Approoved medicines and cordiall receiptes with the natures, qualities, and operations of sundry samples. Very commodious and expedient for all that are studious of such knowledge.

MEDICINES Approued, and Tryed.

For the Chollicke, stone, and Strangu∣ry, an excellent perfect medi∣cyne.

TAke fiue, or stre leaues o y^e Hearte called La••re•• and stampe & strayne th•• in Ale, or if they bee 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beate them to Pouder, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 put them in Ale, and l〈…〉〈…〉 the Pacient drynke it firste the morning and all that daye keepe him warme in to•• chamber: for after the receipt thereof th•• Pacient shall be prouoken to d. or ••j. store s〈…〉〈…〉 or more. This ••••a•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Lawrell, is growing in Gardeyns, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 like to M〈…〉〈…〉den, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hath Leaues like to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 called 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sell which groweth out of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and beareth a Berry ••yke toe bygi••••sse 〈◊〉〈◊〉

of Werttes, and is commonly greued to Bullockes for medicines.

THe nexte day, make a pouder of these thinns following, Filipen∣dula, and Sarifrage, of eache an ounce: Coriander seede, Gro∣mell seene, Alexander seede, of eache halfe an ounce: Juie Berries, y^e seede of Brome, of euery an ounce: the B••othe of Elder floures, and the Berries of smothe Holme, of euery an ounce: Annise Seene, Fenell Seede, of euery an ounce: a quarter of an ounce of an Or•• Gall: The Rome of redie berring, halfe an ounce: The Roundes of a Thorne•• fishe, which is a round nut, which you shall finde within the dryckes which stande vpon the Fyshes backe, halfe an ounce: Polinonium, which is a Ferne growing one of an Oake, dryed in pouder, halfe an ounce: beate all these in pouder, and mire them together, and by the space of foure, or fyue Dayes followinge, take euery Daye fastinge a Spoonefull of the sayde Powder in Ale, and drinke thereof, and eate, nor drynke in foure, or v. houres after.

For a childe or man that is burned, or scalded with fire, or water.

TAke an Hen Egge, and roste it vntill it be very hard: and then take out y^e yolke, and bruse it with freshe buter, and anoynte your griefe there with.

For a Copperesle Face, to washe it.

TAke greene and white Copueresse put a quantity in a sancer of water, & warme it ouer the Coales, and as hoate as you can suffer it, anoynte y^e pim••les of your Face therewith, or such partes as are red & and this vse till they be whole.

For an akinge Heade.

TAke a Rose cake, & wet hym wyth Uy∣neger, and put thereunto the pouder o•• a Nutmegge, & the pouder of Cloues, and bynde them to the temples.

For bleeding at the nose, a singuler Medicine.

TAke a Lynaen clothe, and wette it in vynyger, and wrap it about the pri〈…〉〈…〉 members of the pacient, and he shall ••••ase bleading: {que} probatum est per Ioannen Lynsell, clericum Magestri Anthony Brown in Essex.

For the tertian Agewe.

TAke nyne leaues of white stocke Ge∣loflouts, & fyue or sixe crops of rose∣mary, and stampe them together, & take the Juice thereof, and drinke it in Ale luke warme, a litle before your fit.

For an Agewe.

TAke a toste of bread, and spread it ouer with Triacle, & let the Pacient care it before the fit cōmeth, three tymes seuerall, at three dayes. per Guill••elmū Le••••hell, Ox∣on. Armigerum. &c.

For a Bruse.

TAke Brooke lime, Smaledge & Brouse wor••r, and fry them in Sheepes sewer, then strayne it through a lynnen clothe, and it wilde an O••le, & put therevnto the pou∣der of Spermaceti, and anoynte the griefe therewith.

For to destroy fleagme, & to auoyd it.

TAke Pa••s••••y rootes, Fenell rootes, Peritorie, & Isope, se••th them with good Ale, and Lycoris, with a quan∣tity of cl〈…〉〈…〉 H〈…〉〈…〉, and vse to drinke it first & last &c. Mistris Castelyne.

