The newe iewell of health wherein is contayned the most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, deuided into fower bookes. In the which are the best approued remedies for the diseases as well inwarde as outwarde, of all the partes of mans bodie: treating very amplye of all dystillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the vse and preparation of antimonie, and potable gold. Gathered out of the best and most approued authors, by that excellent doctor Gesnerus. Also the pictures, and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instrumentes therevnto belonging. Faithfully corrected and published in Englishe, by George Baker, chirurgian.

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The newe iewell of health wherein is contayned the most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, deuided into fower bookes. In the which are the best approued remedies for the diseases as well inwarde as outwarde, of all the partes of mans bodie: treating very amplye of all dystillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the vse and preparation of antimonie, and potable gold. Gathered out of the best and most approued authors, by that excellent doctor Gesnerus. Also the pictures, and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instrumentes therevnto belonging. Faithfully corrected and published in Englishe, by George Baker, chirurgian.

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Gesner, Konrad, 1516-1565.

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1576.

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Medicine -- Early works to 1800.

Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.

Distillation -- Early works to 1800.

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"The newe iewell of health wherein is contayned the most excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, deuided into fower bookes. In the which are the best approued remedies for the diseases as well inwarde as outwarde, of all the partes of mans bodie: treating very amplye of all dystillations of waters, of oyles, balmes, quintessences, with the extraction of artificiall saltes, the vse and preparation of antimonie, and potable gold. Gathered out of the best and most approued authors, by that excellent doctor Gesnerus. Also the pictures, and maner to make the vessels, furnaces, and other instrumentes therevnto belonging. Faithfully corrected and published in Englishe, by George Baker, chirurgian." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A01658.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024. content_copy

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• ¶ To the Right Honourable, Vertuous, and his singular good Lady, the Noble Coun∣tesse of Oxeforde. &c. your humble seruaunt wisheth long lyfe, prosperous health, and dayly encrease of Honour.
• ¶ George Baker to the Reader.
• ¶ The Table contayning the chiefe and principall secretes in this Booke, drawne after the order of the Alphabet.
• ¶ The first Booke of Dystillations, con∣tayning the most excellent secret remedies for all diseases, with the rare formes of many Vessels and Furnaces, seruing for Dystillations, liuely set forth in the same.
  • What Sublyming or Dystillation is, and what especially in the same ought to be considered. The first Chapter.
  • The seconde Chapter.
  • Of the kyndes and differences of Distillations. The thirde Chapter.
  • Of the Instruments or vessels which serue to the Dystillations. The .iiij. Chapter.
    • The maner of cutting your Glasses fitte for your purpose.
  • Of the heate being the Instrument in generall, necessarie to all kyndes and formes of Distilling. The fift Chapter.
  • Of the other Instruments particular. The sixt Chapter.
  • Of the Furnaces, Cucurbites, Heades of sundrieformes, Recey∣uers, and other Instruments in generall. The seauenth Chapter.
  • The maner of Dystilling in the Sunne. The .viij. Chapter.
  • The maner of Dystilling by Ascention, and what especially behoo∣ueth to be obserued in the sayde working. The .ix. Chapter.
  • The maner very commodious, for the retayning without great payne and impediment, that the Cucurbites flote or swymme not aloft the Kettle or Panne full of hote water, when any myn∣deth to Dystill in Balneo Mariae. The .x. Chapter.
  • Howe a great yeelde and quantitie of waters, may with a small cost, fewe Instrumentes or Vessels, and in a very short tyme, be dystilled in Balneo Mariae. The .xi. Chapter.
  • The figure of Balnei Mariae, inuented by Albcasis, as the lear∣ned Gesnerus coniectureth. The .xij. Chapter.
  • The Dystillation of the Quintessence, in Balneo Mariae. The .xiij. Chapter.
  • An ingenious maner of distilling by Sande. The .xiiij. Chapter.
  • A forme very rare, of Dystilling by Dung, borowed out of the worke Pyrotechnia. The .xv. Chapter.
