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.

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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.
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Newton, Thomas, 1542?-1607.
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Medicines of Medicines of temperate heate.

Cera. Waxe.

WAXE, is maturatiue, resolu∣••••ue, * 1.1 & mollificatiue. The ma∣terial substāce of Plaisters, & Oynteets. It is taken in * 1.2 wadly in brothes against the lousy fluxe, which is with vlcerations of e Bowells. Waxe well washed is more mperate than Waxe vnwashed: for by e washing the sharpnesse, and acrimonie 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it is taken away.

Cassia fistula, Blacke Cassia. * 1.3

THis is a certaine fruit, or odde brought * 1.4 from Aegypt, the pulpe of it is Laxa••••ue, 〈…〉〈…〉rgeth cholier, and tempereth the bloud: 〈…〉〈…〉e Tree thereof now groweth in Italy.

Macer, Macis, Mace. * 1.5

MACIS is the huske of the Nutmeg, * 1.6 it is contoratiue vnto the Stomacke, o stayeth the fluxe of the body.

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Adiantum, Politrithon, Mayden hayre.

THis bear•••• is of the kinde of our may∣den * 1.7 bayre: subtil in substāce insssiue of gresle vumours in the breast, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉. I breaketh the Stone, and stayeth the fluxe of the Body.

Trichomanes, Capillus veneris. true Mayden hayre.

THis is our true Mayden hayre, and of the same vertue that Adiantum before * 1.8 spoken of is.

Succinum, Ambra, Amber.

AMber is thought to distill from the Po∣puler * 1.9 ••••ee iuto the Ficud of Euridan and there to were hard. Beaten to poud and drunke, it stayeth the Fluxe of the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 macke and belly, and stoppeth bloud.

Symphiton Petrenum, vnsauery Marioram.

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THis Hearbe is inscissyue and also byn∣ding. * 1.10 Is purgeth the Breaste, healpeth coughing of bloud, stoppeth all manner of Fluxes, and healeth woundes.

Symphiton magnum, Consolida maior. Comfory the greater.

COmfory is of the same vertue that Sym∣phiton * 1.11 Petrenum is: but something hot∣ter in vertue.

Asparagus, Sperage.

BOth the Seede, & Roote of this hearbe * 1.12 are abstersyue, apertiue, and doe open both the Lyuer, and Kidnies.

Faba. The Beane.

THe substance of the Beane is abster sive, * 1.13 the Rynde is bindinge and also abstersiue: therefore the whole Beane decocted, and boyled in water and Uineger is geuen for the fluxe of the Belly wythout bloude,

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and agaynst vomites. If it be eaten it is * 1.14 windy, and bard to be digested. It purgeth breast and loongs, it easeth the goute made in a Plaster with swynes grease: and also is good agaynst inflamations & swellinges.

Lotus Pratensis. A kynde of threeleaued grasse. Handachocha. * 1.15 Perellworte.

THis hearbe is abstersiue, mixed wyth * 1.16 Honny it purgeth & cleanseth the tyes of grosse humours.

Lycium, The Lycian liquor. * 1.17

THe true Lycium is the iuyce of the root * 1.18 of a certaine 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Cappadocia, and In * 1.19 dia. It is resolutiue, auster siue, restrictiue or 〈…〉〈…〉 heateth Ulcers, and ma〈…〉〈…〉 ous Soares: t stateth all manner of flux 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of men and women. In steede of th the Chyrurgrans 〈◊〉〈◊〉 vse the Juice of Ca∣prifolie, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈◊〉〈◊〉 casted Woodbynde.

Mexa, Sebesten, Nuttes of Graecia.

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THis fruite is Laratiue, good agaynst the * 1.20 cough: it doth mitigate and swage the burning of the dryne, & killeth the wormes that be in the belly.

The substaunce of this fruite stayeth and byndeth the belly, the lycur wherein it is decocted or boyled doth lare the belly, or is soluble: it gendreth euill humours and me∣lancolious.

Eringum: Seaholme.

