Physical Rarities, Containing The most choice RECEIPTS OF PHYSIC, AND CHIRURGERY, FOR The Cure of all Diseases incident to Man's Body.  
Being a rich Jewel, kept in the Cabinet of a famous Doctor in this Nation; stored with admirable Secrets, and approved Medicines.  
Published By RALPH WILLIAMS, Practitioner in Physic and Chirurgery.  
LONDON, Printed for J. M. and are to be sold by George Calvert, at the half Moon in Watling-street near S. Augustine's Gate. 1651.   

To the READER.  
COurteous and kind Reader, I must confess that divers learned men have taken much pains in translating sundry books, containing most wholesome and profitable precepts of Physic and Chirurgery, wherein they have published, and at large declared all such things as seemed necessary and expedient in Physic, to be known in our Native and mother Tongue, to the intent, that every one that would but take the pains to peruse them, and make trial of them, might benefit themselves, and do much good to their acquaintance and friends.  
To the same intent and purpose, I have collected this small (though beneficial Treatise) I have thought fit to write something in the behalf and praise thereof, finding many rare experimented medicines, which (put in practice) may prove beneficial to studious and careful Practisioners; and I doubt not but they may gain much credit and applause, both by their practice, and by their cure (if they please to put them in practice) which will be little expense unto them, though great credit and benefit.  
There are many curious Medicaments therein contained, and divers of them approved by famous Physicians of good esteem: And therefore desire all who affect their healths, to make use of such medicines as they shall find suitable to the preservation thereof: as also, for such as are necessary for the recovery of such as are sick and weak, being confident by God's assistance, that much happiness will redound to such as make trial of them.  
And to the end, that this little volume might not be dispiseable, but estimable and beneficial to the Commonwealth of England; I have thought fit to write thus much in the praise thereof, wishing good success in its progress, and to all that shall peruse and practise on it; and to all Students, Practitioners, and well wishers to Physical practice, and that their studies, labours, and practices may always be successful and prosperous, to the honour and glory of God, the good of the Commonwealth, the benefit of their Patients, and to their perpetual fame and renown; and therefore do wish that every one of them would use all care to spend some part of their study, how to benefit the Commonwealth, knowing the saying of Cicero (non solûm nobis nati sumus) but to be helpful to our friends and strangers, which is most commendable. This I conceive should invite all wellwishers to the general good, to imitate the example of divers learned Physicians, who have not only cured divers out of charity, but also left most famous pieces of Physic and Chirurgery printed in English, for the good of all that will take the pains to read them, and practise on their labours. And certain I am, that many by their care and industry following their prescriptions, have gained much benefit, and great esteem thereby, and though ignorant in Physic, or the practice thereof, became Practitioners, and famous by others labours and endeavours, and successful also in what they undertook. I hope the same happiness will befall such as will take the pains and care in reading this Treatise, and likewise make trial of the medicaments herein contained, which is and shall be desire and prayer of  
R. W.   

A Table.  


A Sovereign plaster for any ache 154.  
For an Ague 167, 168.  
For the quartan ague 140, 160.  
Adder stung 172.  
For an Adder crept into a man's body 172.  
For him that hath eat or drunk poison 172.  
For aching bones in the Legs or Joints 199.  
For the ache in the Feet 120.  
For aching bones in the feet 120.  
For aches in the arms 122.  
For aching in the wrest 122.  
For S. Anthony's fire 208.    

B  

FOr the Breasts when they be broken 49.  
For a sore breast 50.  
A healing salve for a sore breast 50.  
For a swelling in a woman's breast 50.  
For abundance of milk in a woman's breast 54.  
For all manner of stopping in any breast 51.  
For all diseases of the breast, and to clear the voice 51.  
To clear the breast 52.  
For a sore breast 52.  
For to make the breasts shrink, and for to heal them 52.  
For a woman that lacks milk in her breast 152.  
To dissolve a hard belly 75.  
For any hard belly that's sore 75.  
For diseases of the belly 76.  
A drink to destroy all evils of the belly 76.  
For blanes, and to skin sores 156.  
Medicines for a bruise 157.  
For the biting of a mad dog 169.  
The biting of all kind of venomous beasts 169, 173.  
The bursten to cure 183.  
Weakness of the back 83.  
For the pain in the back 83  
Medicines for burning and scalding 139.  
For one burned with a March 139.  
For burning with Gunpowder 139.  
For burning with Wildfire 139.  
For the bleeding of the Nose, to stop any other place 141  
Another 205.  
Another ibid.  
For the pain in the reins of the back 84.  
For the bloody Flux 86.  
Another for the same 87.  
To avoid bruised blood 87.  
A gentle purge for the blood without fear 87.  
For all evils in the bladder 78.  
For wind in the belly 78.  
For spitting blood 25.  
For boil to ripen 188.  
For one, if bursten six years, man or child 183.    

C  

MEdicines for a Canker 138.  
For a Canker, or Fistula warts 138.  
To cure a Cataract 194.  
For one that is costiff in childbirth 192.  
Another 204.  
For cut finger, or hand, 204.  
For the Consumption 188.  
A Cordial for the burning Fever 186.  
For to keep a child from Convulsion sits 184.  
For chaded lips 40.  
Medicines for the Colic 78.  
For the Wind-colic 76.  
For the Colic a precious medicine 78.  
A Sovereign medicine for the Colic and Stone 79.  
Another ibid.  
For the Colic of the Stomach ibid.  
For the Cramp 152.  
Another for the same 153.  
For the Convulsion 178.  
Another. 184, 199.  
For a child stillborn 184.  
For a dry Cough, 47.  
For the Cough 48.  
Another for the same 49.  
Another 206.  
For the Chin Cough 48.  
For Corns in the Toes 121.  
Another for chaps 122.    

D  

DRawing plaster for the Dropsy 135.  
Another for the Dropsy 136.  
Another for the Dropsy that swelleth 137.    

E  

FOr the Eyes 6.  
An excellent medicine for sore eyes, and Megrim in the head 11.  
For a rheum in the eyes 6.  
For the white that doth grow over the black of the eye 7.  
For bloodshot eyes 7.  
For a blast in the eye 7.  
To clear the sight 7.  
For bleer eyes, 8.  
Water for dimness of the sight 8.  
Another for the same 8.  
A powder that takes away the redness of the eyes 8.  
A regiment for sore eyes. 8.  
To clear the sight or redness of the eyes 16.  
Another for the same ibid.  
For a pin and a web 19  
Another for the same 16.  
An excellent Water for sore eyes 9  
For a hurt in a man's eye by a stroke 19  
Another for the same 10.  
For watery or bleer eyes 10.  
To save a man's sight a long time 11.  
To draw rheum back from the eyes 11.  
For a pearl and web in the eyes 11.  
For the small pocks in the eye 11.  
For blind eyes 5.  
For sore eyes 14.  
For a wound in the eye 15.  
For sore and dim eyes 15.  
A water for sore eyes 17  
Another for the same ibid.  
For a pearl and flem growing over the eye 18.  
For an Earwig, or worm in the Ear 18.  
To make one here that's deaf 18.  
Another for the same 19  
A water to help hearing 19  
For the pain in the ears, and difficult hearing 19  
Another for the same 20.  
To draw an Earwig out of the Ear 20.    

F  

FOr the Tertian Fever 303.  
For a saucy stained face 38.  
For a copper face 38.  
A diet for a copper face 39  
For a red face 39  
For worms in the face 39  
Another 41.  
To make the face fair 40.  
For a white scurf in the face 40.  
For fevers in children, or women in childbed, an excellent medicine, called salt of Coral. 190.  
To put away freckles in the face 41.  
Another for the same 43.  
For blanes in the face 42.  
For foul blasts in the face 42.  
For a red face full of pimples 43.  
To take away small pocks from the face, that they shall not be seen. 44.  
To make the face fair 44.  
For a fellow 146.  
To break a fellow hastily 161.  
To destroy a fellow 147.  
For the falling-sickness that doth not foam 164.  
Another for the same 165.  
For the flux in the belly 84.  
Far the bloody styx 84.  
For all manner of flixes whatever 85.  
To stop the bleeding of the fundament. 86.  
For the falling out of the fundanent 107.  
Another 108.  
For a fig in the fundament 108.  
For a red swelling in the foot 119.    

G  

TO take away the pain in the Gout 129.  
Another for the same 130.  
A Glister 113.  
An approved medicine for the Gout 126.  
For the Gout in the hand 127.  
For the Gout, and all manner of aches 127.  
Another 128.  
For the Gout in the feet 128.  
For the cold Gout 129.  
Another for the same 129.  
For the festering Gout that maketh holes 130.  
An especial medicine for the Gout 133.  
Another approved for the Gout 133.  
Another 134. 135.  
For the Gums gnawn and fretted with humours 36.  
A water for a canker in the gums 36.  
Another for the same. ibid.  
To make a gum hard to hold the teeth 37.  
For rotting of the gums 37.  
For the guts that be fretted 81.  
For wind in the guts 81.  
For the pain in the guts 82.    

H  

A Remedy for the universal pain in the head 1.  
Another for the same 1.  
For the pain in the head 1.  
For all manner of head aches 2.  
To purge the head 3.  
A water for the rheum in the head, and how to put away the Palsy 2.  
For the megrim in the head 3.  
For to stop and dry rheum up 3.  
For a scald head 3,  
For the rheum in the head 4.  
For the weakness in the brain 4.  
For hair falling from the head 4.  
An excellent medicine for the head 5.  
Another for the same 5.  
Lightness of the head 5.  
To purge the head of ill humours 6  
For trembling of the heart 72  
Another 72  
For the swooning of the heart 73  
A comfortable medicine to restore the spirits of the heart in Consumption 74  
For a swelling or rising about the heart, 74  
For the fatness about the heart 74  
To put away venom from the heart ibid.  
For gnawing about the heart 74  
Things good for the heart 74  
Against swooning 75  
For hands that be chapped 123  
Another 123    

I  

Jaundice 64  
Black Jaundice 64  
Another for the same 64  
Yellow Jaundice 65  
Imposthhumes in a man's body 147  
To break an Imposthume 148  
To put out an Imposthume without peril 148  
For the Itch in a man 161    

K  

MEdicines for the swelling in the knes 115  
For the knee Gout 116    

L  

AN ointment for the Liver to make a good digestion 60  
A restorative for the Liver and Lungs 61  
For the liver grown 62  
For the heat of the liver 62  
For one liver-burnt 62  
For the stopping of the liver 63  
To preserve a man from stopping of the Liver 63  
For the liver 63  
An excellent medicine for the Cough of the lungs 70  
Another for the same 71  
To make a Water that is restorative, that if a man's Lungs be wasted therewith, it will restore them again 71  
To comfort the Lungs 71  
To open the Lungs 71  
To help a woman of Lask in child bed by stoppage 85  
To cause a Lask 86  
To keep one Laxative 86  
For Legs that be swollen 116  
Another 119  
Legs that be swollen, a plaster 117  
For Legs that be sore 117  
For Legs that be sore, a Pultis 117  
A medicine for a Leg that is swollen, and is not red 117  
Another 117  
To heal a sore Leg coming of an old cause 117    

M  

FOr spitting blood 25  
For a stinking Mouth 25  
For a stinking breath 26  
To recover a man's speech 26  
For the mouth that's flaid, with heat 26  
For the Canker in the mouth 26  
Another 27  
Another 28  
Against the inward eating sore in the mouth 27  
The falling of the Evola 28  
For the Canker in the mouth 28  
For the measles 148  
To take, away the scars of the small pocks, or measles. 148  
For the measles or Shingles 149  
Against the biting of a mad dog 169  
Another ibid.  
Another ibid.  
For the Morphew 141  
Another 142  
For the black Morphew 142  
For the mother fits excellent 196    

N  

FOr the Nose  
For the fleshy humour in the Nose 21  
For the bleeding of the Nose 21  
Stop the bleeding at the Nose 23  
For stinking in the Nose 21  
A singular medicine to stop blood 22  
To kill a Canker in the Nose 22  
For bushes and pimples in the Nose 24  
A plaster for the swelling of the Navel 82  
For a child's Navel that is sore with crying 83  
To cause an Nail to come 122  
For Nipples that be sore 203    

P  

FOr the Pleurisy 68  
Another ibid.  
Another ibid.  
ibid.  
A regiment for the Pleurisy 69  
For the Falsie that sometimes takes a man's speech away 145  
Another ibid.  
An excellent drink for the Palsy 146  
Medicines for the small pox 149  
For the pock holes 150  
To drive out the pox 15●  
For the French pox 15●  
Against poison 173  
Against the plague 175  
Plague water 177  
For the Piles or Emerods' 169  
For the Emerods or Piles 110  
Piles 111  
Another ibid.  
For Emerods' that have pays 111  
Piles or Emerods' 112  
For a prick with a thorn 123  
Another for the same 124  
To draw out a prick or thorn 123  
Another for the same 124  
For the pain in the Stomach by cold 181    

R  

FOr a Ringworm 170  
R●hume in the head 179  
Another for the same 179  
For the Ring-worm 208    

S  

MEdicines for Sciaticae 105  
Another approved 193  
Another 193  
Sciatica in the hips 105.  
Stone and Strangury 99  
For all manner of Gouts, and the Sciatica, and Consumption of the members  
Strangullion 76.  
A water for the Strangullion 76.  
Suage and cool a swollen sore Leg 121.  
For a swelling in any place 121.  
For a scald, or burn, and chicfly for the Emerods 190.  
For a swelling in a man's body 137,  
For to get out the fire by a scalding 148.  
To stop blood in a vein 148.  
To stop blood suddenly in a wound 148.  
To stop blood if the Master-Vein be cut. 14●.  
Salt of Coral, to make it, and excellent virtues thereof, as to cure the fevers in Children, and women in Childbed 197.  
For the Wind in the Side 66  
Stitch in the side 66  
Stitch in the left side 66  
Another for the same ibid.  
To know when one hath a stitch, whether it be of Wind or Pleurisy ibid.  
Stitch at the heart ibid.  
Assuage a swelling 157  
For a scab in man or woman 161  
For the itch in the hands that come of Worms 161  
To destroy all manner of scabs, dry or moist 162  
For the dry scab 162  
To make one sleep 166  
Pain in the Stomach by cold 181  
Medicines for the stone, etc. 88, 89, 90.  
For the Spleen 54  
For the wasting of the Spleen, and for the Dropsy 54  
Medicines for the Stomach 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61.    

T  

TO make Teeth white 29  
To keep teeth from worms 29  
A regiment for the teeth 30, 31.  
Another 32.  
To take away the toothache in half an hour 32  
A noteable medicine for the toothache 32  
To make teeth white 32  
For the toothache 32  
To remove teeth 33  
Water for the teeth 33  
For a Canker and toothache 33  
To make children's teeth come 34  
To fasten teeth 35  
For worms in teeth 35  
For tooth ache 35  
For a sore throat that's inflamed 45, 46  
For hoarseness in the throat 45, 46  
Canker in the throat 46  
For Quinsy in the throat 46  
Canker in the throat 46  
For stopping of pipes 47  
To kill a Tetter or ring-worm 192  
Medicines for the thighs that be stiff 113  
For the aching bones of the thigh 113  
To knit the sinews and veins in the thigh 114  
To make an ointment to assuage the swelling, and to keep sinews from shrinking 114  
For thighs that be swollen 114  
For sinews shrunk in the thighs 114    

V  

FOr an Vncom 13  
An excellent vomit 199    

W  

MEdicines for the Worms 80  
The Worms in young children 80  
Medicines for all sorts of wounds and sores 153  
A good water for every sore 153  
To heal a wound 158  
A water to heal all manner of wounds in a short space 159  
To heal a wound in ten days 160  
To make that flesh shall not grow in a wound 160  
Diet for him that is wounded 160  
For warts to take away 165  
Medicines to take away Wens 171  
Against wind in the Stomach 174  
Against the worms in children 18, 206  
Felon and Whitlow 183  
Another 205.  
For the whites to cleanse and stay them 191, 214  
For a wound that's full of blood 141  
Water to comfort the Vitals most excellent 143    

Y  

REmedy for a man's Yard 99  
Against the erection of the yard 100  
To heal a man's yard that is sore 100  
For the swelling in any yard 100  
For the pain in a man's yard through gravel 101  
A water for a sore yard 101  
For being burnt with a harlot 102  
For a man's stones that hang down long 102  
For him that cannot make water 102, 103; 104     


Medicines for the Head.  

A remedy for the universal pain of the Head.  
FIrst, beware of all things which do hurt the Head, as Garlic, Onions, Chiboles, Wine, stooping down with thy Head, extreme labour, and such like; and beware of surfeiting and drunkenness, and purge thy Head with Gargacies, and sternutations, and purge thy Head and thy stomach twice per week, with pills of Coach, or such like, and be whole.   

A remedy for the Head, whatsoever the pain be.  
TAke an handful of betony, an handful of Cammomell, and a handful of Vervain leaves picked, stamp them and seethe them in black Wort, or in Ale for want of Wort, and in the latter end of the seething, put to it a little Cummin brayed, the powder of a Hartshorn, and the yolks of two Eggs, and Saffron a little, and stir them well together, and lay a plaster hot over all the forehead and Temples. This is an excellent remedy: also for the Megrim, it shall pierce the better, if you shall add to the medicine, a little Vinegar.   

For pain in the Head.  
TAke Rue, Heyhoad, Camomile flowers, Betany, Vervain, Mints, Hillwort, red Fennell, Wormwood and Sothernwood, of each a handful, and wash them, and shred them small, and seethe them in water, and mingle the herbs with wheat bran, and make a plaster and lay it on thy mould as hot as thou canst suffer it, and bind it on with a Kerchief, and thou shalt be whole in short space.   

For all manner of headaches.  
TAke the grease of a Hart, and mingle it with Oat meal, and Sorrell, and temper them well, then lay it plasterwise to thy temples. This is proved.   

To purge the Head.  
TAke the juice of Primrose, and milk of a Cow, and with a quill blow it into thy nostrils, and this will purge the head.   

A water for the Rheum in the Head, and how to put away the Palsy.  
TAke a red Onion, and break it small, and seethe it in a little Verjuice, and put thereto a little Honey clarified, and when they be well sod together, put thereto a great spoonful of Mustard, and let it seethe long together; then lay the sick upright, and he shall find ease: Do this three days twice per day, and be whole.   

For the Megrim in the Head.  
TAke sour Bread, and Chickweed, and bray them together, and boil it in Vinegar, and so bind it to the grieved place, or take and seethe Barley well in water, and as it seethes, put in betony, and other good herbs for the Head, and when they be well sodden, bind them to thy head.   

To stop and dry up Rheum.  
TAke Cummin-seed, a Nutmeg and a little Bay-salt, every one beaten to powder alone, and spread the same upon hurds of Flax, in a cloth, and hold the same over the perfume of Frankincense, and lay it hot to your Head.   

For a scalded Head.  
TAke the liver of a Thornback and seethe it by itself, and six Elacampana roots, and seethe them by themselves in water three hours, and put thereto three handfuls of Houseleek stamped, and strained through a cloth, and make an ointment thereof, and anoint the Head therewith, and if the hair be gone, take a handful of Wool, and bray it hot to powder, then take two spoonfuls of Honey, and anoint thy Head therewith; where it is peeled, and thy hair will soon come again, as thick as in any other place of thy Head.   

For the Rheum in the Head.  
TAke and seethe Pimpernell in Wine, and drink it in the Evening hot, and in the morning cold; this will help thee: Or take and stew Onions in Water, in a close pot, and bathe thy Head, thy mouth, and thy nose therewith, and it will help thee.   

For the weakness of the Brain.  
TAke a handful of Rosemary, Sage, Margerum, Hyssop, Betany, the leaves, and roots, and the seeds and roots of Pyony; wash all these said herbs, and put them into a pottle of fair Water, and let them seethe together until the one half be wasted; then take out the herbs, and put to the said water almost half a pint of Honey clarified, and let it boil well together with a dram of Stecados, knit in a linen cloth; and let it boil till the sweetness of the Honey be boiled out: then take out the Stecadoes, and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of Cinnamon, three Nutmegs well bruised, and put them to the same liquor, and seethe them together a good while; then strain it through a linen cloth, and so use to drink it morning and evening, and it shall comfort thy Brain.   

For hair that faileth on thy Head.  
TAke and bray Lineseed, and mingle it with oil-olive, and when it is well beaten together, anoint thy Head therewith three or four times, and this will heal thee, or take oil of Tartar and warm it, and then rub your Head with it, or any place that is scald, eight or nine days, and the hair will come again.   

An excellent medicine.  
TAke a farthingworth of Pellitory of Spain, and a quarter of Stavesacre seed, and beat both together, and then drink a draught of Malmsey, and put a spoonful of this powder into your mouth, rolling it up and down, till your mouth be hot, and full of phlegm, and then spit it all out; then take a stool and set before you, and lay a cushion under your knees, and set a basin under your mouth, and gape as wide as you can, and then the phlegm will void from you out of all the members of your Head, and if it come too fast, hold over your Head to the basin, and let it go; use this once in a year, and you shall be the better for it, a long time.   

A remedy for the Head.  
TAke the juice of Ivy leaves, mixed with Oil, and Vinegar, and rub therewith your temples, and your nostrils.   

For lightness in the Head.  
TAke small tents of linen cloth, and dip them in Cinnamon water, and put them into thy nostrils, and thou shalt be helped presently.   

To purge the Head of evil humours.  
TAke the root of Pellitory of Spain, and chew a piece thereof on either side of thy mouth, between thy Gums, and close thy mouth fast, till the water cometh down; then let the water go forth, but hold the root still a quarter of an hour.   

For pain in the Head.  
TAke the juice of Ivy, that groweth upon trees, and oil of Roses, and mingle them together with Wine, and anoint your Head therewith, and this will make it leave aching. Probatum.    

For the Eyes.  

FIrst, if it do come of Rheum or corrupt blood, purge Rheum, and blood; if it do come otherwise, be let blood in a vein called Mediana, and use local waters as waters, to mundify the place, and then use Salves sanative.   

For a white that doth grow over the black of the Eye.  
FIst purge the Rheum with Anacardine, and Sternutations, or Gargarices', and then make a plaster made with the white of two Eggs, & beat it well together, and then put to it a little Honey, and after that put to it Flax, or Tow, and to bedward lay it over the Eyes, and let it lie all night, and in the morning wash thine Eyes with cold water, and a fine cloth; do this three nights one after another, and be whole.   

For a bloodshotten Eye.  
TAke the white of two new laid Eggs and beat them to a waterish spome; then put Tow unto it, and three nights together lay it to thine Eye, and bind it fast, and renew it every night, and wear a green cloth before thine Eye.   

For a blast in the Eye.  
MEddle not with it with medicines, but wear before thine Eye, a piece of black Sarsenet, and eat neither Garlic, nor Onions, nor drink no Wines, nor strong Ale, and it will away.   

A water to clear the sight.  
TAke Fennell, Vervain, Roses, Salendine, and Rue, of each two ounces, and distil them, and wash thine Eyes therewith, for it is good for all manner of sore Eyes.   

For blear Eyes.  
TAke the juice of Wormwoood, and mingle it with water made of the white of an Egg, and put it into thine Eyes, and it shall put the blood and aching away.   

A water to clarify the dimness of the sight.  
TAke the juice of Fennell, and Salendine, Rue, and Eyebright, of each two ounces, Honey an ounce and a half, Aloes, Time, and Sarcocell, of each half an ounce, the cawl of a Capon, Chicken or Cock, two drams; Nutmegs, Cloves, and Saffron, of each a dram, Sugar Candy six drams, put all into a limbeck of glass, and distil it, and of this water put into your Eyes, and if you could get the liver of a Hee-Goat, and mix with the said things in the distillation, that water will be of much greater virtue, and almost without comparison.   

Another for the same.  
TAke the green Walnuts husks and all from the trees, with a few Walnut leaves, and distil thereof a water, to drop into your eyes.   

A singer powder that drieth and taketh away the redness of the Eyes.  
TAke Tutty prepared an ounce, Antimony half an ounce, Pearls two drams, red Coral a dram and a half, pound all these together very fine, and keep them in a box of Tyn, and use when thou hast need.   

A Regiment for them that have sore Eyes.  
TAke heed that you always keep your body lose, and abstain from fire, smoke, wind, dust, and over hot and cold air, and from weeping, and long reading of small letters, from over long watching, over much drinking of Wine, and eating late, for all these are noisome to the Eyes; also all vaporous things, as Onions, Leeks, Garlick, Mustard, Pease, and Beans are very dangerous; forbear day sleep, and behold green things, clear, and precious.   

