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.

THE CHARITABLE PHISITIAN.

The manner to make Clysters.

A Clyster to purge the Belly which you may make at all times.

TAke a handfull of French Barly and boyle it very well in a pint and a halfe of water, then straine this decoction being about three quarters of a pint, then boyle in it halfe an ounce of good Sene, and two drams of greene An∣ni-seeds, or Fenill-seeds, then straine it through a lin∣nen cloath, or sieve the decoction being wel strained, in which you shall dissolve the honey, butter, and red sugar as followeth:

Having a bason or platter ready, within which

you shall put two or three ounces of good honey and an ounce of red Sugar, then poure upon them seven or eight spoonefulls of the decoction being very hot, with the which dissolve the said Honey and Sugar, & after that adde unto them the rest of the decoction stirring them together a little longer, that being done straine it again through a white linnen cloath or sieve in the which you shall mixe five or sixe spoonefulls of oyle of Olives, or half a quartern of fresh butter & your clister is done, the which you shall poure into a blad∣der or syringe to be given luke warme or something warmer: if you have no Barly in the house, you may take a quantity of porridge or broath, or laxative Ptisan, or whey or common milk as shall be written hereafter; and if you will not use the said clyster you may make it as followeth.

In the said decoction (being strained) you shall dis∣solve the said honey, red sugar and oyle, adding to the same a dramme of salt or a little more, being com∣mon white salt.

Note, that when you have dissolved your honey and all other medicaments in any clisters whatsoe∣ver, you must passe or straine them through a sieve or white cloath, for feare there bee some durt or un∣cleannesse left, that would stop the pipe, and so hinder the injecting of the clyster.

To make another Clister for the same.

Take French Barly, mallowes, Marsh mallowes, Pellitory, March Violets, Mercury, Camomill flowers and Mellilote flowers of each a handfull; Fe∣nugreeke and Linseeds of each two ounces bruised; cut the said hearbs and flowers with a knife, after that

wash them and make them cleane, then take a little kettle or an earthen pot, in the which you shall put three pints of water or a little more, then you shall boyle in it three or foure walmes the barly; then put in the hearbs, and at the last the flowers and seeds; be∣ing all boyled to a pint and a halfe or a little more which will serve for three clisters.

Then take halfe a pint of the said decoction being strained, in the which being warme you shall infuse for the space of an houre the weight of three Crowns or halfe an ounce of good Sene, with two dramms of greene Anniseeds, and after the infusion boile them a little, then passe it, straine it as before, in that which is strained dissolve that which the Physitian shall ap∣point.

An other Clyster.

TAke a quantity of the said decoction strained, and put it into a pipkin with halfe an ounce of Sene, and a dramme of green Anniseeds, then having boild it a walme or two, you shall stirre into it foure ounces of good common honey, then letting it have a walme or two you shall passe or straine it through a cloath, and dissolve in it two ounces of fresh butter, and then it shall be ready to give being luke-warme.

An other Clyster.

TAke a quantity of milke, boyle it a little, then straine it, and dissolve in it two ounces of red su∣gar and your clyster is done: you may also take Bar∣ly water halfe a pint, dissolve the red sugar in it or a quarterne of good honey, or in the place of the milke you may take whay.

To make a detersive Clyster.

TAke a handfull of common Barly and two drams of greene Fenill, boile them in a good quantity of water till halfe be consumed, and at the end put into it a quarterne of good common honey, and then let it boyle a walme or two to dissolve the said ho∣ney, and then straine them, and dissolve in them two ounces of fresh Butter and your Clyster shall be fi∣nished.

A Clyster against the beginning of the Dissentery.

TAke a quantity of good milke being boyled, in the which dissolve three or foure ounces of good common honey, and the yolke of an egge, and your clyster is done.

A Refreshing and detersive Clyster.

TAke a pint of new milk and boile it with three or foure Lettices and a handfull or two of purslaine, take a quantity of this decoction strained, in the which dissolve foure ounces of honey and your Clyster is made.

An Emollient Clyster.

TAke a pint of new milke, in the which being a little boyled, you shall dissolve the yolke of an egge, and then straine it, and in that which is strai∣ned you shall mixe two ounces of oyle of roses or an ounce and a halfe of fresh Butter.

A Clyster with Turpentine against the Stone-Collicke.

TAke two ounces of oyle of Olives, or fresh Butter, warme them upon a chafing dish or upon hot Cinders, then take them from the fire and poure upon

them halfe an ounce of good venice Turpentine, stir∣ring it together with the oyle or fresh Butter; (which is an easie thing to doe) being stirred well together you shall dissolve them with any of the aforesaid Cly∣sters according to the advice of the Physitian.

An Astringent Clyster.

TAke Plantaine leaves, Shepheards purse of each two handfulls, wash them, cleanse them, and cut them; a handfull of red rose leaves, boyle them all in Smiths water in the beginning the leaves, and to∣wards the end cast in the rose leaves for to take a walme or two untill the decoction commeth to a suf∣ficient quantity, then straine it, and mixe with it two ounces of oyle of quinces one or two yolks of eggs, and your Clyster is done.

Another Clyster for the same.

TAke a quantity of good milke, which boyling you shall quench a red hot Iron in it three or foure times, then straine it through a white cloath or searce, in the which you shall mixe your oyle of Quinces and yolkes of eggs; you may also dissolve in it an ounce of sugar of roses.

Note, That to little children you must give halfe the quantity of the said Clysters:

A Clyster for the Collicke of the Belly.

TAke Mallowes, Marsh Mallowes, Pellitory, of the wall Isope, Rue, Calamint, Peneroyall, Ori∣gan; of each a handfull: Fenill-seeds and Cumin-seeds of each two drams, Bay Berries halfe an ounce, Camomill and Mellilote flowers of each halfe a hand∣full, boyle them all in three pints of water or a little more, beginning first with the hearbs, and then with

the seeds being bruised and boyle them untill halfe be consumed, and this decoction will serve for three Clysters.

Take a quantity of this decoction being strained, in the which you shall dissolve fixe drammes of Dia phaenicum, and asmuch of Benedict: Laxat: two oun∣ces of honey of Mercury, and as much of oyle of Cammomill or of Rue, and your clyster is made, which you shall give luke-warme; and if the griefe continue, you shall renew the said Clyster with the Physitians advice.

A Clister for the Apoplexie.

FOr those which are troubled with the Apoplexie, if the disease lingers you shall take a quantity of the former decoction, in the which you shall dissolve sixe drammes of Benedict: Laxat: and as much of Hiera Diacolocynthidos paschij, with two ounces of honey of Mercury, and as much of oyle of Cammo∣mill and so make the Clyster.

