Hysope also being stampt and incorporated with Honey, and a little Nitrina, killeth the Wormes in a mans body.

Against the Crampe.

TAke and beat Brimstone and Vervine together, and so binde it to your Arme, or other place grieved, and it shall helpe it, for having the paine againe.

A Medicine to purge the Head.

TAke Masticke, Peritory of Spaine, tame Cressis Seede, Cockle-seede, Stavisacre, both the kindes of neesing powder, white and blacke▪ Ginger, Sinamond, of each halfe a dram in fine-powder, and mixed together, and put it in a little bagge of fine linnen cloth, and let the Patient hold one of these bagges in his mouth a good space, but these bagges must first lye in Fuse a pretty while in Vineger, and it will draw out Rheumes from the head [Page] wonderfully, and when he hath done, he must wash his mouth well with Wine or Ale▪

A Medicine for a scald Head.

TAke Daysie Rootes, and Ale, and stampe them with as much May-butter as needs, and annoynt the sore head therewith.

For the Head-Ache.

TAke a good handfull of Red-Rose leaves dryed, and a good quantity of Cummin grossely bruised, and a good handfull of Camomill grossely shred, and a quantity of browne leavened Bread: then mixe them▪ and put it into a Linnen▪cloth, then quilt it, and set it into a hot Dish, upon a Chafingdish, and sprinckle the bagge with Rose-water and Vineger, and turne it in the dish till it be as hot as may be suffered, to be laid to the noddle of the Necke: and let it be cold, and so use another, and keepe his head so hot as he may sweate.

For paine of the Head.

TAke Marjorom and presse out the Juyce of it, and let the Patient, take of it in his Nose.

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For deafenesse in the Eares.

TAke the Juyce of Coleworts, and mixe it with warme water, and droppe it into thine Eares, and it will helpe.

To make Honey of Roses, called Mel Rosarum.

TAke foure pound foure ounces of Honey clarified, and two pound of the Juyce of Red Roses: and let them boyle together till it be like a Sirrope.

Another making thereof.

TAke a pottle and halfe a pinte of Honey well clarified, with a pottle of white or red Wine, two pound of Red-Rose leaves: Boyle the Rose Leaves and Wine till halfe be wasted, and then put in your Hony: and let it boyle till it bee somewhat thicke, and in colour like a Syrrope.

For the Pockes.

TAke the Juyce of Peny-Roiall, and young Tansie, and give the sicke party to drinke.

A true Medicine for the Jaundies.

TAke a handfull of Chery Leaves, seeth them in a pinte of Milke, and let them boyle [Page] well: Then straine it, and drinke a good draught thereof to Bedwards, and in the morning fasting, and the Jandies shall avoyd from you by siege: or else drinke in the morning this following. Take the wood of Bayberries, pill the upper shell with the leaves from it, and take the second shell that is yellow, put thereof as much as a Walnut into a cloth, and seeth it with a pinte of water, let it be well boyled, and let it coole, and then driuke it, this hath beene experimented.

For the Liver that is corrupted and wasted.

TAke a good quantity of Liverwort and bruise it a little, and then seethe it in good strong Wort▪ with a quantity of Ruberb, and use this medicine, and thou shalt be whole.

For heate in the Liver.

TAke the Juyce of sower Apples, and sweet Apples, of each a pound or more, as much as you thinke best, and two pounds of Sugar, mingle these things together, and let them boyle on a simple fire till it be thicke as a Syrrope, and vse this course every day fasting, with luke-warme water.

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Remedies for the Collicke.

TAke Parcely, Water-cresses, Pellitory of the Wall, unset Time, of each a handfull, a dish of sweet Butter, let the Herbes be cleane washed, and seethe them in a quart of running water, let your water bee taken up against the streame, and let them seethe till you make a Plaister thereof▪ then temper them together with a handfull of Wheat branne, and let the plaister bee layd to the Patients belly beneath the Navill, and let him put in his pottage some Pellatory of the wall; and when the Patient makes water straine it thorow a faire cloath, and thereby ye shall know and perceive, whether it doth him good or not, and let him use this three or foure times together.

Another for the same.

TAke a quantity of Broome-seed, Grouncel-seed, Parcely-seed, Alexander-seed, Ashenkey-seed, Lepthorne-seed or Berries, Phillipendula dryed, Saxifrage dryed, Mouseare dryed, Growobicke dryed, mixe all these together in your drinke, and drinke it Morning and Evening, fasting.

Another. Take Civet and rub your Navill therewith, and champe Rosemary in your mouth, and it easeth the Collick incontinently▪

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A most excellent Medicine for the Collicke and Stone, with other vertues.

TAke Pimpernell, Mustard, Crowfoot, Gauriophe, Mastick, and bruise them all well together, and then mingle them with the blood of a Goat, and put thereto good Vineger or a little Alligre, and let them stand certaine dayes after your discretion, and put them into a Stillatory and distill a water thereof; this water is good for the Stone, or gravell, whether that it be red or white, plaine or sharpe, or if it be hardened; If the Patient doe drinke thereof every day fasting, the Stone will breake and goe away like sand.

Also, if Scald heads bee washed therewith, it will heale them▪ and there shall grow new haire; and if the Scabs be washt therewith, of what nature soever it bee, hee shall be whole with three dayes or nine at the furthest.

Also, this Water drunke fasting, makes a man to have a good colour, and good blood.

Also, this water drunke with Castorie twice in one day▪ destroyeth all Palsies▪ which is not dead in the sinewes and members before, for it comforteth the sinewes principally. This water is very much approved.

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For the Collicke and Stone.

TAke halfe a pint of white Wine, and a good quantity of white Sope, scrape it, and put it into the wine, and make it luke warme, and then drinke it once, twice, or thrice, or as often as the Patient needs.

A Powder for the Collicke and Stone.

TAke Parcely-seed, Saxifrage, Alisander, and Coriander-seeds, the kernels of Cherrystones, Smallage-seed, Lovage, the rootes of Phillipendula, of each a dram, Bay-berries, and Ivie-berries, of each a dram; put to all these as much Ginger as they all weigh, and adde thereto half an ounce of Commin; this powder is to be taken in Ale, halfe a dram at once, thrice a day.

A speciall Remedy for the Stone.

TAke the stones of Medlers, lay them upon a hot Tyle-stone, and after that you have rubbed and dryed them in a faire linnen cloth, then being thorowly dryed, beat them into a powder, and put to it a quantity of Time and Parcely, and place it upon the fire with Beere and Butter, and throw in halfe a spoonefull of [Page] the said powder; and hereof you must drinke a good draught fasting in the morning▪ and eate nor drinke nothing else for the space of three houres after.

Another. Take a quantity of Anniseeds, Lycorice, Fennell-roots, and Parcely-rootes, Raysins, and Currans, and let all these be boyled in Whey, from a pottle to a quart, and so strained and drinke it.

A Powder for the Stone.

TAke the Seed of Gromell, Broome, Saxifrage, Alisander, Parcely, and Fennell, of all these seeds a like quantity, beat them very well together, and so drinke halfe a spoonfull of that Powder, or a spoonfull at a time in a draught of good Ale, making it luke warme in any wise, before you drinke it.

To make the Stone slip downe the narrow passages betweene the Kidney and the Bladder.

TAke a great handfull of Pellitory of the wall, and the like quantity of Mallowes, boyle them in a frying-pan with a good quantity of fresh Butter, so that they be not parched nor dry. And when you see by the frying that some good part of the vertue of the herbes [Page] is gone into the butter, take the hearbes so fryed somewhat fat with the butter, and lay it the length of halfe a yard or more betweene the fold of a Napkin, and in bredth about 6, or 7. Inches, then clap the fattie side of the napkin all along from the back-bone to your flanke above the hippe, especially on that side where the paine is, as hot as may be suffered, when it is cold apply a fresh one, and in three or foure times doing, the passage will bee inlarged, whereby the Stone will slip downe, and the paine cease.

A Posset drinke against the Stone.

TAke Pellitory of the wall, three crops of Lavender Cotton, three Parcely roots, and one Fennell root, the pithes taken out, and they scraped and washed, stampe the hearbes and rootes together, then put thereto one pinte of Rhenish or white Wine, straine the wine from the herbes, and with a pint of new Milke make a posset thereof, drinke freely of it Morning and evening first and last, at the new and full of the Moone, and walke well upon it.

Also, take the hearbe Hartshorne boyled in white Wine, and drunke in the morning fasting is good against the Stone and strangurie.

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To make haire grow.

TAke and seeth Mallowes rootes and all, and wash the place where Haire lacketh, and it shall grow.

For to take away Haire.

TAke Horsleeches and burne them to powder, and mingle it with Eysell, and touch the place where the Haire groweth, and it shall grow no more there. Approved.

To make a barren woman beare Children.

TAke of these little Sea fishes called in Latine Pollipodes, and roste them upon the coales with Oyle, and let the woman eate of them, and it shall profit and helpe very much, having in the meane time the company of a man.

To make a woman have a quicke Birth.

TAke leaves of Dictarij, and stampe them▪ or else make powder of them, and give the woman that laboureth drinke of it with a little water, and she shall be delivered incontinent without any great paine or griefe.

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For all manner of Lamenesse or swellings.