THis hearbe groweth by the Seasydes, * 1.21 and is good agaynste the Collicke, and breaketh tue Stone: prouoketh ye bryne, and * 1.22 the monethly course in women. The rootes condite be vses to prouoke luste & conrage, but of no authority, ne yet to any great ef∣fect in that behalfe.

Halimus, Sea Willowe, or Prickwillowe. * 1.23

THis plant groweth by the Sea sydes it is salt in taste, and samewhat bynding: * 1.24 t engendereth mylke and Seed•••• the tender buds be eaten, & for the same vse reser∣ued.

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It groweth much in Cycill.

Malum Citrinum: Malum medicum: The Pome Citron, or Citrine.

THe Rynde of the Pome Citrone is * 1.25 temperate in heate, but ry in the seconde degree. It comforteth the Sin∣macke, and maketh the Breath sweete. The middle substance which contey••••th ye seede is sharpt in taste, colde and dry in the thyrd degree. The substance next vt that towards the Rinde is grosse, and engen∣dreth Fleagme, colde in vertue: the Seede is hoate and drye, and resolutiue in the se∣cond degree. The leaues of the tree be dry, and resolutiue. The whole fruite drunke wyth Wyne is comminded against poyson, and correcteth the corrupte Appetites in Women with Childe. Orenges, and Ly∣mons bee much of the same kynoe, and of lyke vertue.

Oliua, The Olyue Berry.

THis Olyue Berry being ripe, is tempe∣perate * 1.26 in heate: being vnripe is tarte & colde in the first degree. But the Leaues & teuder croppes of the Olyue tree be bin∣dinge,

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and colde.

Olyuae Conditae, the Olyue ber∣ries kept in Bryne.

THe Olyue herries that bee preserued in * 1.27 bryne comforte the stomacke, and pro oke an Appetite. The brine wherin they be kept preserueth the Qūmes from rhew∣mes & superfluous moystures, & if they bee washed with it, and fastneth also the teeth.

Oleum, Oyle.

OYle of the ripe Olyue is temperate in * 1.28 heate, soluble and cesolutiue: but Oyle of the baripe Olyue declyneth to coldnes, byndeth and comforteth. Oyle the older it is the more it exceedeth in heale. All Oyle is good agaynst Doyson often drunke, and often vomited. Oyle washed, is more gen∣tle of taste, and of lesse mordacity, or sharp∣nesse then that whych is not washed. Oyle is the materiall substance where wyth all Paysters, and Oyntmeates bee made and tempered.

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All other Oyles bee referred for their ver∣tues vnto the Temperature and vertue of the substaunce whereof they bee made. As for cremple it is more largely declared in these Oyles after described.

Oleum Rosarum, Oyle of Roses.

OYle of Ross is confortatiue of partes * 1.29 * 1.30 that bee resolued, resolutiue, repercus∣siue, and doth refrigerate such partes as be inflamed.

Oleum Chamomelinum, Oyle of Chamomill.

Oyle of Camomill is resolutiue, and ea∣seth paynes.

Oleum Violaceum, Oyle of Violettes.

OYle of Uiolettes extinguisheth Inflā * 1.31 mations, and hoate swellinges.

Oleum Cidoniorum, Oyle of Quinces.

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OYle of Quinces is cōfortatiue of partes * 1.32 that be relaxed. byndinge and stayinge all rhewmes and fluxes.

Oleum Amygdalarum dulcium, Oyle of sweete Almondes.

OYle of swéete Almonds solueth hard∣nesse, * 1.33 and doth smoothe and lenigate ye asperite and roughnesse of the wynde pipe: it is good also for the Breast and loonges.

Oleum Amygdaelarum amararum, Oyle of bitter Almondes.

OYle of bilter Almondes is a••••stersiue, * 1.34 and aperti••••. It disselurth wyndes and soundes in the Eares, & killeth the wormes also that oftentimes be in the same.

Oleum Lilliorum, Oyle of Lyllies.

OYle of Lillies is mollitiue of hard swel * 1.35 lines, caseth paynes, is good agaynste colds Diseases of all partes, and specially of the Breast.

