The vertuose boke of distyllacyon of the waters of all maner of herbes with the fygures of the styllatoryes, fyrst made and compyled by the thyrte yeres study and labour of the moste co[n]nynge and famous mayster of phisyke, Master Iherom bruynswyke. And now newly translate[d] out of Duyche into Englysshe Nat only to the synguler helpe and profyte of the surgyens, phisycyens, and pothecaryes, but also of all maner of people, parfytely and in dewe tyme and ordre to lerne to dystyll all maner of herbes, to the profyte, cure, and remedy of all maner dysseases and infirmytees apparant and nat apparant. And ye shall vnderstande that the waters be better than the herbes, as Auicenna testefyeth in his fourthe conon saynge that all maner medicynes vsed with theyr substance, febleth and maketh aged, and weke. Cum gratia et preuilegio regali.
Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512., Andrew, Laurence, fl. 1510-1537.

¶Water of Nightshade Capitulum .c.xciii

S Olatrum vel vua vulpis in latyn. The beste parte and tyme of his dystyllacyon is / whan it berethe grene beryes / than the leues Page  [unnumbered]

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stroped frome the stalkes & dystylled A The same is good agaynste the hynder {per}re of the necke / cloutes wet in the same and layde on the necke in the mornyng at none and nyght eue¦ry daye cōtynuynge than it heleth B The same is good for payne in the hede comynge of hete / whan the hede is often enounted ther with / and let it drye agayne by hym selfe C Clowtes wet in the same water and layd vpon the goute and paralisis / in the mornynge / at none and at nyght two or thre dayes con∣tynuynge ceaseth the payne D Vsed in the forsayde maner is good agaynste the sore named the shoyne. E The same water coleth and sla¦keth all yll hete and sores / It with dryueth also all hete of the bodye / in¦warde and outwarde / dronke of the same in the forsayde maner and clou¦tes wet therin / and thre or foure ty∣mes layde theron betwene daye and nyght F It is also good agaynst payne in the trees / twyse or thryse in a daye cloutes wet therin & layd ther¦on G It is pryncypally good for the hote impostumes / cloutes wet therin & layde thee vpon H It is also good agaynste the payne in the breste / clowtes wet therin / and luke warme layde vpon the breste I The same is good agaynst the payne in the hyppes / clowtes wet therin & layde ther vpon in the mornynge / at none and at nyght K It is good for the throte / in the mornynge / & at nyght gorguled therwith / and clow∣tes wet therein layde ther vpō heleth the throte L The same water is good agaynste all hote swellynges / Dronke of the same / in the mornyng at none / and at nyght / at eche tyme an ounce and a halfe / & clowtes wet therin & layde ther vpon / slaketh the hete and swellynge M The same water coleth and slaketh the he¦te of the lyuer very well / whan clow¦tes or hempe row is wet therin and layde theron / in the mornynge at no¦ne and at neght N It is al∣so good for them that be rente / clow∣tes wet therein and layd theron twy¦se or thryse in a daye O Thre ty¦mes in a daye dronke of the same at eche time an oūce is good for thē that do stret by night in theyr slepe it doth nor hurt nor hynder P In the mornynge & at nyghte dronke of the same / at eche tyme an ounce & a halfe xiiii. dayes cōtynuyng is good for the stone Q A body whiche can not swete shall drynke of the same water & of water of wormwode / of 〈◊〉 ly¦ke / Page  [unnumbered] mured to gyder almost thee oun¦ces / than he shall swete R whan the brestes of women be swolen / thā cloutes wet in the same layd warme ther vpō .ii. or thre dayes cōtynuyng & it shall au••ed s The same s good reperuustium / for it withdcy∣ueth all hote maters & flodes whiche sholde become to an impostume / clou¦tes wet therin / and layd ther vpon twyse in a daye