Speculum ægrotorum. The sicke-mens glasse or, A plaine introduction wherby one may giue a true, and infallible iudgement, of the life or death of a sicke bodie, the originall cause of the griefe, how he is tormented and afflicted, what thinges are medicinable to the diseased person: and the day and houre in which he shall recouer, or surrender his vitall breath. Whereunto is annexed a treatise of the foure humors, and how they are ingendered and distributed in our humane bodies: with certaine and manifest signes to discerne of what complexion any man is: and the operation that eating, drinking rest and exercise, worketh in euery person: with certaine speciall preseruatiues for the eye-sight. Composed by Iohn Fage, student in phisicke, and practitioner in astrologie.

Approoued Remedies for sore eyes.

For dimnesse in the eyes.

TAke halfe a pint of Rennish wine, then as much hony, and boyle them both together: in the boyling scumme it well; let it boyle til halfe be consumed, take it off the fire and kéepe it: anoynt the eye with it, and put some in the eye, and in thrise vsing it will helpe.

For the Webbe in the eye.

TAke iuice of Veruine, oyle of wheat, water of Rosh, of each a like, then boyle it well in a brasen vessell, then put in the eye.

For a blowe with a stone, or a chip in the eye.

THe best Remedie, for such an accident, as by experience hath bin approued, is this, take a handfull of Cardus Benedictus, and stampe it small, & temper it well with halfe the white of an Egge, and therewith make a plaister, laying it on flaxen herdes, binding it hard to the eye, where it shall lye till it be dryed, and then apply another: and so consequently vse it til your patient be throughly whole: this is also a present remedie for the eyes that are blood∣shed.