To clear the sight, or for redness of the Eyes.  
TAke Salt and Ginger, and make it in fine powder, and temper it with white Wine, and let it so stand a day and a night, then take off the thinnest ryne, and wet your Eyes with a feather to bedward.   

For a Pin and Web in the Eye.  
IF there be a Pin and Web in the Eye, or other blemish in the ball of the Eye, take water of Pimpernell, Vervain, or Salendine.   

To make a good water for sore Eyes.  
TAke Fennell, Rue, Eufrace, Vervam, torn Mintill, Betany, red Roses, Endive, Sowthistles, called Chicken meat, Pimpernell, red Salendine, Filago, the leaves of Peony, the leaves of white Vine, March, Egremony, Sinkfoil, called Woodbine, of each a like quantity, bray them well together, and the first day lay them in white Wine, the second day lay them in the Urine of a manchild, the third day, lay them in the Milk of a woman, that feedeth a manchild, the fourth day, in clean Honey, and then distil them with a clean fire softly, and keep that water well, for it is excellent.   

For a hurt in a man's Eye that cometh with a stroke.  
TAke Betany two handfuls, and beat it small in a mortar, and put thereto the white of an Egg, and break it with the other in a mortar, and take of the same liquor, and put it into thine Eye, and lay some upon the Eye, and bind it fast, and do so nine days, and be whole.   

Another for the same.  
TAke Egremony and bray it, and temper it with white Wine, and an Egg, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the outside of thine Eye, and if were almost out, it would heal it without doubt.   

For the Eyes that run full of water, and be bleared.  
TAke of the juice of Rue four spoonfuls, and two of Honey, and mingle them together, and when you go to bed, put thereof into your Eyes and keep it in together, and use this, and it will help thee. Or take two or three roots of red Fennel, and the leaves also, and a branch of Salendine, and a good race of white Ginger, pared and beaten flat, and if one be not great enough take two races, put all these into half a pint of running water and cover it, and use to put of this water into your Eyes, when you go to bed, and an hour before you rise in the morning; when you take thereof strain it.   

To save a man's sight a long time good  
TAke a crop of Rue, and another of Camomile, and eat them fasting, with a fig or two three days in a week, and this will save thy sight.   

To draw Rheum back that falleth into the Eye.  
TAke an Egg, and roast it hard, and slit it into two parts, and lay it hot to the nape of the neck, and thou shalt find ease presently.   

A medicine for sore Eyes, and for the Megrim in the head.  
TAke the white of a new laid Egg clean taken from the yolk, and a spoonful of white Ginger, and a spoonful of strong white Vinegar made of Malmsey, or white Wine, and a spoonful of clean Rose water; but first the white of the Egg must be well beaten, and then to the oil of the Egg put your other things above written, and beat them all together, then take Flax, as much as will make two plasters, for either Temple one, with a cloth, and dip it into the medicine, and bind upon every Temple one with a cloth, and take heed the medicine do not touch your Eyes, and do this three or four nights together, and every morning the Eyes will cleave together with the Gum; but this medicine hath brought to sight them that were eight weeks stark blind.   

For a Pearl and Wb in the Eye.  
TAke fine white Ginger and grate it upon a whetstone, and then beat fine a little white Coperas, and put to it, and when the Patient goeth to bed, put some of it with a quill into his Eyes, and when it hath been there a little while, take ground Ivy beaten, and strained, with woman's Milk, and put three or four drops into your Eyes evening, and morning, after the white Coperas hath been in your Eyes half an hour. Probatum est.   

A Medicine to clear the sight  
TAke clean Rose water a quantity in a saucer, and take clean Myrrh as much as a nut, and break it to powder small, and bind it in a clean linen cloth, and let it lie in the Rose-water twelve hours, and then the water will wax somewhat red of the Myrrh, then take of this water, and put it into your Eye, and this will clear the sight very well. Probatum est.   

To make a precious water for sore Eyes, that be fair to look on, and yet cannot see with them.  
TAke Smallage, and red Fennel, Rue, Betany, Vervain, Pimpernell, Eyebright, Sage, and Salendine, of every one of these a quartern, and wash them clean, and stamp them in a very fair vessel, and take the powder of fifteen Pepper corns, and a pint of good white Wine, and three spoonfuls of good live Honey, and fifteen spoonfuls of the water of a man child that is very young, then put all these together, and let it boil over the fire a little, and then strain it through a clean cloth, and keep it in a vessel or glass well stopped, and when you will occupy it, put some of it into your Eyes with a feather, and if it dry away in the glass, than put a little white Wine to it, and this is good for all sore Eyes; if thy Eyes be never so sore, in fifteen days it will heal thee. Probatum est.   

For a Pearl and Web in the Eye.  
TAke fine white Ginger, beaten fine into powder, & searse it, and seethe it a great while in good white Wine, and put it into a fair vessel of Latin well stirred, and let it stand in the vessel till it look green, then put it into a glass, and when you have need of it, use it with a little white Coperas at the dressing; Or for the Web in the Eye, take the gall of an Hare, and clarified Honey by even portions, and mingle them together, and lay it on the Web, and within three nights the Web shall break and save the sight. Probatum est.   

A Medicine for any that have the small Pox fallen into their Eyes.  
TAke Pimpernell and stamp it, and strain it, and take the juice thereof and drop it into your Eyes, where the small Pox is, with a feather, morning and evening, and this is a special good Medicine for a Pin, a Web, or a Pearl in the Eye.   

For a Pin and a Web.  
TAke the Ivy leaves, that grow upon an Ash tree, wipe them clean with a cloth, and stamp them and strain them, with Woman's milk, if it be a man that hath a Pearl in the Eye, strain it with the milk of a woman that nurseth a Girl; if a woman have a Pearl, then with the milk of a Boy, and the sorer the Eye is, the more of the juice you must take, and less of the milk, and drop this Medicine into thine Eye with a feather, morning and Evening, and twice in the afternoon. This is proved.   

For sore Eyes.  
TAke the juice of Houseleek, Woman's milk, Rose water, or Woodbine water, and the white of a new laid Egg well beaten, the froth taken away, and beat all these together, and dip in Flax, and lay it to your Eyes when you go to bed. Probatum est.   

For Eyes that are swollen.  
TAke two spoonfuls of Woman's milk, one spoonful of Rose water, the pap of a roasted Apple, and the yolk of a new laid Egg, and boil all these together in a saucer upon a chafing-dish of coals until it be thick, and spread it upon a little cloth of the bigness of the Eyes, and lay it to lukewarm, one day and a night, or until you see them something assuaged, and then wash them with Woman's milk. Probatum est:   

I have known a woman heal many blind people with this medicine following.  
TAke daisy roots, Betany flowers, Pimpernell, and red Fennel, stamp them, and strain them, with stolen Ale, and drink of this evening and morning, and lay outwardly to thy Eyes, Rose-water, Woman's milk, and the white of an Egg with Tow, being well beaten together: the drink will be better, if you pound, and put the juice of Cheslocks, a worm so called, that is between the bark and the body of trees commonly, and then the juice of the said worm, put into the sore Eyes, healeth them.   

A medicine wherewith one was helped that had a prong thrust into the white of his Eye.  
TAke the right ground Ivy, Salendin●, the green of a Goose Tired, & Woman's milk and put them together in a Glass, then when they be settled, power out the clearest, and put it into thine Eyes, and this will make thee whole.   

A precious medicine for sore and dim Eyes.  
TAke a handful of Time, a handful of Vervain, a handful of Rose leaves, a handful of brown Fennel, and when you have washed those herbs clean, put them into a Stillitory, and then put thereto a pint of white Wine, and eight pennyworth of pure white Coperas, and distil the same, and put it into a glass, and use to wash your Eyes therewith. Probatum est.   

Another for sore Eyes.  
TAke red Rue, Smallage, Vervain, Maidenhair, Ivy, Sengreen, Walwort, and red Fennel, of each a handful, wash them clean, and lay them in good white Wine a day and a night, and after put them all into a stillitory, and still them; for the first water will be like gold, the second like silver, and the third like Balm, and keep it in a glass and use it.   

A special medicine for Eyes, first to clarify the sight, and curable to all Passions to Eyes, as hath been proved many times, and if the Eyes be therewith washed, or else one drop of clear water put therein, it cleareth the sight, and is much profitable to strained Eyes, it will destroy a Pearl, overcometh the Megrim, and healeth any Eye that is smitten with a stroke.  
TAke red Fennell, Rue, Eufrace, Vervain, Betany, red Roses, Grape leaves, Appium, Egrimony, ground Ivy, that groweth upon an oak, and of all these take even portions, and it must be put four days and four nights in this manner following: the first day and night in white Wine, the second day and night in Water of a Manchild, a Virgin, the third day and night in Woman's milk, the fourth day and night in clean Honey: and this done, take all the herbs, and put them into a stillitory, and the water that cometh thereof ye shall put into a vial, and use this as aforesaid, and in this water put the fourth part of an ounce of Camphor beaten in a mortar, this is an excellent medicine.   

To make a precious water for sore eyes, and for all manner of sores, as followeth.  
TAke red Roses, Smallage, Rue, Vervain, Maidenhair, Eufrasia, Eyebright, Endive, Sengreen, Walwort, red Fennel, and Salendine, of every one of these half a quartern; wash them, and lay them in good white Wine twenty four hours, and then distil them, and the first water will be like gold, the second like silver, and the third like balm; keep it well in a vial or glass, for it is worth any Balm for any manner of evil, or sore Eye, and this hath been proved many times.   

To make a water for sore Eyes, which is excellent,  
TAke the filing of Brass, of Iron, Led, of Steel, and of Gold, and put it one day in the water of a clean Virgin to steep, the second day put it in white Wine, being hot, the third day in the juice of Fennell, the fourth day in the milk of an Ewe, the fifth in red Wine, the sixth day in three whites of Eggs, and then put it into a Stilletory, and distil it with a soft fire, and keep the water in a vessel, this water is right excellent and precious for a man's sight, and destroyeth the Leprosy.   

A medicine for the Pearl and Phlegm grown over the Eye.  
TAke the Gall of an Hare, and boil it with as much Honey as the Gall. Probatum est.    

Medicines for the Ears.  

For an Ear-wig, or Worm in the Ear.  
TAke the Juice of Wormwood, Rue, and Sothernwood, of each a like much, and mingle them together, and put it into the Ear, and that will slay the Worm that is in any man's head within five nights at the furthest, and lay some of the substance of the herbs plasterwise.   

To make one hear that is deaf.  
TAke green Elm, and lay it amidst the Fire and take the water that cometh out at the ends thereof a spoonful, and take a spoonful of the juice of Sengreen, and a spoonful of Eels grease, that is a kind of a black Eel, of the gobbin next the navel, and boil them together a little over the fire, and then put the liquor into a glass, and put thereof into thine ears when thou art in bed, and within a day thou shalt be whole: but look that the liquor be milk-warm: or take the juice of Betany, and let it rest a good while, and then take black Soap, and the ju ce together, and put it into thine Ears.   

Another for the same.  
TAke Camomile, Melil ot, Margerum, Calamint, Hyssop, Wormwood, pennyroyal, Stechados, Mints, of each a handful, boil them in running water one hour, and dip a cloth therein, and hold it hot to the Ear that the heat may enter into ●hy head, and after stop thy Ears with cotton or black wool, that no cold may enter, and this will help the hearing.   

A water to help the hearing.  
TAke and distil Sorrell, or Wormwood in a common stilletory, and take four drops of either of the same waters, whether you will, and put ●nto the ear lukewarm.   

For pain in the Ears, or for default of hearing.  
TAke the oil of sweet Almonds, and drop it into thine ear, and it helpeth the pain speedily; also milk sodden, and put into a stone pot with a narrow mouth, and the sore ear holden over the pot, that the vapour of the milk may ascend into the ear; this taketh away the pain, and breaketh the imposthume of the head, this is proved trrue.   

Another for the same.  
TAke the oil of a silver Eel, with black woo●… of a Ram, betwixt the hinder legs, and the flank, it helpeth presently the pain, and will cause the Ear to run. Also the oil of a Weasle or Mole helpeth the hearing very well, but you must make it in this sort, when the Weasle or Mole is stripped of his skin, than put the said Weasle or Mole into an earther Jug, and stop the Jug very close, and put the pot into seething water, and let it stand there three hours, and then take it out, and put the clear substance into a Glass.   

To draw an Ear-wig out of the Ear.  
TAke a piece of an old Apple; and put it into the Ear of the Patient, and lie down all night upon the same side, and in the Morning pluck away the Apple quickly, and the Worm will come forth. [This helped a Woman in Oxfordshire] Also another Woman had one of the said Worms in her Ear, and she took Aqua vitae, and dropped it into her Ear, and stopped her Ear with Bombast, and laid her down on the same side, and was helped presently; but if once will not serve, do it two or three times.    

Medicines for the Nose.  

For a fleshy humour growing in the Nose, or for a bottle Nose.  
TAke of the Powder of Dragagant with a little Honey, and make a Tent thereof, and introduce it into your Nose, or Nostrils, or take the Juice of Black Ivy, with a little Cotton, and make a Tent, and put it in your Nostrils.   

For bleeding at Nose.  
TO restrict the Blood which doth flow out of a man's Nose, let him smell to a Hogs Tired, and lay his Stones, and Cod in Vinegar. If it be a Woman, let her lay her breasts in Vinegar, or else exhaust an Ounce or more of Blood out of a Vein called Cephalica.   

For stinking of the Nose.  
TAke Cloves, Ginger, and Calamints, of each alike, and seethe them in white Wine, and therewith wash thy Nose, and after put in Powder of Pierimonie to provoke sneesing: Also if the cause of thy stinking come from thy Stomach, first help thy Stomach, as shall be said in the Remedies for the Stomach.   

A singular Medicine to stop blood.  
TAke Swine's Dung, as hot as you may have it from the Swine, & when you have cleansed the congealed Blood out of the Nose, wring it through a Cloth, and let that juice pierce into the side, from whence the Blood cometh, and by the Grace of God it shall staunch anon. Moreover it is good to bind the Feet and Arms, as hard as can be suffered with a Cord or Lace, the stronger the better: Or take strong Vinegar, and put it into the side of the Nostril that bleedeth; and if they bleed both, put it into both, and it shall stop strait: Or take and bear about thee the herb Appium, otherwise called March Smallage, that groweth by the Water's side, and whilst thou bearest the same about thee, thou shalt not bleed, if thou hadst many Wounds.   

To kill a Canker in the Nose.  
TAke and boil Strong Ale until it rope, and be like a Salve, then lay it on a plaster of Leather, and lay it on the Nose, and it will heal it: and for stinking Flesh that groweth on the Nose, take and distil Serpentine, called Adders-tongue, and then put of the same Water with Cotton into the Nostrils where the stinking Flesh is: And against the Imposthumation of the Nose, take and distil Flower de Luce, and lay wet Clothes thereon: also Water of Sowthistles, called Carduus Benedictus, doth heal the Noli me tangere in the Nose, wet Clothes being laid thereon, and some of the Powder of the same will heal the Nose.   

For Pushes and Pimples in the Nose.  
TAke the Yolk of an Egg, and bray it with Ceruse, and so anoint your Nose therewith, and be whole within four or five days at the most: or take the Juice of Plantain, and the roots of Burrs, and Salt, and Verjuice, and stamp them all together, and strain out the Juice, and therewith wash thy Nose, and it will be whole.   

To stop Bleeding at the Nose.  
TAke Amber, and burn it in a Chafingdish of Coals, and let the Smoke of it go up into thy Nose, and it will stop Bleeding. A Tailor Bleeding twenty four hours without ceasing, and no Medicine could stay him, at last he took a Skein of black Thread, and put the one end thereof in at the Nostrils, and the other was set on Fire, and when he had received the Smoke into his Nostrils, the great Flux ceased immediately, and he bled no more in a long time after.   

Another for the same.  
TAke the Root of the great Roman Nettle, and let the Patient chew it in his mouth, and so refresh it with another Root, for this in great need hath been found very saving for staying of the Flux of Blood. And when I could stop the Blood with no manner of Medicine, than I opened a Vein in the Ear, and so let out a good quantity of blood: this is the last Refuge for Bleeding at the Nose.    

Medicines for the Mouth.  

WHosoever would have help for the Mouth or for the Tongue, or for the Ears, or for the Eyes, or for the Nose, or for the Teeth, or for any dolour, or pain which may be in any of those parts or places; let them use otherwhiles Sternutations, and Pills of Cochy, and once or twice a Month, let them use Gargarizes to exhaust and draw out the Rheum out of the Head, the which Rheum is cause of many infirmities in man's body, as doth more largely appear as followeth.   

For spitting of Blood.  
TAke the Juice of Betany, and temper it with Goat's Milk, and let the sick drink thereof three days, and he shall be whole: Or take Smallage, Mints, Rue, and Betany, and boil all these together in good Milk, and sup it warm.   

For stinking of the Mouth.  
TAke the Juice of black Mints, and of Rue a like much, and put it into thy Nostrils and this will help thee. This is proved.   

For a stinking Breath.  
TAke an Ounce of Sage, and make thereof Powder, one Ounce of Rosemary Flowers, half an Ounce of Cloves, two Drams of Cinnamon, two Nutmegs, and two Grains of Musk, and make them all into Powder, then take as much purified Honey as will cover all them, put it in a Box, and set it in the Sun five days, and it will be perfect. then take every Morning fasting half an Ounce, and so at Night to comfort the Meat that it putrify not, or corrupt the Stomach; and be whole.   

To recover a Man's Speech.  
TAke the Juice of Sage and Primrose, and put into the Patient's Mouth, and he shall speak strait, or within a while after.   

For a Mouth that is stayed with heat.  
TAke Ribwort, and seethe it in Red Wine, and hold it in your Mouth hot, and do this often, and be whole.   

For the Canker in the Mouth.  
TAke nine Leaves of Sage, and stamp them with a little Salt and Verjuice, and make thereof a Plaster, and lay it thereto, and it will be whole, but you must dress it twice a day.   

Against the inward eating sore of the Mouth.  
TAke and distil Perwinckle, and with the Water thereof wash thy Mouth, also Water of Lavender and Fumitory doth kill all sores in the Mouth: and for Blains in the Mouth, take and distil Burnet in a common Still, and with the Water thereof wash the Blains in thy Mouth.   

For a Canker in the Mouth.  
TAke rusty Bacon, wheaten Bran, and the Roots of a Vine, and seethe all these together in Brine, wherein Flesh hath been laid to Salt, and let the hot Vapour thereof ascend to the sore place through an instrument like a Funnel, made of Wood, and this done, wash this sore place with this Water following. Take the inner Bark of the Roots of black Thorn, and seethe it in a Pint of white Wine Vinegar, and a Pint of Water; of the Bark twelve Ounces, of Roch Alum two Ounces, seethe these together in a stone Cruse, in a Kettle of water closely stopped, till half be wasted, then strain them, and put of this Liquor into the Sore. This helped a child of twelve years old, that the Canker had eaten through the Roof of his Mouth, into his Nose: But if the Canker be not very corrosive, take Woodbine, Sage, Lavender, Rosemary and Salendine, and seethe these in running water, and white Wine, till half be wasted, and then strain them, and put to this stained Liquor, a little Alum, and Myrrh, Honey, and Sarcacoll, when these be a little sodden, then strain them again, and rub thy Mouth therewith often in a day.   

For the falling of the Evola.  
TAke a little Pepper, and Salt, and put it up therewith: or else take and seethe a little Pepper in Ale, ad dip a Linen Cloth therein, and put it up therewith also take a handful of Fetherfew, and rub it between your hands, then lay it to the Crown of the Head, and it will draw up the Evola.   

For a Canker in the Mouth.  
TAke Rosemary, Sage, and running Water, and seethe them well together, and put to them Roch Alum, and wash thy Mouth therewith: or take Woodbine leaves, and stamp them, and put thereto a little running Water, and strain out the Juice thereof, then put to the same a little white Coperas, and wash thy Mouth therewith, and it will be whole.   

For a Canker in the Mouth.  
TAke a saucer full of Wodbine-water, and put thereto as much Alum as a Hasell Nut, and then take of Mell-Roset as much again as the Alum is, and put to it a spoonful of good Vinegar, and boil all these together upon a Chafingdish, and wash the Canker therewith.    

Medicines for Teeth.  

To make Teeth white.  
TAke Vinegar of Quinces, and dip a little piece of Cloth in it, and rub thy Teeth, and Gums therewith: the said Vinegar fasteneth the Teeth and Gums, comforteth the Roots of the Teeth, and maketh sweet Breath.   

To keep the Teeth sweet, clean, and from danger of Worms, or a Regiment Ache  
TAke a Pint of White Wine, two Ounces of Alum, and a quarter of an Ounce of Honey, boil them together, and wash your Mouth therewith every Morning.   

A Regiment for the Toothache.  
YOu must wash your Mouth before and after Meat with warm Water to cleanse the Mouth and purge the Humours from the Gums, which descend out of the Head, it is good every Morning to wash the Mouth, and to rub the Teeth with a Sage Leaf, or with Powder made of Cloves, and Nutmegs. You must forbear Lettuce, and raw fruits, all tart things, and the chewing of hard things: also all Meats of evil digestion, and vomiting, and straining of yourself.   

For the Toothache.  
TAke the Root of Henbane, and seethe it in Vinegar, and hold in thy Mouth the Decoction thereof, and the pain of the Teeth will away strait: or take Hyssop, and make a decoction with Vinegar, and wash your Mouth, and Teeth therewith being hot, and the pain will away.   

Another for the same.  
TAke Wheat Bran, and good stolen Ale, and make it thick like Mustard, and let it soak therein a quarter of an hour, then strain it, and put thereto the Powder of Pepper a good quantity, and some of the Juice of Rue, and make it somewhat thick, and put it into a little bag of linen cloth, and lay it between thy Cheek and thy Teeth, and lie down on that side, and let the Water run out of thy Mouth, and use it three or four times, and thou shalt never have the Toothache more: or take Hounds tongue, and stamp it, and fry it with Butter, and make a Plaster thereof, and bind it to thy Cheek on that side that the pain is, and thou shalt be whole. Proved.   

An approved Medicine for the Toothache.  
TAke Berries of Ivy, and the scraping of a Heart's Horn, and boil it in white Wine, and make a Plaster thereof, and lay it to thy Check, and hold the Liquor thereof in thy Mouth, and thou shalt be whole. Or take Pepper, Salt, and the Roots of Primrose, and dry them all together, and make Powder thereof, and rub thy Teeth therewith.   

To take away the Toothache in half an hour.  
TAke Henbane Seed, Smallage Seed, and Poppy Seed, of each the weight of a Penny, and make Pellets thereof as big as a Vache, with a quantity of Aqua vitae, and lay it unto thy Teeth that ache, and the pain shall cease strait.   

A notable Medicine for the Toothache.  
TAke Pellitory of Spain, both of the Leaf, and of the Root, wash it and stamp it, and thereof make three Balls, every Ball as big as a Plumb, and lay the first Ball between the Teeth and the Gums, the space of a miles riding, and even as the water engendereth in thy Mouth spit it out whole, and put in another Ball, as thou didst at the first, and likewise the third, and so let the Water run out of thy Mouth still, and be whole strait.   

To make Teeth white.  
TAke Flower of Rye, Salt, and Honey, and mingle them well together, and therewithal rub thy Teeth every day twice or thrice, and then wash them clean with Water, and they will be clean. Or take green Branches of Broom and burn them, and make thereof a Powder, and burn Alum, and mix them together, and then temper them with fair Water, and rub thy Teeth therewith, and it will do away the blackness of them.   

For the Toothache.  
TAke the green part of the Eldar Rind, not the uttermost, nor the innermost, but the green in the middle between both, and Sage, Rue, and Ginger, and a good deal of Salt, then grind them all together in a mortar, and seethe it in white Wine, and make a Plaster thereof, and lay to the Cheek, and be whole.   

Another for the same.  
TAke a Pint of the strongest Vinegar thou canst get, and a handful of Sage, the Root of a red Nettle the quantity of a Finger's length, and as much of the Rind of an Oak, and cut them in little pieces, and so let the Vinegar and all the rest seethe together from a Pint, then let the Patient chew it on the sore Tooth, and so dress 〈…〉 Evening, and Morning, half of it at each time, and this shall help him for ever. Probatum est.   

For to remove a Tooth.  
TAke the Root of a Mulberry Tree, and lay it in Vinegar, three days and three Nights, and then dry it in the Sun, and make Powder thereof, and rub thy Teeth therewith, and it will fall out.   

A Water for the Teeth.  
TAke and distil the Water of Mother wort and hold it in thy Mouth a good while, and it will kill the Pain of the Teeth, and the stinking thereof. Also Water of Vervain, or Hyssop Water will do the like.   

