¶ Remedies. Capt. primo.

Diosco Isac. IF thy heares fal, make lie of y^e Asshes of Culu [...]r dounge, and washe thy heade, it is proued. So do walnut leaues beaten with Baressewet, restore y^e heares that be plucked away.

Seth the leaues of an Oke, and the midle rynd therof in water, and wash thy head, it is proued.

The Ashes of little Frogs burnt do cure the fayling of the heare.

Galen. The Ashes of Goates dounge, mingled wyth oyle, doth engender heare.

The Decoccion of a Mallow Rote in water, maketh y^e scurffe of [Page] the head fall of, yf thy head be wa­shed in that water, it is proued.

Galen. The water of the decoction of the myddle rynde of an Elme, thy head being often washed therein, doth the same.

Macer. Wormewood stamped and layd to the temples, doth quickly reme­dy, the payne in the head.

Stampe Parsly with the bloud of an Hog, let them seeth in white wyne and afterward let it be stray­ned through a cloth, ouer cold wa­ter. and let the Fatte that fleteth or swimmeth aboue be gathered toge­ther, and mingled wyth the yolk of a sodden egge, and Mastike, and Cummin, and let the bare place be anoynted therwith, and there will heare growe quicklye, it hath bene proued.

Annoynte the place wyth raw Hony, and sprinkle it ouer with the [...] [Page] euer with the Ashes of a grene La­cert, burnt, it engēdreth much hear it is prouid.

Diosco The bloud of a tortois, if the ba­re place be anointed therwith engē drethe muche heare, and cureth the Leprye.

The same doth the Shel of the Snayle beinge brente.

Gerard. The Milk of an Asse, doth make blacke the heare after a wonderfull maner.

Bucne barly, bread wyth Salte and mengle it with bearessewet, & anoynte on what place soeuer thou wilt, and the hears wil grow ther

The Ioyce of Sloes and ynke, the vtter rinde or shale of a Nutte, brayde and tempered with veniger so that they be moist, let them be applyed for an oyntment, and they do make the pacientes heare blacke.

The Asshes of a Goates clawe, mengled and beaten wyth Pytche [Page] remedieth the fallyng of the heere. Let thy head be washed with dog­ges pisse, and thou shalt not be bald Make lye of the asshes of the wood of Iuye, y^e rind first pulled of, washe an old mās head therwith and his heares shalbe yelow two monthes space after.

Diosco These thinges folowyng make heares to growe after Auicenies o­pinion, first Oyle wherin a kynd of flies called Cantharides be sod and boyld doth greatly drye the fleme, & afterward let these be applied why the folowe. Oyle of Egges, bea­ressewet, ashes of the herbe called Condiese or Lanary, and of the pintle and splene of an Asse, the asshes of the eares and y^e bellye of an Hare burnt y^e ashes of Laudanū, or C [...]st sage of sothernewod, of C [...]wort and the ashes of burned [...], & also of walnuttes, oyle of [...] and bayberis. [Page] A Lacert and horse leches, myn­gled together with the Oile called Laudanum and let the place be an­noynted therwith and for a surety the heare wil grow, it is proued.

Galen. Burne the heade of a Foxe toge­ther wyth the skinne, vnto ashes, and boyle a Lacert (the head being cut of) in oyle mightelye a hole day and anoynt and sprinkle that place with the ashes wher ye will haue heare growe the same thing woor­keth the ashes of Goats doung, or of the claw of a Goat.

Burne a quicke Snayle vpon a Tile, & crush it with ashes, with .ʒ of Alum, and asmuche Mary of a Dere seeth these in wine & annoint the baldenes. ¶ The same thing doththe Ashes of Bees mixt wyth oyle.

Euphorbium mingled with oyle is wonderfull good.

¶ Remedies. Cap. ii.

IF thou wilt that y^e hare shuld neuer grow vp again, pluck y^e vp by the rotes, and anoint the place with the bloud of a backe, or with the bloud of a lytle Frogge, it is proued.

Put also to the place horse leches taken out of the standyng water, & dressed wyth stronge Vineger.

The asshes of a Colewortes stal­ke made in a plaster, leteth the gro­wynge vp of heares, it is prouyd.

Galen. The milke of a bitche if the place be anoynted therw^t wil not suffer y^e heare to growe the same affirmyth Galen also, of the bloud of a bitche.

Let the ioyce of a Gourde, wel & delygently mengled wyth water be put on the bare place.

Laydansi, the gumme of an Iuy tree, Em [...]tes, egges, Arsenicke and Vineger bond to the place wherto ye wil apply them, & ther wil neuer he [...] grow.

Put the asshes of a grene frogge brent in a bath and al the heares y^e be washed of y^e bath will fal away it is proued.

Isac. The Branne of Lupines, of penny b [...]ane laide on the hearye place, wyl make the heare to fal, and wyl not suffer other to growe.

Diosco. The Ioyce of Fumitorye myxte wyth gumme of Arabyke, and laid on the place the hears fyrst plucked oute by the rote wyll not aparmyte the heares to growe.

Bene floure laid to the preuy mē bres of a chylde, wyll not suffer the heare to growe.

Auicen. the thinges that let the growing vp of heare after Auicē, be these opi­um, Henbane, the roughnes or cot­ton y^e is foūd in fleworte, the blod of water Frogges, of a water snail and of a Rere mouse, and the oile of the Decoction of a lytle graue la­cert, and the [...]arth called Cymolea [Page] white Leade, Litarge, y^e pouder of Oysters and Margarties.

Plini. The worm that glistereth in the nyght yf it be annoynted, doth not suffer the heare to grow.

The Asshes of the bones of a Swanne layde vppon the heade of any man, wil quickly make the heres to fall of.

The bloud of a Snaile without a shell doth mightly let the growing vp of the heare.

¶ Remedies. Cap. iii.

Macer. THere is nothyng better to heale the Pustules of the head, then to wassh it often wyth Vineger, or with water wherin ca­momil hath ben sodden.

Townecresse, stampt with Gose grese doth heale the worms of the heade.

The leaues of Violets stampte with Honye do lightlye heale the same.

The Decoction of Cich Pease taketh awaye all Scabbynes, as wel of the heade as of other mem­bers.

Let the rote of Rape, Vyolet or, Sowbread, be sodē in water wherin let the nape of the necke be wa­shed, and afterward anoynted with the oyle of the Decoction of Rape, Vilet, or Sowbread, for it healeth myghtly.

Circan. Let the breakynge out of the ringe worme of the head be washed with stronge vyneger, and sprinkle ther­on afterward the asshes of the rynd of wodbinde, and without doubt it wyl heale al y^e scabbines, and filthi Rynge wormes.

Take Vineger wherin wine lies hath boylid a litle and anoynted it all ouer the scurfe fyrst clensed, and it myghtily healeth and drieth it, or take the braūches of a grene Fyge tre, and the leaues also, and stampe them in water mightily, if y^e scurfe be new, let them be vsid daily with Vineger, tyll it be lyke mary & then apply it to anoynt the place. [Page] Constan Clense bytter Almondes and ther­of wyth the colde water of Fystyke Nuttes make anoyntemēt, it is very good if thy heade beynge shauen be annoynted therewyth.

Stampe the rot of Helena Com­pana, the Braunches and Leaues of the Fygge tree, and bytter Almō des, mengle them well wyth oyle & stronge Vynegar, afterwarde putt therin the ashes of the rote of Cole­wort and Letarge, & Quicke Syluer, white Lead and Common salt and blynne them well together and afterward washe clene the place w^t Vineger or Vrine, & thē annoint it it is proued.

Circan. Wyne Lyes, called Eartarum, made in pouder and putt vppon the Scurffe beynge clensyd, menglyed in oyle and Veniger, is verye good thereto.

Const. The Ashes of an wylde Coucummer rote mengled with cold water [Page] doth clense the place wonderfully well.

Seeth beaten Oke Apples & the Gall of a Bull, and bitter Almon­des together tyll they be thick and annoynt the place.

Make a confeccion of the flour of Fenell Sede in a Glasse with wy­ne and anoynt the head there with and it wil lightly heale it, it is pro­ued.

Macer. Worme wood stamped and layd to the head healeth lyghtly.

Circan. Let the Sede of Staphisagre boyle in watter and tēper with the same water a good quātitie of cho­sen wyne Lies, and let the head be washed with thys watter twise or thrise.

Of great Valour and efficacy therunto is this, let Shyp Pytch Be dyssolued one whole nyghts in Stronge vyneger, in the mornyng lette the Oyle of Nuttes be adde [Page] Mixt there vnto and Arsenike and the rotes of an oke, & let it be well beaten and put there vnto a lyttell quicke siluer and let the head be anoynted therwith but fyrst let it be shauen it is proued.

Let the Roote of Helena, Cam­pane, boile with bread in strong vineger, and afterward straine it and let the head be washed w^t the strai­ninge therof, and beate the Rootes That are not sodden with Boores grease, and let a litle Quicke Sil­uer and wine Lies be put [...] thereto, and anointe the place. It is pro­ued.

Stampe the leaues of Radissh w^t Hogges grease, or myngle quick lyme quenched in water wyth old grease.

Circan Thys is good for all Scabbes and Ringwormes take and make a confection of wine lees & litarge [Page] wyth Veneger and let it stand all a nyght together, in the mornyng let it ouer the Fyre wyth oyle of Nut­tes put therunto, and whē it is don take it of and anoynt the place.

Macer. Take the drye doung of an asse Of an Hogge, and of an Oxe, and wyne Lyese well punned, and stire them together, but yet wasshe the place and dry it, fyrst rubbe it with Veniger, or Vryne that it blede a­gayne, it is proued.

Circan. Pouder of Amptes, myxte wyth Oyle and there wyth annoynte the Scabbe, agaynst the same it is ve­ry good.

Sethe the Leaues of an oke, and the myddell Rinde therof in water and washe thy head, it is proued.

Beate olde Greace, brymstone, Salendinne, and salt together and annoynt the bare place therwyth, x tymes, it is excellent.

Take of Alume .ʒ .viii. of salte .ʒ: ii. [Page] dyssolue it in stronge Vineger, and anoint the place, and it wyl heale it

Plini. Mater of the decoction of Nut leaues cureth y^e disease in the heade or berde, wher the heares fal awaye. And other deseases of the heare.

Galen For the wormes in the head, laie ouer al the heade Ellebore stampe wyth hogges grese.

Lay ouer the heade in maner of a plaster the rawe lyuer of an Hog the space of .ix. daies, wash it afterward with cold water & it wil hele

Gilbert. The pouder that is fyled of from a hartes horn geuen in wyne to be dronke, doth not suffre nether nits nor lyce in the body, muche more be ynge made in an oyntment.

All bitter thinges that clense and consume, doth kyll Nyttes.

Stauisagre, salte peter, Arsemion mengled and tempered wyth vyne­ger and oyle, doth kyll Lyce.

The same worketh salt water w^t [Page] brymstone in it.

Burne gume, and a Horsseche together, and mingle it with hogges bloud, and anoynt the head ther w^t and ther wyl nether Nittes, nether any kynd of wormes, Lyce nor fles lyue in the head.

Diosco Circan. The sede of Staphisagre mixte wyth oyle, kylleth Nittes.

If Quicke Syluer, and Staphy­sagre, be mingled wyth oyle and Vineger, and be anoynted on, they kill the Lice:

Burne the head of a great Ratte and mingle it with the droppinge of a Beare or of a Hog, and anoynt the head, it healeth the disease cal­led Atopecia.

Remedies. Capi. iiii.

Galen. Const. AGainst this disease of forget­fullnes apply Rewe and red mintes wyth oyle and verye strong vineger vnto thy nosthrils. Burne thine owne heare and min­gle it with vineger, & a little pitche and apply it to thy nosthrils, for it wonderfully stirreth & quickneth the persons diseased w^t forgetfulnes The lightes of an Hog. layde vnto the head being shauē is very good.

The bloud of a Tortoys annoyn­ted on y^e forhead is of much valour

The gaul of a Craine, being made warme in a leaden vessell doth tho roughely and lyghtly stirre vp the deseased body, if y^e nape of his neck be anoynted therwith.

Fume made of Roeslether, doth myghtyly sterre hym vp.

Fume of Kyds skins, doth quic­ken forgetfull persons, and those y^e be infected with the falling sicknes and wemen also that haue ther floures stopte.

The sent or smell of Dogge fen­nell, taketh away slepe.

Grynd Mustardsede wyth Vyne­ger, & rub it myghtily on the plan­tes of the feete, and it doth quicken forgetfull persons.

Sauery beaten, and sodden in Vineger, & layd in forme of a plas­ter to the hynder parte of the heade doth merily awaken those that are heuy with sleape.

Nothing doth beter quicken forgetfull persons then the smoke of a [Page] mans heare.

Galen. A drincke made of Anacardiū is a peculiar remedy in this desease.

The inieke of Galbanum, or of an harts horne is best of al thyngs.

The skinne of an Hare burnte & the asshes therof droncke with calament healeth the Lytargie.

Remedies. Capi. vi.

THe ioyce of ground yuie, caste into the nosthrilles purgeth the heade, and taketh awaye the payne.

Gerard. This doth purge the head wonderfull wel in euery kind of head ache take wax, Mastike, Pellitor [...], mu­stard seede, towne cresses Nigeila, romana, Stauisagre, cynamō, & of blacke and white, Hellebore, of ey­ther .ii .ʒ. let these be well punned, & put in a bagge of linnen cloth, then let the patiente fasting holde thys bag in his mouth & chaw it betwi [...] his teth, and after wash his mouth [Page] with warme wine and Hony.

When al remedies fayl, a cantery in the hinder part of head helpeth.

Remedies. Capi. vii.

IF the Rewme come of a colde cause lay hote Calament or run­ning Time bruysed to the head.

Diosco An emplaster made of Garlike cloues and leaues stoppeth the hu­mor causing the rewme.

Isope broyled in the imbres and so layde to the heade stoppeth the Rewme a little bagge full of Dar­nell, salt, and anise, laid to the head is very good.

A Pomander made of the pouder of Cubebes, macys, Lapdanum, ād Greke pitch, doth remoue from the brayne all superfluouse humoures.

Maces and Cubebes, chewed in the mouth do the same.

Macer. The ioyce of colworts cast in the nosethrtiles, doth purge the heade.

Sorel puned with oile of Roses is good for the heade ache.

Remedies. Cap. viii.

Macer. LEt thy head. be washed with y^e water of the Decoction of thre leued gras, and lay aplaster of the herbe to thy forehead.

The pith of breade, whiche was baken with coriander seede layd to the head is very good.

Diosco. The ioyce of onions cast into the nosethrilles clenseth the head.

Seeth Pulyole, and laye to tem­ples, it is proued.

Poure Baume into the eares thrce or foure times in the Sonne and it will heale the pacient.

Lay to the head Silke or woll, dipte in vineger and the ioyce of ground yuy.

Misceltow layd to the head dra­weth out the corrupt humors.

Mintes layd to the heade take awaye the paynes that come of a cold cause.

The ioyce of Iuy mingled with old lard is wonderfull good.

Thys emplaster was proued by Constantine to be very good, take of Opium and of Saffrō of eyther ʒ .i. of rosis .ʒ .iiii. and thereof with Vineger make a playster.

An other is thys, take Culuer dounge and branne of wheate, and temper them with the white of an Egge, and laye it to the contrarye parte of the head to that whiche is payned.

Remedies. Cap. ix.

MAke a suppositorye of Opi­um and oyle of Vyolettes,

Anoynt thy forhead with opium Mandrage, henbane, & Poppi sede myngled wyth the ioyce of nyght­shade, and oyle of Vyolettes.

Rasis. If it come of old paines in y^e hed dissolue Opium and Comphory in oyle of Wylowe, & poure it into the eares & nosethryls, or put oile of violets & milk into the nosethryles.

Dioscor. Ther is no medicin to be compa­red to tamarendes for thys disease. Mustard seed, or leaues brused and layd hote to the head taketh away the paines & ther is no beter medi­cyne.

The vapoure of Celydone sodde in wyne and receiued at the mouth asswagith the grefe.

There is nothynge better then to blowe to y^e nosthrilles nesyng pou­der with pouder of Peper and La­storeum.

Dioscor. The ioyce of Sowbread ming­led wyth Honye, and spouted vnto [Page] the nosethriles doth purge y^e head.

Auicen. Oyle of fistikes healeth the hem­crane and watchynges.

Make a plaster of the rot of a wild Cocumer and wormwod boiled in oyle, and lay it to the heade.

The seed of mandrage healeth al payne in the heade.

Macer. This emplayster is wonderfull good, take Gume, wylde Rue, the vtter rinde of the rote of Cappares French Garlicke and euphorbium or clary, of al like quantitie, stampe them with ordoriferouse wine, and lay it to the heade.

Siler Montayne is good for the head ache.

It is good to distempre pouder of aloes wyth oyle of roles.

He that vseth to receyue thre pylles made of Aloes and the ioyce of colwortes of the bignes of a beane, shall neuer be troubled wyth pay­nes in the head.

Let thy head be oft washed with lye made of the asshes of Colworte rootes, and nettle rotes with the rote of brionye, for it is of great efficacy agaynst all paynes in the hed.

Galen. If y^e haue the hemicrane, anoynte thy browes and nosethrilles wyth the ioyce of Iuye leaues myngled wyth oyle and Vineger.

Plini. Anoynt thy head with the ashes of a hertes horne, myxt with oyle of Roses.

The suffumigacion of y^e oyle of kerna is good for al diseases in y^e head

The ioyce of Popy myngled with oyle of roses prouoketh y^e pacyēt to slepe if his head be therw^t anoynted

Galen. Theodoricon empericon taketh awaye all paynes of y^e head, so do the leaues of ground Iuye stamped w^t the white of an egge & laid to y^e hed

Anoynt thy bely with this oynt­ment folowing & it easeth the head ache, pnrgeth the stomake, comfor­teth [Page] the appetite and clarifieth the eyes, take of the ioyce of smallage ii. oun. of mercury .iiii. oun. of gose­grese and hennes grese of eyther a pound of rosin .ii. ounces of mastike and frankensence of eyther ʒ .v. of casiafistula .ʒ .ii. make of al these an oyntment and vse it, but if you adde thereto the ioyce of walworte and the rind of an elder it shalbe muche stronger.

Galbanum emplastred to the head is of great efficacy.

¶ Remedies. [Page] Cap. x.

Sixtus. THe pouder of Hartes horne dronke wyth wyne healeth the falling Euill.

The brayne of a Fox geuen to in­fantes cureth this disease.

Also the stones of a bore dronke with wine be good therfore so is y^e gal of a Bere bronke with warme water.

The milke of a mare dronke doth preserue from fallinge, so doth the stones of a cocke dronke wyth wa­ter, but the patiente must abstayne from wine .x. dayes after.

Galen. This is a soueraigne remedy for this disease, make pouder of casto­reum, Oppoponax, Antimonium & Dragons bloud and vse this.

Gerard Alike vertue hath Antimonium with castoreum alone, or Antimonium receyued with water.

The egges of a Rauen dronke be verye good, so is the ioyce of wylde [Page] Rue.

Auicen. The asshes of the skull of a dead man dronke, is wonderfull good.

Dioscor. Fiue leaued grasse dronke. xxxiii dayes doth perfectly heale.

The red stone found in a swalow healeth the falling euill.

Aristologye caried vppon a man cureth him, so doth the dounge of a curlew if it be dronke.

The fleshe of an wolfe eaten and especialy the hart therof is a great efficacy.

It hath ben proued that Miscel­tow dronke cureth the disease.

The ashes of a want, wesel, frog or swallow brenned in an earthen pot, and dronke it is very good.

It is good to drinke thre sponful of the ioyce of Horehound mingled with three sponefull of hony.

[...]afis. Ther is nothing better then wyne wherin hemlock hath bene sodden pouder of the liuer of a [...], or the [Page] ioyce of Lowslope dronke .ix. dayes together healeth without doubt.

The bloud of a wesell dronke, or the ioice of sparow tong do cure the falling euill.

Macer. A pye made of the bloude of an hare, gromel sede, and other spices doth heale perfectlye, so doth the li­uer of an asse sod and eaten.

Gilbert. The gaul of a beare, or of a dog, eaten is very good.

Make pouder of the hart, liuer, lo­ges and al the entrailes of a dog & geue it him that is sicke for it hea­leth wonderfullye, lykewyse doth the pouder of the bloud of a dogge.

Galen. The [...]emnet of an Hare geuen thir­ty dayes together erly, in the fashi­on or bygnes of a fetche healeth the falling euill.

Pyony tied about the Patients necke, kepeth him safe from the falling euill.

The sande of a wall made in [Page] pouder with dogges torde, and the ioyce of sloes dronke wyth warme watter as the dysease beginneth to come on the sycke parson wyl heale hym for euer.

Geue the sick party the hert of an Hart to drinke wyth warme water and he shalbe healed.

Geue the pacyent to drinke the hart of a Grype, with warme water and he shalbe whole.

Let the hart the lyuer and lyghts of a Grype, or vulture be dried wel agaynst the fyre, & let the paciente drinke y^e pouder ther of w^t oximel & the fallyng sycknes wil go frō him

The stones of a Bere, be verye good eatē, and so are the stones of a Rāme, of a Bore, & a boore bigge.

In tuscia ther was acertayne man deliuered & healed of thys dyseases of a certayne husbandman, by only orderyng or dressinge of wild rue & afterward wer many healed, after [Page] the same maner.

the ioyce of Coryander geuen to the pacient to drynke, wyll not, suf­fre the humore to ascend into y^e hed and it worketh also great helpe, to the pacyentes.

take a Frogge and cut her throu­gh the myddes of the backe with a kniefe and take the lyuer and fold it in a coleworte leafe and burne it in a new earthen potte wel closid & geue the asshes th [...]rof vnto the sick person in hys sycknes to drynke w^t good, wyne and yf he be not healyd at ons do so by another frogge and so do styll, and wythout dout it wil heale hym.

Pouder made of y^e stone of a swa­lowe healeth without doubt those which haue the fallyng Euill, for it is a sure experyment.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xi.

LE [...]teyne men say that a rosted Mous eaten doth heale Franticke persons.

Diosco Gilb. & Lapid. A redde stonne founde in a swal­lowe, caryed about the pacient and tyed in a cloth of lynen and put vn­der the lyfte arme doth heale Frantyke and lunatike persons.

A Radishe stampt, and bound to y^e brayne wil heale one of the fallyng sycknes by and by.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xii.

Galen. GEue vnto a daselled person lo­thernwod to drinke, and laid on his head beinge shauen, the ordoricon emperion, & anacardium for it draweth and sucketh out the venomous vapours

Baume beaten wyth oyle layd vn­to the brayne and forehead, is good therfore.

Efiula. Lyons fleshe doth heale fantasti­call persons.

One dram of Armoniacke is good therfore mynystred with honye.

Gilbert. When as the pacient faulleth fyrste [Page] into his sicknes, geue him the ioyce of Columbyne to dryncke, or make him potage of Valeriā or of Sage or of Rue & he shalbe hole for euer.

Plini. The brayne of a Camell beinge dried and taken driueth awaye the falling sicknes.

Of the same operation is hys bloud being dronk.

The bloud of a Lambe dronke wyth wyne, taketh awaye the fal­ling sicknes.

The herbe that is called sparowes tong healeth if it be dronke.

The stone that is found in a har­tes head stamped and geuen to the sicke person healeth him.

Robert. Seeth the hart of a storke in water and geue the broth therof to drinke and the hart to be eaten of the paci­ent, but let the bloud be drawn out of the harte fyrst, and he shal neuer haue the falling euell agaynst.

The ashes of Rue snuft vp, in­to [Page] the nosethrils doth purge it in­continent.

Aistus. The splene of an asse eaten ofte doth remedy.

The braine of a camel mixt with oyle of roses anoynted on the paci­ent behind and before through out all his body doth throughlye heale which eis not so wonderfull an ex­perient as it is true.

The bloud or gal of a lamb doth heale the sicke of the falling Euill.

The donge of a Pecock [...] taken in drinke healeth them also.

Swallowes yf they be eaten are good therfore.

The little stones that are founde in Swallowes bellies bounde to theyr right armes doth perfectlye heale them. Cauteries applied to the head are good for this disease, if it haue reigned long vpon him.

The bird that maketh her nest in the bankes vnder the ground that [Page] Galen hath a neck that is of a changeable color black and blew, and is much like to the cleere element, with her wings burnt and beaten & so after drinke healeth those that are takē. Put the leese of wine, and the bran of wheat in wine a day & a nighte, and afterward make pilles which pilles minister to melancholike persons fasting.

Aistus. The whyte of an egge beaten together and scummed and put into the eye, taketh away the heate and pricking therof.

Let the white of an egge and the ioyce of Perritorye of the wall, be beaten wel together and scummed, and let one drop of licor remayning be put into the eye and it shall heal the webbe in the eye. This is true and proued.

The ioyce of Scala Celi or Sa­lomons seale, strayned and put into the nosethrils is very good for ma­nye [Page] diseases of the eyes.

The ioyce of wormewod, womans milke and Rose water mingled together, if they be ordered in form of a plaster they will asswage the gricie and take away the bloud and o­ther spottes in the eyes.

The sede of the herbe called dra­gons being takē in drinke helpeth the sight.

Wormewod new stampt with the white of an egge and layd ouer the eyes, taketh away the bloud & red­nesse therof, of what humor so euer it come.

If the eies be sore with bloud or who [...]e teares put in them the ioyce of the toppes of a black beary tree with the white of an egge and fine Flax, and they wilbe whole, this is proued.

The ioyce of chickēweed with the ioyce of the toppe of the blacke bery bush put into the eye taketh awaye [Page] the bloud & the white spot in the eie

New made cheese washed ofte in water and mengled with the whyt of an egge and rose water, & so layd to the bloude shotten eye, or that is ful of hote humoures doth quikely helpe and remedy.

Peter. It is also of the same operacion being onli put in scalding hote licoure The yolke of an egge soddē in rose water or myxt wyth oile of roses & applied to the eyes doth asswadg y^e grefe of them, this hath ben proued

Roses put in a bagge and beynge well boyled & laid to the eyes, take away the payne and swelling from the eyes.

Agaynst a great payne take the ashes of the leaues of Colewortes & the yolke of an egge rosted in the fyer and womans mylke and myn­gle with al a lytle hony and bynd it vnto the eyes tyll they behole.