TAke a handfull of Time, a handfull of Lav ender cotten, and a handfull of running Strawberies that be like to a string, and so cut them small, then beate them in a Morter, with foure or five young Swallowes taken out of the nest very fligge and quicke, beat them together untill ye see never a feather of them whole: that done▪ take a penny-worth of May butter clarified, and mingle it in the Morter with Hearbes, and so let it stand foure and twenty houres before they sceth: when you ha ve sodden it, use it as before you are taught, as well in preserving of it, as in using of it.

For to stay the Laxe or Fluxe.

TAke Plantane, otherwise called Weybred-leaves and rootes, and wash them in faire water, and then stampe them, and take a good quantity of the Juyce and put it to old Ale, and make a Posset therewith, and after take the ale Posset, and clarifie it upon the fire perfectly, and then let the Patient drinke it blood warme, in the morning and evening, without taking of othtr drinke the space of two houres either before or after.

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For the sweating Sicknesse.

YEe must take a good spoonfull of Treacle three spoonfuls of Vineger, five spoonfuls of water, and two spoonfuls of the juyce of Sinckfoyle, swing them together, and drinke them luke warme.

For him that pisseth Blood.

TAke a good quantity of Rew, otherwise called hearbe Grace, and dry it so that you may beate it to powder, and then take the powder and and drinke it with Ale: and it will change the Urine.

For the Canker in the Mouth.

TAke white Wine, and a penny-worth of Ginger in powder, and let them seeth a walme together, and wash the sore place with a feather, and drinke not in one houre after, and yee shall have helpe in seven dayes or warrantise.

A powder for the same.

TAke Sage, Pimpernell of each a like and quantity▪ and halfe so much Parcely, as of them both, shred them, and stampe them small, and put thereto a little burnt Allome▪ and then take it up drie it, and beate it to powder and keepe it, for it never failed.

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To know the Fester and Canker.

HEere you may learne whereof, and of what manner the Fester commeth, and also the Canker, it commeth of a sore that was ill healed, and breaketh out againe, and if it bee in the flesh, there doth come out water, if it be in the sinewes, there commeth out browne lie: and if it be in the bone, there commeth out as it were thicke blood. A Fester hath a narrow hole without and within, and a Fester is seldome seene, but it hath more holes then one, and the Canker hath alwayes but one hole.

For a Canker in the body.

TAke the rootes of Dragons and cut them in small pieces, and lay them to dry, and make powder thereof, and take a penny weight of that powder, and put it in water all Night, and on the morrow powre out that water▪ and put thereto white-wine and then seeth it well, and let the Patient drinke thereof warme, and in three day es he shall be whole.

For a Canker in a womans Pappes.

TAke the Dung of a white Goose, and the juyce of Salendine, and bray them together, and lay them to the sore, and it will kill the Canker, and heale the Pappe.

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A good powder for the Canker.

TAke Copperas, and Roch Saunders, and Verdigreace, and Sal-armoniac, and beate them to powder in a brasen Morter, of each [...] like quantity by weight, and put the powder in a vessell, and seethe it on a charcole fire till it glowe, and then take it downe, and let it coole and after make powder thereof, and that powder shall destroy the Canker, on warrantise.

To kill the Canker or Marmole.

TAke a pecke of the ashes made of Ashenwood, and ashes of Oate straw, and put hot water on them and make a gallon of Lye, and put thereto two handfuls of Barke-dust, and let it stand a day and a night, and then straine it thorow a canvasse; then take the same dust and put it in againe, and put thereto as much Allome, and halfe as much of Madder crops, and put them in a pot and let them boyle almost to halfe, and ever stirre it that it grow not to the bottome, nor run over, and after clense it through a cloth, and let it coole, and when it is cold, take a quantity thereof and wet a linnen cloth therein and lay it to the sore place.

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For the Canker in the Mouth.

TAke seaven spoonefuls of Honey, and clarifie it in a pewter dish, then put to it one pint of white Wine Vineger and roch Allome, the quantity of a Hazell nut, and a spoonefull of Bay-salt, and let all these boyle together a quarter of an houre, and then take of dryed Rose leaves and Sage a handfull, letting them seethe together for the space of a quarter of an houre, and let the Patient wash his mouth therewith, and lay the leaves to the sore, and if the liquor bee too thicke to wash your mouth with, then take running water and white wine Vineger, and a spoonfull of Honey, and boyle them well as before, and then use it.

Another. Take Hearbe Grace, Lavender-Cotton, Sage, Honey-suckle leaves, of each a like quantity, wash them and stampe them with a little roch Allome, and a little English Honey, and put them into a faire Dish, and when yee dresse a sore mouth therewith, take as much as yee thinke will serve, and take a few Sage leaves and wash thy mouth, and lay it to thy Gums, and if yee put thereto a little Pepper and Bay-salt, it will be the better.

Another. Take Plantane, Bittony, Egrimony, [Page] Violets, and Woodbine, boyling them in Wine or water, with Hysop, Piony, Pimpernell, and greene Walnuts, and therewith wash foure times in a day, and hold it in your mouth pritty hot, and therewith wash it.

To make a red Water to kill the Canker.

TAke three handfuls of Rew, bray it in a Morter, and put thereto a quart of Vineger, and Madder one ounce, and take halfe a penny-worth of Allome, and beate it to powder and put thereto, and let it so rest nine dayes or more, and then take them out, and so straine them through a cloth into a cleane glasse, and stop the vessell close, and keepe it.

To take away the Canker.

TAke Martlemasse Beefe that hangeth in the Roofe, and burne it to powder and put the powder into the Sore, and it will kill the Canker.

A powder for the Canker.

TAke one quarter of a pound of Roch Allome, and burne it in an earthen vessell that there come no ashes thereto: then take [Page] Arg [...], one halfe ounce, and one quarter of an ounce of Bolearmonracke, and make all these in fine powder alone, and then mixe them altogether, and put them into a Bladder, and keepe it close: and when yee will minister it, wash well the sore with the water, and then lay on the Powder, and so dresse it once in the day, and it shall helpe him.

A good Medicine for the Canker and Sores.

TAke a pottle of cleane running water, or white wine, Sage, Rosemary, and Sinkfoyle, of each a handfull, Allome one ounce, boyle all together till halfe a quarter be consumed, and if it be for the Canker put in a little white Coperas and Camphere.

For a Canker old or new, or Marmole.

TAke Smalledge, Wormewood, greene Walnuts, Lillies, Broome Croppes, white Hazell, red Nettle, Sage, Selfe-heale, Pimpernell, the roote of Floure-de-Iuce, Planten, ground Ivie, Wall-woort, Mouse-eare, Celondine, Mintes, Bittony, Egrimony Violets, Charvell, Colwortes, and Avence, stampe all these together and fry them in Barrowes grease, Sheepes tallow, and Honey, and make thereof [Page] an oyntment with Turpentine, Waxe▪ Rozen, Pitch, Gum Frankensence, burnt Allome, and powder of Tanners barke and so use it.

For the Canker.

TAke the powder of Saven, Honey, and Creame, and white Wine, and mixe them altogether, and melt them over the fire, and when it is hot, with a linnen cloath wash therewith thy mouth, and when the Sore is well washed, put thereof into the griefe, with Lint, as hot as may be suffered two times a day, and bee whole.

For a Canker in a mans body, and to save the man.

TAke the rootes of Dragons, and cut them, and dry them in gobbets, and make powder of them, and take a 9. d. weight of that powder, and seeth it in white Wine, and let the sicke drink thereof warme fasting, and in three dayes he shall be whole.

For the Head-ache.

TAke Hemlockes, and seeth them, till they be as thicke as Pappe, and lay them where [Page] the paine is: Let them lye all Night, and on the morrow lay another of the same heat, and doe so three or foure times, and it is done.

Another▪ Also take and make Lye of Verven, or Bytton, or Wormewood, and therewith wash thy Head thrice a weeke, and it shall doe the much good, and take away the Ache.

For the Head-ache, and Tooth-ache.

TAke the Hearbe called Bursa Pastoris, and bruise it and lay it to the hart of thy Foote, and it helpeth both the Head-ache, and the Tooth-ache.

A Drinke for the Head-ache.

TAke Bitton, Verven, Selondine, Waybroad, Rewe, Wall-woort and Sage, and a quantity of Pepper, and Hony, and seeth them all together in water, and straine it through a cloath, and drinke it Fasting.

Another. Stampe Bittony, and lay it on thy Head under thy Cap or bind it last to thy head.

For the Head-ache.

TAke Sage, Bittony, and Rewe, with Worme wood, seeth these in faire water, then put [Page] out the same water into a vessell, and beat the same Hearbs in a Morter very small, and then take of them and of the liquor, and temper them with Wheat Branne, and with the rest of the liquor wash thy head, and then lay a Plaister thereof upon the Mould, and let it lye there a day and a night, and do so three or foure times. Also, ye may take rootes and leaves of Primroses, fresh Butter, and Tarre boyled together is very good.

Another. Take Avence, Pigeons dung, and Wheate flower, one ounce, and temper them with the white of an Egge, and bind to thy griefe.

Another. Take Bittonie, and Camomill, a handfull, and seeth it in a pottle of Wine to a quart, and wash thy head with the liquor, and if it be the Megrim, it shall helpe the.

Another. Take Frankensence, Doves dung and flower of Wheat, one ounce, and remper them together with the white of an Egge, and lay a Plaister thereof where the griefe is.