For the Toothache.  
TAke Henbane-seed, and the Powder of Amber, of each a like much, and lay them on a glowing tile, and make a Pipe that thy Breath may go through to the sore Tooth, and this will kill the Worms, and put away the Toothache.   

For a Canker, and Toothache.  
TAke Smalladge, and Sorrell Leaves, Alum, and Glass, and make thereof a Powder, and lay it to the Sore, wheresoever it be, and for the Tooth that is hollow and acheth, take the Flowers and Leavoes of Pellitory, and stamp it with Salt, and fill the hollow Tooth therewith, and be whole.   

For the Toothache.  
Take Ivy Berries, and seethe them well in Vinegar, and when they be well sodden, sip some of the liquor as hot as you may suffer it, and hold it in your Mouth till it be cold, and then cast it out, and take new, and do so three or four times, and it will ease you.   

For the Toothache.  
TAke and roast an Egg hard, and put therein a Spoonful of Salt, and two Spoonfuls of Vinegar, or good Aleger, and temper them well together, till they be a Pap, then strain it, and with a little fine Cloth put some thereof into your Mouth, and when you have spit out the corruption, refresh the same with more, and it will take away the Pain shortly.   

To make children's Teeth come.  
TAke the Brains of a Hare, and seethe them, and anoint the Gums therewith; and take the Brains of a Hen likewise, and rub the Gums therewith, and this shall make the Teeth grow without akng.   

To fasten the Teeth.  
TAke and seethe the Roots of Vervain in old Wine, and wash thy Teeth therewith, and this will make them fast.   

For Worms in the Teeth.  
TAke Henbane seed, and lay it upon a flat Stone, and set it upon a Chafingdish of Coals, and let the smoke go into your Mouth, and this will will kill the Worm shortly.   

For the Toothache.  
TAke the inner Rind of an Eldar Tree, and bruise it a little, and put thereto a little Pepper, and make it in Balls, and lay it to your Teeth, and be whole.   

THe cause of these impediments may come, either by an humour descending out of the Head to the Teeth, or Gums, or by corroding or eating of Worms, or corruption of Blood, lying and being upon, and betwixt the Teeth: or it may come by drinking of hot Wines, eating of hot Spices, or hot Apples, Pears, Cherries, and such like; and it may come of a hot Liver or Stomach: and ever beware of pulling out of thy Teeth, for pull out one, and pull out more, but if it be hollow pull it out, for it will rot still, more and more, do what thou canst.    

Medicines for the Gums.  

For the Gums that be gnawn and fretted with Humours.  
TAke Cloves, and seethe them in Rose water, then dry them, and make Powder thereof, with Rose water, or Roses, for that is best, then dry it again in the Sun, do this three or four times, and then temper the Powder again with Rose water, or with the Juice of Roses, and anoint thy Gums therewith.   

A Water for a Canker in the Gums.  
TAke half a Pint of white Wine, and a quarter of a Pint of Water, and put thereto an Ounce of  Alum, and take a quantity of five leaved Grass, otherwise called Cinquefoyl, and put all these into a clean earthen Pot, and set it over the Fire, and let it seethe to the half, and scum it clean, then strain the Liquor into some Vessel, and keep it in a Glass till thou have need to occupy it.   

Another for the same.  
TAke Herb Grasse, and wash it clean, and dry it with a Linen Cloth, and stamp it in a Mortar, and put thereto strong red Vinegar, then strain it through a clean Linen Cloth three times folded, of an Ell broad, wet it in the same Medicine, and lay it to the Sore within the Mouth, and if it be a very great Canker, take Alum, and beat it very small in a Mortar, and put it to the said Medicine, to the value of a handful of Herb Grasse, and this will heal thee.   

To make a Gum hard to hold the Teeth.  
TAke clean Rose water, and daily wash thy Gums and Teeth therewith, and it will fasten thy Gums to thy Teeth.   

For rotting of thy Gums.  
TAke the Water of great Sage, and wash thy Mouth, and Gums therewith, and it will help the rotting of thy Teeth, and the shaking of them, if thou use it often in a day, and hold it in thy Mouth.    

Medicines for the Face.  

For a saucy stained Face like a Leper.  
YOU must give him a Purgation, as is said in the pain of the Head, coming of Choler, then dip  in Alum water, which must be made as followeth: take a pound of Alum Glass, the juice of Purslain, of Plantine, and Verjuice, of Grapes, or Crabs, of each a Pint, with the whites twenty one Eggs well beaten together, then mingle them altogether, and distil it in a Stillitory: this Water is for the Pimples, Scurfes, Chafing, Wheals, and Heats, dip your Cloth therein often, and lay to the redness.  
THe cause of these Impediments doth come of a venomous matter ascending out of the Stomach, meeting with Rheum that would descend from the Head, and meeting both together, do cause the Vapours to break out in the Face.   

For a Copper Face  
TAke Litarge of Silver, and Brimstone, of each a like much, and seethe them in Vinegar, and then wet a Linen Cloth therein, and lay it to the Sore, putting a little Rose water to it.   

A Diet for a Copper Face.  
ABstain from all Salt things, Spices, Fried Meats, and Roasted Meats; from drinking of Wine, for it is very ill: also Onions, Mustard, and Garlic be very bad, instead of which you must take Purslain, Sorrell, Lettuce, and Hops, Borage, otherwise Succory, or Endive in your pottage. Also it is necessary to be laxative, and sleeping to lay your head high.   

For a red Face.  
TAke Sowthistles, Borage, Purslain, Sorrell, Barley, Parsly Roots, and Liquorice, and boil all together in running Water, and drink it first and last.   

For Worms in the Face.  
TAke of Rosine three parts, and the fourth of unwrought Wax, one spoonful of Honey, half a spoonful of May Butter; try them all together on the fire, then strain it through a fair Cloth into a dish of fair Water, and when it is so cold that you may stir it with your hand, work it well against the Fire, as you do an Electuary, and in working thereof, put in as much white Coperas as a Nut, as you do occupy it made into Powder, then strike it on a Cloth, as you do other plasters, and lay it to the Face, and within three days you shall know whether there be Worms, they will rise white like Wheals, under the plaster: then cast more Coperas on your said plaster, and so dress him, and he shall be whole.   

To make the Face fair.  
TAke the Flowers of Rosemary, and boil them in white Wine, then wash thy Face therewith, and use to drink of the same: Or take Burnet water, and Wash thy Face therewith, and let it dry by itself: also Water of Bean Flowers doth better.   

A Medicine for a white Scurf in the Face.  
TAke of Vinegar a Pint, and dissolve in it one Ounce of Champhire, and let it stand there in fourteen days, being very well stopped, and then wash the diseased place. This holp a Gentlewoman which had a long time a Scurf rising in her Face, as though she had been a Leper.   

For Chapped Lips.  
TAke and anoint them with Vnguentum album consecratum, and if there be any corrupt blood or matter, you must wash the place with Water of Plantain wherein hath been sod a little Alum, before you put in the same ointment: also it is good to wash the place with Plantain Water, and Barley Water together.   

To put away Freckles in the Face.  
Take and anoint thy Face with the Blood of a Hare, or of a Bull, and this shall destroy the Freckles within five nights dressing, if you use it.   

A singular Medicine for Worms in the Face.  
TAke the Leaves and Roots of Leeks, and the Juice of them all together, and take thereof a Pint and a half, and put it into a glass, with an Ounce of Powder of Pellitory, and a scruple of Verdigreace, and stir them all together, and every day bathe the Worm and Whelks With Cotton moistened in the said Juice, and stir it often in the said glass: also it is good for Worms in any other Members, and breeding in the sickness, called in France the King's Evil.   

To put away Freckles in the Face.  
TAke and lay a raw Egg (that is new laid) in white Wine Vinegar all night, and on the morrow stamp the Egg small, and then put thereto as much Powder of Mustardseed as the Egg was, and mingle it with the Egg, and when thou goest to bed anoint thy Face therewith, and on the morrow mingle Barley Meal, and hot Water together, then cast away the Water, and wash thy Face therewith, nine days: or take Salendine, stamp it, and temper it with white Wine, and lay it to the Face: or take a good quantity of Pellitory of Spain, and white Wine, and let it stand a while, and then wash thy Face therewith, and it will heal thee.   

For Blains in the Face.  
TAke Salt, and the Roots of Plantain, and Verjuice, and stamp them well together, and wash the Face therewith, and this will heal thee.   

For a foul Blast in the Face.  
TAke red Honey-Suckle for the Man, and white for the Woman, and take the juice thereof, and anoint therewith thy Face, and it will heal thee.   

For a saucy Phlegm Face.  
TAke the Roots of Enula Campana, and seethe it in a pot of Vinegar, until the Vinegar be well sod away, then stamp it in a Mortar, and put thereto Quicksilver, and Brimstone, and Swine's Grease, and make therewith a plaster ointment and anoint thy Face therewith: and if you make, a plaster, lay thereto the some stuff. This is proved. Or took Oil of Tartar, and anoint thy Face therewith, or any Canker or Ringworm or Tetter Leprosy, for this will make it whole.   

For a red Face full of Pimples.  
TAke and distil Water of Salendine, and dissolve Camphire in it, as is afore written. with Vinegar, and with this wash thy Face; this did make a maid whole in twenty days, that had a marvellous great heat in her Face. Also there was a Farmer's Wife in Berk-shire, which had her Face full of white Scales, and was cured with this that followeth: she took Honey Suckle Leaves, and distilled them, and washed her Face often with the Water, and it never came again. Also there was a Woman which had such a grief in her Face, that if she had been by the Fire but a little while, and then gone abroad into the Air, her Face would have risen full of red spots, as though she had been drunk, which was helped with this which followeth: She took Frankincense, and Saffron, and then made them to Powder, and then cast this Powder upon a Chafingdish of Coals, and received the Smoke with open Mouth, and using it often, was helped.   

To take away Freckles in the Face.  
TAke Pellitory, and seethe it with Wine, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the Freckles, and this will take it away: or take the Gall of a Cock, and mingle it with the Flower of Cocle, of each a like quantity, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the Freckles: or take when you kill a Bull, and save the Blood thereof, anoint the place therewith that hath the Freckles, and it will take them away.   

To take away the small Pox, that they shall not be seen.  
TAke the Juice of Fennell, and heat it lukewarm, and anoint the place therewith three or four days divers times, for this is an approved Medicine for the small Pox.   

To make the Face fair.  
TAke white Lilies, green Cocle, and green honey Suckles, of every one a like much, and then distil them in a Stilletory, and take the Water thereof, and wash therewith thy Face, and within fifteen days thou shalt be fair.    

Medicines for the Throat.  
THE Causes of these Impediments do come of Rheum descending from the Head, or by Oppilation, or such like; therefore first purge Phlegm, and Rheum.  

For a sore Throat that is inflamed.  
TAke two spoonfuls and a half of Honey, two good spoonfuls of Treacle, of Alum as much as a Pullet's Egg, of sweet Butter two good spoonfuls, five Sprigs of Rosemary, a quarter of a spoonful of Pepper, and for an old body the more Pepper.   

For dry Hoarseness in the Throat.  
TAke the Root of Parslie and the Root of Fennell, a like much, and three penny weight of Enula Campana, and one pound of Figs, and a quarter of a pound of Liquorice; seethe all these together in a Gallon of running Water to three quarts, and put therein a little Hyssop, and strain it, then boil it, and take the white of ten or twelve Eggs and put therein, and let it boil together till it turn clear, then take Sug r, Roset, and put thereto as much as a Hen's Egg, then take it from the Fire, and cleanse it through a fair Cloth, and drink thereof Morn and Evening.   

For a Canker in the Throat.  
TAke a Pint of good stolen Ale, and a good handful of Sage, and a good stone of Alum as much as an Egg, and boil them together well, and then with a Cloth wash thy Throat, and garle it in thy Throat, and be whole: Or take Sage, Woodbine, Rue, Hyssop, or Penyryall, of each a quarter of a handful, and boil them in good Wine Vinegar, or strong Ale, with a little Roch Alum and a spoonful of Honey, and then strain these through a Cloth, and with Liquor scour the Canker with a fair Cloth on a sticks end, and wet a cloth double, and lay it plasterwise to your Throat and be whole.   

For Hoarseness in the Throat  
TAke Penyryall and seethe it in running water, and then take of it at night a dish full, somewhat hot, with a little Sugar melted in it, and within two or three times dressing you shall be clean again.   

For Hoarseness of a long continuance.  
TAke Raisins, Figs, Sugar, Cinnamon, Cloves, of every one a little, and seethe them in good Wine, of the which you shall give the Patient 〈…〉 Ounces at a time, Morning and Evening, except she have a Fever: or for a Child that hath the Cough. Take Oil of Roses, and chafe well his Stomach when he goeth to bed, and then lay a warm Cloth to his Stomach, and he shall be whole.   

To heal a Quinsy in the Throat.  
TAke one pound of the Water of Scabias', and one ounce of Aqua vitae, and mingle them together, and wet  therein, and so lay it it to the sore, and this will kill it in three or four days.   

For the dry Cough.  
TAke half a pound of Liquorice, and scrape it clean, and bruise it well, and put it into an earrhen Pot, and put thereto three quarts of fine Wort, and one Ounce of Sugar, of Ginger beaten two drams, and a Pint of Clarified Honey, and seethe all these hogether, till half be wasted, and then strain it through a Cloth into a clean Vessel, and let the sick drink thereof first, and last, at Evening hot, and Morning cold.   

For stopping of the Pipes.  
TAke two drams of Mithridate, and a spoonful of Claret Wine stirred together, and so drink it fasting, and by and by drink a Pint of Claret Wine after it, and then fast two hours after, without Meat or Drink, and take this twice a week for two or three weeks together, and use in all your Meats and Broths, white Pepper grossly beaten.   

For the Cough a good Medicine.  
TAke a half penny worth of Liquorice, a spoonful of Aniseed, a saucer full of the Juice of Fennell, and one ounce of Sugar Candy, seethe all these in white Wine, or Sack, from a quart to a pint, then strain it, and give the Patient thereof to drink.   

For the Cough, and Pursinesse.  
TAke of the Powder of the Lungs of a Fox, and Sugar Candy, and temper it in Rose water, and drink thereof: Or take white Sugar Candy, and Rose water, and drink it, for it is very good for the Cough, if it come of the Inflammation of the Lungs.   

For the Chine Cough.  
TAke the Root of Horse Hoof, and the Root of Cumfrie, of each a like much, and wash them in fair Water, then stamp them, and seethe them in fair water, till half be consumed; then take two parts of that Liquor, and a third part of Honey, and boil them, and scum them clean, and when it is well sodden, put it into some Boxes, and let the sick use three spoonfuls at a time every day fasting and to bedward.   

A very good Medicine for the Cough  
TAke a brown Loaf, before you put it in the Oven, and make a hole in the top of it, and put therein a good handful of Rosemary, and cover it again with the same Paste, and being baked, take it out of the Oven, and mingle it with half an Ounce of the Powder of Enula Campana Roots, of Liquorice three parts, of Sugar Candy as much as of the Rosemary, of round Pepper, and long Pepper, of each half on Ounce, take of this Evening, and Morning, and in your Pottage, and will help the Cough with great success, for it hath been well tried.    

Medicines for the Breast.  

For sore Breasts when they be broken.  
TAke Wheat Flower, and two Yolks of Eggs, and the Juice of Plantain, and mingle them all together till they be thick like a sauce, and if there be holes in the Breasts, make Tents that will suffice the holes, and dip them in the same, and put them in the holes, and lay a plaster thereupon.   

For sore Breasts  
TAke a handful of Figgs, and stamp them until the Kernels be broken, then take a little fresh grease, and temper it with the Figgs, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it as hot as the Patient can suffer it unto the Breast, and it will take away the anguish, and if it be apt to break, than it will break, or else not.   

An healing Salve for sore Breasts that be broken.  
TAake Sorrell, the Boys call it Wood sour, and lap it in Wort Leaves, and roast them in the Embers half a quarter of an hour, then stamp them, and put thereto Honey and Vinegar, and put them in a Box, but first lay to the sore Breasts a plaster of Garlic and Meal, boiled together in Vinegar two or three times, and lay it thereto.   

For swelling of women's Breasts.  
TAke Line-seed bruised, and the white of an Egg, or the Juice of Smallage, and mingle them well together, and lay them plasterwise to the swelling of the Breast, and if she lose her milk, give her to drink the Juice of Vervain, and she shall have Milk enough, and this will also heal your Breast.   

For abundance of Milk in a Woman's Breasts.  
TAke Popilion, and Lineseed Oil, and seethe them together, and dip  therein, and so lay them to the Breast, taketh away the abundance of Milk, and the hardness of the Breast presently, also Chickweed sodden in Plantain Water, and laid Plasterwise to the Breast, drieth up the Milk, and taketh away the hardness thereof: green Wheat being stamped and strained with Oil, bringeth to Women Milk abundantly without measure.   

For all manner stopping of the Breasts.  
TAke the Gum of a Cherry tree, and dissolve it with old Wine, and let the sick sup thereof, and it will void all hoarseness and straightness of the Breast and Lungs: Also take Figgs, and slit them on the outside, and stop them full of Mustard, and seethe them in white Wine, and eat of the Figs, for this is very good.   

For all Diseases of the Breast, and to clear the Voice.  
TAke a good quantity of Woodstonne, and grind them not too small, and then put them into an earthen Pot, and put thereto new Ale, as it is cleansed, and mingle them so, that the Ale be a good deal above the Slonne, and bury it in the Earth, and cover it well with the same earth, and so let it stand nine days, then give to him that needeth a little cupful hot at night, and cold in the morning.   

To clear the Breasts.  
TAke Sentory, Pilliall, Rew, Hyssop, and red Morrell in stolen Ale, and strain it, then put into the clear liquor Cinnamon and Cloves, and seethe them well, and drink thereof nine days, at evening hot, and at morning cold, and be whole. Also take Angelica Water, and drink it at evening and morning an ounce at a time, and it will greatly help thee.   

For sore Breasts.  
TAke the yolk of an Egg, and fair fresh grease, and sour fresh dough, and mingle them well together, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the sore, and when it is broken do away the dough, and lay it to your Eggs and grease, and it will be whole quickly. Or make a plaster of Smallage, Linseeds, and whites of Eggs, and lay it to the sore Breasts, and this will heal them; or take Claret Wine and Barley Flower, and boil them together thick, and make a plaster thereof and lay it to the Breast: this hath been proved.  〈…〉  

To make the Breasts shrink, and to heal them.  
TAke Hemlock, stamp it and temper it with Verjuice, and lay it on the sore Breasts, and use this and thy Paps will be less, and to make them whole, anoint them with it, and it will make them hard.   

For a woman that lacketh Milk in her Breasts.  
TAke of Crystal ten penniweight, and make fine powder thereof, and drink it with Bastard or Muskadel five or six times, or else take of Fennell, of Mallows, of Anniseeds, of March, of each two handfuls, and seethe it in Bastard or Muscadel, and strain it, and drink it oft. If the Breast be long, and big, and great, make a plaster with Hemlocks sodden in white Wine and lay it to the Breasts. If there be any Inflammations in the Breasts, take the Whites of two Eggs and two handfuls of houseleek, compound both together and lay it to the Breast. If thy Milk be crudded in the Breasts, take tragacanth, and Gumm Arabic, and compound them with whites of raw Eggs, and the oil of Violets, and make a plaster thereof: Or take pitch and liquefie it in the oil of Roses, and put thereto a little Goat's dung, and dregs of Wine, and make a plaster thereof.    

Medicines for the Spleen.  

An expert Medicine for all diseases of the Spleen.  
TAke the leaves and cod of Seny, the bark of an Ash tree scraped and cut, Maidenhair, Hartstongue and Liquorish, and seethe them all together in clear Wine, and then strain it, and drink thereof twice or thrice a day till it be amended. Or seethe the Rind of an Ash in white Wine, and drink thereof, and it will help thee. Or take your own Water in the morning and wash your side, and a little the Stomach downward, and it will help you.   

Another for the Spleen.  
TAke the roots of Nettles, and stamp them well together with Vinegar, and lay it unto the Spleen when it swelleth. Also the lungs of a Fox dried and made in powder, and eat in a Fig in the morning, is very good.   

For the wasting of the Spleen, and for the Dropsy, for the Water passage, and for the stopping of the Liver, and for the Flower, and Emeroides.  
TAke Gromell, Saxifrage, Parsly, and Sage, and boil it all together in strong Ale that is stolen, and use to drink hereof in the morning, at noon, and at night, and use these herbs in your pottage and this will help you, or the powder of them in your pottage.   

The Spleen is a spungeous substance, lying under the short ribs in the left side, and it doth make a man to be merry and to laugh; and if a man he Spleentick, let him use merry company, and let him be let blood in a vein called Salvatella on the left side, some do use to let blood in a vein called Basilica on the left side. But I say, that every thing that hurteth the Liver, hurteth the Spleen, and every thing which is good for the Liver, is good for the Spleen. And whosoever will make the hardness of the Spleen whole, first take the marrow of a Calf, and the marrow of a Hart, and the fatness of a Hog, of a Capon, of a Duck, and the oil of sweet Almonds, of each a like much, mix these together and anoint the Spleen, and dry the Lungs of a Fox, and make Powder thereof, and eat it with figs.    

Medicines for the Stomach.  
THe cause of these impediments may come by anger or fear, or by great studying upon many matters, or by extreme heat or surfeiting, or such like.  

For belching.  
USe for this disease Dietrion, Poperion, drunken in Wine.   

For pain in the Stomach.  
TAke a spoonful of hot ashes, and due them with good Wine, and cover them with a linen cloth that it go round about the spoon, and lay it to the Stomach, or take a slice of bread meekly thick, tossed it, and wet it in hot oil of Camonile, as hot as it cometh from the oven, or in oil of Spike, and wrap it in a linen cloth and lay it to the pain.   

Another for the same.  
TAke a dram of Galingal in powder, and give it to drink with a little hot Wine, and above all things for pain of ventosity, a singular remedy is to drink a little Caster with good Wine.   

For a stinking breath that cometh out of the Stomach.  
TAke three ounces of Coming in powder, and seethe in Wine from a gallon to a pottle, and give the sick to drink thereof as hot as he may suffer it, first and last, and without doubt he shall be whole within fifteen days.   

To Vomit or cleanse the Stomach.  
TAke three roots of Daffodils, and wash them clean, and cut them small, and seethe them in a cup of Ale or Beer till it be half consumed, and put thereto half a pennyworth of Saffron, and boil them together, then strain and drink it after you have broken your fast.   

For Worms in the Stomach.  
TAke three or four Cloves of Garlic every day fasting with Salt, and abstain from meat and drink after it half an hour, and you shall be whole.   

For him that cannot keep his Meat in his Stomach without Vomiting.  
TAke Quinces and make them clean, within and without, and seethe them in strong Vinegar, then stamp them in a Mortar, and put into them a little Mustardseed beaten into powder, and so incorporate them together, and lay it hot upon a linen cloth, putting to it some powder of Cloves, and lay this upon his breast, and within three or four times doing he shall be whole.   

For Phlegm in the Stomach.  
TAke Beer and seethe it, and scum it clean, and put thereto a good quantity of Sugar, then take a race of Ginger and grate it into thy Beer, and so drink it warm.   

For Wind in the Stomach.  
TAke a pottle of white Wine, two pennyworth of Sugar Candy, and two spoonfuls of Aniseeds, and two or three roots of Parsley, and as many of Fennell, and seethe them all together until they be half wasted, and then drink it warm as often as you will. Or take and drink Powder of Coming in red Wine to bedward three nights together, and thou shalt be whole.   

To stay Vomiting.  
TAke and make a tossed, and remper it with Vinegar and Mints, and so hold it to your Nose, this stayeth Vomiting.   

For an ill breath coming out of the Stomach.  
TAke the uppermost leaves of Rosemary, and eat two or three in the morning fasting.   

For the Stomach that hath the Pipes stopped, and so the Dropsy breedeth.  
TAke two parts of Cinnamon, and the third part of galangal, and the same quantity of Ginger, and put that Powder into a spoonful of Hyssop Water, and drink it fasting, and be whole.   

Things evil for the Stomach.  
ALl sweet things, for they make the Stomach well, old cheese, honey, marrow of bones not well sodden, to eat  thou art hungry, to eat many sorts of meat at one sitting, to drink  thou be athirst, to eat bread not well, baked, heaviness, anger, dread, thought, raw flesh, overgreat travel, all fried meats, much bathing after meat, too much casting, to eat when thou art overhot, and all milk is naught, save Goat's milk.   

