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.
John XXI, Pope, d. 1277., Llwyd, Humphrey, 1527-1568., Diocles, of Carystus. Epistola de secunda valetudine tuenda. English., Hippocrates.

❧ Remedies. Capi. xiii.

THe ioyce of wild Cucūmere leaues,* taketh away ye grefe of the eares.

Take and put the grene wood of an Asshe in the fyere, and saue the licour that cometh out at the end of the same & put it into thyne eares it causeth the payne of ye eares to cea∣se and amendeth the hearinge.

Stampe earth wormes, the egges of Emetes & ye leaues of Rue toge∣ther and being sodden in oyle stray¦ne them & let faull one drop of that oyle being warme into thyne eare it Page  [unnumbered] restoreth agayn the hearing, beinge ons loste.

Put oyle & scalion seed together, and mēgle therto the ioyce of lekes, and wormewod, and womās milke seeth them ouer the coles & strayne it, and put one drop into thyne eare and stop it fast with silke in the mor¦ning, after six howers, take it out, & tourne the sore eare downward and washe it gently, it is a goodly expe∣rymente.

Item in a hote cause, lettis made in a playster is much worth. Hemp tow dipt in the white of an egge is very good it is proued.

Item wormes of the earth stāpte with Rose water and applied to the eare are very good also.

Item hote water with womans mylke only, applied for a plaster is of much efficacy.

*Item yf a litle stone or a grayne or anye suche like thinge faull into a Page  [unnumbered] mans eare, let one person or other put hys mouth to the eare & let him blowe into it strongely and a good while, and after set to hys mouth a¦gayn and sucke.

Yf a worme haue crepte into a mans eare, drop therunto of ye ioyce of the ryndes of nuttes or of the lea¦ues of a peache tre.

Arype aple yt hath a good sauour is to be applied vnto the eare being warme somewhat openyd on the lo¦wer parte that fasteyneth to the tree & in the mornyng yu shalt find ther a worme al to peces through the sa∣uour of the apple.

The oyle of bitter almondes, and the curnel of a peache doth open the eares very much.

Against the wormes of the eares let the ioyce of wormewod be dropt into the eares.

Put the ioyce of Sengrene, oyle o¦liue, the ioyce of a leeke, the milke of Page  [unnumbered] of a woman yt geueth a man childe sucke into a vyole of glasse thre dai¦es & thre nightes setting the mouth open, it is said to restore the hearing wounderful well.

The gall of a Gote put into the eare with ioyce of a Leeke, taketh a∣way the paine in the eare and resto∣ryng the hearynge.

The gal of a Goate and womās mylke temperid wyth honye, and a litle mirhe is a principall medicyne.

Boyle the ioyce of sengrene put in a holowe scallyon in the fyer, & put the ioyce that is strayned therout in to thyne eare, & lay the Onyon ouer the same, in maner of a plaister it is very muche worth in both causes.

*The ioyce of wilde Margeram mixt with womans milke & put in∣to thyne eare takethe awaye payne therof.

The ioyce of Iuy myxt witg com¦mon oyle & put into the eare taketh Page  [unnumbered] away the grefe.

Item Betelles that ar found in ye dounge of beastes grynded & myxt with oyle Roses and the rynde of a Pomegranate, yf the oyle be put in to the eares, and the rest beinge the dreggs be plasterd on, they wil take away the payne of the ears.

Item of a stone,* or a corne fall in to the eare, put into it thynges that wil soften or make easy, & let the pa¦cient alwayes lye on that eare, that if it decline or be coming forthward be euer readi to receaue it, yf not, let him stop his nostrelles and mouth and prouoke himselfe to snees, yf it wyl not be so nether, apply ventose vnto the eare with fyre, then agayn put into ye eare Turbentine or byrd lyue vpon the ende of a stycke, and let it stycke to the eare, yet put it in, and pul it out agayne.

The ioyce of an onyon, with wo∣mans mylke doth wonderfully as∣swadge*Page  [unnumbered] the grefe,

*The ioyce of Betone cast into the eare luke warme, is very profitabl agaynst the payne, deafnes and o∣ther impedymentes of the eares.

Item the fat of a Fox doth great∣ly cure the payne of the eares.

The ioyce of bay leaues distellid in to the eares doth not permyt deaf∣nes, nor other straunge soundes to abyde in the eares.

*Oyle myngled with cinamon is ye most soueraignest thinge of al that delayeth grefe of the eares.

Oyle wherin bitter almondes ha∣ue bē stampt, or oyle of Iuniper, or oyle of ye decoctiō of onyons, or of a radyshe, al & euery of these ar good for eares that haue their grfe of a cold water.

These ioycs kill the wormes of ye eares, the ioyce of wormewood, and the eoyce of peache eaues, or ye ioy∣ce of wyld cucuminer,

Page  [unnumbered]Distell into the eare the fat of an Eele with the ioyce of an onyon & f singrene yt groweth on tyles, put t in luke warme and it taketh awai he deafnes,

Likewise the ioyce of Isop mixt with oyle,* and bloud warme put in∣o the eares taketh awaye the pain∣ul ache of the eares.

Item a perfume of whote Uyne∣ger doth greatli open the eares and oth much good to the hearing for he sharpnes of it.*

Item stampe Amptes egges and train them thorough a clothe and ut ther vnto the ioyce of Swines rasse or Knotgrasse and dystell it nto the eares it helpeth longe conti¦ued deafnes.*

The vryne of a boye poured in o the eare drieth vp the humour of he dyseas and healeth it quicklye. Stamp onyons & comyn wt oyle Page  [unnumbered] and rub the eares & laye it to hote, it wyl take away ye grefe of ye eares

*The fat of frogges instilled 〈◊〉 dropte into the eares taketh away tynkling or sound in them.

*The fat of a Lyon or of a Fo i of much valour agaynst the payn of the eares & all paynes besides.

*The ioyce of creuises myghtly healpeth the grefe of the eares.

The ioice of a willow tre leaues pu into the eares helpeth the hurte.

The fat of a Dormous put into the eares helpeth the grefe therof.

*Take of Alume .ʒ i. Castoreum .ʒ i of salt Peter .ʒ i. & a half, let thē seth in the best wine that may be gotten, then straine it & let the same wine be put into the eares luke warme.

It wold much healpe to anoynte the out syde of the eares & to laye it there in fourme of a playster.

The gaul of an hare made hot with the sewet of a Fox and spick∣arde Page  [unnumbered] healeth deafnes.

Drinke a whole mouse stampt and yxte with wine and Spiknarde, wonderfully healeth an old con∣inued payne of the eares.