For the Chyne coughe.

Take a mouse & flea him, & dry him to pou der in an Ouen, & drynke him in ale: the same is also good for them 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cannot holde their water. Probatū per magistrū lerueies.

To breake the stone.

TAke the she'l of a Snaile, and dry it lea∣surely, and beate it to pouder, & drynke it with white wyne, & note y^e Snayles be ve∣ry good for a consumption, if they bee firste layde a day in bra••, and then st••wed.

For the Plague.

TAke an Onion, & make a hole in him, & take out the inner core: then take water of Dragon, Triatle, & Pepper, and bruse them a l••tle, and put them into the Oni∣on, and roste the Onion in the Imbers, & afterwardes bruse the Onion, and stranne him with Malm••s••y, & ••••ue it vnto y^e Pa∣cient to drinke: and if it be taken before the heart be infected, it is a present remedy. Per doctor em Uardenorte.

For the Canker in the Mouthe bothe White and Red, the Red will breake out, and the White will not: and for scare Legges, and soare Lippes, or any other Soares.

TAke ij. handfulles of the leaues of wood∣bynde, and one handfull of Sage, shred them fine, & brate thē very small in a mor∣ter: then take ij. spoonefulles of Hunny, & a peece of Roche alume of the quantity of halfe an egge: then take a quarte of fayre runninning water, and s••ethe all these to∣gether, vntill it be thicke: then take it, and straine it in a fayre cloth, and put the liquor into a fayre earthen pot, & couer it close: thē anoynte the Gūmes th••rewyth, within on the soare syde, or ells your whole mouthe: and if it he a white Canker, then anoynt the v••ter side: and then wet a clothe in the Li∣quor, & lay it thereunto on the out syde of y^e soare: and vse this iij. tymes in a day, and when you are dressed, then lay your face to a warme chafingdishe of coales, & the wa∣ter will tunne out of your mouth in great quantity. And if the Canker be in the nose, or in any place where it cannot be touched, then spout in this lyquor with a Quill, and this this will beale you within short space. And this liquor wilbe kept well xxi. dayes in his vertue, and no more. The good wyfe Baldwin of Wimbledon besides Fulham.

For a Mole in a womans body, other∣wise called a wheston, or a moone Calfe.

TAke water Cressies, and eate them with Potage sodden with Mutton, morning and eveninge, and vse none other Potage: then take Oyle of Roses, & euery eueninge anoynte your body, breast, and belly there with. Per Ioannem Bell.

For the Pyles.

TAke Diaculum, & Oyle of Spike, a litle, melt them in a Sawcer, & spred it on a lynnen clothe, and lay it very warme to the Pyles, and within two daies fanabitur: and it must be newe dressed dai∣ly. Per Ioannem Bell.

For a Corne in your Toe.

TAke a Knyfe, & pare the Corne hard to the Quicke, and then take the in∣ner part of a Figge, & a quantity of Uerdegrease, & mire them together, & lay it to the Corne, & bynde it fast with a lin∣nen cloth, and this will eate out the roote. Per Ioannem Bell.

A Playster for wormes in a childes belly.

TAke a handfull of fether fewe, & another of Rewe, one of wormewood, & another

of ••••set lyekes, and the leauen of Browne bread, and a vynte of whyte wyne vineger, and boyle them all in the vyneger, vntill it be thicke, & lyke a s••l••e: and thē put it into a double clothe, and bynde it to the Nauell as hoat as it may bee suffered, and let it re∣mayne 〈…〉〈…〉j ••••wers Per Ioannen Bell.

To purge a soare from deade fleshe.

TAke Sorrell, and rost it in the Embers 〈◊〉〈◊〉 within ••ro〈…〉〈…〉 or white Paper. and make a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thereof, & lay it as hoate 〈…〉〈…〉in three dressinges sa∣nabitur Per 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Bell

For the Chollicke, and stone.