Rychar. If thy eyes be burning hote min­gle [Page] the mylke of a Bytche with the ioyce of an herbe called, Scalaceli and anoynt them therwyth.

Sixtus. Diosco. The [...]ightes of a Ramme or we­der bringe hot bound ouer the eyes doth lightli take away the bloud it is proued.

Another experyment is this, the gaule of a Partrytche put or drop­ped into the eye taketh away the di­nes of the eyes.

The same operacion hath the gaul of a turtle, Doue, that hathe benne proued.

The ioice of Rue mixt with honi that hath ben scūmed and put into the eye a lytle at ones, rideth the patiente of an auncient dimnes of the syght.

Yf thou put into thyne eye .ix. grayenes of the seede of Oculus Christy, thou shalt not fele thē, yet they wil purge the eyes.

I haue oftentimes sene that litle [Page] stones like vnto the nauel of a man which be found growing together like beds by the sea side, put into the eyes purge thē and yet are not fele. The water of the decoctiō of wild time doth dry vp the teares or wa­trines of the eies if they be oft wa­shed therwith, this is true.

Take and seeth the leaues of be­tonye, and the roote of Fennell and washe thyne eyes wyth the water therof & the teares wilbe dried vp.

The ioyce of the leaues of wood­binde stampte and strayned wyth womans milke and put or squir­ted into the eye doth put away the blemishes of the same.

The ioyce of chickeweede doth cleare the eyes of blemish or spotte if it be putrified.

The ioyce of knot gras putteth away the spot of the eye.

[...] The ioyce of plantain or rybwort applied to the eye with a litle silke [Page] it healeth the sore and hollowe vl­cers of the corner of the eye wythin ten dayes.

Of the same operacion is the pouder of horsehoofe that growethe by the ground put into the eye.

Lapid. A saphir & a smaradge heale y^e eies of them whom they touche.

Diosco The ioyce of y^e rote of great gallā ga beīg put īto y^e eys doth clear thē the water wherin flewort hath ben stept all a night put eyther into the eye, or wasshed ouer the eye lyddes doth incontynent drie & heale y^e tea­res w^t the heate and ytchyng.

The same doth a fumigation wher in the flowers of pomgranates or y^e leaues of an oke or plantayne haue ben sodden in, this is proued.

Let tutia be wasshed in rose water tyl the water chaunge the colour, & put the same water into y^e eye, it ta­keth away y^e bloud the heate the a­boūdaūce, & humidity of the teares [Page] Gerard Burne sowet grapes vpon a tile­shard & the dust therof being sifted throughe a fyne cloth and put into thine eyes, it taketh away the red­nes and also the humidity thereof.

The yolke of an egge, mingled w^t Rose water, bran, & womans milk is by asswaging the payne a verye good expercussiue medicine.

Sixtus. Tuty doth dry and cleare the eies more then all medicines & restray­neth and kepeth back sharpe mater from flowing vp the eyes.

Constan Stampe rue with Comyn & min­gle therunto the yolke of an egge, it healeth wonderfully wel, and clea­reth the eyes of congeled bloud.

Anoint the eies that are bleared w^t the ioyce of ganderhose or lady traces y^e growich on mountaines or in medowes and they shalbe hole incō tinent and the grief taken away.

For y^e dimnes & bloudshoting in the eyes stāp aloes w^t y^e white of ā eg­it [Page] is wonderfull good.

Galen. Gallens collyry is exceding good to heale the dymnnes of the sight in one daye take of Antimomium, and the ioyce of Slowys of eiche .ʒ v. of Endyue .ʒi. and of burnt brasse wa­shed .ʒii. of whyte lead .ʒi. of myrthe half .ʒi. of castoreū, of opium, of gū ­me Arabicke, of the ioyce of whete, of eche .ʒi temper them togither w^t rose water and the white of an egge and cast it into thy eye

Agaynst fistules, make pouder of Frankensens, Aloes, Sarcocolle, Dragons bloud, flowers of Pomegranates, Anise, the flower, of brass and when need is presse the holowe vlcer, so that the rottennes may be quenshed or crusshed out, then lety^e pacient lye on that syde y^t is whole & distell a lytle of this pouder wyth the claryfyed ioyce of plantayne, ād lete it be dropped into y^e sore corner of the eye, & so let hym lie .iii. or iiii. [Page] houres.

Put the asshes of a burnt snayle vpon the spott in the eye, and with in thre dayes it wyl take it away.

All kinde of milke doth asswage the payne in the eyes, but chyefely when it is made in fourme of a pla­ster with the yolke of an Egge and oyle of Roses.

Macer. Betony stampte & made in a pla­ster, healeth a stripe in the eye.

If thy eyes be wasshed wyth the water wherin betonye, or the root therof hath ben sodden, they shalbe whole with out Dymmes, or other blemysshe.

Plini. Yf you drynke a drame of Betoni wyth water, it wyl brynge down & heale the cloudynes and bloudines of the eyes.

The same being eaten dryeth vp the teares of the eyes.

Item the oft eatyng of great Colwortes cleareth the dimmes of the [Page] eyes.

[...] tamp Comin d [...]ied agaynst the fyre (& not burnt) w^t the white of an egge & mīgle it w^t cromes of breade and put it on your eyes and y^e shall cleare the bloud from them, thys is proue.

Veruen stampt with the white of an eg & bound vnto the eyes at the euning, taketh away the watrynes of the eyes.

Resolue aloes in a good quantity of the ioyce of Fennell put into a la­tine basen .xv. dayes, and after put it into the eyes that are full of it­thing, and it is very good for them.

[...] Item Beanes, the rinde or ouer skinne beinge pulled of, brused and mingled with the white of an egge and applied in forme of a plaster to the temples, or mingled with mas­ticke kepe backe and restrayne hu­mors flowing vp to the eyes.

The same being plastered wyth [Page] wyne health the eis that haue had some strype.

Acatia made in a plaster is won­derful helpyng agaynst swellinges or other humoures of the eyes.

Lykewise thys precyous pouder is of great effycacye to extinquisshe the spot of the eye by remouing the bloud and restraynyng the teares.

Take of tutia .ʒii. of Dragones bloude .ʒi. of suger .ʒi. stampe them and sifte them fynely and pute into thyne eye a very lityll, it is safe and without daunger in warrantise ād oft approued.

Item let the spot be ryped before you vse dissoluing medicines with oyle made of filbertes sodden in water stampte and crusshed.

Galen. Make pouder of Roses sugere and salgem of eche lyke quantetye and put it vpon the spott in the eye and it wyl destroy it encontynetie.

Take cerusse & tutia .iiii. time quē chid [Page] in Vineger and Suger and stampe a litle marchasit, and let the pouder be put vpon the spot, thys hath bene proued.

Let the rote of Fennell boyle with water in a pot, of the same water take one drop & put it into thine eyes

One drop of the pacientes owne brine doth mightely heale the wa­triaes of the eyes.

Stamp burnt Almondes, Cerusse Sarcocol, Tutia, of ech like quantity with cleare wine and let them be dried againe and stampe them and put a litle therof into thine eye and so shall it be whole.

Put Camphorye bruysed and strayned with the ioyce of Fennell vpon a little blemysh in the eye.

The ashes of Hartes horne burnte on a tyleshard healeth the blemish or sttipe in the eye.

Diosco Isac. Fine whete flower mingled with water & strayned, put into the eyes [Page] restraineth and purgeth the teares and humors that els woulde flowe vnto the eyes.

The grene leaues of the Plame tree sodden in wyne and vsed as a plaster cure the Rewme and wa­trines of the eyes.

The milke of the rinde of a Sal­low tree when it beareth flours being cast into the eyes, healeth and clarifyeth them and beinge tender comforteth them.

The ioyce of the seede of Plan­taine cast into the eie, taketh away the soornes therof.

Diosco. A pumyse made hote, and thrisse quenched in wine & beaten to pou­der, if it be put into the eyes it hea­leth those that haue payne therof. Auicen. The white of an egge clapt whote to the sore eyes restoreth & healeth. Cleare common oyle dropt into the eyes putteth away incontinent the spottes and whitenes therof. [Page] The ioyce of thrystell, or Malowes and wild Endiue put away the blemyshe out of the eye.

Item take of the asshes of a swal­lowes head burnt .ʒii. of chosen ho­ny on .iii. of the ioyce of fennell. on. i mengle them together and put thē in a vyol of glasse, and stop y^e mou­the therof close, afterward boil it in a skelletful of water sething stil tyl the one halfe be mynysshed, and let the other halfe remaine, and anoint the eye early in the morning, and a litle before the pacient go to supper and also when he goeth to bed putt one litle drop therof into the eies & it shal appeas the grefe, thys hathe ben proued of diuerse autors.

Auicen. The pouder of Succory put into the eyes sharpneth the syght.

Morel also put into y^e eie healeth the hollowe vlcers of the eye.

The leaues of wild mallowes che­wed in the mouthe and a litle salte [Page] applied as a plaster to the eyes, make cleare the hollow vlcers of the eye and make the flesh to grow.

Peter. Mingle the asshes of Coluers donge burnte with vineger and af­terward let it be dried and brayed finely and tempered with the ioyce of Fennell, and drop the ioyce into the eyes vpon the blemishe, it is a principall medicine.

Wine of the decoction of formen­tile dronk dayly without any other drinke and the hearbe therof soddē & euery euening emplastered ouer the eyes the space of .iii. or iiii. monthes or more restoreth the syght, Yea to those that haue ther eyes as though they did se, & yet se not at al The leaues of veruen stampt with wyne and salt and bound ouer the eyes as a plaster daye and nyghte hath a wonderfull efficacy agaynst the blearynesse of the eyes.

Stampe Rue and straine it with Vineger & Hony, & put of y^e which is stremed out a litle in y^e eye, it dryeth vp the teares wonderfully.

Tempre ynke with the white of an egge and sterre them well togy­ther tyl a froeth ryse ouer it and thē let it stande, & put that into the eye, which fleryth aboue euery night til it be whole.

Stāpe the rinde of blacke thorue being gren with a litle wine & put into thine eyes one drop of y^e licour and thin eye wilbe hole within .iii. dayes.

Agayne, temper hony & ynke and straine it throughe a cloth and cas [...] a drop therof into thine eye, within iii. dayes it wil heale it and clear a way the blemysshe.

Take a bruised cocle and presse out the ioyce, put it hastly into thin eye for it puteth away the blemisshe in the eye wonderfully.

Item yf .ʒii. of Alowes and .ʒi of mastike be ministred vnto the paci­ent temperid with Fennell water it is amedycyne of great efficacy and often proued to cleare the syght.

Take of the wood of Aloes of cy­bryght, of runninge tyme, of sauery, of Isop, of spyke, of eiche .ʒi. of ma­ces .ʒvi. of Vyolettes half .ʒi. let thē al be made in pouder by them selfes then myngle them together, and of thys pouder sprinkle the quantitie of .i. scruple euery euening two houres after supper on the foreparte of y^e head by the ioynt Sagit, frō the ioynte y^e cometh vp to the crown of the head, ful vnto the poynte of the crowne, called zenith, the breadthe of foure fingers, yet so that the first pouder be takē away, for the secōd pouder must be layd vpō the place. and this were good to be vsed. iii or .iiii. days, and is a great helpe in apt complexions.

Item take of the vttermost part of the Iuy tre, of the seed or leaues of Oculus Christi of amistica [...]os of eche .ʒ .i. of Calaminte of wylde Margeram ana .ʒ .i. of the rotes of cond iii or lanary. oun .i. of the rotes of holyhoke. on. & a half seth thē all in two pottels of water vntil y^e wasting of the third part. then alter let the ashes of the same be shed ouer it finly sifted, & with the water of the ashes, let thy head be washed once or twise in the weke gētly rubbing it with white sope, for it dri [...]th vp the spottes and vapours in the eye by soking them to the hinder patte and strongthinge the substaunce of the brayne and eyes.

The ioyce of smalege and the whit of an egge mingle them together & put into the pacyente eyes goynge to sleepe.

Of the same operation is the ashes made of a sallow tree dried & burnt [Page] and put into the eye.

Item the fat of fresshe ryuer fys­shes molten and mingled with oyle and honey ar of great excellēcye for the clearnes of the eys. And they ar good against the watrines when it first beginneth in the eye.

The ioyce of wyld purslane dropped in the eye, putteth away y^e web of the eyes without doubte.

The ioyce of gronnd Iuy put in­to the cornner of the eye where the white is, turnyng the head aside taketh the freasing of the eye and re­moueth the litle whitnes that is be hynde.

Agaynst the cloudynes of the syght take morning dew and the ioice of rue, and the flowers of Bytone, and put them into thyne eyes.

Put a good quantitye of Salfe Peter burnt into thyne eye it is ve­ry soueraygne.

The gaul of a Gripe of Ramme, mixt with mans ordure and wyne and well strayned, is very good to cleare the sight.

Against the itching and haw in the eye mingle sout & the ioyce of sma­lage with good white wine, thē let it stand al a day afterward, anoynt and wash the eyes, it is very good.

To take away the paine & bloud in the eies, mingle Alowes and O­pium with the milk of a woman y^t geueth a man childe sucke, it is ve­ry good therfore.

Cut a whol lofe of barly in two in the mids, and lay the dust or pouder of wild Parsnep vpon the raw flesh about the eie, and hold the hot lofe harde to thyne eyes it cleareth thy sight very much.

The self same thing doth the pou­der of the mulbery leues, this haue Aproued.

Take time & eate it, it putteth a­way [Page] the dimnes of the eyes.

Cerusse dropped in thyne eyes taketh awaye the payne and cleareth the eyes. Of the same operation is camphory.

Vnguentum preciosum dropt into the eye with a fether drieth the watrines and put away the sparte in eyes, and sharpneth the sight.

Quench the stone called Calaminaris being first burning hote in Rose water three times after the same manner do by Tuty, and with that water wash thy eyes.

Furthermore take of this Calamenaris stone dried & well dressed. on .ii. of Tutia prepared after y^e sāe maner .ʒ .vi. of the wod Aloes, half a on. of roses .ʒ .ii. let them be beatē and made in pouder & wraped in a silk cloth double folded, and therof make an oyntment, with ii. pounde of swines bloud that was pigged y^e yere, & a pound of Rose water & let [Page] thē seth together til y^e rose water be consumed, then cole it, & with y^e sa­me bloud mingle y^e pouders aboue specified, & thei shalbe kept in their liuely strēgth. this hath ben prouid

The wine of the decoction of Rue vnto y^e third part dropt into y^e eyes cleareth them from all filthy bloud

Of the same operation is the dust of the coles of a dry sallow tre put into the eyes.

Petar. This water folowīg is maruelous good against all spottes in the eye, and to comfort the sight.

Take of fennel, of Rue. of eybright of Veruen, of Endiue, Tormentill Betone, of Siler mountaine, of the rote of Galingal, of ech like quāti­ty the first day after they be stampt let them be put in wine, the seconde in y^e brine of a maidē child. then af­ter let thē be distelled in a Lembike y^e first water y^e cometh out is a pre­cious as siluer, the second as golde [Page] the third as bawme.

Take the seedes of Fennel, of Per­sely, of Smalage of anise of oculus cristi, & clary y^e rottes of salēdyne, of fenel, of betonye, of galīgal, y^e leues of agrimoney, of eybright, of tormē til, of rue, of veruē of eiche like quā titie let them be stampt al together & let thē be put y^e fyrst day in the b­ryne of a mayden child y^e seconde in wine, y^e third in y^e milke of ashe asse on the fourth day let them be distel lid & kepe it as bawm it sharpneth the sight, it clarifieth the eies it putteth away the pynne and webbe.

Camphorye & water betony haue ben greatly proued to clear y^e sight stampe of eyche together like quantity & that myghtly wel, and strayn the ioice out therof through a cloth and distill or drope it into the eyes through a quyl.

The ioyce of the Lyly rote put in to thy eye taketh awaye the hawe

The ashes of a mans ordure cast into thyne eye, doth mightly put a way al spottes of the eye.

Plint. For the webe and cloudines in y^e eys, take & stampe Indisshe Peper and put to it y^e ioyce of a Fenel tore & let it be put for .xv. dayes in a ba­sin of Brasse, & so put it into the eye it is very good.

Galen. A bath of warme water doth greatly supresse the burnyng or fyere yt­chynge and the grefe of the eyes.

The lightes of an Hare cutte in small peceo taketh awaye the swellynge of the eyes.

Take the gaul of a Cocke mixte. the ioyce of Salendyne and Honte and anoynt thine eyes therwith, it restoreth thy syght perfectlye.

The asshes of a great Swallow mixte wyth Honye & put into thine eyes, taketh away the dimnes of y^e eyes.

☞ Remedies. Capi. xiii.

Diosoe THe ioyce of wilde curūmet leaues, taketh awai y^e grefe of the eares.

Take and put the grene woode of an Asshe in the fyere, and saue the lycoure that cometh out at the ende of the same, & put it into thin eates it cause the payne of y^e Eares to cease and a mendeth the hearinge.

Stamp earth wormes, the Egges of Emetes & y^e leaues of Rut toge­ther and being sodden in oyle stray­ne them & let faul one drop of that oyle beyng warme into thyne ear it [Page] restoreth agayn the hearing, being ons lost.

Put oyle & scalion seed together, and mēgle therto the ioyce of lekes and wormewod, and womāsmilke seeth them ouer the coles & strayne it, and put one drop into thyne eare and stop it fast with silke in y^e mor­ning, after six howers. take it out, & tourn the sore eace downward and washe it gently, it is a goodly expe­ryment.

Item in a hote cause, Lettis mad in a playster is much worth, Hemp tow dipt in the white of an egge is very good it is proued.

Item wormes of the earth stampt with Rose water and aplied to the eare are very good also.

Item hote water with womans mylke only, applied for a plaster is of much effecacy.

Rogeri. Item it a litle stone or a grayne or anye suche lyke thynge saull into a [Page] mans eare, let one person or other put his mouth to the eare let hym blowe into it stronglye and a good while, and after set to his mouth a gayne and sucke.

If a worme haue crepte into a mans eare, drop therunto of y^e ioyce of the rinds of nuts or of the leaues of a peach tree.

A ripe apple y^e hath a good sauour is to be applied vnto the ear bring warme some what opened on the lower part that fasteneth to the tree & in the morning y^e chalt find there a worme all to peeces throngh the sauour of the apple.

The oyle of bitter almondes, and the cutnell of a peach doth open the eares very much.

Against the worms of the eares let the ioyce of wormwod be dropt into the eares.

Put the ioyce of Sengrene, oyle o­liue, the ioyce of a leke, the milk us [Page] of a woman y^• geueth a man chylde sacke into a viole of glasse thre dayes & thre nights setting the mouth open it is sayd to restore the hevrig wonderfull well.

The gall of a Goate put into the eare with ioyce of a Leky, taketh away the payne in the eare and restoring the hearing.

The gal of a Goat and womans milke tempered with Honye, and a litle Mirhe is a principal medicine Boile the ioyce of Sengrene put in a holow Scailiō in the fyre, & put the ioice that is strained therout in to thine eare, & lay the Onion ouer the same, in maner of a plaster, it is very much worth in both causes.

Const. The ioyce of wilde Margeram, mixt with womans milke & put in to thine eare taketh awaye payne therof.

The ioyce of Iuy mixt with com­men oyle & put into the eare taketh [Page] away the griefe.

Item Betels that are found in y^e doung of beastes grinded and mixte with oyle of Roses & th [...] rinde of a Pomegranate, if the oyle be put in­to the eares, and the reste b [...]ing the dregges be plastered on, they wyll take away the payne of the eares.

Plats. Item of a stone, or a corne fall in to the eare, put into it thinges that will soften or make easye, & let the pacient alwayes lye on that eare, y^• if it decline or be coraing foreward be euer ready to receiue it, it not, set hym stop bys nostrelles and mouth and prouoke himself to Nees, yf it will not be so nether, apply ventose vnto the eare with fire, then againe put into y^• eare Turbentine or bird lime vpon the ende of a stycke, and let it sticke to the eare, yet put it in and pull it out agayne.

Isas The ioyce of an Onion, with womans milke doth wonderfully as­swage [Page] the greese.

Dioscor. The ioyce of Betony cast into the eare luke warm, is very profitable against the payne, deafenes and o­ther impediments of the eares.

Item the fat of a fox doth greatly cure the payne of the eares.

The loice of bay leaues distilled in to the eares doth not permit deafe­nes, nor other straunge soundes, to abide in the eares.

Galen. Oyle mingled with Cinamon is y^e most soueraygnest thing of all that delayeth grete of the eares.

Oyle wherin bitter almonds haue bene stampte, or oyle of Iuniper, or oyle of y^e decoctiō of onyons, or of a radish, all & euery of these are good for eates that haue their griefe of a cold matter.

The ioyces kill the worms of the eares, the ioyce of wormwood, and the ioyce of peache leaues, or the ioyce of wild cucummer.

Distell into the eare the fact of an Ecle wyth the ioyce of an Onion & of singrene y^e groweth on tyles, put it in luke warm and it takth away the deafnes.

Macer. Like wise the ioyce of I sop mixt with oyle, and bloud warme put in to the eares taketh away the paynfull ache of the eares.

Gilbert. Item a perfume of whote Vyne­ger doth greatli open the eares and both much good to the hearing for the sharpnes of it.

Galen. Diosca. Item stampe Ampies egges and strayne them through a clothe and put ther vnto the ioyce of Swines grasse or Knottgrasse and dystell it into the eares it helpeth long contynued deafnes.

These dryne of a boye poured in to the eare drieth vp the humour of the dysease, and healest it quickly.

Stampe, onions & comin with oil [Page] and rub the eates & laye it to hote & it wyl take away y^e grefe of y^e eares

Plint. The fat of frogges instilled or dropt into the eares taketh awaye the tinkling or found in them.

Esfula. The fat of a Lyon or of a Fox is of much valour againste the payne of the eares and al paynes besides.

Plini. The ioyce of creuises mightelye helpeth the grief of the eares.

The ioyce of a Willow tre leaues put into the eares helpeth the hurt

Conff. Macer. The fat of a Dormous put into the eares helpeth the griefe therof. Take of Alume .ʒ. s. Castoreum .ʒ .i. of salt Peter, ʒ .i. & a half, let thē seth in the best wine that may be gotten then strayne it & let the same Wine be put into the earts luke warme.

It would much helpe to annoint the out syde of the eares and I aye it there in fourme of a plaster.

The gaul of an Hare made hote with the sewet of a For and spick­nard [Page] healeth the deafnes.

Drinke a whole Mouse stampte & myxce with wine and Spiknard. it wonderfully healeth an old continued payne of the eares.

☞ Remedies. Cap. xiii.

TO expell or take away y^e mor phewe or Ring worme myxte milke w^t the water of the inner kernels of Pinne Apples and with the creme y^e sliteth aboue the warm malke anoint the Ring worme and it wyll heale it, without doubt.

Kogeri. A bathe made of the chaffe of barly or Otes of the leaues of mallowes [Page] and wormewod, and after annoynt it wyth thys oyntment take barly meale and flower of Fenigreke and Borace, make dust or pouder of the eche in lyke quantitie, and myngle it with the ioice of an onion, & hont scummed and clarified and anoynt the place therwith.

Agaynst the Ring wormes or mor phewe that hath long reygned vyō one, take of Camphorye .ʒi. of Bo­raie .ʒii. of the meale of Ciche pease beyng rede .ʒiiii. mengle them with ioyce and Hony.

Plini. The fat of Lions, smerde ouer the face wyth Rose oyle, kepeth the whytnes.

Galen Agaynst the morphew in the face seeth a Lacert being gren together wyth whyte wyne in oyle vnto the thyrd parte, strayne it and put there vnto whyte ware and anoynte the place therwyth, this is proued.

The rot of a litle burre sodden in [Page] Vineger and dried ouer the ringe­worme healeth the same.

The same doth the rote of a plan­tayne stampt with Vineger & salt & strayned and after the place with warme Vineger must be anointed To put away the wrinkles out of the face and all other grefe, stampt the dry roote of a wild cucumer, sift it and mingle it with water, and wash thy face, and wash it agayne, with other cold water, do thys tor thre dayes space, and it shall haue wonderfull effect.

To make al the face farre, smere thy face all ouer with bulles bloud it taketh away the blemishe in the face, and maketh the face fayre.

Coluer dounge ground in Vineger and smeared ouer thy face putteth away all morphew and rawnines this hath bene proued.

A sheepes liuer fresh killed and warme layde to thy face, it maketh [Page] and fayre coloured, and amorous face.

¶ Remedies Cap. xv.

Diosco. YF you washe your mouth once a moneth wyth the wyne of the decoction of the rote of Mertwort, thou shalte be healed of thy tooth ache.

Salt mixt with dowe and baked against the fyre, and so layd on the tooth healeth the ache perfectly.

In a vehement ache put a litle of the ioyce of ground Iuy, in thine [Page] eare on y^e side as thy ache is, it will a little greeue thee, but incontinent thy tooth shall cease.

The ioyce of yellow flagge put in thine eare is of the same operation

Put henbane seede upon the coles & teceyue the smoke therof into thy teeth by gapinge and holoinge thy mouth ouer it, it killeth the worm and asswageth the paine, this hath bene proued.

Anoynt thy toth with mary of an horse it hath ben tried y^e it doth hele The flower or meale of wilde pop­py seede put into the hollow tooth doth quickly heale.

Item let the mouth be washed w^t the decoctiō or our Ladies Chistel it taketh away the payne.

Diosco. Fill the tooth with a pece of Ra­dish rote, or let thy gummes or thy teeth be rubbed therwith it taketh away the ache.

That thy teeth neuer ake, take the [Page] pouder that cometh of fylyng of an harts horne, and let it seth in water in a newe earthen pot and so put it into thy mouth where thy griefe is

Diosco Wine or water after (as the cause is) of the decoction of wild cucum­mer holden in thy mouth driueth a­way the payne.

The ioyes of Succory put into the eare or nostrell that is on the con­trary side to the grefe taketh away vtterly the tooth ache, the stone of a Date taketh away the paynes.

Seeth the tind of a mulbery tree rote in the ioyce of a cluster of gra­pes vnto half, and wash thy mouth therewith, and thy teeth shall ne­uer ake.

Macer. Rubbe thy teeth often wyth a Persenep roote, and it shall take a waye the wormes in them and a­king for euer.

