Here followeth three Practyses, now used at Mountpyller, by mon sire Emery. a roman born in Rome, a doctor in astronomy & Phesyke, and other doth practise the same, first an oil, or ontment, and a powder, and the .iii. a water, for many Infyrmytes and diseases for the health of the body.   


¶ These is practised  
Emery, and many diverse other.  
in Mountpyller by master Iohn.    

oil of Roses, is thus made, take a pound of Roses and four of oil, & rub them well betwixt thine hands, and put them in a vessel of glass with oil, the mouth of the vessel stopped, & set it against the hote son .xii. dayes, and so do thereto fresh roses, and let it stand against the son, other .xii. dayes And yf thou voylte make more, let it stand longer, and cleanse it and keep it to thine use. The virtues of this oil be these, it availeth against aynge of the hede in a hote cause, as in a fever, & against heat of the stomach wherther it be anointed therwith or drunk, for it is cold & dry.  

¶ Of oil of mandrake.  
oil of mandrake, is cold and moist, it availeth against a●ynge of the hede, and to them that hath the Franes●e, and pobagre of hote humours. It is made thus of the apple of mandrake of hennebelle & of poppy. take and put them in oil, by twelve dayes against the son, and than seth it to wasting of the Iuse at a slow fire, and in party of that oil resolveth and opium, than keep it to thy use. Or it is thus made with the iuse of mandrake meddled with the seeds of hennebelle, and of poppy & Boil them together in a double vessel to wasting of the iuse, a double vessel is said in thus maner, take a cauldron and put therein water, & in the water put the vessel that containeth the oil, but meddle them not together, afterward cleanse it, and put to the clensynge also opium, and afterward boil it a little, and keep it to thine use.   

¶ oil of lily.  
oil of lily is cold, and it hath amytigatyf virtue. it availeth for akyng of the hede, of a hote fever & against brenning of the stomach, and of the entrails thus it is made grind the flows of lily well & put them in wine & oil, against the son .xii dayes. & stop the vessel than with soft fire, seth it to wasting of the wine, and keep it in a double vessel and afterward cleanse it, and keep it to thine use.   

¶ oil of yuy.  
oil of yuy, availeth against aching of the hede of heat or of a fever, or of other cause against fervour of the stomach, and of the entrails, thus it is made grind the leuys of yuy, and put them in wine & oil, and in the foresaid maner seth them and cleanse them, and keep them to thine use.   

¶ oil of populeon.  
oil of populeon, is cold it availeth against theforesaid eueles that cometh of heat, & thus it is made, gather the tender crops of pepuleon in ver, and grind them, and put them in wine and oil, and seth them in the foresaid maner, & cleanse them and keep them to thine use.   

¶ oil de bay.  
oil de bay is hote, and it is made in the maner of oil de olyf, or else it is made thus grind bays and when they be ground, let them lie four dayes, and with hote hands knede it and then put water ther to, and let it seth well long in a cauldron, and than cleanse it thorughe a cloth, and when it is cold gather it that swimmeth above and keep it, to thine use for that is god.   

¶ oil of Feuerfoy.  
oil of Fetherfoy, is hote it availeth to them that hath the Podagre or the palsy, of cold cause & do all that suffereth, because of phlegm any evil, and thus it is made. put the seed of Feuerney in moist earth & put cloth there under, and let it be there .ix. dayes, and afterward grind it strongly with oil, & put it in a bag and cleanse it so, or else it is made in another maner, take of Feuertney three pound of oil, four pound & make poudre of the Feuerney, & do it in the oil nine dayes after cleanse it and keep it to thine use.   

¶ oil of Sauyne.  
oil of Sauyne is made thus take Sauyne and grind it wonder small, & do it in oil three dayes, or four than seth it to the middle.   

¶ oil of Byrche.  
oil of Byrche is made thus, the byrche when it is ripe grind it and seth it in water, cleanse it & let rest and till it be cold, and the fat that fleteth above gather it & keep it   

¶ An ointment of elm.  
AN ointment of elm, it availeth against brenning of hote water of fire, take oil and new fresh grece, and of the tenderness of the elm of each three vnces, and water that sufficeth, and make it thus grind the grece well, and dyssolue the oil in water, and put the branches therein and seth it well with a slow fire, and when they ben sudden grind them all together in a mortar and meddle it busily and clente it, and keep it to thine use   

¶ oil of pulyoll, or hullewort.  
oil of Pulyoll or Hulleworte take the crops with the leuys & flowers and seethe them in oil in a double vessel, this oil doth away cold causes, but the special virtue of it is yf the region of mates be anointed therwith, it comforteth and drieth the cold humours, and yieldeth it able to conceynynge.   

¶ oil of eggs.  
oil of eggs, take .xx. yolks of eggs and bren them somewhat in pan till they be black, and then take the pan of the fire, and set it ●owynge and thirst the yolks of the eggs, and there shall distylle out a maner of fatness, that is called oil, the special virtues of this oil, be to assuage brenning, and scaldyng and to do away impetigmē and serpetigmē and other.   

¶ oil of wheat.  
oil of wheat is thus made, put wheat betwixt two brenning plates of yren, and thirst it & there shall distylle a maner of black oil that with a fire shall be anointed vpon read blaynes impetigmē, & serpe rigmē. Also it availeth in brenning.   