Another. Take the white of an Egge and beate it well, and take away the froth, and put thereto Rose-water, and the powder of Alablaster: then take Flaxe and wet therein, and lay it to the Temples▪ and when it is dry, wet it againe: use it thus three or foure times▪

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For the Head-ache.

TAke, Verven, Bittony, Worme-wood, seeth them well, and wash the Patients head, and after that make a Plaister, and lay on the upper part of thy Head on this manner: take the same Hearbes beforesaid when they are sodden, and wring out the Juyce of them, then take the Hearbes and stampe them in a Morter, and temper them with the water they were sodden in, and put thereto Wheate branne to cover the Juyce of the hearbes that it goe not out, then take a garland of Linnen cloth, that will goe about thy head, and bind the Plaister in it, as hot as the Patient may abide it, and then put on a cap over that.

Another. If the paine come of hot humours, take a quantity of Houseleeke, and distill it as much as you please, and with the same water wash thy Temples, and thy Forehead and then dip a linnen cloth therein, and lay it on thy Fore-head, or thy temples.

Another. Take Margerom, and greene Juy leaves, Bittony▪ and Verven, of every one two handfuls, cut them small, and beate them in a Morter and seeth it in two penny-worth of fresh Butter, and stirre it till it waxe very [Page] greene, and so let it stand nine dayes in an earthen pot; then seeth it againe, and stirre it well and straine it, and keepe it in a faire vessell, and when you need warme a little thereof in a Sawcer, and annoynt your Temples therewith.

Another. Take a quart of white Wine, and Horehound, two handfuls, and Camomill one handfull, and boyle them together, and therewith wash thy Head: then take Wheatebran, and put to the hearbes, and boyle it, and make a Plaister and lay it to thy head.

Another. Take the Juyce of Selondine, and good Vineger, mingled and made hot, and with a spunge or a linnen cloth lay it to thy fore-head, it quencheth great heate, and purgeth it that it will come no more.

Another. Take the Juyce of Pimpernell, and put thereto May-butter, and frye them together with a soft fire, and keepe it, and therewith annoynt thy Head and Temples.

To cleanse the Head.

TAke Alloes one ounce, Myrthe halfe an ounce, Garlicke foure drams, Saffron in powder, halfe a penny worth, and mingle them together in fine powder: then take the Juyce [Page] of Coleworts, and put them to your powder, and make it as thicke as pappe, and somewhat more stiffer, and make Pills thereof, as bigge as small Pease, and when you goe to Bed, take foure of them, and roll them in fine powder of Lycorice, and put them into your mouth, and swallow them downe.

For the Head-ache comming of the stomacke.

TAke Fumitory, Camomill, and Roses, and seethe them in white Wine, and make a Plaister, and lay it hot to the stomack.

For Ache in the hinder part of the Head.

STampe Sage with the white of an Egge, and temper it with Vineger, and lay it thereto.

A principall Medicine for the Head.

TAke Commin a quantity, and lay in Vineger one night, and on the morrow put out all the Vineger, saving a little to keepe it moyst, and fry it in a pan, and bind it in a linnen cloth about thy head, and by the grace of God, yee shall be whole.

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For a man that is diseased in the Liver and Spleene.

TAke Barrowes greace, and ashes made of Ashen wood one pound, and running water a Gallon, and seethe them till they bee halfe wasted, then straine them thorow a cloth into a vessell, and let it stand so all night, and then on the morrow scum off the greace and cast away the water, and melt the greace, and stirre it oft and put it into Boxes, and when ye have need annoint the Spleene therewith.

A Drinke to be used after this Oyntment▪

TAke the roots of young Ashen plants clean washed one handfull, and Wormewood as much, seeth them in Wine from a gallon to a pottle, and let the Patient drinke thereof in the Morning cold, and Evening hot.

A Plaister for the Spleene.

TAke dry Lillies, March Mallow rootes, and Alexander seed, of each an ounce, of the barke of an Elme tree, the barke of an Ash, and Broome seed, of each two ounces; all these being beaten to powder, let them be sodden in strong Vineger, and so let them seethe till they be sodden dry; then put thereto the [Page] powder of Commin one dram, powder of the barke of Capers one ounce, powder of Rew three drams, then afterward put thereto Gum Armoniacke one ounce or thre drams, dissolved in Vineger, then with Waxe, and Turpentine, as much as shall suffice, make thereof a Plaister for the Spleene.

Another. Take the tops of Acornes, Rose leaves, Coriander seed, and Commin seed prepared, of each one ounce, Strado Arabiae, Galanga of each two ounces, Salinter, I. Saltpeeter one ounce terrified, mixe them and put them in a bagge, quilted, or basted, quadrantwise, and lay it to the place grieved.

Another. Take Camomill flowers, wheat bran, and a pint of white Wine, boyle them all together and put them in a bag, then take oyles of Violets, of Linseed, and of Lillies, of each a penniworth, annoynt therewith, and put your bagge hot thereto.

A Drinke for the Spleene.

TAke the juyce of Licorice one ounce, Fennell-seed, Anniseed▪ and Juniper of each an ounce, pound them all in a Morter together, and so drinke it in your drinke.

Another. Take three spoonfuls of the juyce [Page] of Ivie leaves in white Wine, or else of the Juyce of Egrimony, and drinke of it three or foure mornings fasting, and it will helpe you.

To dissolve the hardnesse of the Spleene.

AMoniacum dissolved in very sharpe Vineger, and spred upon leather Plaisterwise, and applyed to the Spleene will mollifie the hardnesse thereof, and it may lye thereto seven weekes and never be removed.

A soveraigne Medicine for the Spleene, and to clense the body.

TAke Harts-tongue, wilde Hoppes, Lettice, and Borage, with the flowers of Fumitory, and Parcely rootes, seethe all these in Whay, and clarifie it with whites of Egges, straine it, and drinke it first in the morning and last at night during the space of a Moneth, and by Gods helpe, it will cure your Spleene, and clense your blood, and comfort you many wayes for your health.

For Ache in the Backe.

TAke a great Onyon or two, and roast them in the embers, then stampe them and [Page] straine them out of the Ju yce, and mix it with as much Malmesie as Juyce, and drinke thereof blood warme, first and last. Probatum.

To stay the Backe, and helpe him that consumeth.

TAke the rootes of Parcely, Fennell, Camphere, and of Borage, Planten, Bursa Pastoris, and Knotgrasse, and make broth with them of young Hennes, Capon, Mutton, Rabbets, and Veale, and put thereto a Date or two, and yee may seethe them in posset Ale made of white Wine.

Another. Take white Archangell, Cumfrey flowers, white Lillies, white Roses, white Holly hockes, Knot-grasse, and Clary, stampe them, and take a pottle of Muskadine, and a pint of Ale, with the pith of an Oxe backe, and three capped Dates, the stones taken out and beating them in a morter small, then put in some of your Muskadine and grind it with some of your Ale and stirre it, and boyle the rest thereof, take also the yolkes of three new layd Egges, the strings taken out, and beat them well together, and put thereto of Sinamon two penniworth, and of whole Mace one penniworth, and seethe all these to a quart, and so use it.

[Page] Another. Take the pith of an Oxe backe and scald it, then straine it out of the skin and shred Nippe, and beat it in a Morter very small, putting thereto a quart of Milke and straine it, and then seethe it with five or sixe Dates, and a graine of Amber-greece, and the powder of Ginger, and let the Patient use it very often. It is proved.

To take away the paine of the Reynes of one that is low brought.

TAke three quarts of white Wine, and boyl therein a red Cocke, and put thereto a handfull, of red Nip, a quantity of Clary, and the rootes of red Fennell, Harts-tongue, a sticke of Synamon bruised, Dates, great and small Raisins, with a few Prunes, seeth all these together, till the strength of the Cocke be in the broath, and put therein one ounce of Manus Christi, and use this Morning and Evening luke warme.

For Ache in the Backe and Legges.

TAke the marrow of an Oxe, and oyle Olive three spoonefuls, and the yolkes of Egges, and Butter, Pepper one ounce, then take the [Page] milke of a woman, and mingle it together, and anoynt the sicke therewith.

For the Bladder and the Reynes.

TAke the seedes of Planten beaten in a Morter, and seeth them in Wine, and drinke thereof alone.

A Plaister for the Reynes.

TAke Callamint, Camomill, Wormewood, Peritory, Holyhockes, and bray them in a Morter with Oyle, Butter, or Deere and Sheeps suet, and grease of a Boare, or Barrow hogge, with a quantity of Commin, and lay it on a Plaister both behind and before.

For all Diseases in the Backe.

TAke the rootes of Daisies, of Planten, of Bursa pastoris, of Centimodum, and the Cups of Acorns a handfull, and of Bole-armoniack two ounces, and of Harts-horne burnt, and also a Bucke Conie that is fat, and let all these be sodden together in white Wine and water, as much Wine as water, till the Cony be consumed, from the bones of the flesh, then take away the flesh and the bones from the broth, [Page] and so let the broth stand till it come to a jelly, and when you are in your bed, cause your Backe to be therewith annoynted by a Chafingdish of coales, three nights together, and lay thereon a warme linnen cloth, and it shall helpe you by Gods grace.

For paine in the bladder, and to make it whole for ever.