But if the disease be forward or dangerous, you shall take a quantity of Ptisan common or Laxative, and in the said Ptisan you shall dissolve the said medicaments.

Another Clyster against the Collicke for the poore.

TAke Isope, Sage, Cammomill and Mellilote flow∣ers of each a handfull, halfe an ounce of Anniseeds bruised, boyle them all in three quarters of a pint of good wine, being boyled to a little more then a quar∣ter of a pint, in the which you shall mixe three ounces of oyle of Nutts and as much of good ho∣ney.

Another for the poore.

YOu shall infuse upon hot Cinders, or boyle in three quarters of a pint of good wine halfe an ounce of good Sene, and as much of green Fenil seeds; then straine it and mixe with it the said honey and oyle of nuts.

A natritive Clyster.

TAke a quantity of broath or porridge made with the fat of a Capon, a piece of Veale, and the bloo∣dy end of a necke of Mutton boyled together, in the which you shall dissolve an ounce of fine Sugar and two yolks of Egges.

Another for the same.

TAke a quantity of Hen or Pullet Broath, and as much Gelle mixed together, with two yolks of eggs and make your Clyster.

Another for the poore.

TAke a quantity of milke being boyled with two ounces of good Sugar, in the which you shall dis∣solve two yolks of eggs.

That before you give any of these nutritive Cly∣sters, you must purge the excrements of the belly with an Emollient Clyster.

Also that in making of these Clysters afore men∣tioned, you may make all sorts of Clysters what∣soever.

That for little children you must lesson the dose and quantity of the decoctions and medicaments with the counsell of the Physitian.

The manner to make and prepare Suppositories.

TAke two ounces of common honey, boyle it in a little sauce pan upon a cleare fire untill it commeth to the thicknesse of an Electuary solide; that done, take it from the fire and stirre into it two drammes of common salt or a dramme of sal gemme: in powder mixe them very well together with a Spatule, & then poure it on a paper being anoynted over with oyle and forme suppositories, and when you use them, you must dip them in oyle. Those which you make for children must be but halfe so big as the other; and if you will keep them by you, you must put them in suet or in fresh butter, or otherwise the aire will dissolve them.

Other Suppositories which are stronger.

TAke the said honey being boyled and let it coole a little, then mixe in it very well a Spatule, common salt and sal: gemm: of each a dramme and make sup∣positories.

Another Suppository.

WIth the said honey being boyled and a little cooled, you may mixe twenty graines of Co∣loquintida in powder and as much sal: gem: in pow∣der.

Another Suppository.

OR with the said honey being boyled you may mixe forty graines of Scammony in powder.

For little children you may make suppositories with sope, or with the hearb Mercury, or with a little waxe candle or fresh butter.

That in the place of Suppositories you may also

put three or foure sugar plumbs of Verdum, without muske anointed with fresh butter one after another.

I would not write any more examples of supposi∣tories, because they are little in use, and of little effect, for the former glysters and laxative Ptisans and purg∣ing broaths which follow are farre better and of more vertue.

A Certaine remedy for to loosen the belly of those which are hard bound, and will not take neither Clysters nor Suppositories.

BEcause there are certaine persons that are so cho∣lericke that they will use neither Clysters nor sup∣positories for any good in the world: not so much for a certaine shame as they have, as they are afflicted with their Hemerods as well internall as externall and other diseases thereunto belonging, therefore let them use this remedy following which is excellent.

Take a dramme and a halfe or two drammes of good Sene, halfe a dramme of greene Anniseeds; put them into a porringer, and poure upon them seven or eight spoonefulls of water, but if the person bee not troubled with a Cough, you may put halfe water and halfe and halfe juyce of Lymons, and then cover the said porringer and put them to infuse upon hot cin∣ders or in some other warme place the space of halfe an houre or an houre, then straine and squeeze it through a white linnen cloath, and put it into three or foure times as much of cleare thin broath or pot∣tage, and let it be drunk fasting, and some two houres after let the party eate some warme thing.

But if the aforesaid broath or infusion be disagreea∣ble to some delicates because of the taste of the Sene,

may squeeze into the broath the juyce of another Ly∣mon, but if that cannot please them, then you shall make the Infusion as followeth; in this case you shall not put your Sene and Anniseeds in Infusion upon hot cinders, but in another place from the fire, the space of three houres, then straine and squeeze it as be∣fore and mixe it with the other broath, putting to it the juyce of a Lymon and there shall be no ill taste at all.

This said Infusion or broath of Sene thus prepa∣red, discha••geth the belly, dissolveth and emollifieth the excrements of the belly, which are hard and mak∣eth them passe away without any paine or griefe to the Hemerods (which is a good secret.)

But if it happen that the party being long time bound, this broath doth not discharge the belly: (which hapneth but seldome) you must reiterete it at night about foure or five a clocke, or the next mor∣ning.

Also if the party refuse to take the broath of Sene, hee may in stead thereof take one good glasse full of laxative Ptisan of which I have written hereafter) taking two houres after some thin warme broath.

For the poore which are solid and hard bound.

THose poore people which have not the Commo∣dity to take Clysters nor broaths made with Sene as is before written, let them use this remedy fol∣lowing.

Take two pennyworth of Sene, that is two or three drammes with a little Anniseeds, which they may have at the Apothecaries or drouguists, which they

shall infuse in a porringer with nine or tenne spoone∣fulls of water upon hot cinders the space of an houre or two, then straine and squeeze it through a linnen cloath, and put it into three or foure times as much broath or pottage, and take it as aforesaid.

The manner to make Iniections.

INjections are made for divers diseases, as Vlcers wounds in divers parts of the body, as also for the diseases of the yard and matrix which are used with syringes proper for the same, in the which are put waters, decoctions, oyles or other liquors according to the advice of the Physitian to be administred to the sioke.

The which Injections in composing, there is great difference for the remedies of divers diseases which the Physitian ought to appoint according to the dis∣case. But I shall write of some few to content the cu∣riosity of some persons.

An Iniection for the Gonorrhea.

YOu shall make an Iniection for the beginning with cleare milke or with Barly water warme, and afterwards you shall mixe with it syrup of dryed Roses, that is to say to foure ounces of liquor, you you shall mixe an ounce and a halfe or two ounces Syrup.

Or if there be at the beginning any Inflammation you shall make an Injection in Summer with a deco∣ction of French Barly, Plantaine, Betony, and water Lillies; and in winter with their waters, also against the paine of the said part, you shall make an Injecti∣on with new milk from the Cow.

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To make Pessaries.