¶ Thus endeth the first practise of oils. ¶ And hereafter followeth the practise of Powdres.  
powder against dum grain, and the palsy take prymerose, solsecle, lauandre auance, sauge, rue, betoyne, of each three penny weight, of rosemarin twelve penywight of cardre seed of karsen, of time, of syleris, motane, of each nine penny weight, and of pyony yclensed, nine penny weight of castorea, nine penny weight of ginger, of galyngale, of canell, of clowes, of nutmygges, ligni aloes, cassia lignea, of each on nine penny weight, sal geinme, nine penny weight of sugar, and vnce and a half, and make powder of all these.   

¶ A powder against cardyacle.  
A Powder against the Cardyacle and against to much feebleness take Champhore musk of each three halfpenny weight, shaving of ivory, of gold, and silver, of either threpeny weight,   

¶ Powder against flux.  
A Powder against flux of blood of the nostrils, take incense mastyke, sandragone, nine of each three penny weight, brenne them in a shelle over the fire, and ive them till they wax black, and make ther of soryll powder and cast that in.   

¶ powder for delicate men.  
A powder for delicate men, to comfort digestion, and to amend the sight, take Canell cardemoī and piperis, soleris, maiorane, cruceantos, calamite, of each half an ounce, nutmeges, opium, peradis, selis, of each an ounce consex a penny weight, salgemme half an ounce. ferrugis, well tempered two vnces, & make powder of these and use them.   

¶ powder against theouar.  
A powder against the quartayn and vice of the spleen, take Coryandre earn. serni combusti of each ix. penny weight anellanes cleansed .ix.   

¶ powder for wounds.  
A powder to make for wounds and botches valeryā & bu ruet.   

¶ powder of Betoyne.  
A powder made of Betoyne and drunk with water is good for digestion, and for the cowghe, and also for a wound in the hede.   

¶ Here endeth the practise of powdres. ¶ And followeth the practise of waters, necessary.  
WAter that is good for mannes sight take sauge, fennel, veruayne betayne egrymonye, sanamundy, camedrios eufrasye, pympernell, tryfoyle, rue, of each a like much, & grind them well in a mortar, and afterward take the powder of aloen, and a little camphorie, & mynge together with euerose and stylit and that water is profitable for all maner dice ases of iyen & it restoreth sight that is lost.   

¶ water of Coperose.  
WAter of Coperose, take coperose and grind it and put a little water to the powder, and let it stand a day and a night and strain it thorughe a cloth, this water is good for iyen and the canker in the mouth, & for holimet angere in the visage.   

¶ water to sle fowle worms.  
WAter to sle fowle worms, take Arthrō, wormewode, sauyne, the water of these sleyth the vermyne in a mans iye lids, and in his share beneath the navel.   

¶ water of dragons.  
WAter of Dagons, the man that drinketh water of dragons it sleth the worms within him, & who so wassheth the fretynge and gnawing.   

¶ water of Tormentyll.  
WAter of Tormentyll, who so drinketh the water therof it comforteth mannes maw it cleanseth benyme, & swelling & swynasy it doth away.   

¶ water of Bytayne.  
WAter of Bytayne is good for the ache and for sore iyen.   

¶ water of Egrymone.  
WAter of Egrymone is good for hoary wounds & doth away the slintche.   

¶ water of auence.  
WAter of anence and mynge it with hony and still it, and it bynemyth the stench of wounds & helyth well.   

¶ water of balm.  
WAter of balm bynemeth stench of the teth.   

¶ water of long de beef.  
WAter of long de beef, is good for the Cardyacle.   

¶ water of pympernell.  
WAter of Pympernelle, ●ylage, wey breed hylworte, flosc●●●. beaver lenes, selerquicle take all these and wash them well, and stamp them and still them in a styllawry.   

¶ water of fennel.  
WAter of fennel is good for narownes in the brist when it is stilled.   

¶ water of Columbyne.  
WAter of Columbyne will cast out broken bones, and water of ache when it is stilled, who so drinketh it or the iuse of columbyne,   

¶ water of mint  
WAter of mint is good to comfort the stomach, it cureth biting of an hound yf it be ground with salt.   

¶ water of Valerian.  
WAter of valerian who so ever drinketh of it dyvers dayes fasting, he causeth and purgeth the Renys his breast, and it causeth all fleume about the heart to void, & comforteth the stomach, and claryfieth marvelously the nature of man, & causeth wealth, use this often in the morning fasting and at even, & what ma●st im●eth the root and temper it with swore cream and drink it in the morning and at evening all his nature shalbe safe, and it shall make him well of nature, & he that useth it often times though he be very dry of nature, he shall haue in short space enough and causeth to piss well.   

¶ Here followeth of the most profytablest time that beth to draw blood of men and women. now it is to say al the dayes most profitable and beste.  
IN the beginning of march, in the .vi. and the .x. day, thou shalt draw out blood of the right arm. ¶ In the beginning of april on the leste arm, and that on the xi. day for thy sight. ¶ In the end of Maii of which arm thou wilt and that against the fever, and yf thou so dost, neither thou shalt lese thy sight ne thou shalt haue no fever as long as thou lyuest.  
〈…〉 eth this practy●e of 〈…〉 Emerye. 〈…〉 ely imprinted 〈…〉 wire.