TAke three rootes of Smalledge, and wash them faire and cleane, and cut them small, and seethe them in a quart of faire water, till three parts of the water be consumed, then straine it, and take foure drams of the powder of Bittony, and put thereto, and drinke the said water.

Against running of the Reynes.

TAke one pound of Jordaine Almonds, and blanch them, and parch them, and grind them very small and make Almond milke thereof, with a pinte of Rose-water, and a pinte of Planten water, and then seethe it with Suger, and Sina mon▪ and when it is cold put thereto a dramme of Masticke in fine powder, and use thereof to eate and be whole, Probatum est.

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A Syrope for the Backe.

TAke the rootes of Ennila Compana cleane scraped, and slice them thin, and lay them in faire running water three dayes, and shift them every day, then at three dayes end take them out▪ and put them in a gallon of faire running water, with a quart of Honey, of Lycorice one ounce, scraped cleane and sliced, and of Anniseeds one ounce, cleane rubbed from the dust, let all these be boyled with a soft fire, and take out the rootes out of the liquour, washing them one by one, and when they be cut lay them on a faire dish, and so let them lye 24. houres, and then take the rootes and weigh them, and for every pound of your rootes, take a pottle of Muskadine, or white Bastard, and put your rootes therein, and put thereto two pound of fine white Suger, two or three whole Maces, boyle all these to a Syrope, with your rootes, and then put it into a Pot, and when you will use it, let the Patient eate of the rootes, and drinke a spoonfull of the Syrope with your rootes, after it, Morning and Evening. Probatum est.

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Remedies to provoke Menstruum Mulieris.

TAke powder of Peeter, Bittony, Yarrowseed, in white Wine and drinke it.

Another. Take Mugwort, Selondine, Marigold, Verven, Nippe, of each nine crops three dayes before the change, and three dayes before the full of the Moone.

Another. Take Germander, and the rootes of red Madder, and seethe it in Ale, and give it her to drinke, or else take Radishes▪ Et semen pionae, red Sanders and Suger, and use it as aforesaid.

Another. Take Cotula Fetuda, the which is like Camomill, but it stinketh, and make a fomentation thereof.

Another. Take the Juyce of Mercury, and Honey, and flower of Cockle, as much as will incorporate it, and make thereof little balls, and give her one or two of them, and she shall have Menstruum, also it shall after dispose her to conceive, for it hath seldome failed, and is well proved.

Another. Take the blacke seed of Pionie, and bruise them one by one to the number of nine, and picke of the blacke huskes, and in a Morter breake them to powder, eate and drink [Page] the said powder at times afore said, in the second Medicine. Pro eadem.

Another. Take the rootes of Gladion, and Arsmart, and seethe them in good white Wine, or Vineger, and when they be well sodden, take them from the fire, and let the woman sit over it, so that the ayre may strike up, and none goe away, for this is proved.

Another. Take Bittonie, Puliall Royall, Centory, of each a handfull, seethe them with Wine or water, till the two parts be wasted, and then clense it thorow a cloth and drinke it.

Another. Take Balme, Margerom, Isope, and Marigolds, a handfull, seethe them from a pottle to a quart upon a soft fire, and so take it and drinke it every morning fasting, and if it be bitter, put thereto Suger, and use it.

Remedies to stop Menstruum Mulieris.

TAke the blackest holly-hocks that yee can get, and take the flowers thereof, and make them in powder, and drinke them, and wash the place with the water of Lovage.

Another. Take the water of Oake leaves distilled, halfe a pinte of Rose-water, and Syrrupe of Quinces sixe ounces, and let her drinke thereof first and last.

[Page] Another. Take Horse-dung, and seethe it in good Vineger, and put it into little bagges of linnen cloth, and lay the one upon the Reines of the backe, and the other betweene the Navill, and the privie place, as warme as shee may suffer it, and let her drinke it every Morning and Evening with a little Synamon till shee be whole.

Another. Take the rootes of Gladium, and seeth them well in Wine, or water, and receive the fume thereof: It never failed▪

To stop white Menstruum and red.

TAke the Juyce of Planten, and of Bursa Pastoris, and two whites of Egges well beaten among the Juyce, and put thereto Bole-armoniack one ounce, and of Terra sigillata, one ounce, and a portion of Beane flower, and make it thicke upon the fire, and draw thereof a Plaister upon thin cloth, and lay it to her Backe and Navill.

Another for the white

TAke the inner rinde of the Sloe▪tree, Sumatch, Balestianes, the rinde of the Pomegranate, Planten, Knot-grasse, the inner rinde [Page] of the red Bryer, and a little French-Bolearmoniack, and boyle all these in red Wine, till halfe be consumed, and let her drinke it fasting, Et restringet fluxum Menstruum.

Another. Take the foote and Legge of a Hare, and bake it to powder haire and all, and drinke it, and it restraineth the same.

The vertue of Fearne.

THe Root is good to be drunke, and laid to Plaister-wise, for the Wounds that are made with Reedes; and in like manner, the roote of the Reede drunke, and laid Plaister-wise to the sore, where Fearne sticketh. The Powder is good to be strowed upon moyst Sores, which are hard to be covered with skin, and ill to be healed: the Juyce pressed out of the Fearne roote, laid to with Rose-water, or other cold water, is good for all manner of burning or scalding, perfectly and sure.

To take away heate and inflamation of a Member.

TAke the waters of Planten and Purslaine, of each two ounces, and the water of a little hearbe called Vernicula [...]is, two ounces, Litarge [Page] and Ceruse, in fine powder, of each foure drams, and Camphere three graines: mixe all these together and so use them.

A Locion for a sore Mouth.

TAke running water a pinte, Vineger halfe a pinte, Honey foure ounces, Bay leaves one ounce, Galingale one dram: Let all these be decocted to the forme of a Syrope.

A preparative.

TAke Syrope of Violets, Endiffe, and of Femitory, of each two ounces, and of common Decoction foure ounces.

To make Vergent milke by D. Yaxley.

TAke Litarge of Leade one pound, with Vineger a pinte, laid in fuse three dayes, and then drawne with woollen shreds, and so keepe it in a Viall by it selfe close: then take foure ounces of Conduit-water and one ounce of Allome, and one dram of Camphere: and melt all over the Fire, and keepe the water by it selfe in another Viall, and when you will use it put both these waters together, of each a like quantity, and it will be like milke. It [Page] taketh away the spottes and Freckles in the Face, if it be often applyed thereto.

A comfortable Powder for the Heart.

TAke Synamon, Ginger, of each three ounces, graines of Paradice, long Pepper, of each two drams, Saffron one dram, Suger foure ounces: and so make your Powder.

A Remedy that breaketh the Stone.

TAke a pound of Gr [...]mmell, a pound of Saxifrage seed, and a pound of Coriander, with a quarter of a pound of Soras, white and red, and grinde all these in a Morter very small, and so keepe it, using to eate thereof in your Pottage every day a spoonefull.

Another. Take Time, Damsons, Beane-Cods, Pellitory of the wall, Saxifrage, a like quantities, and sleepe them one night in white Wine, then distill them, and use to drinke thereof.

Another remedy for the Stone, and to cause the voydance of Vrine.

TAke Pellitorie of the Wall, Sothernwood, and seeth them in Water or white Wine, [Page] with a quantity of Sheepes Suet, till it bee tender, then put the hearbes and tallow in a linnen bag, and lay it warme to the bottome of the belly, using this, you shall finde remedy.

A proved Medicine to avoid the Vrine that hath beene long stopped.

TAke Radish rootes, one if it be of bignesse and strong, is sufficient, and scrape it very cleane, and lay it in white Wine, a night in steepe, then straine the Wine, and give the Patient to drinke, and he shall voyd water.

A very good water for the stone proved.

THe water of Strawberries▪ with the leaves distilled, and so used by draughts, as other drinke.

To breake the Stone.

DRy the stones of a Cock a yeare old, and [...]eate them into fine powder, and give the diseased thereof to drinke in white Wine, but if he have the Charward, then give it to drink with good water.

Doctor Argentines Medicine for the Stone.

TAke the red barke of an Ivie tree dryed, and beaten into fine powder, and after [Page] s [...]arse it through a fine Searse; also take a like quantity of blacke Jeat, beaten and searsed in like manner, and being mingled together, drinke thereof with Wine or Ale, blood warme, five or sixe times.

Divers Medicines for the Stone and Strangulion.

TAke a quart of Milke, and a handfull of Bay leaves, another of Time, of red Sage, and of Parcely, of each a handfull, and a quart of Malmesey, a little Rosemary, and boyle them all together from a quart to a pinte; but yet let the Milke and the Herbes be boyled all whole together, from a quart to a pint, before the Malmsey come in, and then use it.

Another. Take Reddish leaves, and seethe them in Ale, and give it the Patient to drinke, and it will cause him to make water.

Another. Take red Bramble-berries before they be blacke, and Ivie-berries, and Acornes, put them in a Pot and dry them untill they be ready to be beaten to powder; then take Alisander seed▪ Parcely seed, Gromell seed, Coriander seed▪ Broome seed, and the seed of the Nut-tree, the inner pithe of Ash-keyes; take of all these a like quantity also, and beat them to powder, and mingle them together with Liquor [Page] of a double quantity; then use to drinke it Evening and Morning sodden in posset Ale, made with white Wine; and put of this powder often in your Pottage when you eat them, and so use it continually till you find ease.