Against astrong paine seeth violets in wine & holde them in thy mouth [Page] Diosco. Vyneger wherin the roote of Hen­baneis soddē taketh the ache in the teth away, if thy mouth be washed ther w^t and holdē a good while ther in, Auicen. Hartes horne burned til it were whyte, and beaten fyne maketh the teeth cleane & the gumes & ceaseth the buruyng payne in them.

Galen. Stampe [...] of garlyke ād tye it aboute the arme on that syde that y^e tooth aketh, nere to the hand it draweth away as the payns.

Diosco Put into the eare of the same side that the teeth ake, the torce ot bit it and of the leaues of wyld cucumet, it taketh awaye the toth ache.

Galen. Rogeri. Const. Let thy teeth be washed with the decoction of wylde Margetam, or put into thy toothe a burnynge stre­ke for aboue all hearbes, or morethen all hearbes the same helpethe the teeth.

Serapine stampt and put into the bolow tooth taketh awai [...] paines [Page] therof.

Galen. Vineger of the decoction of Lollo­quintida, helde a good whyle in the mouth, is a princypal remedy, or if it be sodden in the rinde therof.

Dioscor. The mylk of wetwort baked w^t the branne of Corne and put into y^e hoole of the tooth breaketh y^e tooth

Fyl the hollowe tooth w^t the gum of Iuy, it wyl take away the tooth ache.

Touch the toth that aketh with the rote of water crowsote, incontt­nent it taketh the paine awai & breketh the tooth.

Washe thi teth with the water of the decoction of pomegranetes flo­wers and put y^e pouder of the sayde flowers into thy toth, it doth make the teth fast and taketh awai the a the therof bi restraining the rewm

Make agargarysme of the decoc­tyon of sage, Rue, Pelletory, Ysop. blacke Ellobor of the rote of wylde [Page] Cucumer, the roote of Calamynte & of the stalke of Organ, & part of it besyde, put into the eare on y^e syde as the ache is of, wyth oyle.

If the grefe be exceding paynful put therto Opium temperyd with the yolke of an egge halfe lod there be also which make of y^e dregges of oyle, the lykenes of silke thrids the take the dregges of oyle that hathe no groundes of Durte or sande and sethe it in a caudrō of brasse til it be thycke and then they put it vpō the teeth y^t ake, for it quēcheth the pain and he that doth the same with the ioyce of sower grapes fyll it be like hony & put thereof vpon the teeth y^t be eaten hollow, it puleth them out by the rote, or els maketh away to the easiex pulling out of them.

If the holow tooth be filled with crowes doung it breaketh the toth and taketh away the payne.

Boyle lyue cornes of the seed of Iuy [Page] in the rind of a pomegranate w^t oyle of roses & put it to the eare one the cyght lise, and it wil take awai the payne of thi teeth on the lift sid and so of the contrarye parte.

Constan The rote of blacke Henbane mightly heate, & it be applyed to thy toth that aketh and the roottes therof, it wyll faull out by it selfe, iocontyn­nent, but beware lest it touch other teeth also for then thei wil faul out as many as are touched ther with. Of the same operacyon is the heat be beinge rubbed vpon the toth.

Mengle the pouder of pelletorye called in Latyn Pirethrū with the mylke of wertwort and wyth Galbanum, and lay it on the tooth and it wyl breake, and the payn shalbe taken away thethy.

Rubbe thy toothe wyth a roots of walwort, it taketh away y^e pain therof.

[...] Put the ioyce of asodyll into the [Page] tares it taketh awaye the payne of thy teeth on the cōtrary side, of the same operation is the ioyce of suc­cory.

Seeth the root of henbane in bi­neger, which bineger holde a good whyle in thy mouth it taketh a­way the ache of the teeth.

The ioyce of towne cresses put in­to the eare on that side that aketh taketh away the ache therof.

Dioscor. Let I sope boyle in bineger & let the tooth be washed therwith, it take away the payne therof quickly. The roose of cinke foyle or the water or the decoction therof, put into the mouth and as it were gargari­sed, taketh away the ache of y^e teth A decoction of the leaues of the tree y^t is called of the apothecaris, Ca­mariscus helpeth the toth ache.

Sirtus Pouder made of dogs teth put into thy toth doth put away y^e tot [...], ache The brayne of a partriche put into [Page] the hollow tooth breketh the same taketh away the aking.

Water or win [...] wherin y^• leaues of the damasine tree, or the rind of the rote therof have be sodden, the mouth being often washed thet Wall, it fastneth the teeth and gummes, and kepeth all the whole mouth from all kinde of payne.

The ioyce of the rote of dog fennell or of the herbe thereof put into the hole of the tooth will not permit a­ny worme to liue therin

But sod in wine, and laid in four­me of a playster vpon the payne in the gums by drieng vp the humor it taketh away the payne.

Diostor. The rote of Sperage stampt and layd vnto the toth that aketh with woldrawth out the same, without payne.

The leaues of Sage layd vnto the tooth y^t aketh taketh away the act, and comforteth the teeth y^• are [Page] hurt through colde, that they be no more put in grief therby.

If thou fill thy teth that are hol­low w^t pitch of a Ledre tree, it will make them to breake, & if you hold it long in your mouth it will take the payne away quite.

Mastike somwhat mollified with the white of an egge raw & applied to the gums closeth the chops of the gum & lips, this hath bene proued.

The lyuer of a stellion layd vnto the tooth that doth ake wil appeas the ache incontinent.

Take of Sumache of oke apples of the berries of the Myrthe tre, of acorns bulkes, y^e seed of myrrhe tre the sebe of Plantaine of eche .ʒ .i. of white vitriol of alume broken in peces of ech .ʒ .i. and a halfe. of floures of Gilofer and of the seed of Rolls, of ech .ʒ .ii. & a halfe, let them all be stamped together after a grosse maner, and let thē seeth in a pot wyth [Page] water, wherein let xl. yong buddes of a brāble that beareth berries be put continually to boile, til half the water be consumed, whiche beinge strayned and co [...]ed, let the pacient wash his mouth with the same ve­ry oft, which done let him apply it to the Iawes and teeth.

Arē take of Camphory & let it seth in vineger, a litle afterwarde let y^• sicke person holde his mouth ouer it and make the ach to cease.

Auicen. Mingle mans heare being brent with oile of Roses, and put into thy care, the griefe of thy roothe shall cease. Put the pouder of red Corall in the hole of thy tooth and it will falout by the roote.

Smallage roote hanged about thy necke doth alay the tooth ache.

Put the ioyce of ground Iuy into the care of that syde that the tooth do [...]h ake, it is of wonderfull effect.

Fithy teeth be oft washed wyth the decoction of the rynde of our la­des thistell rote, thy teeth shalbe fastynned therby, and thy gumes grauen about wilbe made whole.

The Decuction of Pomegranate floures or the pouder of them being layd theron doth the same.

Anscen. The pouder of corall being layd theron also is mooste princypall in comfortyng the gumes.

Peter. Masticke chewed with win in a mans mouth, taketh awai the toth ache.

The roote of Horehounde dronke or chewed of a man fastynge dothe quickly heale the ache of the teeth. Strawbery leaues chewed, in continent taketh awaye the tooth ache is a sure and tryed experyent.

Light a sharpe sticke of asshe, and whyl it burneth put into the holow tooth first filled wyth Triacle it is much proued.

The body and fatnesse of a froge apolied, doth make an easi meanes to pul out the teth & therfore do the teth of lyuinge beastes that take & rate them quickly faul.

Plint. Let the gumes be rubbed with y^t ashes of a Delphin tooth the teeth are ther by greatli holpen, or if thei be touched only w^t the tooth it self.

Consf. Galen. The rote of mouse eare put in the holownes of the toth taketh away the tooth ache, this hath bē proued. Stāp the inner rotes of Put trees & mixe it w^t oyle, & put y^e ioyce into y^e eare on y^e cōtrari part y^t y^e teth ake & he shalbe deliuered out of paines. Let the skynne of a serpēt be sod in Vineger & hold the same Vyneger a good whyle in your mouth.

Peter. Sup vp (so that there be nothynge therof swallowed but gargarysed) a cuppe full (at tymes one vpon an­other) of the ioyce of yarow fasting tho [...] [...]alt be tyd of thy toothe ache [Page] therby.

Seeth the scrapinges of y^e rote of a mulbery tree in wine, whych w [...] hold in thy mouth it ceaseth y^e gret incontynent.

Galen Of the same operacion is wyne of the decoction of Iuy rotes.

Kychar. Yf you take one corne of Salt and wrap it in a fayre whyt cobweb & put it into thy hollow tooth it wyl heale it.

Remedies. Capi. xvi.

Consf. THe ioyce of hogges dounge cast into the nosthrells doth, restrayne the bloud.

Beware that nethrnge vynd the bodye hathe, as thy gyrdel or such lyke, and hold thy hādful of she par­dis purse and stedtastlye loke vp to the sōne, it stauncheth bleding, this is proued.

Lyke is sayde of beruen.

Lay the ioyce of nighte shade a­gaynst the lywere yf it runne oute of the ryghte nostrell, yf not vpon the splene, it stauncheth the bloud.

Dioscor. The flower of a beane the outr skine pulled of, put into y^e nosiriles stauncheth bloud if it be a wound.

The half of a beane layde vpon a wound closeth vp the wounde and restrayneth y^e bloud, especiall wher horesteches haue ben, this hath ben prouyd.

Colde stones layd vpon the vay­nes of the temples and hard holden theron, restrayne the bloud.

The ioyce of Rue put into the no­strelles restrayneth the bloud.

Diosce. The ioice of a nettle put into the nostrels maketh the bloud to flow, but being anointed on the forehead maketh the same to stoppe.

Yarow smelled vnto, or being drouke restraineth bloud it put in­to the nostrelles maketh it to bleed.

Lapid. Item the stone Iaspis burn [...]d & applied stauncheth the bloud.

The ashes of the rote of Rue, blo­wen into the nosthrilles doth wonderfully staunch the bloud.

The very blood it selfe burnt and made to pouder, & blowētp into y^t nose, doth wonderfully staunch the bloud, and close vp woundes, if the bloud runne from the lefte nostral put a ventose vpon the splene, ifftō the right vpon the liuer.

Ifft be a woman after the same maner lay it on herteate,

If a womā blede put flar in y^e whit of an egge & apply it to herteate, on [Page] that parte as the nose bledeth, or w^t the soyce of night shade.

Item make a plaster of potters clay, vineger & the whit of an egge and applye it to thy cods it is good and hath ben proued.

Galen. Let the person which bledeth lye vpright & let his own water being cold be dropped on his face wyth vineger.

If the heares [...]f an Hare be put into the Vineger and water, and be put into it is wonderfull good.

The bloud of a Cowe layd upon the wound doth staunche the bloud incontment, but I say it is o [...] more valour being burned.

The ashes of a cowes horne, cast into the wounde doth quickelye re­strayne it.

Pouder made of ynke, and layd vpon the wounde wyth ashes of a ferne cote, stācheth the bloud and healeth the wound.

Kychar. The ashles of a frogge burned in a well closed pot, stancheth all ble­ding though it be of wounds it clo­seth vp the vaynes & arteries and healeth burnings.

Aalcen. The bloud of a Thrushe, a par­trige, a doue, and a turtle doue, put into the wound stoppeth the bloud wonderfully.

Peter. The brine of a man made in forme of a plaster, and applyed w^t y^e ashes of a vine, stauncheth bleeding.

Chaw the roote of a nettle vntill you may swallow it, and without doubt the bloud will staunthe.

Chawe the same till you maye swallow it, but in no wise swallow it and than will it staunche, for if a man keepe it in hys mouth he can leese no bloud.

The pouder of the scraping of a tandron or a frying pan Stamped and mingled with the ioyce of a ne­tle andlput into the nostrelles doth [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] stanche the bloud incontinente, this hath bene proued.

Conff. Plaster burnt and stampt wyth Hares hears and made in a plaster wyth the white of an eg stancheth bloud if it be in an artery or vaine.

A certayne herbe that is comon­ly called Torch or moleyne stampt and layde vpon the branches of the teates, doth stop the bleding of any place.

Plinf. The asshes of a burnt Frogge applied to the place that bleedeth, doth staunche it incontinent.

The Fresh doung of a Bore is a chefe Remedy agaynst bleedinge at the nose as I find in the boke of natures of thinges.

The ioyce of an assis dounge dropt into the nostrels or into woūdes, stantheth the bloud thoughe it be of a vene or artery that is woū ­ded of the same.

Diosco Fyue leaued Grasse dronke, and anoynted in the nostrels, stancheth bloud.

The ashes of Hennes Fethers, shouft vp into the nostrelles, stann­theth bloud.

Macer. The ioyce of vyolet roottes garga­rised in your mouthe, & throte, and swallowed stancheth oft tymes bledyng at the nose incontynent.

Galen. The pouder of a nettle snuft into the nostrils, wil stanche bloud incō tinent.

Item stampe erth wormes with whyte frankencense and the whyte of an egge it is good.

Prime rose leaues stampt and laid in the place that bled [...]th stanchythe the bloude.

Put into thi nostrels y^• rind of wod bynde, and the scrapȳnges of a Ra­byshe, it is good. In onion onelye put into the nose is good also.

If a vayne be broken wythin lett [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] the pacyent drynke Peper & the sed of towne Cresses, take one parte of Cerrasy gyllata, and anothere of the gūme called Sarasenicum, an other parte of Dragance, stampe it with win that is old, & make piles and geue the pacient to drynke.

Here vnto sethe Goates mylke w^t dragance and vse it one day for an electuary.

Mengle potters claye wyth Rose water and vineger, and make a plaster and apply it, the bloude there by shalbe stanched.

Take Coufery, and terra, Sy­gillata of eche lyke muche, make a pouder and ministrr it w^t rayne water thre daies, this hath ben prouïd

The heares of an Hare chopte smale & myxt with the white of an Egge, and layd vpon the place that bledyth taketh away al flowing of bloud.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xvii.

Paralisis is a sicknes caled the Palsey: wherin ether al y^e bo­dy or one mēbre or many members be mortifyed and be depryued of felyng and mouing, it happenith ether of an impostume stopping the rottes of the sinowes, that they being depriued of the lpuelye spirites which serue for them be come ded or els of the Fleumatyke humoure grosse and vndigested whych stop­pith the sayd places some tyme of a stroke or faull, wherby the ioyntes of the backe bone are loused and the sinowes which com from the nec is [Page] necke or nape of the hed, at stopped other while the sinowes and the rotes of them hurte wyth a bruise en­gendreth the palsey, & specially in a olde man.

[...]apid. ¶ Yf the tonge be sodenly wrythed through cold, make a hote Garga­tysme of the wyne of Decoction of Sage, Rue & pellytorye, it is very good.

Put these pylles in thy mouthe and vnder thy tonge.

Take of Castoreum, of Pellytorrye, of Pyonye rootes, of eiche lyke muche make pylles wyth Triakel it is very good.

Anoint the pacient without with oyle benedicte or the oyntmēt caled Martiaton, w^t caflorest these be ve [...] ry good in al palsis of a cold cause.

Rue, Pellitory, Sage Cinamon, Mustard, salt, let them all boyle together in oyle to half, and anoynt y^e patient thet wyth is very good.

Take a dead earth worme, make a plaster and lay it vpon the hinder part of the head where it riseth w^t piche ware, olde oyle, Beares suet, coluer dounge, quicke lime mans, ordure Castoreum Pellitory.

If thou stampe a silke worme, and make a plaster and lay it in the na­pe of the necke, because lightlye the disease riseth ther, & if it rise in another place put it ther, and not vpon the hurt member.

If the tounge or throte be in fla­med draw theron a Saphire, vpō the griefe for it taketh awaye the swelling.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xviii.

FOr diseases in the mouth and especially in y^e litle flap which couereth the windpipe called Vnulla some cal it Columella that is a little flap, it is rightlye a little pece of flesh hanging in the roufe of ones mouth which sometime swel­leth and greueth one very much.

Yf the pece of flesh be to long han­ging make a noyntmente if it be so requisite, and lafter warde make a gargarisme with the water of the decoction of Pomegranate flowers & vineger, the huskes of Acornes & such like, make a pouder of Peper, and the ioice of slowes and put it to the pece of flesh with thy thumbe.

Fill a shell and inche thicke wyth pich, Galbauum, Opoponax, Cala­mint, and aply it to the nape of the neck beneth the noll, it greatly hel­pith the griefe, of Vnula by draw­ing [Page] it, and better it were if another part likewise were put in the crowne of the heade being shauen these ii. haue I proued. Lay a hole egge well sodden and the shell pilled of and some what bruysed vnto the crowne of the head.

Mingle gumme, Rue, Mustard sede, Frankencence, Pich, Opopo­naxe, Galbanum, and Calaminte, let thē be aplied in a greuous sick­nes.

A cautery wyth Golde is the best remedy.

Dioscor. The ashes of Coleworte Rotes burnte, put with ones finger to the flap, doth ease it by drying vp the humors.

Macer. Puliol royall warmed in vine­gergeuen to drinke and applied to the nostrels doth quicklye Restore speach sodaynly lost.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xix.

THey haue turned cināch or si­nanche into squinancy, Sinā ­che is an inflamation of the throte whiche we call the squinancye, & it cometh os synanchen which signifi­eth to choke, for in this disease ther­is great daunger of choking.

Constan In the squinancy first let therebe a vaine cut, after that vse repercus­siue gargarismes within and with­out euaporatinge, that the matter maye comforte (as in example) the ioyce of morell, wherein lentil, ro­ses, Lic orise. & a litle of cassia fistu­la hath ben soddē in, after that let th vaynes be cut vnder the toung. [Page] A dogges tord w^t ocapls if it be blowē into y^e throte or laid in forme of a plaster, doth wonderfully heale it

Let the head of a Lylly be stāped w^t leuen and let the ioyce be tempe rid w^t sowes milke, whiche beynoe sodden and gargarised doth by his owne propertye breake the same.

Item snaples that be greate & are found in the trees, made and aplied as a plaster are aboue al medicines that are ordyned to breake and ripe the squinance, this is prouyd.

Place. Isope yf it be sodden in vineger and vsed as a gargarisme and the swelling in y^e throte or of the grape in the roufe of the mouth wilbe consumed, Especially if y^e flowers there of be made in pouder, & put vnder y^e swellyug wyth thy finger.

Item ventoses aplyed to the vede beynge shauen, drawe the hanging fleshe away, and so ease that party.

Make pulse of the braune of [Page] lvght wheat somwhat moyst with Vineger wherin first rue hath ben sodden, then open thy mouth to sup thē it restoreth wonderfull y^e spea­ce beyng low.

Diosco The ashes of anyse rote dryeth vp & helpeth the dyseas of the mouthe and flap if it be swollen.

Let the rote of Saledyne stampt sethe in wyne, wherof a Gargary­sme made healith the swellyng in y^e mouth and purgeth the head.

Gilbert. A plaster made of dogges turd & manes ordure and the gall of a bull is very good.

Make a gargariseme wyth the decoction of dryed Fygges. and dog­ges turde it doth quickely open y^e a postume.

I haue harde many rxpert men say y^e Veruē stampt and layd to whote as a plaster, hath heled oftentimes thes quinanci.

Dioscorydes sayeth that Veruen [Page] boūde to the swellinges dothe open them, heale them, and sparse them.

Dioscor. The flower of Oxe eye conetyne nuallye eaten, neuer wyll suffer the squinancy to ryse or growe.

Auscen. The earth of a Swallowes nest made in a plaster taketh away the swellyng of the Iawes and teares.

The flowres of Pomegranate, & Comphor made to pouder is a blessed medecyne to heale the swelling in the throte.

Gaules with sale Atmoniake are good therfore.

This hath ben proued, take of the seed of Roses a pound & a half, of y^e ioyce of goates beard .ʒiii. seth them in wyne and make a Gargarisme.

Galen. Agaynst a daungerouse squināry burne olde swalowes in a new ear then pot, & mengle the pouder ther­of wyth hony, and with a quyll put it doune into thy throte.

In the daunger herof take away y^e [Page] bloud w^c ventosis aplyed betwyne y^e sholders of y^e paciēt, it doth much dymynishe the mater and draweth it to the contrary part.

Gerard Wrap al the throte one the vtter part, with wole depte in the decoction of Arop and oyle olyue.

Const. Dype a sylken threde in a mouse bloud, & so let that thred dipt in the mouse bloud be swallowed of y^e pa­cyent, it is very good.

The ordur of an infant, & of a man in lyke case being dryed & men gled with hony, healyth the squinanci.

Let there be made a plaster of the fresh ordure of a man, & aplyed out warde, w^t leuen gume of trees, and the ashes of burnt time, the fatte of a hedgehogge, thys doth rypen and draw out y^e mater & wareli breketh the aposteme: beware y^e you vse out wardly no repercussines, but dissoluyng, drawing & ryping medicines

Scabiouse gargarised and [Page] dronke or made in fourme of a pla­ster, healeth the squinācy y^e is past hope of healing, this is of certainty

Item in the mouth of the pacient beinge open put a slicke, as a gage and marke welt the place of the A­postume and prick it with a sharpe sticke, there is nothinge of like ef­ficacy for manye Authores haue of­tentimes proued the same.

To heale the diseases of the mouth in the Vnula, put fine Salte in a cloth and bind it to the kernelles of the necke it is very good.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xx.

THe gum that is of the Cherry trees dissolued with old wine and geuen to sup vp, doth vt­tye well case the sharpe Arterits of the brest.

Diosco. Rosted Filberdes or hasell nuttes stampt and ministred with hony he leth the griefe of a longe continued cough.

Against a continued and daunge­rous dropping of the Rewme, and againste the vlceration of the liuer apply vnto the head being shauen: mustardsede, and the skinne shalbe exasperate and the rewme dried.

Seeth bay berries in water and the smoke therof receyued at y^e nos­trilles and eares, will throughlye dry vp the rewme.

Take the fume of Laudanum and Frankensence, cast vpon whote co­les, nothing drieth better the rewm [Page] and comforteth the brayne.

Const. Assafetida taken with a teere egge in the euening openeth the stop­pinges of the liuer that cometh of grosse and flegmy humors, and hel­peth them that be short breathed.

Diosco Item lye made of the ashes of a great oke, openeth mightely y^e stopping of the leuer, chefelp that whi­che cometh or engedreth of any ve­nemous matter, by dissoluing, and cōsuming the superfluous humors. Sixtus. The lightes of a Fox is very good for short and paynefull drawing of breath and to al straightars of the liuer.

Galen The tounge of a Ramme eaten oft times is good and hoisom therfore. Galen. The pouder of a dogs tord sprenk­led on a feit of Heare or cloth dipte in hony, and olde greate made and applied to the breste or neeke of the diseased healeth the squinancy.

Put mustard seed in dry Figges, & [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] geue the pacient them to eat in the euenynge it doth dissolue the grose humor and openyeth the stoppynge of the lightes, and also the condites of breathynge.

The Smoke of Arsenicke receivid bt the mouth helpeth them that haue great payns to take ther breth.

☞ Remedies. Capt. xxi.

Galen WHen a man spiteth or vomytith bloud, geue him to drink y^e ioyce of knot grasse, & it shal cease in continent, it was prouyd.

The greece of a Henne, a Gose, a Pygge, and a Ducke, the Marye of an Oxe, freshe Butter, Oyle of Vyoiettes, of Cithe a lyke muche mengle them all to gether and mel­tte theym, and putte there vnto whyte Waxe, Bumme Arahycke, Dragons so that it be lyke an opat­ment but fyrste laye Doe vpon the breaste of the pacyente, dypte in the Decoctyon of greate Mallowes, and kepe it there vntyll be sweate, than let the breast be anointid with thys oyntment, and laye aboue the same a Fore skynne, or els another lyke thynge warme, no thynge hel­peth more outwardly than thys.

Dioscor. Seth dry fygges in white win or in claret, but first fil y^e fygges w^t musterd seede, and lete hym drynke the wyn euery night when he hath eaten the fegges, it openeth all stop pinges of the leuer so that he maye breth at his wyll.

Gume of a Peach tre geuen fo him that rechit or spitteth blod, helpeth greatly and openeth the inward clawesures of the bresse, and purgethe the inwards of the longes.

The pouder of dry Mulberyes is y^e thefest remedy, for thē y^t spit bloud. A Sirup for them that can scantlye take ther breth take the ioice of the tote of swete breer, young time bole Aemintacke, y^e ioice of slowes whit Coral, and the pouder of Rue, fole­fote, or Mintes, y^e rinnes of Pome­granates, O keaples, gume of Ara­bicke Dragance, Camtery, Knott­graffe, of the seede of Rybworte, of Manna, Sumach, Dragōs bloud, [Page] of Bloud worte, of eche of these .ʒix. and of Sugere take soure pounde, then make a syrope of Ribwort and geue it wyth the decoction of quin­res, Lētyles, & Medlers, this is very good agaynst the blody fluxe, vo mytynge and such lyke.

Dioscor.Englyshe Tyme, & Venician Ti­me, stampe them together and botle them in sethynge water, let it beset a syde a day & a nyght in a pot well closid that the smoke may not breathe out, let it be strayned & put melrolit there vnto, and beynge scomed of, let it be giuen to the pacient in y^e goynge to bed it healeth the stopin ges of the coundytes of them why­che be shorte breathed.

Macer. Almondes geuen to them that spyt bloud, is a singuler helpe.

Therote of Dragāce or Serpētine W^t claryfyed Hony clēseth humores out of the brest, so that y^e shal neuer returne or engender agayne.

❧ Remedies. Cap. xxii.

SEch a Hēne in a pot well closed on euery side tyl you perceyue y^e towe partes are consumed, take it forthe and applye the Henne cut in peces so the pacientes Nosthrells, and gene hym the brothe to drynke [Page] therof, & adde to the same Hen Mastike, Cubebes, Basyll, Authos, ād such whych comforteth the herte. The mylke of a Bitch is very good

Peter. Geue the pacyente thys playster folowing take the scraping of gold ʒi. Magarites of bothe sortes, ʒi. of mastike .ʒii of Cubebes of Spodiū of the scrapinge of Iuory, the bone of an Hartes berte, of burnt Silke of rosis of eche .ʒii, of white & seede Corall of eche .ʒi. of cloues .ʒi. of su­gertwo round, of Muske of amber of eche .ʒi. make a playster, or a pou­der therof it doth wonderfulli comfort in all kynd Syntops, if it be of to much swete, or heate, geue vnto the pacient Suger of Rosis wyth cold water & sprynkir on him some Rose water, Coras both greatly cō ­forte the harte.

