The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W. Guybert, Philbert, d. 1633. 1639 Approx. 245 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 93 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-03 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A02327 STC 12457 ESTC S118958 99854165 99854165 19574 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. 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Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, -- Early works to 1800. Recipes -- Early works to 1800. Embalming -- Early works to 1800. 2007-11 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2008-01 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-04 Robyn Anspach Sampled and proofread 2008-04 Robyn Anspach Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-09 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion THE CHARITABLE PHYSITIAN , Shewing the manner to make and prepare in the house with ease and little paines all those remedies which are proper to all sorts of diseases , according to the advice of the best and ordinariest Physitians . Serving as well for the rich as the poor . Together with a Table of all those medicaments as well simple as compounded , which one ought to have by them both in City and Country . With a notable and Charitable advertisement to the publicke : By Philbert Guibert Esquire , and Physitian Regent in Paris . Translated into English , by I. W. LONDON , Printed by THOMAS HARPER , 1639. THE CHARITABLE PHISITIAN . The manner to make Clysters . A Clyster to purge the Belly which you may make at all times . TAke a handfull of French Barly and boyle it very well in a pint and a halfe of water , then straine this decoction being about three quarters of a pint , then boyle in it halfe an ounce of good Sene , and two drams of greene Anni-seeds , or Fenill-seeds , then straine it through a linnen cloath , or sieve the decoction being wel strained , in which you shall dissolve the honey , butter , and red sugar as followeth : Having a bason or platter ready , within which you shall put two or three ounces of good honey and an ounce of red Sugar , then poure upon them seven or eight spoonefulls of the decoction being very hot , with the which dissolve the said Honey and Sugar , & after that adde unto them the rest of the decoction stirring them together a little longer , that being done straine it again through a white linnen cloath or sieve in the which you shall mixe five or sixe spoonefulls of oyle of Olives , or half a quartern of fresh butter & your clister is done , the which you shall poure into a bladder or syringe to be given luke warme or something warmer : if you have no Barly in the house , you may take a quantity of porridge or broath , or laxative Ptisan , or whey or common milk as shall be written hereafter ; and if you will not use the said clyster you may make it as followeth . In the said decoction ( being strained ) you shall dissolve the said honey , red sugar and oyle , adding to the same a dramme of salt or a little more , being common white salt . Note , that when you have dissolved your honey and all other medicaments in any clisters whatsoever , you must passe or straine them through a sieve or white cloath , for feare there bee some durt or uncleannesse left , that would stop the pipe , and so hinder the injecting of the clyster . To make another Clister for the same . Take French Barly , mallowes , Marsh mallowes , Pellitory , March Violets , Mercury , Camomill flowers and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull ; Fenugreeke and Linseeds of each two ounces bruised ; cut the said hearbs and flowers with a knife , after that wash them and make them cleane , then take a little kettle or an earthen pot , in the which you shall put three pints of water or a little more , then you shall boyle in it three or foure walmes the barly ; then put in the hearbs , and at the last the flowers and seeds ; being all boyled to a pint and a halfe or a little more which will serve for three clisters . Then take halfe a pint of the said decoction being strained , in the which being warme you shall infuse for the space of an houre the weight of three Crowns or halfe an ounce of good Sene , with two dramms of greene Anniseeds , and after the infusion boile them a little , then passe it , straine it as before , in that which is strained dissolve that which the Physitian shall appoint . An other Clyster . TAke a quantity of the said decoction strained , and put it into a pipkin with halfe an ounce of Sene , and a dramme of green Anniseeds , then having boild it a walme or two , you shall stirre into it foure ounces of good common honey , then letting it have a walme or two you shall passe or straine it through a cloath , and dissolve in it two ounces of fresh butter , and then it shall be ready to give being luke-warme . An other Clyster . TAke a quantity of milke , boyle it a little , then straine it , and dissolve in it two ounces of red sugar and your clyster is done : you may also take Barly water halfe a pint , dissolve the red sugar in it or a quarterne of good honey , or in the place of the milke you may take whay . To make a detersive Clyster . TAke a handfull of common Barly and two drams of greene Fenill , boile them in a good quantity of water till halfe be consumed , and at the end put into it a quarterne of good common honey , and then let it boyle a walme or two to dissolve the said honey , and then straine them , and dissolve in them two ounces of fresh Butter and your Clyster shall be finished . A Clyster against the beginning of the Dissentery . TAke a quantity of good milke being boyled , in the which dissolve three or foure ounces of good common honey , and the yolke of an egge , and your clyster is done . A Refreshing and detersive Clyster . TAke a pint of new milk and boile it with three or foure Lettices and a handfull or two of purslaine , take a quantity of this decoction strained , in the which dissolve foure ounces of honey and your Clyster is made . An Emollient Clyster . TAke a pint of new milke , in the which being a little boyled , you shall dissolve the yolke of an egge , and then straine it , and in that which is strained you shall mixe two ounces of oyle of roses or an ounce and a halfe of fresh Butter . A Clyster with Turpentine against the Stone-Collicke . TAke two ounces of oyle of Olives , or fresh Butter , warme them upon a chafing dish or upon hot Cinders , then take them from the fire and poure upon them halfe an ounce of good venice Turpentine , stirring it together with the oyle or fresh Butter ; ( which is an easie thing to doe ) being stirred well together you shall dissolve them with any of the aforesaid Clysters according to the advice of the Physitian . An Astringent Clyster . TAke Plantaine leaves , Shepheards purse of each two handfulls , wash them , cleanse them , and cut them ; a handfull of red rose leaves , boyle them all in Smiths water in the beginning the leaves , and towards the end cast in the rose leaves for to take a walme or two untill the decoction commeth to a sufficient quantity , then straine it , and mixe with it two ounces of oyle of quinces one or two yolks of eggs , and your Clyster is done . Another Clyster for the same . TAke a quantity of good milke , which boyling you shall quench a red hot Iron in it three or foure times , then straine it through a white cloath or searce , in the which you shall mixe your oyle of Quinces and yolkes of eggs ; you may also dissolve in it an ounce of sugar of roses . Note , That to little children you must give halfe the quantity of the said Clysters : A Clyster for the Collicke of the Belly . TAke Mallowes , Marsh Mallowes , Pellitory , of the wall Isope , Rue , Calamint , Peneroyall , Origan ; of each a handfull : Fenill-seeds and Cumin-seeds of each two drams , Bay Berries halfe an ounce , Camomill and Mellilote flowers of each halfe a handfull , boyle them all in three pints of water or a little more , beginning first with the hearbs , and then with the seeds being bruised and boyle them untill halfe be consumed , and this decoction will serve for three Clysters . Take a quantity of this decoction being strained , in the which you shall dissolve fixe drammes of Dia phaenicum , and asmuch of Benedict : Laxat : two ounces of honey of Mercury , and as much of oyle of Cammomill or of Rue , and your clyster is made , which you shall give luke-warme ; and if the griefe continue , you shall renew the said Clyster with the Physitians advice . A Clister for the Apoplexie . FOr those which are troubled with the Apoplexie , if the disease lingers you shall take a quantity of the former decoction , in the which you shall dissolve sixe drammes of Benedict : Laxat : and as much of Hiera Diacolocynthidos paschij , with two ounces of honey of Mercury , and as much of oyle of Cammomill and so make the Clyster . But if the disease be forward or dangerous , you shall take a quantity of Ptisan common or Laxative , and in the said Ptisan you shall dissolve the said medicaments . Another Clyster against the Collicke for the poore . TAke Isope , Sage , Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull , halfe an ounce of Anniseeds bruised , boyle them all in three quarters of a pint of good wine , being boyled to a little more then a quarter of a pint , in the which you shall mixe three ounces of oyle of Nutts and as much of good honey . Another for the poore . YOu shall infuse upon hot Cinders , or boyle in three quarters of a pint of good wine halfe an ounce of good Sene , and as much of green Fenil seeds ; then straine it and mixe with it the said honey and oyle of nuts . A natritive Clyster . TAke a quantity of broath or porridge made with the fat of a Capon , a piece of Veale , and the bloody end of a necke of Mutton boyled together , in the which you shall dissolve an ounce of fine Sugar and two yolks of Egges . Another for the same . TAke a quantity of Hen or Pullet Broath , and as much Gelle mixed together , with two yolks of eggs and make your Clyster . Another for the poore . TAke a quantity of milke being boyled with two ounces of good Sugar , in the which you shall dissolve two yolks of eggs . That before you give any of these nutritive Clysters , you must purge the excrements of the belly with an Emollient Clyster . Also that in making of these Clysters afore mentioned , you may make all sorts of Clysters whatsoever . That for little children you must lesson the dose and quantity of the decoctions and medicaments with the counsell of the Physitian . The manner to make and prepare Suppositories . TAke two ounces of common honey , boyle it in a little sauce pan upon a cleare fire untill it commeth to the thicknesse of an Electuary solide ; that done , take it from the fire and stirre into it two drammes of common salt or a dramme of sal gemme : in powder mixe them very well together with a Spatule , & then poure it on a paper being anoynted over with oyle and forme suppositories , and when you use them , you must dip them in oyle . Those which you make for children must be but halfe so big as the other ; and if you will keep them by you , you must put them in suet or in fresh butter , or otherwise the aire will dissolve them . Other Suppositories which are stronger . TAke the said honey being boyled and let it coole a little , then mixe in it very well a Spatule , common salt and sal : gemm : of each a dramme and make suppositories . Another Suppository . WIth the said honey being boyled and a little cooled , you may mixe twenty graines of Coloquintida in powder and as much sal : gem : in powder . Another Suppository . OR with the said honey being boyled you may mixe forty graines of Scammony in powder . For little children you may make suppositories with sope , or with the hearb Mercury , or with a little waxe candle or fresh butter . That in the place of Suppositories you may also put three or foure sugar plumbs of Verdum , without muske anointed with fresh butter one after another . I would not write any more examples of suppositories , because they are little in use , and of little effect , for the former glysters and laxative Ptisans and purging broaths which follow are farre better and of more vertue . A Certaine remedy for to loosen the belly of those which are hard bound , and will not take neither Clysters nor Suppositories . BEcause there are certaine persons that are so cholericke that they will use neither Clysters nor suppositories for any good in the world : not so much for a certaine shame as they have , as they are afflicted with their Hemerods as well internall as externall and other diseases thereunto belonging , therefore let them use this remedy following which is excellent . Take a dramme and a halfe or two drammes of good Sene , halfe a dramme of greene Anniseeds ; put them into a porringer , and poure upon them seven or eight spoonefulls of water , but if the person bee not troubled with a Cough , you may put halfe water and halfe and halfe juyce of Lymons , and then cover the said porringer and put them to infuse upon hot cinders or in some other warme place the space of halfe an houre or an houre , then straine and squeeze it through a white linnen cloath , and put it into three or foure times as much of cleare thin broath or pottage , and let it be drunk fasting , and some two houres after let the party eate some warme thing . But if the aforesaid broath or infusion be disagreeable to some delicates because of the taste of the Sene , may squeeze into the broath the juyce of another Lymon , but if that cannot please them , then you shall make the Infusion as followeth ; in this case you shall not put your Sene and Anniseeds in Infusion upon hot cinders , but in another place from the fire , the space of three houres , then straine and squeeze it as before and mixe it with the other broath , putting to it the juyce of a Lymon and there shall be no ill taste at all . This said Infusion or broath of Sene thus prepared , discha●geth the belly , dissolveth and emollifieth the excrements of the belly , which are hard and maketh them passe away without any paine or griefe to the Hemerods ( which is a good secret . ) But if it happen that the party being long time bound , this broath doth not discharge the belly : ( which hapneth but seldome ) you must reiterete it at night about foure or five a clocke , or the next morning . Also if the party refuse to take the broath of Sene , hee may in stead thereof take one good glasse full of laxative Ptisan of which I have written hereafter ) taking two houres after some thin warme broath . For the poore which are solid and hard bound . THose poore people which have not the Commodity to take Clysters nor broaths made with Sene as is before written , let them use this remedy following . Take two pennyworth of Sene , that is two or three drammes with a little Anniseeds , which they may have at the Apothecaries or drouguists , which they shall infuse in a porringer with nine or tenne spoonefulls of water upon hot cinders the space of an houre or two , then straine and squeeze it through a linnen cloath , and put it into three or foure times as much broath or pottage , and take it as aforesaid . The manner to make Iniections . INjections are made for divers diseases , as Vlcers wounds in divers parts of the body , as also for the diseases of the yard and matrix which are used with syringes proper for the same , in the which are put waters , decoctions , oyles or other liquors according to the advice of the Physitian to be administred to the sioke . The which Injections in composing , there is great difference for the remedies of divers diseases which the Physitian ought to appoint according to the discase . But I shall write of some few to content the curiosity of some persons . An Iniection for the Gonorrhea . YOu shall make an Iniection for the beginning with cleare milke or with Barly water warme , and afterwards you shall mixe with it syrup of dryed Roses , that is to say to foure ounces of liquor , you you shall mixe an ounce and a halfe or two ounces Syrup . Or if there be at the beginning any Inflammation you shall make an Injection in Summer with a decoction of French Barly , Plantaine , Betony , and water Lillies ; and in winter with their waters , also against the paine of the said part , you shall make an Injection with new milk from the Cow. To make Pessaries . A Pessiry is bigger then a Suppositorie , and is very proper for the matrix , the which are made of Cotton silke or Linnen cloath , in the which there are put medicaments ; being wrapped in Taffata silke or Linnen cloath and well tyed ; then being infus'd in wine , water , juyce , or other liquor convenient , is put into the neck of the matrix . They are made also with hearbs , flowers , seeds , &c. bruised in a morter and wrapped in a cloath fast tyed , which hath a great vertue . That you must tye a little ribban at the end of the said Pessarie to tie round the thigh for feare it goeth into the matrix . A pessary to provoke the monethly courses . TAke the leaves of 2 or 3 handfulls of the hearb Mercury , bruise them in a morter with a pestle , then wrap it in a cloath , and bind it fast , and make a pessary the which you shall infuse a little in the juyce of the said hearb being warme and use it . A Pessary to stay the monethly courses . TAke the leaves of these hearbs following , that is Centorie Mirth , Plantain , Cinquefoyle or five leaved grasse , of each halfe a handfull ; after you have washt them and made them cleane beate them together in a morter , and make Pessaries as aforesaid , which you shall soake in warme juyce of Plantaine . To make Ptisan Simplex to drinke ordinarily . TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared , that is to say , washed and cleansed ; a dramme of Anniseeds , boyle them in a pottle of river water or other good water in a pipkin or other vessell being very cleane , being pretty well boyled you shall put into it halfe an ounce of good liquorish well scraped and sliced , then you shall scum it , and when there riseth no more scumme , take it from the fire , and let it coole , and drinke it ordinarily . Th●e are certaine persons which love the taste of Licorish , and others that love it not , therefore you may augment or diminish the said licorish ; or in the place of the Licorish , you may put rasped Harts-horn or Ivory , or other medicaments according to the advice of the Physitian . To make Barly water . TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared as aforesaid , and boyle it in a pint of faire water untill a quarter be consumed , then straine it through a white cloath and use it . If it be to drinke you may boyle with it a few Anniseeds or a little Cinnamon . The manner to take Bezoar stone , and what it is worth a graine . FOrasmuch as we treat of Ptisans simple , wee may also shew the manner to take the Bezoar stone . Take foure , sixe , eight , or tenne graines , or more of good Bezoar in powder , the which put in a spoone and powre upon it a little Ptisan or juyce of Lymons and mixe it together and so take it . Also I give you to know , that the best Bezoar will cost but two pence the graine ; and I councell those that hold the vulgar opinion , that it is good against small Pocks , Measells , Feavers , Purples , and many other diseases to buy it at the druguists , two drams or halfe anounce you may have a dram for seven shillings , & it will serve for your family and to give to the poor seeing it costes so little . The manner to make Hydromell Simplex . TAke a pottle of River water , or other good water sixe ounces of good honey , put them into a pipki● or other cleane vessell , and boyle them , and scum i● alwayes untill there riseth no more scum , then take it from the fire , and let it coole , and take a quarter of a pint at a time . To make compounded Hydromell . FIrst , boyle the medicaments appointed by the Physitian , then straine them , and boyle with them as much honey as shall be needfull . To make Laxative Ptisan . TAke an ounce of good Licorish prepared , boyle it in a quart of water and scum it very cleane , and when there riseth no more scum , take it from the fire and infuse in it all night halfe an ounce of good Sene , and a dramme of Fenill seeds inclosed and tyed in a linnen cloath ; the morning following you shall straine it and drinke a good glasse full , taking two houres after a potringer of cleare thin broath . If you will have the Ptisan stronger , instead of a quart of water put a pint . Another Laxative Ptisan . TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared , Rasped Harts horne and Ivory of each a pugill , tie the said rasping in a linnen cloath , put them in a pint and a halle of good water and boyle them , and in the end put to them an ounce of good Licorish prepared , then being well scummed put to infuse the Sene and Fenill seeds as aforesaid . In summer you shall take a quantity of River water and put it into a pot or boule with halfe an ounce of prepared Liquorish , and two drammes of good Sene , and a dramme of Fenill seeds , then poure it out of one pot or boule into another many times , and then let it settle and so use it . If you would take this in a morning , it were better to let it infuse all night and the said Ptisan would be better . You may also inclose a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small slices with a little Cinnamon , or as much of Agaricke with a little Ginger to infuse with it , but let it be with the counsell of your Physitian . A Laxative Ptisan , with Sene , Rubarbe , and Agaricke . TAke three quarters of a pint of good water , in the which boyle and scum as is aforesaid an ounce of Licorish , then take it from the fire and infuse in it all night a little bag with halfe an ounce of Sene and Anniseeds , in the which inclose also the weight of a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe with a little Cinnamon , and as much Agaricke with a little Ginger bruised , the morning following straine it and presse it through a linnen cloath , and this shall be for twice taking . Another Laxative Ptisan with Cassia and Sene. TAke an ounce of Licorish prepared , the which being boyled in a pint and a halfe of water and well scummed untill there riseth no more scum , then you shall put into it the Cassia with the seeds , being drawne out of two ounces of Cassia in the Cane , then take it from the fire , and infuse in it all night the bag with halfe an ounce of Sene and Fenill seeds , the morrow morning straine it and take a good glasse full at a time . That it was spoken of before concerning this , who could not take neither Clysters nor Suppositories , and if their bodies be very solid , and that they take a good glasse of this Ptisan and it doth not cause them to goe to stoole , ( which hapneth but seldome ) they may take another glasse at night about foure or five a clocke , and another the next morning , taking two houres after some thin warme broath . Also with the advice of a Physitian one might take this Ptisan three dayes together morning and evening , take two houres after some warme broath . The excellency of these Ptisans . MOreover I certifie you that these Ptisans are of most excellent vertue , as well for the rich as for the poore , for they cost but little as you see , and they are of great effect serving for purging medicines and for Clysters , being easie to take because of the Licorish which taketh away the ill taste of the medicaments , without hindring their operation ; therefore you ought to pray for those that invented them , and for those that gives you the knowledge of making them in your owne house with ease , and yet you ought not to make them without the advice of a Physitian . To make water of Cassia . TAke halfe a quartern of Cassia in the Cane , the which you shall open and put it with the seeds into a pipkin with a pint of faire water , and put to it a dramme and a halfe of Cinnamon bruised , boyle them a little , then straine them , and let it coole , and take a good glasse full at a time ; you may also boyle with the said Cassia and ounce of Tamarinds , and a dram or two of Rubarbe cut in small pieces . One might easily by this methode make the decoctions of Guaicum Sursaparillae , and others for those diseases which ought not to be divulged in the curing ; the which for the honour and health of the diseased needeth not so many testifyings , the Physitian & Chyrurgion are onely those necessaries keeping silence in their mouths : The difference of these things are only for the preparation of the medicaments , and the time they ought to be in infusion and in boyling , which is a small matter and little paine and easily prepared : To make water of Rubarbe . TAke halfe a pint of water , put it into a pipkin or some other cleane vessell , and put into it a dram of Rubarbe cut into small pieces