Excellent Remedies for the Stone in the Bladder, and to provoke Vrine.

TAke life Hony and Rhenish wine, of each a quart, Saxifrage, Phillipendula, and Pellitorie of the wall, of each a handfull, distill all these in Balma Maria, with a very slow fire, keepe it in a cold place in Pewter or earthen vessels, and drinke thereof the quantity of halfe a pint every morning fasting, and afterwards eate the quantity of a Walnut of life Honey, and use to fast and walke an houre after it.

Another. Take a pint of Milke and put into it a pint of wilde Mallow leaves, let them boyle together a quarter of an houre, then make a Posset drinke of Ale or Beere, take off the Curds and Mallow leaves, then set your Posset to boyle againe, and put into it a good stick of Licorice well bruised, one spoonfull of Anniseeds, and halfe a spoonfull of Parcely seeds well bruised, and so of Suger Candy the [Page] quantity of a small Walnut, boyle all these to the quantity of half a pint or lesse, then straine it, and at your going to bed drinke it bloodwarme, putting into it a quarter of a grated Nutmeg. It is approved.

Another. Take a pottle of Ale and a Flint stone taken from the Chalke and beaten to powder, and a pennyworth of Reddish rootes, boyle all these together to a quart, then straine it thrice and drinke thereof Evening and morning.

Another. Take Saxifrage, and Rosemary, of each a like quantity, and seethe it in white Wine till all the herbes bee throughly sodden, then straine it and drinke it cold Evening and morning.

Another. Take Gromell, Parcely, Violets, and red Nettles, put them into a Morter and bray them; then take the Kernels of Cherrystones and bray them by it selfe, and seethe all together in white Wine, and drinke it Morning and evening.

Another. Take Perstone, unset Leekes, and Damsons, of each a like qu antity; boyle them and clarifie them with the whites of Egges, then take the juyce and drinke it with Wine or Ale, in quantity double so much as the juyce is.

[Page] Another. Take a handfull of Bay-berries, and the shell of an Egge when the Chicken is new hatcht out of it, and beat them together; then take the powder and▪ put it into Ale or Wine, and give it the Patient to drinke, and by the grace of God it shall helpe him.

For the Stone in the Reynes, or Bladder.

MAke a Bath with Parcely, Alisanders, Pellitory, Fennell, and Saxifrage, and let the Patient sit therein up to the Navill, then let them drinke the Powder of these seeds, and the Herbes, with warme white Wine; for this is a principall practice for this disease. Probatum est.

An Injection for the Stone.

TAke a quart of Barley water, and boyle therein a handfull of Mallow leaves, and as much of Violet leaves, till halfe the water be consumed, then put thereto three spoonfuls of Mel Rosarum, and let the party take it as an Injection with a Searinge.

For any evill in the Bladder.

TAke Ashe, Parcely and Fennell, of all alike: put them and temper them with water and [Page] drinke it; and it shall helpe thee well to Pisse, and it shall cast out the Stone, and heate well thy stomacke.

A Powder to breake the Stone.

TAke the blood of the heart of a Kid, and of a Foxe the blood of the heart, of both a like quantity: take the bladder of a Boare, and all that is therein, and put this blood thereto, take the juyce of Saxifrage, and juyce of Parcely, of each a like quantity: and put these in the Bladder also, and hang up the Bladder in the smoake over the fire, untill such time it be congealed together as hard as a stone, and make powder thereof: and drink it with hote Licour, when thou wilt, first and last; and this shall breake the stone to powder, and make it voyd away.

To ease the paine of the Stone.

BEate the stones of Medlers into powder, and drinke it with stild Milke, or with white Wine.

Another. Take Turpentine of Jeane, make it in little balls, and rowle it in fine Suger, and swallow it downe whole.

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Against the new Ague, by Doctor Langdon.

TAke Sorrell, Sowthistill, Endine, Dandelion, Succorie, croppes of Fennell with Mallowes, with Violet leaves of each one handfull, and seeth them all in a gallon of stale Ale, to a pottle, with skimming, that done, straine out the liquor, and make thereof an Ale posset, and let the Patient drinke thereof as oft as he is a thirst, putting into every dra ught as much Treacle as the bignesse of a Beane▪ and ye shall be healed.

For an Ague. By Doctor Turner.

TAke Featherfew, Worme-wood▪ and Sorrell, of each a good great handfull, stampe them and straine them [...]ard, and put thereto as much Suger in weight as the juyce weigheth, and put them in a strong Glasse in a Skillet of warme water, the space of foure and twenty houres before you give it to the Patient, and then give it twice a day two spoonefuls at a time in Ale or Posset-ale.

A very good Drinke for an Ague. if one shake.

TAke a quart of strong Ale, and put therein nine Bay-leaves, and seethe it till it come to a pinte and then take out the Bay-leaves, and put therein one penny-worth of Treacle, a [Page] halfe-penny worth of Pepper, stirring it well together, and let it then seethe againe one walme, and so take it off the fire, and let the Patient drinke it as hote as he can, and be covered as warm as he may abide, the space of sixe or seven houres. Probatum est.

Another. Take a pinte of Ale and put therein one penny-worth of long Pepper, and foure or five field Daysie rootes and then seeth the same well together, and then let the Patient drinke the same as hote as he may [...]uffer it, and walke till he sweat if he be able, or else layd downe and covered very warme that he may sweat well. Also Burre-leaves, and Baysalt beaten together and bound about the wrist of the Patient is good for the same.

Another. Take a quart of Red-wine, and a quart of Milke, and still them, and give it to the Patient to drinke, when the Axis come upon him, but the milke must be taken as it commeth from the Cow.

For a cold Ague.

TAke a spoonefull of Vineger a spoonefull of Aqua Vitae, and a little Treacle with long Pepper and warme this blood-warme, and so let the sick person drinke it, when the fit commeth, and let him walke if he be able, if not, laid downe and made to sweate.

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A Plaister to take the Ague or any other ache out of a Womans Brest in the time of her Child-bearing, if it come.

TAke the yolke of an Egge, and a little quantity of Wheate flower, and a quantity of Honey, as much as the yolke of the Egge, and beat these together, till it be like a Salve: then make a Plaister thereof, and lay it to the Brest that is grieved▪ and it will heale it without doubt. Probatum est.

To kill the Paulsie.

DRinke the roote of Valerian in powder, and it will destroy the Palsey, so that ye eate no Hogge flesh.

A remedy for the Dropsie.

SCrape an Elder roote very cleane, and breake it in many pieces, or shred it into white Wine, and let it steepe therein, then drinke the Wine, and it will heale your Disease whole.

Against stopping of the Pipes.

TAke Hisope, Mintes, Rose-mary, Dai [...]ies▪ and Consond, of each like quantity, and seeth them with Ale in Lycorice, and use it Morning and Evening.

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Against Hoarsenesse.

TAke a good quantity of Verven, and seeth it with Lycorice in faire water, then straine the water, and use no other drink with yonr meate untill you find remedy.

For the yellow Jaundise.

TAke the reddest Docke rootes that ye can get, and being washed cleane, put them into a vessell of good Ale, and when it is stale, let the diseased drinke no other drink to his meate but Ale and it shall helpe.

For Wormes in the Bellie.

AGainst the Wormes in the Bellie, take Onyons and pill them, cut or slice them small, powre Spring-water over them: Let it stand all Night, and in the Morning drinke that water, and it driveth away all wormes: powre the same water upon the Earth where the Wormes are, and within halfe an houre, they will all creepe out of the Earth.

Another. Likewise if one eate Garlicke Fasting, it killeth and driveth out Wormes out of the Body. Or else drinke distilled water of Knot-grasse, or Shanie-grasse, the same killeth wormes also: how beit it worketh more in young then in old folkes.

[Page] Another. Take Mares-milke, and drinke it as hote as you can have it from the Mare in the morning fasting.

An approved Remedy for a Woman that hath her Throwes before her time.

SEeth a good handfull of whole Chervill in a quart of Claret Wine, and when the Hearbes bee well sodden, wring them into the Wine, and clense it, and make thereof an Hypocras with Sugar, Cynamon and Ginger, and give her thereof to drinke warme at times needfull. And it shall expulse the paine, Approved.

A Powder for the Strangury.

TAke Ivie Berries dryed over the Fire between two stones, and Alisander seedes, of each a like quantity: and make a Powder thereof to be used in a draught of good Ale.

For the Collicke and Stone.

TAke unset Leekes, unset Time, and Parcely, and make pottage of it with Mutton: it is also good for the Mother.

For a Megrim in the Head.

TAke a cloath and warme it very hot, and chase the nape of your necke, and your temples, a mornings.

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For the Tooth-ache.

TAke nine Pepper-cornes, and five Cornes of Bay-salt, and some English honey, and breake your Pepper-cornes, and beate them all in an Oyster shell, then make little balls of lint, and dippe them in the Honey, and lay it unto your tooth, or rub your teeth with Allome beaten.

For a sore Brest.

TAke a Red-rose cake, and white Wine in a dish, and set it on a Chafingdish of coales and turne the cake up and downe in the dish, and lay it to the brest as hot as may bee suffered, and use this three or foure times, till it be whole.

For a sore eye that burneth and is watrie.