Macer. the wod of aloes, muses, amber mastike, & such lyke do cōfort y^e hearte renewynge y^e liues [...]ies o [...] y^e spirites [Page] and naturall heate.

Margarites coral, the scraping of Iuo [...]t the bone in the Harts hert Gold, Silver, Helebore and other suche lyke do strengthen the vitall spirites by purifying the bloude in the body and by altering the vnna­turall heate.

Treakel in all causes, & the rote of affodile hauing in it the vertue to quicken and to strengthen, doth cherish the harte by defending it from poynson add keping it in strength.

Remedies. Cap. xxxiii.

Diosca. ANise seede dried & smelled vn to taketh away yeskinge and lothing.

Macer. Betony mixt with hony and af­ter a sorte ministred, maketh good digestion & afterward it is good to purge the same also taken, taketh away vomiting.

Isac. Endiue made in a plaster and a­pited to the stomake, doth comforte the same wonderfully, the same ta­keth away the payne of y^e stomake and the cough, & also short breath

Wilde Margeram dronke with warme water taketh away y^e gnawing of the stomake incontinently Gum of a chery tree dissolued with wyne and geuen to drinke taketh away the lothsomenes of a weake bealking stomake.

water of the decoction of Opium, with water and hony taketh away the belking of the stomake.

Mater crowfoote stamped with [Page] crommes of bread & a plaster made therof taketh away the heat of the stomake.

Diosco. Corall stamped and dronke with water, apesith for ever y^e grefe of y^e stomake and bely.

Auicen. Stampe Pomgranates hole with the rynd, and take a pound of hony let them boyle together tyll the be thecke, geue therof a quantite vnto the paeyent fastynge with cold water, it restoreth the appetite verye well.

Isac. The ioyce of Pomgranates taken and made in a plaster with Barlye bran, and applyed on the mouth ta­keth away the gnawinge aboute y^e harte and stomake.

V [...]ruen beynge eaten doth wonderfully styre vp the appetyte it hathe ven prouyd.

The ioyce of Malwort ministred ix. daies with Honi, taketh away y^e swellinge of the stomake and loseth [Page] the bely.

The rootes of Mugwort, and fe­nel, and y^e leaues of Morwod stāpt together gaue to y^e pecient to drīke wyth warme water and Hony, prouoke vomyting incontynent.

Diosco. Massicke baterid with white of an Egge, and vineger applyed vnto y^e spone of the stomake, it comforteth the stomake immediatly, ād restreineth vomytinge, zedwary, chawed of the pacyent fastynge and swallo­wed downe taketh away the grefe of the bely.

Dioscor. Aloes helpeth the stomake aboue all other medicines.

Against y^e paine of the stomake of a cold cause, stampe Englishe Galen­gal, and let so boyle in oyle and so be plastred one the mouthe of the sto­make, it is a pryncypail remedy.

Make a plaster of iiii .vii. of Oly­banū and .iii. vii. of [...]o [...]r, and .vii. & a halfe of cloi [...]es, Calame [...] taken and [Page] Neppe with win taketh away the payne of the stomake.

Water Roses stampt and dronke wyth wine, do greatly restraine vomyttynge.

Galen. Againste ouer muche vomytyng­and flux of the bellye, beyle comyne in Vyneger & let the pacyent drynk the vyneger or eate Comyn.

Boile Frankensense and the ioice of Myntes & a litle Vineger toge­there and make a plaster therof and bynd it to the spone of the stomake.

Stampe of Masticke of Comin of Bay beries of eche vn .i. mynglid w^t ioyce of Ru, aply the same with toe vpon the stomake, it heth a woūderful operacyon.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xxiiii.

THe grefe therof that cometh bi cryinge, by smoke, by dust and by heats, is easely curyed, of y^e geu [...] the pecyent when he goith to bed cold water to drinke wherin li coris hath bene sodden, and therin put Suger Cādy, in the mornyng whē he riseth giue him a lytle morsell of bread dypt in the same water it shall slake his thyrste, of the same operacion is cleare water.

These pylles are verye good for the same, take of Gume Arabicke, Dragance of euery one .ʒii. of Frankensence .ʒi. & a half, make them vp wyth Honye.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xxv.

AGaynst the Pleurisy the beest ceunsell is to cure a va [...]ne of the contrary syde to the dyssease, af­ter full ryping it ought to be on the same syde, for in the begynnyng the influence of the matter is to be tur­ned on y^e cōtrary parte after the first Phelebothomy, then must vse hote repercussiue medicens that the out­warde partyes of the bodye may be comforetyd and the motter gooe a­waye, yf in deade there be anye sus­pition of cold matter, vse partly re­percussoue medicenes partly euapocatine comfortatiue, mainraliue a­monge all whyche the best is a bie­der [Page] full of the decoction of Lamo­mil, Hony, and Fenigreke, and such like.

In a hote Pleurisy neuer make euaporations, for then after muste you make the forer attractions, be­cause that the laying to of thinges euaporating, worketh onely the in crease of paine, for all medicines e­uaporating and draw from the in­warde parte by subtyllinge the hu­mour and entreaseth Rewme by o­penynge the wayes, vse therefore Maturatiues, Ingrossatiues, and Diuisines, as these folowing, rote of Holyhoke, drye Liquiris, Ryce, Mylke or ioyce of wheate styped in water a certayn dayes, and Lineseede, Fenygreke, Fleworte. Pease Barlye, and suche lyke the leede of Mayden heare, Endyue wyth Po­pised mixte wyth warme thynges I haue receued this knowledge of [Page] a certaine man and worthy credit, y^t this is a most sure remedy as with out daunger because it maketh the cause and humor of the pleurisy to come forth.

Stamp the rote of Scabiouse and halfe a pound of red Corall .ii. oun­ces of Suger, and make a sirupe, & when the decoction shall begin to be almost enough put into the same a postd & a half, of the force of Sea [...]ious of y^e pouder of corall asmuche let it be strained, and giue thereof a good draught to the paciēt it breketh and openeth the aposteme in­continēt and clenseth it by spitting. Stampe a cluster of drye figges, with suet, or oile of gum, and make a plaster therof, is of a wounderfull efficacy.

Make a plaster of the rote of ho­ly hoke and fenig [...]ke, wyth bran Hempseede and bitter.

Make a good plaster of the bran [Page] of fenigreke & Linsede, and where and of Leuin, make bread with butter and aply the same hote.

Plint. Boile the bran of fenigreke & Linsede in oyle of Violets and butter and mingle them with Mallowes dissolued and wyth freshe Hogges grece, hete all together, and make a plasture of it beinge hote and renue it often.

Dip wol in the decoction of Holy hoke and Butter, and lette-thy syde be wrapped often therwyth.

Mengle wel Leuenid bread with Butter, and w^t the decortion of Ho­ly hoke, and oyle of bayes geuen to the pacient part therof to eate, and after make a plaster and laye it vn­to the apostume behynd and before and y^• shalt fynde a wonderful cure:

Dsoscor. Rue dronke healeth the pleurysy quickely.

The dounge of a bore wyth wa­ter is a syngulet helpe to those that [Page] spit bloude.

¶ Remedies. Capt. xxvi.

Galen. TO louse the belye, mengle the gaule of a Bul, Alo, Salgem and oyle together & anoynte y^e feū ­demet, win a moment it prouoketh a man to the stole, Sowebred rote stampte & laid to the nauyl and the bely of the pacient moueth fluxe.

Dsoscor. The ioyce herof layd to with sylke very well purgeth the bely,

Dsosco Swete Theries eaten in a mornig fastyng w^t the kernels do prouoke the bely so myghtely, that the fet be ynge fore by some in firmitie, shalbe [Page] healed therby.

Collyquietida mxxt with Houi & Buls gaull, and applyed to the be­ly doth lose the same.

One pyll here of taken and eaten dath incontenente moue the Uily it hath byn prouyd.

Take wolle or sylke dypt in the ioyce of [...]owbread roote & in wine vse it for a suppositorye.

Mallowe roote stampte fyrst and sod & myngled w^c old hogges grece & a lytle brā put ther vnto & applied to the stomake mouith the bely.

Walworte roote or the ioyce of the midell rynde of an elder tree myxte w^t fatt of a mouse and layd vnder y^e nauil mouth the bely to be laxati [...] asupposteory made of hard sope a­noyn [...]ed wyth Butter and a lytle Salgeme sprynkled theron or eles gume, loseth the bely.

Mallows & mercuri soden w^t hogs suet & eaten, cause a holsome stole. [Page] Take of neesyng pouder, of blacke hellebor, hermodactile brioni, spoutge, of Henbane, of the greate Galin­gal, of singrene, y^e ioyce of coliquin tida, of Aloe or eche lyke porcion, & when you wil haue a laxe, anoynte the plantes of your fete: and yf thou wyll vomytt, anoynte the palme of thy handes, and whan thou wylte bynde thy selfe agayne wasshe thy handes or anoynte them with mattiaton.

One corne of Comon baye salt be ynge put into the foundement, doth incontenente moue the to the stole.

Stampe Sauyne well sodden fyrst with hogges suet, and stampe them both in the water therof, and make an oyntment and anoynt the nauill.

Mingle bulles, gaul, Aoe, sal­geme and oile together, and anoint therwyth within the mouthe of the fundament it prouoketh flux of the [Page] belly in contenent.

After the same maner y^e gaule of a bull bound to the nauyl wyth towe prouoketh to the stole, Of the same operation is oyle of bayes.

The whai of mylke doth worke after lyke sorte.

Isac. The ioyce of walworte rote, and of the middel rinde therof, of an elder tree roote, of wyld cucummer, of the roote of both Ellebores, of the ioice of wertwort, of spurge rote, of ma­low roote, of Mercury, of the roote of such Ferne as growethe vpon y^e Wal, let them boyle together, wyth Butter and Oyle, after put therin­to Waxe, therwyth anoynte thy na­uyll, and it shal lose quickly thy belly, soecialli if thou adde therto Scamony the herbe caled Spurge and an Oxe gaule this hath ben prouid nether is there any other medicyne lyke vnto this.

Yf also thou make hereof a suppo­sitory [Page] it wyll lose the quickly.

Take Butter, Ilum, plume & sal­geme, make a oyntment, & anointe the fundament, depely it lousith in continent.

Galen. Mengle the ioyce of Helebor with course bran or meale from the myle stone, and but a lytle butter therto, and yf you would purge vpward. put it vpon the stomake, yf downe­ward, vpon the nauyll.

The water of the decoction of an old Cocke, losethe bely.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xxvii.

Auscen. A Dogges Lord, that only eat­tith bones doth bynd the bely myghtyly.

Auscen. Tryakle is verye good for all fluxes.

Roste Popy, and Myllet, and litt them after ward be stāpt and make a broth therof with Cowes mylke or Gotts mylke well soden, and w^t the fat of the raynes of a Goat, for the fleshe therof is a great byuner.

Almondes blaunchtd and sodden wyth Hony, till they be blacke, and let them be eaten fastinge it restrai­nith the fluxe of y^e bely wonderfully but yet muche more yf they be not blaunchyd.

Make breade of the fyrst groun­ded meale, after the peckyng of the Mille and eate it it is named for a principall remedy.

Dioscor A bath of y^e decoction of y^e midel tid of an oke, doth greatnd ind y^e bely

Take and eat S [...]on [...] herba [...] [Page] is a very stronge helpe agaynst the flux of the belly.

Auscen. Opium vsyd in suppositories doth restrayne the fluxe.

There is a wounderfull propertye in rewebarbe in restraining the lof­tenes of the bely.

Galen. Mylke wherin a goates mydryfe hath ben soddē, doth greatli restraine the belye.

The decoctyon on of the rotte of the herbe called in Englyshe Veruene, Mallow, yf it be dronke, doth sodē ­ly helpe the softenes of the bely.

Anscen. Galen. Old These much tosted and dryed yf the pacyente take therof .ʒi. it is stronger then any thynge eles.

Matter of the decoctyon therof is very good.

The matter ought to be remoued and clensed with mirabolanes, som what dried and mixt with rose water after as the matter requireth after the woorking of the medycyne, [Page] geue the patiente fasting suche an e­lectuary, with rose water or with y^e decoction of sumach.

Take of Cassiafistula and of masticke of eche .ʒ .i. ypoquistidos, Aca­tia, spodium, Cubebes, Ana .ʒ .i. of Smalage .ʒ. and a half, y^e scraping of old Chese sod in vineger .ʒ .ii. let thē be made vp in a lectuary wyth water of Sumache, & of Suger a pounde, let the pacient eate Barly bred, or millet or els Turki wheat mingled with water.

Diosco Beanes sod in Vineger and ea­ten, or vsed as a plaster, do greatly with hold Laxation.

Likewise peares and Cherris sod­den in vineger, and geuen to drink with Mastike do [...]h greatly bind.

Stil water of the leaues of an oke as you do of Rose leaues, the same water dronke doth bind also.

A Pine apple without kernels if it be dipte and suppled in Scamonye [Page] and afterward parte therof layd on hote burning coles, and be receiued vp throughe a close stoule, it dothe wounderfully bynde and taketh a­way the dysease called Tenasmus" which is a desyre to go to the stoule and yet may do nothinge, with burnyng and some time a bloudy sege, it conforteth also those members, & restrayneth the humores.

Gilbert. The pouder of the pitche called Lolophino or Greca and the flowers of pomgranates, and Acatia let thē b^e usid in suffumigacious they binde myghtily.

Fleworte sed rosted with an egge and stampte and so geuen to drinke wyth wyne, doth binde harde.

Diosco. The sede of Corāder dronke doth greatly bynde the belly.

Resolue coluerbounge in watter of the decoction of Fleworte or sal­low tree, and let thy fete be washed that wyth it is wonderful in opera­tyon, [Page] and true.

The decoction of acorne ryndes myghtyly bindeth the bely of amā.

Wyne or water of, the decociyon of Saynct Iohns hethe, is a most mightye helpe against the laxe and all Floure of the Bellye, and of bloude, or yf the Herbe it selfe bee dronke.

Take of Opium Frankencence Myrhe of eche like muche, mengle them together, and butter them w^t the white of an egge and make sup­posytorye, and tyr it wyth a threa­de that it maye the more casyelye come forthe, it, myghtylye restray­neth the Fluxe of the bely and bringethe sleape on the partye immedi­atlye.

Make a suppository of Acacia, Ipoquistides ioyce of blacke Po­py myxt with py [...]che of grece, it bindeth myghtyly.

Auicen. A great ventose layd vpon the be lye and remayning there .iiii. hours taketh away al losenes of the bely. water wherin Peares hath be sod­den, is very good agaynst y^e fluxe of the bely.

Diosco. The Ashes of a Fygge tree brann­chys temperid with water, causeth laxe to stoppe.

Fyl a pot with water of Rosts, and put eight cloues & therin mastike & let the pot boile wish scalding licor and let the water be takē for drink it is excedyng good to scoure the filthy of the inner pattes engendered of sharpe matter cheiflye of Scam­monye.

Gume of the Peache tree is good to bynde.

A Catia genen to drinke or put in to the foundamēt, & espcially vsyde in a suppesytorye with Opium bindeth vehemently.

The ioyce Sanicle the lesse byn­deth [Page] alllosenes of the belly.

Dioscori The stalke of a Colewort rosted in embers, & eaten restranyth much fluxe of the belly.

The flouers of Colewortes geuen twyse a daye with old win, healeth the laxatyue lowsnes.

Sethe Horsehounde in wyne and oyle, and beynge stampt make a plaster thereof, and applye it vpon the share.

Galen The Rennet of a kyde or a Lue­rete is afcter one maner auayleable tempered and gyuen with the ioice of Plātyne it bindeth incontinent. Peter. Itēfor a flouxe of matter cleauyng to the inner partes or stomake of a man, make thinne fyne cakes, bake them and let the pacient eate them mixt therto, Terbentine it drawith with it slymy matter.

The leuer of any best sodden in vy­neger and eaten doth myghtyly re­strayne bloud and bind the bely.

The pouder of a Marbul ming­led with the white of an Egge and sodden in wynne and so eatten, is a myghty binder.

Item pouder made of the mawe of an Oxt geuen in drinke or meate doth wōderfully bynde the losenes of the help.

A certayne Physician healed all his paticutes with the same on medycine.

Myngle branne made of dryed ser­uyse or quickē bet is with honi and the white of an egge, lett it be sodin on the coles, and giue it the patiēt fastinge, or els rawe putt it in by a clister, it mightilye byndeth.

Dios [...] Fil a henne with Sumathe and ypoquestidos and such lyke, and let hyrleth wel and drynke the potage and eat the fleshe & yf it be a longe contynued dysease, it doth remforte and binde muche,

Item sodden mylke dronke or v­syd [Page] for a clyster, doth bynd the bely and heleth meruelousli wel the cortosyons of the inner partes, ād spe­cially goates mylke or asses milke Aboue al thinges the best is Cows mylke sodden w^t an yron or a stonne and aboue al suttes Beates [...]utt is best worth in this cause.

Dlosco Item take Bramble berys, and seth them in the water of the decoction of gladin, which beinge administried is a good remedye and hel­pe for hym y^• hath the Fluxe, if it be with out an agew, but if it be with an agewe, let hym be bathyd in the water of the decoctyon of gladin, or wypt ouer with a cloth wet the rin

Item pouder of Rofes doth bynd the lousnes of the belly.

Trytera the greate, mynystreed wyth an Onyone, healeth vtterely all Laxes and restraynethe vomyt­tynge.

Galen. For the flux when the meat cometh [Page] forth as it was eaten & ouermuch solublenes, make this throughli approued plaster, take sower & wilde apples roste them, make a plaster & lay vpon the Raines & Nauell, and when it is cold renew it, and put a hoate one in the place, do this often til you be healed, it quickly helpeth those that are past helpe.

Mingle the ioyce of a Pigges head with Rosine, and lay it vpon a hote ¶ ile, and let the pacient take the smoke therof fro beneth, thre or soure times, this hath bene appro­ued and it is true.

Seth Duinces made clene with­in and without and oke aples, and Cinamon together, and put to the decoction suger, and geue of y^e thre in three nightes and the paciente shall be healed.

Sauety tempered with the ioyce of Plantayne leaues is verye hole­some herefore.

Take the flowers and ryndes of pomegranates, okaples, Acacia sumache, Saffron cubibes, Opium make Pils therof with the ioice of Rue, as you wyl and geue, v. or se­uen of them to the pacyente goynge to bed.

Take of myrhe, of opium, Acacia, of Prunes storax of eche .ʒ .i. of frankencense, of mastycke of eche .ʒ ii. of lauender gentle .ʒ & a halfe, mengle it wyth the ioyce of the Coppes of brambles or of Rybwort, make piies and geue the pacyent .v. or .vii. it hath wonderful effectes withal.

One knott of Mollen rote geuen to drynke, doth bynd the lousnes of the bely.

Diosco [...]. The roote of Fiue leauid grasse is very profitable agaynst the fluxe of the bely.

Let the pacient receiue from vn­der a clouse stoule or suche lyke, the smoke of a rusti yron burning, hott [Page] quenchid in veneger.

Item fyne cakes fryed with lard and waxe, and so eaten do greatlye bindethe bellye.

Geue to the pacient wyne wyth a softe Egge and salt to drynke fas­tynge, and let hym tarye fastynge a good while after, and on the morow geue hym the second time lyke wyse and he shalbe healed.

Item mylke sodden, w^t myxt Sta­phllagre, and dronke is a sure tried medyeyne.

Beanes sodden in vineger and eate be a singular remedy for those whiche haue the laxe.

Almōdes bind the lousnes of y^e bely Make lytle pies of the substaunce of Colewortes stāpt & wel wrong, & of these brokē in peces stāped & dissolued in water & wel wronge, & of a hogges leuer, and whytes of Eg­ges fyrst sodden & moltē, shepes ta­lowe, & white wax, let them be laid [Page] in a furnace or fryed in a pā, and let him eate them to hys breakefast, it hyndeth myghtyly.

Macer. Coluer dounge stampte and vsed for a plaster wyth stronge venigere and applied to the nauyll, bindethe incontynent al flux of the bely.

The dounge of a camel dryed and dronke, is of the same operation.

Remedies. Capi. xxviii.

DOunge of beastes y^e are kepte vp in stables veri ranke euen from the place wher they pisse dryed and layde to the grefe w^t fry­enge oyle, doth apease the grefe wō derfullye.

Wolues dounge bounde to the thighes, or to the bone aboue y^e pre­uy membres taketh y^e grefe away incontinent.

Make a pouder of Wolues turde Dogges berde, Coluere doūge, and quycke lyme, and myngle with moltē Pitche, and suete meltid, lay it to whote, it is very good.

Make a bath wherin put all the sundry tordes as may be found, the same resoluith windines and slimy [Page] humores thys haue I prouyd.

Galen. Geue Creakle in warme wyne wherin dissolue cloues.

Sethe the fleshe of and old cocke or an Henne with a good deale of salt, and geue the broth therof vnto the pacient at euen and at morne.

The herbe called Seaholme be­ing stampt together with the rote. and dronke with honye and water, ass vageth the Colike.

Macer. The ashes of the branches of col­wortes burnt, mixt with stale grece and vsed for a plaster, taketh away the ache of the belly, the sides, and of the taynes, for it drieth and wa­steth mightely.

Galen. Seeth olde oyle and butter, and strong Vineger, and seeth of them equall portions till they be thicke afterward dippe therin moist wolt & apply it to thy belly, and chaunge it as often as it cole [...]h, i [...] is good in a hard and vntollerable collyke.

Perytory dronke wyth wine, or vsed in a plaster, or after y^e maner of tomentacion, aketh awai the pain of the colyke.

Loluer dounge, brayd fynely ād dronke wyth wyne, and vsed for a plaster, is aboue al for the colicke.

Item take a hote shepes turde w^t gotes talow stampt wel, & put ther on pitche all to beaten in fyne pou­der and well minglid together, ap­ply it warme as a cerote, it hath w^t out doubt wonderful efficacy.

The dounge of a Woulfe, yf it be newly made, and so applid, there is nothyng beter then it for to heale y^• Colycke, yf it be stale dissolue it in old oyle.

[...] Horehounde stampte and sodden in oyle oliue and applied to y^e grefe doth asswage the paine wōderfully A yong whelpe not nyne dayes old killed & [...]ene ordere [...], healyth y^• gre [...], or payne in the gultis for euer.

Diosco. The rynde of the pynt apple tree lodden with wyne & the same wine dronke, doth myghtyly take away the wrynging of the bely.

The roote of Affodyl dronke with wyne, taketh awaye the paynes of the sydes.

Take of Agaricke .ʒi. and dryncke the same, it all apeth the grypinges of the bely by demyshing rawe hu­mours.

Anicen. The ashes of scorpiones geuen in drynke is very good.

Hartes horne burnt and geuen in drinke, taketh a waye the Lolycke incontinent.

The pouder of the bowelles of a Wolfe, is of great efficacye to heale those that be payned wyth the Co­lycke.

The dounge of a Woulfe geuen in dryncke, helpyth him that hath the colycke streygth way.

Th [...] rote of a Lilly giuen to dry the [Page] in the decoetion of Horehound, ap­peseth the colike it hath ben proued

Geue the pacient Garlike with a litle bread, for it breketh windines more then all other medicines, and engendreth no thryst, and therfore it is very good in thys cause.

Galen. Geue tryakle vnto the pacyente with thinges that induce slepe thei ashwage quycklye the grefe.

Make a suppositorye of Casto­reum and Opium, it is verye good to asswage the payne of the eres, y^e eyes and of the Agew.

Marche Malowes sodden in wa­ter heale the payne in the boweles within thre dayes, we haue prouid it, and also Dioscorides.

Diosco. The pouder of Coral dronke with warme water, doth a prase y^e grefe of the stomake and of the hely.

Watter of the decoctyon of Holy, hoke taking the smoke therof from hineth, thris in a day, heleth y^e pain [Page] of the bely.

Anleen. Heate the ioyce Plantayne & put it into a close stoule, sit there on and receyue the ayer therof vpwarde, it taketh awaye the paine of the bely incontinent.

Mengle the ioyce of Myntes, or of the leaues of Christes throne caled Rhammis with eight cornes of Pepper and a litle Hony, and gyue the pacyēt to drynke, the effect ther of is wonderful.

Galen. Take the flouer of Lyne sede, and of Barlye, sethe them wyth oyle of Cāmamel, and laye it to the nauyl hote.

Make a plaster of y^e bigger Dorke leaues, and of Malowe leaues sod­den in water and stampt, it is wonderful good.

Hydroleon and Alegante dronke is wonderful good also.

Hydroleon is made of .ii. parttes of water and the thyr [...]e of oyle sod­den [Page] together, to the consumption of the water.

Isar. Take an old corke filled with oke ferne or walferne, & saffron sed of y^e east part, and wilde Colwortes, let them all seth together tyl the fleshe fall from the bonnes, the decoctyon is verye holesome for those that be payned with the colycke.

Auicen. Vse Rue sodd in oyle and butter informe of a clister, it taketh away the payne incontinente.

The roote of tormentyl, stampte and dronke, taketh awaye the pin­chynges and paynes of the bely.

Galen. Take of Bay leaues, of Rue, Ana ʒii. of Comyn one patte, heate it vppon the fyre in a fryeng panne, and applye it to the place wher the grefe is, it health myghtylye and dys­soluyth windines, ād taketh away the payne.

Syler, montayne and Comin sodd [...] wyne & layd to the stomake is of [Page] the same operation.

The scrapynge of ah artes horne geuen vnto hym that is sicke of the colicke, with water and honi being sod together, and vsyd .ix. dayes he­lyth the Colicke parfitly.

¶ Remedies. Capt xxix.

TO kyl wormes giue vnto the pacient fastyng clene milke to drinke .iii. or .iiij. dayrs toge­ther the .v. daye gyue him garlycke stāpt with warme veniger to drike

Make a plaster of the peache leaues or leke blades w^t veniger bid it to y^e stomake of the paciēt, & let him syt in hys warme bed, the wormes [Page] wil not a byde the bitternes therof

Dlosen. The seede of Cole wortes dronke kileth al the wormes of the bely.

Anleen. Salage sede dronke, kylleth the wormes, & is myghty in operacion Rib wort stampt and bounde to the nauyl as a plaster or dronke especi­alli with Vineger of his owne property kypeth the wormes.

Galen Sethe the rindes of Pomgra­nates, and the roote of an Asshe in wyne, and drinke the same wine fasting, it sleeth the wormes wonderfully.