A Pessiry is bigger then a Suppositorie, and is ve∣ry proper for the matrix, the which are made of Cotton silke or Linnen cloath, in the which there are put medicaments; being wrapped in Taffata silke or Linnen cloath and well tyed; then being infus'd in wine, water, juyce, or other liquor convenient, is put into the neck of the matrix.

They are made also with hearbs, flowers, seeds, &c. bruised in a morter and wrapped in a cloath fast tyed, which hath a great vertue.

That you must tye a little ribban at the end of the said Pessarie to tie round the thigh for feare it goeth into the matrix.

A pessary to provoke the monethly courses.

TAke the leaves of 2 or 3 handfulls of the hearb Mer∣cury, bruise them in a morter with a pestle, then wrap it in a cloath, and bind it fast, and make a pessary the which you shall infuse a little in the juyce of the said hearb being warme and use it.

A Pessary to stay the monethly courses.

TAke the leaves of these hearbs following, that is Centorie Mirth, Plantain, Cinquefoyle or five lea∣ved grasse, of each halfe a handfull; after you have washt them and made them cleane beate them toge∣ther in a morter, and make Pessaries as aforesaid, which you shall soake in warme juyce of Plantaine.

To make Ptisan Simplex to drinke ordinarily.

TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared, that is to say, washed and cleansed; a dramme of Anni∣seeds, boyle them in a pottle of river water or other good water in a pipkin or other vessell being very cleane, being pretty well boyled you shall put into it

halfe an ounce of good liquorish well scraped and sli∣ced, then you shall scum it, and when there riseth no more scumme, take it from the fire, and let it coole, and drinke it ordinarily.

Th••e are certaine persons which love the taste of Licorish, and others that love it not, therefore you may augment or diminish the said licorish; or in the place of the Licorish, you may put rasped Harts-horn or Ivory, or other medicaments according to the ad∣vice of the Physitian.

To make Barly water.

TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared as afore∣said, and boyle it in a pint of faire water untill a quarter be consumed, then straine it through a white cloath and use it.

If it be to drinke you may boyle with it a few An∣niseeds or a little Cinnamon.

The manner to take Bezoar stone, and what it is worth a graine.

FOrasmuch as we treat of Ptisans simple, wee may also shew the manner to take the Bezoar stone. Take foure, sixe, eight, or tenne graines, or more of good Bezoar in powder, the which put in a spoone and powre upon it a little Ptisan or juyce of Lymons and mixe it together and so take it. Also I give you to know, that the best Bezoar will cost but two pence the graine; and I councell those that hold the vul∣gar opinion, that it is good against small Pocks, Measells, Feavers, Purples, and many other diseases to buy it at the druguists, two drams or halfe anounce you may have a dram for seven shillings, & it will serve for your family and to give to the poor seeing it costes so little.

The manner to make Hydro∣mell Simplex.

TAke a pottle of River water, or other good water sixe ounces of good honey, put them into a pipki•• or other cleane vessell, and boyle them, and scum i•• alwayes untill there riseth no more scum, then take it from the fire, and let it coole, and take a quarter of a pint at a time.

To make compounded Hydromell.

FIrst, boyle the medicaments appointed by the Physitian, then straine them, and boyle with them as much honey as shall be needfull.

To make Laxative Ptisan.

TAke an ounce of good Licorish prepared, boyle it in a quart of water and scum it very cleane, and when there riseth no more scum, take it from the fire and infuse in it all night halfe an ounce of good Sene, and a dramme of Fenill seeds inclosed and tyed in a linnen cloath; the morning following you shall straine it and drinke a good glasse full, taking two houres af∣ter a potringer of cleare thin broath.

If you will have the Ptisan stronger, instead of a quart of water put a pint.

Another Laxative Ptisan.

TAke a handfull of French Barly prepared, Rasped Harts horne and Ivory of each a pugill, tie the said rasping in a linnen cloath, put them in a pint and a halle of good water and boyle them, and in the end put to them an ounce of good Licorish prepared, then being well scummed put to infuse the Sene and Fenill seeds as aforesaid.

In summer you shall take a quantity of River wa∣ter

and put it into a pot or boule with halfe an ounce of prepared Liquorish, and two drammes of good Sene, and a dramme of Fenill seeds, then poure it out of one pot or boule into another many times, and then let it settle and so use it.

If you would take this in a morning, it were better to let it infuse all night and the said Ptisan would be better.

You may also inclose a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small slices with a little Cinnamon, or as much of A∣garicke with a little Ginger to infuse with it, but let it be with the counsell of your Physitian.

A Laxative Ptisan, with Sene, Rubarbe, and Agaricke.

TAke three quarters of a pint of good water, in the which boyle and scum as is aforesaid an ounce of Licorish, then take it from the fire and infuse in it all night a little bag with halfe an ounce of Sene and Anniseeds, in the which inclose also the weight of a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe with a little Cinna∣mon, and as much Agaricke with a little Ginger brui∣sed, the morning following straine it and presse it through a linnen cloath, and this shall be for twice taking.

Another Laxative Ptisan with Cassia and Sene.

TAke an ounce of Licorish prepared, the which being boyled in a pint and a halfe of water and well scummed untill there riseth no more scum, then you shall put into it the Cassia with the seeds, being drawne out of two ounces of Cassia in the Cane, then take it from the fire, and infuse in it all night the bag

with halfe an ounce of Sene and Fenill seeds, the mor∣row morning straine it and take a good glasse full at a time.

That it was spoken of before concerning this, who could not take neither Clysters nor Suppositories, and if their bodies be very solid, and that they take a good glasse of this Ptisan and it doth not cause them to goe to stoole, (which hapneth but seldome) they may take another glasse at night about foure or five a clocke, and another the next morning, taking two houres after some thin warme broath.

Also with the advice of a Physitian one might take this Ptisan three dayes together morning and evening, take two houres after some warme broath.

The excellency of these Ptisans.

MOreover I certifie you that these Ptisans are of most excellent vertue, as well for the rich as for the poore, for they cost but little as you see, and they are of great effect serving for purging medicines and for Clysters, being easie to take because of the Lico∣rish which taketh away the ill taste of the medica∣ments, without hindring their operation; therefore you ought to pray for those that invented them, and for those that gives you the knowledge of making them in your owne house with ease, and yet you ought not to make them without the advice of a Phy∣sitian.

To make water of Cassia.

TAke halfe a quartern of Cassia in the Cane, the which you shall open and put it with the seeds into a pipkin with a pint of faire water, and put to it a dramme and a halfe of Cinnamon bruised, boyle

them a little, then straine them, and let it coole, and take a good glasse full at a time; you may also boyle with the said Cassia and ounce of Tama∣rinds, and a dram or two of Rubarbe cut in small pieces.