For burning in the Stomach.  
TAke Sorrell, Cinque-foil, Borage, and Violet Leaves, and stamp them together, and strain them into Ale, and make a posset thereof, and drink it next your hart when you feel yourself grieved, and when the heat is gone, make posset Ale of M …, and that will restore you to heat again, and bring you to good temper.   

To make one Vomit.  
TAke an Oaken Leaf, and lay it upon your tongue, the rough side downward, and hold close your mouth, and this will make you Vomit. Probatum est.   

A precious Medicine for all Winds in the body, the Strangullion and the Stone.  
TAke the Root of a white Lily that never bore flower, and bruise it, and seethe it in a pint of white Wine, and put into it two spoonfuls of Anniseeds and Sugar, and let it seethe, till it be more then half sodden away, and give it to the sick that is in pain, and it shall soon ease him of the great pains.   

A precious Powder for Digestion.  
TAke Ginger, Cinnamon, and Galingale, of each one ounce, of Anniseeds, Caraway seeds, and Fennell seeds half an ounce, long Pepper Grains, Maces, Nutmegs, of each two ounces, of Set well one ounce, make all these in fine Powder, and put to them two pound and a half of fine Sugar, and use this Powder before meat and after at your pleasure, it is good to comfort the Stomach, and against Wind.   

For the Stomach that cannot Digest, nor have Appetite to Meat.  
TAke and drink often Sorrell Water, or Angelica Water, or Betany Water, or ground Ivy Water, for all these are good for the same.    

Medicines for the Liver.  

An Ointment for the Liver that makes good Digestion, and keepeth the body from Putrifying.  
TAke Oil of Roses, and Oil of Wormwood, of each two ounces, and set them over the fire, and when they begin to boil, put thereto an ounce and a half of fine Mastic, and when the Mastic is dissolved, strain it while it is warm in the morning, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to your side, and be whole.   

A Restorative for the Liver and the Lungs, if they be rotten it will restore it again, and do away the Gleme from the Heart, and comfort the same.  
TAke Fennell Roots and Parsley roots, and pill away the Bark, and pull out the pith, and cast it away, then mince them small, and put into a brazen pot three quarts of water, and set it on the fire, and put the roots therein, then take Figs and cut them small and pound them, and put a quantity of Honey to it, and let it boil a while, then take it down and clarify it through a cloth into a vessel of glass, and stop it fast that no air go out, and let the sick drink of it hot in the morning, and cold at night a good draught.   

For one that hath his Liver cloven to his ribs.  
TAke a shelfull of the juice of Betany, and a quarter of a pint of white Wine, and a spoonful of honey, and Pepper corns, temper these together, and drink thereof, and it will help you.   

For the heat of the Liver.  
TAke Liver-Wort, and five-leaved Grasse, Succory, Endive, bugloss, and Borage, and seethe all these in Whey, and drink of this as often as you will, and this will help you.   

For one that is Liver brent.  
TAke Sowthistle, Dadelion, and Rib-Wort, and seethe them in water with Liquorish, until the one half be wasted, and drink of this at all times, saving at meat.   

For the stopping of the Liver.  
TAke Ivy Berries, and Egrimony, Heart's Tongue, Liver-Wort, and the bark of an Ash, of all these a little quantity, and put them to double as much Polypodion, as of any one of the rest, and make thereof pottage, broth, or syrup. If the Liver be opilated, the face will swell, and pain will be in the right side.   

To preserve a man from stopping of the Liver.  
TAke a Fig and gross Pepp r, with the crops of Time, if it be eaten two hours before dinner, and two hours before supper, it preserveth a man from open lations of the Liver. Also the Liver of a Hare dried and made into powder is good for all diseases of the Liver.   

For the Liver.  
TAke a good handful of Liver-Wort that groweth upon the stones, and another of Fumitory, and as much of Heart's Tongue, and seethe them in Whey clarified, and drink it every day twice. If the Liver be hot, because of too much blood, the Patient hath red urid hasty Pulse, his Veins great & full, he feeleth his spittle, mouth, & tongue sweeter than it was wont to be; wherefore it is good to be let blood of the Liver Vein, on the right arm, and to use Lettuce or Sorrel, Purslain and Hops in pottage, and sometime to drink of the water.    

Medicines for the Jaundice.  

TAke Cow's milk and white Wine, of each a pint, and distil them, and keep the water that cometh thereof, and give the sick to drink thereof two ounces in the morning, two hours before meat, and likewise after supper, when he goeth to bed,   

For the black Jaundice.  
TAke Enula Cumpana roots, and seethe them in milk, then take the milk and strain it through a piece of cotton, and give the sick to drink thereof. This did help a gentlewoman that was sixteen years troubled with the Jaundice, and could not be helped.  
For children take Turmerick and Ivory, of each two Drams, of Saffron two scruples, seethe these in milk, and give it to the children that have the black or yellow Jaundice.   

Another for the Jaundice.  
TAke Hempseed and bruise it, and then boil it in good strong Ale or Beer, and scum it very clean, and let the sick drink of this drink, and eat the sodden seed.   

For the black jaundice.  
Seethe the inner bark of a Walnut tree in Ale or Beer, and in the same drink quench steel, being made red hot at least forty times, and drink of this five or six ounces at a time hot evening and morning; this is proved excellent good. Also Goats dung or Fallow Deers dung strained into milk and given to the sick, hath helped the black Jaundice.   

For the yellow Jaundice.  
TAke Elecampane roots, and the inner bark of a Barbary, of each six ounces, of Salendine roots eight ounces, of English Saffron the weight of a groat, seethe all these in a pint of white Wine, strain it, and drink thereof four spoonfuls morning and evening warm.  〈…〉   

Medicines for the Side.  

For Wind in the Side.  
TAke the leaves of Holly, and dry them, and make powder thereof (but do not burn them) and give the Patient thereof to drink in Beer or Ale, and it will ease immediately. Proved by my Lady Coplin.   

For a Stitch in the Side.  
TAke the urine of him that is sick, Wormwood, and Cummin, and seethe them well together, and by the fire therewith anoint thy side, and after with the oil of Bay. Also Endive Water, water of Divells-bit, water of Mallows, and water of Carduus benedictus, are all good for the Stitch.   

For a Stitch in the left Side.  
TAke a quantity of Cummin, and steep it in a pottle of Malmsey, then take and fry them together in a Pan, and put it into a linen bag, and lay it hot to your side, and it will help you.   

Another for the same.  
TAke and stamp Wormwood, Mints, and Camomile, Mallows, red Roses, Sage, Cummin, and white Bread Crumbs, and boil all these in red Wine, or in stolen Ale, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the side. This is proved.   

To know when one hath a Stitch, whether it be of the Wind or the Pleurisy.  
TAke Wormwood, and lay it on a tile-stone before the fire, and when it is near hot, sprinkle it with good Malmsey, and put it in a linen cloth, and lay it to when you feel the Stitch, if it be but a Wind, it will take it away in two hours, but if it be the Pleurisy it will augment the pain, and then seek other remedy.   

For a Stitch at the Hart.  
TAke and distil Endive Water, and when the fire is out of it drink thereof one ounce at a time; for this will help all Stitches of the Heart if you will use it.    

Medicines for the Pleurisy.  

TAke Broom Flowers, Scabias', and Carduus Benedictus, of every one a like portion, mingle them together, and let the Patiented every morning and evening take a good draught, and anoint the ribs with oil of Broom Flowers, for this is good.   

Another singular remedy for the same.  
TAke three ounces of the water of Lady-thistle called Carduus Benedictus, one spoonful of white Wine, and fix inner whites of Eggs well braid, mingle them together and lay them plasterwise upon the ribs as hot as you may suffer it.   

Another for the same.  
TAke two good handfuls of Horse-dung, two races of Ginger in powder, then wrap the dung and the Ginger together in a linen cloth, than put them in a pot to boil with a quart of white Wine until the third part be consumed, and drink thereof evening and morning, and after you have drunk the said Wine, cover you well and sweat.   

A Regiment for the Pleurisy.  
THe Patient ought not to drink wine, nor eat flesh, but must be content to drink Tysants, Barley water, and weak drink, and to eat Barley hulked, and milk of Almonds clarified, roasted Apples and great Raisins, as long as the Fever doth last. And to help him to spit, it is good to use often white pills of Diadragaganton, Sugar Candy, and other things mentioned in the Remedies of the Cough.   

For the pleurisy.  
THe common practice is to let the Patiented blood, and to administer to him Tysants, and to give the syrup of Violets in the which is dissolved Cassia newly drawn, half an ounce of Manna elect 1.3. give this to the Patient after he is let blood, this hath helped many. Also this is very good for the Pleurisy. Take a hollow Apple, and put therein a good quantity of Olybanum, and put the Apple in the hot embers, and so let it stand till it be roasted, and then give it to the Patient: this hath helped many without letting blood. A Pleurisy cometh of cold humours, and if it be not far passed, give the Patiented Malmsey wherein hath been sodden Camomile to drink; this hath helped many without letting blood.    

Medicines for the Lungs.  

An excellent Medicine for the Cough of the Lungs.  
TAke the Lungs of a Fox and wash them clean in fair water, and lay them in Vinegar two days, and then hang them up to dry, the shortest way is to dry them in an Oven, and then take a few crops of Hyssop, Elecampana roots, and a few crops of Hoarhound, and a good quantity of Anniseeds, and a good quantity of Liquorice, and one ounce of Sugar-Candy, and bray all together, and searse it, and then you may choose whether you will eat the Powder in apples, in pottage, or in meat.   

To make a Water that is restorative for a man, that if his Lungs be wasted, will restore them again, and gather Nature again.  
TAke Fennell roots, and Parsley roots, and wash them clean, and pill of the utter bark of the roots, and the hard roots that is within them, and cast it away, and make them small; then take a brazen pot, and put therein three quarts of water, and put the roots therein, and seethe it over the fire: then take Figs and mince them small, and Liquorice small, and put them together, and make them boil well, then take Sorrell and stamp it, and put it thereto, and let it boil well, and then take it down and strain it through a cloth into some Vessel of earth, and stop it well and fast that the breath go not out, and let the sick drink thereof hot evening, and morning cold.   

For the Cough of the Lungs.  
TAke a handful of Figs, and seethe them in Ale or Beer until they be somewhat tender, then slit them asunder, and put them in a linen bag, and so lay them on your Stomach warm, and when they be cold, warm them again in the same liquor.   

To comfort the Lungs.  
TAke and distil our Lady Thistle, and drink the water thereof twice a day, and it will comfort the Lungs. Also the Water of Chervell doth the like.   

To open the Lungs.  
TAke Hyssop Water and drink thereof twice a day evening and morning, at each time one ounce and a half, or two ounces, and it will help you.   

For the Impostumation of the Lungs.  
TAke and drink Water of Camomile, twice a day, at each time an ounce, and it will help thee: Fennell water will do the like. Approved.   

For heat or drought in the Lungs.  
DRink water of great Plantain twice a day, and it will kill the heat of the Lungs. Water of blue Violets doth the like.    

Medicines for the Heart.  

For trembling of the Heart without a Fever.  
TAke the maw of an old Cock, dry it, and make powder thereof; and drink the same powder in red Wine or sweet Wine, for it is very good; put a little Saffron thereto.   

For the Heart that beateth or trembleth in man's body, and cometh of thought.  
BRay Coral in a mortar of brass as small as you can, then searse it, and mingle it with Sugar very fine beaten, use to take of this powder first in the morning and last at night, and it will help you.   

A good Medicine for the Heart, and Swooning.  
TAke the powder of Cloves, with the juice of Borage, a spoonful at a time, and it will help you. Also the powder of Ginger and powder of Cummin put in meats is good for the same.   

A comfortable Medicine to restore the spirits of the Heart, and to mend the disposition of the Etick or Consumption, as followeth.  
TAke a quarter of an ounce of Gold foil, and half an ounce of Manus Christi, beat them in a mortar together until none of the Gold be seen, and keep it till you have need to use it, which must be in manner following. Take a quart of pure Rose water, and boil it with a quantity of Penidos, keep it in a fair glass, and when you will use it, take in the morning the weight of the foresaid powder and put in your mouth, and drink it down with five or six spoonfuls of the foresaid water.   

For swelling or rising about the Heart.  
Seethe Oil Olive by itself, then take as much Honey, and seethe it by itself, then seethe them together a little while, and when it is cool put it in a box, and this is very good for the Heart.  〈…〉  

For fatness about the Heart.  
TAke the juice of Fennell and Honey, and seethe them all together, until they be hard, and then eat thereof evening and morning, and thou shalt be whole.   

To put away venom from the heart.  
TAke Bolearmoniack and Sanguis Draconis, of each three ounces, and of the best Cinnamon four ounces, and mingle them altogether in powder, and so receive it, and it will put away Venom from the Heart.   

For Gnawing about the Heart.  
TAke Sage leaves, and as much yarrow, and grind them together, and temper them with Ale, and then strain and drink thereof.   

Things good for the Heart,  
SAffron, Borage, Heart's horn, Mustard, Cloves, Galingale, Nutmegs, red Roses, Violets, Maces, Sugar, good Wine moderately taken, Mirth and good air, that day you eat of Peony, or drink thereof, you shall not swoon.   

Against Swooning.  
BOrage eaten with flesh, or in pottage, is good for them that fall in their Swooning, or be faint at the Heart, or have Cardiack Passion at the Heart.   

Against Swooning.  
TAke water that Roses hath been sodden in, and the powder of the same, with a raw Egg. Or take Risen Water, that Sweet Water hath been sodden in; this is very good.    

Medicines for the Belly.  

To dissolve a hard Belly.  
TAke and stamp Mallows and Mercury together, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to thy Navel, and it shall dissolve the matter in the womb in short time. Or take the juice of Rue and drink it, with stolen Ale, or Wine, or fair Water, and use to drink of this, and it will help thee in short time.   

For any hard Belly that is sore.  
MIngle pennyroyal and Ginger together, and bind them plasterwise to thy Belly, and be whole.   

For Diseases of the Belly whatsoever they be.  
TAke Wormwood, Rew, Motherwort, Lavender Cotton, and the gall of an Ox, Cow, or Calf, stamp the herbs, and put the Gall thereto, and lay it to the bottom of thy Belly, and be whole.   

A Drink to destroy all evils in the Belly or Body within fifteen days.  
TAke Scabias', Mugwort, Smallage, Devills-bit, Herb-Ivy, Wormwood, Fumitory, Fetherfew, and spikenard, stamp all these, and seethe them in white Wine, and clarify it with whites of Eggs; drink of this nine days and be whole.    

Medicines for the Colic.  

For the Wind-colic.  
TAke Winter-Savory, stamp it and strain it with strong Ale; drink this warm, and immediately the pain will cease, as if it were sweeped away. There have been divers helped with this which have had such pain with the Wind-colic, that they have swooned several times in a day. Also a cupping-glass set upon the top of the Navel is a present remedy. Also Camomile, Rosemary, Sage and Salt roasted under the embers and laid to the Navel is a present Remedy. Emmets eggs dried in an oven, made in powder and drank, helpeth the Wind-colic immediately. For the Colic of the Stomach see after.   

For the Strangullion.  
CUt off the top of an Onion and take out the core, then put into the place a pretty quantity of this powder following. Take Betany and Centory of each a like quantity, and make powder thereof, putting in a little Butter, then put on the top again, and put it in hot embers and roast it, then lay it to your Navel as hot as you may suffer it, and be whole.   

To make a precious Water for the Strangullion.  
TAke a peck of Haws when they be ripe, and half a peck of Hips, and beat them in a mortar to powder, then take two gallons of Lees of Malmsey or Sack, a pennyworth of long Pepper, and a half-penniworth of grains, put all these together and distil them in a Stilletory or Limbeck, take the water thereof and drink it lukewarm first and last.   

For the Colic, a precious Medicine, proved.  
TAke Saxifrage, Maidenhair, unset Time, and Parsley seed, and seethe all these together in Malmsey, strain it and drink it warm. Or take Time, Mints, Woodroof, Vilipendula and Setwall, make pottage herewith, and you shall find great ease.   

For all evils within the Bladder.  
TAke Fennell seeds, Parsley seeds, and Smalladge seeds; bruise them and temper them with fair running Water, and drink this first and last at your pleasure.   

For one that hath much wind in his Belly.  
TAke Juniper berries ere they wax black, and dry them in the air, and keep them all the year, and use the powder thereof in your drink and pottage. Or take the roots of Elecampane, the roots of Pellitory of the garden, and Fennell roots, of each a like quantity, and as much of Sothernwood, wash them, and bray them a little, and seethe them all together in a gallon of Wort, and drink thereof.   

For the Colic.  
TAke Flower and Ale, and drink it unsod, with a little Sugar, and this will make you go to the stool and ease your Colic and Strangullion.  
Or take Hempseed and dry it, and make powder thereof and let the Patient drink it with Ale or Wine. Or take Dill seed, Aniseed and Cummin, of each a like quantity, beaten into fine powder, eat it in your pottage & it will help you.   

A sovereign Medicine for the Colic and Stone.  
TAke Parsley seed, Fennel seed, Aniseed, Cummin seed, Plantain seed, of each of them a quarter of an ounce, an ounce of Nutmeg, four ounces of fine Sugar, beat all these seeds into powder and searse them, and let the Sugar be beaten with Ale, then take of the powder as much as an Hasell nut, and let the Patiented use to drink thereof morning and evening four times a week warm with Wine or Beer (but Wine is best) and when the pain cometh drink it with Malmsey.   

Another.  
Fry Pellitory and Butter together, and bind them to thy Navel, and this will suddenly cease the pain. Or take a Lapwing and burn her in the fire feathers and all, then take the ashes of her, and give it the Patient to drink with Wine somewhat warm, and this will ease the Colic.   

For the Colic of the stomach.  
TAke of Broom seeds a spoonful and a half, so many Barberries with the hulls off, and half a spoonful of Anniseeds, and a quarter of a spoonful of Liquorice, and as much white Sugar Candy, of all these beaten together into powder take a quantity first in a morning, and last in an evening.    

Medicines for the Worms.  

TAke and eat Garlic, and it will kill all Worms in man's Belly. Or take of the juice of Lavender-Cotton, and put to it the powder of Wormseed, and drink it three times every morning fasting, but drink not in an hour or two after, and this will destroy the Worms.   

For Worms in young children.  
TAke Setwell (you must buy it at the Apothecaries) and make it into fine powder, and give the child to drink as much as a small Walnut in a cup of Malmsey, and it will destroy all Worms. Or, Take Garlic, Wormwood, Mints, Fetherfew, Tansey, and stamp them all together with the gall of an Ox, then fry them together and put them in a linen cloth, and lay them to the Navel as hot as may be suffered, or seethe them in Vinegar and lay them to likewise. Or take the gall of a Bull, and dip some Wool therein, and lay it upon the Navel of the child, and it will make the worms come forth. Or take Honey, and spread it on a toast of bread, and cast good Wormseed thereon, and give it the child fasting.   

Worms in the Belly.  
TAke the pills of Oranges, and dry them, and make them in powder, and drink it in Malmsey or stolen Ale, there is nothing better.    

A Medicine for the Guts.  

For the Guts that fret.  
TAke twelve leaves of Rue, nine Pepper corns, and as much Dill-seed as thou may'st take up with thy two fingers; stamp them and temper them together with fair water, and it will help thee.   

For wind in the Guts.  
TAke Honey pitch, and Butter, and seethe them together, and anoint thy belly therewith against the fire.   

For pain of the Guts.  
TAke Tansey Rue, and Sothernwood; and eat it with salt fasting, and be whole.   

For the cough in the Guts.  
TAke the water of Flower-de-luce, and drink it lukewarm twice or thrice a day, an ounce at a time. Also water of Camomile doth the same drunk as aforesaid: The water of Vine leaves is good against stitches, and also against Impostumes in the Guts.    

A Medicine for the Navel.  

A plaster for swelling of the Navel  
TAke Cow's dung and dry it to powder, Barley flower, and Bean flower, of each a portion; the juice of Knotgrass a good quantity, and of Cummin a little; make a Plaster of Ale, and lay it to thy Navel, and it will heal thee. Or take Cow's dung and seethe it in the Milk of the same Cow, and lay it on the grief; this is also marvellous good for a sudden Ache, and swelling in the Bag.   

For a Child's Navel sore with crying.  
TAke a little Bean-flower, and the ashes of fine linen clouts burned; and temper it with red Wine and Honey, and so lay it to the sore.    

Medicines for the Back.  

For the weakness of the Back  
TAke flower of Barley, and Beans, and oil of Roses, the yolk of an Egg; and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to thy back in the day time, and it will do you much good. Or take flower of fine Rice, and Wheat flower, and temper it with Claret wine and Sugar, and put thereto a little of the powder of Clare, and Nutmegs; and make a Cake thereof, and bake it well, and eat thereof; this is good.   

For pain of the Back.  
TAke fresh Cow dung, and fry it in Vinegar, and make a Plaster thereof, and lay it to thy Back; and within four or five times dressing thou shalt be whole.   

For pain in the reins of the Back.  
TAke and seethe the leaves of red Willow, and as hot as the sick may suffer it; lay it to the reins of thy Back, and within four or five times dressing thou shalt be whole.    

Medicines for the Flux of the Belly.  

To restrain the Flux, whatsoever the cause be.  
TAke the pisle of an Hare, and dry it, and make powder thereof, and drink it: Also … e water of Oken-buds or the very Acorns dried and made in Powder, and drunk with red Wine, is very good: Also the maw of a young Leveret is very good, drunk with the juice of Plantain.   

A good Medicine for the bloody Flux.  
TAke a pennyworth of Honey, and a pennyworth of Wheat flower, and three spoonfuls of Chalk, and the yorks of five Eggs, and half a pennyworth of Saffron and make a Cake thereof, and eat thereof four days, and be whole. Or take the root of the red Nettle, and stamp it, and delay it with water or Ale, then strain it and drink, thereof, and be whole for over.   

For all manner of Fluxes that be curable.  
TAke the seed of Plantain, and the blossoms of red Roses in Powder, of each alike much, and give the sick half a spoonful at once with warm Whey, first and last three days together, and it will heal him. Or take and drink the water that stone hath been scalded in first and last, and be whole.   

To stop a Lask in Children.  
TAke the seeds of Plantain, and make powder thereof, and give it to the Child to drink in red Wine, or in Ale, and it will stop the Flux: Proved true. Or take Almonds and blanche them, and fry them in a Pan, and eat them divers times in a day. Also the dung of a stoned Horse that goeth to house, fried in Malmsey, and laid to the Navel, will stop a Lask.   

To stop the bleeding of the Fundament.  
TAke Aloes and Myrrh, of each a like much, and make them into Powder, and with a little Pile of Almonds anoint the sore, and then cast the Powder thereon, and put upon the Fundament with a hot Scarlet cloth, and this will help thee.   

To make a man have a Lask.  
TAke Salt and Soap, and lay it to thy belly, plasterwise; and it will make the have a Lask strait. Or take the gall of an Ox, and anoint thy belly and stomach therewith, and it will make thee Laxative.   

To keep a man Laxative.  
TAke Mallows and Mercury a good quantity, and stamp them together, and fry them with May butter, or fresh butter; and then strain it and keep it in a Box, and anoint your belly therewith evening and morning, and it will keep you soluble.   

For the Bloodyflux.  
TAke the jawbones of a Pike, and make powder of them, and eat of this powder dry, or take it with red Wine first and last, and it will stop the Flux; for it hath helped, when nothing else could help.   

Another for the same.  
TAke red Beans and boil them in red Wine, till it wax thick, but first dissolve a little Allom in the Wine; then let the Patient eat of this evening and morning, and drink nothing but red Wine after it; this did help a man that had the Flux a great while on him. Or take an old Apple, and pull out the Core, then put into the Apple a ball of Virgin-wax; then roast it in the Embers and eat it; this will stop the Fux: Probatum.   

To avoid bruised Blood.  
TAke Nepp, and drink the juice thereof with Wine or Ale, eight or nine times, and that will cause it to avoid downwards, although he had it twenty times.   

A gentle Purgation to be taken at all times without fear.  
TAke two ounces of Syrrp of De radibus, Manna one ounce, mingle these with five ounces of the water of Bugloss, and he shall have a Lask without peril. Or take a little clarified Butter, and put it in Ale lukewarm, and give the Patient to drink thereof; and it will make him go to stool.    

Medicines for the Stone.  