  • Of the Dystillation to be done by the Ice. The .xvi. Chapter.
  • Of a Furnace to dystill very artificiall, which the Sarrazenes haue in often vsage, borowed out of Vitruuius the Almaine, by ualterus Riffius. The .xvij. Chapter.
  • Certayne Instruments to Dystill, of the Inuention of the wor∣thie man Gesnerus, whych he referreth to the iudgement of others. The .xviij. Chapter.
  • An other Instrument to be caryed about one, in any iourney. The .xix. Chapter.
  • A newe forme of a Retort. The .xx. Chapter.
  • A figure very rare of the Alchymistes borrowed out of an auncient booke of Alchymie, in wrytten hande. The .xxi. Chapter.
  • The maner and Instrumentes of Dystilling by Discention. The .xxij. Chapter.
  • The forme of a Furnace for Balneo Mariae, very rare, and highly commended. The .xxiij. Chapter.
  • The forme of another Furnace for Balneo Mariae, to be wrought by sundrie Instruments of Glasse at one instant tyme. The .xxiiij. Chapter.
  • Of the Dystillation by a Fylter. The .xxv. Chapter.
  • Of the same named vulgarly the Lute of ysedome, with which the Chy∣mistes vse to parge and fence the Dyillatorie vessels, and for to stoppe or cose their Ioy, that no ma∣ter breath forth. The .xxvi. Chapter.
  • The correction of Waters and Oyles dystilled. The .xxvi. Chapter.
• ¶ The seconde Booke of Dystillations, conteyning sundry excellent secrete Remedies of Dystilled waters.
  • ¶ Of the Waters simple dystilled of Herbes especially, and of diuers other Bodies simple.
    • Of Vineger dystilled. The first Chapter.
    • The maner of Dystilling water simple, & the waters of Minurall Bathes, to thende that a man may knowe the things myxed in them, and of their propertie: Borowed out of the learned worke of Medicinall waters of Gabriel Fallopius. The seconde Chapter.
  • ¶ A collection of certaine waters dystil∣led of Herbes, Juices, Lycours, and Fruites.
    • The water of Hempe. The .iij. Chapter.
    • The water of Walwort. The fourth Chapter.
    • The water of Imperatoria. The fift Chapter.
    • The water of the blessed Thystell. The sixt Chapter.
    • The water of Pellitorie of the wall. The .vij. Chapter.
    • The water of Yarrowe. The .viij. Chapter.
    • The water of Angelica. The .ix. Chapter.
    • The water of the Nettle. The .x. Chapter.
    • The water of Alkakengi, or Winter Cheries. The .xi. Chapter.
    • The water of Alchimilla, or Lions foote. The .xij. Chapter.
    • The water of Barberies. The .xiij. Chapter.
    • The water of Bryonie. The .xiiij. Chapter.
    • The water of Shepeheardes Purse. The .xv. Chapter.
    • The water of Camomill. The .xvi. Chapter.
    • The water of Honysuckles. The .xvij. Chapter.
    • The water of Centorie the lesser. The .xviij. Chapter.
    • The water of Cherryes. The .xix. Chapter.
    • The water of Cheruell. The .xx. Chapter.
    • The water of Germander. The .xxi. Chapter.
    • The water of the stocke Gelyflowere. The .xxij. Chapter.
    • The water of Dragons. The .xxiij. Chapter.
    • The water of the greater Comferie. The .xxiiij. Chapter.
    • The water of Quinces. The .xxv. Chapter.
    • The water of Doder. The .xxvi. Chapter.
    • The water of Elecampane. The .xxvij. Chapter.
    • The water of Eiebright. The .xxviij. Chapter.
    • The water of our Beanes. The .xxix. Chapter.
    • The water of Filipendula. The .xxx. Chapter.
    • The Water of Fumitarie. The .xxxi. Chapter.
    • The water of the garden Clare. The .xxxij. Chapter.
    • The water of Caryophyllata. The .xxxiij. Chapter.