One might easily by this methode make the deco∣ctions of Guaicum Sursaparillae, and others for those diseases which ought not to be divulged in the curing; the which for the honour and health of the diseased needeth not so many testifyings, the Physitian & Chy∣rurgion are onely those necessaries keeping silence in their mouths: The difference of these things are only for the preparation of the medicaments, and the time they ought to be in infusion and in boyling, which is a small matter and little paine and easily prepared:

To make water of Rubarbe.

TAke halfe a pint of water, put it into a pipkin or some other cleane vessell, and put into it a dram of Rubarbe cut into small pieces with a little Cinna∣mon bruised, boyle them two or three walmes and straine them and use it.

You may also boyle in the said water the roots of China and Licorish raspd Harts horne and Ivory, and being a little boyled take them from the fire, and put into it the Rubarbe and Cinnamon to infuse.

Also if you will, after the said ingredients are boy∣led and strained, you may put in the Rubarbe and Cinnamon to infuse, and take it not out untill the wa∣ter be very faire and well coloured.

To make the said water of Rubarbe more purging, you may put into the cloath with the Rubarbe a dram or two of good Sene.

To make a decoction of Sene purgative.

TAke halfe an ounce of good Sene, a dramme of Anniseeds, infuse them all night in a quarter of a pint of water in a porringer neere the fire, and in the morning straine it through a cloath and put into it the juyce of a Lymon, and then put it into as much more pottage or broath, and take it fasting.

There are those that infuses their Sene in verjuyce, but it is better to infuse it in juyce of Lymons, for the verjuyce is astringent and hinders the working of the Physicke, but the juyce of Lymons is Laxa∣tive.

A purging decoction of Sene for the poore.

THe poore which hath not the commodity to prepare it of this fashion, shall take halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fenill seed, and infuse it all night in a little hot water or Ptisan, and in the morning straine it, and with some pottage drink it.

The manner to make and prepare Laxative and purging medicines of divers fa∣shions, and with little trouble.

TAke halfe an ounce of good Sene, a dramme of Fenill seeds, put them into a porringer and poure upon them a quarter of a pint of water, and let them infuse all night neere the fire, and in the morning straine and presse them, and when it is strained mixe with it an ounce of syrup of Damask Roses, and take it luke-warme fasting in the morning, and two houres after take a porringer of warme broath, and keep your chamber all that day.

Another Laxative medicine.

TAke halfe an ounce of Sene with the Fenill seeds, being infused all night, then straine it and mixe with it an ounce and a halfe of syrup of Damask Ro∣ses; you may also infuse the Sene and Anniseeds in Ptisan ordinary.

Another medicine Laxative compounded with Syrup of Roses, Sene, Ru∣barbe and Agaricke.

TAke halfe an ounce of Sene, a dramme of Fenill seeds, infuse them and boyle them a little in a quar∣ter of a pint of Ptisan or Barly water, then straine it and presse it hard, in the which being strained, you shall infuse in it two drammes of Agaricke rasped with a little Ginger, and a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces, and in the morning boyle it a lit∣tle, and straine it, and in the decoction which is strai∣ned, dissolve an ounce of good Syrup of Damaske Roses, the which you shall take in the morning, and two houres after take a porringer of warme broath and keep the house all day.

A Laxative medicine made with a decoction of Roots, Hearbs, Sene, Cassia, Rubarb, and Syrup of Damask Roses.

TAke two or three roots of wilde Succory, scrape them and take out the pith, take also three or foure roots of Fenill and Parsley and prepare them in the said fashion, three drammes of Licorish prepared.

Take also Agrimony, Betony, Scolopendry, Bug∣losse, Burrage, and Purslaine, and Lettice, of each halfe a handfull.

You may put away the seeds and flowers, and

wash them all very well, then boyle them very well in a pipkin or earthen pot in sufficient quantity of wa∣ter, boyling first the roots, then put in the hearbs, and then the flowers and seeds with the Licorish, then take a sufficient quantity of this decoction strained to make this medicine following.

Take halfe an ounce of good Sene and a dramme of Anniseeds pu•• them into a porringer and put with it the Cassia which is taken out of halfe a quartern of the Cane, a dramme and a halfe of Rubarbe cut in small pieces, then poure a quantity of the decoction seething hot upon them, and cover the porringer, and let it stand all night in the chimney corner, in the morning you shall boyle them a little upon a chaffing dish of coales, and then straine it through a white linnen cloath, and in that which is strained mixe an ounce of Syrup of Damask Roses, and so take it in the morning fasting keeping your chamber as is a∣foresaid.

An easier manner to make the said medicine.

TAke the said Sene and Fenill seeds, boyle them in the said decoction, or infuse them in the decocti∣on three or foure houres in some warme place; then straine and squeeze it, and then put in the Rubarbe and Cassia and let them infuse all night, and then straine it and mixe with it the Syrup of Damaske Roses.

You may keepe these medicaments to boyle in a decoction for a Clyster, and then straine it, and mixe with it red Sugar, Honey, Butter, or other things pro∣per for the same which is very good.

This medicine above written is better then if there were Diacatholicon double, or Syrup of Succorie with Rubarbe.

That if you cannot get the roots and hearbs be∣fore mentioned, you may take Barly water or ordi∣nary Ptisan.

Another Laxative medicine.

TAke a dramme of Anniseeds, and halfe an ounce of Sene, boyle them in a quantity of Ptisan, then straine it and mixe with it halfe an ounce of Diacatho∣licon doubled with Rubarbe, a dramme and a halfe of Diaphaeni••um, and an ounce of Syrup of Damask Ro∣ses, and take it as is before written.

A medicine for those which are strong bodies and rusticke.

TAke halfe an ounce of Sene, a dramme of Fenill seeds, infuse them all night in a quantity of Ptisan or Barly water, then straine it and mixe with it three drammes or halfe an ounce of Electuarium Diacar∣thum; with an ounce of Syrup of Roses.

A Laxative medicine for those that are soluble.

TAke halfe an ounce of Sene and a dramme of Fe∣nill seeds, infuse them a in sufficient quantity of wa∣ter, then straine it and infuse in that which is strained all night a dramme of Rubarbe cut in small pieces, then straine it and mixe with it two ounces of fine Su∣gar to make it pleasing, and take it.

A Laxative medicine for little chil∣dren at nurse.

TAke halfe an ounce of Syrup of Succory with Ru∣barb, and let it take it with twice as much Ptisan.

Also you may infuse all night a dramme of Sene in a little Ptisan, and Sugar it a little, and so let him take it.