A Medicine for the Stone, tried by Master Hid of Narbury.  
TAke four handfuls of Prosper, six handful of Parsley, and Parsley-roots, two handful of Grommel, or for want of that, some Grommel-seed, the quantity of an Eggshel full; two handful of Philipendula, three handful of Betony, four handful Mousear, one handful Centuary with Mast, begotten between the two Lady-days; two handful of Cherry-stones, three handful of Brierheps, threescore inner-skins of Pigeons gissarens; let them be washed and hanged upon a thread till they be dry, so as they may be knocked to powder, as also the Heps, and Cherry-stones must be dried in an Oven or before the fire the other herbs in the Summer, the Heps, Cherry-stones, and Gissarens must be knocked to powder every one severally by themselves, the other herbs must be rubbed to powder, then blend them altogether, and sift them through a fine sive; and take every morning and evening a quantity of half a Nutmeg of the same powder, and put it in a spoon, and blend a little Beer or Ale, and sup it, and drink after it; and use this till you find ease.   

An excellent Medicine for them that have the Stone  
THere grows in the Gall of some Oxen a certain yellow stone sometimes in bigness of a Walnut, somewhat long and brittle; if you take that Stone and make it to powder, and eat of it in your pottage the weight of a scruple or more at a time, according to your strength, it is a singular thing for them that cannot make water, and for stopping of the Conduits.   

For the Stone and Strangullion.  
TAke a handful of Chickweed and as much fresh Butter as a Walnut, and half so much black soap, and stamp them altogether in a mortar, and then fry them, and lay them plasterwise to thy Navel, and this will make thee void the Stone without any pain. And for the Strangullion, take the bone that is in the pistol of a Weasel, and dry it and make powder thereof and use to drink it with Ale or Beer, and be whole.   

For the Stone, that never faileth.  
TAke Barley Malt, and pick it very clean, and then grind it and make thereof good Wort, and put into the said Wort a good quantity of Cherry stone kernels, and Gum that groweth on Cherry trees, and boil the Wort and the Gum together, until half the Wort be consumed, then strain it, and put it in a fair Vessel, and use to drink thereof morning and evening, and be whole on warrant.   

Another for the same.  
TAke the Urine of a Boar, and give it the patiented to drink, and it shall drive out the Stone wheresoever it be. This medicine did a Lady use for the best medicine that ever she knew.   

Another for the same.  
TAke the blood of a Fox, and anosnt the side that is sore, and the Stone will break to powder, and go away if you use it. Or take the blood of a Fox with white Wine, and it will break the stone hastily.   

To break the Stone in the Bladder.  
TAke a great Flint stone, and lay it in the fire until it be as hot as fire, and then put it into stolen Ale, and drink thereof at evening and at morning, and it will break.   

A sovereign Medicine for the Stone.  
TAke the blood of a Fox, and anoint thy Yard therewith, and this will break the Stone in the Bladder; and to try the goodness thereof, put some small stone into the Fox blood, and it will break it. Or take a great root of Radish, and pair him, and cut him into fifty round pieces, and put them into a dish, and put thereto honey enough, and let it stand all night; and on the morrow eat nine pieces, and the next day eight, and then seven, and so abating one every day till all be eaten; and this will break the Stone.   

A proved Medicine for the Stone.  
TAke true black Jet, and beat it to powder, and searse it, then take Bees (stings and all) and dry them in an Oven, and make powder thereof, and drink it and the Jet together; and if you put the seed of Burrows made into powder to it, it will be the better: And for lack of Bees, and Bur-seed, you may use to drink the Jet alone. This medicine is well proved, and if you use it, it will help you.   

A Medicine for the Stone, oftentimes proved.  
TAke green Sampire as it groweth, and make powder thereof, and let him that is troubled with the Stone drink every week of it, whether he feel pain or no, and in short time it will rid him clean of the Stone; this powder is best to be drunk with white Wine.   

For the Stone.  
TAke the Acorns that grow on an Oak, and dry them, and make powder thereof, and drink it in the morning fasting with Rhenish wine and sugar; and this will break the Stone.   

A most approved Medicine for the Colic and Stone, by the most learned Physician Doctor Gynello.  
TAke a quantity of wood Betony, and dry it to powder, and a quantity of the roots of Elicampana, and dry them into powder, and boil them with a little sugar plate in a quart of red wine unto a pint, and drink it hot in the morning fasting, before the sun be up, and in the evening after the sun is down; use this three times, and it will help thee God willing.   

A special Medicine for the Stone of Doctor Le●ckner, his Experiment as followeth.  
TAke the green weed that cometh from the Sea amongst the Oysters, and wash it very clean, and dry it as dry as you can, and make it into fine powder, and drink it fasting with Malmsey, and it will break the greatest Stone that is.   

For the Stone.  
THe best thing that is to dissolve the Stone in man or woman's body, is the oil of Crystal, being dulcified and given to the Patient, a Dram at once in white Wine or Re●ish Wine a good draught; for if you lay a stone in the Urine which the Patient voided, afterwards it will dissolve him in twelve hours; and the same oil will also heal any green wound or sore with great expedition. There was a man the which was sore grieved with the Stone, who was helped with this drink following. Take the blossoms of Haws, and distil them; then take the water thereof and seethe it, and put therein Grommel-seed, Saxifrage-seed, and Parsly-seed, of each an ounce, of Goat's blood, Hare's blood, and Fox blood, of each of them seven Drams; seethe all these in a quart of the water, in a close pot of Pewter or earth, in a Kettle of water the space of six hours; then strain it and drink thereof every day. This is an excellen thing.   

To deliver the Stone, a Medicine that never fails.  
TAke the roots of red Nettles, and wash them clean in many waters, and then bray them small, and lay them in red Wine twelve hours; then give else sick thereof to drink six spoonfuls of the liquor and let him rest on a bed 3 hours; and then give him twelve spoonfuls, and 3 hours after give him twenty spoonfuls, and anon he shall make water and deliver the Stone. Or take white Thorn buds in May and distil them, and take a pint of the same water, and half a pint of Malmsey, and boil it a little at the fire, (but if you put in a little Honey withal it will be the better) and then drink it to bedward: Proved by Master GAGE.   

To break the Stone.  
TAke a quantity of a Jet-stone, and two races of Ginger, and the shells of Eggs, hatched under a Hen when the Chickens be out; (but first take away the film of the shells) and put them altogether in a Mortar, with the piece of a stone that cometh out of an Ox gall, or with Parsley-seed if you cannot get the stone; and make Powder of all these together, and drink of it with warm. Ale in a spoon as often as you shall think good, and it will break the Stone, and ease you of the Colic, and cause you to make water easily.   

An excellent Medicine for the Stone.  
TAke Selgreen, Planten, Fetherfew, and Tansey; and pound them all apart, and keep every Liquor by itself in a Glass; then take of each of them a like quantity, and boil it with Bean-flower and Honey to make it Plasterwise; and then take a double swadling-band of linen cloth, and spread the Plaster thereupon, and so lay it to the pain, and round about the back, and use it so a fortnight or three weeks; for this is a special good Medicine and well approved.   

Another for the same.  
TAke a Goat, and keep him three days fasting, then put him in a Tub full of holes; and the fourth day give him nothing but Grommel, Parsley, Alexander, Salendine, Saxifrage, Hawberries, and Water-cresses; and make him to lick prepared Salt, and give it him with Wine to drink; and so keep him with that food a whole week in the foresaid Tub; and all the water he maketh you must through the holes of the Tub receive it into some vessel; then take this water, and put thereto Holly Berries, Ivy Berries, and Hawthorn Berries, of each half a handful; of Juniper Berries, of flowers of Starewort, of Cras-foot, of each half a handful; of the seeds of Parsley, Saxifrage, Elysander, Radish, Philipendula, Nettles, the Berries of Kneeholm, Asparagus, Fennel-seed, and Aniseed, of each half an ounce; of the roots of Kneeholm, of Asparagus, and Water-cresses, of each of them four ounces; of Grommel-seed and Smallage-seed eight ounces. Bruise all these seeds small, and chop the herbs, and put them into the foresaid Goat's water the space of twelve days into some warm place, stirring them every day two or three times; then put them together into a Still, and hang in the mouth of the Still a little Musk Cinnamon and Cloves, because of the loathsomeness of the Goat's water; and so distil the water, and give the Patient that hath the Stone three ounces at a time: this is the most Sovereign water can be found, for it melteth and voideth the Stone without pain: This holp a Scholar at Eaton-Colledge, whom all the Physicians gave over as one incurable.   

Of the Stone.  
THe Stone is engendered by reason of a great heat that is about the Reins, straightness of the Conduit, and abundance of gross and slimy humours; or Brentcholer, which by the said excess of heat, is (as one would say) baked or dried as Clay in the Furnace, and so at last becometh a hard stone. Therefore it is chief to be noted, that without the mending of the foresaid causes, all that you do minister to break the Stone, is either hurtful to the Patient, or else small effect; therefore it is good to keep a sober diet. And note that always whatsoever they be are nought in this case: All kind of Pulses, as Pease, Beanes, and such like; all gross flesh and water-fowls, and fowls of great bodies, and all Fruits (except ripe Prunes) are nought; and all Shellfish except Grevise and Shrimps; also all Pepper and hot spices, and all meats salt or sour; but especially beware of hard Cheese, for that is oftentimes the only cause of the Stone; and you must not lie on your back, and you must keep your Reins cold, and let your back be untrussed in summer.   

An approved Medicine for the Stone and Strangury.  
TAke most of Liquorice, than Anniseeds, Colianedr, Grommel, Fennel Parsley and Alicander-seeds; then dry all these seeds and pound them severally by themselves; and note that Liquorice, Anniseeds, and Grommel-seeds be Restoratives; and when they are all in Powder, mix thereto powder of Sign, to the quantity of one half of one parcel of the scowrers, also mix thereto white Sugar-candy, to the quantity of your Liquorice, with a Nutmeg or two; use this powder fasting in clear Ale, in your Broths, and all suspected meats.    

Remedies for a Man's Yard.  

IF this Impediment be of any interial cause, use to drink Milk, or else drink oft a good portion of the water of Hawes, and inject into the Yard the water of Comphry, if the Impediment be betwiut the head and skin of the Yard, wash the head of the Yard divers times with white Wine, and after that use the powder of a rotten Post, or any siccative Medicines is good; or else Populion or Vnguentum ei Epsiacon is good.   

For the Erection of the Yard above Nature.  
TAke first and anoint the Yard and Cod's with oil of Juniper, and the oil of Campheret is good, and so is Agnus Castus braid and made in a Plaster, and laid upon the Stones.  
This Impediment doth come of the inflammation of the Reins of the back; or of inflammations of the Veins of the Yard and Stones, or of too much use of Venereous acts.   

To heal a man's Yard that is sore.  
TAke Turpentine, and the yolk of an Egg, of each a like much; well beaten together with Saffron, and anoint the sore Yard therewith. Or take and seethe the powder of Lynseed in sweet Milk till it be thick, and lay it to the Yard Plasterwise, and anoint it with the juice of Morrel and Plantain, and be whole.   

For the swell in a man's Yard.  
TAke Leeks, with the tails, and wash them clean, and stamp them, and fry them in Barrows-grease, and make a Plaster, and lay it all about the yard, and be whole. Or take Betony, and seethe it in Wine, and stamp it, and make a Plaster, and lay it to the Cod, and it will assuage the swelling of them; this is well proved.   

For pain in ae man's Yard through Gravel or Champise as followeth.  
TAke Pellitory, and Boares-grease, and fry them together well, and make two Plasters thereof, and lay one between the Navel and the Yard, and the other on the Reins of the back, and anon thou shalt deliver water and gravel, which before thou mightst not do but by drops; this will help thee without doubt.   

To make a water for a sore Yard.  
TAke and put Allom in fair water, and seethe it till it wax tough; then put it in a pewter Box this will cleanse a sore, and make it fair.   

For burnign with a Harlot.  
IF a man be burnt with a Harlot, and do meddle with another woman within one day, she shall be burned: If one be burned, let him wash his secrets two or three times with white Wine, or Sack and water; but if the matter have continued long, go to some expert Chirurgeon to have help, or else thy Guts will burn and fall out of thy belly.   

For a man's Stones that hang down long.  
TAke the fatness of a Coney, and anoint thy Cod and Stones therewith, and then wrap thy Sons in a Conny-skin; do this nine times, and labour not in nine days, and be whole.   

For him that cannot make water.  
TAke Rue, Grommel, and Parsley; and stamp them, and mingle them with white Wine, and give the sick thereof to drink warm. Or take the juice of Cinquefoil, and drink it with Posset ale, and it will make you make water anon.   

For one that cannot make water.  
TAke the stones and Kernels of peaches and Meddlers, as much of the one as of the other; and make them into Powder, very fine, and scarce them; this done, take fine Sugar, the weight of all this; and mingle all this together, and let the Patient drink thereof with good white Wine, and he shall be whole incontinent.   

To make one make water.  
TAke six or seven Berries of Ivy, and stamp them, and strain them with Ale, and give the sick to drink thereof, and he shall make water strait.   

To make one make water.  
TAke a pint of good Ale, and put therein of Honey, even as it cometh out of the Hive with Bees, wax and all; and strain it with the Ale, then give it the Patient to drink, and within one quarter of an hour he shall make water; with this was one helped that lay three days, and never made water.   

To make one make water.  
TAke a pint of white Wine, and a good spooonful of Sivil Soap, finely scraped, and the yolks of two Eggs well put from the whites; beat all these together, with the Wine, and then strain it, and warm it lukewarm, and drink hereof as often as you shall feel pain, and this will help you; for it is well proved.    

A Medicine for the Scyatica.  
THis Infirmity cometh of hard lying on the Huckle-bones, or lying upon the ground, or upon a form, or such like: it may come by a stripe, or by a fall, and it will run from the Hucklebone to the knee, and from the knee to the ankle, and from the ankle to the little toe, and then it is past cure; and otherwhiles this Gout will have a reflection ro the Reins of the back, and to the Flank; and it may come of a gross Flegmetique humour.  
The chiefest remedy is, to anoint the place with oil of Turpentine, and Aqua vitae compounded together, and use to anoint the place often against the fire, and a scarcloth of pitch is good.  

For the Scyatica.  
TAke oil of Olive, May butter gall of a Bull, and red Onions, and boil these together and lay it to the hips where the pain is; this is a good Medicine: Or take a red cloth, and Anoint it with Clarified Honey and thereupon strew the powder of Cummyn, and as hot as you may, Bind it to the sore, and be whole.   

For the Scyatica in the Hip.  
TAke a Pottle of wine Lees, and wine dregs and sour bread, and Cowdung, and boil these well together, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the pain as hot as you may suffer it, and this will heal you.   

For the Scyatica Passion.  
TAke a Gallon of Urine, and seethe it well, and scum it well, until it be clear, and then take it down, and let it stand until it be cold and then put the clear thereof into a fair Pot, and put away the dregs, and then take the same clear Urine, and put it over the fire, and put therein a quart of black dew Snails, and boil them together until the Snails be wasted, then strain it through a hair sive, and keep the same liquor in an earthen pot, and aniont the hip and the leg therewith before a hot fire, and let the liquor be warm.   

For all manner of Gouts, and consumed members, and for the Scyatica passion.  
TAke a pound of Riot of red docks that men make brogys' of, and wash them clean and dry them in the sun, until the water be away, then cut them small, and bray them in a mortar, and boil them in a quart of strong vinegar, until half be wasted; and then with the same anoint the aching place, and it will amend: then keep it in a vial of glass, or else it will dry away. This Medicine is very excellent for the diseases abovewritten, for it hath been very well proved.    

Medicines for the fundament  

A Remedy for falling out of the Fundament.  
FIrst beware of taking cold in that place, and beware of costiveness, and keep your arse and buttocks warm, and sit not upon the cold earth nor upon stones, nor upon no hard thing but take something under the buttocks, not only for falling out of the Longation, or arsgut; for all other infirmities that may be engendered in the Longation.   

For the fig in the fundament,  
THis Impediment is a Impostumation or lump of flesh growing in the Longation, and it doth come of melancholy humours, the which doth descend to the Longation, or fundament, and for remedy, purge the matter with confection of hamock, or with the pills of Lapides Lazule, or with Vera Rufini, then take of the powder of a dog's head burned, and mix it with the juice of pimpernel, and make tents, and put into the fundament.   

For him that his fundament goeth out.  
TAke bay leaves, and boil them in a pot of water and as hot as you can suffer it, you must sit over it, to the intent the fume of the water may go up into the body, and with your finger put it up by little and little, and when it is hot, heat an Oaken board, and sit on it as hot as you can suffer it, and it will help you,   

For the falling out of the fundament.  
TAke a red Nettle and bray it well, and put it in an earthen pot, and put thereto a good portion of white wine, and seethe it until it be half wasted, and of the liquor give the patiented to drink first and last warm, and lay the herbs to the fundament as hot as he may suffer it, and use this and be whole.    

Medicines for the Piles and Emeroids.  
THe Emerods' or the Piles the which be the veins in the extreme parts of the Longation, to whom doth happen divers times 2 sundry passions, the first is like paps and tetts, and they will bleed, and they be the very Emerods', the other be like warts, and they will itch, water, and smart, and they be called the Piles; and in the same place, doth breed other infirmities, as is aforesaid. The cause of this Impediment doth ●ome of malicious, humours in the Maw and Entrails, or it may come of a choleric humour.  

For the Piles or Hemeroids.  
TAke a pint or a quart of linseed-oil, and put into it as many Crayfish alive as it will hold, then boil them a quarter of an hour, then strain the oil from them, and let them be very well beaten in their shells in a Mortar, and then put them into the oil again, and let them boil as formerly, then strain them hard from the oil, and cast them away; then fill the oil with as many of the young tops or tender buds of Elder, or the young fresh leaves, and let them boil in them till they begin to be crips like fried Parsley, than strain that very hard from the Elder, and reserve that for an excellent medicine to anoint the Piles; or moistening a little Cotton, keep it close trussed up, and it will quickly help them. It is also a sovereign medicine for any Burning or Scalding.   

For the emrod's,  
TAke an onion, and cut off the top thereof, and take out the hart of the onion, and fill up the place with the juice of unset leeks, and then rift it in the fire, and with the juice thereof anoint the sore, and lay all hot thereto. Or take bran of wheat, and fry it in sheep's tallow and put it in a bag or pocket, and lay it to the sore, or let the sick sit thereon, and this will help you.   

For the Piles.  
TAke Scabias', and boil it in water until the water be consumed almost, and let him that is sore, hold his fundament over the fume of the said water as hot as he can suffer it, and be whole.   

For the Piles.  
TAke aqua vitae cold, and wash the piles therewith, and take cotton linen and burn it, and lay the powder thereof to the piles upon a linen cotton cloth as often as you be grieved. Or take wormwood and grind it in a mortar small, and then fry it in Oil Olive, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the sore as hot as you can suffer it, and this will cease the bleeding and aching.   

For the Emeraoids that have paps,  
TAke and bind about the Pap a red silk thread, and cut away the pap above the head, and leave the thread fast, and lay a plaster of Wormwood upon the same, and this will heal it. Probatum est.   

For the Piles.  
TAke a quart of White Wine, and the tops of Elder buds, and Honey, and boil them well together, then strain them, and wash the place therewith, and this will heal you in short space.   

For the Hemeroids.  
TAke the juice of red Nettle leaves, and a little Dear suet, and heat them together in a Saucer till it be somewhat green, and anoint the place with it.   

For the Hemeroids, an approved Medicine.  
TAke a grey Cat, and cut her Throat, and save her blood, then flay her, and roast her, and save the grease, then fry the grease and the blood together, and lay it to the sore thrice as hot as the Patient may suffer it, and it will help him.   

An excellent Medicine for the Hemeroids or Piles.  
TAke and stamp Dandelion and Daisies together, and strain out the juice thereof into good Ale, and drink thereof, and it will help thee.   

A Glister,  
TAke of Endive, of Succory, of Violet Leaves, of each a handful, of Cummin seeds, and Anniseeds being bruised small, of each a little, boil them in sufficient water as will boil them tender, then strain the herbs from the liquor, and take three parts of the water, and one part of milk, putting into it a little salt, a spoonful of Honey, and as much Oil Olive, if you will make it stronger, you may put in an ounce of Cassia Fistula extract.    

Medicines for the Thighs that be stiff.  

THe Brooklime, Horehound herb, John Sheep's Tallow, Swine's Grease, and a Horse turd that is new made, beat it all together, and lay it to the sore.   

For aching of the Bones of the Thighs.  
TAke a pint of white Wine, and the Gaul of an Ox, and boil them well, and scum them clean, then take crumbs of white Bread and put thereto, and make it in a plaster, and lay to the sore two or three times, and be whole.   

To knit the synews and veins of the Thighs, or elsewhere, when they be broke.  
TAke great worms of the earth, and put them in salad oil, and with a little Spodonesos that Pedlars have to sell, work them together, and lay them to the wound, and let it lie nine days, and remove it not, and it will knit both Sinews and Veins together. This is proved.   

To make an ointment to assuage the swelling, and to keep Synews from shrinking.  
TAke clean Barrows Grease, and a good quantity of Sage, and boil them together upon a chafingdish of coals, and when the Sage is dry, strain it through a cloth, and anoint the place therewith.   

For Thighs that be swollen.  
TAke Hens dung, or Pigeons dung, and Sheep's, tallow, and Chickweed, and Smalladge, and beat all together and fry it with lees of Malmsey, and so lay it as hot as you can suffer it to the swelling.   

For Synews that be shrunk in the Thighs, or elsewhere.  
TAke young Swallows out of the nest, to the number of twelve, then take Rosemary, Lavender-Cotton, and Strawberry leaves, strings and all, of each a handful, and bray the Swallows in a Mortar, guts feathers and all, with the herbs, till they be small, and then fry it again in a Frying Pan, with May butter, and then strain it, and when you will occupy it, chafe it against the fire.    

Medecines for an ache or swelling in the Knee.  

TAke Rew and Lovage, and stamp them together, and put thereto honey, and lay it to the sore. Or take Lovage, Smalladge, and Sheep's tallow, and lees of white Wine, and boil all together, and lay it to the sore on a cloth. Or take Milk and Oatmeal, and dry Rose leaves, and seethe them together, and lay them to the sore hot, and be whole.   

For an Ache that doth come of an old bruise.  
TAke a pottle of Running Water, and a pint of Bay Salt, and boil them till half be wasted, then thick it up with Bran, and lay it to the sore. Or take and seethe the juice of Nightshade in Butter and Oil, and scum off the froth, and keep the same for a precious Jewel to use when you have need. Or take and seethe Oatmeal in white Wine, and lay it plasterwise to the sore Knee, and it will help thee shortly.   

For the Gout in the Knee.  
TAke the milk of a Cow of one colour, and wheaten flower, and seethe it until it be thick like a plaster, and put thereto the juice of Smallage, and lay it to the Gout, and be whole.    

Medicines for Legs.  

Medicines for the Legs that be swollen.  
TAke Wormwood Sothernwood, and Rue, of each a like much, and stamp them together; and fry them with fair Honey, till it llegin to wax dry; and as hot as you may suffer it lay it to the Legs or Hands, and this will assuage the swelling.   

A Psaister for swollen Legs, or when you have no feeling in them.  
TAke a pound of Pitch, and half a pound of Wax, and half a pound of Dears suet, or Sheep suet, and boil all these together, then strain them through a linen cloth, and so make a plaster of white Leather, of the bigness of the fore place, and let it lie to the sore three or four days, and then if it be not whole make another plaster, and lay it again, and so dress it till it be whole, for this will bring the feeling again, and mollify the humour, and assuage the swelling.   

For a sore Leg.  
TAke unwrought Wax, and a little sheep's Tallow, and seethe them together with a little white Coperas, and strike it on a cloth, and so lay it to the sore. Or take Elder Leaves, those that grow one side the leaf longer than the other on the stalk, than the other doth, these be very good for a sore Leg, both to heal, and these be leaves best for mankind.   

A Pultis for a sore Leg which is swollen red, and doth prick and ache.  
TAke Housleek, Maslows, Lily roots, and Smallage, dry red Rose Leaves, of each a good handful, Oatmeal two handfuls, Lineseed, Vinecreet seed, of each a handful, good Ale dregs, and Vinegar, of each a pint or more, white Wine a pottle, more or less, seethe the foresaid stuff very softly, and make thereof a Pultis, and lay it to the Leg.   

A Medicine for a Leg that is swollen, and is not red but will pit after ones finger.  
TAke Chickweed and Pellitory, of each an handful, and instead of Vinegar take dregs of Wine, and put thereto Sheep's tallow, a pound chopped, and Cow's milk at your pleasure, and seethe them as before written, until it be soft, and bind it to the swollen Leg.   

Another for the same.  
TAke a quart of red Wine, and crumbs of Rye bread, and seethe them together till it be like a plaster, as hot as you can suffer it lay it to the sore Leg, upon a fair cloth, and when that is done, take another; and so till you have taken four, and this will help you.   

