The charitable physitian with the Charitable apothecary. Written in French by Philbert Guibert Esquire, and physitian regent in Paris: and by him after many severall editions, reviewed, corrected, amended, and augmented. And now faithfully translated into English, for the benefit of this kingdome, by I. W.

To make Fomentations and baggs.

A Fomentation against the Pleurisie.

TAke Mallowes, Marsh Mallowes, Pellitory, Sage, Isope, March, Violets, Cammomill and Mellilote

flowers, of each a handfull; cleanse the said hearbs and wash them, and boyle them in sufficient quantity of water, and towards the latter end poure a quarter of a pint of white wine, then presse and straine them all, putting the decoction into a pipkin, and put into it to soake a sponge or double linnen cloath, with the which you foment and bath the party affected; then when it begins to bee cold squeeze and doe as be∣fore.

Bags or Cataplasmes for the same.

* 1.1TAke the said hearbs and flowers, cut them very small, and put to them an ounce of Linseeds, and as much Faenugrecke bruised, then put them in an old cloath white and cleane, the length and breadth as shall require, then few it with thred, and boyle it in milke or water, and when the party is well bathed with the former decoction, apply one of these baggs very hot, and squeeze them upon the griefe, and when that begins to be cold, put one the other.

A Fomentation Resolative and Emollient.

TAke Mallowes, Marsh Mallowes with their roots, of each a handfull, Sage, Hysope, of each two handfulls, Camomill and Mellilote flowers of each halfe a handfull, Linseeds, Anniseeds, Fenill seeds, and Faenugrecke, of each halfe an ounce bruised; pre∣pare them as is written before, and boyle them insuf∣ficient quantity of water to a pint, straine it and put halfe of it in a hoggs bladder, and tye it one the top, and apply it one the griefe, and when it begins to be cold, lay the other halfe being in a bladder upon the same place, putting the other into a vessell to bee hot against that which is on cooles.

And if you have no bladders, then bathe it with sponges or double linnen cloaths, and if you will make bags of the ingredients, put them between two cloaths as before.

An Anodine Fomentation.

TAke a pint of new milke, and foment with it as before mentioned.

Baggs for the poore.

TAke three or foure handfulls of Bran,* 1.2 fry it in a frying pan, putting to it a little wine that it bee not to dry; then put it betwixt two cloaths, and apply them one after another as before.

Baggs for the griefe of the stomacke.

TAke two handfulls of wormewood, cut it in little bits; as much Rose leaves, and put them betwixt two cloaths, and boyle them in wine, water, or oxi∣crate, and apply them one after another as before: you may also put to them a little Isope.

A Cataplasme for Apostumes and Tumours.

TAke three or foure lillie roots,* 1.3 wrappe them in a Colewort leafe, and rost them upon the hot cin∣ders, then take them and beate them in a morter, and put to them a piece of fresh Butter.

Take a part of this Cataplasme hot, and spread it upon a linnen cloath, and apply it upon the Tumours if it be either pestilentiall or common.

This Cataplasme is of little price,* 1.4 but it is an excel∣lent thing against all sorts of pestilentiall and other Apostumes, changing it twice a day.* 1.5

If in malignant tumours you will mixe with it a

dramme or two of Venice Treacle, you will make it very good.

An Emollient and Remolitive Cataplasme.

* 1.6TAke Mallowes, Marsh Mallowes, with their roots, Pellitory, Violets, Camomill, and Mellilote flowers, of each a handfull; one Lillie root, ••aenu∣grecke, and Linseeds of each an ounce; wash and pre∣pare them, and boyle them according to order in three pints of water, untill it be almost boyld all away, then straine it through a sieve, and pulpe the ingredi∣ents through as you do your Cassia, the which being pulpe you shall dissolve in it a piece of fresh Butter or a little Oyle or Suet; if you please you may put to it some Beane meale or Bran, and then put in your Su••t or Oyle.

A Cataplasme for Gangrenes and Pe∣stilent boyles.

* 1.7TAke fresh Butter or oyle of Olives an ounce, as much good honey, and the yolke of an egge, and a little Beane flower, first melt your Butter, or heate your oyle, then mixe in it the yolke of a egge and the honey, and afterwards the flower, and your Cata∣plasme is ready to use.

To make Linements.

* 1.8TAke an ounce of fresh Butter, Cinnamon, or Nut∣meg, in powder a dramme, melt the Butter and mixe in it the powder, and the Linement is done.

Another.

* 1.9TAke two ounces of oyle of Roses, and a dramme of Cinnamon, and as much of Cloves in pow∣der

and prepare them as before.

If you will make these Linements into oyntments,* 1.10 you must dissolve in the said oyle or butter a piece of yellow waxe.

An excellent oyntment for a burne, made by a charitable Gentlewoman in France.

TAke a penniworth of yellow waxe, and a penny∣worth of oyle of Olives, cut the waxe very small, and melt it with the Oyle, then take it from the fire, and mixe with it two yolks of eggs, and beate it to∣gether untill it commeth to an oyntment.

To use it, you must take a little of the said oynt∣ment, and spread it upon a linnen cloath as thin as can be, then lay it upon the place being burnt, and in little time it will heale any burne, changing of it twice a day.

The said Gentlewoman had alwayes of it ready by her, and gave it to all that came to demand it of her.

To make a refreshing Cerat, and of a good odour.

TAke an ounce of white virgins waxe,* 1.11 and foure ounces of oyle of Olives, cut the waxe in small peices and melt it with the Oyle, then let it stand till it be cold, then beate and wash it fifteene or sixteene times with faire water, untill the oyntment commeth as white as Snow, then after that wash it three or foure times with Rose water to give it a good smell, and put it into an earthen pot or other vessell conve∣nient with Rose water, that it may be more refreshing and more sweet.

Notes

• * 1.1

  These two bags 6. pence.
• * 1.2

  This 2. pence.
• * 1.3

  This Cata∣plasme 4. pence.
• * 1.4

  Note.
• * 1.5

  Note.
• * 1.6

  This 8. pence.
• * 1.7

  This 4. pence.
• * 1.8

  This 2. pence.
• * 1.9

  This 4. pence.
• * 1.10

  Note.
• * 1.11

  This Cerat 9. pence.