Otherwise you may infuse all night in a little Pti∣san or water sugred, then straine it in the morning and let them take it as aforesaid.

To make a Bolus of Cassia.

TAke sixe ounces of Cassia in the Cane, draw it, and extract it with the decoction of Fenill seeds as followeth.

Take halfe an ounce of Fenill seeds, boyle them a little and poure them into a porringer; then lay a searce over the porringer, and so pulpe your Cassia, through which being done you may take out with a spoone, and then you may wrap them up in bits with Sugar, and so put them in wafers soaked in water or wine, and some two houres after take some warme broath or the decoction of Sene, which followeth.

The night before you take the Bolus, put in infusi∣on halfe an ounce of Sene, and a dramme of Fenill seeds in sufficient quantity of water and juyce of Ly∣mons.

The morrow morning two houres after you have taken your Bolus, you shall straine this decoction and mixe with your broath, and so take it keeping your chamber all day.

Also you may mixe with the extracted Cassia a dram of good Rubarbe in powder.

That when one mundifieth the Cassia upon the breath of the decoction of Anniseeds or Fenill seeds, it hinders the fuming of the Cassia into the head which many times causeth sicknesse.

A Bolus of Cassia to purge the reines, and refreshing.

EXtract as much Cassia as is aforesaid, mixing with it a dramme of powder of Licorish, and then take it in bits in a spoone, and two houres after take some warme broath in the which you shall put the juyce of a Lymon.

A Bolus of Cassia with Turpentine for the Gonorrhaea.

TAke as much Cassia extracted as is aforesaid, and mixe with it with a knife or Spatule of wood two drammes of Venice Turpentine not washt, and wrap it up into bits, and so put it into wafers and swallow it downe, and take some broath as is aforesaid.

Another Bolus of Cassiae.

TAke an ounce of extracted Cassia, which being extracted mixe with it two drammes of diaprunes, and make it into bits and take it as is aforesaid.

Another Bolus for children at nurse.

TAke three drammes of extracted Cassia newly ex∣tracted, and dissolve it in a little broath and then let them swallow it.

A Bolus for the poore.

TAke an ounce and a halfe of Electuar: Lenetiv: and swallow it two houres before you take broath.

Another.

TAke an ounce of Catholicon doubled with Ru∣barbe, two drammes of Di•• prun: Laxat•• mixe them together and take them as afore mentioned.

Another Bolus for the poore.

TAke an ounce of Electuar: Lenetiv: two drams of Dia pran: Laxat: or as much of Dia phenic: mixe them together with the point of a knife, and then swallow it down two houres before you take broath.

To make Vomits.

THat the best time to take vomits is when the sto∣mack is full; that is two say after you have ea∣ten, for that will cause you to vomit with more case, and to void the excrements from the bottome of the stomacke.

A common Vomit.

TAke twelve spoonfulls of warme water, and three or foure spoonefulls of oyle of Olives, or two ounces of fresh Butter melted, drinke them, and now and then, put your finger in your mouth that the vo∣mit shall not stay to long upon the stomack.

Another Vomit.

TAke three or foure Radishes, wash them and bruise them; halfe an ounce of Mallow seeds be∣ing bruised also, boyle them in a porringer or two of water untill three quarters be consumed, then straine it, and mixe with it a little oyle or fresh Butter, and so take it.

A Vomit which is stronger.

TAke seven or eight greene leaves of Cabaret, beate them, and juyce them, and mixe with the juyce two or three times as much white wine, and drinke it warme.

To make Chewings or Masticatories.

THe ordinariest and easiest of all is to take onely Masticke and chew it in your mouth, and you

shall feele the rheume fall from your head into your mouth, which you must spit out and use this fa∣sting.

Another.

INcorporate the said Masticks with a little waxe mel∣ted, and never so little oyle with a little powder of pepper, Pellitorie, and Stafes-acre, and make pills, the which take one fasting as is aforesaid to draw better the humidities from the head.

Another.

TAke Pepper and Pellitory of each a dramme and a halfe, put them in powder, and mixe them with honey, and cut them in pieces about the bignesse of a Beane, and let them dry in the shade, and then use them as above.

To make Gargarismes.

TAke ordinary Ptisan as before written, wash and Gargarize the mouth and throat luke-warme, and if you will you may mixe with it an ounce of honey.

Another Gargarisme.

TAke a quantity of Barly water and mixe with it three or foure spoonefulls of Vineger and use it.

Another.

TAke a handfull of Barly well pickt and washt: Agrimony, Plaintaine, dry Roses, wash the hearbs and cleanse them, then boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water; first boyle the Barly a little, and then the hearbs untill halfe be consumed, then dissolve in it two or three spoonfulls of honey, and as much of syrup of Mulberries, and use it.

A Gargarisme to mollifie the heart and mouth.

TAke thirty sweet Almonds, peele them, and beate them in a morter, pouring upon them by little and little as you beate them a quarter of a pint of warme water, then presse them through a cloath, and put that which is pressed into a porringer, and let it in∣fuse all night in the chimney corner, and then use it if you will have it more agreeable, you may dissolve some sugar in it.

An Anodine Gargarisme for the poore.

GArgarize your mouth and throat very well with milk hot from the Cow.

A Gargarisme Astringent and Repereussive.

TAke a handfull of French Barly, Plaintaine, Pe∣ncroyall, and bramble tops, of each a handfull, boyle them in a sufficient quantity of water, untill it commeth to halfe a pint, straine it and mixe with it two or three ounces of Surup of Mulberries and use it.

To make and prepare Emulcions.

An Emul∣cion for to refresh the reines, and for the sharpnesse of Vrine.

TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds, peele them and put them into a marble morter, and beate them with a wooden pestle, pouring by a little and a little upon them some warme Barly water, then put to them two drammes of each of the foure greater cold seeds, beate them all very well, powring still up∣on them a little warme Barly water untill it come to

a pint, then straine and presse it very hard through a linnen cloath, and in that which is strained dissolve two or three ounces of fine Sugar, and two ounces of juyce of Lymons, and take it at three times two houres after you have eaten; and if the paine of the reines continue, you shall beate with the Almonds two drams of white Popie seeds, or a dram of Lettice seeds, and as much of Poppies.

That when you make your Emulcion, you must beat your seeds very well with a little warme Barly water, before you put in your Almonds.

An easier way to make an Emulcion which is ordinary.

TAke halfe an ounce of Gourd seeds, and as many of Cowcumber seeds, put them into a marble morter, (being very well picked) and beate them very well with a wooden pestle, pouring by little and lit∣tle some warme Barly water, then beate two ounces of sweet Almonds peeled, powring more water as is aforesaid; beating of them very well, and straine and presse them very hard, that there may be strained the quantity of a pint strained.