TAke Hemlockes and distill them, and take the watet and lay it to your eyes▪ and take a little Lint, and dippe it in the water, and so lay it unto your eyes as you lye upright in your bed.

Another. Take ground Ivie beaten, c [...]reth the Web in the Eye, putting it in once a day.

For to stoppe the Bloody Fluxe.

TAke a pinte of Milke, and a pinte of water, and let them boyle together over the Fire, untill it come all to a pinte: and let the Patient drinke it Morning and Evening.

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A Remedy for a Fellon.

THis infirmity doth come of a venemous matter, and other while it commeth of an interiall cause, or of an exteriall, the interiall cause commeth of some evill humour, the exteriall cause doth come of some venemous stinging of an evill humour eate Treacle, and make a Plaister of Treacle and lay it upon the place: or take the white of a rawe Egge, and put in salt to it, and beate it well together, and make a Plaister thereof.

Another. Take Rew, and Soape, Soote, and Boares greace: and stampe them together, and lay it to the Fellon.

A Medicine well proved for the Megrim.

TAke the Juyce of Night-shade, and as much Vineger, with crummes of leavened Bread, and the white of two Egges, a quantity of Bolearmoniac, a quantity of Sage, and Dragons tayle: All these are to be made Plaister-wise upon Flaxe, and lay it upon your griefe; also Village to be stilled is very good.

For to heale a sors Eye, hurt with the small Pockes.

TAke the Marrow of the pinions of a Goosewing cold, a quantity of Honey, new taken [Page] out of the Combe, in the hive, and mingle it together, and lay it on the Patients Eye-lidde, and it will heale it.

For a sore Eye with a Pinne or a Web.

TAke white Allom, and Running-water, and boyle it together in an Egge-shell, till it be halfe consumed.

For a sore Eye that [...]tcheth and pricketh.

TAke Running water a quart, and put in white Copperas, a Rose-mary sprigge and a spoonefull of Hony, and let it boyle to a pinte, and then drop a little into the Eye: and keepe it after from Rubbing or touching.

For a Sciatica or Ache in the Bones.

TAke of Rew, and red Nettles, of each a a handfull, Commin, blacke Sope, and Frankensence, of each a quantity, boyle all these together, and make a Plaister thereof, and lay it to the griefe.

Another. Take a lapfull of Nettles, another of Neppe, seethe them in Chamber-lye, and put therein a handfull of Bay-salt, and a quantity of blacke Soape, and let them boyle well together, and lay it to the griefe.

For Sore Eyes.

TAke Fennell rootes, white Daisie rootes and leaves, and lay it in white Wine, and wash your Eyes with it.

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To stoppe a great Laske.

TAke a pottle of faire water, and put therein a Cony fleyed, well washed, and quartered, and let it be well skimmed when it doth seethe: then take a good handfull of Almond [...] unblanched, and the stones of great Raisins, and beat them in a Morter with some of the broth in the Pot, and un [...]trained put them in▪ then take halfe an ounce of whole Cinamon, a handfull of Blackberry leaves, a handfull of Planten with the rootes thereof, the Pot being cleane skimmed: put the aforesaid gredience therein, and let all boyle till it come to a quart, then straine the broth, and let the Patient drinke thereof Morning and Evening, or at other convenient times in the day.

Analliter, if the aforesaid Broth be warmed with a gad of Steele, when it is cold, it is so much the better.

To cause one to make Water.

TAke Parceley and seethe it in white Wine, and drinke it Morning and Evening.

For the Wind Collicke.

TAke Commin-seede, or fine Cod seede, and beat them to Powder, and put it into Ale, Beere, or white Wine, and drinke it, and it will make one Laxative.

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For to make a Water for the same.

TAke Broomeseed, and beate it to Powder, and drinke it with Muskadine, or any other Wine.

For to bind on from the Laske.

TAke a penny-worth of Roch Allome, and seeth it in a pinte of white Wine, and drinke it.

For to skinne a sore Finger.

TAke Nervall Oyle, or Rose Oyle, or Camomill Oyle, or Pompilion, and annoynt your Finger or shinne with it, and it will be whole.

For a vehement Cough in young Children.

TAke the Juyce of Parcely, powder of Commin, Womens milke, and mixe them together; then give the Child to drinke thereof, and afterward make this Oyntment following: Take the seed of Hempe or Flaxe, and Fennycrick, and seethe them in common water, then presse out with your hands the substance of the Hearbs, which you shall mingle with Butter, and so annoynt the Childes brest with it as hot as may be.

For a broken Head.

TAke unwrought Waxe, and a little Sugar, and running Water, and boyle it in a Sawcer, and make a Plaister, and be w ho le.

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For Chilblaines in the Feet or Hands.

TAke Sheeps Suet, and unwrought Wax, and Rozen, and boyle it in a Sawcer, and make a a Salve, and it will heale them.

To kill the Tooth-ache, or a Ring▪worme, or a Tetter.

TAke Oyle of Broome, and annoynt the Gums at the roote of the Tooth where the paine is: It must bee used after this manner Take a piece of old Broomesticke, the older the better, and light it, and hold it downeward, and it will drop that which is yellow, and annoynt your Gummes with it, or put it in the hollow Tooth.

For a Stitch.

TAke Groundsill and dry it, and put sweet Butter into it, and put it where the paine is, as hot as may be suffered: Or take Oates (the blackest that you can get) and fry them with red Vineger, and lay it as hot as may be suffered where the paine is.

For an Ache or a Bruise.

TAke oyle of Peeter▪ it must be used after this manner: Take a stoole, and when that you are Rising or going to Bed, sit with your Backe towards the fire▪ you must have a great fire, and where the paine is, you must rub it with some of the Oyle all downewards, and [Page] they that doe dresse you, must dry their hands well against the fire and chafe it.

To make white Teeth.

TAke Lemmons and make stild water of them, and wash your Teeth with it, for it is a soveraigne thing: Or if you will not make the water, take the Liquor of them, which is also good for the same purpose, but the water is better, because it is finer: so that in the Stilling it lose not his force.

A Medicine for a swelling in the Cheek [...].

TAke a pinte of white Wine, and halfe a handfull of Camomill flowers, and seethe them in the white Wine, and wash your cheeke, both within and without, as hote as you can suffer it.

To make a Perfume suddenly in a Chamber where a sicke man lyeth.

TAke a little Earthen Pot, and put into it a Nutmeg, two scruples of the sticke of Cloves, and two of the sticke of Cinamon, and foure of storax Calamint▪ Rose-water, or water of Spike, or some other sweet water, and seethe it: then put it into a pot-shard, with a few hot Ashes, and coales under it, and set it in the Chamber, and the smoake thereof shall give a sweet, amiable, and hearty savour.

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To make a cleere voyce.

TAke Elder-berries, and dry them in the Sunne, but take heed they take no moysture: then make powder of them, and drinke it every Morning fasting with white Wine.

A Medicine for the Mother.

TAke a pinte of Malmsie, a little quantity of Commin-seede and Coriander-seed, and a Nutmegge, beate these together, and then seethe them to halfe a pi [...]te, with a little white Suger-candie, you must take a spoonefull at a time.

A Medicine for a Stitch or Bruise.

TAke three quarts of small Ale, and one penny-worth of Figs, and one pennyworth of great Reisons, and cut the stones out of them, and one penny-worth of Licorice, of Isope, of Violet leaves, and of Lettice of each one handfull, and seethe them from three, quarts to three pints, and straine it, and so let the person drinke it, and after make this Plaister following, Take a quantity of horse dung, and a quantity of Tarre, fry it, and put a little Butter and Vineger into it, and make a Plaister, and lay it to the side.

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For the bloody Fluxe.

TAke of Suger rosset made of dry Roses, of Trissendall, of each one ounce and a half, mixe these together, and eate it with meat or drinke it with drinkes; but the best remedy J could find, is to take three handfuls of St. Johns woort, as much Planten, and as much Cressis, and seethe these in a gallon of Raine water or red Wine to a pottle and straine it, then put to it two ounces of Sinamon beaten, and drinke thereof often. Also, take a Spunge and seethe it in a pint of Muskadine, and wring it, and let the Patient sit over it close, as hot as they can suffer it, and cover them warme.

Remedies for the Itch.

TAke of Salt-water a gallon, and seethe it with three handfuls of wheaten bread crums that is leavened, and wash your body with the water: Or, wash your body in the Sea two or three times. Or, else take the bran made of Cockle-seeds three handfuls, and of the powder of Brimstone two ounces; boyle these in a pottle of white wine Vineger, and wash your body therewith three or foure times. Or take a quantity of Brimstone, and a quantity of Allome▪ and burne them on a fire-shovell over the fire, beat them very small and boyle them with Bores-greace, and so annoint the Itch.

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To kill Lice or Itch.

TAke Quicksilver two penniworth, and kill it with fasting-spittle in a dish, beating it well together, and put thereto foure pennyworth of Oyle of Bayes, and so annoint the place; this receipt will kill both Itch and Lice in the head or body.

To cure the Crampe.

MAke a Ring of an Oxe or Cowes horn, or of a Sea-horse tooth, or of the Pizle of a Sea-horse and weare it. It is proved.

For a paine or swelling in the Privie parts.

TAke white wine Vineger and Cow-dung, boyle them to a Poultis, and when it is ready put thereto oyle of Roses; and if the griefe proceed of a cold cause, put thereto some Camomill flowers applyed very hot.