To heal a sore Leg coming of an old cause.  
TAke flowers of Camomile, or Camomile, and a good handful of Mallows, of Wormwood, of grunsel and Sage, of every one half a handful, and beat all small in a Mortar, and seethe it in Milk, and put thereto in the seething Vincreeck seed in powder, half a handful of Anniseeds, and Fennell seeds one ounce, a little May-butter, four or five yolks of Eggs, and seethe all together, and the same Eggs in the latter end of the seething, and so let it seethe till you come to a thickness: You may in the latter end of the seething put in a pint of red Wine to comfort the Synews: take the Camomile and Mallows of each a handful beaten in a Mortar, with Oatmeal and Milk sodden together, and let it boil to a thickness.   

For a Vein or sinew sprung in the Leg, or elsewhere.  
TAke Dill, Vervain, Mallows, and the crops of red Nettles, and seethe all these in running Water, and after chop them small, and lay them hot to the Leg, as he can suffer it.   

The best Medicine for aching of bones in the Legs, or Joints, or elsewhere.  
TAke a quarter of a pound of Dill, and beat it to powder, and put thereto a quart of good white Wine, and let it seethe till half be wasted away, then put thereto a pint of Oil Olive, and let them seethe together, and then strain it, and keep it to anoint the sore place withal, and this will cease the pain anon: this is called Oleum Vnamico; keep it well in a glass, for this is proved.   

For a swollen Leg.  
TAke Oatmeal and seethe it in Milk, as you would make pottage therewith, and put thereto a handful of Mallows chopped small, and the juice of Sengreen, and sheep's suet, and let it boil together till it be thick, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the sore Leg, and be whole.    


For a red swelling in the Foot.  
TAke and seethe Beane meal and Barley meal with water, right thick and well, and make a plaster, and lay it to the swelling. Or take Turpentine and Vinegar, Honey, white Wine and Bran, and seethe all these together well until they be thick, and then lay it to the swelling: Or take else Parsley, Sage, and Rue, and stamp with Lard of fat Bacon, and grey snails, and lay it to the sore, and it will gather to a head. Or take Rose leaves, and Lineseed, Milk, and Oatmeal, and fry all these together, and lay it to the sore.   

For an ache in the Feet, or if his limbs were taken from him.  
TAke wool Oil, or rather other Oil, and put thereto a good quantity of Aqua vitae, and beat it together, and chafe it against the fire, and all to rub the sore and dead place, and in short time it will be whole.   

For great aching of Bones in the Feet, or elsewhere, the best Medicine.  
TAke Baldare one ounce, and put it in your pottage, and eat thereof, for this is very good for aching of Bones, and also to restore a man that is in a Consumption in short time, if you will use it.   

To cool a hot sore Leg, and to abate the swelling.  
TAke red Coal Leaves, Sage and Smallage, well stamped & meddled together with sour dough, and Honey, and lay it to the sore. Or take horse Dung newly made, and wring out the juice thereof, and anoint the sore therewith a good while, and then take Violet Leaves and Housleek, and stamp them, and strain them, and put to that juice sweet Cream, and anoint the sore therewith, and it will destroy the great heat.   

For a swelling in any place.  
TAke Hog's Dung, Pigeons Dung, and Sheep's Tallow, Chickweed and Smallage, and put all these together in Lees of Malmsey, or in Malmsey, or for lack of this in his own water, and when it is well boiled lay it hot to the sore swelling, and this will abate the swelling, and ease the pain.    


For a Corn on the Toe.  
TAke a black Snail, and roast him in a white cloth, and when he is roasted lay him to the corn hot, and it will heal thee in short time. Or take a sharp knife, and cut the Corn clean away, and pick out the little white pith that is within him, and when you have so done, lay a little Turpentine unto it, and be whole.   

Another for the same.  
FIrst pair the Agnails or Corns with a sharp knife to the quick flesh, that it bleed, then wipe away the blood, and drop into the place red Wax, and let it lie till it be consumed, this will heal your Corn within twice or thrice serving so.   

To make a Nail.  
TAke Cinquefoil and bray it with any grease, and lay it unto the Nail, and this will bring the Nail again.   

For aches in the Arms.  
TAke Cerecloths that be attractive, or take the Oil of Turpentine, and mix it with Aqua vitae, and anoint the place therewith.   

For aching of the Wrists.  
TAke and stamp Mugworth with Swine's grease, and put verjuice thereto, and lay it to the grief, and this will help the achings. Or take Planten leaves, and stamp them with a little salt, and this is good if it be swollen. Or take the Bran, and the Powder of Line, of each a like much, and and seethe them in Wine, and put a little Oil thereto, and make it thick, and lay it to the sore, and this will heal thee.   

For chapped hands.  
TAke Mastic, Frankincense, new Wax, and Oil of Roses, and make thereof an ointment, and anoint thy chapped hands, and this will make thee whole.   

Another for the same.  
TAke Rose Water, and Oil of Almonds, and a little Wax, and melt them together, and make an ointment thereof, and anoint thy chapped hands, and within four times anointing, they shall be whole.   

For the prick of a Thorn.  
TAke Sothernwood and stamp it, and mingle it with fair Barrows grease, and lay it to the Thorn, or pricking of any venomous Beast. Or take Brooklime, Smalladge, Sheep's Tallow, Bay Salt, and your own urine well sod together, and lay it to the sore place where the Thorn is.   

To draw out a Prick or Thorn.  
TAke Dittany and grind it, and make a plaster, and lay it to the sore, and also eat or drink Dittany, and it will do the same: Or take black Soap and lay it to the sore, and it will draw out either prick or thorn, being well tempered with Bird-lime, and so will Violets boiled in water and laid to the sore. Or take stone crop and stamp it, and lay it to the point of a thorn, and this will draw it out without fail.   

To draw out a Thorn and heal the place, being red swollen, my Lady Audelies medicine.  
TAke Smallage perfectly beaten in a Mortar and put it to black Soap and Boars Grease and beat all together very well, and make an ointment thereof, and spread it on a linen cloth, and lay it warm to the sore place where the Thorn is, and bind it.   

For a prick of a Thorn or Nail.  
TAke Chickweed, and seethe it in fair running Water, till it be tender, and then strain it from the water, and bray it in a Mortar, and put it in a bottle of milk, and put thereto Deers Suet, or sheep's Tallow, and Oatmeal, and seethe it all together till it come to a Pultis, then wash the sore place with the water that the Chickweed was sodden in, and then lay this Pultis on a linen cloth, and lay it to the sore. Or take the dung of a Gander new laid, and lay it upon the place where the Thorn is upon a linen cloth, and this will draw him out.   

For a prick of a a Thorn.  
TAke of the seed of Flax half a handful, and a quarter so much of Oatmeal, of Cummin an ounce, beat all these into fine powder in a brazen Mortar, and seethe them in Vinegar or lees of red Wine, or Claret Wine, or white Wine, and put thereto half so much milk, and let it seethe until it be thick like Past, and then lay it hot to the sore, and if it be rotten, it will draw it out, and if not, it will dissolve it.   

Another for the same.  
TAke the black worm called a Shromp, which is commonly in horse dung, and make a slit in his belly, but kill him not, and lay it round upon the place where the Thorn is, or went in, it will be painful for a time, but it will bring out the Thorn without fail.    

Medicines for the Gout.  

An approved Medicine for the Gout.  
TAke Wormwood, Smallage, Camomile, holy-Oak leaves, Horehound, of each a handful, then take a pint of Neatsfoot Oil, and half a pint of the Oil of Shoemakers patches, and boil the Oils together a little while, and scum it, and the herbs being well chopped, then put them into the Oils, and let them all boil together a quarter of an hour, and strain it through a cloth, and keep it for your use: to this must be added Deers suet, and two spoonfuls of Aqua vitae.   

There be four kinds of Gouts, named in Latin, Chiragra, Podagra, Scyatica and Artetica: the one is in the hands, fingers, and arms, the which is called Chiragra: The other is named Podagra, and that is the feet, toes and legs: The third doth keep the huckle bone, and doth run to the knee, and in process of time descendeth to the ankle, and to the toe, and is called Scyatica: The fourth kind of the Gout, is named the Gout Artetick, the which doth run over all the joints and parts of a man's body, and the Medicines of every one follow.   

For the Gout in the hand called Chyragra.  
THe cause of this impediment doth come of rheum, and evil dirt, and there be two kinds of Gout in the hands, the one is confirmed and cannot be made whole, for if it do come by kind, and the joints be broken, the sickness is incurable, the other which is not confirmed, may be made whole, as followeth.  
TAke of Colworts three handfuls, and seethe them, with a little Lie, with three spoonfuls of Vinegar, and a little salt, stamp all these together with the said little, and make a plaster thereof. Or take and eat Treacle, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the place, and mark if the matter do come of a hot cause, you may minister hot Medicines, and if of a cold cause, no hot medecines but cold, and let the Patient beware of eating those things that be over hot or cold.   

For the Gout, and all manner of Aches.  
TAke of Clot roots two pound, and seethe them in piss till they be tender, and then bray them and strain them through a cloth, and then take six Oxen galls, or Neat's, and look that you have a pottle of urine or more well strained, and then put thereto a quart of Oil Olive, and seethe this together till it do come to the quantity of the Oil, for this will work wonders in the Gout.   

To comfort the joints and Synews.  
TAke five or six handfuls of Walworts, and seethe them well in Wine, then strain them with a little wax, oil of Spike, and Aqua vitae, make an ointment wherewith you must anoint the place morning and evening every day.   

Medicines for the Gout appropriate in all causes.  
TAste cow dung, and seethe it in sweet Milk, and lay a plaster thereof to the Gout: Also the yolks of Eggs, woman's Milk, Lynseed, and Saffron all together in a plaster assuageth the diseases of the Gout, and if you be disposed to break the skin, and to let the humour issue out (as by such means many a one is eased) you shall make a little plaster of black Soap, and Aqua vitae, which will blister it without pain: Also very hare old cheese cut and sodden in the broth of a gammon of Bacon, and afterwards stamped with a little of the broth, and made in manner of a plaster, is a singular remedy for the diseases of the Gout, and was first practised by Galen the Prince of all Physicians.   

For the Gout in the Feet.  
TAke and stamp nettles, and lay them to the Podagra Feet or Legs, and this will join flesh to the bone that is risen; but you must mingle it with salt, for that drieth up evil humours in short time.   

For the Gout cold.  
TAke as much black soap as a Walnut, and as much herb grace made in juice to the quantity of the Soap, and as much of the juice of Salendine, and mingle them all together, then take sheep's Leather, and on the fleshy side lay on the plaster, and so lay it to the Gout three days, and it will help thee.   

For the Gout.  
TAke a pint and a half of good Ale, and half a pound of black Soap, and a handful of bay Salt beaten small, then mingle them all together till half be consumed, then put four spoonfuls of Aqua vitae, and let it boil a little more, then take a cloth and dip it in it, and lay it to the grief as hot as he can suffer it, and be whole. Or take a pint of good Ale, and clarify it on the fire, and put therein a handful of Bay Salt, and stir it well a good while, put thereto two spoonfuls of black Soap, and before you lay on the medicine, take a linen cloth, and rub it well a good while, and then lay on the medicine.   

To take away pain of the Gout.  
TAke the fattest Brach you can get, and scald him like a Pig, and take out the guts and garbage at one of the sides, then take nettles and stamp them with two ounces of Brimstone, four yolks of Eggs, four ounces of Turpentine, incorporate all together, and put it in the whelps belly surely sowed up, that no composition come out, then roast him with a soft fire, and keep the dripping that doth come from him, and anoint the sore place therewith, for this is excellent; and will cease all manner of Convulsions of the Sinews or joints, and pain of the Cramp that may be felt in any man: This medicine hath been tried not only to heal the Gout, but to drive it away for ever.   

Another for the same.  
TAke half a pint of strong Vinegar, and three Yolks of Eggs, and put them to the Vinegar with a quantity of black Soap, and so let it stand three days and three nights, and then mingle them together like a plaster, and lay it to the sore. Or take and stamp Walwort small, and seethe it with the lees of red Wine as thick as pap, and lay it to the sore wheresoever it be, if it be hot lay it on hot, if it be cold lay it on cold, and then anoint it two days after with Nerve Oil upon the Sinews:   

For the festering Gout that maketh holes.  
TAke the juice of rib grass, and as much of the white of an Egg, and Rye meal, and mingle them together, and stamp them, and make a thick plaster thereof, and lay it to the sore, and let it lie still until it fall away. Or take Rye flower, and mingle it with the juice of Walwort roots, and make thereof two cakes, and bake them, and then take one and do away the crust, and bind it to the sore as hot as you may suffer it, and when that cake is cold then take the other, and lay it to the pain, and this will heal it.   

For the Gout.  
TAke Castle soap, and scrape it into the barm of Ale, but the Ale must not be sour, and stir the soap and the barm together, and then lay it upon the ache, and with a little cloth roll it on, and when it swells take red Fennell and seethe it, and put to it butter, and lay it to the swelling: it must be butter unsalted, and use this, for it is very good.   

An approved medicine for the Gout.  
TAke a quantity of unwrought Wax, and four times so much Boars Grease, and as much black Soap as the Boars Grease, then take the Boars Grease first, and seethe it in a skillet, and then clarify it, and melt the Wax by itself, and put it to the grease, and then put them together with the soap, then take it from the fire and stir it a great while till it be like a salve, then make a plaster of sheep's Leather, and when your pain doth come lay on this plaster somewhat broader than the grief is, and let it lie on twenty four hours before it be removed, and you shall find great case in it. This salve will be good a whole year, if it be kept close.   

A special medicine for the Gout.  
YOu shall buy at the Apothecaries Cantarides, which is a great fly, take of this a quantity, and twice so much sour bread, the crumbs thereof stamped in a Mortar with a little Vinegar, so that you may make thereof a plaster, than struck it upon a cloth, and cut it the breadth of a penny, and lay it to the place where the pain is for the space of six or seven hours, then lift up the plaster with a knife, and let it lie half an hour, than again pull it off, and a blister will rise there, then let out the water with a needle, in the lowest place of the blister, and softly thrust it with your finger, and if the water be cold, it will be somewhat yellow, if the pain be new, it will be white like the jelly of a Pig, then take the leaf of an Oak tree, and cut away the hardness thereof, and prick it full of holes, and lay it on until it be whole, as soon as the blister is broken the pain is gone, but you must make the blister beneath the joint.   

For the Gout.  
TAke six new laid Eggs, and roast them hard, and cut them asunder, take out the yolks, and where the yolks were, while the Eggs be very hot, put in myrrh of Alexandria, it is to be bought at the Apothecaries, and lay one side of the Eggs upon another as you cut them, and lay them in a row between two dishes, and thereof will come a water and be in the dish, then take it out, and put it in a glass, and then dress new, till you have some quantity of the Water, for six Eggs will not make above a spoonful at once. This is a proved medicine to drive away the pain of the Gout when it cometh.   

For the Gout.  
TAke the milk of a Cow of one colour, and small Planten Leaves, and flower of clean Wheat-meal, and boil them together, and make a plaster, and lay it to the sore, and this will help thee in short space.   

A special medicine for the Gout.  
TAke a young Whelp in the month of May, and strip him out of his skin, and dress him clean, then take a quantity of Water-frogs, and put them in his belly when his guts be out, and sow up his belly, then roast him, and take the dripping in an Iron Vessel, and when it is cold put it in a glass, and therewithal anoint the disease, and you shall be whole, by God's grace.   

For the Gout a proved medicine.  
TAke Civil soap, and two pennyworth of Camphire, a saucer full of woman's Milk, of a man child, then put the Soap and Camphire into the milk till it be thick, than put it into a clean box or vessel, and let it stand twenty four hours, and then anoint the Patient therewith cold, and ever lay the medicine above the sore to draw it downwards. This was proved upon Sir John Wilton and many others.   

For the Gout.  
TAke Cow's horn coming of a red or brinded Cow, a good quantity, and make it warm in a frying pan, and put thereunto half a spoonful of the powder of a rotten post, or pole of Older wood, and stir them together, and bind them on the place aggrieved hot or bloud-warm, and lap it with a woollen cloth next to the medicine, and a linen cloth over all to keep in the medicine: wash off this medicine when you take it off with Farrow Cow milk warmed.   

Another for the Gout.  
TAke four ounces of the Oil of Lineseed, four ounces of Oil of Worms, and the like quantity of the best Treacle, and mix them well together, and anoint the place aggrieved, and also spread it on a linen cloth, and bind it on all night.   

For the Gout.  
VAlerian, Coltsfoot, Oil of Shoemakers patches, Deers suet, and as much of Neat's foot Oil as the other two, melt the Oils and Deers suet, and then put in the two herbs, being chopped small, and boil them all together with a gentle fire half an hour, and then strain them through a course cloth, and keep this ointment in a box. Anoint the place aggrieved with this ointment and lay it on a plaster of the Oil of Shoemakers patches only spread upon thin brown paper warmed.    

Medicines for the Dropsy.  

TAke a portion of water Cresses, and Sage, the greatest part of Mugwort, Hyssop, red Fennel; of every one of these a like portion, wash all these clean, and let the water run from them, then take the same herbs and put them in Past of a great pie, and the same Pie to be baked in an oven, and when it is baked take it out, and all hot put it into a pot of ale clear drawn after the portion of your herbs: Also you must cover your pot, to the intent the strength of the herbs come not out, but remain in your pot still, and work in the Ale, to make it so much the stronger, then draw off the said Ale daily, and let the sick drink thereof at all times, when you will day or night, when he desireth to drink, and wit been nine days he shall be whole.   

An excellent medicine for the Dropsy, made for Queen Elizabeth, by Doctor Adrian and Doctor Lazy.  
TAke Polypodium, Spicknard, Squant, Ginger, Margerum, Galingall, Setwell, of every one, one penny weight, Seeny, the leaves and cod, so much as all the rest, grossly broken into powder, and so put them into a bag, and hang it with a packthread in an earthen pot of two gallons of Ale, and every four days cover the Ale with new Barm, and drink no other drink the space of a whole week, and this shall purge all ill humours in the body: this drink will not let the blood putrify, neither phlegm to have domination, nor choler to burn, nor melancholy to have exaltation, it doth multiply blood, and helpeth all evil, it purgeth the rheum, and mightily helpeth it, it defendeth the Stomach, and nourisheth it, profiteth and preserveth youth; and engendereth good colour, comforteth the sight, and nourisheth the mind.   

For the Dropsy that swelleth.  
TAke and eat water Cresses, and Raisins, and this shall make the malady come down to the Legs and Toes, then when it is in the Legs or Feet, take the green bark of Older in Winter, and the Crops in Summer, and Oatmeal, and lay it to thy Legs being sodden in fair water, and this will heal thee.   

For a swelling in a man's body.  
TAke Betany and Sentory, of each a like much, and make Powder of them, and put of the powder in your drink, and in your pottage, and it will bring the swelling out of your body into Legs and Feet, then take Salendine and bruise him in a Mortar, and lay him to the soles of your feet, and it will take away all the swell of the Body through the soles of your Feet, by water running; and it is called a Dropsy.    


Medicnes for a Canker.  
TAke Walwort and Waybred, Self-green Housleek, and Smallage, of each a like much, stamp them together in a leaden Mortar, and strain them through a cloth, and mingle the juice with wheat flower, and honey, and the white of an Egg, and stir all these, and lay it to the sore.   

For a Canker, Fistula, Wart, new sores, old sores, or wounds.  
TAke a gal●●n and an half of running Water, and a peck of ashes made of green ashen wood, and sift them clean, and make thereof a gallon of Lie, and put thereto a gallon of Tanwoose, and a pound of Madder, and seethe all these to a gallon, and let your Pan be so great, that it be little more than half full, and when it riseth in the seething, stir it with a ladle, that it run not over, then let it stand three or four hours till it be clear, and then let all that is clear strain through a good clean cloth, and then wet a ragged cloth, and with a long Lint lay it to the sore, and this will heal the diseases aforesaid.    

Medicines for burning or scalding.  

TAke unslaked Lime, as much as you think good, and slake it in common Oil, and then take it out as dry as you can, and incorporate it with Oil of Roses, and it will be as it were an ointment, which you shall anoint the place with, and in eight or ten days it will be whole, and not leave any mark or scar upon the skin, and when the party is first burned or scalded, because the other is not ready, take a little of the Lard of a Barrow.   

For one that is burned with a Match.  
TAke the same Match and burn it to powder, and strew the same powder upon the place, and this will heal it in short space.   

For burning with Gunpowder.  
TAke Sheep's suet, and Sheep's dung, and fry them both together, and so anoint the place that is burned therewith, twice every day, and do not wash the sore with any thing, for the medicine will fall away of itself as it doth heal, and do not change the medicine in any wise.   

For burning with Wildfire.  
TAke the dregs of Wine and Vinegar, and an Egg, both the white and yolk by even portions, and mingle them well together, and lay it to the sore, until it be whole.   

To get out the fire of burning or scalding.  
TAke the whites of new laid Eggs, after the quantity of the sore, and put them in a pewter dish, and with a stone of Roch Alum, labour it about till it come all to a froth, then take a fine linen cloth and wet it in Oil Olive; or for lack of it in fresh grease or butter, and lay it next the sore, and then lay the froth upon the same a good thickness, and so bind it with a cloth, four times dress it, evening and morning, and the fire will be out.    

Medicines to stop Blood.  

To stop Blood in a Vein.  
TAke a handful of Leaves of the little Burrs that stick upon a man's Coat, and are called Strachantes, and bray these Leaves, and lay them to the wound, and it will stop the blood.   

To stop blood in a wound suddenly.  
TAke Paper, Flax, or Linen cloth, which is next thy hand, and burn it, and put it into the wound, the ashes thereof hot, and the blood shall stop strait: Or if you will stamp nettle roots, and lay them to the wound, it shall be no more.   

To stop blood, if the Master-Veine be cut, or the wound very large.  
TAke red nettles or red Colwort Leaves, stamp them with Hog's dung well tempered together, and lay it on the wound, and this will stench the bleeding quickly. Or take dried Vervain made in Powder, and put the Powder into the wound, and it will help.   

For a wound that is full of Blood.  
TAke red Nettles and stamp them with Vinegar, and lay them upon the wound, and it will cleanse the wound, and do away the blood.   

To stop bleeding at the Nose, or in any other place upon the sudden.  
IF it be a man that bleedeth take a Leather point and tie about his stones very hard, and this will stop the bleeding strait. Or if his Arm or Leg be cut, bind the other Arm or Leg very hard, and the blood will run to the other side that is most pained.    

Medicines for the Morphew.  

TAke Mustard made of white Vinegar, and let the Patient anoint himself withal where the Morphew is nine nights, and this will help him. Or take and bray Sorrell, and strain it clear, then put to it as much sugar and honey as you do juice, and boil them well together over the fire, and then let them seethe till the sugar have the taste, then put to it one ounce of Vinegar, and so dress it, and keep the medicine to eat.   

Another for the same.  
TAke an ounce of very good soap, and a pennyworth of Aqua vitae, and put them both into a Mortar, and grind them well together, then take a handful of Eglantine, and stamp it, and strain it, and put some of the juice to the soap and Aqua vitae, and then take a course Canvas cloth, and rub where the Morphew is, and after anoint the place with this medicine, and be whole.   

For the black Morphew.  
THere be two kind of Morphews, the white and the black, the white is named Alborus; and for remedy for the black Morphew take this rule, that if the place be pricked and will not bleed, than it is not curable, but if it will bleed, take of Rapes and Rocket, of each an ounce and an half, and stamp it with Vinegar, and after that wash the place. Or take of the earth of afric, and mix it with Vinegar, and wash the place oft therewith, and it will heal thee.    


A most excellent Water to comfort the Vitals, and preserve other parts of the body, made by Doctor Stephens.  
TAke a gallon of good Gascoigne Wine, Ginger, Galingale, Cinnamon, Nutmegs, Grains, Cloves, Anniseeds, Fennell seed, a Dram, Sage, Mints, red Roses, Time, Pellitory, Rosemary, wild Time, Camomile, Lavender, of each one handful, then bruise the spices and the herbs small, and put all into the Wine, and let it stand twelve hours, stirring it divers times, then still it in a Lymbeck according to the art, and the first water is of more strength than the second, and both be the better by the standing in the Sun.  