To make Almond Milke.

TAke two ounces of sweet Almonds, peele them and beat them in a Marble morter as is aforesaid, powring now and then upon them a little and a little warme water, untill there bee a about halfe a pint, then straine and presse it very hard through a cleane white cloath; then take that which is strained and put it into a little pipkin, and boyle it upon a fier without smoake, that it be neither to thick nor to thin, then dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar, and a graine

or two of salt for to give it a taste, and take it at night at the houre of sleepe about nine or ten a clock.

There are those that put Ptisan and Barly water in the place of common water, but it maketh the Almonds more rough, so that it will not be pleasing to some delicates.

There are those also that doe beate with the Al∣monds the crumme of a new white loase to make it more white and nourishing, which you may doe if you please.

Also in great heat of the reines we use to put and beate with the Almonds a dramme of white Poppie seeds, but you must beate them well before you put in your Almonds.

To make a Hordest or mundified Barly.

TAke two ounces of French Barly, boyle it upon a cleare fire in three quarters of a pint of water three or foure houres, untill that there bee but a por∣ringer of liquor left, then straine it without pressing the Barly; then peele and beate in the morter two ounces of sweet Almonds, pouring this liquor upon them as aforesaid, then straine and presse them ve∣ry hard, and boyle it a little, and dissolve in it two ounces of fine Sugar, and take it when you goe to bed.

There are those also that beats their Barly in the morter with the Almonds, and presse it hard, which you may doe if you please.

To make Tablets or Lozinges of Sugar of Roses.

TAke halfe a pound of fine white Sugar, and foure ounces of good Damask Rose water, put them to∣gether

into a skillet and boyle it very well upon a soft cleare fire, untill it come to the consistance; which you shall know by taking a little upon the end of the Spatule, and let it fall downe into the skillet againe, and there will be a long thred; or put a little upon the handle of the skillet and it will grow hard: Second∣ly, take a trencher and put a little upon it, and when it is cold, if it bee hard it is enough: Thirdly, drop three or foure drops upon the ground, and if you can take it up that it stick not to the ground it is enough, then poure it all upon a Marble stone or upon a table well rubd, strowing upon the table or stone a little starch in powder through a bolter or linnen cloath, and so forme your Lozinges to make them red, you may stirre very well in it two drammes of red Rose leaves in powder.

To make a frontall or binding for the paines of the head, caused of cold.

TAke leaves of Sage, Rosemary, Betony, and Balme, of each halfe a handfull, boyle them very well in white wine, or halfe wine and halfe water, then beate them in a morter, and put them betwixt two linnen cloaths, and bind them hot upon the temples.

A frontall or binding to cause rest.

TAke Betony, red Roses, white Lillies, and Vio∣lets, of each a Pugill; white Poppie, and Lettice seeds of each two drams, beate them all in a morter to powder; beginning with the Poppie and Lettice seeds, and then with the hearbs and flowers, and this powder you may incorporate with oxirrhodin; and apply it hot betwixt two cloaths as is aforesaid, you may also incorporate them with oyntment of Roses.

Another refreshing to cause rest.

TAke a handfull of new dry Roses, or of those of Rose Cakes if they be not burnt, beate them very well in a morter, and incorporate them with oxicrat: warme that it may bee something thin, then bind it betweene two cloaths warme upon the forehead and temples as before; if there be any new fresh Letti∣ces or Purslaine, you may beate halfe a handfull with them.

Another.

TAke a piece of Rose Cake which is not burnt, and cut it with a paire of Scissers just the length and breadth of the forehead, then soake it in a platter up∣on the fire with oxicrat: and bind it hot as is afore∣said.

Another.

ANnoint the forehead and temples with oynt∣ment of Populeon; being well anointed take a cloath and dip it three or foure times in oxicrat: hot, and then squeeze and bind it upon the temples; the oxicrat: is made as followeth.

To make Oxicrat.

OXicrat is composed of vineger and water, but be∣cause the vineger hath not alwayes the same pro∣perty, for sometimes it is weake, and sometimes to strong, it is hard to write of the quantity, but you may take upon sixe parts of water, one of vineger, but the ordinary use is to take as much vineger as water which is best.

To make Oxirrhodinum.

TAke foure spoonfulls of good oyle of Roses, two spoonfulls of good Rose water, and a spoonfull of

vineger, mixe them well together, and your oxirrhod is done, which when you goe to use, warme it well in a porringer, and rub the party with it, tying up∣on it a dry cloath, or soake in the said oxirrhod or oxicrat.

Another.

TAke three ounces of oyle of Roses, and an ounce of vineger, mixe them together, and use them as before written.

To make Hydreleum.

THe said Hydreleum is made, mixing sixe parts of water and one of oyle together.

To make Epithemes.

An Epitheme refreshing the parts which are temper'd with heat.

TAke halfe a pint of oxicrat before written, put it in a basen and set it upon a chasing dish of coales, being hot dip a linnen cloath into three or foure times, and squeeze it, and clap it hot upon the place affected, and lay another dry cloath upon it, and when that be∣gins to be cold, be ready with another, and so do halfe a dozen times.

This Epitheme is of great virtue, and better then those which are made with distilled water or pow∣ders, for they are hot of themselves.

A Corroborant and refreshing Epitheme, for hot bellies in lingring Feavers.

TAke Suckory, Sage, and their roots; Agrimony, Purslaine, Plantaine, and Endive, of each a hand∣full; red Rose leaves halfe an handfull, boyle them all very well according to order in a pint and a halfe of water, being first washed and made cleane, boyle

them to three quarters of a pint of water, then straine it and mixe with it sixe or seven spoonfulls of vineger of Roses or common vineger, applying it hot with cloaths upon all the belly as is aforesaid.

An Epitheme to lay upon the region of the heart in malignant and pesti∣lent Feavers.

TAke a Citron or Lymon peele, cut it in small pie∣ces, and infuse it an houre or two in a quarter of a pint of good Rose water, then straine it and mixe with it the juyce of a Citron or Lymon and it is done; which you shall apply three or foure times a day with linnen cloaths as is aforesaid; if you mixe with the said Epitheme a dramme or two of Venice Treacle it will be very excellent.

Another for the same.

TAke two handfulls of Medowsweet, and as much of Scabios and Divells bit; seeds of Citron, Car∣duus, Benedict, and Alkekeng, of each halfe an ounce, wash and cleanse the hearbs, and boyle them in a pint and a halfe of water, and a little after put in the seeds being bruised, then boyle them to halfe a pint, being strained dissolve in it the juyce of a Lymon, and two or three spoonefulls of vineger of Roses, and the said Treacle, the which you shall use as before.