Another. Take Commin-seeds beaten into to powder, Barly-meale, and Honey, of each a like quantity, then fry them together with a little Sheeps suet, heat it and bind it as a plaister to the Cods.

Remedies for Burning or Scalding.

TAke five or sixe spoonefuls of Sallet oyle, and as much of Running water, beat them together till they bee well incorporated, then anoynt the place therewith and lay thereon a Doek leafe, it will both coole and heale.

[Page] Another. Take of the herbe Periwinckle, fry it in a pan with fresh Butter, fresh Greace, and Sheepes dung newly made; when it is well fryed straine it through a cloath and it will be like Salve, then spred it on a Linnen cloth as broad as the sore is and apply it thereto. It will cure it, though it were scalded and burnt to the bone, if it be taken in time, renewing the plaister Morning and evening.

Remedies for the Piles.

TAke Martlemasse beefe, dry it and beat it to powder, then put it into a chafingdish of coales, and set it in a chaire, and sit over it.

Another. Burne two or three Brickes red hote, put them into a Pan in a close Stove and sprinckle Vineger upon them, letting the party sit close over it that hee may receive the fume thereof into his fundament, doing this three or foure times if need require, will helpe it.

A Remedy for the Cappes.

TAke the oyle of sweet Almonds one ounce, and anoynt the place therewith; or any of these things following is good, the powder of the rinde of Pomegranets, the Marrow of a Calfe, or a Hart, the fat of a Capon, Goose, or Ducke, and such like.

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To kill a Tett [...]r or Ringworme.

TRose d [...] Arsmeg is good, and if it come of Blood exhaust two or 3. ounces of blood or more if need require, and that Age, time and strength will permit; and if it bee Lupte, cut off the heads of them, and rub them with Salt and Garlick stampt together, and then lay over them a plate of Lead.

Approved remedies for the Shingles.

TAke Rose-water, Planten-water, and white Wine, of each of them halfe a pinte, put all these together and wash the place often therewith. Or else take of red Wormes that come out of the Earth, and bray them in a morter, and put to them a little Vineger, and so make plaisters, &c. Or else take flowers of Camomill, Rose-leaves, and Violets, the weight of each of them one ounce; of Myrtles, and Sumack, of each of them an ounce and a halfe▪ seethe all these in white Wine and make a plaister and lay it to the place, or else make a [...] oyntment of Ceruse. J have taken Hous-le [...]k and have stampt it with a little Camphere and put to it white Wine, and have layd it to the place and have healed the Patient; also, the Oyle of Roses, or the Oyle of Violets is good for this impediment, mixt together with th [...] whites of Egges, and the juyce of Planten.

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For the Colli [...]ke and gripings in the Belly.

GIve the patient Jeane Treacle, and pow [...]er of Cloves well sodden in good Wine an [...] [...]t them drinke it very warne. Or, take the root o [...] Lilly, and Horehound, and seethe it in Wine, and give the patient. Probatum est.

A Plaister for t [...]e same.

TAke Lynseed and st [...]mp it▪ and Dock leaves and seethe them well in water and make a plaister, and lay it to the griefe very warme.

For a Scurffe in the Body.

THis Infirmity doth come of a Cholericke and Melancholick humour. For this cure J take two ounces of Bores grease, then J doe put in one ounce of the powder of Oyster shels burnt, and of the powder of Brimstone, and three ounces of Mercury mortified with fasting spittle; compound all these together, and annoynt the body three or foure times, and take an easie Purg [...]tion.

A Remedy for a wild running Scab.

TAke Mercury mortified with fasting spittle three ounces, incorporate it with oyle of Bayes, and anoynt the body, or else take Mercury mortified three ounce [...], and of the Powder of Brimstone two ounces, the powder of Enula Campana two ounces, & confect these [Page] together with Barrowes grease, and anoyn [...] often therewith.

For a Timpany.

TAke a pinte of Broome Ashes, eyther of greene or dry, and a quarter of an ounce of Sinamon bruised, sift the Ashes, and let a pinte thereof and the bruised Sinamon lye in steepe all night in a pottle of White Wine, then let it run through a gelly bag twice or thrice till it run cleere, put in some Sugar, and a tost unto it, drinke thereof thrice a day, in the Morning fasting, and an houre before Supper, and an houre after Supper.

For one that is in a Consumption.

TAke foure ounces of Shavings of Hartshorne, one ounce of the Shavings of Ivory, put it in a Pipkin with a Gallon of faire water, let it stand on the fire twelve houres in fusing and boyling softly close covered, then take twenty Egges in their Shells, crack their Shells, and put them in a dish with Salt, and let them stand an houre, and purge themselves then pull them from their shells, washing them till they be cleane▪ then put them in the Pipkin to the Harts-horne, and let it boyle two houres, then put in a good handfull of Raisons of the Sun stoned, halfe an ounce of [...]iquorice scraped and sliced, and a blade or [Page] two of Mace, boyle all these till it come to a quart of Liquor, then put in halfe a pinte of white Wine, sixe spoonfuls of Rose-water, two penny-worth of Saffron powdered, boyle all a little while, then straine it, or run it through a gelly bag, if you please you may sweeten it as you like it, put a little Salt in it, when it is cold it will be a Jelly, you may take it cold or warme three or foure spoonfuls at a time, in the Morning fasting; at foure of the clock in the afternoone, and when you go to bed. If you doe think this too troublesome you may boyle the Egges in Broth or Milke, so you boyle them a good while and so drink the Broth or Milke as you like best, they are exceeding strengthning and will do you great good if it please God to give blessing to it.

A Medicin [...] for one that is broken.

TAke a quantity of Comfrey, a quantity of Knee-home, a quantity of Knotted grasse, a quantity of Ribervorum, and a quantity of Polipody: stampe them altogether, and straine them in Ale, and then give the patient the same to drinke cold, and trusse him up with some bolster and let his dyet be but competent, eschewing all slippery meats, as Butter and such like; provided alwayes, that the p [...]tient keepe his bed sixe or seven dayes, lying [Page] upon his Backe, and sometimes hold his belly with his hand.

For the shrinking of the Sine [...]s.

TAke the marrowe of a Horse-bone and the crops of Elders, and as much of Sage, and chop them together, and boyle them in the Marrow, and then straine out the Hearbes, and put to the liquor one spoonfull of Honey, two spoonefuls of Aqu [...] Composit [...], and a quantity of Pepper, and boyle it againe, and keepe it for your use.

For the staying of the flux [...].

TAke a new layd Egge, and take off a little of the top of it, and powre out a little of the white, and fill up the Egge with Aqua-composita, and stirre it together, and rost it, and sup up the Egge in the morning fasting: till you be well use this.

A Medicine for a sore Thr [...]at.

TAke a pinte of Milke, halfe a handfull of Collumbine leaves, halfe a handfull of Gasell, a dozen leaves of Sinkefoyle, and two Jewes-eares; (and boyle them) and so the partie must use it Evening and morning, and gargale it in his throate.

For weakenesse in the Back [...].

TAke Clary and Dates, and the pith of an Oxe, and put them together, and then put [Page] to them Creame, and Egges, and grated bread, and fry them together, and strew Suger on it; and eate it in the Morning fasting, and you must put some white Sanders in it also, when you temper it together.

For the Carbunckle or Impostume in the Head.

TAke Worme-wood, Origanum, Mayron▪ by even portions, and seeth them in sweet Wine, and after that wring out the juyce, and lay it to the Eares of the sicke, with two spunges as hot as hee may suffer it; use this two o [...] three times, and he shall be whole.

To take away Pock-holes, or any spot in the face.

TAke white Rose-water and wet a fine cloth therein, and set it all night to freeze, and then lay it upon your face till it be dry: also take three Puppies, the reddest you can get, and quarter them, take out the Garbage: then distill them in quart of new milke of a red Cow, and with this water wash your face.

For faintnesse in the Stomacke, or the Morphew.

TAke a quantity of Amber beaten to powder, and a quantitie of English Saffron in powder likewise, and put it into white Wine, and drinke it seaven or eight times.

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A good Fumigation for the French Poxe▪ confirmed.

TAke Synaper two ounces, of Frankensence, of Liquid Storax, a dram and a halfe, and mingle them: the manner how to minister this suffumigation is this; You must set your Patient naked under a straight Canopie, and you must lay upon the Coales the first part of your aforesaid Receipt, and the Patient must enforce himselfe to receiv [...] the smoake, keeping the fire betweene hi [...] Legges till he begin to sweate: and so doing the space of foure dayes, till his Teeth beg [...]n to ake.

Pilles against Morbo.

TAke of all the Mirabulines three drams, of Troskes, of Colloquintida, of Masticke of Digredium two drams, of Nigula▪ of Organy▪ of Cummin, two drams, of blacke Elibore one dram, of Spike, of Euphorium, of H [...]rts-horne burnt, of Sall-gemme halfe a dram, of Mayden haire, of the Coddes of S [...]ney, of Pollytricon, of Galitricon, of the flowers of Rosemary, of Harts-horne, of Epithiam one dram, of Coryanders, of Anniseed of Polipodium▪ sixe drams, of good Treacle sixe drams, of Agaricke in Traskes, and of washed Aloes▪ tenn [...] drams, of the Spices of Hier [...] ▪ De octo [Page] R [...]bijs of the spices of Diarodam Albatis, eight drams: Make a paste of Pilles, with the juyce of Femitory, and honey of Roses, one dr [...]m.