The virtues hereof,  
Be to comfort the spirits vital, helps to the inward diseases of cold, the Palsy, the contraction of Sinews, the conception of Women, killeth the Worms within the body, cureth the Cough, Toothache, cold Dropsy, comforteth the Stomach, helpeth the stone in the Bladder, and in the reins of the Back, slackneth a stinking breath. Whosoever useth this water ever anon, and not toe after, it preserveth him in good liking, and maketh him seem young very long: with this Doctor Stephens preserved his own life, until such extreme Age, that he could neither go nor ride, and kept him five years, when other Physicians judged it impossible for him to live one year.    

To make Cinnamon Water.  
TAke Rhenish Wine a quart, and Spanish wine a pint, Rosewater a pint and a half, Cinnamon bruised a pound and a half let these stand infused the space of four and twenty hours, then distil it, and being close stopped and luted, then with a soft fire distil the same softly in a Limbeck of Glass, and receive the first Water by itself.  
Also, if ye be so disposed to make the same Water weaker, take three pints of Rosewater, and a pint and a half of Rhenish Wine, and so distil the same, and you shall have to the quality of the stuff the quantity of the Water, which is three pints; but the first Water is the best, and so reserve it to your use, both morning and evening.   

To make Cinnamon Water another way.  
TAke three quarts of Muskadine, and a pound of Cinnamon, and half a pint of good Rose-water, and so let them lie infused the space of four and twenty hours, and distil it as aforesaid, and you shall receive to the quantity, as to the quality, but the first pint is the best, and the chiefest of all the other, as is manifest by practice.    

Medicines for the Palsy that take away the Speech.  

TAke Sage leaves and Primrose leaves, and if it be in winter, take leaves, and roots and all, of each a like quantity, beat them together, and strain them with Ale, and give it the sick to drink, a spoonful or two at a time, and it will bring the speech again.   

For the Palsy.  
TAke and stamp a handful of Sage, as small as may be, and put thereto two pennyworth of Treacle, and a pennyworth of Aquavitae; temper them well together, and lay a plaster thereof to the Wrist of the hand, and in the Nape of the Neck; and thus thou may'st heal him that is lame of the Palsy in short time.   

For the Palsy that maketh a man bedridden.  
TAke both the crops and blossoms of broom, and seethe them in good red wine till it be thick as Ointment, and then anoint all thy body with it, and use this, and it will make thee whole.   

An excellent Drink for the Palsy. Proved divers times.  
TAke the flesh of a Fox new killed, and lay it all night in new Milk, and the buds of Rosemary leaves and flowers, and that a great quantity, and half a handful of Heart's tongue, and take away the string that goeth along the back of the leaves, and a good quantity of Bugle, and a few small raisins; still all these together with a gentle fire, and when it is forty days old, drink it fasting; it destroyeth the Palsy, and maketh good blood.    

Medicines for a Felon.  

TAke Groundsel and stamp it small, then temper it with oil of Roses, and make it like a salve, and lay it to the sore, and this will heal thee.   

To break a Felon hastily.  
TAke the yolk of an Egg, and Bay salt, and powder of Coperas, and lay it to the sore, and it will break it.   

To destroy a Felon.  
TAke Scabias' a good handful or two, then take Sheep's suet and brown bread and chop all these together small, then fry them in a pan, and lay it hot to the Felon, and it shall destroy it.    

Medicines for the Impostume within a man's Body.  

TAke young Walnuts, and stamp them Rinds and all, and lay a plaster thereof upon the Navel; and this will destroy an Impostume; as Isaac saith. Or take two handfuls of Clot roots made clean, and seethe them well in half a gallon of good Ale or more, until the fourth part be wasted away, and let it run through a cloth, but wring it not; and let the sick drink thereof three days, and then other three days; and if thou wilt, thou may'st put thereto Liquorice. This is proved.   

To break an Impostume.  
TAke the kernels of Walnuts, and stamp them with Rue, and lay a plaster thereof morning and evening upon the Navel, and without all doubt it will help thee of all other swell.   

To put out an Impostume without peril.  
TAke and drink the juice of Mary-golds with red horehound, and thou shalt be whole.    

Medicines for the Measles or Shingles.  

TAke the juice of Archangel, and dip a linen cloth in it, and lay it to the sore morning and evening, until it be whole, Probatum est.   

To take away the Scars of the small Pox or the Measles.  
TAke the blood of a Bull or of a Hart, and this is much commended of Authors, to be good to anoint hot the scars, and also the liquor that issueth out of the sheep's claws, hot in the fire, or the dripping of a Signet or Swan, upon the place oftentimes hot.   

For the Shingles or Measeles.  
TAke a Cat, and with a stick beat her ear a good while, and when you have well beaten her ear, cut off that ear first, and with a saucer save the blood, and then cut of the other ear as you shall need, and with that bleod anoint the place where the Shingles be, and use this three times, and be whole.    

Medecines for the small Pox.  
FIrst let all Physicians beware, not only in this infirmity▪ but in many others: not to minister Medicines External which should be repercussive; which is to say, to drive in the infirmity into the body: And beware in this matter of ointments and baths, and of cold and open airs, or of picking or touching any of the bushes, or skabs; keep the Pa●ie●… warm, and let him be of a good diet to comfort blood, although some that be expert Physicians in this matter, would that a man should exhaust blood out of a vain named Mediana.  

For Pock-holes.  
TAke for a man the grease of a Capon, and for a woman the grease of a Hen, and anoint the place where the Pock-holes be, and it shall cleanse them, and make them appear as it were no Pock there.   

To drive out the Pox.  
TAke Malmsey, Ginger, and Treacle, and mingle them well together; and when thou goest to bed, drink a good draught, and it will drive out the Pox.    

For the French POX.  

OF this there be many kinds, some be moist, some be waterish, some be dry, and some be scurvy; some be like Scabs, some like Ringworms; some be fistuled, some be festered; some be Cankers, some be like Wens; some like Biles, some like Knobs or Kernels; and some be Ulcerous having a little dry Scab in the midst of the ulcerous Scab; some have ache in the joints, and no sign of the Pox, and yet it may be the Pox.  
The cause of this infirmity doth come many ways, it may come by lying in the sheets or bed wherein a Pocky person hath lain the night before, it may come by lying with a Pocky person, it may come by sitting on a Jakes, where Pocky persons did lately sit, it may come by drinking with a Pocky person; but specially it is taken, when one Pocky person doth sin in Lechery with another; all the kinds of Pox be infectious, and therefore beware of them.   

A Remedy.  
TAke the grease of a Boar, the skin clean taken away; the weight of a pound of the powder of Brimstone, three ounces of the powder of Oyster-shels, two ounces of Verdigrease, the weight of twelve pence, of the inner bark of the branches of a Vine; two ounces of Quicksilver, mortified with fasting-spittle; then stamp all these together in a Mortar and anoint thy body, specially as near as you can to the sores, and then lay the person in a bed, and lay clothes enough over him, and let him sweat twenty or four and twenty hours, do this three times in nine days, and after that take an easy purgation, and take of the water of planten, half a pint of Mercury sublimated, the weight of eight pence, of Roch alum half an ounce, make powder of it, and mix it altogether, and with the feather anoint the place. Or take of Turpentine well washed, one ounce of Lytarge and burned Allom,, of each an ounce, and mix these together, then take seven ounces of the fat of a Goat or Kid, and anoint the place. Or take of fresh Butter an ounce and an half, of Barrowes grease half a pound of old Treacle an ounce, of Mithridatum half an ounce, of Quicksilver mortified, the weight of six groats, of Lytarge and salt of each half an ounce, mix this together, and make an ointment thereof, and anoint the sores therewith, and this will heal thee if thou wilt use it as is aforesaid.    

For the Cramp.  

TAke the stifle bone of a Hare, and as long as you have the same about you next to your skin, you shall not have the Cramp.   

Another for the Cramp  
TAke two spoonfuls of May-butter, and two spoonfuls of Ruejuyce, and temper them together till they be a salve, and anoint the place therewith.    

Medicines for all kind of sores and wounds,  

and first to draw a sore.  
TAke and beat Oatmeal in a Mortar, small, and then put it into milk, and seethe it well together, with a handful of Rose-flowers unstild, if you may have them; or else of them that are stilled, and not burned, and seethe them till they be like Pap together, and then lay them warm to the sore as the Patient may suffer it, evening and morning, and this will dry it.   

A good water for every sore.  
TAke a quart of ashes made of an Ash, and a pottle of vinegar, and a pound of Madder, half a pound of Allom-glass, and seethe all these together until they be half wasted, then take it from the fire and let it stand and spurge, then take the water that is clear above, and put it into a Vial, and put that water into a sore, and this will heal it without any more cost.   

A Plaster for that swelling which is called an Uncome.  
TAke Rue and smallage, of each an handful, a good gobbet of fat Bacon, such as is very much smoked, or resty as they call it, and dress the said Bacon in squares as big as your finger, and beat all these together, till it be dissolved, and meet to spread upon leather or cloth, and lay it to the sore, and it will both draw it and heal it when it is broken.   

A sovereign plaster for any Ach.  
TAke a quart of Malmsey, and a spoonful of Salad-oil, a good handful of Onions peeled, broken, and bruised, and an ounce of pepper, finely beaten, then seethe all these together, till they be thick, and spread it upon a cloth, and lay it to the place where the pain is, and this will take away the Ach.   

A Medicine or Ointment called Flos Unguentorum.  
TAke Rosin, and per Rosin, of each half a pound, Virgin wax, and Frankincense, of each a quarter of a pound, Mastic an ounce, Heart's tallow a quarter of a pound, and Camphire two drams; melt that which is to be melted, and powder that which is to be made in powder, and searce them fine, and boil them over the fire, and then strain them through a Canvas cloth into a pottle of white wine, then boil the wine with all the other ingredients together till the wine be consumed, then let it cool till it be but bloud-warm, then put thereto a quarter of a pound of Turpentine, evermore stirring it till it be thorough cold, but ever beware your stuff be no hotter than blood when you put in your Turpentine and Camphire, for if it be it marreth all your stuff; then when it is cold, make it up in rolls, and keep it for your use, for the best medicine and precious salve that ever was or can be made.   

To make Salus Populi, which is good for Blanes, and to skin all sores in three days, and is good for him that feareth the Hemeroids.  
TAke of Salendine two handfuls, Allom one handful, and grind them together like sauce, then take Wether's tallow, or Heart's tallow a pound, of oil of Roses half a pound, and melt them together and boil the herbs therein until it sink down to the bottom, and it wax somewhat black, then strain it, and keep it to your use. This Ointment is hard, and therefore when you will use of it, put it in a spoon, and melt it over the fire; and understand, it must not be put in old sores but there as it scaldeth the skin off, and when there riseth any pimples, white, black, blue, or red, this Salus Populi drieth well, and healeth well, and destroyeth the wild fire.   

A special Medicine for a Bruise.  
TAke a great handful of Rue, the white and Yolks of five Eggs, half a pint of Honey and a handful of wheat flower, temper all these together, and make it thick, and so lay it to the place that is bruised upon a fair cloth heated hot against the fire, and let it lie twenty four hours, and then lay on a fresh.   

To assuage any Swelling wherever it be.  
TAke two handfuls of Penyrial, and set it in the strongest Ale you can get till it be tender, then take it and press it from the herbs, and lay it unto the swelling as hot as he can suffer it, and so use it two or three days, and it will be good.   

A marvellous Salve to heal and draw.  
TAke Betony, Plantain, and Smallage, the juice of them one pound, then take four ounces of Wax that cometh of the honey, two ounces of incense white and clean, two ounces of pitch, two ounces of Rosin, melt these by themselves upon a soft fire; that done, put the juice of the herbs to it, and boil it together until the juice be wasted, and always stir it; then take it from the fire and strain it through a clean cloth, then take two ounces of Turpentine, and temper it with the rest, and when it is cold, keep it as gold.   

To heal a wound.  
TAke the flowers of herb John, and put them in a glass, and put thereto as much oil Olive as will cover the herbs, and then stop the glass close, and put it in the Sun for the space of twenty days or more, than it will be a fine coloured ointment, and very good for green wounds, and when you will use it, warm it a little at the fire, and then wet your Lint therein, and lay it to the wound, and it will be whole.   

A water to heal all manner of wounds in short space, which is a thing that every man ought to have in his house, seeing it is of so great virtue.  
TAke a pound of new yellow wax, or as much as you will, and melt it in a clean pan, and then pour it out into some other vessel, wherein must be Malmsey, Muscadel, or good Claret-wine; and then take the wax out, and pour it again upon the wine, and do so seven times, then take the said wax and melt it on the fire, and put into it a handful of Brick beaten into fine powder, and stir it well together, and then put it into a crook't-neckt glass, such as Stillers call the Bag-pipe-glass; you must clay it well about the midst of the glasses neck, and let it distil first with a little fire, and then more and last with a good great fire, and then when all the things be cold, put it out of your recipient, and pour it into a Viol well stopped with wax and cerecloth, so that in no case the air go out, no sun nor fire come to it, for it is so fine of himself, that it will vanish away strait; and when you will occupy it, you must wet and moist the wound with a fine linen cloth, and so bind it to the wound.   

To heal a wound in ten days.  
TAke Camphire and stamp it with Boars-grease, put it into the wound, and this will heal it in ten days without fail.   

To make that flesh shall not grow too much in a wound.  
TAke the Lights or Lungs of a Sheep hot, and lay it upon the wound, and the flesh shall rise equal with the skin.   

A Diet for him that is wounded.  
TAke heed you eat no Cheese, Butter, Eggs, nor Fish of the Sea, nor Fruit, but fine and light meats, as Capons, Chickens Rabbits, Pheasants, and Partridge, Lamb, Lark, and such like.    


Medicines for the Itch in man or woman.  
THis I do advise every man for this matter, to ordain and prepare a sharp pair of nails to scratch, claw, rent, and tear the skin and the flesh, that the corrupt blood may run out; and then use purgations, stoves, and sweats; and beware you reverberate not the cause inward with any ointment, nor claw not thy skin with filthy fingers, but wash thy hands to bedward.   

For a Scab on man or woman.  
TAke Mallows and Wormwood, and boil them well together, and with the said water and herbs (warm as thou mayst suffer it) all to wash thy Body, and this will heal thee in short time.   

For the Itch in the hands that come of worms.  
TAke the seed of Henbane, and cast it on a Chafing-dish of coals, but first wash thy hands, and then hold them over the fire as hot as you may suffer it a good while; and then put thy hands into a Basin of cold water, and thou shalt see the worms creep out into the water; do this three or four times and be whole.   

To destroy all manner of Scabs dry or moist.  
TAke the juice of Scabias' and Vinegar, and one part of Garlic, and seethe altogether till it do turn to an ointment, and anoint the Scabs therewith, and be whole.   

For the dry Scab.  
THis infirmity cometh to man after his complexion, by superabundant humours, or by lying with an infectious person having the said infirmity, or by aridity or dryness of choler, or melancholy, the which doth engender a dry Scab, which is the worst among all the kind of Scabs.   

The Remedy.  
TAke Mercury mortified, with Fasting-spittle three ounces, incorporate it with the oil of Bays, and anoint thy body therewith: Or take Mercury mortified three ounces, of the powder of Brimstone two ounces, of the powder of Elicampana two ounces; Confect it together with Barrows-grease, and anoint thy body oft.    

Medicines for the Falling-sickness that doth not foam in the mouth, but by Urine and Egestion, or both at once defileth himself.  
THe cause of this infirmity, many Authors in divers matters be of sundry opinions; but for this matter I do say, that forasmuch as it is one of the kinds of the Falling-sickness, it doth take his Original of a Rheumetick humour, opilating the cells of the Brain; the Brain so opilated and stopped, the Patient lieth pitifully, unto the time that Nature hath removed the Cause.  

A Remedy.  
FOr this matter, a great circumspection must be had, first in the diet of the Patient, for the Patient (not only in this kind of Falling-sickness, but in all other kinds) must abstain from white meats, Beef, Hares-flesh, and Venison; also they must beware of climbing up to high places, they must eat no Salads, Onions, nor Garlic, Raisins, Gibboles, or Scallions, or such like things: The Patient must beware of eating of Water-fowles, and fatness of fish; as Eels, Conger, and Salmon and such like; and then use the seeds and roots of Peony, as well in meats as drinks; and so wear the seeds about thy neck, and purge thy head, and do as it is specified in the Chapter named Epilepsia next following.  
THere be three kinds of Falling-sickness which men be infected with; to wit, Epilepsia, who in their falling foam at the mouth; and this is the common kind of the Falling-sickness: They which have the Analepsia, shall (when they fall) defile themselves, and not foam at the mouth: They which have Tatalepsia, whether they be taken open-eyed, or half closed, for the time they shall see nothing.   

For the Falling Sickness.  
TAke Rue, and Wormwood, of each of them a handful, and make it powder, and blow some of it into his nose that doth fall, and he shall presently rise.    

Medicines for Warts.  

THis Infirmity doth come of gross evil humours; to remedy which, Take a pair of Cissers, and cut off the heads of the Warts, and then rub them with Garlic and Bay salt, and stamp both together; do this six or seven times, and lay over them a plaster of lead.   

To take away Warts.  
TAke the juice of red cole-stocks, and lay it on the Warts, and this will heal them. Or take a white Snail without a house, and anoint thy Warts withal, and they will go away. Or take Egrimony, and Verjuice, and put them together, and lay it to the Warts three nights, being stamped, and it shall drive them away and heal them.    

Medicines to make one sleep.  

TAke of the Oil of Violets an ounce, of Opium half an ounce, incorporate these together with woman's milk, and with a fine linen cloth lay it upon thy Temples. Or take leaves of Henbane, stamp it, and lay it to thy Temples. Or else use to eat Lettuce seeds, white Poppy seeds, of Mandragon seeds, and of Saunder, of each three drams; but above all things, mirth is best to bedward.   

To make one sleep.  
TAke ground Ivy, and Sengreen, of each a like quantity, and stamp them, and temper them with woman's milk, and lay it to thy Temples, and this will make thee sleep well.    

Medicines for an Ague; for a Fever Tertian.  

TAke the buds or leaves of Willows, red Sage, and Fetherfew, of each an handful; seethe them in a quart of Milk, till the herbs be well sodden; then crush the herbs, and wring them in a cloth, and lay them to your pulse as warm as you can suffer it, and this will help the Ague.   

Another for the same.  
THe Medicines which do help a Fever causon, will help a fever tertian; first purge choler, and three or four hours before the fit doth come I do thus; I cause a man to lie in his doublet, and a woman in her waistcoat, then do I cause them to put on a pair of gloves, and with two garters I do bind the wrists of their arms, and do lay their arms and hands into the bed, and do cast on clothes, and do bring them into a sweat before the fit doth come three or four hours, and out of a goose quill one put into another, they do take their drink, because they shall take no air into the bed; then do I give them first an Altery, and suffer them to drink as much possit Ale as they will, and when the burning doth begin, I do withdraw the clothes; and this I do three courses and have made many hundreds whole so, and on their good days I do not suffer them to go into the Air.   

For the quartane Ague.  
TAke a spoonful of mustard, and as much Treacle as a bean, and let the sick drink thereof with vinegar, and he shall be whole. Or take his own urine, and scum it clean, then take the juice of Camomile, the juice of sage, or the powder of them both, and the powder of Galingale, and Liquorice, and let them boil together a little while, and drink thereof often fasting.   

For the ague Mr Willoughbies' Medicine.  
TAke a handful of the herbs called Shepherd's pearl, and half a handful of Houseleek, and as much sinkfoyl, and the like of Groundsel, and beat them with two spoonfuls of bay-salt; then divide it into four parts, and lay two parts to the wrists of the hands, one half hour before the fit doth come, and when you feel it come, take knot grass, and stamp it, and strain it with a pint of stolen Ale, and let the sick drink it lukewarm; he must lie down as soon as the herbs be bound to his arm.    


For the biting of a mad Dog.  
TAke mints, and a clove of garlic, and salt, and stamp them together, and make a plaster thereof, and lay to the bitten place, and this will heal it.   

Another for the same,  
TAke Egremony, Plantain, and the white of an egg, and bean them well together, and make a plaster thereof, and lay it to the sore place, and this will heal it.   

For the biting of all kind of venomous beasts, and other things.  
TAke the juice of vervain, and drink it, and with this many have been helped. Also the black that is of the Crabs feet well beaten into powder do very well help the same being drunk.   

For the biting of a mad Dog.  
TAke a quantity of vervain, as much of Rue, and as much of Plantain, with Treacle, and stamp it, and strain it with good wine, or stolen Ale, and give it unto the Patient. Also take any of those herbs, and stamp them with Bay-salt, and bind it fast to the wound, and it will draw out the venom. Dr Wood, and Dr Nichols are of this opinion.    

To kill a Tetter or Ring-worm.  

TAke Fetherfew, and stamp it, and strain it with Vinegar, and rub the Tetter therewith, and this will kill it in short time.   

For a Ring-worm.  
TAke Juniper berries _____ ounces, and stamp them, and seethe them in a sufficient quantity of water, until half be consumed, then strain it, and put to the said water swine grease clean tried, three ounces, of Turpentine half an ounce; seethe all these over the fire again a little time, then take it off, and when it is cold, put the said water away, and to the rest, put of Brimstone finely powdered one ounce, and so make an ointment; this is very good.    

Medicines to take away Wens.  
TAke Snails, to the number of forty, and seethe them in a pint of running water, as you do Perywinckles, and let them rest in the water until they be cold, and then scum off the fat with wool, or with a linen cloth, and lay it to the Wen, and in short time it will be whole and gone. Or take a stone or two of fine Jet, and make the same in powder, and put it in Ale or Pottage, and give him to drink that hath a Wen, and this will assuage it in short time.   

For stinging of an Adder.  

TAke Garlick, pill it, and fry it in oil Olive, or in May butter, or in any other thing without salt, (but May butter is best) and lay it unto the place that was stung, and change it twice a day, and this will kill the Venom, and make the place whole.   

For an Adder that is crept into a Man's Body.  
TAke green Rue, and temper it with man's urine, be it man or beast that hath the worm crept into him, and give it him to drink.    

For him that hath Eaten or Drunken Poison.  

TAke the bark of a Walnut Tree, and put away the innermost Rind, and stamp it in a Mortar as small as you can, and lay it in Ale, and in the morning strain it, and give the Patient to drink thereof fasting, and this will make him cast out all the Venom in short time.   

To avoid poisoning with wicked meats, and to keep thee from Drunkenness.  
TAke the seed of Lettuce, and drink it fasting, with clear running water; or take Betony and dry it, and make Powder thereof, and use this every morning fasting in a little stolen Ale, and this will keep thee from Drunkenness, and save thee from poisoning.   

For biting or stinging of any venomous Beast.  
TAke one handful of Plantain, and one handful of Rosemary, and stamp them together, then mingle it with a little sour Leaven, and fry it with a little Butter, sweet; and when it is a little through warm, then lay it plasterwise unto the sore place; but first you must bathe the place well with warm Vinegar, Probatum.   

For Man or Woman that is poisoned.  
TAke Rue and Wormwood, and stamp it, and drink the juice thereof, and eat Hasel-nuts, for they be very good for the same: Or take Goats-milk, and mince and seethe them together with Treacle, and drink it hot three days, and be whole.   

For the wind in the Stomach.  
TAke Cummin-seed, Fennel-seeds, and Anniseeds, and make them in Powder; seethe them in white Wine, and drink thereof first and last five days, and you shall find great ease therein.    

Medicines for the Plague or Pestilence.  

Against the Plague.  
TAke three ounces of the liquor of the inner rind of an Ash-tree, and still it with three ounces of white Wine, and give the Patient to drink of it every three hours, and within four and twenty hours he shall be whole by the Grace of God.   

A Medicine that was sent by the Queen's Majesty to my Lord Major of London for the Plague.  
TAke a handful of Sage virtue, a handful of Herb grace, a handful of Elder-leaves, and a handful of red Bramble-leaves, and stamp them together, and strain them in a cloth with a quart of white Wine, and a quantity of white Vinegar, and take a quantity of Ginger and mingle them together, and drink thereof evening and morning a spoonful nine days together, after the first spoonful they shall be made safe for four and twenty days, and after the ninth spoonful for a whole year, by the grace of God: And if it happen one to be sick of the Plague before he hath drunk of this Medicine; Then take the water of Scabias', a spoonful of Betony water, a quantity of Treacle; put it altogether, and it will put out the venom: And if it fortune the Botch to appear, then take Bramble-leaves, Elder-leaves, and Mustardseed, and stamp them together, and make a Plaster thereof, and lay it to the sore, and it will draw out the venom, and heal the Patient.   