An Epitheme against the coldnesse of the heart.

TAke a quarter of a pint of strong wine, that is to say Claret or White wine, warme it very well upon the fire and use it with linnen cloaths as be∣fore.

You may also instead of Wine use good Aqua∣vitae

with the councell of a Physitian.

To make Sternatutories or sneesing powder.

TAke a little white Hellibor or Euphorbium in in powder, snuffe it up into your nostrills out of a piece of a pen or quill.

To make Fumes and Perfumes.

An excellent perfume to cast a sent in a cham∣ber and against the ill aire.

TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of good Rose wa∣ter, tenne or twelve cloves bruised, foure or five little pieces of Lymon or Orange peele, put them all together upon a chafing dish of coales in a porringer, and put them in the middle of the chamber, or in any other place, and the vapour will rise and give a good sent and throwe out the evill aire.

Another Perfume.

TAke seven or eight spoonefulls of vineger, foure or five bits of Lymon or Orange peele, fourteene or fifteen Cloves bruised, put them together in a plat∣ter upon a Chasing-dish of coales as before.

This last perfume is not so odoriferous as the for∣mer, but it is very good.

That you must not boyle the said medicament, but put them upon so much fire as will raise the va∣pour.

There are made divers perfumes for divers diseases, with roots, hearbs, seeds, &c. the which the Physitian will shew you.

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.

TAke 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, 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, 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, but it is an excel∣lent thing against all sorts of pestilentiall and other Apostumes, changing it twice a day.

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.

TAke 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.

TAke 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.

TAke 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.

TAke 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, 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, 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.

To make Colyrium or Eye-waters.

A Colyrium against gravell or any filth in the eyes:

TAke three spoonfulls of white wine, and as much water; the weight of a crowne of Aloes hepatic: in powder, mixe them together and make a Colyri∣um, and with some soft linnen cloaths wash and bathe the eyes, and soake the cloathes in the said liquor, and lay upon the eyes.

A Colyrium for the paine of the eyes.

TAke the quantity of a little Beane of white Vitre∣ol or Copperas in powder, put it into a saucer with three or foure spoonefulls of faire water; the Copperas being melted you shall use it as followeth: Take of this water with the end of your finger, and drop three or foure drops into your eye, stirring your eye, that it may runne about your eye, this do two or three times a day.

A Refrigeretive Colyrium for the beginning of a fluxion or blacknesse.

TAke Plantaine, and rose water, of each three or foure spoonfulls, the white of a new laid egge, beate and malaxe them together in a dish, and it is done; in the which being warme soake linnen raggs and bind about the forehead and the eye round, the same side you may also use Plantaine water alone, or Rose water, or both together.

To make Vesicatories.

TAke a dramme of the flies called Cancharides beate them in a morter to powder and mixe with it the double quantity of Vnguent: Basilicon: and use it; take a little of the said confection and spread

it upon a linnen cloath or Taffetie and so apply it.

Another.

TAke halfe a dramme of the said Flies in powder, and beate with it three drams of good Leven and put to it a spoonfull or two of good vineger, and use it as before.

Another.

TAke a dramme of good Mustard, and halfe a dram of the said Flies in powder, beate them together in a morter with halfe an ounce of leaven and a spoon∣full of vineger, and use it as before.

Be sure that after you have made these things in in the morter, that you wash the morter and pestle with hot water.

An excellent preservative against the Plague.

TAke a good Citron or Lymon weighing foure ounces, cut it in small slices round, then put it into a skillet or other cleane vessell, with halfe a pint of Medow-sweet water, or Cardus, or Scabios water, boyle it untill all the water be almost consumed, stir∣ring of it still with a spoone for feare of burning; then take it and beate it very well in a Marble morter with a wodden pestle, beating and adding unto it foure ounces of conserves of red Roses, & two drams of good Venice Treacle, and as much of confection of Hyacinth: all being well mixed together, put them into a galley-pot, and take every morning the quanti∣ty of a dramme upon the point of a knife, fasting two houres after: and let children take the quantity of halfe a dramme; as soone as you have swallowed it, drinke a good glasse of oxicrat, or three parts of wa∣ter

and one of Wine:

And when you feare you have caught some evill infection, dissolve twenty graines of the said Treacle in oxicrat, or in wine and water, and keep your selfe warme.

Washings for the leggs and feete to provoke sleepe.

TAke tenne or twelve Lettices, five or sixe handfulls of Vine leaves, five or sixe Poppie heads; being broken and cut, boyle them all together in a sufficient quantity of water; being boyled take it from the fire and poure them into a large vessell, where let the par∣ty wash and bathe his leggs and feete the space of halfe an houre, beginning above, and so bathing downwards with the said ingredients, then let there be warme linnen cloaths bound about the parties legs and feet and so put in bed.

Of Bathes.

EVery one knoweth now adayes to make and pre∣pare Bathes, and halfe Bathes of hot water; ther∣fore I will not speake of this much, but only this; many times according to divers diseases the Physiti∣ans prescribe many sorts of Bathes, made with roots, seeds, hearbs, &c. which being well boyled are poured into a large vessell for the party to bathe with.

Touching the Hot-houses or dry Baths, any Phy∣sitian will direct you to them.

A Treatise or Catalogue of those Instruments which the rich ought to have in their houses.

• FIrst two syringes or bladders fitted with pipes to give Clysters, the one for great folks, and the o∣ther for children:
• A little brasse pot to keepe a Clyster in, and to warme it in.
• Another bladder and boxe pipe to lend charitably to the poore.
• Two sieves, one very fine to straine medicines, and the other to straine decoctions.
• But in stead of the said sieves you may use white linnen cloaths fitting.
• Two pulping sieves, the one to pulp Cassia, Prunes, Tamarinds, &c. And the other to pulpt roots, hearbs, &c. for Cataplasmes.
• A set of weights of sixteene ounces in the pound, and a paire of scales to weigh the medicaments.
• Two Spatuls of iron, one bigger then another.
• One woodden Spatule.
• A Marble morter with a pestle of wood.
• A brasse morter with an iron pestle or a pestle of the same.
• A lesser morter with a pestle as before.
• Pots, Pipkins, Skillets, Basons, &c. To make Pti∣sans, decoctions, &c.

A Catalogue of those Medicaments which the rich ought to have in their houses.

• A Pound of good Sene of Levant.
• Foure ounces of good Rubarbe.
• ...