with a little Cinnamon bruised , boyle them two or three walmes and straine them and use it . You may also boyle in the said water the roots of China and Licorish raspd Harts horne and Ivory , and being a little boyled take them from the fire , and put into it the Rubarbe and Cinnamon to infuse . Also if you will , after the said ingredients are boyled and strained , you may put in the Rubarbe and Cinnamon to infuse , and take it not out untill the water be very faire and well coloured . To make the said water of Rubarbe more purging , you may put into the cloath with the Rubarbe a dram or two of good Sene. To make a decoction of Sene purgative . TAke halfe an ounce of good Sene , a dramme of Anniseeds , infuse them all night in a quarter of a pint of water in a porringer neere the fire , and in the morning straine it through a cloath and put into it the juyce of a Lymon , and then put it into as much more pottage or broath , and take it fasting . There are those that infuses their Sene in verjuyce , but it is better to infuse it in juyce of Lymons , for the verjuyce is astringent and hinders the working of the Physicke , but the juyce of Lymons is Laxative . A purging decoction of Sene for the poore . THe poore which hath not the commodity to prepare it of this fashion , shall take halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seed , and infuse it all night in a little hot water or Ptisan , and in the morning straine it , and with some pottage drink it . The manner to make and prepare Laxative and purging medicines of divers fashions , and with little trouble . TAke halfe an ounce of good Sene , a dramme of Fenill seeds , put them into a porringer and poure upon them a quarter of a pint of water , and let them infuse all night neere the fire , and in the morning straine and presse them , and when it is strained mixe with it an ounce of syrup of Damask Roses , and take it luke-warme fasting in the morning , and two houres after take a porringer of warme broath , and keep your chamber all that day . Another Laxative medicine . TAke halfe an ounce of Sene with the Fenill seeds , being infused all night , then straine it and mixe with it an ounce and a halfe of syrup of Damask Roses ; you may also infuse the Sene and Anniseeds in Ptisan ordinary . Another medicine Laxative compounded with Syrup of Roses , Sene , Rubarbe and Agaricke . TAke halfe an ounce of Sene , a dramme of Fenill seeds , infuse them and boyle them a little in a quarter of a pint of Ptisan or Barly water , then straine it and presse it hard , in the which being strained , you shall infuse in it two drammes of Agaricke rasped with a little Ginger , and a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces , and in the morning boyle it a little , and straine it , and in the decoction which is strained , dissolve an ounce of good Syrup of Damaske Roses , the which you shall take in the morning , and two houres after take a porringer of warme broath and keep the house all day . A Laxative medicine made with a decoction of Roots , Hearbs , Sene , Cassia , Rubarb , and Syrup of Damask Roses . TAke two or three roots of wilde Succory , scrape them and take out the pith , take also three or foure roots of Fenill and Parsley and prepare them in the said fashion , three drammes of Licorish prepared . Take also Agrimony , Betony , Scolopendry , Buglosse , Burrage , and Purslaine , and Lettice , of each halfe a handfull . You may put away the seeds and flowers , and wash them all very well , then boyle them very well in a pipkin or earthen pot in sufficient quantity of water , boyling first the roots , then put in the hearbs , and then the flowers and seeds with the Licorish , then take a sufficient quantity of this decoction strained to make this medicine following . Take halfe an ounce of good Sene and a dramme of Anniseeds pu● them into a porringer and put with it the Cassia which is taken out of halfe a quartern of the Cane , a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces , then poure a quantity of the decoction seething hot upon them , and cover the porringer , and let it stand all night in the chimney corner , in the morning you shall boyle them a little upon a chaffing dish of coales , and then straine it through a white linnen cloath , and in that which is strained mixe an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses , and so take it in the morning fasting keeping your chamber as is aforesaid . An easier manner to make the said medicine . TAke the said Sene and Fenill seeds , boyle them in the said decoction , or infuse them in the decoction three or foure houres in some warme place ; then straine and squeeze it , and then put in the Rubarbe and Cassia and let them infuse all night , and then straine it and mixe with it the Syrup of Damaske Roses . You may keepe these medicaments to boyle in a decoction for a Clyster , and then straine it , and mixe with it red Sugar , Honey , Butter , or other things proper for the same which is very good . This medicine above written is better then if there were Diacatholicon double , or Syrup of Succorie with Rubarbe . That if you cannot get the roots and hearbs before mentioned , you may take Barly water or ordinary Ptisan . Another Laxative medicine . TAke a dramme of Anniseeds , and halfe an ounce of Sene , boyle them in a quantity of Ptisan , then straine it and mixe with it halfe an ounce of Diacatholicon doubled with Rubarbe , a dramme and a halfe of Diaphaeni●um , and an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses , and take it as is before written . A medicine for those which are strong bodies and rusticke . TAke halfe an ounce of Sene , a dramme of Fenill seeds , infuse them all night in a quantity of Ptisan or Barly water , then straine it and mixe with it three drammes or halfe an ounce of Electuarium Diacarthum ; with an ounce of Syrup of Roses . A Laxative medicine for those that are soluble . TAke halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seeds , infuse them a in sufficient quantity of water , then straine it and infuse in that which is strained all night a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small pieces , then straine it and mixe with it two ounces of fine Sugar to make it pleasing , and take it . A Laxative medicine for little children at nurse . TAke halfe an ounce of Syrup of Succory with Rubarb , and let it take it with twice as much Ptisan . Also you may infuse all night a dramme of Sene in a little Ptisan , and Sugar it a little , and so let him take it . Otherwise you may infuse all night in a little Ptisan or water sugred , then straine it in the morning and let them take it as aforesaid . To make a Bolus of Cassia . TAke sixe ounces of Cassia in the Cane , draw it , and extract it with the decoction of Fenill seeds as followeth . Take halfe an ounce of Fenill seeds , boyle them a little and poure them into a porringer ; then lay a searce over the porringer , and so pulpe your Cassia , through which being done you may take out with a spoone , and then you may wrap them up in bits with Sugar , and so put them in wafers soaked in water or wine , and some two houres after take some warme broath or the decoction of Sene , which followeth . The night before you take the Bolus , put in infusion halfe an ounce of Sene , and a dramme of Fenill seeds in sufficient quantity of water and juyce of Lymons . The morrow morning two houres after you have taken your Bolus , you shall straine this decoction and mixe with your broath , and so take it keeping your chamber all day . Also you may mixe with the extracted Cassia a dram of good Rubarbe in powder . That when one mundifieth the Cassia upon the breath of the decoction of Anniseeds or Fenill seeds , it hinders the fuming of the Cassia into the head which many times causeth sicknesse . A Bolus of Cassia to purge the reines , and refreshing . EXtract as much Cassia as is aforesaid , mixing with it a dramme of powder of Licorish , and then take it in bits in a spoone , and two houres after take some warme broath in the which you shall put the juyce of a Lymon . A Bolus of Cassia with Turpentine for the Gonorrhaea . TAke as much Cassia extracted as is aforesaid , and mixe with it with a knife or Spatule of wood two drammes of Venice Turpentine not washt , and wrap it up into bits , and so put it into wafers and swallow it downe , and take some broath as is aforesaid . Another Bolus of Cassiae . TAke an ounce of extracted Cassia , which being extracted mixe with it two drammes of diaprunes , and make it into bits and take it as is aforesaid . Another Bolus for children at nurse . TAke three drammes of extracted Cassia newly extracted , and dissolve it in a little broath and then let them swallow it . A Bolus for the poore . TAke an ounce and a halfe of Electuar : Lenetiv : and swallow it two houres before you take broath . Another . TAke an ounce of Catholicon doubled with Rubarbe , two drammes of Di● prun : Laxat● mixe them together and take them as afore mentioned . Another Bolus for the poore . TAke an ounce of Electuar : Lenetiv : two drams of Dia pran : Laxat : or as much of Dia phenic : mixe them together with the point of a knife , and then swallow it down two houres before you take broath . To make Vomits . THat the best time to take vomits is when the stomack is full ; that is two say after you have eaten , for that will cause you to vomit with more case , and to void the excrements from the bottome of the stomacke . A common Vomit . TAke twelve spoonfulls of warme water , and three or foure spoonefulls of oyle of Olives , or two ounces of fresh Butter melted , drinke them , and now and then , put your finger in your mouth that the vomit shall not stay to long upon the stomack . Another Vomit . TAke three or foure Radishes , wash them and bruise them ; halfe an ounce of Mallow seeds being bruised also , boyle them in a porringer or two of water untill three quarters be consumed , then straine it , and mixe with it a little oyle or fresh Butter , and so take it . A Vomit which is stronger . TAke seven or eight greene leaves of Cabaret , beate them , and juyce them , and mixe with the juyce two or three times as much white wine , and drinke it warme . To make Chewings or Masticatories . THe ordinariest and easiest of all is to take onely Masticke and chew it in your mouth , and you shall feele the rheume fall from your head into your mouth , which you must spit out and use this fasting . Another . INcorporate the said Masticks with a little waxe melted , and never so little oyle with a little powder of pepper , Pellitorie , and Stafes-acre , and make pills , the which take one fasting as is aforesaid to draw better the humidities from the head . Another . TAke Pepper and Pellitory of each a dramme and a halfe , put them in powder , and mixe them with honey , and cut them in pieces about the bignesse of a Beane , and let them dry in the shade , and then use them as above . To make Gargarismes . TAke ordinary Ptisan as before written , wash and Gargarize the mouth and throat luke-warme , and if you will you may mixe with it an ounce of honey . Another Gargarisme . TAke a quantity of Barly water and mixe with it three or foure spoonefulls of Vineger and use it . Another . TAke a handfull of Barly well pickt and washt : Agrimony , Plaintaine , dry Roses , wash the hearbs and cleanse them , then boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water ; first boyle the Barly a little , and then the hearbs untill halfe be consumed , then dissolve in it two or three spoonfulls of honey , and as much of syrup of Mulberries , and use it . A Gargarisme to mollifie the heart and mouth . TAke thirty sweet Almonds , peele them , and beate them in a morter , pouring upon them by little and little as you beate them a quarter of a pint of warme water , then presse them through a cloath , and put that which is pressed into a porringer , and let it infuse all night in the chimney corner , and then use it if you will have it more agreeable , you may dissolve some sugar in it . An Anodine Gargarisme for the poore . GArgarize your mouth and throat very well with milk hot from the Cow. A Gargarisme Astringent and Repereussive . TAke a handfull of French Barly , Plaintaine , Pencroyall , and bramble tops , of each a handfull , boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water , untill it commeth to halfe a pint , straine it and mixe with it two or three ounces of Surup of Mulberries and use it . To make and prepare Emulcions . An Emulcion for to refresh the reines , and for the sharpnesse of Vrine . TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds , peele them and put them into a marble morter , and beate them with a wooden pestle , pouring by a little and a little upon them some warme Barly water , then put to them two drammes of each of the foure greater cold seeds , beate them all very well , powring still upon them a little warme Barly water untill it come to a pint , then straine and presse it very hard through a linnen cloath , and in that which is strained dissolve two or three ounces of fine Sugar , and two ounces of juyce of Lymons , and take it at three times two houres after you have eaten ; and if the paine of the reines continue , you shall beate with the Almonds two drams of white Popie seeds , or a dram of Lettice seeds , and as much of Poppies . That when you make your Emulcion , you must beat your seeds very well with a little warme Barly water , before you put in your Almonds . An easier way to make an Emulcion which is ordinary . TAke halfe an ounce of Gourd seeds , and as many of Cowcumber seeds , put them into a marble morter , ( being very well picked ) and beate them very well with a wooden pestle , pouring by little and little some warme Barly water , then beate two ounces of sweet Almonds peeled , powring more water as is aforesaid ; beating of them very well , and straine and presse them very hard , that there may be strained the quantity of a pint strained . To make Almond Milke . TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds , peele them and beat them in a Marble morter as is aforesaid , powring now and then upon them a little and a little warme water , untill there bee a about halfe a pint , then straine and presse it very hard through a cleane white cloath ; then take that which is strained and put it into a little pipkin , and boyle it upon a fier without smoake , that it be neither to thick nor to thin , then dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar , and a graine or two of salt for to give it a taste , and take it at night at the houre of sleepe about nine or ten a clock . There are those that put Ptisan and Barly water in the place of common water , but it maketh the Almonds more rough , so that it will not be pleasing to some delicates . There are those also that doe beate with the Almonds the crumme of a new white loase to make it more white and nourishing , which you may doe if you please . Also in great heat of the reines we use to put and beate with the Almonds a dramme of white Poppie seeds , but you must beate them well before you put in your Almonds . To make a Hordest or mundified Barly . TAke two ounces of French Barly , boyle it upon a cleare fire in three quarters of a pint of water three or foure houres , untill that there bee but a porringer of liquor left , then straine it without pressing the Barly ; then peele and beate in the morter two ounces of sweet Almonds , pouring this liquor upon them as aforesaid , then straine and presse them very hard , and boyle it a little , and dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar , and take it when you goe to bed . There are those also that beats their Barly in the morter with the Almonds , and presse it hard , which you may doe if you please . To make Tablets or Lozinges of Sugar of Roses . TAke halfe a pound of fine white Sugar , and foure ounces of good Damask Rose water , put them together into a skillet and boyle it very well upon a soft cleare fire , untill it come to the consistance ; which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the Spatule , and let it fall downe into the skillet againe , and there will be a long thred ; or put a little upon the handle of the skillet and it will grow hard : Secondly , take a trencher and put a little upon it , and when it is cold , if it bee hard it is enough : Thirdly , drop three or foure drops upon the ground , and if you can take it up that it stick not to the ground it is enough , then poure it all upon a Marble stone or upon a table well rubd , strowing upon the table or stone a little starch in powder through a bolter or linnen cloath , and so forme your Lozinges to make them red , you may stirre very well in it two drammes of red Rose leaves in powder . To make a frontall or binding for the paines of the head , caused of cold . TAke leaves of Sage , Rosemary , Betony , and Balme , of each halfe a handfull , boyle them very well in white wine , or halfe wine and halfe water , then beate them in a morter , and put them betwixt two linnen cloaths , and bind them hot upon the temples . A frontall or binding to cause rest . TAke Betony , red Roses , white Lillies , and Violets , of each a Pugill ; white Poppie , and Lettice seeds of each two drams , beate them all in a morter to powder ; beginning with the Poppie and Lettice seeds , and then with the hearbs and flowers , and this powder you may incorporate with oxirrhodin ; and apply it hot betwixt two cloaths as is aforesaid , you may also incorporate them with oyntment of Roses . Another refreshing to cause rest . TAke a handfull of new dry Roses , or of those of Rose Cakes if they be not burnt , beate them very well in a morter , and incorporate them with oxicrat : warme that it may bee something thin , then bind it betweene two cloaths warme upon the forehead and temples as before ; if there be any new fresh Lettices or Purslaine , you may beate halfe a handfull with them . Another . TAke a piece of Rose Cake which is not burnt , and cut it with a paire of Scissers just the length and breadth of the forehead , then soake it in a platter upon the fire with oxicrat : and bind it hot as is aforesaid . Another . ANnoint the forehead and temples with oyntment of Populeon ; being well anointed take a cloath and dip it three or foure times in oxicrat : hot , and then squeeze and bind it upon the temples ; the oxicrat : is made as followeth . To make Oxicrat . OXicrat is composed of vineger and water , but because the vineger hath not alwayes the same property , for sometimes it is weake , and sometimes to strong , it is hard to write of the quantity , but you may take upon sixe parts of water , one of vineger , but the ordinary use is to take as much vineger as water which is best . To make Oxirrhodinum . TAke foure spoonfulls of good oyle of Roses , two spoonfulls of good Rose water , and a spoonfull of vineger , mixe them well together , and your oxirrhod is done , which when you goe to use , warme it well in a porringer , and rub the party with it , tying upon it a dry cloath , or soake in the said oxirrhod or oxicrat . Another . TAke three ounces of oyle of Roses , and an ounce of vineger , mixe them together , and use them as before written . To make Hydreleum . THe said Hydreleum is made , mixing sixe parts of water and one of oyle together . To make Epithemes . An Epitheme refreshing the parts which are temper'd with heat . TAke halfe a pint of oxicrat before written , put it in a basen and set it upon a chasing dish of coales , being hot dip a linnen cloath into three or foure times , and squeeze it , and clap it hot upon the place affected , and lay another dry cloath upon it , and when that begins to be cold , be ready with another , and so do halfe a dozen times . This Epitheme is of great virtue , and better then those which are made with distilled water or powders , for they are hot of themselves . A Corroborant and refreshing Epitheme , for hot bellies in lingring Feavers . TAke Suckory , Sage , and their roots ; Agrimony , Purslaine , Plantaine , and Endive , of each a handfull ; red Rose leaves halfe an handfull , boyle them all very well according to order in a pint and a halfe of water , being first washed and made cleane , boyle them to three quarters of a pint of water , then straine it and mixe with it sixe or seven spoonfulls of vineger of Roses or common vineger , applying it hot with cloaths upon all the belly as is aforesaid . An Epitheme to lay upon the region of the heart in malignant and pestilent Feavers . TAke a Citron or Lymon peele , cut it in small pieces , and infuse it an houre or two in a quarter of a pint of good Rose water , then straine it and mixe with it the juyce of a Citron or Lymon and it is done ; which you shall apply three or foure times a day with linnen cloaths as is aforesaid ; if you mixe with the said Epitheme a dramme or two of Venice Treacle it will be very excellent . Another for the same . TAke two handfulls of Medowsweet , and as much of Scabios and Divells bit ; seeds of Citron , Carduus , Benedict , and Alkekeng , of each halfe an ounce , wash and cleanse the hearbs , and boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water , and a little after put in the seeds being bruised , then boyle them to halfe a pint , being strained dissolve in it the juyce of a Lymon , and two or three spoonefulls of vineger of Roses , and the said Treacle , the which you shall use as before . An Epitheme against the coldnesse of the heart . TAke a quarter of a pint of strong wine , that is to say Claret or White wine , warme it very well upon the fire and use it with linnen cloaths as before . You may also instead of Wine use good Aqua-vitae with the councell of a Physitian . To make Sternatutories or sneesing powder . TAke a little white Hellibor or Euphorbium in in powder , snuffe it up into your nostrills out of a piece of a pen or quill . To make Fumes and Perfumes . An excellent perfume to cast a sent in a chamber and against the ill aire . TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of good Rose water , tenne or twelve cloves bruised , foure or five little pieces of Lymon or Orange peele , put them all together upon a chafing dish of coales in a porringer , and put them in the middle of the chamber , or in any other place , and the vapour will rise and give a good sent and throwe out the evill aire . Another Perfume . TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of vineger , foure or five bits of Lymon or Orange peele , fourteene or fifteen Cloves bruised , put them together in a platter upon a Chasing-dish of coales as before . This last perfume is not so odoriferous as the former , but it is very good . That you must not boyle the said medicament , but put them upon so much fire as will raise the vapour . There are made divers perfumes for divers diseases , with roots , hearbs , seeds , &c. the which the Physitian will shew you . To make Fomentations and baggs . A Fomentation against the Pleurisie . TAke Mallowes , Marsh Mallowes , Pellitory , Sage , Isope , March , Violets , Cammomill and Mellilote flowers , of each a handfull ; cleanse the said hearbs and wash them , and boyle them in sufficient quantity of water , and towards the latter end poure a quarter of a pint of white wine , then presse and straine them all , putting the decoction into a pipkin , and put into it to soake a sponge or double linnen cloath , with the which you foment and bath the party affected ; then when it begins to bee cold squeeze and doe as before . Bags or Cataplasmes for the same . TAke the said hearbs and flowers , cut them very small , and put to them an ounce of Linseeds , and as much Faenugrecke bruised , then put them in an old cloath white and cleane , the length and breadth as shall require , then few it with thred , and boyle it in milke or water , and when the party is well bathed with the former decoction , apply one of these baggs very hot , and squeeze them upon the griefe , and when that begins to be cold , put one the other . A Fomentation Resolative and Emollient . TAke Mallowes , Marsh Mallowes with their roots , of each a handfull , Sage , Hysope , of each two handfulls , Camomill and Mellilote flowers of each halfe a handfull , Linseeds , Anniseeds , Fenill seeds , and Faenugrecke , of each halfe an ounce bruised ; prepare them as is written before , and boyle them insufficient quantity of water to a pint , straine it and put halfe of it in a hoggs bladder , and tye it one the top , and apply it one the griefe , and when it begins to be cold , lay the other halfe being in a bladder upon the same place , putting the other into a vessell to bee hot against that which is on cooles . And if you have no bladders , then bathe it with sponges or double linnen cloaths , and if you will make bags of the ingredients , put them between two cloaths as