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Oleum Aeth, Oyle of Dill.

OYle of Dill resolueth, and easeth * 1.36 paynes.

Oleum Laurinum, Oyle of Bayes.

OYle of Baye is good aganst all colde * 1.37 Disases, as Collicks ad pa••••es in the S••••ewes, and Joyntes that come of colde humours.

Oleum Rutaceum, Oyle of Rewe.

OYle of Rewe is good against Inflā na∣tions. * 1.38 and wynde, and all diseass that come of colde.

Oleum Spicatum, Oyle of Spike.

OYle of Spike is good agaynst all colde assions and diseases: and specially of * 1.39 the stomacke and partes that doe nourish: and wyth all it is comfortable.

Oleum Mastichnum, Oyle of Masticke.

OYle of Masticke is confortatiue of the stomacke and Lyuer, and of all partes * 1.40

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that be needefull to be comforted and war∣med. * 1.41

Oleum Absthij, Oyle of Wormewoode.

OYle of Worme woode rsolueth colde, * 1.42 and grsse bumurs, and it is conforta∣tiue of the member or parte that is diseased.

Oleum Mel〈…〉〈…〉, Oyle of Millelote

OYle of Millelote resolueth swelliages * 1.43 and bruse, nd easeth the paynes.

Oleum benedictū, vel de Lateribus,

THis Oyle resolueth, and doth mitigate * 1.44 paynes, and is good against all colde passions.

Oleum Costium, Oyle of Costus,

THis Oyle is apertiue and comfortatiue * 1.45 of the Sinewes: good also agaynst all colde diseases of the Lyuer and stomacke.

Oleum Euphorbij, Oyle of Eu∣phorbium. * 1.46

THis Oyle is speciall agaynst all colde iseases of the Synewes and Joyntes: as Palūes, Crampes, and such other.

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Oleum Castoreum, Oyle of Beauer.

THis resolueth colde nassions, and is spe∣ciall * 1.47 good for coll••••kes.

Oleum Uulpium, Oyle of a Foxe.

THis Oyle of a Foxe is good agaynst all * 1.48 colde diseases and aches: as colde, gouts, aches in the Backe, and Palsies.

Oleum de Scorpionibus, Oyle of Scorpions.

THis Oyle breaketh the Stone in the * 1.49 Rynies, if the Backe be anoynted ther∣with: cast in with a syringe it breaketh th Stone in the Bladder.

Oleum Nenupharis. Oyle of the water Lyllie.

THis Oyle is good against heates, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 hoate Swellings, and Inflāmations. * 1.50

Oleum Papaueris, Oyle of Popy.

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THis Oyle refrigerateth strongly, and * 1.51 aseth the paynes that come of heates, and prouoketh Sleepe.

Oleum Mirtinum, Oyle of Mirtes.

THis Oyle doth refrigerate and comfort * 1.52 the Stomacke, the Hearte, and all o∣ther partes that be resolued and weakened by excesse of heate.

Una, the Grape.

OF Grapes there bee dyuerse * 1.53 kyndes, some be sweete in taste, somee tate, some be sharpe, * 1.54 and some be of a meane quali∣ty or taste betwixte these, ney∣ther notabe sweete, nyter sharpe, ney∣ther * 1.55 sower, which bee called Uinosae in La∣tine, that is to say, hauinge the taste of Wyne, and this kynde is temperate be∣twene oate and colde. The kinde of them that be sweete is hoate, and encreaseth thir∣stinesse. The sharpe and sower be colde, the sweete also be solble, and specially whyle they bt fll of moysnesse. The sharpe and

