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THe paine in ye ioītes of a mans body, as in ye handes & feete, is generally called ar∣thritis, or goute, which procedeth som time of debility of ye synowes being lasshe & vnable, to cō∣sume the humours, that continually
do flowe vnto them.
And for the mooste parte they are all deriued from the membre mandant, yt is to saye the brayne, for he is verye grosse, and engendreth euer humours in him selfe, by reason wherof, moche of the sayde humours are deriued into the nuke and muscles of the backe, & fro thence they descende into ye feete, and then it is called podagra, or to the huckle boone, and thē it is sciatica, or els into ye hādes, & ther it is chiragra.
¶Remedy. Forasmuch as all the sayd kyndes commeth of one begynnyng, as is she∣wed afore, and for the better expediciō in that we wyll be brefe, ye shal fyrste take awaye the superfluous moysture of the brayne, whiche is the roote and fountayne of al the sayd diseases, and that ye may do foure maner of waies. The fyrst is obseruaunce of dyete in∣clynyng towarde drynesse, & to auoide all fulnesse of meate and drynke, and not to slepe in any wyse shortlye after
meate. And ye muste beware yt ye eate no vaporous meates, nor thyn wyne, nor drynke moch after supper. And yf perchaunce ye peyne be very sharpe, it shalbe moche holsome to the pacient, to abstaine from all kyndes of wine, & to vse hym selfe to smal drinke, which thyng yf he can not do, then let hym drinke claret wine mixed with a good quantitye of water.
The second is to purge the brayne ones a moneth, wyth the one halfe of pilles of cochies, and an other halfe of pylles assagareth. And in tyme of har∣uest, & of somer, with pilles sine qui∣bus, and pilles imperiall, whereof ye shal gyue one dramme ye night before the full moone, and the daye folowing ye may gyue hym to eate a litle broth of cicers, with a litle quantitie of rai∣sins of the sunne.
The thyrde is to represse the fumes that ascend into ye brayne after meate, which thyng may wel be done by ea∣tynge of a lyttle dredge▪ made of anis
seed and coriander.
The fourth is to perfume the braine with certeyne thynges confortatyue, as for example thus.
¶A good perfume agaynst mois∣tures of the brayne. Take fyne frankensence, sandrake and mastike, of euery one an ounce, li∣gnum aloes, a dramme, make them all in grosse pouder, and perfume there∣with stoupes made of flaxe or of cottē, and laye vpon the head.
And when ye haue by thys meanes well and duly comforted the braine, & de••ended of, the original cause of the sayde disease, ye shall procede to take away the matter conioynt, that is de∣scended vnto the synowes, and ye shal begynne thus.
Fyrst ye must preserue the body from engendring of humours, in takīg eue∣ry mornīg next your heart a conserue made of akornes, & of floures of rose∣mary, mengled with a litle nutmigge and mastike, and yf ye be of power, ye
may drīke a good draught of ypocras or other spyced drynke, after meate at dynner and at supper.
Secondarily, ye shall vnderstande, yt whosoeuer doth entend to be hol∣pen of the gout, he must euery yere be purged two tymes, preparing fyrste ye matter to digestion with sirupe of sti∣cados, and duabus radicibus, with the one halfe of waters of sage, prym∣roses and margerim, in maner of a spiced iulep with cinamon, taken .v. continual mornynges .ii. houres afore ye eate any other meate. And after yt, ye muste receyue a dramme of pylles called arthretikes, or hermodactiles, or of both togyther egal porcions. Or take halfe an ounce of diacartami two houres after night, and of diaturbith, of euerye one two drammes, with a lytle syrupe of hisop.
The reste of the sayde curacion shall be accōplished with the applyinge of diuers local remedies, wherof ther be sondry kindes & sortes here declared.
Ye ought to rubbe the place that is sore wyth oyle of roses and a litle vi∣negre, & after sprinkle vpon the same, fyne pouder of myrtylles. Another playster also as hereafter foloweth.
¶A playster for the goute. Take of the emplayster called melli∣lote .ii. ounces, populeō an ounce and a halfe, redde roses, mirtilles, and flou∣res of camomyl, of euery one a dram∣me, make a playster and laye vpon the goutye ioynte.
¶An other. Take the iuyce of colewortes and of walworte, and wyth beane floure, and pouder of redde roses, and the floures of camomyl, make a playster and laye it to the sore.
¶An other. Take oyle of roses, crūmes of bread, yolkes of egges, & cowes mylke, with a litle saffron, seeth thē togyther a ly∣tle as ye wold make a pudding, after∣warde sprede them vpon cloutes & lay vpon the sore.
¶An other. Make lye of the ashes of rosemarye, or of oke, or of beane stalkes, & boyle in it, sauge, moleyne, prymrose, camo∣mil, and mellilote, and receiue ye fume vpon ye sore place, or wette cloutes in ye sayde decoccion, presse them and lay them vpon the payne.