before . An Anodine Fomentation . TAke a pint of new milke , and foment with it as before mentioned . Baggs for the poore . TAke three or foure handfulls of Bran , fry it in a frying pan , putting to it a little wine that it bee not to dry ; then put it betwixt two cloaths , and apply them one after another as before . Baggs for the griefe of the stomacke . TAke two handfulls of wormewood , cut it in little bits ; as much Rose leaves , and put them betwixt two cloaths , and boyle them in wine , water , or oxicrate , and apply them one after another as before : you may also put to them a little Isope . A Cataplasme for Apostumes and Tumours . TAke three or foure lillie roots , wrappe them in a Colewort leafe , and rost them upon the hot cinders , then take them and beate them in a morter , and put to them a piece of fresh Butter . Take a part of this Cataplasme hot , and spread it upon a linnen cloath , and apply it upon the Tumours if it be either pestilentiall or common . This Cataplasme is of little price , but it is an excellent thing against all sorts of pestilentiall and other Apostumes , changing it twice a day . If in malignant tumours you will mixe with it a dramme or two of Venice Treacle , you will make it very good . An Emollient and Remolitive Cataplasme . TAke Mallowes , Marsh Mallowes , with their roots , Pellitory , Violets , Camomill , and Mellilote flowers , of each a handfull ; one Lillie root , ●aenugrecke , and Linseeds of each an ounce ; wash and prepare them , and boyle them according to order in three pints of water , untill it be almost boyld all away , then straine it through a sieve , and pulpe the ingredients through as you do your Cassia , the which being pulpe you shall dissolve in it a piece of fresh Butter or a little Oyle or Suet ; if you please you may put to it some Beane meale or Bran , and then put in your Su●t or Oyle . A Cataplasme for Gangrenes and Pestilent boyles . TAke fresh Butter or oyle of Olives an ounce , as much good honey , and the yolke of an egge , and a little Beane flower , first melt your Butter , or heate your oyle , then mixe in it the yolke of a egge and the honey , and afterwards the flower , and your Cataplasme is ready to use . To make Linements . TAke an ounce of fresh Butter , Cinnamon , or Nutmeg , in powder a dramme , melt the Butter and mixe in it the powder , and the Linement is done . Another . TAke two ounces of oyle of Roses , and a dramme of Cinnamon , and as much of Cloves in powder and prepare them as before . If you will make these Linements into oyntments , you must dissolve in the said oyle or butter a piece of yellow waxe . An excellent oyntment for a burne , made by a charitable Gentlewoman in France . TAke a penniworth of yellow waxe , and a penny-worth of oyle of Olives , cut the waxe very small , and melt it with the Oyle , then take it from the fire , and mixe with it two yolks of eggs , and beate it together untill it commeth to an oyntment . To use it , you must take a little of the said oyntment , and spread it upon a linnen cloath as thin as can be , then lay it upon the place being burnt , and in little time it will heale any burne , changing of it twice a day . The said Gentlewoman had alwayes of it ready by her , and gave it to all that came to demand it of her . To make a refreshing Cerat , and of a good odour . TAke an ounce of white virgins waxe , and foure ounces of oyle of Olives , cut the waxe in small peices and melt it with the Oyle , then let it stand till it be cold , then beate and wash it fifteene or sixteene times with faire water , untill the oyntment commeth as white as Snow , then after that wash it three or foure times with Rose water to give it a good smell , and put it into an earthen pot or other vessell convenient with Rose water , that it may be more refreshing and more sweet . To make Colyrium or Eye-waters . A Colyrium against gravell or any filth in the eyes : TAke three spoonfulls of white wine , and as much water ; the weight of a crowne of Aloes hepatic : in powder , mixe them together and make a Colyrium , and with some soft linnen cloaths wash and bathe the eyes , and soake the cloathes in the said liquor , and lay upon the eyes . A Colyrium for the paine of the eyes . TAke the quantity of a little Beane of white Vitreol or Copperas in powder , put it into a saucer with three or foure spoonefulls of faire water ; the Copperas being melted you shall use it as followeth : Take of this water with the end of your finger , and drop three or foure drops into your eye , stirring your eye , that it may runne about your eye , this do two or three times a day . A Refrigeretive Colyrium for the beginning of a fluxion or blacknesse . TAke Plantaine , and rose water , of each three or foure spoonfulls , the white of a new laid egge , beate and malaxe them together in a dish , and it is done ; in the which being warme soake linnen raggs and bind about the forehead and the eye round , the same side you may also use Plantaine water alone , or Rose water , or both together . To make Vesicatories . TAke a dramme of the flies called Cancharides beate them in a morter to powder and mixe with it the double quantity of Vnguent : Basilicon : and use it ; take a little of the said confection and spread it upon a linnen cloath or Taffetie and so apply it . Another . TAke halfe a dramme of the said Flies in powder , and beate with it three drams of good Leven and put to it a spoonfull or two of good vineger , and use it as before . Another . TAke a dramme of good Mustard , and halfe a dram of the said Flies in powder , beate them together in a morter with halfe an ounce of leaven and a spoonfull of vineger , and use it as before . Be sure that after you have made these things in in the morter , that you wash the morter and pestle with hot water . An excellent preservative against the Plague . TAke a good Citron or Lymon weighing foure ounces , cut it in small slices round , then put it into a skillet or other cleane vessell , with halfe a pint of Medow-sweet water , or Cardus , or Scabios water , boyle it untill all the water be almost consumed , stirring of it still with a spoone for feare of burning ; then take it and beate it very well in a Marble morter with a wodden pestle , beating and adding unto it foure ounces of conserves of red Roses , & two drams of good Venice Treacle , and as much of confection of Hyacinth : all being well mixed together , put them into a galley-pot , and take every morning the quantity of a dramme upon the point of a knife , fasting two houres after : and let children take the quantity of halfe a dramme ; as soone as you have swallowed it , drinke a good glasse of oxicrat , or three parts of water and one of Wine : And when you feare you have caught some evill infection , dissolve twenty graines of the said Treacle in oxicrat , or in wine and water , and keep your selfe warme . Washings for the leggs and feete to provoke sleepe . TAke tenne or twelve Lettices , five or sixe handfulls of Vine leaves , five or sixe Poppie heads ; being broken and cut , boyle them all together in a sufficient quantity of water ; being boyled take it from the fire and poure them into a large vessell , where let the party wash and bathe his leggs and feete the space of halfe an houre , beginning above , and so bathing downwards with the said ingredients , then let there be warme linnen cloaths bound about the parties legs and feet and so put in bed . Of Bathes . EVery one knoweth now adayes to make and prepare Bathes , and halfe Bathes of hot water ; therfore I will not speake of this much , but only this ; many times according to divers diseases the Physitians prescribe many sorts of Bathes , made with roots , seeds , hearbs , &c. which being well boyled are poured into a large vessell for the party to bathe with . Touching the Hot-houses or dry Baths , any Physitian will direct you to them . A Treatise or Catalogue of those Instruments which the rich ought to have in their houses . FIrst two syringes or bladders fitted with pipes to give Clysters , the one for great folks , and the other for children : A little brasse pot to keepe a Clyster in , and to warme it in . Another bladder and boxe pipe to lend charitably to the poore . Two sieves , one very fine to straine medicines , and the other to straine decoctions . But in stead of the said sieves you may use white linnen cloaths fitting . Two pulping sieves , the one to pulp Cassia , Prunes , Tamarinds , &c. And the other to pulpt roots , hearbs , &c. for Cataplasmes . A set of weights of sixteene ounces in the pound , and a paire of scales to weigh the medicaments . Two Spatuls of iron , one bigger then another . One woodden Spatule . A Marble morter with a pestle of wood . A brasse morter with an iron pestle or a pestle of the same . A lesser morter with a pestle as before . Pots , Pipkins , Skillets , Basons , &c. To make Ptisans , decoctions , &c. A Catalogue of those Medicaments which the rich ought to have in their houses . A Pound of good Sene of Levant . Foure ounces of good Rubarbe . Foure ounces of good Agaricke . Two pound of good Cassia . Halfe a pound of good Tamarinds . A pound of Electuar : Lenetiv : A pound of good Catholicon . Foure ounces of Diaphaenicum : Foure ounces of Benedict : Laxat : Foure ounces of Hiera Diacolocynthid . Foure ounces of Diaprun : Laxat : Halfe a pound of Lozinges of Diacarthami : A quantity of Pills of three or foure sorts . Foure pound of good common honey . A pound of honey of Roses . A pound of honey of Violets . A pound of honey of Mercury . Two pound of red Sugar . Three or foure pound of fine Sugar . Halfe a pound of Syrup of Poppies . A pound of Syrup of Violets . A pot of Syrup of Maidenhaire . Halfe a pound of Syrup of Quinces . Halfe a pound of Syrup of Mulberries . A pound of Syrup of Damask Roses . Halfe a pound of Syrup of Succory with Rubarbe . A pecke of French Barly . Foure ounces of Anniseeds . Foure ounces of Fenill seeds . A pound of Linseeds . A pound of Faenugrecke . Foure ounces of each of the greater cold seeds . Foure ounces of Lettice seeds . Foure ounces of white Poppie seeds . Foure ounces of Cardus seeds . An ounce of common Pepper . Nutmegs and Cloves of each an ounce . Foure ounces of Cinnamon . A pound of sweet Almonds . An ounce of Pellitorie . Foure ounces of Azarum root . Foure ounces of Masticke . Halfe an ounce of Vitriole or Copperas . Foure ounces of Sal gem . Three or foure pound of good Licorish . Halfe a pound of red Rose leaves and as many Violets . Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a sufficient quantity . Foure ounces of raspt Harts-horne . A pint of Rose water : A pint of Plantaine water : A pint of Carduus water . A pint of vineger of Roses . Two ounces of confect : Hyacinth . Two or three ounces of good Treacle . An ounce of confection Alkermes . A dramme of good Bezoar . Foure ounces of yellow waxe . Foure ounces of white waxe . Three ounces of unquen : Populeon . Three ounces of unguen : Rosat . Foure ounces of Venice Turpentine . Two pound of oyle of Olives . A pound of oyle of Roses . A pound of oyle of Violets . A pound of oyle of Quinces . Oyle of Cammomill , Lillies , Rue and Walnuts of each a pound . A Charitable and notable advertisement to the publike . IT is necessary for all sorts of people to keepe by them a syringe or bladder , and pipe to give Clysters , and to make or cause to bee made the said Clysters in their houses ; for what disease soever hapneth or ariveth there , is nothing so proper at the first as a Clyster ; but if your servant or any other unto you belonging , should give a Clyster to any one sicke of the Plague , Poxe , Measells , Purples , Dissentery , small Poxe , Vlcers , Sores , Boyles , or any other pestiferous disease ; or should lend it to any that should doe the like , and come and give you a Clyster with the same pipe without washing and cleansing any of the said dicases , would be upon you in lesse then an houre after , and to all your family ; therefore see the pipe well warmed , washed and cleansed , before you take the said Clyster , and lend your pipe to none but to those that you know very well . THE PRICE AND VALVE OF MEDICAments as well Simple as compounded which are used in PHYSICKE By Philbert Guibert Esquire Doctor Regent in the faculty of Physick in Paris in France . The Price of Medicaments Simple as they are sold at the Druguists .   l. s. d. A Cassia the pound 0 4 2 A Corus the pound 0 10 0 Agaricke the pound 0 18 0 Aloes the pound 0 12 0 Roche Allum the pound 0 3 0 Bitter Almonds the pound 0 1 0 Sweet Almonds the pound 0 0 6 Amber-greece the dramme 0 10 0 Yellow Amber the pound 0 2 6 Angelica the pound 0 6 8 Anniseeds the pound 0 0 10 Quick-silver the pound 0 4 0 Aristolochia round the pound 0 1 0 Aristolochia long the pound 0 1 0 Asarum the pound 0 2 6 Assa faetida the pound 0 4 0   BAyberries the pound 0 0 6 Mirtle Berries the pound 0 1 0 Bdellium the pound 0 6 0 Been Allum the pound 0 1 8 Been Rubr : the pound 0 1 6 Benjamin the pound 0 6 0 Berberis the pound 0 0 8 Bezoar the ounce 2 10 0 Bithumeis Iudaic : the pound 0 4 0 Lign : Aloes the pound 1 4 0 Bol Armoniacke pound 0 1 4 Borax the pound 0 6 0   CAlamus Aromat the pound 0 1 0 Campher the pound 0 6 0 Cantharides the ounce 0 2 6 Cardamom majus the pound 0 4 0 Cardamom minus the pound 0 0 8 Carpobalsamum the ounce 0 0 6 Cassia the pound 0 4 6 Castoreum the ounce 0 1 0 Caeruse the pound 0 0 6 White waxe the pound 0 1 4 Yellow waxe the pound 0 1 8 China the pound 0 12 0 Colocynthidos the pound 0 6 0 Colophonia the pound 0 0 4 Red Corall the pound 0 4 6 White Corall the pound 0 3 6 Cortex radic : Cappar : the pound 0 2 6 Cortex radic : Tamarisc the pound 0 2 0 Cortex media fraxin : the pound 0 1 2 Cortex guaiaci the pound 0 0 8 White Costus the pound 0 6 0 Cremor tartar the pound 0 8 0 Christall minerall the pound 0 2 6 Cubebes the pound 0 5 0 Cyperus roots the pound 0 1 4   DAtes the pound 0 1 6 Dictaum : Crets the pound 0 8 0 White Ellebor the pound 0 0 9 Blacke Ellebor the pound 0 2 0 Olibanum the pound 0 2 6 Common Frankincense the pound 0 0 4 Epithymum the pound 0 2 6 Candied Citron peele the pound 0 3 6 Euphorbium the pound 0 1 6   FEnill seeds the pound 0 1 2 Staechados the pound 0 1 8 Folium Indum the ounce 0 1 6 Fragments of pretious stones , of Emerauds , Grinads , Saphirs , and Topaz each of them an ounce 0 1 0   GVaicum the pound 0 0 2 Galbanum a pound 0 6 0 Galingall the pound 0 6 0 Gum : Armoniacke the pound 0 2 8 Gum : Arabicke the pound 0 0 10 Gum : Dragant the pound 0 0 10 Grana tinctor : i. Kermes the pound 0 6 0   HErmodacti the pound 0 1 4 Hypocystis the pound 0 4 6   IAlap the pound 0 7 10 Ireos of Florence the pound 0 1 8 Iujubes the pound 0 1 4 Iuncus odoratus the pound 0 6 0   LAbdanum the pound 0 3 6 Gum-Lacke the pound 0 6 0 Lapis Calaminaris the pound 0 2 0 Lapis hematicis the pound 0 10 0 Lapis Lazuli the pound 0 1 8 Lapis spongiae the pound 0 0 6 Litarge of gold the pound 0 0 6 Litarge of silver the pound 0 0 6 Lupius the pound 0 1 4   MAnna Calabrin the pound 0 12 0 Masticke the pound 0 8 0 Mechoachan the pound 0 7 8 Minium the pound 0 0 10 Mirrhe the pound 0 12 0 Muske the dramme 0 15 0   NVx indica the pound 0 1 6 Cyprus Nuts the pound 0 0 10 Galls the pound 0 0 8   OPium the pound 0 12 0 Opibalsamum the pound 0 6 8 Opoponax the pound 0 10 0 Orpiment the pound 0 1 4   PEnedes the pound 0 1 6 Navell pitch the pound 0 0 3 Burgundie pitch the pound 0 0 6 Pistaches the pound 0 1 6 Polipodie the pound 0 0 8 Long pepper the pound 0 5 0 Piretrum the pound 0 2 6   Roots of Esula the pound 0 2 6 Licorish the pound 0 1 2 Rubarbe the pound 1 8 0   SAffron the pound 1 12 0 Sagapaenum the pound 0 8 0 Dragons blood the pound 0 2 0 White Sanders the pound 0 1 4 Red Sanders the pound 0 1 4 Yellow Sanders the pound 0 6 0 Sarsaparilla the pound 0 6 0 Sassafras the pound 0 1 8 Scamonie the pound 0 10 0 Sqults the pound 0 1 3 Sebestens the pound 0 1 4 Sal gem the pound 0 1 4 Sal niter the pound 0 1 2 Seeds of Agnus Castus the ounce 0 0 3 Seeds of Ameos the pound 0 6 0 Seeds of Bombas the pound 0 1 8 Seeds of daucus Greticus the pound 0 2 0 Seeds of Levistici the pound 0 0 4 Seeds of Eruca the pound 0 1 0 Seeds of Seseleos the pound 0 0 6 Wormeseeds the pound 0 6 0 Carthamus seeds the pound 0 1 4 Faenugrecke the pound 0 0 4 Linseeds the pound 0 0 6 Seeds of pearle the ounce 0 5 0 Sene the pound 0 4 6 Brimstone the pound 0 0 4 Styrax Calamit the pound 0 6 8 Styrax liquid the pound 0 3 4 White juyce of Licorish the pound 0 2 0 Blacke juyce of Licorish the pound 0 1 8 Sumach the pound 0 0 6 Spica Celtica the pound 0 6 0 Spica Indica the pound 0 8 0   TAlc of Venice the pound 0 0 10 Venice Turpentine the pound 0 0 6 Common Turpentine the pound 0 0 8 Tamarinds the pound 0 1 4 Terra Sigillat the pound 0 10 0 Turbith the pound 0 10 0   VErdegrease the pound 0 2 0 Viscus quercin the pound 0 0 8 Xilobalsamum the pound 0 6 0 Zedoaria the pound 0 10 0 For the value of roots , hearbs , and other such like you may have them cheape at the Herborists . The price of Medicaments compounded , and first of Syrups . SYrup of Violets is made divers wayes , but principally in three : The first which is the best , is made as followeth . Make three infusions of a pound of Violets pickt at a time , in foure pints and a halfe of water , and the last infusion being strained and pressed , dissolve in it five pound and a halfe of fine Sugar and it is done ; and there will be seven pound of Syrup . The three pound of Violet flowers pickt commeth to sixe shillings , the Sugar seven shillings tenne pence fire sixteene pence : summe twenty two shillings and sixe pence . The seven pound of Syrup abating for the losse , commeth to sixe pound foure ounces , the ounce commeth to two pence three farthings . The second manner to make Syrup of Violets . TAke foure ounces of juyce of Violets for each pound of Sugar , boyled almost as thicke as to make Lozinges , abating the scum and losse there will be eighteene ounces , which commeth to two pence halfe penny the ounce . The third manner . TAke a pound of Sugar boyled to the consistance , and passe it through a linnen cloath upon foure ounces of Violets well beaten in a marble morter , the Violets lying upon the cloath ; and it commeth to two pence the ounce . Syrup of Colts foote . MAke three infusions one after another of Colts-foot , each time halfe a pound in a quart of water ; the last infusion being strained , clarifie it , and put into it a pound and a halfe of good Sugar , and boyle it to the height of a Syrup : The which Syrup amounteth to penny halfe penny the ounce . Syrup of Damask Roses . THere are made nine infusions of Rose leaves , a pound each time , in five pints of water ; the last infusion being strained , clarifie with it foure pound of good Sugar and boyle it as aforesaid ? it amounteth to two pence an ounce . Syrup of Poppies Simple . MAke an Infusion of seven ounces and a halfe of white Poppie heads , and as many blacke heads ; twenty foure houres in foure pints of water , boyle it untill it commeth to a pint and a halfe ; Then straine it and boyle in it halfe a pound of Sugar , and as many Sugar pellets , the ounce penny halfe penny . Syrup of red Poppies . MAke an Infusion of halfe a pound of red Poppie flowers three times , a quart of water halfe a pound each time ; the last infusion being strained put to it a pound and a halfe of Sugar , and foure ounces of Sugar of Roses ; the ounce amounteth to three halfe pence . Syrup of water Lillies : MAke three Infusions of water Lillie flowers or leaves a pound at each time in foure pints of water ; the last infusion being strained , boyle with it foure pound of Sugar to the height . The ounce commeth to a penny . Syrup of Maiden-haire . IT is made by boyling and infusing the simples in five pints of water , then it is strained and clarified with foure pound of Sugar , the ounce a penny . Syrup of five Roots . THere is a decoction made with the roots , cleansed in sufficient quantity of water , and boyld to foure pints , then strained , and with three pound of Sugar it is made into a Surup : the ounce a penny . Syrup of Marsh Mallowes . A Decoction is made with the roots , hearbs , fruits , and seeds , in sufficient quantity of water , boyled to foure pints , in the which is clarified and boyled to the height three pound of Sugar ; and the Syrup commeth to three halfe pence the ounce . Syrup of Succory compounded with Rubarbe . THe decoction is made of hearbs , roots , seeds , &c. according to art , and strained , in the which is put sixe pound of Sugar , and being boyled to the height , there is stirred and tied in it sixe ounces of Rubarbe and an ounce of Spikenard or Cinnamon , the which Syrup amounteth to three pence an ounce . Syrup of Succory Simple . TAke foure pints of the said decoction , and boyle and clarifie with it as much Sugar , which commeth to three halfe pence the ounce . Syrup of Endive simple . Boyle with eight pound of the juyce of Endive dispumd and clarified five pound of sugar , the ounce a penny . Syrup of Femmatorie : Two pound of the juyce clarified and despumed , boyld with as much Sugar maketh the Syrup , which commeth to penny the ounce . Syrup of the juyce of Buglosse . IN sixe pound of the juyce of Buglosse , boyle a pound of the flowers , then straine them , and clarifie them , boyle with the decoction foure pound of Sugar , and the Syrup commeth to two pence the ounce . Syrup of Vineger . BOyle foure pints of fountaine water , with five pound of fine Sugar ; and when it is halfe consumed , scumme it , and poure in by little and little three pound or pints of good white Wine vineger , boyling it to the consistance of a Syrup , the which amounteth to a penny an ounce . Syrup of Mulberries . TAke a pound and a halfe of the juyce of Mulberries , and boyle with it two pound of honey , scum it well , and make it into a Surup of one penny the ounce . BOyle foure pound of the juyce of Quinces , with three pound of Sugar , the ounce one penny halfe penny : Syrup of Apples Simple . FOure pound of the juyce of Apples clarified , with three pound of Sugar , which commeth to a penny . Syrup of Apples compounded . IN five pound of the juyce , there is put to infuse foure ounces of Sene , and halfe an ounce of Anniseeds twenty foure houres , then strained and clarified with three pound of good Sugar , which commeth to two pence the ounce . Syrup of Mints simple . THree pound of the juyce clarified , and boyled with as much Sugar , the ounce amounteth to sixe pence . Syrup of dryed Roses . THere is infused three or foure ounces of dry Rose leaves in a pint and a halfe of water , the space of twenty foure houres , then it is boyled a little and strained , in the which is boyled a pound of Sugar , the ounce a penny ▪ Iulep of Roses . BOyle foure ounces of good Sugar , with eight ounces of Rose water to the height of a Iulep which is but a little boyled , the ounce a penny . Syrup of Wormewood : AN infusion is made of the simples in two pints and a halfe of white Wine , and as much juyce of Quinces ; the which being boyled and clarified , there is put to it two pound of Sugar , and made into a Syrup , the ounce two pence halfe penny . Syrup of Staechados . A Decoction made with the simpler in tenne pints of water , and boyled to five pints , then straine it , and clarifie it , and boyle with it two pound of Sugar , and as much honey , being well scummed and Aromatized with Cinnamon , Ginger , and Aromat : Rosat : the ounce two pence . Syrup of Licorish . AN Infusion made with the ingredients , mentioned in foure pints of water ; and the decoction being boyled to three pints , there is mixed with it Sugar , honey , and pennedes , or sugar pellets , the ounce amounting to a penny an ounce . Syrup of Iujubes : Amounteth to sixteen pence a pound , or a penny an ounce . Syrup of Isope to eighteene pence the pound , or three halfe pence the ounce . Syrup of Horehound to eighteen pence a pound . Oximell simplex amounteth to eighteene pence a pound . Oximell Squillitic : or honey of Squills : the ounce three halfe pence or eighteen pence the pound . Oximell compounded , amounteth to sixteen pence a pound , or a penny an ounce . Vineger of Squills , amounteth to sixteene pence the pound . Scum'd Honey or dispumd : eight pence the pound . Honey of Roses , eighteen pence a pound , three halfe pence an ounce . Honey of Violets and Mercury , sixteene pence a a pound . Conserves . Conserve of Violetts two shillings eight pence the pound , or two pence the ounce . Conserve of Roses eighteen pence the pound , three halfe pence the ounce . Conserves of Buglosse , Burrage , Betony , and Rosemary flowers , each of them two shillings eight pence a pound , or two pence an ounce . Electuaries . Electuar : Diacassia : amounteth to sixe pence the ounce , or eight shillings the pound . Electuar : Lenitive , amounteth to five shillings and a