TAke Blacke berries. ••awe••. & Arorns, and dry them vpon tyles, then take the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of them seuerally, of eache a spone∣full, & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it ••••••e, and geue it to the Pa∣cient in Malmosey

For the Gowte.

TAke S••••e dryed halfe a day, or 1 whole day, & lay it to the soare, and it will ••ase your payne in one night. Per Sergeant Wa∣ters.

Another for the same.

TAke Aquanitae, and washe & rubbe the soare therewith: and then take a linnen

clothe, and wet it in. Aquanitae, and lay it to the soare, and it will heale you within one houre or two at the most. Per Robert. Westo.

For the Plague.

TAke Mit〈…〉〈…〉um a drāme, & gene it he∣times to the Pacient with dragon wa∣ter, white wyne, or with any other liquor.

For the gowt, or any ache.

TAke a Quarter of a pounde of R〈…〉〈…〉 & asm〈…〉〈…〉 of ••itch, & a ••uantity of Frank∣ins••••ce a•• m〈…〉〈…〉 as a 〈…〉〈…〉e, & ••smuch of 〈…〉〈…〉e: then take D••ere s••wet▪ or s〈…〉〈…〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 al••o ••ether in a ••••t, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 t••en 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it in cleane ••••ter & was•••• it as 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••me, and then s••••••d it v•••••• a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of L••••t••er, and la•• it to t•••• soare, & let it remayne there vntill it fa••l of.

For a greene wounde, wherein is no deade fleshe.

TAke 〈◊〉〈◊〉, w••ic•• 〈…〉〈…〉mith 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉on∣ly vs••, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it i•• ••ik•• A〈…〉〈…〉 & 〈◊〉〈◊〉 y^e ••ou∣•••••• t••er••of v••••n the s••••••••▪ t••••n s••r••d t••••∣〈…〉〈…〉 v•••••• a ly〈…〉〈…〉 cloth••, & la•• it to the s〈…〉〈…〉, & let it rem〈…〉〈…〉 〈…〉〈…〉s▪ a•••• chau••••e it once a day with ••ewe pouder, & it

will heale your wounde without any other thing. Per Dauid Denewe of Brainford.

For the plague, a present remedy.

TAke fiue spoonefulles of Dragon water, 〈◊〉〈◊〉. spoonefulles of strong ••y••••ger halfe a spoonefull of 〈…〉〈…〉ac••e of I••ne, a qua〈…〉〈…〉 of a spoon••full of Bole a••moniak•• in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 pou∣der, and the quanti••y of a piece of Bry••••∣sto••e beaten into fine pouder, as••uch and some what more of the ••oote of S••twa••••e of Venyce be••ten in pouder: & drinke this wh••n you ••••e g〈…〉〈…〉d wy•••• 〈…〉〈…〉fec••••on an•• ••ot ••ls, and take no other meate nor ••rynke in twelue houres af••••••, vu••••s it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a〈…〉〈…〉e of the same. Per 〈…〉〈…〉stris Kn••ght de Andouer.

For your defence from the plague, a speciall preseruatiue.

TAke fiue spoonefulles of vyneger, three spoonefulles of r••nning Water, halfe a spoonefull of 〈…〉〈…〉a••l••▪ & asmuch of Bol•• ••••∣••on••ake as a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 N••t made in fine pou∣der, and drinke this last to bed, and first in the morninge. Per predictam mistris Knight.

To make a salue for a tente.

TAke the Yolke of an Eggt, Hun••y as much as a Walnut, T••••pentyne asmuch: beate these, and vse it to the soare wyth lynte.

To kill the Ringworme.

TAke an ounce of ver degrece, d. ounces of vyneger, and grynd them in a morcer, and adoe three ounces of Hu••••y, and seeth them all v••on the fyre t••••l they be as thicke as Hu••••y.