The ioyce of Basyl or Myntes, myngled wyth Goates mylke, kyl­eth wormes.

Yi the nauel be anoynted wyth bitter Almondes, and the oyle of Peach kernels, it mightely destroyeth the wormes.

The scraping of a hartes horne dronke killeth wormes.

Yf the fundament be depely anointed [Page] within & without, with mylke and honi minglid together or elsit sylke beynge dypt therin be vsid as a suppositorye, the wormes wil descend to the swet place in continent.

If the wormes hurt the mouth of the stomake put honi combes in the mouth fastynge, they wil draw vn­to the hony, and so voyed by y^t mouthe, it hath ben proued.

Agarike gyuen fasting to the pa­eyent killeth al the wormes.

Anlocen. Sumache dissoluyd in water and dronke, is wonderfull agaynst wormes.

Purssand sede in good quantytye dronke, kyleth the wormes.

Acacia dronke in watter of the decoctyon of Pomgranates, or sod­in vyneger kylleth them.

Galen. The decoction of grene myrthe dronke, doth sseye the wormes mer nelouslye.

Pyles made of Galbanum, and [Page] sugereandy stampt together, & gen to the pacient do greatly helpe.

Take of the ioyce of mynte, ryb­mort, of orpin, of singrene, of peach leaues, stronge veniger, and on oxs gaul, oyle of peachis, flours of Lu­pines, smalage sed, of eche like quā ­titie, make an ointment and auoint the nauel and there about, and they shall al dye.

Leke sedes kil the wormes, also radish emyxt with water and honi

Remedies. Capi. xxx.

Galen. Yarowe dronke restranythe the flux of the hemorrhoydes, and a swageth the payne of them y^e [Page] flowe not, bring dronke, or informe of a plaster.

Make a hath of mollē cod in wyne vsyd in a plaster belith.

Item the leues of hēbane, & Parslande, the yolke of a rostid egge, the pyth of bread, oyle of Roses, ming­led together, and made in a plaster, apply them to the grefe, the same in contynent healeth.

If the hemorrhoydes flowe ouer muche, make a supposytorye of Ceruse alone, or of Ipoquistidos or els myxt burnte lede, Ceruse, Ipo­quistidos, & Acasia wyth pytch cal­led Colofonia, and order them as a suppository.

Against the paine of hemorrhoides make a playster of ceruse, of burnte lede, the yolkes of rosted egges oile of roses, mingled together, put ther vnto Sumache, it helith all the he­morthoydes and al vlcers about y^e fundament. [Page] Anyse sede brunt and layd vnto the grefe w^t hony, helith hemorrhordes

The dust of rosty yron, or the sca­les of yron mingled wyth the ioyce Molen, is very good.

Galen, Dyp olde sylke in the watter of the decoctiō of Dil, and afterwarde drye it, and therwyth wype the hemorthoyde, and make a supposyto­ry of the same.

Diosco. A plaster of Rosemarye leaues helith the hemortoydes.

Comon clay restranyth the flux of the hemorrhoydes.

Ashes of egges shels that chye­kyns were hatchid, in, gyuen with white wyne fastyng, help the hemor­rhoydes incontinent.

Agaynst the hemorrhoydes being swolen & not runnynge, sethe hore­hound in water wine and salte, put it in a close stoule, sit ouer the same to take the ayre therof vpward be­inge ho [...]e and lay y^e herbe therto for [Page] a plaster.

Peter. If the hemorrhoydes be much hā ­ging and paynful, make a playster of lynnē cloth and harde pitche, and vpō the plaster cast pouder of sma­lage rote and mastyche, apply it to the grefe it helpeth incontinent.

Myngle Intimonium wyth the ioyce of Mollen, were silke therin and apply it to the hemeroydes, it healeth the paynes therof.

The pouder of Agarihe mingled with the ioyce of Sowbreade and warme oyle, is very good.

The heares of an Have made in pouder and cast vppon the Heme­rhoydes both incontinent restraine their bleding.

The yolke of a rosted egge mixt with oyle of Rosts and layd to the grefe in forme of a plaster, healeth the payne of the Hemeroydes.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xxxi.

Diosco. STampe Rue first sodden, and v­se it for a playster, it healeth ve­ry well.

Sethe mollen and stampte it, and make a fume therof. or vse y^e herbe for a plaster, it healeth also.

Asumigation made of teribenthine cast on the coles healeth.

Sethe the rynde of a pomegranat, and the rote of an ashe in swet wine and geue the same win vnto the pacient to dryuke, it is very good.

Take of white Frankensence, ʒi. of Ameos .ʒs. of Opii .ʒ. and a halfe, of Safron .ʒx. myngle them wyth ho­ny and make a suppository, for this is very good. [Page] Put Comyn, Anyse Dyl, and greke pitche vpon the hote coles, and whe it burneth let the paciēt receiue the smake therof closely from beneth.

Dyp olde Sylke in the decoction of Dill, and afterward dry the silke let the pacient wype his fundamēt therwyth.

A fumigation made of sarcocoll vpon hote coles, bealeth the paciēt of thys desease.

Plate. Annoynte the Raynes and al par­tes downe warde to the ende of the backe bone with hony, and sprēkle theron pouder of Greke Pitch, and of towne cresses, & the sed of Peny ryall, Isope, and Organe, and let it be bound wyth a rowlar.

Peritory made in a plaster helith the hard sege and the swellynge of the fundament.

Remedies. Cap. xxxii.

Galen. A Prouyd medycyne agaynste Hemorroydes and attricious in the fundamēt, take of plantayne iii. handfules of yacowe, and Fenel whyte myntes of eche fouer hande­fulles, stampe them and presse oute the ioyce therof, and put therto. viii graynes of Peper, & .vii. graynes of masticke, & drinke it fastinge re­new the drynke as nede shalbe, tyll nyne dayes be past.

[...]e he Linkfoyle in gotes mylke, and drinke it .iii. daies, it is good if the fygge blede.

Mingle .ii. yolkes of Egges with dyle of Roles and white wyne, and dist [...]ll it vpon the grefe throughe a guyl, it helpeth myghtyly and that [Page] incontinēt, for it hath bene proued.

Lomin eaten maketh the hemor­rhoydes to flowe.

Cast brymstone beatten into pou­der vpon Coles, ant incontynente apon y^e smoke left ther be cast in an herbe called Blinde nettle, and le [...]t the smoke thereof be receyuyd vp­warde closelye, & do so thryse, it ta­keth away the grefe incontinet and so after it drieth vp the hemorrhoydes it hath ben prouid, for I ini self haue tryed it.

Take and stampe the stalkes of Rue, and the freshe ordure of a man together, and blend them wyth the yolke of an egge and make a plaster it is very good.

Galen. Here vnto take Sage, rue, Fran­kensence, Max, oyle, and gotes mil­ke mingle them together and anointe the place.

Marigoldes put to the fundamēt do lyghtly heale the figges and he­morrhoydes.

For the Hemorrhoydes that ap­peare hangynge in the fundament, myngle the donge of a colte frenche sope, the stalkes of mollen together and putt it into the fundamente the thyrd day, thou shalte fynd thy selfe hole therby.

The pouder of mollen myxt with the ioyce of hore hound, breketh the sweling hemorrhoides of the same operation is the roote of holworte plastered wyth Organ.

Remedies. Cap. xxxiii.

THat aposcolicon agaynst the fire and touch the fūdament therwyth, it shal go in agayne intō tinent, do this .iii. or .llii. times as it shal com out, and afterward let the paciēt bath him self in the water of Derytorye, and Fygge leaues, and Peare tre leaues, or only Peritory

The leaues of Rosemary aplyed informe of a plaster, take away, the swellyng of the fundament.

Item make a fume of Greke Pit­che cast vpon the hote coles, it hath ben prouyd.

Also cast vpon the fundament pou­der of harts horne burnt, it is good

Roger [...]. Thys is a suer experyment aboue al, make fames closlye beneth with the warme ioyce of Garlycke, be­ynge cleare, and aftter warde let it be sharpened wyth the powder of a, Harttes horne burate, and Pyt­the burnnte, wyth Frannkensence and Mastycke, it is verye good. [Page] not only for the goynge forth of the foundament, but also agaynste the goyng forth of the matrixe.

Galen. Make a warme suppositorye of wole tha is moIst & dipte in y^e ioyce of Lekes without the bladdes, and when it is cold heate it againe and when it is dry renew it agayne. iii or .iiii. times, it is a sure remedy for those whose fūdamēt cometh forth, or els put the water of the decoctiō of white frankensence alone into y^e fundament.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xxxiiii.

IF thou wilt open the stoppynge of the lyugt anoynte the place a­gaynst the liuer with thys oynt­mēt, take comon oyle, butter, Gose grese, Hens grease, and Hedghoges grese, and mingle thē together and let them be meltid, but first let them boile in a pot mingled with the led of gromell and Saxfragge, of eche like muche, of Fenell, of Carowes, of sauery, of Calamente Ana .ʒ, and a half of fenell rootes, Percely .ʒ. f. straine these same and vse thē, and after thou hast anoynted the place, apply there vnto a plaster of Waxe, Pitche and butter lyke much, then caste vpon the grese thys pouder.

Take of Sage dryed, of Sauerye of Anyse of, Femrell, Gotes dounge, of al lyke much let thē be myngled & make a pouder therof, afterward gyue a litle quantytye of sene, and a garicke, with Vermilyon it is ve­ry good agaynst the stoppyng of the [Page] lyuer and healeth them y^e haue the dropsye of a cold cause.

Suche alike drinke as this doth verye well open the stopynges in the lyuer of a hote cause.

Diosco. Cake of Hartes tonge, of Rybb­worte, of Betonye, of Litarge, & as muche water as shal suffyce, let the same boyle therin suffycyently and strayne them, and let the straynyng therof be dronke earlye in the mor­nynge wyth Eudyue stampte, and myxte with oyle of Uyolettes, and Veniger.

Rib wort sod, healith those y^e haue the dropsye.

Remedies. Cap. xxxv.

THe hidrops [...]e y^e is engedred of a hote cause, wherin it is not much confyrmyd, is easly healed w^t ofte eatynge of Endyue, and dryn­kynge of the decoction of the same, thys haue & prouyd.

A plaster made of both the plan­taines aplyed against y^e liuer with vineger & barly meale is much worth amōgal hote thinges, & immoderate exercyse, also make anoyntmēt of y^e oyle of al sortes of landers, and Rosis, & of the sede of plātayne and vse it in suche like electuarief, Ta­ke of al sortes of sāders, Ana .ʒs & a halfe of basyll, of cubebes ʒi. of the fower cold sedes, which be Melons throns, cucumer and gourdes of e­the .ʒi. & a half of endiue of putllan, Ana a pund, let it be made with the Decoctyon of endyue, vse it euerye mornyng yf the substance of the ly­uer be not al redye, disolued w^toute [Page] doubt it shall shortly be cleane and helthfull.

Constan Fill a pot almost to the drinke with the ioyce of plantayne, & bind about the pot a linnen cloth & vpon the cloth put ashes, and let it seeth so vpon the tyre vnto the halfe, and geue therof euery morning to those that be sicke in the splene, and that are infected with the dropsy it is a principall remedy.

Rye. Goates bloud heat on the fier, & geuen to drinke doth perfectly heal those which haue the dropsy.

Diosco. Mine of the decoction of wilde cucūmer rote, quickly healeth those who who haue the dropsy ingendred in them of a cold cause.

Mingle of the pouder of oxe doūge vi. vn. of brāk brsin. vn .iiii. iii. raw egges, a poūd of brimstone & make a plaster therof and with the same plaster, thou shalt hele those that be sicke of the gout, of the dropsye and [Page] of sache lyke.

Diosco Giue vnto hym that is diseased wyth the dropll the ioyce of briony with honye, it shal heale him with out daunger.

Water of the decoction of the sayd bryony helith the dropsye.

Rye. The rote of an Elder sod & dronke giuith perfit remedy vnto y^e dropsi.

Dioscor. Wyne of the decoctyon of cucum­mers rote being dronke, purgeth y^e swellynge from those that haue the dropsye.

Mustard sede dronke, or the wine of the decoctyon therof, doth lyght­ly heale the dropsye by dryuyng vp the humour and takynge away the heate of the lyuer.

The kernels of Peres stampte and dronke with hony taketh away the grefe of the liuer.

Water or wyne of the decoctyon of walwort yf it be dronke is a presēt remedy for those y^e haue the dropsi.

Wyne y^e Isope hath ben sodden in being dronke, burneth the hidropsy call humors so that it cannot indinger agayne.

Water of the decoctyon of staues­agre beyng dronke, doth greatly hele the dropsy, it hath ben prouid.

Auscen. Goates pisse healeth the dropsy.

If these that haue the dropsye be anoynted wyth comen durt that is unde in the carte waies, or vpō the cartes, they shalbe hole.

Ellbert. A certayne man healed the colde dropsye, by giuyng euery morning a sponeful of a blacke goates pisse, or of a blacke shepe, in the water of the decoction of spicknard.

A mans owne vrine being dronke is very good.

Plini. The fat of a Delphyn meltyd & dronke wyth wine, healeth the sick man of the dropsy.

Diosco. The pouder of the stone magnes dronke w^t milke resolueth y^e dropse

Diosc [...]. kye Hares pisse dronke healyth the Dropsye, for if the pacient drink, if sponefulles therof, it wyll perfitly heale hym.

❧ Remedies. Capi. xxxvi.

WYne wherin the tynde of Assue hath ben sodden drōke fastyng is a most certayne remedy for those which be sicke in the splen as saith Cōstā [...]ne & after the vse herof, thre days space vse to anoit the splen w^t dialtea and oyle of Bays the space of .vii. dayes, and after make a pla­ster of Goates dounge baked wyth stronge Veniger, and let it be often renewyd tyll the paryent be hole.

Diosco. Hartes tonge dronke wyth wine xxx. dayes doth dry vp the splene, & dymy sheth it.

Wyne of the decoctyon of the rynde of a wylowe tre, molifieth the swelynge and hardnes of the splene.

Diosco. Egrymoyne taken wyth meate, wasleth the splene.

Kye The leaues of a willow tre stampt wyth a lytle falte, and applyed vn­to the splene, apeassed the ache and grefe therof.

Diosco. Stampe Iuye leues sodd in vineger, and make a playster, for it was­teth the splene.

Kye The rinde of a Sallow tree sode with water and honi, and geuen to the pacyent to drinke, loseth ād mo [...]yfieth the splene.

Diosco. Sethe the rote of an elder in wa­ter vnto the thyrde parte thereof, it wonderfully helpeth the splene.

Pacer. The roote of docke sod in stronge vineger, & stampt, and applied vn­to [Page] the Splene informe of a playster doth vtt [...]rly take away the swelig of the splene.

Diosc [...]. The leaues of docke sod in Veni­ger and playsteryd vpon the splene lose the swellynge therof

Gilbert. A plaster of Goates dounge ming lyd wyth the pouder of hore hound leaues, and Rue, and elder, and the ashes of the stalke of a Vyne, with wine, and a litle veniger, is of great efficacie to dissolue the hardenes of the splene.

Sixtus. The pouder of a foxe dried vpon the hote coles, if it be geuē in drink doth vtterly wast the splene.

Seeth the twigges of a Millow in water, and geue the same water vnto the paciet to drinke, it viterly consumyth the splene.

Dios [...] Goates dounge loseth the stop­ynges and all hardenes of y^e splene or of the stone.

Peniryall sod wyth salte and ap­plred [Page] to the grefe, losith ill humors of the splene, and taketh awaye the swillynge.

Coral stampt and dronke w^t wa­ter, dryeth vp the splene.

Raw Colewortes caten with venyger, is a helpe for the splene.

Ealcn. Agaynst the stoppynge of the splene the rote of harts tōge, is very good made to pouder, and put in wyne, & at the wane of the moone the sayde wyne is to be geuen to the pacyente to drynke.

Dios [...]a Grasse sod and bound to the grefe bryngeth great helpe to the splene.

The leaues of tamaryscus sodd in venyger, and stampte, aplyed vnto the splene, are very good.

Take a drye coutord, the ioyce of aneltle, eyle of egges and of brym­stone make a plaster therof, it is very good for those that be diseasid w^t the payne in the splene, the fallinge Euyil, and dropsye, for it is a preci­ous [Page] medycyne.

Binde the splene of a doge to the splene of the pacient, & it shall heale hym.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xxxvii.

Gllbere. THys is a good experymente, to heale the Iaundyes, take of the scrapynge, of Iuorye, of the ioyce of L yuer worte, of Saffron, as muche as shall seme to be suffy­cient, of Frenche Sope to the quantytye of a Chesse Nutte, and bynde them all in the Corner of a Clothe, [Page] and swinge them vp and downe in the water tyl the vertue of al y^e said thinges be in the water, and geue y^e same to the pacyent to drynke, thys is wonderfull good,

The vrine of the pacient dronke with the ioyce of Horehounde hea­leth the Iaundis.

The scraping of Iuory wyth the water wherin it was washed, doth myghtyly heale.

A certayue old woman healyd mē which were almost ful of the drop­sye, with the ioyce of planten soden to halfe, it myghte also be made in a syrope.

Make a bathe of the water of the decoctyon of Gladyn, and of y^e rote of Ciclanim, or slampt thē & drinke it with water, it heleth y^e Iaundis yf the Pores be open that the pacyent mai swete for in the swete thou shalt perceyue choler to procede.

Saffron dissolued in watter and [Page] dronke, bealith incontinent.

The ioice of Camomll geuē to drik vnto the pacient dyscasyd with the Iaundis or leuer, with warme water is a present remedie.

The ioyce of morell dronke is a helpe therfore.

Water of the decoctiō of mouseare, or wyne healith incontynent.

Diosco. The donge of wild goates bett to pouder, and dronke .iii. dayes, hea­lith those that haue the Iaundis.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xxxviii.

TAke of Cloues, of Inannone muskara, or bettels, of Galin­gale, of dried grassehoppers, of gromell, of longe Peper, of saxfrage, of the ashes of a Scorpyon, of Goat [...]s bloude dryed, of the stone of a man, of eche .ʒii. make pouder therof, and geue it to the sicke (being in a bathe made of the decoction of Bocheres brome Spetage, Smalage, fenel wyth whyte wyne, wherin greate Galingale, and Englyshe Galangale and the rot of Radishe haue ben sodden, thys is wonderfull good.

Item take Goates b [...]oud, [...]he a­shes of a Scorpyone, the pouder of Grashoppers of Spodium, of spik­nard, of the bloud and heares of an hare, of Galingale, Dragōs bloud, of Gromel, make pouder therof and mingle it with Syrope of gromel and Saxfragge, and gyue it to the pacient in the morning that he maislipe vpon it, it helpeth very muche [Page] Seeth all those simples that break the stone, put them together in agourd, that is olde, and stop it incō ­tinent with the pacientes yarde, so the hole ayre therof may enter throgh the hole of the yard, and let him vse the same oft times a good whi­le after the same maner, for it brea­keth the stone, enlargeth the waies looseth the humors of the blader, & consumeth drieth and also expelleth the stone, inespecially if many flees called cimyces be soddē, afterward make a plaster of the dregges, and applye it to the yarde & to the bone aboue the yarde.

Diosco. Item put the pouder of the wor­mes called Cimices, in the condute of the yarde, they performe a singu­ler remedy.

Const Item if the yarde be annoynted ouer wyth fore bloude, the stone wyll breake incontenente, for put [Page] a stone into the bloud of a foxe, & it wyll breke in three dayes.

Item .ix. Iuy verys gyuen wyth warme wyn to drinke, purgith the stone, & prouoketh brine myghtily.

Burne hares bloude and the hole skinne of an hare, in a new pot wel closyd, and of the same ashes gyue the pacyente a sponefull in warme wyne in a bath, and fastynge, it bre­kith and driueth out the stone.

Item the stone of a man, giuen in drinke vnto the pacient fasting, breketh the stone and bringeth it oute myghtily wyth his bryne.

Before al thinges the pacient must be purged, and nourished with such thynges as opē the pipes and vay­nes, and clense slimy humors, or els al the medycines that shalbe geuen wyl litle auayle hym.

In the bead of a great Tod there is a stone, which stone being stāpt, and geuen to the pacyent to drinke [Page] in warme wine maketh him to pise the stone out incontinent, but if the stone be to harde and to great, take the powdere of Snaylez, for it is a good experiment.

Egge shells dried and beatten to pouder and giuē to drynke, breketh the stone it hath be [...] proued.

Take a good deale of mug worte, stampe it, and wrynge ou [...] the ioice therof, dryuke a good draught ther of euery day to the quautite of half a cupfull, it breaketh the stone woū derfully, and causeth the grauell to yssue forth, it bath ben prouyd.

Gerard. Item yf the stone will not be borkē by no means, put in a spout of bras softely throughe the hole of y^e yardetyl it stouche the stone, then pinch it tyll thou torne the stanne out of hys place, and it be setlyd in some other place of the bladder, there it may remayne forty yeres w^t out daunger. Diosco. The guine of Cheryes doth mygh­tely [Page] [...]ye. breke y^e stone & lofe the grauil: Item the herbe and rote of seahcl­me sodden and dronke with wine & Honye, earlye in the bed, heleth the stone, if it be vsed sixtene dayes.

Galen. Stampe Goates bloud the li­uer y^e lightes raynes, yard bowels & stones altogether, make a puding thereof in the great gut of the same Goate, seeth it and geue it to the pacient to eat, and thou shalt see won­derfull operation therby, in taking away the stone.

Diosco. Betony geuē to the pacient to drik with wine, honye and peper, ming­led together, taketh away the pain of the rains, and expelleth the stone of the raynes and blader.

Galen, If thou doubt whether the stone be in the blader, make a plaster of y^e herbe that is called Check wed sod in water and bound to the yard & so the bone about the yard and if the grefe encrease it is in the bladder if [Page] it do not encrease it is not there but in the raynes.

Dioscor. The guine of a damason tree bre­keth the stone, & causeth it to issue.

The rynde and beries of a baye tree dronke breketh the stone.

Goats pysse dronke expellith and breaketh the stone.

Anicen. Ameos o [...] in the sted therof the sed of charuyll, losith the difficultye of makinge water, and dryueth forth the stone broken.

Rafis. Item the ashes of grashoppers giuen wyth the syrupe of spykna [...]d is of wonderful operacyon.

Peter. Sethe seuen heades of garlyke in water a good while, and giue the same water vnto y^e pacient in, day­es, it is a prouyd medycyne against the stone.

Take .ii. or .iii. yonge leuerettes, drowne thē in vineger, that they [...]y there, and afterward boyle them in a potte well closyd wythoute anye [Page] thynge els, and giue the ashes thee of to hym that hath the stone, it breketh the stone.

Goates bloud, and Gose bloude, myngled wyth veniger, and sod to­gether wyth a slowe fyer, doth mollyfye the stone.

Macer. The leaues of Enuala Campana, sod in wyne and vsid for a plaster is a great healpe to them that be fran­tyke throughe the paine of y^e stone.

Circan. Item Englishe galingale stampt and sod w^e oyle, & plasteryd warme vpon the bone aboue the yarde, prouoketh vryne wythout doubt.

For bloud fressh dronke brekithe the stone, for it is knowen that yf a stone be put into it, it wyl breake. The pouder of a hare burnt quicke in a new pot, & the pouder of a hartes horne, if it be takē is greatly to be cōmended, for it breketh y^e stone.

A Foxe eaten, and the suer therof anoynted on the pacyent, is a great [Page] helpe.

Auicen. A special remedy after Auicen, is a wagtayle.

Gilbert. Make pouder of grasse Hoppers takyng awaye the fete, head & winges, myngle it wyth Gillofloures, and Sixfrage made also. in pel ider

The stone of a man, the stone in a spong the stone that is found it the bladder of a hogge, be very good.

Oyle wherin Betels and Paper wormes be sodden, anoyntid or put into the holowns of the yard with a spout, is very good.

Galen. Stampe the rotes of Olyue, co­min, and Chibois, then seth them in oyle, and apply them hote vpon the share, it moueth him to pisse incon­tinent.

Gerard Stampe Peritorye, and apply it warme vnto the same place, it is of wonderfull effect.

The bloude of an old Gote made to pouder, and myxt wyth y^e decoc­tyon [Page] of spiknard and cynamon, and dry gross [...], oppers beton to pouder, and giuen to drynke causeth the stone to gu [...]e out wonderfully.

[...] [...]ette of a Cocke giuen to the paciēt to eate ar very good but not the rest of the fleshe.

In cause the stone to breake, and issewe for [...]h make ten or more rou­les of Radyshes rotes, put them in white win al a hole night, in y^• mornynge drynke the wine fasting, vse it euerye daye tyll the stone go from the.

[...]y [...] The raynes, doung, bloud, ashes, & heares of an hare, breke the stone.

¶ Remedies. Cap xxxix.

Anicen. Oxe dounge myxte with honye and warme aplyed to bo­ne aboue the yard, is very good.

Item .iii. flyes called cantharydes (there heades and winges taken a­way) myxt with goates mylke, and dronke, do lose the siranguryon.

Paper wormes stampt with oile and wyth the fat of a hedghogge a­noynt the yard and the place ther a­boute therwythal, it prouoketh vrine myghtyly.

Watter of the decoctyon of galin­gale prouoketh vryne.

Make a plaster of hensgrese gose grece, and the greace of a hedghege of the sead of gromell, & Saxfrage and goates bloud.

Applye Galbanum vpon the bely vnder the nauyl, it causeth the pacycient to make, vryne incontinent.

Byls made of Rye mele, and ap­plyed vpon the yard (it being anointed wyth vnguentum, Popule on) helyth lyghtly.

Diosco. Ther is nothyng that prouoketh vrine more mightly than a radyshe rote.

Item the rote of a Docke sod with wyne and oyle and plasterid aboue the yard, prouoketh vryne in great quantytye.

[...]. The pouder of the beryes of brio­ny doth greatly heale y^e straguri on The rind of a Hassil nut tree or the lesues helpe greatly the strāgutiō

Diosco. The leaues of planitayn whyche growe ner [...] the rose, bringe dronke healith al difficultis of the blader.

Radyshe rote sode in whyt wyne and a litle pouder made of harts he [...]es mingled therto causith y^e paciēt [Page] to make water incōtinet, it hath be prouyd.

Warme egges aplyed aboue the yard, heale the grefe of the bladder and raynes wonderfull.