groat a pound , that is a groat an ounce . Diacatholicon , as the Electuar : Lenetive . Diaprunes , amounteth to foure shillings the pound , or three pence an ounce . Electuar : Diaphaenicon , amounteth to foure shillings the pound : Benedict : Laxat : amounteth to foure shillings the pound , or three pence an ounce . Confect Hamech , amounteth to five shillings foure pence the pound , that is a groat an ounce . Hiera Picra , amounteth to sixe pence an ounce . Hiera Diacolocynthidos pachij : amounteth to three pence an ounce . Of Electuaries solid . Diacarthami , amounteth to foure pence an ounce . Electuar : de succo rosar : or of juyce of roses , amounteth to foure pence an ounce . Electuar : de Citro solutiv : amounteth to two pence the dramme , that is sixteene pence an ounce . Of Pills . Stomacke pills amounteth to tenne pence the dramme . Pillul : Ruffi : amounteth to sixteene pence the dramme . Masticke pills , amounteth to eighteene pence a dramme . Pillul : Imperiales , amounteth to tenne pence a dramme . Pillul sine quibus , amount to fourteene pence a dramme . Pillul : Aureae , amount to three pence a dram . Pillul : Cochiae amount to ten pence a dram . Pillul : Agregativae , amounteth to three pence a dramme . Pillul : Alephanginae , amounteth to three pence a dramme . Pillul : de Cinoglosso , amounteth to two pence a dramme . Of Powders and Lozinges . Powder of Diamargarit : frigid : amounts to three pence the dramme . Lozinges of Diamargarit . frigid : amounts to foure pence an ounce . That to make Lozinges , you must put an ounce of powder for a pound of Sugar . Manus Christi , amounteth to three pence the ounce . Powder of Elect : Dianthos , amounteth to three pence an ounce . Powder of Elect : pleres Archontic : amounteth to two ponce a dramme . Powder of Diatragagant . frig : amounteth to sixe pence a dramme . Powder of Elect : Diacalamint : amounteth to foure pence a dramme . Powder of Elect : Diambra , amounts to six pence the dramme . Powder of Elect : de gemmis , amounteth to eight pence a dramme . Powder of Electu . Aromat . Rosat : amouth to three pence a dramme . Powder of Elect : Diarrhodon abbatis , the dramme amounteth to a penny . Powder of the three Sanders , amounteth to tenne pence a dramme . Powder of Electuar : Diamoschum , amounteth to three pence the dramme . Antidotes . Philonium magnum , amounteth to sixe pence an ounce . Requies Nicolai , amounteth to foure pence an ounce . Treacle and Mythridat , eight pence an ounce , Confect : de Alkermes and Hyacinth : each of them two shillings sixe pence an ounce . Trochisques . Trochisque of Vipers , amounteth to two shillings eight pence the ounce . Trochisque Hedicroi : amounteth to sixteene pence a dramme . Trochisques of Squills , amounteth to three pence an ounce . Trochisches of Cipheos , the ounce amounteth to five pence . Trochisques of Capers , amounteth to sixe pence a dramme . Trochisques of Agrimony , amounts to a penny a dramme . Trochisque of Diarrhod : abbat : amounteth to two pence a dramme . Trochisque of Alkekengi , amounteth to two pence a dramme . The Trochisq : of Myrrhe amounteth to a penny a dramme . Trochis : of terra Lemnia , amounteth to a penny an ounce . Trochis : of Campher , amounteth to a penny a dramme . Trochis : of Gallia Moschat : amounteth to a groat a dramme . Trochis : of Alipt : Moschat : amounteth to three pence a dramme . Of Distilled Waters . Rose water sixteene pence a pint . Treacle water an ounce sixe pence . Cynamom water an ounce foure pence . Of Roses . Oyle of Roses a penny an ounce . Oyle of Violets two pence an ounce . Oyle of white Lillies , dill , Rue , Marjoram ; each of them two pence , or a penny an ounce . Of Oyntments and Plaisters . Oyntments and plaisters are of divers prices as sixteene or eighteene pence a pound , and two shillings and three pence , or foure shillings the pound . FINIS . THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE . SHEVVING TO make Medicaments compounded with great ease and in little time . VVritten in French by Philbert Guibert Doctor Regent in the faculty of Physick in Paris . Translated out of French into English , By I. W. LONDON , Printed by Thomas Harper , 1639. THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE . The first Treatise . CHAP. I. A Catalogue of all Instruments necessary to furnish an Apothecary . FIrst of all ; a great Morter of Brasse weighing fifty or sixty pound or more , with a pestle of iron : A little Morter weighing five or sixe pound , with a pestle of the same matter . A middle sizd morter of Marble , with a pestle of wood , and a stone morter with the same pestle . A great Bistort with a lesser . A Rouler to roule Tablets and Lozinges . Two great Spatules of iron , two middle sizd , and two little ones . A square of wood , with a naile at each corner to hold the strainers . Two great Copper pannes , one to boyle decoctions , Syrups , &c. and the other for oyntments and plaisters . Two little Possnets of Copper . A great Raspe of white Iron , to raspe Apples , Quinces , &c. Two spoones with holes in them , one great , and the other little . Two presses irond with their pins of iron . A Refrigetory to distill waters of Coperas , two or three platters of Iron or Pewter . Seales and Weights . Three or foure strainers of a quarter broad hemmed . Three or foure blanchets of Cotton hemmed . One or two Hipocras baggs . Halfe a dozen of strong towells , to straine decoctions , Iuices , &c. A haire sieve covered . Two common pulping sieves , to pulpe Tamarinds , Cassia , prunes , &c. Two other searses or sieves to passe bitter things . An iron Furnace . Gally pots , or earthen pots , to keepe Conserves , Electuaries , Syrups , Oyles , Oyntments , &c. Two great Gally pots , and two great earthen pots . Three pipkins , one bigger then another . Two vessels of earth , or of brasse to make infusions . A Porphyre stone , with a Mule or rubbing stone . Sufficient quantity of Boxes to put in Medicaments , where one may put divers in one boxe . A square piece of wood , the thicknesse of one thumb a foot square . A Shoomakers knife . Vessells of glasse to keepe Cordiall powders in . A great iron spoone to prepare Lead and other things : Of any thing else that the Apothecary shall want , the Physitian will give him advice . Of Clarification . CHAP. II. The manner to clarifie Sugar and Honey : GOod Sugar , which is white , hard , solid , and cleare , and of a good smell ; ought not to be clarified , for it will yeeld little or no scumme ; But for sugar which is not cleare , nor hard , shall be clarified as followeth . Take ( for example ) two pound of Sugar , break it and cut it into small pieces , put it into a pan , and poure upon it a pint of water decoction or infusion to melt it , and while it is a melting , take two whites of egges with the shells , and beate them very well together in another pan or bason , pouring by little and little into it another pint of water or decoction , which being well beaten together with a whiske or little rod ; then take the sugar being melted from the fire , and beate them all together , then put them upon the fire , and when you see the scumme rise and it begins to boyle , then take it from the fire , and straine it through the blancket made fast to the foure corners of the wooden square , with a bason underneath to receave that which is strained . If the said sugar being strained seeme not to be clarified enough , you may passe it againe through the blanket , and so you may doe two or three times , but it must be done while it is hot . When the said sugar is faire enough , one need not take the paines to clarifie it for Syrups , &c. but onely at the end of their boyling , take them from the fire and scumme it with a silver spoone , or with a spoone with holes you may take of the scum . That if you clarifie sugar , you must put for each pound of sugar a pint of water decoction or infusion , and one white of an egge with the shell ; but if the Sugar bee soule , you must put more of the liquor , and more whites of eggs , according to the dampnesse thereof . That those syrups which are made of Iuices , are made with good white sugar ; as those of Raspas , Quinces , Mulberries , Cherries , and the like : for if they be often clarified , they loose their strength and vertue . Also that to make syrup of Lymons , Granates , and others , you must have of the best sugar , and it must bee boyled to the height as you make your sugar of Roses , but if you cannot get that which is very white , you must first clarifie it , and then boyle it and scumme it as is aforesaid . At the end when your sugar is strained , you must not presse and squeeze the blancket , but let it straine by little and little untill it be all dropt into the rest . For to clarifie Honey , take a pound or two , or the quantity you please of the best Honey ; put it into a pan with as much water or other liquor , and put it upon the fire , and when it hath boyld a walme or two , straine it through a strong linnen cloath ; and for every two pound of honey take a white of an egge with the shell ; ( as is aforesaid in the clarification of Sugar ) and the second straining shall bee boyled to what consistence the Physician shall see fitting . If the honey bee very foule , you must put more liquor and whites of egges , as is said of Sugar ; Note , that when you straine your honey it must bee very hot , but the sugar ought to coole a little before you passe it . CHAP. III. The manner to Clarifie Decoctions and Infusions a part without Sugar . THE decoctions and infusions ought not to bee strained boyling , but halfe cold before they bee passed through the strainer or blancket ; as for example , one putteth the white of an egge with the shell upon two pound of decoction or infusion , doing as followeth . Take a white of an egge with the shell , and put it into the pan or bason , and beate it very well with the said whiske or little broome ; then put to it halfe a pint of the said decoction or infusion , beating them very well together ; then poure in by little and little the rest of the said infusion or decoction , then put it upon the furnace , and when it hath boyled a walme or two that you see the durty scum rise , then let it stand untill it be halfe cold , and then passe it thorow the strainer or blancket . That infusions and decoctions are passed but one time through the blancket , for if they be passed any more , they loose a part of their vertue . CHAP. IV. The manner to clarifie Apozemes with Syruys and also to clarifie Whey . THose that are licorish of Apozemes , clarifie them in this manner . Take a pint and a halfe of the decoction of the simples strained ; which being clarified with the white of an egge and the shell , put it into a pan upon the furnace , and when it beginneth to boyle , put the Syrups into it , and when the scumme riseth take it from the fire and let it coole a little , then passe it two or three times through the blancket untill it be cleare . If you will have your Apozeme Aromaticke , you may Aromatize it with some Cordiall powder as followeth . Before you passe your Apozeme , put the powder upon the blancket , and passe the Apozeme three or foure times , pouring it upon the powder , and your Apozeme will be clarified and Aromatized . Know that upon foure ounces of decoction you must put an ounce of Syrup , and being passed and repassed there will be wanting a quarter or more . Take twelve pints of Whey , foure pound of good Sugar , put them together into a bason or other vessell convenient , the sugar being melted let it boyle a walme or two ; then put into it foure ounces of juice of Lymons boyling it a little longer , then take it from the fire , and being a little cold , passe it three or foure times through a white linnen cloath , and it will be cleare and agreeable . If you have no Whey , you may make it with Milk as followeth . Take three or sixe pints of Milke , put it into a pipkin or earthen vessell , that done , take a spoonefull of stroakings and mixe it with three or foure spoonefulls of the said Milk , then mixe it with the Milk and cover the pot with a cover , and let it stand three or foure houres upon the hot Coales or Cinders , then take away the Cheeze or Curd , and clarifie it as aforesaid . CHAP. V. The manner to draw Iuices . THe juyces of Roots , and of Hearbs , of Plantaine , Rue , Smalladge , Purslaine , Lettice , Betony , Mercury , and other fresh hearbs , are drawne as followeth . The Brasse or Stone Morter , being filled with the Roots , or hearbs , well cleansed and washed if need require , then beate them very well with an iron or woodden pestle ; after they are well beaten put them into a strong linnen cloath , tying the cloath on the top with a packthred , and put it into the presse and presse it very well , having a bason underneath to receive the juyce . That when you draw the juyce of any other root or hearb , you must first wash the morter , pestle , and presse , with hot or cold water , for feare the said root or hearb be different in quality , and so loose his vertue ; and you must seeke alwayes to have your hearbs , when they are at their best nature . Also there are certaine simples which ought to bee beat in the Marble morter , as shall bee written hereafter . CHAP. VI. To draw the juice of Quinces . THe Quinces must be rasped with the raspe of iron one after another , for by this meanes you may draw more juyce , then if you beate them in a morter whole , or in quarters , thē put that which is rasped into a cloath , and presse it in the presse as is shewed before : CHAP. VII . To draw the Iuice of Red and Damaske Roses . TAke the flowers of the said Roses , and beate them very well in a Marble morter , untill they be almost in a paste ; then put them in a linnen cloath and presse them . CHAP. VIII . To draw the Iuice of Gooseberries . THe Gooseberries being beate very well in a Marble morter , put them into a cloath and presse them in the presse . CHAP. IX . To draw the Iuice of Barberries . THey are drawne in the same manner as the Gooseberries . CHAP. X. To draw the Iuice of Mulberries . TAke a quantity of Mulberries , beat them , and tye them in a cloath , and presse them in the presse . CHAP. XI . To draw the Iuice of Cherries . TAke a quantity of Cherries , and take out the stones and presse them as aforesaid . CHAP. XII . To draw the Iuice of Granates . TAke the Pomgranates , and take away the peele and keepe it ; which is called Malicorium , and all the rest is put in a cloth and prest as before . CHAP. XIII : To draw the Iuice of Citrons and Lymons . CVt the Citrons and Lymons in the middle , and take away the peele , and put the rest in a cloth and presse it . Otherwise cut the said Citrons and Lymons in foure quarters , and take away the skinne peele and seeds and so presse it ; but because the pulpe will never presse so well but there will remaine some juyce , you may put to it a little fresh water , and so presse it , and you may use it about what you please . CHAP. XIIII . The manner to Clarifie the aforesaid Iuices . WHen you have drawne the aforesaid Iuices as is written , you shall put them severally in a double glasse , and set them in the Sunne or some other place two or three dayes or more , to the end that they may settle , and all the dreggs may descend to the bottome of the said glasse ; then take them and passe them severally , very softly through the blancket , that the dregs doe not mixe with them , and trouble the cleare which ought onely to passe . And if you will use them presently , you may doe as you make Syrups and other Compositions , but if you will keepe them , put them into a double glasse , filling the glasse almost to the necke , then fill up the glasse with a little oyle of Olives , and stop it , and keepe them in a temperate place . And when you will use the foresaid Iuices , you must take a little Cotton , and put into the mouth of the glasse to sucke up the oyle , and your juyce will be cleare and cleane , which you may passe through the blancket to make it more clearer . The Iuice of Mulberries is clarified as followeth ; being pressed boyle it a little in a pan or bason , and being hot passe it by little and little through the blancket : and as soone as it is passed , make it into a Syrup with Sugar . The Iuice of Cherries is clarified in the Sunne , and strained through the blancket ; and as soone as it is strained , made into a Syrup as it is written in the Treatise of Syrups . CHAP. XV. To draw the Iuice of Apples and to Clarifie it . RAspe the Apples one after another , as the Quinces , and draw the Iuice of the same fashion ; the which being drawne , boyle it a little , and straine it through the blancket , and that which is strained put into a glasse , and set it in the Sunne that the dreggs may goe to the bottome , and then straine it againe through the blancket , and make Syrup . If you will keepe the said Iuice of Apples , put it into a double glasse and put some oyle upon it . Note , that in Winter the said Iuices ought to bee kept in the Cellar . CHAP. XVI . The manner to boyle Sugar to the consistance ; to make Sugar of Roses . BOyle a pound of Sugar , or what quantity you please , that is to say to a pound of Sugar , halfe a pint of water into the consistance or height which you shall know by these signes following . First , the summe that riseth from the sugar in the skillet or other vessell will be very little , when the sugar is almost boyled . Secondly , taking a little up upon the end of the spatule , and throwing it upon the ground , a little of it will flye away , and that which is one ground doth not cleave thereto : Also you may know by putting a little upon a trencher and let it coole ; also in taking a little upon the end of the spatule or spoone , and pouring it down , maketh a long thred by those signes , you may know when it is boyled to the consistance , you shall know also when it is halfe cold by the thicknesse of it . CHAP. XVII . To boyle Sugar to make Tablets or Lozinges with powders . TO make the said Lozinges or Tablets , if you have not of the best Sugar , take some midling Sugar , and when it is almost boyled , scum it very well ; this Sugar must not be boyled to that height as the Sugar of Roses , you may know when it is enough by taking a little upon the Spatule or upon a trencher , and it groweth thicke and doth not runne , but yet it sticks to the trencher ; also if you take a little upon the end of the spatule , it maketh a thred but not so long as that of Sugar of Roses . And to tell you in one word , you must have judgement to judge of the boyling thereof , for sometimes there is put two drammes of powder , for two ounces of Sugar , and sometimes a dramme for two ounces . CHAP. XVIII . To boyle Sugar and Honey to the height to make Electuaries . TAke the decoction or infusion with the Sugar , and boyle them upon a char-coale fire well kindled to the height that it ought to be boyled unto . The which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the spatule or silver spoone , and putting it upon a trencher , which being cold , will not scarce runne without you stirre it with your fingers , which will bee very glutinous . Also when it stayeth upon the spoon or spatule , and will not runne , but drop out in little bits as it were . The honey will be boyld also in the same fashion , preparing it as followes . The honey being clarified as is written in the first Chapter of this Treatise , and boyled to the height which you shall know by taking a little and putting it upon a trencher and it stay upon the trencher being cold and doth not runne ; then take it from the fire and use it , or if you will keep it , let it be a little cold , and then put it into a pot fitting , and tye a paper over it being pricktfull of small holes with a needle , that no durt nor flies get into it , and when it is cold tye it over with a double paper , and keep it in a temperate place , and when you will use it , you need but weigh the quantity you shall need and heat it in a skillet or vessell fitting for the same . CHAP. XIX . Infusions to make Syrups . FOr to make Infusions of Syrups which are made of flowers , you must put for each pint of water foure ounces of flowers , as you shall see written hereafter ; the infusions must bee made in pipkins , or vessells of pewter , or silver , having narrow mouthes that they may bee covered , and not in vessells of Copper or Brasse . That the vessell which the infusions are made in ought to be stopped , that the medicaments loose not their vertue by exhalation . Also that in making many infusions one after another , as in Syrups , it is necessary that the first infusion should bee made with boyling water poured upon them , and the others which follow onely warmed . CHAP. XX. To know when Syrups are boyled enough . NOte that to make Syrups with infusions or decoctions , there is put sometimes three parts of Sugar to a quantity of infusion or decoction , as for example three quarterns of Sugar to a pint of infusion or decoction ; also there be those Syrups that are put as much Sugar as decoction , and some not so much , therefore this is no generall rule . The Syrups ought to bee boyled softly upon the furnace upon a charcoale fire , taking it from the fire when it is boyled , and scumming of it with a pierced spoone or silver spoone . When the Syrup beginneth to boyle , the fume will goe out very strong ; but when it is boyled or neere being boyled , you shall see the fume very well diminished . To know better , take a little upon the spoone or spatule and let it fall , and if it make a thred it is boyled . Also in taking a little between the thumbe and one of the fingers it maketh a thred it is enough , or in putting a little upon a trencher , and it runneth drop by drop and maketh a thred . And when it is boyled , take it from the fire and let it coole in the bason , then put it into a pot and cover it with a paper full of holes made with a needle , that nothing falleth into it , and when it is cold cover it with a double paper , and keepe it in a temperate place . CHAP. XXI . To Remedie Syrups that are to much boyled , and those which are to little , and those which are Candied . IF the Syrups be to much boyled , put a little of the decoction , or infusion , or juyce , the which it is made with , and let it boyle a little to come to the true height . If they be not boyled enough , you must put them upon the fire and boyle them to their consistance ; for those Syrups which are candied , you must warme some of the decoction or juyce that it is made with , and poure it into the Candie , and so dissolve that which is candied , and boyle it to the height . CHAP. XXII . To draw the pulpe of dates for Electuar : Diaphaenic : TAke tenne ounces of good new Dates , take the skinne away with your knife and the little white skinne which is within side and put away the stones , then cut them into small pieces , and put them into a skillet or other vessell pouring upon them five ounces of water or more , and let them stand in soake three dayes in winter in the chimney corner , but in summer in some place from the fire , and when they have beene in infusion three dayes take them up , and put them into a Marble morter and beate them very well into a paste soluble , then pulpe them through a sieve as you do your Cassia , with a vessell underneath to receive that which is pulped or passed : CHAP. XXIII . To draw the pulps of Cassia , prunes , and Tamarinds , and to prepare them for molutive Electuaries . EAch one knoweth how to pulpe and passe the Cassia by a common sieve . For to draw the pulps of prunes in their times and seasons ; you shall take sweet Damaske prunes , or in their stead sweet plumbs the quantity you please , boyle them in sufficient quantity of water till they be boyled enough . Then pulpe them through a sieve , and put under them a vessell to receive the pulpe , putting to them a little liquor , and if you have not of the liquor , take a little warme water . To draw pulpe of Tamarinds do as followeth : take what quantity of Tamarinds you please , put them into a Marble morter , and beat them well with warme water or decoction , then pulpe them through a sieve as aforesaid . That when the said pulpes of Tamarinds and of Prunes are passed , there will remaine some humidity , which hath beene put to them in the passing of them ; wherefore you must put them severall in a pewter dish or platter upon a chaffing dish of coales , stirring it together untill all the humidity bee consumed , so you may doe with Cassia , &c. if you put liquor to them , for otherwise they will spoyle the Electuaries which they enter into , and make them mustie . That done you may weigh the dose that enters into the Electuary , and keepe the best for another use . CHAP. XXIII . Of Medicaments which are put into powder , and first of Sennae . TAke halfe a pound