    • The Water of Broome flowers. The .xxxiiij. Chapter.
    • The Water of Gentiane. The .xxxv. Chapter.
    • The Water of ioynted Grasse. The .xxxvi. Chapter.
    • The water of Grounde Yuie or Tunhoue. The .xxxvij. Chapter.
    • The water of Cowslippes. The .xxxviij. Chapter.
    • The water of Stoikes bill, or herbe Robert. The .xxxix. Chapter.
    • The water of Horsetayle. The .xl. Chapter.
    • The water of Hoppes. The ▪xli. Chapter.
    • The water of Henbane. The .xlij. Chapter.
    • The water of Hartes ease. The .xliij. Chapter.
    • The water of Iuniper Beries. The .xliiij. Chapter.
    • The water of the woode Lillie. The .xlv. Chapter.
    • The water of the Wyldinges or Crabbes. The .xlvi. Chapter.
    • The water of putrified and rotten Apples. The .xlvij. Chapter.
    • The water of the Peache tree flowers. The .xlviij. Chapter.
    • The water of the smaller Mallowes. The .xlix. Chapter.
    • The water of Horehounde. The .L. Chapter.
    • The water of the herbe Baulme. The .Li. Chapter.
    • The water of the herbe Mercurie. The .Lij. Chapter.
    • The water of the Bramble berries. The .Liij. Chapter.
    • The water of Mulberies. The .Liiij. Chapter.
    • The water of Nenuplare, or the water Lillie. The .Lv. Chapter.
    • The Water of Hasill Nuttes. The .Lvi. Chapter.
    • The water of Walnuttes. The .Lvij. Chapter.
    • The water of Palma Christi. The .Lviij. Chapter.
    • The water of Cinkfoyle, or fiue leaued grasse. The .Lix. Chapter.
    • The water of S. Iohns Worte. The .Lx. Chapter.
    • The water of Pympernell. The .Lxi. Chapter.
    • The water of Plantayne. The .Lxij. Chapter.
    • The water of Rybworte. The .Lxij. Chapter.
    • The water of the Polipodie. The .Lxiij. Chapter.
    • The water of the Daysie. The .Lxiiij. Chapter.
    • The water of Knotgrasse. The .Lxv. Chapter.
    • The water of wylde Tansey. The .Lxvi. Chapter.
    • The water of selfe heale. The .Lxvij. Chapter.
    • The water of the leaues of the Oke. The .Lxviij. Chapter.
    • The water of the leaues of the Willowe. The .Lxix. Chapter.
    • The water of the Elder. The .Lxx. Chapter.
    • The Water of Scabious. The .Lxxi. Chapter.
    • The Water of Nightshade of the Garden. The .Lxxij. Chapter.
    • The water of Mullaine or Hygges Taper. The .Lxxiij. Chapter.
    • The water of the Lynde or rope Timber tree. The .Lxxiiij. Chapter.
    • The water of Tormentill. The .Lxxv. Chapter.
    • The water of Valeriane. The .Lxxvi. Chapter.
    • The water of Verueyne. The .Lxxvij. Chapter.
    • The water of Fluelling. The .Lxxviij. Chapter.
    • The water of the Birche tree. The .Lxxix. Chapter.
    • The water of the Vyne tree. The .Lxxx. Chapter.
    • The water of the greater Celondine. The .Lxxxi. Chapter.
    • The water of Strawberies. The .Lxxxij. Chapter.
    • ¶ Of the Dystilling of waters out of beastes, or out of their partes. The .Lxxxiij. Chapter.
    • The description of the water of a Capon, out of the dis∣pensatorie of the Colonians. The .Lxxxiiij. Chapter.
    • For what cause the brothes of Capons, and other fattes, seeing they be fluxible, and of an ayreall substance, are so slowly eleuated. The Lxxxv. Chapter.
    • Of the compounde waters, especially of leaues, flowers, rootes, seedes, fruite, herbes, and trees, lycours, gummes, and woode. A water for the eyesight. The .Lxxxvi. Chapter.