Item Filbertes stampt and drōke wyth water or wyne, heale the paynes of the bladder, and raynes.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xl.

Macer. WAshe thy yard often wyth win of the decoction of sage.

Diosco The ashes of a drye gourd he­lith quickly the rotten vicers of the yarde.

Item a fomentacion made wyth wyne of the decoction of olyue lea­ues, is very good.

C [...] If it be swellen about the yearde take dry figges and flouer of whet [Page] myngle it wyth oyle, and applye it to the yarde.

The ioyce of planten sodden and put into the holownes of the yarde healeth vlcers therof.

Circan. Litarge dyssoluyd wyth oyle of Rosys is very good.

Diosco. Seth the mylke of an Asse, or of a gote, with the ioyce of plantyn it healeth if it be dronke, the vlcers of the raynes bladder and yarde, I sace spekyth only of the very mylke.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xli.

Cons [...]. AGaynst thys dysease gyue the pacient the bladder of a goate or of a blacke shepe, or eis of a Bul made to pouder, giue it him to drik w^t vyneger & water when he goeth to bed.

Diosco. Gyue hym for iii. dayes at the wane of the moone, the bladder of a fresh water fy she.

The brayne of a Hare gyuen in wine to drinke causeth the pacient to wyth hold his vryne.

Filberdes rostyd are hole some a­gaynst the distillacion of vrine.

Galek. Stampe to powder a drye blader of a sowe Pygge, giue it in drinke, for it is very good and holesome.

Gonstan Item gallingale withholdeth the flowing of the vryne, ingenderid of the coldnes of the rednes and blader

Item the blader of a bore rostid re straykyth y^• incōtinency of y^e vryne The ligthes of a kid eaten & bound vnder the nauyll wyth holdyth the [Page] distillacion of the vryne.

Remedies. Capi. xlii.

Diosco. IF the Coddes be swollen, take bene flouer and temper it wyth y^e ioyce of walworte, and comon oyle, bind it vnto the coddes it loseth the swellyng therof incontynent.

Of the same operacion are the ioyces of Elder and walwort.

[...]ye Goates dounge dyssoluid w^t wine taketh away al the swelyng of the Coddes.

Diosco The seed and leaues of Henbanne stampt & bounde to the coddes take [Page] away the payne and swelynge ther of. Thys cure is wrought many waies, fyrst let the place and fundament be mollifyed wyth y^e decoctiō of Margeram, and afterwarde the thynges mencioned, before myxt together and made in a plaster, suppli the same tyl he be hole of y^e sweling

Another forme of plaster is thys take of marciatō, waxe, pitche, ship rosen, and Cerebentine, of Frankensence, Mastycke, Dragons bloude, bole armonike new of eche like quā title: after that let hym vse suche a lyke syrupe aa this folowynge. xxi or. xl dayes.

Take of Veruen, Stycheworte, Calament, wyld Margeram, Plā ­tayne, Stare wort, Scabiouse, & of the rote of restharo we, let thē boyle well together afterward take Frā ­kensence, Dragons bloud, bole Ar­monycke, Fenegreke, of mastycke, of eche lyke much slampe them and [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] blend them wyth whytes of egges and put therinto a good quantytye of the foresayd decoctyon, and gyue it vnto the pacient early and lat, so shal he be healid.

Coluer dounge, dogges turdes, Gore doūge wyth the ioyce of wall worte and commone oyle, is muche worthe.

¶ Remedies. Cap. xliii.

IF the yard do swell, and be gre­uously pained, mingle Waxe and oyle and y^e ioyce of purslande toge­ther, and applye it vnto the yard, it is a prouyd remedy.

Put Betonye sedde in wyne vnto the yarde. [Page] Barly branne sod in wyne and Ho­ny and bounde vnto the yarde as a plaster, taketh awaye the ache and swelling therof.

Oliue leaues stampt with Hony heleth the Cāker in the yard or els where, also let the place be washed with warme vineger and dryed w^t a linnen cloth, sprinkle theron pou­der of gaules, do this thrise a daye and it shall heale it perfitly in short space.

Gilber [...]. Item the ioyce of water lentyls anoynted vpon the yarde, healythe the yard, Cods, stones, and raynes and suppressith the fleshely lust.

The ioyce of lenttils laid vpon y^e canker of the yard killeth the same.

Remedies. Cap. xliiii.

Macer. HEmlokes bounde to a mans stones. take vtterly away al desyre of copulacion.

If Opium, Henbane sede, & man­drage be mynglid with war & oyle in the whyche they haue soden, and the members therwith be anointed and a plaster thereof beyng made, & bound vnto the coddes, it taketh a­way the desyre of copulacion.

Anoynte oftentymes the mem­bres with the ioice of Night shade Singrene, and vyneger.

All men and inespecially Diosco­rides sayth that Peper, Rue, Cut­laine, Calamint, Castoreū wast the seede of generacyon,) by dryuynge it vp) of there propertie and stronge heate.

Gonstan Item let the yarde be anoyntid w^t oyle, wherin Camfore hath ben re­solued, and he shall haue no feruent desyre to it.

If a man eate the flowers of a sal­low or wyllowe tre, or of a Popler t [...]ee, they wyl make cold al the heat of catnall lust in hym.

Diosco. Isac. Beane flouer made in forme of a plaster and bound vnto the pryuye members of a boy, queuchith al con cupiscence and suffreth not heares to growe there.

Auicen. Lettis sede dryeth vp the seede, and quenchith the desyer of copulacion Anyonte the pryuie members with the ioyce of Henban, and the carnal cōcupiscence shalbe quēchid therbi.

Remedies. Capi. xlv.

Diosco. THe ioyce of Lilly soddē with common oile mollefieth hardnes of the matrix and openeth the same.

A fomentation of y^e water wher­in Mallowes or Holy hooke haue ben soddē in, taketh away the hardnes of the Matrix and openeth the mouth therof, Mingle Gose greace with the ioyce of lekes and anoynt y^e necke of the matrix, it vnbindeth the same drawen together after the issuing of the floures.

Item cokle, myrhe, white frankē sence, & saffron, let them al seeth to­gether in wyne or water, and yf a woman be anointed therw^t it ope­nyth [Page] the narrones of y^e matrix, and maketh hyr apt to conceptyon.

Diosco. The rote of wal worte soden and a fomentacyon made therof, helpith all the hardines and clausures, of y^e matrix.

Remedies. Cap. xlvi.

THe wyne wherin wylde marge­ram hath ben sod in, dothe prero [...] [Page] the flouers, lyke wyse the herbe laid to the matrix in a plaster, or y^e suffumygacion of the same.

A supposytory or pessarie of coctē dypt in Tirbyntyne, doth clense the matrice.

The dregges of oyle put into the matrix, doth clense the same, & brig furth a dead chylde.

The roote of madder made in a pessary hath no lesse strēg the, mine of the decoctyon of Calamint or pulyoll dronke, doth quickly prouoke the flouers, but mugwort is much better for the same purpose.

The rote of a Lyllye rostid vnder the Embres and stampt wyth oyle being layd to the matrix doth woū derfullye open the same, so doth the sede therof, & also brig furth a dead chyld without peryl.

Purslane doth vtterly dissolue all swelinges in the matrix, whether it be dronke emplastered or the place [Page] be washyd with y^e decoction therofe

Sethe sage and drinke it, eyther stampe it and lay to the, matrix, for both ways it prouoketh the flouts. and after burthens.

Holworte dronke and layde to the matrix clensyth the matrix, and ta­keth away the after burthens after chyld byrth, neuerthelesse it is cory siue, and therfore perilouse.

The flouer of Nigella, Romana, put to the matrix wyth Nonye, dra­weth out al contentes wyth greate vyolence, wherfore it is perelouse.

Let the roote of gladyn be made lyke a pessarie and anoint the same wyth oyle de bay or comon oile, thē tast theron pouder of walwort and put it into the matrix al a night, till it prouoke it to blede.

It is very good to make a bath of such herbes as do prouoke the flou­res, and to washe the membres ther wyth, and to receyue the fume ther­of [Page] standyng ouer a close stole, suche herbes be those.

Wilde margeram, calamint, saue­ry, Mynte, Mugworte, Cynamon, Cardamomum .ʒi. Galingale, Cappares the rinds of Cassia fistula, et Cassia liguea, fenell sede, sage puly­ol, afterward make a pessary or suppository of blacke helebor nigella, Romana Scamonie, wrappid in a lynin cloth, put that into the matrix & w^t out doubte it wyll prouoke the floures wonderfully.

A pessarye of cotton dypt in oyle wher in coloquintida hath bin sod­den is very effectuouse.

The flowers longe stopped are brought furthe wyth a bathe of the decoction of y^e herbe called bawine.

A pessary of lynen cloth ful of sode garlike beades stampid wyth oyle is very good.

Also one Cloue of piled garli [...]ke put into y^e matrix, doth open y^e same [Page] Bitter Almonds blaūthid & stāpid put to the matrix like a pessari or otherwise, do drawe forth al fylth & corrupt humors conteyned in y^e matrix or els where.

Cinamon (hauynge great vertue to prouoke brine) doth clēse the af­ter burthēs of a womā, and y^e much better, if it be mynglyd wyth myrte Chick wed rosted vuder the embres and stampid & layde to the matryx, prouoketh the floures.

Ther is no medicine like vnto oyle of lyllyes, yf the members be anointyd ther with, it belith all dyseases of the matrix.

Power of scamony cast vppon a pessary of the rote of malowe doth bringe forth the flouers, thys haue I prouyd.

A bathe made of the decoctyon of Maydē heare and teynworte dothe wounderfullye purge the matryx. [Page] Mugworte stamped and put to the nauyll or the ioyce therof mynglyd wyth myrre and made in a pessary doth prouoketh the floures.

Sauery dronke or emplasterid to y^e matrix doth cast out a dead childe

A pessarye made of Galbanum doth myghtyly prouoke floures.

¶ Remedies. Capi. xlvii.

Yf the floures will not cease in ther natural tyme, make a pes­sary of goates dounge, and the ioice of shepherds purse or rib wort of Plantayne, and putte it into the Matrix.

Yarowe stampid wyth the water of the decoctyon of ypoquistidos, & the flouers of pomgranate stoppeth wonderfull.

Make a bath of these herbes, Plā tayne, Sheperdes purse wyld Ca­sill, and the middel rind of an Oke, and afterward vse this pessary, ta­ke the pouder of a hartes horne, I­poquistidos, Acacia, hole armenta­ke, newe plaster, waxe, talowe of a Gote, and of y^e whyche remaynethe make a plaster to the raines & share and it stoppeth floures on wàrrin­tise. Lykewyse make a bathe of the rinde of an Oke, quicken beres, or seruice, and plaste, his is of great efficacy.

As many graynes as a womā doth drinke of Coryander side, so manye bayes shal the floures be stoppid.

A pessary or pouder of ceruse of whit lead mingled with pouder of smallage, doth metuclously stope [Page] flowres.

The ioyce of Lekes stoppeth both the floures and after burthen.

Corall dronke stoppeth the floures so doth the ashes of brent acornes, cast into the matrix drye, can heale all filthy and noysome humours.

Acatica made in a peslary, is verye good for the same, likewise a great ventose layd to the pappes & kepte ahole houre.

Ribwort dronke or made in a pes­sary stoppeth al flux of the Matrix, and there is no medicine compata­ble vnto this.

The sede or rote of a water Lylly hath a peculiar vertue.

The water found in an hollow Oke, is good with Rayne water for the same, is water of Pulioll dronke.

A decoction of Acorne shales doth [...]ueloussy enclose the matrix, & [...] [...]oth a pessary of Morell.

Sanct Iohns herbe dronke, doth stope vtterlye both whyte and Red flux, Cinabarys of some men called dragons bloud hath a matuelouse strengthe to stop the matrix.

¶ Remediee. Capi. xiviii.

If a woman be greuid w^t che moder, stāpe nettle leaues & put thē to the Matrix, and lett hyr also [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] drinke parsnepsed with wine, for it is very good and losyth the suffoca­tions and clenseth the sede contenid in the matrix.

A pessary of oyle, of bitter almon­des, doth asswage the grefe vtterly.

This is a principal medecine, let the woman smel to euphorbiū that she may nese or blowe it to hit nos­thrilles then shal she drinke Casto­reum cloues, and assofetida.

Also louage, Isope wormewode and ferne leaues, sod and made in a plaster, and layde from the nauyl to the share do wonderfullye helpe the Moder.

Sethe wormewod, and Ferne or ether by itself, and stampe them for a plaster therof doth breke the pay­nes of the moder.

A lynnen cloth sod in the lye of the ashes of coleworts, doth take awai the ventositie of the matrix.

Triakle, cloues and garlyeke dyssoluyd [Page] in stronge vote wyne, is pre­sent medicine for the Moder, thys haue I prouyd.

Lyke wyse doth a greate ventose wyth much fyre vpon the share: al­so let hyr receyue stynkinge and fyl­thy sauoures at her mouth, & a suf­fumigacion or diuerse swere and o­doriferous thynges beneth.

Rue sod and stamped in oyle with hens greace, & gose grese hote layd betwyxte the nauyll and the share, is an excellent medicyne.

Nettle sede dronke in wyne, doth aswageall paynes in the matrix, & take awaye the ventositi therof.

A suffumigacion of myrhe dothe o­pen the Matrix beinge inclosyd: so doth the fume of Terbentine, receyued by the mouth.

Make a pessary of minte, calamine Sauery, hilwort and muske wyth castoreum, put this into: he matrix and let hyr smel Assafetida, and rue [Page] thys haue I prouyd to be wounder full good.

Also Rue sod in water, and put in­to the matrix, alwagith the paynes euen so dothe the suffumygaryon of galbanum.

Ruyne water mynglid with strōge vineger, and spouted into the nose­thrilles, doth sodenly dryue doune the moder, and like vertue haue, xv graynes of Peony, dronke w^t wine.

Remedies. Cap. xlix.

THe suffumigaciō of Cocle and Frankēsēce, is very good therfore, An emplaster of laudanū layd to the matrix or the same suffu [Page] inigated doth dispose the matrix to conceyue yf the let come of cold.

A pessary or suffumlgacion of Nep doth drye and heale the moyst, and cold matrix, but chefly a pessari made of Theodoricō, & scammony, and put into the matrix: after the natu­rall stoppinge of the floures, if she vse the companye of a man, it will make a bartan woman conceyue.

Herbe Bawme suffumigated doth wonderfully comfort the matrix.

Let a woman eat the matrix or rē ­net of an Hare, and she shal cōceiue. This is a present medicine take y^e dounge of an Hare, and the Rennet therof and mingle them with hony and afterward make pouder there­of, and let the woman drincke the same three dayes and three nights with the shauinges of Iuorye, and without doubt she shall conceyue.

The pouder of the stones of a Bore made in pouder & dronk, do [...] [...] [Page] [...]elously helpe conception, like wyle doth a bathe made of the decoctyon of rosemary, and of more efficacy is garlyke sod in oyle of Roses & wol made in a pessary, thys is a present medicine.

If a woman do vse to anoynt her memberes wyth this oyle she shall conceyue without fayle, take of da­tes apound of fistikes a pounde, of Nutmigges, and Linamoum Ana, ʒ .i. of longe Peper, of Nuttes of E­gypte ana .ʒ .i. of gaules .ʒ .ii. of Gyn­ger ʒ i of Suger a pounde and mingle thē with honi and make anointment therof.

Also let an egge shell be filled w^t .ʒ i ofgreke pitche .ʒii. of Castortum & bynde it vpon, the nauil for it is ve­ry good, so is the suffumygacion of Aloes.

Here foloweth a pessary of greate vertue and efficacie for aftter bur­thens and al paines in the matrix & [Page] besyde thys doth meruclously helpe cōceptyon, take y^e braynes of a hart or calfe, of grene Isope, & butter, of gots milke or cowes milke almondes, storax, clarysyed hony, of euery of them .ʒi. of oyle of spike .ʒii. then stampe those whiche be to be stam­pid ād melt the rest afterward mingle them together, and w^t wol mak a pessary therof, and if the woman vse it thre dayes and ther vpon vse the company of man althoughe she hath ben barrayne of lōge tyme yet she shall conceyue.

Also thys hath ben often prouyd very good for y^e purpose take com­lery, the rynde of Pomgranattes, y^e skynne of amedler, the rynd of an o­ke, the leaues of swet breare ana .ʒi of nut curnels, cloues, and Nutmigges ana .ʒi. make poudet of al these and of the same with rose water make litle balles, and drye them in the shaddowe, and when [...]on be dysy [...] [Page] syd to vse them dissolued, on in rose water and wyth the same hath the matrixe and you shall conceyue w^t ­out doubt

¶ Remedies. Cap. l.

If the tets be swolē vp throughe superduitie of mylke, fyrst of all put it backe with poters claye, & vineger or els with a beane broken and stampt, and minglyd wyth the white of an egge, or with netils sod in veniger, apply it vnto y^e setes in all increase of the same, & with oyle of rosys, it taketh away al sweling an [...] hatoenes of the tetes.

Const. Bynde vnto the brest cromes of breade myxt w^t y^e ioyce of smallage

The rote of Colewortes myntes bene flouer all & euery of these losse and drye vp the mylke.

If there be any holowe vlcer or cankar in the brest, goates dounge tem­pered with hour. kileth the same, & taketh awaye al fylth.

If the heade of the tete be anoyn­tid with bawme, it taketh away y^e payne therof.

Item the ordure of a man burnt & applied vnto the tetes belith the cā kernes and inueterate vlcers.

The leaues of an Oliue tre stāytekyll the Canker and worme in t [...]e brest.

Diosco. Agaynst the swellyng of the te­tes aplye malloes stāpte, and made hote wyth common oyle, and bynd them to the same.

Macer. Henbane seede stampt and put in [Page] wyne and aplyed to the Tettes ta­keth away the payne therof and of the kyrneIs also.

Diosco. Goates dounge minglid with vinyger and branne and aplyed for a plaster, losith wonderfully al swel lynge of the brestes.

Const. Ashes made of a dogges head spar­syd vpon y^e holownes of the breste, that is ingenderid of a kankar kil­leth and brekith away al filth ther of: Coluet dounge wyth honye and wax is muche worthe and of great efficacy hereto.

A not grasse beinge caryed about the person taketh awai the sweling of Tetes in continent.

The greace or fat of a Hedghogge anoynted vpon the Pappes, sleithe the milke therin by opēyng of y^e pares and losyng thereof.

Mouse turdes anoynted vpon the brestes with water losith the hardnes payne and swellyng therof.

Isac. Brimstone stampt wyth wynt & plasterid ouer the Tetes, brekyth y^e hardnes of the same.

The shels of partrigis egges stāpt and minglid with wax and Catra Sigillata do heale the tetes being redy to fall of wyth ache.

Remedi [...]s. Cap. li.

AGaynst daungerous chylde byrth mani say that the s [...]rapinges of Dates stones giuē wyth wine doth wonderfully case wemē of ther traualynges in child byrth.

Dippe a lynnen clothe in the ioice [Page] of stone Perslye or of Comon persly and put the same into the mouth of the matrix, and it shal cause y^e dead chyldes delyueraunce and the after burdenes also, and the sam [...] beinge dronke in any kynde of drinke clen­syth the matrix and the childe of all grosse humors.

Oke ferne stampt and plasteryd vpon the foece of the traualyng woman, causeth the chyld byrth ether a lyue or dead.

Auicen. If a woman drinke maiden heare in wine, it causeth spedy deliuerāce

Peter. Item drinke made of Castorcum is very good in suche causes.

Also if the priuityes of a woman be anoynted with y^e ashes of an as­ses houte, it is a veri good and easy remedy.

Also geue vnto a woman in thys case an other womās milke to drik it causeth spedy delyuerance.

Gilbert. Stampe Veruen, and giue it to a [Page] travaling woman to drinke wyth water, it causeth deliuerance also.

Item myrhe geuen to drynke in warme wine, the quantity of a big nut, causeth deliuerance of the child eyther quicke or dead.

Dragance bound to the priuities of a woman in labor, causeth her to be deliuered incontinente, but there must hede be taken, that it be quickly remoued, least it draw forth the matrix withall.

Rogert. Seeth Mugwort in water & pla­ster it hote vpō the nauel & thighes of a woman laboring with child, it causeth both child birth and y^e after burthen also if it tary long there, it will cause y^e matrix to folow vpon. The ioyce of Leekes hath a migh­ly operation in this case, if it be drō ke with warme water.

The ioyce of figges or pouder of Dyttayne, geuen to a woman [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] that laborynge in child hath the ague, with water, yf she haue not the Ague, with wine, it causeth y^e dead chylde in hyr wombe to issue for the A horse turde dronke and suffumy gated causeth delyuerance, as wel of the secondines as of the chyld.

[...]ye. Item take pyony sede, when it is blacke, stampe it and blend it with oyle, and anoint the loynes, and pryuytes of a woman traualing with chyld, it maketh delyuerance of the child in hyr wombe without pain.

A suffumygacyon made of the hornes and houses, of Goates mo­ueth mightily the matrix to deliuerance.

Diosco. Take of Betony sedden w^t water and hony. 31. It hasteneth the delyuerance, and deiyueryth deiyueryth y^• laborynge woman out of her daunger, but in any case beware that ther be no pe­ces in the house wherin the womā traualeth for they are very hurtfull [Page] and doe not suffer the Matrixe easilie to open.

If the woman cannot easily be ridde of the after burthen, take Berage and Léeke blades, and the ioyce of Parsly rootes, giue the same witth Oyle and it shall be deliue­red incontinent.

Const. The leaues of Iuniper drunke with water & hunnie, causeth the deliuerance of the childe and of the secondiles, and after burthen.

Dissolue a Swallowes neast with wa­ter, straine it, & drinke it, it causeth y^e birth of the child to be verie easie.

Remedies. Chap. lii.

FOr the paine after child-birth, take the yolkes of egges mightely sodden in wa­ter, break them to péeces, and mingle them with suet and the ioyce of Mugwoort, and Comyn, and make a plaister thereof.

Seeth Onions in water, & after stampe them with Oyle and Comin, & yolkes of egs, it is verie good, applyed in lyke forme as the other.

Séeth in Wine or water the rootes of marish mallow, & walwort, & stampe them well, & mingle them with common Oyle warme, and make a plaiste.

Dioscol. Let Bay berries being beaten to pou­der, be put vpon hot coales, and let the wo­man man receiue vp the fume thereof clos [...]ly, it helpeth much the paine of the matrixe, and conception, and wasteth the superflu­ities of the Matrixe, also it causeth deli [...]e­raunce.

¶ Remedies. Cap. liiii.

THe ioynt sicknesse is thus de­uided into scratica, whiche is in the huckle done. Podagra the gout of the legs and feet, and Chi­ragra the gout of the fingers, and Arthritica whiche is in euerye o­ther part of the body.

Town exesses stampt and made in & plaster with suet, taketh away y^• ioynt sicknes longe hanging vpon a man afore if it be vsed.

Diosco Asphaltuum made in a playster w^t [Page] ialte Pe [...]er heleth the ioynt sicknes and the goute.

[...] Water of the decoction of Rape, throughe the workig therof, helith the payne of the ioynt sycknes, and gout [...] of his owne properly.

Diosco. Cost or detin plasterid vpon the goute, and disese called sciatica, healyth the same, by drawynge out the humors from the bottom [...] and after the same sort, it is good for them, y^• haue the palsy, and ioynte sycknes. The roote of a holyhoke or marish mallow stampt and myxt wyth the grease of an old hogge, healeth the goute within thre dayes.

Macer Playntain leauis plasterid with freshe greace, is a good remedye to take away the payne and swellyng of the goute. Take sede therof also vsed in a plaster, is a great helpe a­gaynst the gote.

The leaues of Cresses myxt wyth branne and vineger and emplaste­red [Page] vpon the grefe ar, of much effect

Itē take musterd sede, a ne [...]e bred dry fygges, hony and as much vi­neger as you wyll, put them all together, and bind it to the grefe.

Gslbere. Take the fleshe of a fat Catte the greace of a Gose, of a graye, and of a fox, & the mary of a Hartes horn Iuy, Sage, Rue, Vyrgins Waxe, frankensence, the yolkes of rostyd egges, Snayles, put them all in an earthen pot that hath, a hole made in the botom, for the nones, and let it be clouse aboue wyth past that no ayre may issewe forth at al, and put vnder the same pot, another whole pot & close thē together and put the nethermost in ground, & as it were burye it in earthe, and compasse it about wyth fyre aboue, & thet wyll distill a wonderfull good oyntment out of the vpper moost pott whyche wylbe good for the cold gotee.

Agaynst the colde and swell [...]ng. [Page] gout, take stale grease, & the whi­tes of egges, beat them togither a good while & mingle togither bri­stone, the root of red-Docks quicke siluer without any fire vse y^e same plastared vpon some lether, early & late, let it be renued it shall cause it to itche greatly, but yet doubt no­thing of it, for it wil heale thee.

Also this plaster folowing hath beē proued of this Gilbert & is an wunderful inuention. Take of the bare earth of Emetes .ʒ .iiii. of bar­lꝪ bran .ʒ. of Rose, vn. & a halfe, of beane floure vn. & a half, malowes mādrage ans vn .vi. seeth the mallowes & mandrage in iii. pound of water vnto half, & make therwith the other medicines beaten to pou­der in a morter, and mingle therw^t waxe and yolks of egs of Saffrō ʒ. iii kneede them all wel togither, & it shall neede no other plaster or medicine.

An other plaster whythe is to be vsed when the grefe is moost behe­ment. Take of honi combe [...] ad of the mylke of Barelye [...] Rose water and Raine water minglid together .ʒ .i. and a halfe, mingle thē together in a mortare, and bly­inde them well wyth the whyte of an Egge, make a cerrupe, and apiye it ia very good.

Item seeth syxe Backes, or Reremysy in Raine water, & afterward streyne it, and put thereto of oyle of Roses, and bowes of Wyllowes, & seethe them vnto the consumpcyon of the Oyle, it is much worth both in a hote and cold cause, for it hathe an vnkowen vertue.

Diosco. Shype Pytche, and salt Atmo­niake myxte together, is a syn [...]gu­lar helpe for them whiche haue the Crampe.

Item Betony stampte and play­stered [Page] vpon the grefe of the Goute, easeth the same, and the decoctyon therof beyng dronke doth the same soner.

Take oyle of Henbane anoynted vpon the [...]vefe of the goute taketh away the payne.