of the best Sennae , cleanse it from the stalkes and naughty leaves if there bee any , and for every ounce of the said Sennae , put a dram of Fenill or Anniseeds , and beate them to powder as followeth . First , put your Fenill or Anniseeds which bee the Correctives into the morter , and beate them very well , and when they are well beaten put in your Sennae ; and when they bee well beaten together put them into a lawne searse covered , and searse them , and that which remaineth put into the morter and beate it againe , and then searse it , and so do while you have searsed it all , but if there be halfe an ounce or so left , you may keepe it to make some medicine . It is good to have five or sixe ounces in a boxe ready in powder to use when there is occasion , as to make pills , powders , Electuaries , or such like , it will keepe halfe a yeere together in powder . That in Electuaries , pills , &c. it is written hereafter of the quantity of Senae ; you must understand the said Senae with the Correctives . CHAP. XXIIII . The manner to dry certaine Medicaments , which are afterwards put in powder . ROses , Violets , and Saffron , if they be too moyst , and not dry enough , they shall bee dryed in the Sunne or before the fire inclosed in a paper , and turning the paper first one side , and then the other , that they may dry one every side and bee not burned , after that beate them easily in powder in the morter . Those hearbs and roots which are not dry enough , must bee put into the Oven after the Bread is taken out , laying them that they doe not burne . Otherwise , some certain time before you use them , tye them in little bundles and hang them in the aire in the shade to dry . CHAP. XXV . How to put in powder , Aloes , Mirrhe , Rubarbe , Saffron , and Assafaetida . THese foresaid medicaments are put in powder severally ; therfore before you put them into powder , you must put two or three drops of oyle of Olives into the bottome of the morter , according to the quantity of the medicament which you will put in powder , then stirre it about with the bottome of the pestle , and put in the medicament , which you easily put into powder , without either sticking to pestle or morter . For the Rubarbe , before you put it in powder , it is not amisse to cut it into small pieces , and then it will powder the easier and better , and you need not passe it through a sieve or searse . The Assafaetida , if it be dry , is put in powder in the same manner . If the Aloes be droffie or foule after it is in powder , passe it through the sieve , which is to passe bitter ingredients , and so you may doe by any other medicament , passing them in sieves proper for the same . CHAP. XXVI . The manner to powder Scammonie . IT is made into fine powder , anointing the bottome of the pestle and morter with a little oyle ; but it must not be passed by any sieve or searse , as is written before of the Rubarbe . CHAP. XXVII . To put Masticke in powder . BEfore you put your Mastick in the morter , picke it , and put into the morter a little Rose water or common water , and if there be need , pulse it through a sieve covered . CHAP. XXVIII . To put Trochisques of Agaricke in powder . THey must be put in powder according to the same manner as the Masticke , wetting the bottome of the morter with a little Rose water or common water ; but they must not be scarsed . That the morter is noynted and wetted with Rose water , common water , or oyle , because the powder shall not sticke to the morter , nor loose by exhalation . CHAP. XXIX . To put Campher in powder . TAke a scruple of white starch , which you shall beate into powder , then put to it a good dramme of Campher and beate them easily together into powder . Also take two or three sweet Almonds , peele them with your knife , and beate them in the morter , and put to them a dram of Campher . CHAP. XXX . To put Cinnamon in powder . CInnamon is put in powder , by beating two or three Almonds in the morter because it should not loose the sent , and being in powder is searsed through a sieve , as is written in the twenty three Chapter . CHAP. XXXI . Of the Infusion of Oyles . FOr each pound of oyle , there is commonly put foure ounces of leaves or flowers as is shewed in the Treatise of oyles , excepting some which are compounded . CHAP. XXXII . To know when Oyles are boyled enough . THe infusion or infusions of oyles being made , are put to boyle in a vessell as is spoken of before upon the furnace with the fire well kindled ; you shall know when they are boyled by the humidity , that the oyles draw from the vertue of the simples is all exhaled or vanisht away ; then take a little of the oyle at the end of the spatule , and drop it into the fire , and if it burneth cleare and maketh no noyse it is boyled enough ; then take it from the fire and let it coole a little , and put it into a pot and cover it with a paper prickt full of holes , and when it is cold cover it with a double paper , or with a piece of parchment wetted , and use it . CHAP. XXXIII . To know when Plaisters are boyled enough . THe perfect boyling of plaisters , is knowne by taking a little of the said plaister and putting it into a little cold water , and if it riseth cleane together without running in the water it is boyled enough , then take it from the fire and let it stand untill it bee halfe cold , and then make it into magdaleons . That when you forme magdaleons of plaister , which have oyle in them , then wet your hands with faire water , but if there be no oyle in them , then anoint your hands with oyle . CHAP. XXXIV . The manner to wash the Barrow Hogges grease to make unguent : Rosat . TAke the cakes of Barrowes grease , and take away the veines and skin , and cut it into small pieces , and melt it on the fire in a pan , with a little water stirring of it together with a spatule of wood , then straine it , and presse it through a white linnen cloth , then put it into an earthen pot or vessell being twice too bigge for it , but just that the grease may fill it halfe full , and when it is cold , fill the pot almost full with hot water , stirring of it well together with the spatule in the Sun , then let it stand untill it be all settled , then poure the water away softly , and do so nine times one after another , and when you have washt it as aforesaid with hot water , then wash it as many times with cold water as before , and the two last times wash it with Rose water ; the cause of washing of it so often is to take the smell of the grease quite away , as shall bee written when we speake of the making of oyntment of Roses . CHAP. XXXV . The manner to wash Ceruse . TAke a quantity of Ceruse , as a pound or two , or more or lesse ; rub it through the Laune or haire of a common sieve , putting underneath a white paper to receive that which is passed , then put it into a pipkin or other vessell , and poure as much faire water as will cover it upon it , and stirre it well together with a woodden spatule , and then let it settle , and poure the water softly from it , and poure in it as much more faire water , and doe so nine or tenne times , and when you have done , put the Ceruse into a platter and set it in the Sunne or by the fire side to dry , covering of it with a white linnen cloath , and when it is dry , use it or keepe it in a boxe untill you have occasion to use it . CHAP. XXXVI . To wash and prepare Lytharge . TAke two pound of Lytharge , or what quantity you please , beate it in a morter , and searce it all through a searce , and when you have done , put it againe into the morter , and fill the morter almost full of faire water , and stirre the Lytharge and the water together with the pestle , and poure the water presently out of the morter into a great bason , and then put as much more water into the morter and stirre it well together and poure it into the bason , and so doe untill all the Lytharge bee gone out of the morter with the water into the bason , then let it stand all night to settle , and when it is settled , poure away the water , and dry the Lytharge in the Sunne , and so use it . CHAP. XXXVII . The manner to burne Lead , and to powder and wash it for the unguent Pompholigos . TAke two or three pound of Lead , or what quantity you please , put it into a pipkin or great iron ladle , and set it upon a hot charcoale fire , and when it is melted , stirre it together with a spatule or iron rod untill it commeth into a powder somewhat yellowish , and that you see no more forme of Lead , then take the said powder from the fire , and let it stand untill it be cold , and then searce it through a sieve , and when you have done wash it in the same manner as the Ceruse in the thirty five Chapter , and so use it being dryed in the Sunne or before the fire . CHAP. XXXVIII . To prepare Tuttie Stone . TAke what quantity you please of Tuttie Stone , and put it into a Crucible , and set it into a furnace of hot fire untill it bee very well burnt , which you shall know by the rednesse of it ; for when it is enough it will looke very red , then take it from the fire and let it stand untill it be cold , then powder it in a morter , and searce it through a searse , and when you have done prepare it with Rose water or faire common water in this manner , put your powder upon the stone , and powre some water upon it , and stirre it together with the mule or mallet stone untill it be very well prepar'd , which you shall know by putting it upon your hand and rubbing of it a little , and it doth grace nor scratch , as one doth by pearles and pretious stones , then forme little Trochisques and trio them , and when you will use them powder them in a morter . CHAP. XXXIX . The manner to Calcine Roman Vitrioll . ROman Vitrioll is dryed in the great iron spoone or ladle in a moderate fire , untill it commeth all white , stirring of it continually with a spatule or iron rod , and then augment the fire a little , and it will come all red , and that is called Colcothar ; then take it from the fire , and put it in powder as is said of the Tuttie , and prepare it upon the stone , for the confection of the Emplaster Diapalma . CHAP. XL. To make Creame and Salt of Tartar. TAke a pound of Tartar , beate it in a morter and searce it through a course sieve , then put it into a pipkin , and cover it with water , and make it boyle a walme or two , then passe it two or three times through a hippocras bagge with a bason underneath to receive the liquor , then set it to settle the space of twenty foure houres , at the end of which , you shall take of the Creame which swimmeth one the top , with a trencher or silver spoone , and poure the water softly away by inclination , and scrape the salt away which sticketh one the sides with a spoone , and make it fall to the bottome , then wash them , dry them , and prepare them , and keepe them by themselves . THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE . The second Treatise of Syrups . CHAP. I. The manner to make Syrup of Violets with the Iuice . TAke twelve ounces of Violet leaves pickt , put them into a marble Morter , and beate them very well , then tye them in a linnen cloth and presse them in the presse , and you shall have five ounces of Iuice , which you shall put into a violl , then take twenty ounces of good Sugar , and halfe a pint of faire water , and boyle it almost to the height of the Sugar of Roses , then take it from the fire , and mixe your juice with it and your Syrup is made ; the which you shall put into a pot and cover it with a paper prickt with holes , and when it is cold cover it with a double paper , and keepe it in a temperate place . CHAP. II. The manner to make Syrup of Violets upon a cloath . TAke two pound of Sugar , boyle it with a pint of water to the height or consistence as before specified , then take halfe a pound of Violet leaves , beate them in a morter as before , and put them upon a cloth , two holding the cloth at each end , then poure the Sugar very hot three times upon the said Violet leaves with a bason underneath to receive the Syrup , pressing of it very hard with a spatule or silver spoon , and scraping the outside of the cloth very cleane , and making of it fall into the said bason and your Syrup is done , the which you shall prepare and keepe as before . That you must not throw away that which hath coloured the cloth for there is Sugar amongst it , but dry it in the Sunne and keepe it , which will be good conserve and serve for a binding , as shall be written hereafter . CHAP. III. To make Syrup of Violets of three Infusions . TAke a pound of Violet leaves picked and cleansed from the greene leaves , put them into an earthen pot or other vessell , and poure upon them foure pints of water being hot , then cover the said vessell and set it to infuse in the chimney corner for the space of twelve houres , at the end of which warme it very well , and straine it through a strong linnen cloth , and presse them in the presse , and through away those flowers , then warme the infusion , and put to it another pound of fresh Violets , letting them infuse twelve houres as before , then straine and presse them in the presse , and put a pound more of fresh flowers to the infusion , stirring them well together , and let them infuse as before , then straine and presse them in the presse , and if you will make it presently into Syrup , then take foure pound two ounces of the infusion , put it into the Copper pan , and put to it five pound and a halfe of good Sugar and boyle them together unto a Syrup ; the which let stand till it bee halfe cold , then scumme of the froth or scumme , and put it into a pot and cover it with a pierced paper untill it bee quite cold , then cover it with a double paper or wet parchment . CHAP. IIII. Mucharon of Violets and Damaske Roses . THe Mucharon of Violets and Damaske Roses , is nothing else but the last infusion strained and pressed , the which will keepe a whole yeere being put into a glasse with a streight necke , then put upon it a little oyle of Olives to keep it from being mustie , and when you will use it , take the oyle away with a little Cotten . CHAP. V. To make Syrup of Coltsfoot . THere is made three infusions of the flowers of Coltsfoot with the green that goeth round about them , halfe a pound at each time in a quart of water ; you shall take the said flowers and put them into a pot or pipkin and heat the water scalding hot , then poure it upon the flowers , and stirre them well together with a spatule of wood , cover them close , and let them stand in the chimney corner the space of twelve houres , then straine them and presse them , and put as many more flowers unto the infusion being hot , and let them infuse twelve houres as before , then straine and presse them , and put as many more flowers , doing as before ; then clarifie it with the white of an egge and the shell , as is shewed in the second Chapter of the first Treatise , weigh it , and put to it three parts of Sugar , and boyle it to a Syrup . CHAP. VI. To make Syrup of Damaske Roses of nine Infusions . THere is made nine infusions of a pound at each time of Damaske Rose leaves being picked , and the yellow which is within them taken away also , the greene that goeth round about them , in foure pints of water ; the last infusion being made , straine them , and let them stand a while to settle , then straine them softly , and there will be about five pints , then clarifie it , and boyle with it as much Sugar , that is , five pound and boyle it to the height of a Syrup , taking away the scum with a spoone and covering of it , and keepe it in a temperate place . CHAP. VII . To make Syrup of Red Poppies , Rhead : MAke three infusions of halfe a pound at each time of red Poppies in two pints of water , and the last infusion being strained and pressed , put to it as much Sugar and boyle it into a Syrup , scumming of it at the last , and well covering of it . CHAP. VIII . To make Syrup of water Lillies . MAke three infusions of water Lillie flowers in a quart of water , halfe a pound at each time , letting them infuse the space of twelve houres as is aforesaid ; the last infusion being strained , boyle it into a Syrup with as much Sugar . CHAP. IX . To make Syrup of Maidenhaire . TAke Capill : Veneris , or in his stead Adianthe two handfulls , Pollitric : Scolopendry , of each a handfull and a halfe , an ounce of Licorish bruised and scraped , and with Sugar make it into a Syrup as followeth . The hearbs being washed and cleansed shall bee put in infusion for the space of twenty foure houres in three pints of warme water , then boyle them a little and straine them , and with three parts of Sugar clarifie and boyle them into a Syrup . CHAP. X. The manner to make Syrup of Iujubes simple and compounded , and first to make the simple . TAke a hundred good Iujubes , open them in the middle without throwing away any thing , then boyle them in three pints of water untill halfe be consumed , and with three parts of Sugar boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XI . To make Syrup of Iujubes compounded . TAke French Barly an ounce , good Iujubes threescore , Licorish scraped and bruised an ounce , Capill : Veneris , politric : of each a handfull , Quince seeds , Poppie , Melon , and Lettice seeds , of each halfe an ounce , bruised with Sugar , make them into a Syrup as followeth . Take foure pints of water , set it to boyle ; first with the Barly , and when it is a little boyled put in the seeds , and afterwards the hearbs and Licorish , and boyle them untill halfe be consumed , then straine the decoction , and with three parts of Sage clarifie and boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XII . To make Syrup of Marsh Mallowes . TAke Marsh Mallow roots prepared , an ounce and a halfe of Sparagus roots also prepared , Licorish scraped and bruised , of each halfe an ounce , tops of Marsh Mallowes , common Mallowes , Pellitory , Pimpernell , Adianthos , Politric : of each halfe a handfull ; Mellon , Cucumber , and Citroll seeds of each halfe an ounce , sugar a pound and a halfe , make them into a Syrup as followeth . The roots of Marsh Mallowes and Sparagus being bruised and prepared , boyle first in five pints of water , and when it is a little boyled then put in the seeds being bruised , and then the hearbs , and after that the Licorish ; boyle them all to a pint , then straine it , and with a pound and a halfe of Sugar clarifie and boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XIII . To make Syrup of Succory with Rubarbe . TAke French Barly a handfull , Sparagus roots , roots of Danderlion , and Succory roots of each three ounces ; Femmaterry , Politric : Agrimon : Adianthos , of each a handfull and a halfe , Mellon , Cucumber , and Citrole seeds of each halfe an ounce , Licorish scraped and bruised an ounce , Sugar two pound , make the Syrup as followeth , Put eight pints of water into a pan or other vessell , & boyle with it very well the French Barly , then put to it the Succory , Danderlion , & Sparagus roots prepared , and after that the hearbs , and then the seeds , and at last the Adianth : Politric : and Licorish ; and boyle the decoction to foure pints , then poure it altogether into an earthen vessell to infuse together twenty foure h●ures , having first strained twelve ounces of the said decoction , and poured it upon five ounces of good Rubarbe cut into small pieces in a little pipkin , and set it also in the chimney corner being well covered to infuse twenty foure houres . At the end of which time straine the other decoction , and clarifie it , and boyle with it two pound of Sugar into a Syrup almost as high as your Sugar of Roses , and in the meane time while that is boyling , straine the decoction with the Rubarbe and presse it well in the presse , and when the Syrup is boyled to the heigh mixe it amongst it , and if the Syrup be not thicke enough , make it boyle a little more , and coole it , and put it into a pot and keepe it in a temperate place . CHAP. XIIII . To make Syrup of Rubarbe Laxative . TAke three pints of the decoction made with Betony , Succory , Sage , with their roots , and Buglosse ; and in this decoction being hot infuse all night in these medicaments following . That is two ounces and a halfe of good Rubarbe cut in small pieces , a handfull of Violets , two drams of Cinnamon bruised in a morter , as many Fenill seeds , and halfe an ounce of Licorish scraped and bruised . The morning following boyle them all two or three boylings , then straine and presse it , and with the said expression boyle three parts or Sugar into a Syrup , and mixe with it foure ounces of Syrup of Damaske Roses . CHAP. XV. To make Syrup of Poppies simple . TAke halfe a pound of white Poppie heads , and as many blacke Poppie heads , breake them , or cut them with their seeds and put them into a pan or pipkin , and poure upon them foure pints of scalding water , then cover them close , and set them in infusion in the chimney corner the space of twenty foure houres , then straine and presse them , and put to the infusion being hot as many more Poppie heads , and let them infuse as before , then let them boyle a little , and straine and presse them , and put to the decoction three parts of Sugar , and boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XVI . To make Syrup of Lymons . TAke a pound of good Sugar , and with faire water boyle it to the height of Sugar of Roses , then mixe with ●t foure ounces of cleare juyce of Lymons , to render it into the forme of a Syrup . CHAP. XVII . To make Syrup of Quinces . TAke two pound of the juyce of Quinces , clarifie it very well , and with a pound and a halfe of good Sugar boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XVIII . To make Syrup of Sabor or Apples compounded . TAke a pint and a halfe of the Iuice of Runnet Apples or Pearemaines , clarifie it very well , and infuse in it twenty foure houres two ounces of Sene , and two drammes of Anniseeds , then boyle them a little , and straine and presse them , and with twelve ounces of Sugar make the decoction into a Syrup ; if you will have it more purging , you may put three ounces of Sene , and three drammes of Anniseeds . Also if you please you may infuse the Sene with halfe the juice of Apples , and halfe juyce of Burrage and Buglosse , being well clarified . CHAP. XIX . To make Syrup of Mulberries . TAke two pound of juyce of Mulberries and Blackberries together , clarifie them , and with a pound and a halfe of Sugar boyle them into a Syrup . CHAP. XX. To make Syrup of Cherries : TAke a pound of the Iuice of Cherries well clarified , and with twelve ounces of Sugar boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XXI . To make Syrup of dryed Roses . TAke three or foure ounces of good red Rose leaves , put them into a pan , and poure upon them a pint and a halfe of hot water , and let them infuse being covered the space of twenty foure houres , then straine and presse them , and with a pound of Sugar boyle the infusion into a Syrup . CHAP. XXII . To make Syrup of Wormewood . TAke halfe a pound of Roman Wormewood , cut it into small pieces ; take also three drams of Nard : Indic : which cut also , then take two ounces of red Roses , infuse them altogether the space of twenty foure houres hot in two pints of good old white Wine and as much Iuice of Quinces clarified , at the end of which boyle them to two pints , and clarifie it , and with as much Sugar boyle it into a Syrup . CHAP. XXIII . Of Syrups made with Honey . To make Despumd Honey . TAke a quantity of good honey , prepare and clarifie it as is shewed in the first Chapter of the first Treatise ; then boyle it upon the furnace in a bason untill it be come to the height of honey , which you shall know by taking a little with the spatule , and put it on a trencher and let it coole , that done , take it from the fire , and when it is cold set it up among the other Syrups . CHAP. XXIIII . To make honey of Roses . THe said Honey of Roses is made divers wayes , but the best and easiest wayes is those which followeth . The first is to make three infusions of a pound of red Roses as you doe your Syrups in foure pints of hot water , each infusion the space of twelve houres ; the last infusion being strained , boyle with it as much honey untill it commeth to the height of a Syrup , and when it is cold scumme it . The second manner is to make the said three infusions , with halfe red Rose leaves , and halfe Damaske Rose leaves mixed together , being both together a pound in foure pints of common water as is said before ; the last infusion being strained and pressed , you shall boyle as much honey with it to the consistance thereof . CHAP. XXV . To make Honey of Violets . THe honey of Violets is made like the honey of Roses , making three infusions , and the last infusion being strained , boyle as much honey with it , and at the last scumme it . CHAP. XXVI . To make Honey of Mercury . TAke the juice of Mercury and common honey , of each a like quantity , boyle them a walme or two , and straine them through a linnen cloth , and then wash the pan cleane , and put into it againe the said juice and honey , and boyle it to the height of a Syrup . CHAP. XXVII . Of Conserves . To make Conserve of Violets . TAke halfe a pound of Violet leaves cleane pickt , put them into a Marble morter and beate them with a woodden pestle untill they come into a paste , and that in handling of them you feele no roughnesse ; then put to them by little and little a pound of fine Sugar in powder or cut in small pieces , and beat them very well together , then put it into a pot and set it in the Sunne for thirty dayes , stirring of it two or three times a weeke with a spatule . CHAP. XXVIII . To make Conserve of Roses . TAke halfe a pound or a pound of red Rose buds , cutting the white and yellow away from them , and beate them in the Marble morter with the double of Sugar . CHAP. XXIX . To make Conserve of water Lillie flowers . TAke halfe a pound of white water Lillie flowers and beate them in the Marble morter as before , with the Sugar doubled , and set them in the Sunne as before : CHAP. XXX . To make Conserve of Coltsfoote . TAke onely the yellow of the flower , and make it into Conserve as before . CHAP. XXXI . To make Conserves of the flowers of Burrage , Buglosse , Rosemary , and Betony . THe said Conserves are made and prepared as the Conserves before written ; if you will have the said C●nserves sweeter , you may put for a pound of flowers three pound of Sugar , and for halfe a pound of flowers , a pound and a halfe of Sugar . THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE . The third Treatise of Ele 〈…〉 CHAP. I. The manner to make Electuary 〈…〉 tive for the rich . TAke Polypodic of the Oake bruised three ounces , Fenill seeds halfe an ounce , Betonie , Agrimonie , Adianthos , Politric : Scolopendry , of each two handfulls ; leaves of Sene cleansed two ounces , Anniseeds halfe an ounce ; pulpe of Cassia , pulpe of Tamarinds , and of Prunes , of each sixe ounces ; Sene in powder with Anniseeds foure ounces and a halfe , a pound of sugar , make it into an Electuary as followeth . Boyle the said simples cleansed and washed in faire water ; first , the Polypodie with the Fenill seeds the space of a quarter of an houre , then put in the Betony and the Agrimony , and after that the Politric : Adianthos and Scolopendry . Take a pint of the said decoction strained , in the which infuse the space of twenty foure houres the said two ounces of Sene , with the Anniseeds , in the which time draw the pulps of Tamarinds and prunes , as is shewed in the twenty two Chapter of the first Treatise , a part . That after you have drawne your Cassia , those excrements which cannot be pulped through the sieve , put in infusion with the Sene. That done , make your infusion boyle a little , and then presse and straine it , and with the decoction or infusion boyle your Sugar to the height as is written in the seventeene Chapter of the first Treatise : The Syrup being done , poure it into a vessell of brasse or pewter from the fire , and mixe with it the said pulpes of Tamarinds and prunes , mixing of them well together with the bistorties , and after that mixe with them the pulpe of Cassia ; then stirre very well into it the Sene in powder as is shewed in the twenty three Chapter of the said first Treatise , mixing all very well together ; the which being all mixed and incorporated together the Electuary is done ▪ if in the mixing of them the Syrup should grow cold you must warme it upon the furnace . That you must never mixe the pulps with the Syrup boyling hot , for then it will burne , but when it is almost halfe cold . I have written but onely one way to make the Syrup , which is very good , and shall serve for these foure following . CHAP. II. To make Electuar : Lenetive for the poore . TAke a pint of the former decoction of the simples to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds as aforesaid . Sene cleansed two ounces , Anniseeds halfe an ounce ; Pulpe of Prunes and Tamarinds of each nine ounces ; Sene in powder with his Anniseeds foure ounces and a halfe ; Sugar a pound : make it into an Electuary in the same manner as the former . CHAP. III. To make Di●catholic●n . TAke twenty ounces of the former decoction to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds . Sene cleansed two ounces , Fenill seeds halfe an ounce , pulpe of Cassia foure ounces , pulpes of Prunes and Tamarinds of each sixe ounces , Sene in powder with his Anniseeds two ounces and two drammes , Rubarbe in powder two ounces , sugar a pound and a halfe ; make it into an Electuary as followeth . First , put in infusion the Sene and the Anniseeds as before . The Rubarbe must be put in powder as is showne in the twenty five Chapter of the first Treatise , ●nd is mixed with the powder of Sene and Anniseeds . The pulpes of Cassia , Tamarinds , and Prunes , being prepared are put asunder , and when the sugar is boyled with the infusion as is shewed before , then when it is halfe cold mixe the Pulpes in , and after that the powders as before , and so make it into an Electuary . CHAP. IIII. To make Diaprunes simple and compounded . TAke a pint of the said decoction strained of the said simples to infuse with the Sene and Anniseeds : Sene cleansed two ounces , Anniseeds halfe an ounce , pulpe of Prunes halfe a pound , pulpe of Tamarinds foure ounces , red Roses three drammes , Sugar a pound ; make it into an Electuary : This Electuary is made according to the former , and is called Diaprunes Simple . Which if you will make compounded ; while this said Electuary is hot , mixe very well with it nine drammes of good Scammonie put in powder as is shewed in the twenty sixe Chapter of the first Treatise ; and then it is Diaprunes compounded . That I have not written heere the Catholicon for Clysters , because you may use for the same any of these former Electuaries which are farre better . CHAP. V. To make Electuary of Dates or Diaphaenicon . TAke sixe ounces of the pulpe of Dates , two ounces of Turbith , a few sweet Almonds peeled , Ginger scraped with a knife , Mace , Fenill seeds of each two drammes , Scammonie fixe drammes , with tenne ounces of despumd Honey , as is written in the seventeene Chapter of the first Treatise ; make an Electuary . The pulpe of Dates being prepared as is shewed in the twenty one Chapter of the first Treatise , and put by it selfe , you shall make the following powder : First put the Turbith and the Ginger in the morter with the Almonds too hinder their exhalation , and beate them together , and when they are halfe beaten , put in the Mace , Fenill and Anniseeds , beating them into powder , and searcing them in a coverd scarce as is written in the twenty three Chapter of the first Treatise , speaking of Sene ; having drawne three ounces of powder , put it by it selfe in a paper ; the Scammonie also must be put in powder as is written before . Then take the pulpe of Dates , put it into a bason , and put some despumd honey to it stirring them well together , and then mixe the powders and the rest of the honey , and the last of all stirre in the Scammony , stirring them altogether very well and your Electuary is done . CHAP. VI. To make Benedict : Laxative . TAke Turbith , Hermodactills sliced of each sixe drammes , a few sweet Almonds peeled , red Roses three drammes , Ginger sliced , Mace of each a dramme ; Anniseeds , Grummell seeds , Saxifrage , and Smallage feeds of each two drammes , Scammonie five drammes , despumd honey fifteene ounces , make it into an Electuary . First , put in the morter the Turbith , Ginger , and Hermodacts , and the Almonds which being halfe powdred you shall put in the seeds , and at the last the red Roses and the Mace , beating them all to powder as before , and searcing them in the scarce , then put your powder in the bason being stirred about with some of the honey , then put in all the honey , and then put in the Scammony , stirring them all very well together and the Electuary is made . CHAP. VII . To make Tablets or Lozinges of Mechoacan . TAke Mechoacan , Hermodacts sliced , and Turbith of each two drammes , red Roses a dramme , Ginger halfe a dramme , Scammonie two drammes with halfe a pound of Sugar dissolved and boyled in common water , make Tablets the weight of halfe an ounce each of them . The Mechoacan bruised in the morter , put in the Turbith , Hermodacts , and red Roses , being all powdred and scarced with two or three Almonds to hinder their exhalation , then powder the Scammonie and mixe the other powders with it . Then boyle the Sugar as is shewed in the fifteene Chapter of the first Treatise , and when it is boyled take it from the fire , and let stand untill it be halfe cold stirring of it together , then mixe your powders into it , and forme Tablets as is shewed before . CHAP. VIII . To make Trochisques of Agaricke . RAspe two ounces of good white Agaricke or what quantity you please with the great Raspe of iron ; put it into a morter of Marble and beate it very well , pouring by little and little some Aqua vitae upon it , and beate it into a paste , then forme Trochisques and dry them in the shade , and when they are dry beate them againe , powring more Aqua vitae upon them and dry them againe , and then beate them the third time doing as before and dry them and use them ; you may also in the place of Aqua vitae take white wine , in which Ginger hath beene all night infused . CHAP. IX . To make Trochisques of Athandal : FIrst , put into infusion for the space of foure or five dayes three drames of gum : dragant . in Rose water in a little pipkin well covered , in which time take Coloquintida purged from the seeds , the which cut into small pieces and put it into the morter having first anointed the bottome of the morter with a little oyle of Olives , which being well powdred , forme it into Trochisques with the gum : dragant : dissolved ; then dry them , and powder them the second time , and make them into Trochisques with the said gum . CHAP. X. To make Trochisques of Mirrhe : TAke Cinnamon , seeds of Nigella , Aloes , Mirrhe , of each two drammes , with the juyce of Rue despumd , make them into Trochisques . The said medicaments being powdered , beginning with the Cinnamon as is shewed in the thirty Chapter of the first Treatise ; then the Nigella , and then the Mirrhe , and afterwards the Aloes , which being all well powdred and searced ; then stirring them together in the morter , powre upon them the juyce , beating and malaxing them well together , and forme them into Trochisques , the which dry in the shade and use them . CHAP. XI . Of Pills . To make stomack Pills or ante Cibum . TAke Aloes sixe drammes , Masticke and red Roses of each two drammes , with the Syrup of Damaske Roses , beate and malaxe them into a masse . First , powder the Mastick , wetting the bottome of the morter wtih a little Rose water , then powder the Roses , and after that the Aloes ; then mixe them together , and poure the Syrup upon them and make a masse , beating and malaxing them very well , then wrap it in a paper being anoynted with oyle and keep it in a Gally-pot . CHAP. XII . To make Pills without the which , or sine quibus . TAke Aloes halfe an ounce , Rubarbe , Trochisques of Agaricke , Sene in powder , of each a dramme and a halfe ; Scammonie two drammes and a halfe , with Syrup of Damaske Roses ; make them into pills : powder all the medicaments severally , then mixe them altogether and poure to them the Syrup , and beate and malaxe them into a masse and put them up as the former . CHAP. XIII . To make Pills of Agaricke . TAke Aloes and Trochisques of Agaricke of each three drammes , Sene in powder two drammes , Marmalade a dramme , Scammonie two drammes and a halfe , with Syrup of Damaske Roses , make them into a masse . The powders being all powdered and mixed together , put the Marmalade into a porringer and poure a little Syrup upon it and dissolve it , and poure it upon the powders , and with as much Syrup as shall be fitting , forme them into a masse keeping it as the former . CHAP. XIIII . To make Pills of Rubarbe . TAke Rubarbe an ounce , Cinnamon and Licorish in powder of each halfe a dramme ; with Syrup make them into a masse . The Rubarbe being in powder is mixed with the other powders , and with Syrup of Damaske Roses made into a masse as the others . CHAP. XV. To make Somniferous Pills . TAke Myrrhe three drams , Olibanum two drams and a halfe , Henbane seeds and Opium of each two drammes , Saffron and Castor of each halfe a dramme , and eighteene graines with Syrup of dryed Roses , make them into a masse . The powders being powdered put the Opium in the morter , and poure a little Syrup into it , beating them together , then mixe in the powders as before . CHAP. XVI . Of Powders . Powder of three Saunders , the which one may use in the place of Diarrhodon : abbatis Diamargarit : frigid : and de Triasuntali . TAke white , red , and yellow Saunders , wood of Aloes of each two drammes , seeds of Succory , Endive , Purslaine , and C●rduus ; sealed earth of each a dram ; of these medicaments make a powder as followeth . Cut all the Saunders in small bits or pieces and beate them in the morter with halfe the seeds and the wood of Aloes , and when they are well beaten put in the other halfe of the seeds and powder them very well , and scarce them through the scarce , and that which cannot passe , beate it againe in the morter , and scarce it untill you have scarced all as is shewed before ; then powder the seald earth by itselfe , and mixe them all together and keepe them in a glasse . CHAP. XVII . To make the powder called Diambra , the which you may use in the place of Diambra Arematicum Rosatum , and the Trochisques of Gallia Moschata . TAke good Cinnamon , Mace , red , white , and yellow Saunders ; wood of Aloes , red Roses of each a dramme , Ambergreece and Muske of each twelve graines , make them into a powder . First , put in the morter the Saunders and the wood of Aloes , with the Cinnamon and Mace to hinder their exhalation , or if you please you may sprinkle upon them a little Rose water being all well powdered and searced as before ; put the Muske and Ambergreece into the morter , and with a little of the powder , powder it , and mixe the rest of the powder . CHAP. XVIII . To make the powder Diatragagant . TAke gum : dragant : and gum : Arabicke of each three drammes , roots of Iris , of Florence Liccorish , seeds of white Poppie , Purslaine , and Endive , of each two drammes , of these medicaments make the powder . When you have pickt the white and the best of the gum : Arabicke , and gum : dragant : you must make a cleare fire in the bottome of the morter , and make the morter so hot that you can scarce touch it with your hand , then heat the bottom of the pestle almost red hot , then wipe it with a cleane cloth , and put in your gummes and cover it with a cleane cloth with a hole in the midst to put in the pestle , and so beat them to powder , and if the morter coole before you have powdered and scarced your gummes , warme and heate it againe in the same manner as you did before ; then when your gummes are powdered and scarced , beate the Iris roots and the seeds , mixing them all together and cover them close as before . CHAP. XIX . The manner to make powder of Licorish . BEcause the Physitians often appoint the powder of Licorish to be used , I have heere set downe the manner of making it . Take two ounces or what quantity of Licorish you please ; being dry , scrape it and make it very cleane , then cut it into very small pieces , and beate it in the morter , and searce it into fine powder , and keepe it in a glasse as you doe the other powders . CHAP. XX. The manner to make Tablets or Lozinges with the aforesaid Cordiall powders . FOr an example , take two drammes of the said powders , and mixe it with foure ounces of Sugar boyled , as is shewed in the sixteene Chapter of the first Treatise . Your Sugar being boyled , take it from the fire , and let it stand till it be halfe cold , and then mixe in your powder and forme Lozinges as is shewed in the seventh Chapter of this same Treatise , speaking of the Tablets of Mechoacan ; your Sugar being dissolved first in Rose water or Cordiall water and boyled to the height . CHAP. XXI . Of Confection Alkermes and Hyacinth : with Venice Treacle . YOu may find of these Confections at a reasonable rate at the Druguists , and Venice Treacle at the Apothecaries , which is made and shewed to the principallest Physicians of the City . THE CHARITABLE APOTHECARIE . The fourth Treatise of Oyles . CHAP. I. To make Oyle of Roses three wayes . THE first way is , take a pound of red Rose buds , beate them in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle , then put them into an carthen pot , and poure upon them foure pound of oyle of Olives , letting them infuse the space of a moneth in the Sunne of in the chimney corner stirring of them sometimes , then heate it , and presse it , and straine it , and put it into the same pot or other vessell to keepe . The second is , take halfe a pound of red Roses , and halfe a pound of Damaske , beate them together in a marble morter , and put them into a pot , and poure upon them foure pound of oyle , and let them infuse the space of twelve houres , then poure them all into a pan and boyle them two or three boylings , and straine them , and presse them in a strong to well in the presse , and in the meane time put in the pot as many more Roses and poure the oyle upon them , and so heate them and presse them , and put Roses to the oyle three times , and then boyle it untill all the humidity bee consumed which is shewed in the thirty two and thirty three Chapters of the first Treatise . The third is , to take all Damaske Roses and no red , and make three infusions as before . CHAP. II. To make Oyle of Violets . THe said oyle of Violets is made but with one infusion , as the first oyle of Roses , putting to a pound of the flowers , and that part that encloseth them , foure pound of oyle of Olives . CHAP. III. To make Oyle of water Lillies . TAke a pound of water Lillie flowers , and make two infusions in foure pound of oyle as is shewed before . CHAP. IIII. To make Oyle of Cammomill . MAke two infusions of a pound of Cammomill beaten in the morter , in foure pound of oyle as before . CHAP. V. Oyle of Lillies . TAke onely the white of the Lillies , taking away the yellow , and make two infusions as before . CHAP. VI. To make oyle of Dill , Rue , and Marjoram , and Wormewood . THe said Oyles are made with two infusions as the former : many chooseth the lesser leaves of Wormwood , because they are most astringent . CHAP. VII . To make Oyle of Masticke . TAke three ounces of Mastick , breake it in the morter , and put it into the pan , with twelve ounces of Oyle and foure ounces of red Wine , boyle it untill all the wine bee almost consumed , then straine and presse it , and cover it close in a pot . CHAP. VIII . To make Oyle of Capers . TAke the Cortex of Caper roots , an ounce Cortex or Barbe of Tamarix seeds of Agnus Castus and Ceterach of each two drammes , leaves of Rue a dramme , good Wine and Vineger of each two ounces ; oyle of Olives twelve ounces ; make the oyle : first beate your barkes well in the morter , then the Ceterach and the Ruc , then stirre them with the oyle , wine , and vineger , and let them infuse fifteene dayes in the Sunne , then boyle them untill the Wine and Vineger be almost consumed as is shewed in the thirty two Chapter of the first Treatise , and straine it and put it in a pot . CHAP. IX . To make Oyle of Castor . TAke dry Castor grossely powdered an ounce , Wine or Aqua vitae two ounces , twelve ounces of oyle , boyle them untill halfe the Wine or water be consumed , for the Castor will not endure long coction , then straine it and keep it among the rest . CHAP. X. To make Oyle of Wormes . TAke halfe a pound of earth wormes , wash them very well ; first with faire water , then with white wine , then put them to infuse into a pot , covering them with wine the space of twelve houres , then throw away that wine , and put the wormes to infuse in the Sunne or in the chimney corner in a pound of oyle and three ounces of Claret the space of eight dayes , then boyle them untill the wine bee almost consumed and straine them . CHAP. XI . To draw Oyle of sweet and bitter Almonds . TAke a quantity of Almonds , beate them very well in a Marble morter with a woodden pestle without peeling of them , untill they be all beaten into a paste ; then presse them softly by little and little in the presse , in a cleane strong linnen cloth , or in a cloth of haire . The Oyle of bitter Almonds is made after the same manner . CHAP. XII . Of Vnguents : or Oyntments . To make unguent Basilicon . TAke Navell or blacke Pitch , good Rossin , and yellow waxe , of each sixe ounces ; good oyle of Olives a pound and a halfe , make thereof an oyntment . Cut the waxe into small pieces , breake the Rossin and the Pitch into little bits , and melt them all together in the oyle , and when they are all melted , straine them through a strong linnen cloth , and put it into a pot or other vessell untill it be cold , then tye it up and set it away . CHAP. XIII . To make unguent : Aureum . TAke oyle of Olives thirty ounces , yellow Waxe sixe ounces , cleare I urpentine two ounces , Rossin and Colophonia of each an ounce and a halfe ; Olibanum , Masticke , of each an ounce , Saffron a dram , make them into an oyntment . First , put the Olibanum and the Mastick in powder and scarce them . That you must put more of the Mastick and Olibanum to powder , because you shall find the quantity scarced , and the rest may be kept . Then cut the waxe into small pieces , and also breake the Rosin and Colophonia into small bits , then melt them them with the oyle , then mixe with them the Turpentine , and when it is halfe cold put in the powders of Olibanum and Masticke , stirring them well together with the Spatule , and after that the Saffron being dry and put in powder , for to colour it the better , and the oyntment is made , the which put into a pot fitting . CHAP. XIIII . To make unguent Aegyptiacum . TAke common Honey seven ounces , strong Vineger three ounces and a halfe , make an oyntment of them as followeth . First , put into the morter to beate to powder some Verdegrece , in the beating thereof forget not to stop your nose , then scarce it , and take a quantity of it , and keepe the rest , and poure it into the Honey and Vineger , and boyle them to an oyntment . That when you have powdered the Verdegrece , you must wash the morter pestle and scarce with hot water . CHAP. XV. To make mundificative of Smalladge . THis oyntment is made at any time , putting into the juyce what the Physitian shall thinke fitting according to the nature and time of the diseased . CHAP. XVI . To make unguent : Album or white oyntment . TAke white Waxe three ounces , Ceruse washed sixe ounces , oyle of Roses twelve ounces , three whites of egges , Camphir a dram ; make the oyntment as followeth . The Ceruse being washed and afterwards powdered and searced , then cut the waxe into small pieces , and melt it with the oyle , and when it is melted take it from the fire and stirre it well together with a Spatule of wood untill it be halfe cold , then stirre in the Ceruse , and afterwards the whites of egges , and so make it into an oyntment . CHAP. XVII . To make red Dissicative . TAke oyle of Roses twelve ounces , white Waxe five ounces , Lap : Calaminaris , Bol : Armoniacke of each foure ounces , Litarge of gold prepared , and Ceruse of each three ounces , Camphir a dramme ; make them into an oyntment . Cutting the Waxe into small pieces and melting it with the oyle , and mixing the other things being in powder as is written in the former Chapter . CHAP. XVIII . To make unguent Pompholigos . TAke oyle of Roses twenty ounces , juice of Nightshade eight ounces , white Waxe five ounces , washed Ceruse foure ounces , burnt Lead as is shewed in the thirty eight and thirty nine Chapter of the first Treatise being in powder , Tuttie prepared of each two ounces , Frankincense an ounce ; make the oyntment according to Art as followeth . The Lead and Tuttie being powdered with the Ceruse and the other powders , then boyle the juyce of Nightshade with the oyle , untill the juyce bee almost consumed , then straine it through a strong linnen cloth , and mixe with it the powders upon the fire , stirring them well together , then take it from the fire and stirre it till it be cold . CHAP. XIX . To make oyntment of Populeon or Poplar buds . TAke Poplar buds nine ounces , Hogs lard or Barrowes grease eighteene ounces , good Vineger and good Rose water of each sixe ounces , leaves of Nightshade and Lettice of each foure ounces , Houseleeke three ounces ; make the oyntment as followeth . In the moneth of March take the said Poplar buds and beate them very well in a Marble morter , then put to them the Hogges grease beating of them very well together , and put them into an earthen pot and let them stand untill Iune , untill you can get the other hearbs , then when you have the other hearbs poure upon the grease and buds the vineger and Rose water , and let them stand in the Sunne a day or two , then take the hearbs , picke them , and cut them very small and beate them in the morter and put them into the pot with the grease and buds , and let them infuse in the Sunne the space of eight dayes , stirring of them now and then with the Spatule , and then poure them all into a pan and boyle them untill the liquor be almost consumed , then straine and presse them through a strong cloath ; and if it happen it be not thicke enough , boyle it a little upon the fire and make it thicker , and then let it stand untill it be cold , and and put it into a pot and cover it , and set it in a temperate place . CHAP. XX. To make oyntment of Roses . TAke Hogges grease or Barrowes grease washed as is showne in the thirty five Chapter of the first Treatise eighteene ounces , as many red Roses new ; beate the said Roses in a morter , and mixe with them the grease , and beate them well together , then put them into a pot and let them infuse in the Sunne the space of sixe dayes , or upon hot cinders three dayes , then boyle them a very little and presse them in the presse , and then beate as many more Roses with the said grease , and let them infuse as before , then straine and presse them , and mixe with it sixe ounces of juyce of Roses , and foure ounces of oyle of sweet Almonds , and boyle them untill the juyce be almost consumed , then straine it and keepe it . CHAP. XXI . To make Plaisters . To make white Diachilon . TAke common Oyle thirty sixe ounces , Litarge of gold prepared eighteene ounces ; roots of Marsh Mallowes cleansed , Linseeds of each a pound , seeds of Faenugreeke twelve ounces ; make thereof a plaister . To make this plaister very white , choose a good faire aire and cleare ; curiously washing and cleansing the Marsh Mallow roots , and taking away the skin that goeth round them , and the pith that is within them , then put the Linseeds and Faenugreeke into the morter , and beate them very well with the roots , and put them into a pipkin covering them with water and cover the pipkin , and let them infuse in the chimney corner twenty foure houres , then boyle them a little and straine them , that there may be two pound foure ounces of Mucilage , a part of which shall be boyled with the Oyle and Litarge prepared , as is showne in the thirty seven Chapter of the first Treatise , upon a midling fire , stirring them alwayes with a Spatule of wood , or else the Litarge being heavie will burne to the bottome , and when that part of Mucilage is almost consumed , which you shall know when it maketh no more bubbles , then put in the rest , and boyle them into a plaister , as is shewed in the thirty foure Chapter of the first Treatise , then let it stand untill it be halfe cold , and then make Magdaleons wetting your hands with a little water . CHAP. XXII . To make Diachalcyteos or Diapalma Plaister . TAke Roman Vitriol foure ounces , Hogges grease a pound and a halfe , Litarge of gold prepared , old Oyle of each thirty sixe ounces , make them into a plaister . The Litarge being prepared shall bee boyled with the Oyle and the grease , stirring them well together with a wooden Spatule , and when the plaister is boyled , mixe with it the Vitriol prepared , as is shewed in the forty one Chapter of the first Treatise , and make Magdaleons as before . CHAP. XXIII . To make Emplastrum Divinum . TAke Litarge and common Oyle of each eighteene ounces , yellow waxe eight ounces , loadstone foure ounces , Amoniacke three ounces and three dramms , Bdellium two ounces , Galbanum , Mirrhe of each two ounces and two drammes , Frankincense an ounce and a dramme , Masticke , Oppoponax , long Aristolochia root , Verdigreece of each an ounce , make of these medicaments an oyntment as followeth . First , put in infusion the gummes , which are Amoniac , Bdellium , Galbanum , and Oppopanax , in sufficient quantity of vineger , that the vineger may cover them the space of twenty foure houres , or untill the gummes bee dissolved , then straine them and boyle them upon a chaffing dish till their humidity be consumed , or untill they come to the thicknesse of Honey : in the meane time weigh the Lytarge and put it in a paper , and then powder the rest and searce them severally ; that is the Loadstone , Masticke , Frankincense , Aristoloch : and Verdegrease , then boyle your Lytarge and Oyle with the Waxe cut in small pieces , stirring it together with a Spatule , and when it is boyled put in the gummes , and then the powders , and last of all the Verdegrease , stirring them together , and when it is halfe cold , forme Magdaleons or Roules as before . CHAP. XXIIII . To make Emplastrum de Ianua sive de Betonica . TAke the juice of Betony , Plantain and Smalladge , of each twelve ounces , yellow waxe , black pitch , Rosin , and Turpentine , of each sixe ounces , make the plaster as followeth . Put the juyces into the pan , with the waxe cut in small pieces , and the Pitch and Rosin broken , and boyle them untill the juyces bee consumed , which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the Spatule , and dropping it into the fire , and it will make no noyse , then put in the Turpentine , and make Magdaleon as before written . CHAP. XXV . Of the distillation of waters . FOr the distilling of simple waters , every one hath knowledge , as to put the hearbs being bruised or picked into a Still , and covering of it , keeping a moderate fire ; also for the stilling of flowers or hearbs in a Limbecke putter water unto them , and putting cold water in the top , and drawing away the first water which is the strength , and throwing away the rest , therefore we shall not need to write any more of this . CHAP. XXVI . Of Treacle water . IN the place of Treacle waters described by divers Authors and divers wayes . It is better to take a quantity of Venice Treacle and dissolve it in wine if there be no Feaver , or in Scabious or Carduus water ; but if there be a Feaver , in Purslaine , water Lillie , or common water , with a little juyce of Lymons . CHAP. XXVII . To make Cinnamon waters . TAke a pound of fine Cinnamon , beate it and put it to infuse the space of twenty foure houres in a glasse vessell , with foure pints of good Rose water , and halfe a pint of good white wine upon the hot cinders or in some hot place being well stopped , then still it in a Limbecke or Balneo Mariae , and keepe the water in a strong glasse well stopt . CHAP. XXVIII . Another Cinnamon water . IN a necessity for to make Cinnamon water , take halfe an ounce of Cinnamon and beate it in a morter , and boyle it in a pint of faire water untill halfe be consumed , then straine it and use it . CHAP. XXIX To make excellent Hipocras . TAke a pound of good Sugar , an ounce of fine Cinnamon , two drammes of Ginger , with three pints of good white wine or Claret ; make the Hipocras , cut the Sugar into small pieces , and beate the Cinnamon and Ginger in the morter , then put them together in a pipkin , and poure the wine upon them , and stirre them together with a spoone or spatule , and let them stand all night in the chimney corner , and in the morning passe them five or sixe times through the Hipocras bagge . That if you will have it very cleare , poure into it a spoonefull of milke . CHAP. XXX . Another manner to make Hipocras . TAke a quart of good Wine , halfe a pound of good Sugar , and an ounce of Cinnamon beaten ; infuse it all night covered in the chimney corner , and and the next morning passe it through the Hipocras bag five or sixe times . CHAP. XXXI . To make Hipocras of water . TAke halfe a pound of good Sugar , two drammes of good Cinnamon beaten , two quarts of water ; infuse them all night as before , and in a morning straine them as before through the bag . The end of the Charitable Apothecary . THE CHARITABLE PHYSITIAN SHEVVING THE manner to Embalme a dead Corps . By Philbert Guibert Esquire , Doctor Regent in the faculty of Physicke at Paris . Translated into English , By I. W. LONDON , Printed by THOMAS HARPER , 1639. The manner to Embalme a dead Corps . FIrst of all let the Chyrurgeon make a long incision from the necke unto the lower belly ; opening the breast , and taking out the heart , lungs , and others , or leaving of them within ; but if they desire to hav● the heart embalmed by it selfe , then make an Incision in the pericard , in which it is inclosed , and embalme it as shall be showne hereafter . After that you may show the belly inferiour , that is the stomacke and the Epipleon ; considering the orifice superiour , and inferiour , and afterwards the bowells , bladder , and other things . All the said parts of the the brest and belly inferiour being observed , must bee all cut round the Diaphragma , and cut as neere as possible can be where they are tied and taken all out , and put into a large bason or vessell . Those two bellies being emptied and cleansed , that is all the blood that commeth from the veines and Arteries , dryed up with Sponges : then you must come to the head . The head or Cranium shall bee sawed in two , as you doe in an Anatomie , and the braines and parts shall be put into the vessell with the bowells , together with the blood that hath been drawne out of the three bellies ; that is , the head , brest , and belly inferiour , and put them altogether into a barrell , and hoope it round , to be buried or put into the ground ; but if they desire to carry them far , or to keep them you may embalme them as followeth . Having emptied and squeezed the blood from the excrements , you must wash them with warme oxicrat , made with foure parts of water , and one of vineger compounded , as shall be written hereafter : then powder them all about with one of the balming powders hereafter written , then put them into a barrell pitcht within and without , and hoope the barrell well , and then wrappe it round with Ceare-cloth and cord it fast , then put it into a bigger barrell also pitcht and hoopt , and send it whither you please . The head , brest , and belly inferiour being also emptied and cleansed , you shall begin to embalme them : beginning at the head being well washed within with the said vineger compounded , then with pieces of Cotton soaked in the said vineger and filled with balme , the head shall be filled , and both the pieces of the skull shall bee bound together with thred . Doe also to the brest as you doe to the head , piercing the Muscles and flesh with a bodkin , to make the blood runne out , which you must dry up with sponges , then wash and soake it with the said vineger , and fill it up with Cotten full of Balme , do so also to the belly inferiour . The foresaid parts being embalmed , you must make long Incisions in the armes , legges , thighes , and buttocks , and principally in the great veines and Arteries , to make the blood runne out , and to dry them up with Sponges ; then soake them with the said Vineger , and stop them full of pieces of Cotton filled with Balme . You shall make an Incision from the shoulder to the wrist in the arme , piercing it with a bodkin to the bone all about , to make way for the blood , then dry it up with sponges , and wash and soake it well with the said vineger , and then filling it with pieces of Cotton soaked in the said vineger and filled with Balme , and then sowe it up with a needle and thred ; so doe to the thighes making an incision from the belly to the knee , piercing of it , and stoping and sewing of it up as before , and so the knees and others . You may also stop the holes of the eares and nostrills and mouth , with Cotton soaked in the vineger and filled with Balme . That done turne the Corps upon the belly and make an Incision about the Ingular veines in the necke , letting out the blood , and so make an incision downe the reines , piercing the backe to let out the blood , taking it away and washing it with the said vineger , and filling it with Cotton balmed , and sewing them up as before . Also make Incisions in the palmes of the hands , and in the soles of the feet , and wash and fill them as before , sowing them up also , the fingers and toes ; incisions being made and stopped as before . The Corps being thus embalmed shall be anointed all over with Venice Turpentine , dissolved in oyle of Roses or oyle of Spike , and then it shall bee covered all over with Seare-cloth and put it into a Coffin of Lead , the which Coffin shall be filled with dry Aromaticke hearbs , as Rue , Wormwood , Time , Scordeum , Marjoram , and others as shall be written hereafter , then cover it and let it be well sodered . To Embalme the Heart . THe Heart being washed with the said Vineger compounded , shall bee put to infuse in the said Vineger in a pipkin being plaistered round the lidde , that the aire enters not the space of five or sixe dayes , then take it out and make an incision in it , and fill it with balme and pieces of Cotton balmed , and sowe it up againe , then few it well into a little bag made of Scarecloth , and put it into a case of Lead , Silver , or Pewter , fashioned in the forme of a Heart , and carry it whither you please . That the Simples which enter into the following Balmes , as roots , hearbs , seeds , &c. if they bee not dry they must be dryed in the shade or in an Oven after the Bread is drawne forth , before they be powdered . A Description of the Vineger compounded , the which is to wash and soake the parts being warme , before you apply any of these Balmes following . TAke Wormwood dry or green five or sixe handfulls , cut it into small pieces with a knife oppaire of Cizers ; thirty Apples of Coloquintida , cut them into foure quarters without throwing away the seeds , Roch Allom , and common Salt of each a pound , boyle them together in eighteene pints of good Vineger , untill it commeth to fourteene pints ; then straine and presse it , and use it as is aforesaid . If with the said Vineger compounded , strained , and pressed , you will put three pints of Life water or Aqua vitae it will be excellent . To make foure sorts of Balmes to powder and put into the parts of the body . The Description of the first Balme . TAke dry common salt , Allom of glasse , of each a pound , beate them to powder in a morter ; then take Balme hearb , or hoarie Mints , Wormwood , water Mints , Sage , Rosemary , Origanum , Calamint , Time , Costus Hortensis , the greater and lesser Centory , and Scordeum of each sixe handfulls ; all these hearbs ought to be dryed as I shewed before , then put into the great morter , and beaten to powder and searced ; so beating and searcing them untill they bee all searced then mixe with them the Allum and Salt , and so use it . A Description of the second Balme : TAke Hysope , Time , Sage , Lavender , Rosemary , Wormewood , Marjoram , Rue and Scordeum of each eight handfulls ; Ireos of Florence , Pepper , Ginger , Pellitory , and dry red Roses , of each halfe a pound , make them into a powder as followeth . The Salt being dry shall bee powdered by it selfe , then beate the Ireos pepper , Ginger , Pellitorie , and dry Roses with the other simples , beating and searcing them all to powder , and when they are all searced mixe with them the Salt and the Balme is made , the which use as before written . A Description of the third Balme . TAke Ireos of Florence , Gentian , Orange and Citron peeles ; Ginger , Iuniper , Berries , Cyprus Nuts , Benjamin , Frankincense , Aloes , Mirrhe , Cinnamon , Cloves , of each halfe a pound , Rosemary , Sage , Lavender , Dill , Origanum , Cyprus , Wormewood , Balme , Time , Scordeum , of each eight handfulls , make the Balme as followeth . First , beate well together in the morter the Ireos Gentian , Orange , and Citron peeles , Ginger , Iuniper Berries , Cyprus Nuts , Cinnamon and Cloves , with the other simples , beating them all to powder and searcing them , then powder the Aloes , Mirrhe , Frankincense , and Benjamin , with a little Oyle anointing the bottome of the morter and mixe them altogether , and the Balme is done . A Description of the fourth Balme in case of necessitie . SOmetimes one hath not the commodity to get the simples aforesaid , as in Armies , Townes , and Castles assieged : when some man of quality dyeth , and that his parents or friends will have him preserved for some time , to carry to some tombe of his Predecessors ; then one must make necessity a vertue : for having emptied the three bellies as is shewed before , wash them , and the incisions with common vineger , if you have not the commodity to make the compounded ; or if you have not common vineger , take salt water , that is salt melted in water , and fill them up with this Balme following . Take ashes of Willow , and Lime , of each a sufficient quantity , fift it through a sieve , and use it , but if you have no Lime take Chalke and doe as before , being thus embalmed , rub and anoint the body over with this Linement following , and keepe him in a temperate place not to hot nor to cold . A Description of the Linement to anoint the body after it is embalmed . TAke Oyle of Olives , Roses or Spike one part , Venice or common Turpentine two parts , make thereof a Linement . Warme the oyle upon the fire , then put to it the Turpentine , stirring them well together , and anoint the body all over with it being warme . The end of this Treatise : A Treatise of Oyntments . A Balme or Balsome for all wounds that are newly made . TAke two ounces of Aqua vitae , put it into two Violls equally divided , and put into the one two drammes of Mirrhe , and a dramme of Aloes in powder , and let it stand untill it hath taken the colour . Then put two drammes of Turpentine into the other Violl , and let it stand untill that the Aqua vitae hath taken the colour of the Turpentine , then put them both together to use it Another for an old and new wound . O Liban . and Masticke of each an ounce , two ounces of Verdegrece , asmuch Galbanum , an ounce of Turpentine , and asmuch Rosin , oyle of Olives a pound , and halfe a pound of oyle of bitter Almonds , and asmuch oyle of poppies , white waxe an ounce , black pitch three ounces ; melt your gummes , and heat your oyle with the Verdegrece , and straine them through a strong cloth and keepe it in a pot or boxe . An oyntment for new and old wounds . BEate three yolks of egges with the bignesse of a nut of washt Turpentine and a little Beane meale , it will keepe but a moneth . Another for Apostumes and Boyles . HAlfe a pound of Turpentine , foure ounces of Virgins waxe , as much of Mutton suet ; a little milke from a woman which hath a male child , and a little from one that hath a female child , boyle them together untill they be thicke . For to eate dead flesh . THree ounces of honey put into a new pan or pipkin , a dramme of greene Coppras , and asmuch of Verdegrece and Allom , and halfe an ounce of galls , being all in powder stirre them into the honey , and boyle them untill they become red . For a burne . VVAter of Nightshade and of Plantaine , yolks of Egges , oyle of Roses , and Virgins waxe as much of one as of another , melt them together and anoint the sore . For paine in the head . BEate Plantaine with the urine of the diseased , and make a plaster and bind it upon the Temples . For blacke and blue eyes . SAlt , honey , and wine boyled together , and the place anointed : Against the swelling of the throat . LEaven , honey , and juyce of Smalladge mixed together and made into a plaister . For to stay bleeding in what place soever . IVyce of Shepheards purse , Masticke , Oliban : Bol● Armenic : Dragons blood , of each two drammes to make a plaister . A washing for a Fistula , upon womens Brests . LOng and round Plantaine , Agrimony , C●●ntorie , and Wormewood of each halfe a handfull , cut them small and boyle them in a new pot or pipkin with a quart of wine , untill it commeth to a pint , then straine it , and wash the pipkin , and put into it againe that which is strained , and put to it two ounces of honey of Roses , and as much Syrup of Wormewood , then boyle them a little , and when you will use it , put a little to warme in a saucer and keepe the rest in a glasse . Oyntment or unguent : Martiatum . TAke Baye leaves three pound , Rue two pound , Marjoram two pound , Rosemary a pound and a halfe , Mirrhe a pound , the tops of Marjoram and water Mints , seeds of Ocimum , of each sixe ounces ; Butter sixe drammes , Storax , Harts grease , Beares grease , and Cocks grease , of each halfe an ounce ; Masticke three ounces , Frankincense two ounces and a halfe , oyle of Nard : an ounce , common oyle sixe pound , Waxe foure pound ; make an oyntment according to art . It is good against cold Goutes , the Palsie , Sciatica , and generally against all diseases of the Nerves . A Stomachall oyntment . TAke oyle of Wormewood , Masticke , Nard of each an ounce , red Roses , red Corall , Cloves , Cinnamon , Lign : Aloes , Mastick , Mints , Shaenants of each a dramme ; Waxe a sufficient quantity , make them into an oyntment . It is very good to strengthen the stomacke , and to appease those griefes which have come of cold , causing an appetite and helping digestion . Oyntment of Marsh Mallowes . TAke Marsh Mallow roots two pound , Faenugreeke and Linseeds of each a pound , Oyle foure pound , Waxe a pound , Turpentine two ounces , Rosin sixe ounces ; cut the roots , and beat them with the seeds and make a Mucilage , and take of the said Mucilage two pound , boyle it with the other ingredients untill it bee all consumed ; this oyntment is good to warme and will keep three yeeres . Galens refreshing Oyntment . TAke white Waxe and oyle of Roses , of each foure ounces , beat them long together ; first with faire water , washing them , then with Vineger , and then with Rose water , and if you will keep it any time you must wash it often with Rose water . An Astringent Oyntment . TAke Bole Armonick , Dragons blood , and sealed earth , of each an ounce , oyle of Roses sixe ounces , Waxe a pound and a halfe , and of Vineger , boyle the waxe , oyle , and vineger together , untill the vineger be consumed , then mixe the other ingredients being in powder . The end of the Treatise . A Treatis of Pretious Stones . Of the Bezoar stone . THe Bezoar stone is such an excellent Counter poison , that the Physitians have given its name to all the most excellent Antidotes , calling them medicaments Bezoarties : if it be powdered and put upon bitings of venemous beasts it will heale them ; also being strowed upon byles or plague sores , it healeth them also , there is made Lozinges with it , and Rose water against all sorts of poison . Of the Emeraud . THe Emeraud hung about the necke , hindereth the accidents and assaults of the Kings Evill , and healeth it also sometimes . Of another Stone . THere is found a stone in the belly of old Cockes , or in the Gizard ; the which ( as is said ) maketh him that weareth it constant , gratious , hardie , and happie in love , and the same held upon the tongue appeaseth thirst . Of the Amethist . The Amethist hindereth a man from drunkennesse . Of the Saphir . THe true Saphir infused in water , and the eyes being washed therewith , draweth away all filth from the eyes . Of the Turqui Stone . THe Turqui Stone groweth in Ethiopia and is somewhat of a greene colour , and being infused maketh a liquor as white as milke , and is very good against any paine of the eyes or hinderance of the sight . Of Christall . CHristall ingendereth of a pure liquor which hardneth by little and little in the entrailes of the earth ; it is found often with other mettles in mines in Holland and Spaine : being powdered and mixt with white wine is good against dissenteries , and it stayeth the white fluxe of women , and causeth store of milk in womens brests . Of Alablaster . ALablaster is well knowne of those which have visited the Antiquities of Rome , Alablaster burnt and incorporated with pitch or Rosin melted dissolveth hardnesse , and is good against the griefes of the stomacke . Of the Serpentine Stone . THe Serpentine Stone worne about the necke is good against the paines of the head . Of the Stone of Arabia . IT dryeth the Hemerods being powdered , and put upon them , and it is good to make teeth white . Of the Stone of Iudea : THe bignesse of a Nut of this Stone being powdered and drunke in warme water causeth urine , and and breaketh the Stone in the bladder . Of the Chalcedine Stone . THe Chalcedine hung about the necke hindereth melancholly . Of the Sponge stone . SPonge Stone