    • ¶ Of the compounde waters, which are named Elixir, of which some also extende vnto Baulmes: and may like be ap∣plyed, as shall after appeare. The .Lxxxvij. Chapter.
    • An Elixir, or compound water of Lyfe, which shall be ap∣plyed vnto the Baulmes. The .lxxxviij. Chapter.
    • Of the metalline water, and strong waters. The .lxxxix. Chapter.
    • Of Mercurie preci∣pitate, which ser∣ueth and is a reme∣die against all sick∣nesses and disseases, caused of the rot∣tennesse of hu∣mours. The .lxxxx. Chap.
• ❧ The thyrde Booke of Distylla∣tions, contayning verye straunge secretes.
  • The .j. Chapter.
  • Of the distyllacion of Oyles by an instrument named a bladder. The .ij. Chapter.
  • A most apt instrument for the drawing of Oyles, out of Rootes, Hearbes, Seedes, Spyces, and others lyke. The .iij. Chapter.
  • Of the drawing of Oyles by distyllacion of water boyling. The .iiij. Chapter.
  • The maner of purchasing Oyles by an yron, or wood presse. The .v. Chapter.
  • By what deuise and meanes an oyle which distylleth forth with the water, may be artlie seperated. The .vj. Chapter.
  • Of the rectifying of oyles, out of ares or gummes, wooddes, Seedes, yea and of Baulme. The .vij. Chapter.
  • Of the many solde vse of oyles. The .viij. Chapter.
  • Of the Baulme, and Baulme oyles distylled, and of a fewe not distylled, and of other oyles compouned, being in se lyke the Artyficiall Baulme. The .ix. Chapter.
  • Of Baulmes which are applyed and vsed without the bodye: of which some are prepared and done by distyllacion, and some without distyllation. The .x. Chapter.
    • Another of the same mans.
    • Another of the same mans.
    • Another of the same mans.
    • This lykewyse of the same mans.
  • Of the Baulmes not distylled. The .xi. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles gotten out of Flowers. The xij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles out of Seedes. The .xiij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles out of Fruytes. The .xiiij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles out of Spyces: but the oyle or water, to be gotten out of Cynamon, see and reade hereafter among the Barks. The .xv. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles out of gummes, teares, or lycours thyckned, or coniealed, and Rosens. The .xvj. Chapter.
  • Of the oyle of Turpentine. The xvj. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles gotten out of Barkes. The .xviij. Chapter.
  • The maner of preparing and drawing a water of Cynamon, and an oyle of the same: which a most singular Phisition named Maister Iohn Crato a Krafftheim, gently opened and taught to the Aucthour. The .xjx. Chapter.
  • Of the oyle of Tartare, which is the drye Lyes of wyne prepared. The ▪.xx. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles that are drawne out of woodes. The .xxj. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles gotten out of Paper, and the pieces of lynnen cloath. The .xxij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyles out of Beastes, or their partes, togyther with an E∣pistle of Arnoldus de villa noua, of mans blood distylled. The .xxiij. Chapter.
  • Of the Oyle of Antymonie, and those which are prepared of the same, named the glasse, or precious stone, and powder. The xxiiij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyle of Antymonie. The .xxv. Chapter.
  • Of the preparation of Antimonie, that is lyke seene through as the glasse, and the sundry effects of the same powder. The ▪.xxvj. Chapter.
  • Of the Antimonie prepared, the iudgement of the learned, and of the vse of it. The .xxvij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyle of Brymstone. The .xxviij. Chapter.
  • Of the oyle of Vitrioll, and of the making of the Oyle of Vitrioll, out of Valerius Cordus in a maner. The xxix. Chapter.
  • THe true choosing of Vitrioll out of Valerius Cordus. The .xxx▪ Chapter.
  • The maner of seething of the Vitrioll out of Cordus. The xxxi. Chapter.
  • The maner of calcining of the Vitrioll, out of the same Aucthour. The xxxij. Chapter.