Item a bathe made of the decoctiō of ste wort taketh awai al gouts

Tyme stampt wyth the whyte of an egge and applied for a plaster is a good and helthfull medicine for y^e Ioynte sycknes, and especyall y the sciatica.

Take Bay berys and the leaues of Rue, Tyme Vrgayne, Pennyri­al, old sope, myngle them together and frye them and apply them vr ō the hote goute with to we, the place beinge fyrst anointed with Honx it taketh away the gout and al other grefes.

Thus is a preciouse oyntment a gaynst al gout and ioynte [...], [Page] take the thre sortes of Snayles gathered in Maye and put them in a frying panne, vse it for an oyntment

This folowynge is approwed remedye, in al cases, wythout purga­cion, anoynt the piace wyth y^e ioyce or Gaiyngale and of attychokes, or lay a spounge vpon the grefe dypte in warme win of the decoctyon of comin, it wyl draw out the hurtful humores, it hath ben prouyd.

Kye. Hares dounge discomperd w war­me wine, and plastered helith vtterly those y^e haue the sciatica, though they be past hopr.

Anoyntment made of harts horne is good for the same disease also

This is a most assurid oyntmente agaynst al olde goutes and ioyntes sicknes & against the palsye. Take for flesh and sethe it in good wyne tyll it faule from the bonnes, after­ward stampe the fleshe myghtylye, bringe hote and wryng out y^e ioyce [Page] [...] [Page] [...] [Page] therof and sethe the same ioyce tyll it be as thicke as an ovntmēt, afterwarde put a lytle red war ther vnto and litle of powder of Mastycke of Castoreum bedelii myrre bay beris a quantitie of euforbium and a litle of muske, and let them be incorporatyd all together as anoyntment.

Another moste certayne approuyd oyntment. Take abygge roote of Bryony, & make it hollow and put into the holownes therof y^t ioyce of Hellebor, Calamint. Cyme, or Rue vnto two hollow partes and let the thyrde parte remayne emptye, and put the pouders therin mencyoned in the formare oyntment. Pyretory the roote of Getian, and hermodac­tiles, and put thereto Petroleum or sume olde oyle and Waxe, and lette it be stoped with Potteres claye or paste, and let it be put in the embres there let it hoyle a good whyle and [Page] afterward stamp it and wring out the iuyce, vse it for an oyntment.

Another oyntement of efficacye ther vnto, take the iuyce of a wilde Cucummer root, green grapes, pa­ritorye, the leaues and beri [...]s of I­uy, Iuniper beries, euforbium, Castoreum, the fat of a gripe, of a gose of a Heron, of a foxe, & ofn Bear, then take a fat Cat and pull of the skin, and til her with all these fore­said things, and let it coste wel vp­on a spit against the fire, and let the drippinge that commeth of her bee kept and resolue a litle waxe ther­in, and annointe the greefe there­with.

Item kill a whelpe of xxx. dayes olde and anoint the painful greefe, with the blood of the said whelp, it is very good.

Item seethe the fleshe of the said whelp in wine, with Rue, Betany [Page] fenigreke, Egrymony and Sage afterward stampe them al together and put to a litle mary of a Hartes bone, & a fewe ashses sethe it in ma­ner of anoyntment, and anointe the place, it is very good.

In a great and extreme payne of the ioynt sycknes, take a whelpe of the age foresayd and rost hym, and cut him in the middes a longyst the backe, and aplye it hote, it is verye good, and much worthe.

Const. Item seth Rue and Sage, in oylt together and beinge hote stamped, aply it to the grefe, it wyll alay the payne incontinent.

Constan Boyle the ioyce of Henbane in the greace of hogge, and put there vnto a litle wax ād anoint the grefe thee with: y^e herbe it self also sod in wine and bound vnto the grefe appesith it immediatly.

A plaster made of the rote of wal­worte and Hermodactil, &, stampte [Page] wyth Hogges grese, and bond vn­to the cold goute, helpeth the same

A plaister made of Oxe, and Hog­ges dounge sodden in vineger, and Rauens grese, cattes grese, or Hea­rons grese, is very good agaynst an immoderate payn. Make to pouder ʒ .i. of Opiū minglid wyth Saffrō and yolkes of Egges, and oyle of Rosys, thys myghtylye asswagith and restraneth the matter.

Item take Emetes and the egges of them, and a litle of y^e earth wherin they dyd abyde and comon salte, mengle them w^t the grese of an old Hogge, and beinge putte betwyne a clothe of lynnen applye it vnto the grefe.

Misselto boylid in water and the grefe beinge bathid with the sayde water hath great helpe therby.

Item ashes of burnt Tyme myn­gled w^t the whyte of an egge & pla­stirid vpon the place, brekith goute [Page] and draweth out the hurtfulnes.

A bathe wherin Emetes and thei [...] egs being stampt haue been soddē, dooth quickly heale an olde and almoste incurable ioyue sicknes.

[...] Gotes dunge taketh away the hardnes & swelling of the ioynts.

Green tue plastered with salte & Hony taketh away the pain.

This confection is moste prorer and certain medicine for those that haue the ioynt sicknes.

[...] Take of Sauain ʒ .ii. of Pe [...], of Iuy and Rue leaues. Ana ʒ .vi. of Get mander .ʒ .ii. giue the same vn­to the patient wito wine.

Item boyle Mules pisse, with wax oyle and litarge, make a playster therof and it wil remedy.

If the greese be mixt with swel­ling, take of beanes ʒ .iiii. v. yolks of egs, blend them togither, & plas­ter them vpon the greef.

Item, Bay leaues sodde in water, and mixt with water of Purstande, if the griefe be washed therewith, it much hel­peth.

Take of Lyons grease two pound, of Ware, a pound, of Masticke, Oyle ʒ .iiii. it vtterly taketh awaie all griefe of the ioyntes.

Item, an ointment of a Cat helpeth the patient in one daie, if it be made after this fashion, it is verie good.

Take a fat flayed Cat, her bones béeing pulled from the flesh, stampe it mightely, and put it in the belly of a fat Goose, and put Salt grease therevnto with Pepper, & mustard seede, of Dragons, of Pellitorie, of Woorme woode, Garlike, and Beares suet, An [...]. vn .i. of Ware vn .ii. roast it, & kéepe the dripping.

Galen. Mingle the asshes of Coleworts burnt with fresh Hogges grease, anoint the gout therewith, it will heale it in three dayes.

The dounge of a Storke mixt wyth Hogges grease, healeth a long continued Gout.

Temper Parslie and oile of Roses with womans milke, and anoint the griefe ther­with.

libert. This potion following is wonderfull good for the gout and ioynt sicknesse: take of Hermodactill ʒ .iiii. of Cummin & Gin­ger ana .ʒ .i. giue therof at once vnto the pa­tient ʒ ii.

Hermodactill made in a plaister with vineger, is verie good.

Pepper plaistred vpon the griefe war­meth the ioynts and sinewes, so that there is no medicine like vnto it.

Galen. Phlebothomie or the cutting of a veine next the greatest ioynt, is verie good.

The roote of wilde Mallowe stamped with stale grease, and plaisted, healeth the gout in thrée dayes.

Diosco. Take of Amoniacke and pytche lyke quantytie, mingle it and make it in a plaster it is a singular medy­cyne for the goute.

Oyle sod in water & honye plaste­rid with cokle (after that the paciēt hath bathid the grefe with water) heallth the disease.

Take a good deale of worme­wode of the rootes of Walworte of whete branne of dunge and salt, let them sethe together in vyneger tyll the Vineger be cōsumed afterward stampe it and applye it hote.

Rattes turdes stampte and ming­lyd wyth olde grese losyth all swel­lynges of a cold cause.

Item coluere dounge sodden in wyne, tyll the wyne be consumyd & plast [...]rid, helith the goute.

Take halfe a pounde of [...], of oyle olyue .v. pounde, of good wyne a pound, let them sethe together tyl the wyne be consumyd, afterwarde [Page] mingle therto ʒ .ii. of Euphorbium made to pouder make an oyntment thereof it hathe been prooued in the gout and ioynt sicknes.

Take a dram of the iuyce of popler rinde, drink it for i [...] is very good.

Seeth a dead wesel til the fleshe fall from the bones, straine it wyth oyle, and mingle waxe ther thervnto and anoint the ioynt greef therwith and the great swine pocks, it migh­tely healeth all corruption of the li­nowes and ioynts,

Seeth nettels that growe in whote and dry ground in lie made of the as­shes of a vine, and with the same lie beeing whote weshe the greefe and plaster the nettels vpon it, it is very good in all aches of the gout.

Seeth salte and sifted wheat, bran, hony and red wine til they be thick and to apply it vnto the greef.

Be sure of this one thinge that [Page] in some cause medicines y^e are made (except they be purgyng, or breking or at the lest except some sufficiente cuacuye [...]on of y^e matter gobe fore) do not [...] helpe therfore let the hote hu [...] be purged wyth an electu­ary made of the ioyce of rosys.

Let those pacientes be wel ordred and warely and let the water be by lytle, and lytle purged, that the nou­ryshinge vertue be not dystroyed, for in Pilles, many thynges are re­ceyued that drawe wyth vyolence, as euphorbium, harmodactill, Col­loquitida, Turbith, scamonye, whi­che all are as it were poyson, & ther­fore vndiscretly mynystred causeth fayntnesse throughe the devilitie of vitaill sperites in that nature can­not with stand the matter, and such thynges are neuer mynyestreed ex­cepte they haue stonde settelled a good whyle after commixtyon and [Page] ful ordring, so that the strength and violent operation of them is myny­shed by long tariaunce and setling. And yet is not theyre whole vertue destroyed, but their operation is bet­ter and helthfuller.

Constan Item wilde myntes that growe in jolks, make in an oyntment delyue­reth hym that hath the sciatica, and geue of his greef, by hearing & dra­wing foorth the master.

Gilbert. If the greef be to [...]ureagious take of Opium i .ʒ. of saffron three vnces mingle them with foure yolkes of egs or fiue, and plaister the same vp on the greefe, for it mightely asswa­geth the paines and restrayneth the corruption.

Item gotes dung sodden wyth cats greace, or the fat of a rauen or vul­ture, is muche worth in thys cace.

The dung of a storke myxte wyth hogges suet, is very good also.

Aboue and more force then all [Page] things els is to keep the belly lose at all times.

Galeii. The ruyce of sallowe or willowe rote mixt with oyle of roses is wonderful good for the gout.

¶ Remedice. Cap. liiii.

HEmlock leaues stamped and dryed and so made in a play­ster, hele al ruptures or choppings within ix. or x. dayes.

Englishe Galangale healeth the choppings and deep wounds.

Liuerworte stamped and drunk with wine euery day is helthfull & good.

Yung Hares dressed & ordred with hony in maner of pilles, and i [...] mi­nistrid, [Page] do clouse vp and make hole choppes and ruptures.

Item hartes dung myxt with hony and geuen often vnto the pacy­cut to drynke, in y^e bignes of a bene closeth vp the ruptures mightilye

Let the he ade of a gote be sodden heare and al, y^• in water of a gourd and eate the meate therof, or drinke the water, it maketh al the inward partes of a man hole and sounde.

¶ Remedies. Cap. lv.

FIrst make a sirup of the decoction of Saunders, & the flou­res of water Lillies, then let the patiente auoyde and eschue all things that burne the harte and all that are grosse and whote, and if the vitall sprites bee inflamed cheefly a­boue all things bring the patient in a soft sleep, and let him smel to Camphore with rose water, and violets and suche like, and minister thinges that cause coldnes and comfort the hart, as Margarits, and saunders, and the scraping of Iuory, or els let him be annoynted with oyle of Ro­ses and Nenufar vpon the brest and playster thereon colde thinges tem­pered with vineger, and it is very good against the heate, if y^• nan rall spirites be inflamed, tak cold [...]rops [Page] and electuaryes that cause coldnes as are suger. Rosys, and Violettes and plaster the [...]osys and saunders vpon the lyuer, but if it be of a cold cause he ware of letting of bloud, to ingender more cold therby & specy­ally if it be with a rrwme.

Gyue vnto the pacyent Rose wa­ter newly made myxt with Suger or violettes, and let hym smel to basyl yet let him not smel to other swete sauoures, y^e be hote, and in a hote rewmatike cause, let him vse a cold fomentarion and oyntment, but the felye if it come of ouermuche labor, or copulacion or heate of the ayrce and suche lyke, let the holownts of the hādes and the soules of the fete be anoynted with oyle of Vyoletes rosys womans mylke, also anoynt the backe bone, the forehead and tēples wyth oyle of rosys, Populion, womans mylke that gyueth a woman chyld sucke, and let hys meare [Page] and drynke be of lyght degestyone, and colde but if it be of ouer muche labor, or of ouer much emptines he must be nourished with the resūpti nes and confortatyues, if he cannot swete, this wyl heate hym inconty­nent and minister occasion vnto the patient to swete.

Let the leaues of Sallowe tre & Holyhoke, Violettes and rosis and suche lyke boyle together in water wherin put a great clothe, & let the pacyent be, wrapped in the same be­ing warme and couetyd ther wyth tyll he swer, and afterward let him washe his fet armes legges in the same decoction.

Diosee. Item the ioyce of Cucumeres Woyle of rosya anoyntid vpō the pul­sys and vpon the harte, asswageth the heate of the ague,

Platcarius had a certayne paciēt deslytute of strengthe, and put hym in a bathe of water, wherin sodden [Page] egs were resolued, and after the ba­thing he departed strong.

Put a greene gourd in paste, and bake it in Ouen, and alter wringe out the iuyce and put it into a pot & seeth therin Hennes fleshe or of some other bird (first wel washt w^t wine and salt) and a few grains of wheat and Barly, Licorice, gumme of Arabicke, Dragone, Roses, floures of water Lilies flewort, Almondes, of the guinnie of the Almond tree, Ba­sil, Reasons, Mirabolans, Sebesti­an seed, the seeds of a goued, Mellō and Cucummer, being a [...] clene dres­sed put them in a potte wel closed w^t clay, and let them boyl til the thirde part be washed, afterward staine it and putte Suger into the strayner, and make a Si [...]up therof and giue i [...] vnto the patient, it restoreth very well, and temperatelye cooleth and h [...]lth [...]ully comforteth fainting per­sons.

Remedies. Capi. lvi.

Macer. TO mytigat the ouer muche here in a continuall Agew, sethe Colewort leaues with oyle of Rosys, and playster it vpon the sto­make.

The same thynge may be done of Willow leaues, Morel and flewort

A certayne curious practicionate shewed me for a certaynte, y^e Pym­pernell dronke with warme water taketh away the contynuall Feuer

Anicen. Put the sede of fleworse hole in water all a nyghte, then let it be strayned and put therto Suger, ād gyue it vnto the pacient it colethe, [Page] and intollerable heate of sharpe A­gewer.

Sirup of nenufur dooth mightely heale sharp Agewes.

Galen. Item if the Ague be not very sharp let the pacient drink colde wine migled with water, it openeth the stop pings within, & bringeth forth cor­ruption through the vriny and comforteth weak members.

Dioscori. saith that if the patient drinck a great deale of colde water the intollerable heate wilbee extin­guished therby.

In this cause apples that are cal­led bitter sweets are very good.

¶ Remedyes. Cap. lvii.

IF it be the right tertian, giue vn­to the patient to drinke, the iuyce of Dendelion before comming of the fit thr [...]e or foure times and the Ague shall go from him this am I sure of.

The matter bering digested, cause thy selfe to be let blood in the fourth or fift houres before the coming of the fit, and if it so be there go before any tokens of digestiō, he shal haue the Ague no more.

The matter beeing digested make a plaister vpon the pulses of the arme of the lesser nettle that groweth in a very dry and warme place, stampt with muche salt, for shorty after the feuer shall ceace.

Myngle a radyshe roote beeing stamped with wheate branne, and make a plaister, apply it betweē the nauel and the share, that the matter [Page] beinge fyrste digestid he shoulde not perceue the payne and wringinges thys reme dye hathe ben prouyd a­gaydst al kynde of Certian leuers.

Diosco. The ioyce of Ribwort geuē before the fyt do com, takith away y^e same Of the same operacion are .iii. plantain rotes stampt and dronke with water before the fyt come.

Thre graynes of Coryander put in rere Egge and giuen to the pa­cyent to sup of aftter the .iii. or .iiii. fyt wyl delyuer hym of the Agew.

The ioyce of sower grapes vsid .ii. dayes in the morning, taketh awai the Certian Feuer.

To take away al tertiā feuers, take mellilot. Cellydone, whyte & blacke Pepper, netels, and salte Peter wel bound vnto the pullis of the armes this was tryed by a practionar.

The ioyce of pympernell dronke as the fit comith doth vtterli take it awaye.

Of the same operation is Cithory, the same thing woorketh the iuyce of Parcely drunk after the same fashion.

Item stampt veruen leanes and iii. rootes thereof dissolued in water, take it before the fit come and it wil driue it away.

Dioscor. Take vine leaues and put them in wine, and giue the same wine ii. or iii. times to drinck, & it wil rid him of the tertian or quartain feuer.

Rewponticke is a singuler remedy against feuers.

Take three slips of iii. leaued grasse stamp it and put the iuyce in water and drink the same water, it is very good for the feuer.

Take rye branne, the iuyce of Ver­uen, Sinegreen, Nettels and plan­tain, mingle them togither with iiii egs and plaister it ouer the belly be­fore the comming of the fit.

The iuyce of mollen put into the nosestryls of the patyent in the commyng of the fyt, taketh away the disease.

Gilbert. The pouder of Chrystall gyuen in wyne and Dendelyon, before the cō ­myng of the Ague, taketh away the fyt therof.

The pouder of Chrystall gyuen to dryncke to a nurse, taketh away the Ague from the chyldren that she ge­ueth suck vnto.

Item the lytoure that commeth frō the sodden lyghts of a Ramme, hea­leth the tertian feuer, and y^e disease of the raynes.

Garlick bound to the outward members of a man, taketh away the quodyan and tertian Feuer, but it must be applyed as I vnderstand before the lytte come, for by that meanes the matter is drawen to the extre­mitles, that is to say to the handes and feet so that the principall mem­bers [Page] are holpen.

¶ Remedies. Cap. lviii.

[...] YF thou wilte speedely heale the quotidian Feuer, take these ap­proued medicines, giue to the pati­ent ii .ʒ. of Betony, i .ʒ. of plantaine, with the strayniug of them, before y^e comminge of the fit, and the patients shalbe whole therby.

Give vnto the pacient this sirup, take the leaues of Betonye, the ro­tes of percelye, of Fenell, of Filipen­dula, of Mayden heart, of Hartes tunge, of the middle rinde of an el­der. Ana. Mi. of Agaricke .i. vnce, of Oke ferne .li .ʒ. of wilde time i. vnct [Page] and much hony as discrecyon wyl geue to be sufficyent, it is of muche and great efficacy.

Item stampe trummes of bread and Gull, of eache lyke quantytye, myngle i [...] wyth a soft tusted egge, & oyle of Bayes, or oyle of Ciprisse and wete a cloth therin, and apply it ouer the stomake & belye, it hath ben proued to be very good.

Prouoke vomyt vnto the pacyent w^t an electuary of cassia, and a [...]le Cinamound wyth the decortyen of wild cucummer rote: & radysh rote & vineger made in a sirupe with honye, is very good.

Take the rote of Galingale, and the sedes of Radish, and the seed of Orenche, the tore of black helibore and as muche Honye and Vineger as shalbe thoughte sufficient, min­gle them together ād let them seth to halfe, and let the pacyent drinke [Page] therof two houres before the sit cō meth, and afterward let him eat nothing in fiue houres or at least in a good space after.

Item giue vnto the patiente be­fore the fit come vppon two pennye weights of bay beries made to pouder with a soft egge, or pulses and without doubt the patient shall be made whole.

Mustarde eaten before the coming of the fit, expelleth the colde and fe­uers that come by course, as in quoridians and quartains.

Item Ifope giuen with water and hony putgeth slimy humours.

After purgation of the whole body apply vnto the vaines of bothe the armes this plaster folowing.

Galen. Take foure leaues of Nettels of Morel, & of Sengreen, Ana. [...]. m. of Cobwebes ii .ʒ. asmuche common Salte as shalbee thoughte suffici­ente stampe them all togither, and [Page] make aplayster.

One say the in his boke of practy­ses. that he hath healid many of the Quotidian Feuer, with the middel rynd of an elder giuen with warme watter, or with the rind of a nut tre giuē after y^e same maner, & with .ix. graines of lesse spurge or of pyonye but these thinges at to be ministrid vnto stronge men and laboriouse.

Gyue vnto the pacyente, we mans mylke, y^e gyueth a man chyld sucke, wyth water, eyther before the fyt or in the fyt, it shall so heale hym.

Take .ix. rootes of waulwort, of y^e bignes, of a manes fynger, cut them in peces and stampe them & strayne them with Ale or w^t whyte wyne, & giue therof vnto the pacyent before the hour of his fiet, and let hym not slepe in any case.

The lyuer of a Hare dried and gy­uen to drynke wyth water, takethe away the Feuer,

Gsiula. Take of agarpeke .ʒ .i. giue it vn­to the pacient to drinke wyth wine and hony, it taketh away al feuers Quotidians, tertians, and quartai­nes, through purginge slimy & cor­ruptiue humors.

Take wyne and myngle it with Asses bloud, drinke the same, for it healeth the Quotidian Feuer.

¶ Remedies. Capi .lix.

TO take away the Quartaynt Agewe, giue vnto the pacient thre or foure pilles as folowe, take of opium, of brimstone, myr & Aga­ricke, Rue leaues, cassia Fistule, A­na, vai mingle them with the lioice [Page] of wormewood and make pilles in the bignes of a bean, gyue vnto the patiente before the fit doo come on him.

Item Trochiskes are of certain prooued, wherewyth manye haue beene healed of the Ague at once drinkinge, but they are best in quo­tidian feuers. Take to Rue, of A­lum, Miche, Opium, ana i .ʒ. and di of saffron .ii .ʒ. cassia fistula ii .ʒ. of quick brimstone .ii .ʒ. of Henbane .ʒ .vi. make Trochisks and giue them with water.

Also beares fleshe eaten healeth the quartain feuer.

Circan. Item strong wine wherin Egrimo­ny bathe beene sodden, healeth the quartain feuer.

Make a hole in a bean, & put therin to the small stinking wormes that breed in paper or wood called Ci­mices, they take away the feuer.

Item cinkfoile stampte with a [Page] lytle Peper and dronke before y^• fyt. come, is good agaynst y^e quartayne

The ioyce of Mollen dronke be­fore the fyt sleeth the same.

Item yarow giuen to drinke be­fore the fyt cometh wyth wyne, ta­keth away the Quartayne.

Item the ioyce of Camomill be­inge dronke before the fyt, takyth a­way the Feuer.

Take Assa fetida, Rue leaues, pe­per ana .ʒ ii. mingle them wyth ho­nye, giue them vnto the pacient .ii. houres before the commynge of the fyt as bygge as a Chest nut, it hath ben prouyd.

A swalowes donge dronke taketh away the Feuer Quartayne.

The ioice of horse house dronke & vsyd .x. dayes taketh awaye bothe the tirtian and quartayne feuer.

The ioyce of mugworte myxt with oyle & gyuē vnto the paciēt warme [Page] three dayes, taketh away the feuer. Take of Dragons bloud and wilde time, of ech in like quāli ie, asmuch as shall suffice, seethe them in water til it be thik, and afterward mingle thervnto of the stone called Lazulus ii .ʒ giue vnto the patient thereof the space of three dayes one ʒ. a day, the first day it taketh away the rigorousnes, the second the fit, the thirde day it healeth all togither perfitely, this same hath been proued.

Item Briony stampt and plastered vnto the pulses of the temples and armes before the fit come, taketh a­way the quartain Ague.

Item Astra fetida sodden in wine put it into a holow-rote of soubread and put therinto suger, giue it vnto the patient before the fit (& a purga­tion ministred before it) i [...] healeth.

Giue vnto the patient to drinck before his fit the seeds of Henbane. Mandrage, ana .ii .ʒ. Assa felida .i .ʒ. [Page] and a half, and it wil heal him, Let the patient fast all a whole day before his fit come on him, and lette him wache al the night after, in the morning roste him a partriche, and let him eat therof, and let him drink good wine & strong, and let him eat no other thing all the day and after­ward let him sleep his fill.

This same also is named to be a helthful medscine, Azarabacca, if it be freshe gathered stampe it & seeth it a little while in wine, and let the wine be giuen vnto the patient two houres before his fit, if the matterly in the stomack it causeth vometinge if other wher it wasteth it.

The matter being digested giue vn­to the patiente before his fit a little oyle of Ienoper (a purgation presup­posed) it is mutche strengthe in the Quartain ague,

Giue vnto the patient three graines of Iuy gumme.

Take the rote of sperage let them seeth a good while in water, & giue therof vnto the pacient that hath a Feuer quartayne .vii. days. and thē is a wondefrull helpe therin.

The ioyce of tyb worte, dronke w^t warme water and honi, two hours before hys fit come vppon vym, ta­keth away the quartayne agew.

Of y^e same operation are .iiii. rottes of plātayne stāpt & drōke w^t watter

Fyll a henne y^e is but a yere old w^t persly and Basyll, as much as shall be thought sufficient, & put into her al the hole substāce of a rawe egge beside the shell, and salte sufficiente and put hyr in past, and bake it vp­on the herth vnder some vessell and giue vnto the pacient one part ther of one daye, and so muche anothere daye, & lot him eate no other thyng it is good also for the tertiā & quottdiā feuer, it prouoketh vrine & disistith y water & takith awai y^e feuer [Page] The blood of an asse anointed ouer the back bone while it is freshe and warme taketh away the quartain Ague.

Wine of the decoctyon of the root of Gensian is good, for let the paci­ent drink therof, and it shall take y^e feuer away.

Take holwort & henna dung and stamp them togither, distēper thē with whit wine strain it and giue it vnto the patient before the com­ming of his fit.

Certain practioners say that tur­mentil drunk before the fit looseth the quartain.

Kye. Put a Scorpion in oyle & let the soles of the feet & palmes of y^e hād he anointed therwith & the forhed and back bone before y^e fit cometh, it ex­pelleth bothe the quartain, quotidian and tertian feuer.

The fat of a bulture mixt w^e oyle if the patient be anointed therwith [Page] it dryueth away the quartayne.