Another for the same.  
AMong the excellent and approved Medicines for the Pestilence, there is none more worthy or available: When the sore appeareth, then take a Cock-pullet, and pluck oft the feathers of the tail or hinder part, till the rump be bare, then hold the bare of the said Pullet to the sore, and the chicken will gape and labour for life, and in the end he will die; then take another Pullet and do the like, and so another, as the Pullet's do die; for when the poison is drawn out, the last chicken that is offered thereto will live; the sore presently is assuaged, and the party recovereth; it is necessary to use the Medicine to drive away venom from the heart: This is proved very true.   

To make Plague water.  
TAke a pound of Rosemary, a pound of Salendine, a pound of Sage, and a pound of Balm, a pound of Mugwort, one pound of Rue, one pound of Wormwood, one pound of Dragon one pound of Scabias', one pound of Pimpernel that grows among the corn, one pound of Angelica, and one pound of Betony; put all these herbs together in a great pot with a narrow mouth, and let them soak in white Wine three days and three nights closely stopped, and then take the herbs out and still them, and keep the water in a fair glass, and if any be sick of the Plague, give him the value of ten spoonfuls bloodwarm, so soon as he doth feel himself sick; and then let him walk if he be able, if not, lead him by the arms; and keep him from eating and drinking one hour after; and then let him go to bed, and if he vomit it is the better for him; and if it be possible that he take it before he sleep, he shall escape by God's grace; and the elder the water is, the better it is: This water is good for the quartane Ague, or any disease lying in the stomach, taking it before the fit doth come; and this water must be stilled in the month of May Contra vim mortis non est Medicamen in hortis.    


To make Doctor Josephus Water.  
TAke a pint of Water, and a spoonful of French Barley, half a handful of red Rose leaves, two or three drops of the Oil of Brimstone, and a quarter of a pound of the finest refined Sugar; the water and Barley to seethe together, and then the scum to be taken off, and so the other to be let cool, so with the Rose leaves to stand all night, and then to be well brewed all together; but first the leaves and Barley strained from the Water.   

For the Convulsion.  
TAke one ounce of an Elke-hoof, and half an ounce of English Liqueris, two piana small roots, two or three Fenel roots, as many Parsley roots, three or four roots of unset Hyssop, a little quantity Herbegrass which is Rue, a quart of small beer, but boil it till it come to a pint, then strain it, and sweeten it with Syrup of Hyssop, and give it the Party before and after the Fit.   

For the moist Rheum in the Head.  
TAke conserve of Roses two ounces, Mitridiate two drams, Bolearminak one dram, of Olibinum one dram and an half, Mastic half a dram, beat these together with Syrup of Violets into the form electuary; whereof take twice going to bed, and in the morning the quantity of a Nutmeg.   

Another for the same.  
ROsemary flowers, Elder flowers, Bittony flowers, Sage flowers, of each two good handfuls, Scurvy grass three handfuls, Chinaroots three ounces, an ounce of sweet Fennel-seeds, two ounces of Corianderseeds, half a pound Fumitur, three handfuls Epithimum, Agramony, Hartstongue, of each two handfuls; Harts-horn-shaving one ounce, of Stringoroots four ounces, Citron-seeds Musked, half an ounce; let these be boiled in a gallon and an half of Whey, and let them first be infused two days in a gallon of white Wine, than put the ingredience with the Wine to the Whey, and let them be boiled gently the space of two hours, and so next day drink thereof half a pint in the morning, and so in the afternoon as long as it lasteth.   

An approved Medicine for sore Eyes.  
TAke six ounces of Lapis Callimnaris, and heat that in a wooden fire, and blow it red hot, and then quench it in a pint of pure white Wine in a Bowl, or any other clean vessel nine times; and then strain it out by itself through a fine linen cloth; and then take a handful of Houslick unwashed, and stamp it in a clean Mortar, and strain it through a fine cloth; then put the quenched Wine and that both together, and strain them again through a fine cloth; and then take a feather and drop it in your eyes three or four drops at a time every morning and evening, and by the grace of God you will find help in a very short time.  
Probatum est.   

A Medicine for Children that have the worms, approved by Mistress Isabel Dee in Moscoe.  
TAke Wormseed and boil it in Beer, and then sweeten it with clarified Honey, and let them drink of it every morning fasting.   

For a pain in the stomach by a Cold.  
TAke two or three Turnips and wrap them in brown Paper, weted; and put them in Ember-ashes for two hours as ready for to eat, and then scruze the juice out of them betwixt two Trenchers, and then mix it with Loaf-sugar, with Cinnamon, and Nutmeg powdered and made like a Syrup; and then drink four ounces of it at night when you go to bed: Probatum est.   

Mistress Fryerirs medicine for sore Eyes.  
TAke a pine of white Wine, two drams of Camphire out as small as may be, half an ounce Omphacium, that is, pure oil of green Grapes, or for want of that, your purest Salad-oil; put the Camphire and the Oil into a Basin, let them stand covered two hours, then put in your white Wine to them, then take the stones called Lapides Culumanaris, and heat three of them fire hot; then put them so hot into the Wine, covering your Basin very close, while they are a cooling in the water heat three more fire hot, take the other out, and put in the hot ones, and so heat them by course five or six times, till the Wine is very hot, and the Camphire well dessolved; then take the clearest of it, and the top, (when it is cold) and reserve it in glasses: For your use put two or three drops into the sore ey three times a day.   

For a Felon or a Whitlow.  
FIrst take a quarter of a pint of Milk, and as much Leaven as an egg, and let it boil till it cometh to be as thick as a Poultess then take a pennyworth of oil of Roses and mix with it, (and which is above half a spoonful,) and so apply it to the grieved place as hot as you can; twice a day lay it too as you do a Poultess: This is proved.   

For one that is Bursten, or a Child that hath been Bursten six years.  
TAke oil of Nip or Nep, and anoint the Party therewith, and morning and evening take of the herbs, and bind one boiled in Butter; or dip Wool in the aforesaid Oil; this use six weeks until you be whole: This proved.   

For to keep a Child from having Convulsion fits  
TAke oil of sweet Almonds new drawn, beaten up with white Sugar-candy, and give the Child so soon as it is born, as much as a good big Pea or Nut: This proved.   

For a Child still born, that was not long dead in the womb; or if there be any life in it, though not in appearance.  
TAke of the blood of the String, and sueeze out a drop (as you cut the Navel string) into a spoon, and give it the Child in a little fair water, and if life be in it, it recovers in an hour or less: Proved.   

For to bring them down on a Woman in Childbed, though never so weak.  
TAke half a Dosin of Piana seeds, and beat them a little till the black hull come off, and then beat this small, and give her in a spoonful of Cardus-posset-drink, sweeten it with a little sugar, then give her a good draught of the Posset to drink, as hot as she can; and let her lie close, and it will cause her to sweat, and it will be a means to bring them, and to drive an Ague away, if she take it but three times every two hours: Proved.   

To make a Cordial to give one in a burning Fever or Ague, in the time of their burning, when it is at the height.  
TAke some gross Mace oil, a quarter of a pint, and sweeten it with an ounce or two pennyworth of the Syrup of Clove-gilli-flowers, and give it him to drink: And you may make another on this wise. Take the juice of an Orange, and as much red Rose-water, and sweeten it with white Sugar-candy; it will refresh the Spirits, and cool and allay their drought.  
Probotum est.   

To make a Glister for one that is troubled with a sharp humour that causeth blood to proceed instead of Order.  
TAke a pint and an half of Milk, and boil it into a pint, with a handful of red Rose leaves, and sweeten it with powdered Sugar, and give it him, and let him keep it as long as he can: Probatum.   

For an Itch that is vehement.  
TAke of your Soap and Brimstone a like quantity, and as much English honey, and boil these together till it be like an ointment, and then anoint your wrists with it warm by the fire, and lap clouts about them warm, and anoint under your Armholes, and under your Hams, and in the bent of your Arms; and do not shift you in a month, nor pull off your clouts from off your wrists all the while, and you shall be whole without any purge, though your hands were all scabby: Probatum.   

For a Consumption.  
TAke as much flour of Brimstone as you can take upon a Sixpence, and pour three drops of Bloodwarm Milk into a Spoon, and mix it by degrees; and till it be like Batter; and your Spoon being full, put to it good store of Sugar, then drink the rest of the pint of Milk bloodwarm also, sweetened with Sugar well; this you may use as long as you please, and at any time in the year; for them that find a wheasing and shortness of breath, it is very good; you must fast an hour after it: Proved.   

A Medicine to ripen any Boyl or sore, or a Push.  
TAke a Spoonful of Molish-honey clarified. Wheat-flower a Spoonful, a yolk of an Egg-mix these altogether, and apply it warm (as blood) morning and evening as thick as your finger, till it break apply it: It is very good to ripen a Plaguesore.   

For the Spleen.  
LEt the Party purge twice in a week, with a Dram or the weight of Six pence of Pulvis Sanctus, and the next week cause the Leeches to be applied to the Emerod veins in the Fundament, afterward use this Drink following for the space of seven or eight days.  
TAke the inward bark of an Ash-tree, two ounces of Polopodi-root, or Fern that groweth on the sides of watery ditches, one ounce Tamartock, two good handfuls, Liconish half an ounce, Aniseed an ounce: Let these be boiled in three quarts of small Beer till it come to two quarts; whereof let the Party drink every morning, and at night going to bedward a quarter of a pint very warm.  

And for Diet,  
LEt them generally forbear Fish, Bake-meats, smoak'd-meats, and new Beer; use to eat good store of Broom-buds, Capers for Salads; and after this course, you shall cause the Leeches to be applied to the Emerod veins in the Fundament.    

An excellent Medicine for a Scald or Burn, and chief for the Emerods'.  
TAke a pint or a quart of Linced-oyl, and put into it as many Crayfish alive as it will hold, then boil them a quarter of an hour, then strain the oil from them, and let them be very well beaten in their shells in a Mortar, than put them into the oil again and let them boil as formerly, then strain them from the oil as you can, then fill your oil as full of tops of Elder, or young buds of Elder, or the young fresh leaves; and let it boil in them till they be crisped like fried Parsley; then strain it very hard from the Elder, and reserve it for an excellent Medicine   

For the Whites, to cleanse and stay them.  
TAke of Purits Rossin, or Gum, of Lignum vita, otherwise called of gum Guaicom; rub it gently in a Mortar, so as it may be in a fine powder, and thereof mingle as much as the weight of six pence in a draught of Milk and Sugar, and take it cold; so use it twice in a week for two weeks together, and it will give you two stools or three, cleanse and knit the weakness of the back.   

For a Whitlow.  
TAke a Snail out of his Shell, and chop it very small, and bind it to it, and dress it twice in a day, and it will quickly heal it.   

For a cut of a finger or hand.  
TAke some green Hyssop and stamp it well in a Mortar, with some Sugar, and so bind it on the hand.   

For a Tetter or Ring-worm.  
TAke ordinary white Coperas, four ounces powdered fine, and put to it a pint of sharp white Wine vinegar, and shake them well together, till the Coperas be well dissolved; so witting linen  in it, and apply it to the place grieved.   

For one that is costive in Childbed, there is no safer thing nor better.  
TAke two ounces oil of sweet Almonds, or if the Party cannot take it, you may make a Supository of Castle-soap cut with a wire.  〈…〉  

For the Scyatica, an approved Medicine.  
TAke red seeded Nettles, and whip the grieved party so far as his pain goeth, till it be all over bubbled, and so let him lie to sleep, and the next day he shall be whole by the help of God, though he were so bad he could not stir off the bed in five or six weeks out of your bed; you must lash them gently, not too hard; and if it should come again, use it again; and if it come again, use it again, and be whole always after.   

For an extraordinary flux of Rheum in the Eyes that hath been.  
TAke stone pitch and spread it upon leather, as broad as the palm of your hand, and as round, and prick it full of holes with a point of a knife, and lay it to the nape of your neck, just upon the bone that sticketh out most, and as long as it will lie on, let it: but in two or three days it helpeth some: You may let it lie on as long as you please, a quarter of a year, and if it falleth off before your eyes be well, you may wipe off the moisture of it, and apply others, as you shall see occasion. Probatum.   

To Cure a Catarack.  
A Catarack is curable by making an Issue in the Nape of the Neck.  
This is the manner how you shall discern a Catarack it will seem to be like many motes or little Flies between them and the light, and in the beginning, beginneth to take away the true sight of the Eye, and then it groweth into a Film, which is counted uncurable when it covers the whole sight or bale of the Ay, though at first it is curable, although there is nothing to be seen on the outside of the Ay, as a pearl, or such like; so that it is not to be helped being within the Ey (though many books writ of it) without the handy Operation of some skilful Chirurgeon, putting some silver Needle into one corner of the Ay, and twisting the film about the Needle, coucheth it under the sight of the Eye, where it will afterward waste; but it requires an Artist that is well skilled, in the couching a Catarack.   

For a Consumption.  

TAke the heart and lungs of a Calf new killed, a Capon, let these be bruised in a stone mortar, and boiled with an hundred Snails, till the broth be as thick as pottage; then put to it Heart's tongue, Maiden hair, Hyssop, Scabias', Sage, of each an handful, with China roots sliced and beaten two ounces, of the juice of Coltsfoot roots ten ounces, the blood of a Pig newly killed, and Conserve of red Roses one pound; these being well mixed, let them be distilled in Balneo with a very gentle fire, and reserve it.   

Another.  
TAke a young Cock, pull him alive, and then slit him in the middle, then wipe him with a clean cloth, then take sops of white bread, soaked in a quart of Borage water, put the sops in a common Still, and lay the Cock with his bones broken upon the sopping, putting thereto raisins of the Sun stoned and unwashed, with a quantity of Dates, this being distilled, take thereof constantly a pretty quantity.    

A Julip of D. Trench, for the Mother fits, Proved.  
IN the time of year distil black Cherry water, Pyon flower water, Cowslip water, Rue or Herbgrace water, then take of the waters of Cowslip, and black Cherry, of each an ounce, Aqua Histericae half an ounce, Cinnamon water one dram, Sirup of Clove Gillyflowers three drams; Take of these two spoonfuls at a time, as often as you please. Histerica is Castor.   

To make the Salt of Coral.  

TAke of the broken pieces of the reddest Coral you can get at the Druggist, half a pound, or as much as you please, then put upon it of good wine Vinegar distilled a gallon, and presently you shall see it work up and down upon the Coral, than set it in a great glass on the top of a warm Stove, and let it stand three or four days, then if you taste of the Vinegar, although it were sharp before, it will have no strength, but taste sweetish, which is a sign it hath taken into the Vinegar as much as it can; than you may pour that off from the Coral, and put on more Vinegar, and do as before, till all your Coral be dissolved; then put all your Vinegar together, and put it into a large flat pan well glazed, and lay into the Vinegar in the pan two or three white lists half a yard long, and let one half of them lie in the Vinegar in the pan, and the other half hang out, and you shall see those lists (which must first be very clean washed before you lay them into the Vinegar) by drops draw out all the Vinegar in the pan, which you must receive with setting an other large pan or pot under the ends of the Lists that hang out of the pan that they lie in. And when you have so filtered your foresaid Vinegar very clear from the dross of the Coral which you shall see remain at the bottom of the first pan you put your Vinegar into, than you must set your clear Vinegar into the Oven, being a little hotter than when Household bread is drawn; but it must be put into a large clean Tin Bason, or Silver, for it will pierce through any earthen vessel; and so it must be breathed away gently, till all the Vinegar be gone, and leave the Salt of Coral in the bottom, being very gently dried. Then must you have in a readiness a pottle or two of plain distilled water, and upon your formerly dried salt of Coral, if there be a quarter of a pound, put a quart of distilled water, and set it in warmth till it be melted, like Sugar in it; then lay in your clean washed lists of cloth into it, being put into a flat Pan as formerly, and let it run through those lists by drops, to purify the salt, and when all the water is come from the dross, which will remain in the Pan the lists were put into, then put your clear water into the Oven, and let it breathe away gently, till it leave the salt of Coral dry, and then dissolve it in distilled water again, and proceed with it as before, and then it will be pure and prepared for your use; whose virtues are many, and some approved by practice as followeth.   

The virtues of the salt of Coral.  
IT is to be given to children of any age in Fevers, the weight of twenty grains, and gently covered to move sweat. Also to women in childbed that are in any Fever, the weight of thirty grains. Also in apparition of any small P●x, or the Measles, it is never taken without good success. It strengtheneth the Liver, and helpeth it to make good blood, being taken twice in a week in a little Posset-ale, and continued so for the space of a month. Also it helpeth children of Convulsions.    

For Convulsion Fits.  
TAke white Coperas, dissolve it in a little warm distilled water, and then with clean lists laid into it, filter it from his dross, dand gently vapour away the water till it be ry; then dissolve it again, filter it, and lay it again in a Oven as before, and it is prepared: Hereof you may give unto a sucking child three grains in a spoonful of Posset-drink once or twice and it seldom or never faileth, but cureth.   

An excellent Vomit.  
TAke the leaves of Assarabacca, being gathered in the beginning of June, and run a thread through the leaves; and let them hang thereon till th●y be dry, in the shade, so that you may powder them to fine Powder in a Mortar; and then searse them, and keep the Powder in a Glass close stopped: Hereof you may give to a man or woman ten grains, and temper it well with conserve of Barberries, or any other conserve; and after it doth work, let them drink still between times, a good draaught of Posset-drink.   

For the Toothache.  
TAke the green Bark of the Elder-tree, after you have scraped off the upper grey Bark, being gathered in the Spring; let it be gently dried in the shade, so as it may be powdered, whereof take a quarter of an ounce; Bay-salt well dried, Pellitory of Spain, and Euphorbium, of each the weight of ; let all of them be beaten together into very fine Powder, and thereof tie up so much in a little thin Lawn, Tiffine, or Sarsenet, as will make the quantity of an ordinary Button; which you must let the Party hold between his teeth, laying it on the pained Tooth, and so hanging down the head, let the Rheum run out of the mouth till the pain cease. With this only Medicine, M. Clark in Sheer-lane got forty pound in a year, having many coming to him in the mornings, and paying ten groats each of them, and so departing helped. Or take the Powder of Spanish-flies and lay them on a piece of sour Leven, well moistened with sharp Vinegar, and press them well into the Leven, (being the bigness of a Shilling, and so lay them under each ear, and when they are fast bound, let them lie still the space of six or eight hours, in which time it must raise a Blister, which when you take it off, you must dip and let it run as long as you can, laying on it a Colewort-leaf, until it be whole; and this will also help.   

For the Mother.  
TAke Sneesing-powder, the weight of , Castorium, the weight of twopences; mingle them together, then moisten the Powder well with oil of Amber, and taking a little on the end of ones little finger, stroke it into the nose when the Party hath her Fit, and it will cause her sneeses, and cease the Fit.   

Also for the preventing the Fit.  
THe Party should use twice in a week at her going to bed, to take two good Pills of Assafoetida: Or else, Take of the Briony root, dry, the weight of , and boil it in a pint of white Wine; and then strain it, and put some sugar to it, and make three draughts of it, taking it three times in a week, each other morning, and you shall find it a singular Remedy.   

For the Spleen.  
LEt the Party purge twice in a week with a Dram or the weight of  of Pulvis Sanct …, and the next week let them cause the Leeches to be applied to the Hemeroid-veins in the fundament, and afterward use this drink following for the space of seven or eight days.  
Take the Inner Bark of the Ash-tree, two ounces; the Polipody-root, or Fearn-root, that groweth on the sides of watery ditches, one ounce; Tamerickt, woe good handfuls; Liqueorish, half an ounce; Anniseeed, one ounce: Let these be boiled in three quarts of small Beer, till it come to a pottle, whereof let then Party drink morning and at night going to bed a quarter of a pint very warm.  
And for Diet, let them generally forbear Fish, Bake-meats, Smoak-dryed-meats, and new Beer; use to eat good store of Capers, and Broom-buds for Salads.  
And after this course, you should cause the Leeches to be applied to the Veins in the Fundament, called the Hemeroid veins.   

For a Tertian Fever.  
TAke young Plantain, with the root, young Vervane with the root, Cinkefoyl with the root; of each of them three roots; with the herb of red Fennel, red Sage, Rosemary, of each three slips: Let these be boiled in a pint and a half of Posset-ale, or whey, till that come to a pint, and in the latter end of the boiling, put into that a dram of the salt of wormewod, and then let that be strained.  
Whereof the patient must make three good drafts three hours before the fit be expected, each hour a draft as hot as he can drink it, and at the second day of taking that, the cure is done. This cureth the fever that cometh every other day.   

To dry up milk in the breasts  
USe nothing but the plaster of Diachilon, spread upon thin leather, and let it lie on three or four days, and it faileth not.   

For sore Nipples.  
TAke of the rosin of the Fir tree, and when that is finely powdered, strew that upon the sore nipples, and then cover them with little cups fitted hollow for to cover the nipples like a thimble, with a little brim unto it, and it will skin it. This powder also being finely beaten, and with a quill blown into the eye will take away the pin and web, or any excrescens on the surface of the eye.   

For one that is Costive in Childbed.  
THere is nothing safer nor better, then to give the party two ounces of the oil of sweet almonds. Or if the party cannot take that, you may give her a suppositer of Cassel soap, which is always to be had; for the manner of the cutting the soap, you may do that by the holding a Cytern wire fast at both ends, and then sawing it through it without breaking out of the sides, as it will do if you cut with a knife.   

For to Cleanse and stay the whites.  
TAke of the purest rosin, or gum of Lignum vitae, otherwise called the gum of Guaicum: rub it gently in a Mortar, so as it may be in a fine powder, and thereof mingle as much as the weight of six pence in a draught of milk and sugar, taking that cold, and so use that twice in a week for two weeks together, and that will give two or three stools, cleanse and knit the weakness of the back perfectly.   

For a Whitelow on the finger.  
TAke a snail out of his shell, and chop it very small, and bind that to it, and dress it twice in a day, and that will quickly help it.   

For a cut hand or finger,  
TAke some green hyssop, and stamp that well in a mortar with some sugar, and so bind that to the wound.   

To stay the bleeding of the nose.  

TAke nettles, stamp them and juice them, which you may take cold a good spoonful or two, holding that in your mouth as long as you can, and then take some more fresh, and also stamp them, and lay them all over your forehead, being a little moistened or sprinkled with vinegar.   

Also thus  
YOu should in the month of March take two or three  as big as handkerchiefs, and wet them very well in the spawn of frogs, and hang them up to dry in a stove, and then dip them very well again, and dry them, and do so three or four times, and when at last they be well dried reserve them. And when you have occasion to use them, you may tear off a piece, and spriknle it with a little vinegar, and lay it on cold upon the forehaed, and if that do not stay it, the party must presently be let blood before he grow too weak.    

For a Cough.  
TAke Turnips, and put them into an Earthen glazed pot, and cover it with a cover of the same, or a pewter dish and paste that close together, then set them into the bakers oven with the household bread, and then they will be well stewed. And then press out the juice, and make it into a syrup with sugar, and take of it often in a day, a spoonful at once, letting it melt down your throat by degrees, and that will recover you from your cough.   

For the worms in Children.  
TAke gum Dragaint a dram, put to it a quarter of a pint of Rosewater, let it stand twenty four hours, stirring of it often, and with this mucilage moisten some fine powdered sugar, working them together into a paste, of which paste, take the quantity of twenty grains, and mix with it nine or ten grains of the powder of Mercurius dulcis and make that into a little cake, and let it dry in a Stove, and give it to children of five, six, or seven, and to elder you may give twelve grains.   

The Composition of the Emplastrum Diachilon, to dry up milk in the breasts.  
TAke Linseed oil two pints and a half, Litharge of Lead in fine powder, two pound, mix the oil and the Litarge together, and let them boil till they be knit and come to a reasonable stiffness, then put in twelve ounces of the mucilage made with Marshmallow roots, Fennigreek seed, and Linseed, then boil it till all the muscilages moisture be boiled away, then put in half a pound of wax, rosin one pound, melt them with the rest; which being done, put into the same in the cooling cerufe one pound, stir them up together, and then make them up into rolls and reserve them.  
When you put in your mucilage, put it in a spoonful at once, till you have put it all in, lest it make the medicine run over.   

For any red inflammation, or that which is called saint Anthony's fire, which usually doth come in the Legs, and sometime in other Places.  
TAke one ounce of the Lapis Medicamentosus, and boil it in a quart of fair water, till half a pint be wasted, and then let it stand together all night, next morning you should dip a linen cloth in it warm, and lay it on the place till it be dry, and then lay on another, and you shall keep wet clothes to it till it be well, which usualy is two or three days.   

For a Tetter or Ringworm.  
TAke ordinary white copperess four ounces, powder it fine, and put to it a pint of the sharpest wine vinegar, and shake them well together till the copperess be dissolved: and so wetting linen  in it apply it, to the place.    
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