being drunke in white wine breaket● the stone in the bladder . Of Corall . THose children which take halfe a scruple of Corall in powder with their Nurses milke before they sucke , shall never be troubled with the Epilepsie . The end of this Treatise . Of the vertue of Fruits Of Temperate Fruits . Of Figgs . OF all the Fruits of Autumne the Figs are the best , for they are very good to cleanse the breast ; also they are good against a cough and the diseases of the lungs : dry Figgs eaten looseneth the belly , and they are good to dissolve tumors being mixed with meale and leaven . Of Raisons . RAisons of the Sunne are very good against the diseases of the stomack , lungs and head , being eaten by themselves or with a little pepper . Currants are also good for the brest and causeth obstructions . Of Fruits hot in the first degree . Of Almonds . THe best sweet Almonds which are yellow and full and breake white , are very good to avoid grosse excrements , also they are good to cause Appetite and for those which have cold bellies . Of common Nuts . COmmon Nuts are hard of digestion and contrary to the stomacke , but being eaten fasting they are very good against the wormes of the belly ; also being incorporated with the leaves of Rue , Figs , and a little Salt , are good against the pestilence and poyson being taken fasting . Of fruits hot in the second degree . Of Capers . CApers being taken in broath the quantity of two drammes , and wine the space of fourty daies purgeth away gravell , and bringeth away by urine all bloudy matter , it is also good against the Sciatica and Palsie , and for women which have not their flowers . Of Nutmegs . NVtmegs are very good to clear the sight , strengthen the stomacke , to diminish gravell , to provoke urine , and to stay the fluxe of the belly , and is good against all cold diseases of the matrixe . Of Fruits hot in the third degree . Of Iuniper Berries . IVniper Berries taken in broath are very good for the stomacke against all diseases of the brest , against a cough and against stingings of Serpents ; also it is very good against Convulsions , and against the suffocations of the Matrix . Of Cloves . CLoves are very good for the stomack and heart , helpeth digestion , and stayeth the fluxe of the belly , foure drammes taken in milke being in powder , maketh a man valiant , and is good to cleare the sight . Of Fruits hot in the fourth degree . Of Pepper . PEpper is good against venome , and it is soveraigne against the Collick , and against all cold and grosse humors . Of Fruits cold in the first degree . Of Citrons . CItrons are good to fortifie and strengthen the stomacke , and are very good against melancholy , and their seeds taken in broath and applied without , are good against stingings or bitings of Scorpions , and their juyce is good against the pestilence . Of Quinces . QVinces are good for the stomack and to provoke urine , and are good against the dissentery and fluxe of the belly ; their decoction is singular good to foment the fundament or Matrix that commeth forth , and they are good against the inflammation of womens brests and against vomitings . Of Peares . PEares are good against the stomack and are astringent , and are good against defluctions . Of Prunes . Prunes are very good to loosen the belly . Of Fruits cold in the second degree . Of Cucumbers . CVcumbers are refreshing to the stomacke and are good for the bl●dder ; the seeds boyled with milk and wine are goo● to provoke urine and against all diseases of the bladder . The leaves beaten with Wine healeth the bitings of dogs . Of Oranges . ORanges are refreshing , and are good in Feavers ; for to quench thirst the peele is hot and Cordiall . Of Lymons . LYmons are very good against hot and pestilent Feavers , and the Syrup is very good to stay Feavers also , the juyce of Lymons killeth wormes in the bowells . Of Fruits which refresh the stomacke . Of Cherries . CHerries are very good to refresh the stomack , and against the paine of the belly . Olives . OLives are also good to comfort and to refresh the stomacke . Respases . REspases are very good to refresh the stomacke , to stay vomitings , and are good against the fluxe of the belly . Of Fruits which engender seeds . FIgges , Pine kernells , Nutmegs , and Pistaches , are good to augment and engender seeds . Fruits which are good against Poyson . IVniper berries , common Nuts , Pepper , Citrons , &c. are good against venome and Poyson . The End of this Treatise . To make Preserves dry and liquid . Of Preserves which comfort the Heart . Preserv'd Oranges . CHoose the best Oranges that have the thickest skins , cut them in quarters and lay them a soake in water five or sixe dayes , then boyle them in honey syrup or sugar to the height . Citron peeles preserv'd or Candied . TAke Citrons and peele them , and cut them into slices and infuse them in water nine or ten dayes , then take them out of the water , and boyle them in faire water untill they be soft , then put them into Iulep or Sugar , and boyle them unto the height of Sugar Candie , you may Aromatize them with a little Muske or a little Ambergreece . In this manner you may Candie Oranges , Lymons , or any other rind or peeling . Of Apples . TAe Apples and peele them , and cut out the core , and the pippins within them , and cut them into quarters , boyle them in Iulep or Sugar and water well , and the next day boyle them againe in Sugar and put them with the Syrup into a pot , Of Preserves which comfort the Belly . Of Ginger . PReserved Ginger or Candied Ginger is very good for the belly and against all hard humors thereof . Preserv'd Quinces . QVinces preserved and Aromatized , as Apples , are very good for the paines of the belly , and to stay vomiting also against the fluxe of the belly , and to strengthen the stomacke and to helpe digestion . To make Marmalade . TAke eight pound of the flesh of Quinces , cleansed from their rinde , pippins and stalkes , boyle them in water untill they come into a paste , then pulpe it through a sieve and boyle it to the height with as much sugar , and put it into boxes . There are those which boyle it but with halfe so much sugar ; it is very good for the fluxe of the belly taking it before meales , and good against vomitings taken after meales ; and for the losse of appetite . Preserv'd Peares . PReserve Peares , as the Quinces and Apples , and they are very good to strengthen the heart , and against the paines of the belly . Preserv'd Wallnuts . GAther the Wallnuts before they bee hard when they are greene , pare them as the Apples , and infuse them in water nine dayes , changing the water every day , then pierce them with a needle or bodkin in three or foure places , and boyle them in water untill they be soft , then take them from the fire and stick them with Cinnamon and Cloves , and boyle them in Sugar and put them into a pot . Preserved Cherries : GAther Cherries before they be quite ripe , put them into Sugar and boyle them , and put them into pots or glasses . Of Drie Comfits or Candies . TAke the Cortex or Rinde of Citrons , Oranges , Lymons , or any other barke or fruit , boyle them first in faire water , having first infus'd them , then boyle them in Sugar to the height , and then take them and dry them . The end of this Treatise . To make all manner of Fumes and Perfumes . Of Perfumes and Aromatick smells . PErfumes are certaine medicaments simple and compounded , the which without putting in the fire will alter the head and hinder all ill smells and corruption of the aire . They are also used divers wayes , sometimes onely one simple medicament is used and held to the nose , as the seed Nigella infused in vineger , and wrapped in a cloth or piece of silke ; and at another time there is mixed many medicaments together and sometimes there are made Pomanders , Oyntments and Bullets ; the ingredients which ordinarily enter into Perfumes are Muske , Ambergreece , Nigella , Marjoram , Storax , Cloves , Ocimum , Staechados , Spikenard , Lavender wood , of Aloes , Labdanum , Roses , Violets , Saunders , water Lillies , Camphor and the like . You must observe that in making of Pomanders and Bullets , you must put the Muske and Ambergreece the last of all the ingredients . Perfumes or suffumigations for the head : A Suffumigation to stay and dry Catarhes . TAke Coriander seeds , Roses , Nigella , infused in Vineger , of each an ounce and a halfe , Masticke , Frankincense , of each halfe an ounce , gumme of Iuniper two ounces , make them into a powder , the which strow upon a chasing dish of coales , and perfume the cap and clothes for the head you may make them into Trochisques with Rose water and gumme Dragant if you please . Another Perfume of the same . TAke Frankincense , Masticke , Labdanum , Storax of each halfe a dramme ; beate them together and make them into Trochisques with gumme Dragant dissolved in Rose water . A Suffumigation of a good smell to strengthen the head . TAke Trochis : of Gallia , Muscata a dramme , Sage , Marjoram and Rosemary of each a dramme and a halfe , Cloves and Cinnamon of each a dramme , wood of Aloes a scruple , foure graines of Muske , make them into a powder , and use them as before . Another Perfume . TAke Frankincense , Cinnamon and Cloves of each a dramme and a halfe , Citron peele a dram , wood of Aloes two scruples , Mirrhe and Masticke of each a dramme , Trochis : of Gallia , Muscata two drammes , Labdanum two drammes and a halfe : beate them together with oyle of Mirrhe , and forme them into Trochisques . Another . TAke gumme of Iuniper , Masticke , Roses of each a dramme , Cloves , Storax of each three drammes , make them into Trochisques with Turpentine : Cordiall Perfumes . A Perfume against the sincopes or failings of the Heart . TAke Frankincense , Mastick , of each an ounce , dry Citron peele halfe an ounce , wood of Aloes , Storax , Cloves , Calamint of each three drammes . Make a perfume for those that have paines at their heart : A Perfume to strengthen the animall and vitall spirits . TAke red Roses , Staechaedos , Rosemary of each a dramme , Frankincense two drammes , Cloves , wood of Aloes of each a dramme and a halfe , make them into powder , and make a Perfume . A Perfume against the corruption of the Aire . TAke red Roses , Spikenard , wood of Aloes , Costus , Rosemary , Masticke , red Saunders , Bdellium , Labdanum , Olibanum , Saffron of each a dramme and a halfe , Dock roots , Pepper , yellow Sanders of each three drammes , Cardamomes , Cubebes , Camphor , of each halfe a dramme , five graines of Muske , put them into powder , and make little Trochis : with Rose water . Suffumigations for the Lungs . A Perfume against the ulcers of the Lungs . TAke Coriander seeds , red Roses , Mastick , Frankincense , Mirrhe of each three drammes , Benjamin , Storax , Labdanum , Hypocistidos of each two drammes ; Auripigmentum a dramme , powder them , and make Trochis . with Turpentine , and use them being a remedie against the ulcers of the nostrills , eares , and matrix . Another when there is any inflammation . TAke Coriander seeds prepared , red Roses of each an ounce , Labdanum , Hypocistidos of each three drammes , white and red Sanders of each two drams , Poppie heads , Cortex , Mandragora of each two drammes ; Storax , Benjamin , of each a dramme , Auripigment : halfe a dramme , make them into Trochis : with gumme dragant dissolved in Rose water : A Perfume against the Cough : TAke Masticke , Frankincense of each three drams , all the Sanders of each a dramme , Storax , Labdanum , red Roses of each two drammes , make them into powder to perfume night and morning the cap , and things for the head . Suffumigations for the Matrix . A Perfume against the Suffocation . THere are made ordinarily perfumes of stinking medicaments against the suffocation of the Matrix , as Assafaetida , Galbanum , Castor , and old shooes , because of their smell , they cause the suffocation to descend . A Perfume for to dry the Matrix . TAke Aliptae Moschatae , or Gallia Moschat , halfe an ounce , Benzoin , Calamus Aromaticus , of each two drammes ; make them into Trochis : which put upon a chafing dish , and receive the fume into the Matrix with a funnell . A Perfume to helpe conception . TAke Labdanum , Mastick , Gall : Moschat , Cloves , Calamus Aromaticus , Galingall , of each t●ree drammes , red Roses two ounces , Hypocistidos , Castor of each two drammes , make them into Trochisques with Mucilage of gum : dragant . Suffumigations for the Ioynts . A Perfume against griefe and paine . TAke leaves of Wormewood , Rosemary , Staechados , Cammomill of each two ounces , Mirrhe , Storax , Benzoin of each three drammes , make them into Trochisques , and perfume Cotton , and apply the Cotton very warme . A Perfume against hard Tumors . TAke Cinnabaris two ounces , Bdellium , Mirrhe , Storax of each halfe an ounce , make them into Bullets with Turpentine : A Perfume to provoke sweat for the Poxe . TAke Cinnabaris two ounces , Storax , Benjamin , and Mirthe , of each an ounce , make them into Trochisques with Turpentine , and perfume all the body except the head . Another for the same . TAke Cinnabaris halfe an ounce , Frankincense , Mastick , of each halfe an ounce , Calamus , Aromaticus , Zedoarie , of each three drammes ; Olibanum , Sandarac , of each two drammes ; Ceruse halfe an ounce , make them into Trochisques with Turpentine . Another Perfume for the Poxe . TAke Frankincense two drammes , Mastick , Iuniper , Gumme , Hypocistidos , of each halfe an ounce , Auripigment , three drammes , Cinnabatis an ounce , make Trochis : with Turpentine . Odoriferent Suffumigations . Trochisques of wood of Aloes . TAke wood of Aloes , Labdanum , of each two drammes , Benjamin two drammes , Storax halfe a dramme , Sugar Candie three ounces , Muske three graines , make them into Trochis : with Rose water . Trochis : of Gallia Moschata . TAke wood of Aloes five drammes , Ambergreece three drammes , Muske a dramme ; make them into Trochis : with gum : dragant dissolved in Rose water . An Odoriferent Bag. TAke Cubebs halfe a dramme , Cloves , Nigella of each a dramme and a halfe , beate them together , and sow them in a little bag . Powder of Violets . TAke Ireos Root of Florence halfe a pound , Roses foure ounces , Ciprus roots , Marjoram , Cloves of each an ounce , yellow Sanders , Benjamin of each foure ounces , Storax an o●nce , beate them into powder . Another powder of Violets . TAke Ireos root of Florence foure pound , dry Marjoram foure ounces , Calamus Aromaticus three ounces , Roses and Violets of each five ounces , Cloves halfe a dramme , Muske a dramme , make them into a very fine powder . A Pomander . TAke Storax an ounce , Cloves two drammes , Benjamin , halfe an ounce , Ambergreece halfe a dram , Muske fifteene graines , powder of Violets a little ; incorporate them all together with Rose water . A Pomander against pestilentiall aire . TAke Labdanum , Storax of each a dram , Cloves halfe a dram , Camphor , Spikenard , Nutmeg of each seven graines , beate them into fine powder , and make them into bullets with gum : dragant dissolved in Rose water . A Pomander which looseneth the belly by the smell . TAke Scammonie , Mirrhe , Aloes , of each a dram , Esula , Coloquintida , of each a dramme and a halfe , beate them well together with the juyce of Coriander and make two Balls . Candles to perfume the aire . TAke Benjamin , Storax , of each foure ounces , Frankincense , Olibanum , of each twelve ounces , Labdanum eighteene ounces , Nigella an ounce , Coriander seeds , Iuniper berries , of each halfe an ounce ; liquid Storax fixe ounces , Turpentine halfe an ounce ; forme them into Candles with gum : dragant and Rose water . Odoriferent Candles against Venome and the plague . TAke Labdanum three ounces , Storax ten drams , Benjamin sixe drammes , Frankincense an ounce and a halfe , Staechados two ounces , red Roses , Cloves of each three ounces , Citron peele , yellow Sanders , of each three drammes , Iuniper berries halfe an ounce , Muske and Ambergreece of each halfe a scruple , forme them into Candles with gum : dragant dissolved in Rose water . Musked Sope. TAke foure pound of Castle Sope , cut it into small pieces ; then take powder of Cloves and white Sanders of each two ounces , Benjamin an ounce , Muske twenty graines ; incorporate them all together , and put to them two or three drops of Oyle of Cloves or Nutmegs . FINIS . A Table of that which is contained in the first Booke . THe manner to make Clysters . pag. 1 The manner to prepare suppositories pag. 8 A certaine remedie to loosen the belly of those which are bound , and will not use Clysters nor suppositories pag. 9 The manner to make Injections pag. 11 To make Pessaries pag. 12 To make Ptisan simple ibid. To make Barly water pag. 13 The manner to take Bezoar ibid. To make Hydromell pag. 14 To make Ptisan Laxative pag. 15 To make Laxative medicines of divers fashions ibid. To make water of Rubarbe pag. 17 To make a purging broath pag. 18 To make a Bolus of Cassia pag. 22 The manner to make Vomits pag. 24 To make Gargarismes pag. 25 To make Emulcions pag. 26 To make Almond milke pag. 27 To make a Hordeat pag. 28 To make tablets of Sugar of Roses ibid. To make Frontalls pag. 29 To make Oxicrat pag. 30 To make Oxirrhodin ibid. To make Hydrelium pag. 31 To make Epithemes ibid. To make Sternatutories pag. 33 To make Fumes or Perfumes ibid. To make Fomentations ibid. To make Cataplasmes pag. 34 To make Linements pag. 36 An excellent oyntment for a burne pag. 37 To make a refreshing Cerat ibid. To make Colyriums pag. 38 To make Vessicatories ibid. To make washings for the feet and legs pag. 40 Of Baths ibid. A Catalogue of those Instruments whith the rich ought to have in their houses pag. 41 A Catalogue of those medicaments which the rich ought to have in their houses ibid. A Charitable and notable advertisement to the publicke pag. 44 The end of the Table . A Table of Treatises and Chapters in the last Booke . A Catalogue of all the Instruments necessary to furnish an Apothecary pag. 65 Of Clarification pag. 67 To clarifie decoctions and infusions a part without Sugar pag. 69 To Clarifie Apozeams with Syrups , and also to make Clarified Whey pag. 70 To draw Iuices pag. 71 To draw juyce of Quinces pag. 72 To draw the juice of Red and Damaske Roses ibid. To draw the juice of Mulberries pag. 73 To draw the juice of Cherries . ibid. To draw the juice of Citrons and Lymons pag. 74 To clarifie the said juices ibid. To draw the juice of Apples and to clarifie them pag. 76 To boyle Sugar to the height , to make tablets of Sugar of Roses ibid. Of infusions to make Syrups pag. 79 To know when Syrups are boyled enough ibid. For to remedie those Syrups which are to much boyled , or to little , or candied pag. 80 To draw the pulpe of Dates pag. 81 To draw pulpes of Cassia , Tamarinds , Prunes , &c. ibid. Of medicaments which are put in powder , and first of Sene pag. 82 The manner to dry medicaments which are afterwards put in powder pag. 83 How you must powder Mirrhe , Aloes , Rubarbe , Saffron , and Assafaetida pag. 84 How to powder Scammony , and how to powder Mastick pag. 85 To powder Trochis : of Agarick ibid. To powder Camphor and Cinnamon pag. 86 Of the Infusion of Oyles ibid. Of the boyling of Oyles pag. 87 Of the boyling of Plaisters ibid. To wash hogs grease for unguent : rosat : pag. 88 To wash Ceruse pag. 89 To wash Litarge ibid. To burne and wash lead pag. 90 To prepare Tuttie stone ibid. To Calcine Roman Vitriol pag. 91 To make Creame and Salt of Tartar pag. 92 The second Treatise of Syrups . TO make Syrup of Violets pag. 93 Of Infusion of Violets and Damaske Roses pag. 95 To make Syrup of Coltsfoot pag. 96 To make Syrup of Damaske Roses ibid. To make Syrup of red Poppies pag. 97 To make Syrup of water Lillies ibid. To make Syrup of Maidenhaire pag. 98 To make Syrup of Iujubes ibid. To make Syrup of Marsh Mallowes pag. 99 To make syrup of Succory with Rubarb pag. 100 To make syrup of Poppies pag. 102 To make syrup of Lymons ibid. To make syrup of Quinces ibid. To make syrup of Apples pag. 103 To make syrup of Mulberries ibid. To make syrup of Cherries pag. 104 To make syrup of dried Roses ibid. To make syrup of Wormewood ibid. Of Syrups with honey . To make despumd honey pag. 105 To make honey of Roses ibid. To make honey of Violets pag. 106 To make honey of Mercury ibid. Of Conserves . To make Conserve of Violets ibid. To make Conserve of Roses pag. 107 To make Conserve of water Lillies ibid. To make Conserve of Coltsfoot ibid. To make Conserves of Burrage , Buglosse , Rosemary and Betony flowers . pag. 108 The third Treatise . TO make Elect : Lenetive for the rich pag. 109 To make Elect : Lenetive for the poore pag. 111 To make Catholicon ibid. To make Diaprunes pag. 112 To make Diaphaenicon pag. 113 To make Benedict Laxat : pag. 114 Tablets of Mechoacan ibid. Of Trochisques . To make Trochis : of Agarick pag. 115 To make Trochis : of Athandal pag. 116 To make Trochis : of Mirrhe ibid. Of Pills . To make stomack pills or ante Cibum pag. 117 To make pilul : sine quibus ibid. To make pills of Agarick pag. 118 To make pills of Rubarbe ibid. To make somniferous pills pag. 119 To make powder of three Sanders ibid. To make Diambra Aromat : Rosat : pag. 120 To make Diatragagant ibid. To make powder of Licorish pag. 121 Of Confect : Alkermes Hyacinth and Venice Treacle pag. 122 The fourth Treatise . To make oyle of Roses pag. 123 To make oyle of Violets pag. 124 To make oyle of water Lillies ibid. To make oyle of Cammomill pag. 125 To make oyle of Lillies ibid. To make oyle of Wormewood , Dill , Rue , and Marjoram ibid. To make oyle of Mastick ibid. To make oyle of Capers pag. 126 To make oyle of Castor ibid. To make oyle of Wormes pag. 127 To make oyle of sweet and bitter Almonds ibid. Of Oyntments . To make unguent Basilicon pag. 128 To make ungent Aureum ibid. To make unguent Aegyptiacum pag. 129 To make muudification of Smalladge ibid. To make unguent Album pag. 130 To make Dissicative red ibid. To make Diapompholigos pag. 131 To make unguent Populeon ibid. To make oyntment of Roses pag. 132 Of Plasters . To make Diachilon Plaster pag. 133 To make Diapalma pag. 134 To make Emplast : Divinum ibid. To make plaster of Betony pag. 135 Of the distillation of waters pag. 136 Of Treacle water ibid. Of Cinnamon water pag. 137 To make Hippocras pag. 138 FINIS . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A02327-e160 This Clyster being very good commeth but to 7. pence . This Clyster commeth to 6. pence . This Clyster commeth to 6. pence . This Clyster commeth to 3. pence . This Clyster commeth to 2. pence . This Clyster commeth to 4. pence . This Clyster 4. pence . This Clyster 2. pence ob . This Clyster 4 pence . This Clyster 3. pence . This Clyster 6. pence . This with the Sugar of Roses 8. pence . Note . This Clyster 20. pence . This Clyster a shilling . This Clystes 10. pence . Note . Note . Note . Each suppositorie cōmeth to 2. pence ob . Each suppositorie a halfe penny . Each suppositorie a halfe penny . Each a halfe penny . Note . Note . This Infusion commeth to 6. pence . This Iniecton with the syrup 10. pence . Each Injection 2. pence . Note . This pessarie 2 pence . This pessarie 3. pence . This Ptisan 3. pence . The best Bezar 2. pence the graine . This Hydromell 4. pence . This Ptisan 6. pence . Note . Each taking will amount to 2. pence . Note . This water 4 pence . This water 6. pence . This 6. pence . This decoction 6. pence . This medicine 8. pence . This medicine 10 pence . This medicine 18. pence . This medicine 2. shill . Note . Note . This 6. pence . This medicine 14. pence . This medicine 2. pence . This 2. pence . This 4. pence . This Bolus 18. pence . There will be an ounce and halfe . This decoction 2. pence . Note . This Bolus 18. pence . This Bolus 18. pence . This Bolus 12. pence . This 4. pence . This 8. pence . This 8. pence . This Bolus 8. pence . Note . This vomit 2. pence . This 2. pence . This 2. pence . This 1. penny . This 4 ▪ This 2. pence This 1. pen● halfe penny . This 1. penny This 4. pence This 3. pence . This 9 pence . Note . This 6. pence . This 6. pence . This Frontall 3. pence . This 2. pence . This 1. penny . This 1. penny . This oxirrhod 4. pence . This 4. pence . This Epithem 1. penny . This with the Treacle 18. pence . This 16. pence This 1. penny . This 1. penny , or 2. pence . This 4. pence . This 3. pence . Note . Note . These two bags 6. pence . This 2. pence . This Cataplasme 4. pence . Note . Note . This 8. pence . This 4. pence . This 2. pence . This 4. pence . Note . This Cerat 9. pence . This Colyrium 2. pence . This 1. penny . This 3. pence . Each Vessicate 1. penny . Each 1. penny . Each 1. penny . This 6. pence . Notes for div A02327-e17020 Note . Note . Note . Note . Note . Notes for div A02327-e19630 Note . Notes for div A02327-e21010 Note . Note . Notes for div A02327-e22170 Note . Note .