To make your Drinke.

TAk [...] twenty ounces of Pock-wood, being turned of a Turner very small, which put into an Earthen Pot of two Gallons, and put thereto eight pound of Running water, the best you can get, and let it stand in soake foure and twenty houres, the Pot being covered, then take and stop the Pot with Paste, so close that no ayre may goe out, you must keepe the [...]tre [...]gth in it, and that is your chiefest helpe, [...]nd with the point of your Knife make a hole in the Paste, and therein put a peg of wood, which is to give it ayre, at times in the boyling for breaking of the pot: and thus let it boyle on a soft fire of Coales, the space of sixe houres, in which time it will be consumed to a pottle; and that will serve you for your Drinke, to take Morning and Evening for foure dayes, against which time you must make more. After the first seething, seeth the same Wood againe, with the like quantity of water and time likewise: and that is for your common Drinke, to serve at all times till you make new.

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To make your Bisket.

TAke foure and twenty pound of the purest Wheat-flower, which you can get, and put thereto one pound of fine Sugar, and so make your Bisket, which will serve for your turne all the time of your Dyet.

A Receipt, and a Soveraigne Dyet for the French Pox [...] ▪ Proved.

FIrst, prepare a Chamber, which make so close that no ayre [...]ter into it, and defend all ill savours out of it, and therein to bee twelve dayes together, before you doe begin your Dyet, every day forbearing of eating, of Flesh and drinking leese: On the thirteenth day you must begin your Dyet, and then to take a Purgation of Gassia Fistula, or of Scamonia, to make your Body empty, keeping your Bed, sweating temperately, without any provoking: which sweating is your greatest Remedy, in the which your Sweate, you shall drinke of your second drinke as often and as much as you list: and of your first drinke you must drinke every Morning at five a clocke, and Evening at eight a clocke, eight ounces at a gulpe warme, saving on the daye, you take your Pugation: On which dayes, drinke all of your second Drinke, desiring alwayes to be merry and light-harted, [Page] in using often to smell to dryed Orenges, hot Bread, Vin [...]ger of Roses, Mustard, and Apples: and after this manner, you must keepe your Chamber thirty dayes together, and never to take Ayre, and at fifteene dayes you must take another Purgation like to the first, and that day to drinke all of your second Drinke: and in like manner, another Purgation the thirtieth day: on which day, you may take Broth of a Chicken▪ or of Mutton, and by little and little take the Ayre, and drinke good drinke.

The order of your Fare.

EVery day take a quantity of a Chicken, and seethe it in water, and put thereto Borage leaves, or Borage Flowers without other Spices or Salt, or any other thing▪ which Chicken eate to thy Dinner, and every day eate three ounces of Bisket, and no more; that which y [...]u leave of your Bisket, eate at night, with a few Raisins of the Sun▪ and your Dinner must be at tenne a clock before noone, and your Supper at five a clock at afternoon: and at your Dinner you may dip your Bisket in your Broth (if you will) and so drinke your Drinke as aforesaid, and this is your Fare and Dyet for the space of thirty dayes, and no other.

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A marvailous Secret to preserve a man from the Plague, and hath bin proved in England, of all the Physitians, in that great and vehem [...]nt Plague in the yeare 1 [...]48. which [...]rept through all the World: and the other in the yeere 1625. and there was never any which used this secret, but hee was perserved from the Plague.

TAke Aloe Epaticum, or Sicotrine, fine Sinamon and Myrrhe, of each of them three drams, Cloves, Mace, Lignum Aloes, Masticke, Bole-armoniack, of each of them halfe a dram: let▪ all these things be well stamped in a cleane Morter, then mingle them together, and after keepe them in some close vessell, and take of it every Morning two penny weight, in halfe a glasse of white Wine with a little water, and drinke it in the Morning at the dawning of the Day: and so may you (by the grace of God) goe boldly into all infection of the ayre and Plague.

A soveraigne Drinke to preserve one against the Plague or Pestilence.

TAke the quantity of a Dram and an halfe of Powder Imperiall, a dram of Triakle and of Dragon water, and Sorrell water, of each [Page] of them an ounce, and drinke it with Ale in the Morning fasting, and if one have the Infection within 24. houres before, yet by Gods grace he shall escape it. This hath beene truely proved in the last great Visitation.

Another. Take a dram of Methridatu [...], and give it the Patient with Dragon water, white Wine, or some other liquor to drinke, when he supposeth himself to be first infected.

Another Preservative against the Plague.

TAke seven or eight leaves of Sorrell, and wash them in faire Water and Vineger, and steepe them in the said Water and Vineger a good while, and eate them Fasting.

The Lady Gath, her Medicine against the Plague.

TAke Abaunce, Turmintell, Sage, Speremint, and Violet leaves, of each one handfull, and stampe them in a Morter very small, when you have so done, straine them through a strainer with red Wine, Claret or white, whether you can most easily get, and luke-warme, and give of this water to the dito drinke seased.

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An excellent Antidote against the Plague or Poyson.

TAke two Walnuts, two Figs, twenty leaves of Rew, and one graine of Salt, stampe them and mixe them all together, eate it in the morning fasting, and you shall be safe from the Plague or poyson that day.

An excellent Preservative against the Plagu [...].

TAke Sage, Hearbe grace, Elder leaves, and Bramble leaves, of each a handfull, take also a quart of white Wine, and a good race of Ginger beaten small or grated, stampe the Hearbs with the Wine and the Ginger, then strain it through a cloth, take a spoonfull of this Medicine every morning fasting, for nine dayes together; after the first spoonfull, you shall be safe for twenty foure dayes, and after the ninth spoonfull, you shall be safe for two moneths. But if it shall happen that you be stricken ere you drinke of this, then take a spoonefull of the water of Bittony, with a spoonfull of it mingled altogether and drink it▪ it will expell the venome, and if the sore dore appeare, then take Bramble leaves and Elder leaves, of each a like quantity, stampe them and make a Plaister thereof, and lay it to the sore, and it will heale it with Gods helpe.

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A good Drinke to be used to those that are infected with the Plague.

TAke Berries of Ivie (that are ripe, gathered on the North side of the Tree) and dry them in the shadow: then stampe them to powder, then take a dram of the same Powder, and temper it well with two ounces of Planten-water, or white Wine, and let the sicke person drinke a good draught thereof, and remaine in his Bed, and sweate as much and as often as he can, after hee hath taken it, then warme a cleane shirt for him to put on▪ (and if his shirts may be shifted often, it will bee the better after his sweating) and likewise his sheets and Bed-cloathes, if it may be, if not, at the least his sheets and shirt: and in using of this for the space of three dayes together, he will dye or mend without all doubt, (by Gods helpe.) This hath beene often and truely proved.

To provoke sleepe to the sicke person: Take a good quantity of Womans brest Milke, and put thereto a little quantity of Aqua-Vitae, stirre them well together, and moysten the Temples of the Head of the Patient, and the Nostrils well therewith, and let [Page] it be laid on with some Feather, or some [...]ine linnen cloth, and this will doe much good. It hath bin often proved.

And if it happen, that the sicke person find himselfe greatly grieved, and that any Swelling begin in any place to grow sore, then take Elder leaves, red Bramble leaves, and Mustard seed, and stampe them all together▪ and make a Plaister thereof, and lay the same to the Sore, and this will both draw and heale. Or take two hand [...]uls of Scabious, and stampe it in a Morter, then temper it well with two ounces of Swines greace, that is salted, and the yolke of an Egge, then stampe them all together, and laid thereto Plaister-wise, will draw exceeding well.

How to breake a Plague sore.

TAke blacke Snayles and leavened Bread, stampe them very well together, make a Plaister thereof and apply it to the Sore, and it will br [...]ake sodainly by Gods helpe.

When Medicines effect, give all the glory to GOD.

A Prayer.

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O Eternall God, and most sure comfort and consolation in all Afflictions, which he [...]lest the sicke Soules oppressed with Sin, which ministrest mercifull Medicines to the repentant Heart, and doest refresh the sinfull sinn [...]rs, that thirst after thy precious goodnesse, most humbly we beseech thee have respect to our deadly Diseases, and purge them with that spilling of thy most precious Blood, that we may be made cleane and found in thy sight, to receive the healthfull salvation of our Soules, [...]d to rest with thy holy Congregation, and heavenly Fellowship in thy glorious and everl [...]sting Kingdome, already purchased for us, by thy onely Sonne CHRIST JESUS, our onely Lord and Saviour.

Amen.

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The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c. shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz.

Vicary, Thomas, d. 1561.

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1651

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— The surgions directorie, for young practitioners, in anatomie, wounds, and cures, &c. shewing, the excellencie of divers secrets belonging to that noble art and mysterie. Very usefull in these times upon any sodaine accidents. And may well serve, as a noble exercise for gentle-women, and others; who desire science in medicine and surgery, for a generall good. Divided into X. parts. (Whose contents follow in the next page.) / Written by T. Vicary, Esquire, chyrurgion to Hen 8. Edw. 6. Q. Mary. Q. Eliz., Vicary, Thomas, d. 1561..

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