• Foure ounces of good Agaricke.
• Two pound of good Cassia.
• Halfe a pound of good Tamarinds.
• A pound of Electuar: Lenetiv:
• A pound of good Catholicon.
• Foure ounces of Diaphaenicum:
• Foure ounces of Benedict: Laxat:
• Foure ounces of Hiera Diacolocynthid.
• Foure ounces of Diaprun: Laxat:
• Halfe a pound of Lozinges of Diacarthami:
• A quantity of Pills of three or foure sorts.
• Foure pound of good common honey.
• A pound of honey of Roses.
• A pound of honey of Violets.
• A pound of honey of Mercury.
• Two pound of red Sugar.
• Three or foure pound of fine Sugar.
• Halfe a pound of Syrup of Poppies.
• A pound of Syrup of Violets.
• A pot of Syrup of Maidenhaire.
• Halfe a pound of Syrup of Quinces.
• Halfe a pound of Syrup of Mulberries.
• A pound of Syrup of Damask Roses.
• Halfe a pound of Syrup of Succory with Ru∣barbe.
• A pecke of French Barly.
• Foure ounces of Anniseeds.
• Foure ounces of Fenill seeds.
• A pound of Linseeds.
• A pound of Faenugrecke.
• Foure ounces of each of the greater cold seeds.
• Foure ounces of Lettice seeds.
• ...

• Foure ounces of white Poppie seeds.
• Foure ounces of Cardus seeds.
• An ounce of common Pepper.
• Nutmegs and Cloves of each an ounce.
• Foure ounces of Cinnamon.
• A pound of sweet Almonds.
• An ounce of Pellitorie.
• Foure ounces of Azarum root.
• Foure ounces of Masticke.
• Halfe an ounce of Vitriole or Copperas.
• Foure ounces of Sal gem.
• Three or foure pound of good Licorish.
• Halfe a pound of red Rose leaves and as many Violets.
• Cammomill and Mellilote flowers of each a suffi∣cient quantity.
• Foure ounces of raspt Harts-horne.
• A pint of Rose water:
• A pint of Plantaine water:
• A pint of Carduus water.
• A pint of vineger of Roses.
• Two ounces of confect: Hyacinth.
• Two or three ounces of good Treacle.
• An ounce of confection Alkermes.
• A dramme of good Bezoar.
• Foure ounces of yellow waxe.
• Foure ounces of white waxe.
• Three ounces of unquen: Populeon.
• Three ounces of unguen: Rosat.
• Foure ounces of Venice Turpentine.
• Two pound of oyle of Olives.
• A pound of oyle of Roses.
• ...

• A pound of oyle of Violets.
• A pound of oyle of Quinces.
• Oyle of Cammomill, Lillies, Rue and Walnuts of each a pound.

A Charitable and notable advertisement to the publike.

IT is necessary for all sorts of people to keepe by them a syringe or bladder, and pipe to give Cly∣sters, and to make or cause to bee made the said Cly∣sters in their houses; for what disease soever hapneth or ariveth there, is nothing so proper at the first as a Clyster; but if your servant or any other unto you belonging, should give a Clyster to any one sicke of the Plague, Poxe, Measells, Purples, Dissentery, small Poxe, Vlcers, Sores, Boyles, or any other pestiferous disease; or should lend it to any that should doe the like, and come and give you a Clyster with the same pipe without washing and cleansing any of the said dicases, would be upon you in lesse then an houre af∣ter, and to all your family; therefore see the pipe well warmed, washed and cleansed, before you take the said Clyster, and lend your pipe to none but to those that you know very well.

Notes

• This Clyster being very good com∣meth but to 7. pence.
• This Clyster commeth to 6. pence.
• This Clyster commeth to 6. pence.
• This Clyster commeth to 3. pence.
• This Clyster commeth to 2. pence.
• This Clyster commeth to 4. pence.
• This Clyster 4. pence.
• This Clyster 2. pence ob.
• This Clyster 4 pence.
• This Clyster 3. pence.
• This Clyster 6. pence.
• This with the Sugar of Ro∣ses 8. pence.
• Note.
• This Clyster 20. pence.
• This Clyster a shilling.
• This Clystes 10. pence.
• Note.
• Note.
• Note.
• Each supposi∣torie cōmeth to 2. pence ob.
• Each supposi∣torie a halfe penny.
• Each supposi∣torie a halfe penny.
• Each a halfe penny.
• Note.
• Note.
• This Infusion commeth to 6. pence.
• This Iniect∣on with the sy∣rup 10. pence.
• Each Injecti∣on 2. pence.
• Note.
• This pessarie 2 pence.
• This pessarie 3. pence.
• This Ptisan 3. pence.
• The best Be∣zar 2. pence the graine.
• This Hydro∣mell 4. pence.
• This Ptisan 6. pence.
• Note.
• Each taking will amount to 2. pence.
• Note.
• This water 4 pence.
• This water 6. pence.
• This 6. pence.
• This decocti∣on 6. pence.
• This medi∣cine 8. pence.
• This medi∣cine 10 pence.
• This medi∣cine 18. pence.
• This medi∣cine 2. shill.
• Note.
• Note.
• This 6. pence.
• This medi∣cine 14. pence.
• This medi∣cine 2. pence.
• This 2. pence.
• This 4. pence.
• This Bolus 18. pence.
• There will be an ounce and halfe.
• This decocti∣on 2. pence.
• Note.
• This Bolus 18. pence.
• This Bolus 18. pence.
• This Bolus 12. pence.
• This 4. pence.
• This 8. pence.
• This 8. pence.
• This Bolus 8. pence.
• Note.
• This vomit 2. pence.
• This 2. pence.
• This 2. pence.
• This 1. penny.
• This 4▪
• This 2. pence
• This 1. pen•• halfe penny.
• This 1. penny
• This 4. pence
• This 3. pence.
• This 9 pence.
• Note.
• This 6. pence.
• This 6. pence.
• This Frontall 3. pence.
• This 2. pence.
• This 1. penny.
• This 1. penny.
• This oxirrhod 4. pence.
• This 4. pence.
• This Epithem 1. penny.
• This with the Treacle 18. pence.
• This 16. pence
• This 1. penny.
• This 1. penny, or 2. pence.
• This 4. pence.
• This 3. pence.
• Note.
• Note.
• These two bags 6. pence.
• This 2. pence.
• This Cata∣plasme 4. pence.
• Note.
• Note.
• This 8. pence.
• This 4. pence.
• This 2. pence.
• This 4. pence.
• Note.
• This Cerat 9. pence.
• This Colyri∣um 2. pence.
• This 1. penny.
• This 3. pence.
• Each Vessi∣cate 1. penny.
• Each 1. penny.
• Each 1. penny.
• This 6. pence.