The treasury of healthe conteynyng many profitable medycines gathered out of Hypocrates, Galen and Auycen, by one Petrus Hyspanus [and] translated into Englysh by Humfre Lloyde who hath added therunto the causes and sygnes of euery dysease, wyth the Aphorismes of Hypocrates, and Iacobus de Partybus redacted to a certayne order according to the membres of mans body, and a compendiouse table conteynyng the purginge and confortatyue medycynes, wyth the exposicyo[n] of certayne names [and] weyghtes in this boke contayned wyth an epystle of Diocles vnto kyng Antigonus.

Remedies. Capi. lv.

FYrst make a syrupe of the de∣coction of saunders, and the floures of water Lylyes, then let the pacyent auoyde and eschewe all thynges that burne the harte▪ & al that are grosse and hote, and if y^e vitall spirites be in flamid cheflye a¦boue all thynges bringe the pacient in a softe slepe, and let hym smell to Camfore wyth rose water, and vio∣lettes and suche lyke, and minister thynges that cause coldn••s and cō∣fort the hart, as Margarites, & san∣ders, and the scrapynge of Iuorye, or let him be anoyntid wyth oyle of Rosis and Nenufar, vpon the brest and plasture theron cold thinges tē¦perid wyth Uenyger, and it is very good against the heate: if y^e natural spirits be inflamid, take cold syrops

and electuaryes that cause coldnes, as are suger, Rosys, and Uiolet∣tes and plaster the rosys & saūders vpon the lyuer, but if it be of a cold cause beware of letting of bloud, to ingender more cold the••by & specy∣ally if it be wyth a rewme.

Gyue vnto the pacyent rose wa∣ter newlye made myxt wyth suger or violettes, and let hym smel to ba¦syl, yet let him not smel to other swe¦te sauoures, y^t be hote, and in a hote rewmatike cause, let hym vse a cold fomentatyon and oyntment, but chefelye if it come of ouer muche la∣bor, or copulacion or heate of y^e ayre and suche lyke, let the holownes of the hādes and the soules of the fete be anoyntid with oyle of Uyolettes rosys womans mylke, also anoynte the backe bone, the forehead and tē∣ples wyth oyle of rosys, Populion, womans mylke that gyueth a wo∣man chyld sucke, and let hys meate

and drynke be of lyght dygestyon, and cold, but if it be of ouer muche labor or of ouer muche emptines he must be nouryshed wyth resumpti∣ues and confortatyues, yf he cānot swete, this wyl heate him incontinēt and mynister occasion vnto the pa∣cient to swete.

Let the leaues of Sallowe tre & Holyhoke, Uiolettes and rosis, and suche lyke boyle together in water, wherin put a great clothe, and l••t y^e pacyent be wrappyd in the same be¦inge warme and coueryd therwyth tyl he swete, and afterwarde let hym washe his feete armes legges in the same decoctyon.

Item the ioyce of Cucumers w^t oyle of rosys anoyntid vpon y^e pul∣sys and vpon the harte,* 1.1 asswagethe the heate of the Ague.

Platearius had a certayne paciēt destytute of strengthe, and put hym in a bathe of water, wherin sodden

Egges were resoluid and after the bathynge he departyd stronge.

Put a grene Gourde in paste, and bake it in an ouen, and after∣wrynge out the ioyce and put it in∣to a pot and sethe therin Hens fleshe or of some other byrde (fyrste well washte wyth wyne and salt) and a fewe graynes of whete and Barlye Lycorice, gume, of Arabike, dragōs Rosys, floures of water Lylys, fle∣worte, Almondes, of the gume of y^e Almound tree, Basil▪ Reasons, my∣rabolans, Sebesten sede, the sedes of a gourd, Mellon and Cucumer being al clene drest put thē in a pot well closyd wyth claye, and let them boyle tyl the thyrde parte be washid afterwarde strayne it and put suger to the strayner and make a syrupe therof and giue it vnto the pacient, it restoreth very wel, & temperatelye colythe and helthfullye comfortithe fayntinge persons.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Dyosco.