Take .iii. leaues, and .iiii. rotes of Veruēseth them in wyne, and let y^e paciēt drynke y^e same before his fit.

Diosco. Calamint giuen before the fyt, ta­kith away y^e quartayne, Wyld margeram doth extenuat & wash y^e fites

Calamint, wilde Margetam, Peniroyall, Buglosse, Borage, Haris tonge, sene, the tyndes of the ro [...]e of tamarike, & of ashe, betony, iarmander, tyme, and wild tyme Ana. vn ii of Betony. m .i. of Mugworte, of e­grimony, of Sperage. m .i. let them seth al together in whyt wyne, and put a litle honi therto let the paciēt drinke therof, mornyng and euenig it mightyly wasteth choser a dust & melancholy.

Take of Violettes, of Boreage Flours, of sene, time, and wyld time ana. vn i. & a half. Myrabolans, Cytryn, rewebarbe ana .ʒ i. sethe them vnto the .iiii. parte then streyne it, & [Page] so sethe it agayne tyll it be brought to the ful poynt of. vn .il. or .i. & in y^e end of the decoctiō put to rewbarb and let it be sharpnyd wyth. vn i. of spurge, or of the ioyce of scamonye and giue it an houre before hys fyt come on him, and without doubt it will heale all Quartaynes.

A cure prouye of one o [...]ten tymes before the sy [...] gyue all the sortes of myrabolans, & sen with cynabaris made to poudir, put therinto a litle of spurge with creame of euenynge mylke, and if the paciēt be a womā & ful of choler, put therto rewbarb

Dioscor. Take Nep, stampe it and wryng out the ioyce and drinke it w^t wine it losith al the hole water into swe [...] and so take away hys disease.

The ioyce of Mugwort that hathe one stalke, mixt wyth oyle of Rosts & anoynted on the back bone & pul­lys, taketh away the feuer, and healyth the pacient soundly.

Orenche sead stampte & sodden in drinke, taketh away y^e quartain. Take y^e ioyce of Pellytory & myn­gle it w^t the pouder of Mirabolās of India, gyue it before the fitte .iii. houres, & before the very fit geue, i penny weight of wyld Margerā & it shall heale wythout doubte.

Diosco. Take .ʒ iiii. of Betony with wine and water before the fit, it taketh a­way the feuer.

Macer The decoction of black Helebut passeth all medicines in operation against a long continued quartain feuer.

Gilbert. Take of white and black Hele­bur Ana .i .ʒ. of the stones called La­zulus and Calaminaris & armenia­cus of eche i .ʒ. of oketerne .i .ʒ. and a half of Borage flowers .i .ʒ. of Go­tes blood dried .ii .ʒ. make a pouder therof and giue the patiēt in drink ui. houres before his fit, the matter being first digested and extenat by [Page] purgacyon.

Stampe persly & all the hole sub­stance of an egge and a half a poūd of hogges bloud, incorporate them wel together sesonid with salt & ta­ke a h [...]ne & stuffe hyr therwith, thē make a pye and bake hyr therin, & let the paciēt eat therof, it taketh a­way the quartaine feuer by a litle & litle it comforteh the hart, stomake and noryss [...]inge vertue, and prouo­kith apetit.

Take .xl. graynes of Peper with warme water and drinke it, it is ve­ry good to take away the quartain and intermyssiue feuers.

The cuttynge of a vayne before comynge of the fit distroyeth great­ly the feuer, let it be vsid often and a lytle at once.

The rynde and leaues of a nute tre dronke in vineger, taketh away the Feuer and rygorousnes therof. [Page] Diosco. Coste or Detin stampte and mixt w^t oyle, and anoynted vpon the backe bone and pulses of the patiente, hea­leth the intermyssiue rigorousnes of the fittes.

Item fill a Capon with Oke ferne, & floures of borage, sene, and with y^e iuyce of Garlick, make potage ther­of, it purgeth the raw humours and burnt choler if you put therto a litle Penerial, for it wasteth more better the il humours, and maketh the po­tage of better operation.

Mustard seed stampt and drunk be­fore the fit, driueth it away.

Peneriall, bothe kindes of time, Sent, Calamint, wild Margeram mingle them all togither with Ho­ny, seeth it and let it be scomed clene and let the patient take thereof, it is very good for the quartain Ague, & against the steppinge in the splene & lyuer.

The ordure of a man dryed and [Page] dronke with wine or honie, restrai­neth the fittes.

Auicen. A sea Crabbe eatē is good in the quartaine feuer.

Camomill dronke is good for all feuers.

Mingle the iuyce therof with oile & anoynt the ridge of the backe, and the pulses of the pacient before the time of the fit, & he shal haue no fit.

Stampe Rosemarie and giue the iuyce therof vnto the paciēt to drink before his fit, and he shalbe hole in­continent.

Peter Lu Sieth .ix. handfuls of Rue iu suf­ficient wine, and giue the same vn­to the pacient to drink in the houre suspected of the feuers approching.

Macer. Stamp the root of Holwort, and seth it with water and hony, & giue the pacient thereof to drinke before his fit, it wil take away a long con­tinuing feuer if it be oit vsed.

Take the inwarde skinne of nut [Page] kernells and stāpe the same & se the it wyth good wyne, and drynk the same when it is claryfied a lytle be­fore the fit, & it will cause the same to cease.

A grene frogge sodden in oyle of myrthe, if the pacient be anoynted therwith before his fit, it shal clere him of his Agewe.

The iuyce of Hempe, afore the fyt taketh away the feuer.

Wyne of the decoctiō of Sage, rose mary, & Lauāder dronke before the cōmyng of the fit, healeth the quar­tayne Agewe.

Rewpontide is a singular helpe vnto intermissiue and cold feuers.

Centory stampt wyth wyne and dronk before the fit, causeth it to be no fit, this experiment is knowen to be of most certayntie.

The rote of wild cucumber giuē to drinke before the fyt, taketh awaye the feuer.

Make lye of fine wine, oke ashes of the root of red coleworts & of ru­stinesse of yron burnt and stampt to pouder, and giue it to drink long before the cōming of the fit, it mightily looseth the bowells, and taketh away the quartaine feuer.

Remedies. Chap. lx.

THe braine of ashenne or potage made thereof eaten or applyed to the place of the griefe is of more better operation thā any thing els.

A pacients owne spittle is verie good against venemous bitings.

A scorpion stampt and applied to [Page] the greuous place, is contrarye to hit owne stinging, and other of hit kinde, and therefore it is a wonder­full remedie.

Lyr [...] A figge leafe or the rinde of a fig stampt and applied, is very apt and good against venemous stingings.

Goates bloud warmed ouer the fyre and dronk, is of myghtie ope­ration agaynst all drinking of poy­sons.

Goates dung tempered with ho­nie, and put vnto the stinged place, healeth the same.

Dioscor. Oxe hoofes sodden & eaten with Mustard, withstand all poyson, so that nothing is able to hurte.

Agrimonie dronke with wine, is wonderfull good against the vene­mous bityng of a serpent, a dogge, or a man, and a Carbuncle.

Take Houndes tongue grene or dried, and lay it to the Carbuncle & stynged or venomous place, and it [Page] will ripe it.

Mollen stampt and plastered, is of great efficacie agaynst the stin­ging of a serpent, or when a mēber is wounded, put the iuyce therof in­to the wound, and it will cause the venome to issue out.

Cresses stampt and mingled with braine, healeth the Carbuncle plai­stered thereon.

Auicen. The ordure of a mā is very good oft times before the breaking forth and after.

Iuniper berries are medicinable against poisons, for there is none of like operation vnto it. Dioscorides also affirmeth that they do helpe a­gaynste poysons and styngings of serpentes.

Gilbet. Cheruill and culuer foot are very good against the carbuncle: & in the daunger of death giue vnto the pa­ciēt milk mingled w^t wine & water.

The root of brome put into a ves­sel [Page] of wine, preserueth the drinkers therof from all poyson, it hath, ben proued.

Dioscor. The rootes of Affodils expelleth all poison incontinent, and it preser­ueth from euill & venemous meate, and plastred, helthfully helpeth ve­nomous bytings.

Isaac. Rue, nuttes, and hony stampt to­gether, and plastred, break wonder­fully a melancolike or flegmatike apostume.

Nuts stampt and applyed to the grief, togither w^t the rynds, destroy all apostumes within the bodie.

The sede of a palm tree drōk with wine healeth al venemous bitings

Fill an egge shell full of the iuyce of egrimony, giue it vnto the pariēt to drink, it purgethmightily al poi­son vpward, and with a wōderfull facilitie healeth the biting of serpē ­tes and other venemous beastes.

Bees and flies bound & knit with [Page] Honie & wine in a cloth, drawe out all venom, also apply stamped gar­like therinto till it breake.

Const. Ditanie stampt and plastred, and the iuyce therof dronk, is very good against all poyson, and venomous bytings.

Dioscor. The same expelleth and draweth out of the body an arow or shaft.

Isaac. Take a kernel of a great nut stāp it with the leaues of rue, & plaister it on the grief early & late, without doubt it wil break the apostume, or any kind of swelling els in the body

An oxe gall breketh a felon, or the sore that is called Cats heare, and breaking out in the fyngers.

Mulberies very ripe drōken and applyed to the griefe, breake won­derfully the apostumes.

The sede and herb of Cresses mingled togither, and plastred, healeth the Carbuncle.

If a man eate garlyke, and then [Page] drinke the bloude of a Cocke with warme wine, he shall be hurt with no venemous beast.

The bloud of a duck dronk with wyne, preserueth the drinker from all poyson.

Sainct Iohns herbe stampt and plastered immediatly vpon the by­ting, doth permitte no operation of the poyson in him.

Remedies. Chap. xj.

HE that will heale the Measels oughte fyrst to labour and be­stow his endeuour, that they fyrste come all forth, therto take dry Figs and floure of Lentils mundified & made clean, Ana .ʒ .x. of the gumme [Page] Lacca, Dragance an .ʒ .vi. let them be sodden in fyue pounds of water vnto .iiij .ʒ. strayne it, and put ther­into .ʒ. of Saffron, and giue the pacient therof to drinke before meate, and when he goeth to sleepe, till all come foorth.

Salt Peter mixt with Terebētine openeth the Carbuncles, & draweth out the filthy corruption.

Take of the leaues of Basyll, and fyll the place of the Vlcer that ma­keth the Carbūcle, there is nothing more stronger than this.

Agaynst Felons in the fingers, ma­ke a plaster of brimstone, Rosen, te­rebentine, put a little Saffron ther­vnto, and the Tallow of a calfe.

Leuen of wheate breaketh the ve­nemous humors and apostumes.

Any cloth dyed Purple hath ver­tue of attraction.

Remedies. Cap. xlij.

THese remedies folowing are a­gaynst the French Pockes, Le­pry, and such like.

Make anoyntment agaynst the Scabbe that is ingendred of salte flegme, of Aloes, and vnquenched lyme, with common oyle.

Dioscor. Frenche garlike fryed with oyle killeth the ill scab, and the breaking out therof & applied vpon the apos­tum, [Page] so that it touch no other flesh by & it breaketh the same immediatly.

Auicen. To heale an olde Lepry, Take a serpent of a dry hill, and cut off the head therof quickly, & the tayle, and let hyr blede, & stir about the bloud til the bleding cease, and afterward let the serpent be mūdified from his inwardes, and let it be sodden, and cause the pacient to eate therof eue­ry day ʒ .i. & drinke the wine wher­in the serpent hath been sodden, tyll the leprous person be swollen and puffed vp, and beginne throughe anguishe to be in a manner besyde him selfe, then put the pacient in a stewe or hote house, and let the hole body of the paciēt be anointed with the liquor wherin the adder or ser­pent was sodden, for the hole fleshe and skinne is therby renued, and so shal the pacient be perfectly healed. Take a blacke serpent, the head be­ing cut off, bury hir, till she be ful of [Page] wormes, & then let hit be dried, and giue therof vnto the leprous .ʒ .i. with a syrope of hony euery day.

Put corne in water of the decocti­on of serpents, and feede hens with the same corne, and let drinke the same water, and their fethers shall fall of, and when they be vnfe­thered let them be sod, and let the le­prous person eate them, and drinke the water wherin they were sodden and let him washe his hands, face, and beard therwith.

This same experiment is sayd to heale the pockes for a certayntie in one day: take of mollen, pitch .ʒ .iij. of quicke brimstone, of salte Peter, Frākencense ana .ʒ .ii. as much oyle as shal be thought sufficient, make it and worke it vp well, and reserue it as ye shall ocupie it.

Circan. The barke of our ladies Thistle stampt with vineger, and applyed, taketh vtterly away all scabbinesse [Page] and scurffe.

Take nesing pouder, louage, fen­nell, and seeth them all togither in wine, wash the pacient that hath a deformitie of the skinne enclyning to a lepry, and it will cleare him.

A precious oyntment agaynst the scabbe, which is wonderfull in ef­fect, and hath beene oft proued.

Take of quicke siluer .ʒ .ij. of eu­phorbium .ʒ .j. of stauisagre .ʒ .ij. of litarge .ʒ .ij. of suet a pound & half, make anoyntment & let the pacient be anoynted therwith, al the armes shoulders, and backbone, and about the knees, either agaynst the sun, or against the fire, and if you perceyue by anoynting the pacient with this vnction, that he be inclined to vomi­ting, or else any swelling of the vp­per parts in the body, anoynt him no more, if not, cease not to anoynt him til the seuenth day be past, and if thē he break not out, make a fomen­tation [Page] agaynst the stomacke wyth water of the decortion of Rosemary and Sage, and after three dayes let make a bath with water of the de­coction of enulacampana and dock, and lay a white linnen clothe vpon the anoynted place, that the oynt­ment touche not the other partes of the body, by this maner of ordering haue many leprous persons beene healed.

Agaynst the French pockes take of brimstone ʒ .il. of neesing pouder, quick siluer, and cumin, ana ʒ .i. of Staphisagre ʒ .i. and a half, & incor­porate thē with ʒ .vi. of stale hoggs grease, by this meanes euery euill disease or sicknesse is for a suretie healed, except it be ful of glandules or kernels, which must be cured af­ter other meane.

Keepe a cocke fasting three daies, and then tye him to a stake wyth some Corde, and tye a tode by him [Page] with a corde also, so that the cocke may eate him, within two days af­ter the eating of the Tode, kill the Cocke, and seethe him in pure good wyne, a good whyle, put raw hony therin, let the pacient vse the same euery day: a henne were better. But thus hath it bene proued.

Peter. The leaues of Lilly stampt and plastred vpō the grefes, heleth thē. Vitriolum citrine dried and myxte with vineger, & burned vpon a tyle sharde, and do so by it thrice, lastly make it to pouder beeing applied, it healeth the sicknesse.

The rootes of Lekes made in a pla­ster and applied vpon the glandules or kernels (wherof the sicknesse cō ­meth) healeth it, and anoynt the vl­cers with this oyntment.

Take the iuice of Leke blades, oyle, and ware, & incorporate them, & so aniont the places that be cankrous, it healeth them wonderfully.

Melt tallow, and dip therin a lin­nen cloth, and so bind it to the legs, it dothe exceedingly well heale the pustules of the legs & else where.

Take the pith of leauened bread, stampe it and temper it with wine and hony, & make them boyle togi­ther, & mingle therto talow, & spred it vpon a linnen clothe, and apply it hote to the bruses and greuous pu­stules of the legges.

The cutting of the vayne that is nighe the bygger ioynt doth migh­tely heale the scabbe, and the euyll pustules on that side.

Dioscor. Dry figges stampt with the flou­res of Iuy and so applied, do migh­tily helpe the paynfull pustules of the legges.

Stampe red mints, Rue, black­bery or bramble leaues, and morell togither, with y^e rotes of lilly, mixt them with the whites of egges, vi­negar and oyle, strayne thē all togi­ther [Page] and anoint thee therwith, it is wonderfull good.

Dioscor. Sethe the rotes of dock, and stāpe them mightily with hoggs grese, & put thereto quicke syluer quenched with Sage and ashes, incorporate it and anoynt thee therwith, it will yelde wonderfull effecte.

Seth the floures of Wertworte mightily in vineger, & put oyle ther­to, anoint thee therwith, it wil heale the lepry, the scab, and al itchyngs.

Applie to the vlcers beeing fyrst mundified, triacle, and in the spring folowing, or then, if it be thē spring, thou shalt be hole.

Take stauisagre and litarge make a pouder and a bathe, and after washe thy selfe-it is good agaynst the morfewe.

The smoke of henbane sede (the greued member being fumigated therwith) healeth.

An oyntment therwith expert & [Page] cunning men say, that though the paulmes of the handes and soales of the feete (being nothing greued) be anointed therwith, yet al scabbi­nes is takē cleane a way from al the body. Take of oyle of bayes .ʒ .iiii. of whyte Frankencense, and cleare white Waxe .ʒ ii. of quicke syluer quenched with spittle ʒ .i. of Hogs fat well fryed .ʒ v. of baye salte wel stampte .ʒ viii. of the iuyce of plan­tayne, and fumitorie as muche as you wyll, myngle them all togy­ther, and yf your confection be iust and good, it is a wonderfull expe­riment.

Lyra. Take a snake and rost hyr wyth salt, and afterwarde burne hyr in a potte well closed vnto pouder, and giue the same againste all Lepry: and all other desperate greefes.

Remedies. Chap. xliiij.

Dioscor. TO take away the Glandules, incorporate brimston & wheate branne with Turpētine, and make a plaster of it.

Circan. Dioscor. Darnell, quick brimston, linsede & tuluer dung, take them & seeth thē in wine & aply it to the scrophules, & weles, it killeth and breketh thē.

Lentil seed giuen with wine that is fyned, doth expell and driue forth the Glandules.

Dioscor. The root of wild cucumber slāpt with barly mele, and made in a pla­ster taketh away old swellings fil­thie and hard.

The roote of betonie incorpora­ted wyth greefe and coluer doung, [...] [Page] the scrophules myghtily.

Macer. Wyld Poppy, quicke brimstone, culuer doung, and Linseede, let thē be all sodden with pure wyne fyrst stāpt together & so plastered, it hea­leth al the scrophules.

Gilber [...]. Take and seeth an egge wel, and breake it in the milke or iuyce of spurge, & giue it the paciēt to drink. 3. dayes early and late, and let him eat no supper, and so shal he be deli­uered therof.

Take of Culuer, Gotes and Oxe doung dried, of litarge, of the ashes of cole worte rote, of serapine of bit­ter Almondes ana .ʒ .i. incorporate them all with pytch, & a little stale oyle or stale grease, and so apply it, the same helpeth & looseth quickly, specially if they fyrst take a purga­tion of turbyth.

Macer. Mustard seede stampt and pun­ned with old greaseand so plastred clenseth the scrophules cleane.

Make dow of beane flowre with the iuyce of coriander, bake it and plaister it hot, it healeth perfectely the Scrophules.

Dioscor. Snailes boyled, stampt & so layd do mollify & dissolue the scrophuls. The pouder of black pepper dried & mixt with hard pitch, doth disperse & put away scrophules of infants.

A sodden figge plastered thereon, healeth them.

Lycorise stampt & plastred taketh away the swelling of the scrophuls

In the wane of the moone, let the pacient vse to drinke .ix. days toge­ther the iuyce of Agrimony & whay fastyng, & so shall he be hole of the Glandules.

Melt pitche and hogges greace, and put therto quick brimstone and wheat branne, and so make a plai­ster, it healeth the pustules of the necke and throte applyed there.

Goates doung is good to heale glandules.

Mingle the ashes of the fethers of culuers wyngs, and burnt Hen­bane, with bread, & so applye them to the scrophuls of the neck, for ther­by they shal be resolued & cōsumed.

Take the iuyce of wylde Lylly, & euforbium, temper them togither & giue the pacient seuen pilles made therof in the morning for .xxx. days continually, for it expelleth the scro­phules, so that one shal not remain.

Take the roote of a lilly and lin­sede, & stampe them & mingle them with vineger, and put therto culuer dung, and plaster it on the scrophu­les, for it is wonderful in operatiō.

Ribwort freshe gathered mixte with clere grease and plastered, lo­seth all swellings.

The bloud of a Wesill dropt vpon the scrophules, is verye good and medicinable.

Gilbert. Sixtus. A plaister made of walwort doth assuage, mitigate and extinguishe [Page] the scrophules.

Radish taken of the pacient in a­ny forme either in meat or drink, is wonderfull good againste the scro­phules.

Galenc. Peache leaues stampt with salt, and plastered, are muche worth.

Applie the root of brionie stampt and mixt with hogges greace, and if the scrophules be hard, take goa­tes doung and vineger, mollifie the goates doung therwith, and put it into a linnen cloth, and so applie it.

Remedies. Chap. lxv.

TO take away Wartes, make thys experimente, put the fete of Hennes into the whotte Em­bres [Page] till the scales or skmne therof be separated and shronk from their legs, and the same skinne warmed, rubbe the warts thre or .iiij. tymes or more, & it will drive them away.

The rind of a sallow tree burnt & tempered with vineger, and so pla­stered, taketh away the warts and scabbe that be in any place.

Dioscor. Egrimonie mixt and stampt with vineger, & so plastered, putteth out the wartes.

Putslane rubbed vpon the war­tes, pulleth them vp by the rootes by his owne propretie.

[...] Burne the grene vine that beareth grapes on the inner syde, and with the same water that cōmeth there­out, annoynt the wartes, bunches, and figges about, or giue it the pa­cient to drink, it shal cause them all to fall out by the rootes.

An egles turd anoynted or bound on the wartes, taketh them away.

Gilbert. Take a red snayle & cut hir ouer­thwart the back, and reserue the li­quor that cōmeth therof, and blend it with salt, and apply it, for it shall kill all the wartes.

Dioscor. The milke of figges annoyuted, pulleth them out by the rotes with out any byting.

Arsenicke mixt with vineger and applied on the wartes, taketh them away.

The gum of Yuie applyed after the same maner is of the same effect

Pull vp the marks on euery side, and lay about the sides unquēched lime & then anoint them with oile of Lilyes.

Remedies. Chap. lxvj.

To heale the burnyng of fyre, skaulde a Hare, and take the heares cut verie small and fine, and [Page] sprinkle it vpon the place.

Mingle the oyle of Nuttes and wax togither, and anoint the place it is very good.

Gilbert. Washe quick lime in several wa­ters. ix. times, & that which remai­neth in the last winter mingle with cōmmon oile, mightily stirring it a­bout, and anoynt the place, this ex­periment hath ben proued.

Dioscor. A certaine practicioner sayth for a suretie, that if streight vpon the burning, ynke mingled with water and cōmon oyle be bounde vnto the place, it will shortly heale it.

Macer. Dioscor. The root of Lillie rosted vpon the coales, and resolued with oyle of ro­ses, doeth mightyly heale the bur­nings with fyre.

Applie vnto woundes y^e be moist & old .v. parts of the iuyce of Lillie leaues, and one of vineger and in e­specially vnto the heade.

Take a mouse skynne and applye [Page] it hote vnto the burning and take it not away till it be hole.

Take the ashes of a drye Cucum­ber, and sprinkle it vppon the bur­ning, it hath great efficatie to heale the same.

Sope anointed vpon the place is very good.

Auicen. Ashes made of a dry snayles shel healeth the burnings.

Burne Doues dung in a linnen cloth and mingle it with oyle of ro­ses, and anoint the place, for it is ve­ry good and medicinable.

Seeth leekes, then stampe them and apply them, they are also verye good.

The leaves of holioke sod in oyle and plastered, healeth burnings.

Take the white of an egge rawe and oyle Dlife, sturre them about so long togyther till it be come into a thicke ointmēt, & anoint it vpon the place, and ther shal apere no scarre. [Page] The leaues of a pear tree stampt & applied, heale the burning of fyre.

Remedies. Chap. lxvij.

The bodie being firste purged of burnt humors, applie vnto the place rawe egges, and lay thereon a blete leafe, and thou shalte won­der at the healing therof.

Take the horn of a gote and burn it in the flame of the fire, & the rynd that riseth therof at that time, take and stampe it with vineger, & ouer­noynt the burned place therewith, for it healeth wonderfully.

Galen. Barly meale fried or culuers dung dissolued with oyle, aad put a lyn­nencloth [Page] & bounde vnto the burnte is wonderfull in efficacie, for thou shalt fynde no stronger medicine a­gainst this disease called wilde fyre and all other burnings.

Dioscor. The grene leaues of a plane tree, stampt and mixt with grease, hea­leth oftentimes the burnings.

The leaues of ribworte stampte and plaistred, are a singular helpe.

The yolke of an egge tempered with oile, and so applied assuageth all burnings.

The ashes of the rinde of an elme sprinkled vppon the burning, hea­leth mightily the burnings with­out scarres.

Salt stampt & mixt with oyle, & applyed, doth quenche this disease.

Albert. Vineger is of valure aboue all thyng for burnings. And Dioscori­des sayeth, that it healeth this dis­ease called Ignis sacer.

Dioscor. The pouder of Hares heares [...] [Page] and sprinkled vpon the burning healeth the same quicklye & causeth tue heare to growe.

Remedies. Cap lxviij.

Macer. SOthern wood and fresh grese of their owne propertie do drawe out sprigges, thornes, and other things that fasten in the body.

Holeworte stampt and applied is of the same operation.

The same operation hath the seede of rocket.

Alexan. Gose turdes plasterd vppon the greefe, draweth out the stickes and Iron that be fastned in the flesh.

Gilbert. Of the same operation is the iuyce of Dytanye myngled wyth Gose [Page] dung.

The ashes of a burnt Swalowe mixt with veneger and aplyed, is lyke in operation.

Oxeferne stampt wyth Hogges grese and bound vnto the greef, is very good also.

Dioscor. The roote of Gladen stampt and applyed to the greef, is good in ope­ration for it draweth out the brokē bones and if it be dronke it healeth brusings.

Isaac. The braunches of wild poppie & vnripe figges, drawe broken bones out from vlcers.

Lyra. Betony draweth bones out of bre­kings kings wonderfull well.

Dogge Fenel roote, expelleth the broken bones.

Dioscor. Ashes made of Fumitorie stampt & mixt with raw hony, and applied vpon the wounds, draweth out the peces of broken bones.

Stampe a roote of Enula and [Page] of a reede with hedgehogs grease and honie, & applye them for it dre­weth oute the thorne, or suche lyke thing fastened in a mans bodie.

The ashes of earth wormes with honie sodden and applyed, draweth out broken bones.