Al the sayd remedies are verye good to swage the payne of the goute, after the which done, it is necessary to go a∣bout the comforting of iointes and si∣nowes, and to that intent ye may ap∣ply the grese of pyes, oyle of camomil & of althea or holihocke, oile of a foxe, oyle of earthwormes, oyle of prymro∣ses, turbentine, oile of gromel brayde, wherwythall, or with one or two of them ye may annoynte the sore place, and comforte both the synowes and ye ioyntes marueylously. Also thys oint∣mente that foloweth is synguler good for the same purpose.
Take fyue or syxe handfulles of wal∣worte, and seeth them well in wyne:
then strayne them, and with a lyttle waxe, oyle of spike and aqua vite, make an oyntment wherwith ye must annoynte the place mornynge and euenyng euery daye.
An other oyntment for the goute. Take a fatte goose, and plucke her, and trymme her as yf she shuld be ea∣ten, then stuffe the belly within with two or thre yonge cattes, wel chopped in smal gobbettes, with an handful of baye salte, then sowe her vp agayne, & let her roste at a small fyre, and kepe the dryppyng for a precious ointment agaynst all kyndes of goutes, and other diseases of the iointes.
Medicines for the gout ap∣propriate in al cases. Take cowes donge, and seeth it in swete mylke, and lay a playster to the goute hote.
Also the yolkes of egges, womans mylke, lyneseede, and saffron al toge∣ther
in a plaister, swageth the diseases of the goute.
And yf ye be disposed to brake thee skinne, and to let ye humours issue (as by suche manye one is eased) ye shall make a lytle playster of blacke sope, & aqua vite, which wil blister it with∣out any greate payne.
Also very olde harde chese cutte and soddē in the broth of a gambon of ba∣kon, and afterward stamped with a ly∣tle of the broth, and made in maner of a playster, is a singuler remedye for diseases of the goute, and was fyrst practised of Galene the prince of all phisicians,
A prayer to God for helpe, a∣gaynst the perturbacions of the mynde. O Lord my God almightye father, & ruler of my life, my health, my strēgth, my redemer, and protectoure, sēde vnto me the heauenly
beames of thy holy spirit, to illumine the darkenesse of my synfull hert, and to guide me to thy holy place. Shewe me ye light of thyne aboundaūt mercy (O Lorde) that I may no lōger sleape in deedly synne. O only father of light which in very dede dost lighten euery mā that commeth into this world, for thy great mercies sake it maye please thee, to lyghten the eies of myne hert, and to endue me with the spyrite of grace, that I maye loke vpon myne owne sinne, the great offences where∣with I haue offēded thee, and to know yt in my self ther is no maner strēgth, for to wythstande▪ the death, but only throughe thee. And I beseche thee, o lord, to couer these my carnall eyes, yt they se no vanitie, and gyue me thy grace, yt I fal not into cōcupiscence, to thend I may eschewe al euil thinges, and gyue my mynde hollye to the ob∣seruacion of thy commaundementes. Lord God I beseche the, that syn may neyther raygne nor tarye in me, and
that I be not subiecte to myne owne fleshly appetytes, but yt I may expel out of my thoughtes as vnlawfull lu∣stes, so that my soule and al my mind, maye be set holy vpon the. Lord God suffre not my soule to be oppressed▪ but receyue me into the proteccion of thy holy hand, and despise not me thy simple creature, whom thou haste re∣demed with ye preciouse blood of thine onely sōne Iesu Christ. Thy mercy O lord is aboue al yt thou haste made, for thou doest differ the punyshmēt of the wycked, yf perchaunce they would a∣mende at last, thou louest al that thou haste made, & hatest none but for their owne iniquities. And whē the wicked turne agayne to the, and crye vnto thy holye name with all theyr hertes, by & by thy mercye is ready to receiue thē, euē as I moost detestable sīner come with hert cōtrite vnto thy mercy this day: that I may obtayne remission of my synnes. To the I cry out of ye ve∣ri depth & botome of mine hert, go not
awaye from me my maker & redemer, but heare the supplicaciō of my praier. For thou arte mine onelye hope and myne enheritaunce in the lande of liuers. I haue sinned, I haue sinned (O Lorde) and heaped vp iniquitie euen agaynste heauen, and afore the. But I knowledge myne offences, and desyre mercye according to thy good∣nesse. Destroy me not (O Lord) among siners, nor let me not descend into the lake of deathe, that I vnworthy crea∣ture being made worthy onely by the bounteousnesse of thy grace, may from henceforth lyue in thy commaunde∣mentes, loue, honour, and praise thee. For al heauenly powers, angels, thrones, and dominacions, laude and praise thy holy name▪ world without ende. Amen.