  • Of the making▪ and forme of the Furnace. The xxxiij. Chapter.
  • The distillation of the Vitrioll. The .xxxiiij. Chapter.
  • A seperation of the water infused. The xxxv. Chapter.
  • A rectifying of the oyle of Vitrioll. The ▪xxxvj. Chapter.
  • The vertues of the oyle of Vitrioll. The ▪xxxvij. Chapter.
  • Of the sowre oyle of Vitrioll, how the same may be made sweete to taste. The xxxviij. Chapter.
  • The maner of seperating the oyle. The ▪xxxix. Chapter.
  • The fygure of the Cucurbite with the Limbecke or head annexed: which head must be framed and made of Venice glasse bro∣ken molten and wrought into the fourme, here vnder demonstrated. The .xl. Chapter.
  • Of the Oyles out of other Mettalles. The .xxxix. Chapter.
  • Of the preparing and making of the oyle of Amber, by the descripti∣on of a singular phisition of Germanie, which freely described the historie also of the whole Amber, as shall appeare in the proper places. The .xl. Chapter.
  • What maner of Amber must be chosen. The .xli. Chapter.
  • Of the Furnace and Instrumentes necessarie vnto the dystillation of the Amber. The .xlij. Chapter.
  • Of the Dystillation of the Amber. The .xliij. Chapter.
  • Of the Rectification. The .xliiij. Chapter.
  • Of the vertues and vtilitie of the rectified oyle. The .xlv. Chapter.
  • Of the Oyle of Tylestones. The xlvi. Chapter.
• ¶ The fourth Booke of Dystillations, conteyning many singular secrete Remedies.
  • The first Chapter.
  • Of the instruments which the best practitioners vse, vnto the dystilling of Aqua vitae. The seconde Chapter.
  • An instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe, out of the lyes of Wyne. The thirde Chapter.
  • An other Instrument. The fourth Chapter.
  • Another Instrument for the dystilling of the water of lyfe, borrowed out of Pyrotechnia. The .v. Chapter.
  • A fourth Instrument for the dystilling of the Aqua vitae, so worke∣manly and cunningly drawne, that the water but once dystilled, may be purchased most mightie or strong: And I heare such a practise at Florence to be in vse. The .vi. Chapter.
  • Of the dyuers maners of distylling the Aqua vitae, so well simple, as compounde. The .vij. Chapter.
  • That the water of life once dystilled ouer, may be so perfyte and good, and possesse the same properties: which an other thrise, foure times, or oftner dystilled doth. The .viij. Chapter.
  • Of the Iuyces or drawing of Iuyces, out of Symples and compound matters. The .jx. Chapter.
  • The drawing of hearbes, and other remedies, with burning water, perfytelie distylled in Balneo Mariae, &c. As out of Rubarbe Agaricke, Ellebore, and Guaicum, according to Theo∣phrastus instruction. The .x. Chapter.
  • Of the made Saltes, and oyle of Saltes. The .xj. Chapter▪
  • Of Borace. The .xij. Chapter.
  • Of potable Golde, of the oyle of Golde, and pouder of the Sunne, or the Golde of Lyfe. The .xiij. Chapter.
  • Of the dyolved a table Golde and property of the same▪ borrowed out of the seventh Chapter of Antonius Fumanellus▪ in the booke of the composition of Medicines. The .xi. Chapter.
    • A dyscription of the making of potable Golde.
  • Another potable Gold against the Pestilence, and all sick∣nesses happening of vntemperatnes▪ of uyll com∣powning of the members, and of the vnitie dissolued, and those which be common. The .xv. Chapter.
  • The maner and way of making a potion lyke to potable Golde, seruing vnto sundrie sycknesses. The .xvi. Chapter.
    • THE INSTRVMENTS INSVE.
  • The vertues of wynes myxed after arte, and those with me∣dycines, and the maner of vsing them. The .xvij. Chapter.
  • To make an oyle incombustible, which is miraculous. The .xviij. Chapter.