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sower doe not onely lacke that property, but also are neyther concoted in the sto∣macke, * 1.56 neyther well distributed into the body, e yet doe well nourish. The ryp〈…〉〈…〉 Grape doth most nourishe next to the figg〈…〉〈…〉 of all fruites, and engendreth none euill hu∣mours if it be throughly ripe. Howbeit of〈…〉〈…〉 the Grape cometh no Juyce and stable nou∣rishment, as doth of Flesh. The Grape 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it bee greene and in his moyst••••s, doth in▪ flate the Stomacke, and is soluble: if th Grape be long retayned within the body, it doth annoy and hurte, which fault doth not happen to the Figge: for although th Figge be not downe warde in short tyme a∣uoyded, yet if it be well disgested in the sto∣macke it geueth good nourishment: which property and vertue the Grape lacketh, fo in case they bee ouer longe reteyned in the belly, they neyther be disgested nor altere〈…〉〈…〉 in the stomacke, neyther distributed to th Lyuer and vaynes, nor increase other th〈…〉〈…〉 crude humours which cannot be altered i〈…〉〈…〉 to good bloud. The Grape hath in it four〈…〉〈…〉 substaunces, the one is the stone, which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 colde, dry, & inding: the other three be th vtter skynne, the substaunce adioyning an

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contayned within the same, and the Liquor. The ston and kyn do discend through the body in māner 〈…〉〈…〉o. The other parts be retayned and do nourishe.

Una Passa, The great Rayson.

THe Rayson is of like compari∣son to ye Grape, as the ory Figge * 1.57 vnto the greene. The Rayson is maturatiue, bynding, or stiptike, and resolu••••ue. The sweeter the Ra〈…〉〈…〉 ye hoatter, the arter the colder, the 〈…〉〈…〉r Rayson doth strengthen and comforte the stomacke, and bynde the be••••y: the sweete rayson is in the meane, for it neyther resol∣ueth the stomacke, neyther laxeth the bely, neither yet byndeth graly. The sweete sweete rason is a〈…〉〈…〉ur, and doth temper and vanquishe frea〈…〉〈…〉gs or bytinges of the of the stomacke. The best raison is yt which is most fatty and vn〈…〉〈…〉ous, and ath a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 skyn. The raison doth not so laxe the elly, neyther is so abstersiue as the ry Figge: Howbeit, it is better to the stomacke. The raison eaten is good for ye winde pipe, good against ye Cough, good for the Kydnies and Bou.

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Uinum, Wyne.

WYne is hoate in the seconde de∣gree * 1.58 Howbeit, if is 〈◊〉〈◊〉 very 〈◊〉〈◊〉, it is hoate in the thirde degree: But must or newe wine is hoate i the first: they bee like in drieth, as they * 1.59 be in heate. Of all Wynes Red and grosse wyne is most meetest and conument to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 crease and eagender bloude. Next to that * 1.60 is wyne that is blacke in colour, sweete, & grosse. Thirdly redde or blacke wyne with grassinesse of substanr & ta〈…〉〈…〉es in taste, * 1.61 Wy•••• wyne & grosse substāce wt tartnes in taste are re••••rued in the 4. place. Whyt wyne and thynne in Substance nourisheth leaste of all. Sweete wyne is better concot▪ ted in the Stomcke than ye tarte or greene wyne, and better di〈…〉〈…〉ed into the body, and also is more soluble. Although gros〈…〉〈…〉 * 1.62 wynes be meetest for the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of bloud, yet it is to be noted that 〈…〉〈…〉y grosse wine is ardly concorted and altered in the Sto∣macke, and slowly distributed, vnlesse th Stomacke be good and stonge, the gross〈…〉〈…〉 wynes also be not commended for making▪ and prouoking of bryne: and besydes that

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some of them doe stop the Lyuer, the splen, * 1.63 and kyd〈…〉〈…〉s, so that by the vse of thē, oe men fal into Dropes, some into the stone: and specially olde men. The most 〈◊〉〈◊〉 somest wyne for them that bee in recouery from sicknesse (so that they haue no Feuer) is wyne redde in colour, thynne in substance, and somewhat tarte in taste. Wyne among all other thinges doth moyst, and soonest en∣crease naturall heate: and therefore wyne that is hoate of nature, and subtill in sub∣staunte, yellowe in co••••er, olde in age, of good odoure, and smelling is most speciall to reuiue and restore such persons as fal in∣to * 1.64 soundinges or sayntings, for it is soonest distributed into all partes of the body, not with standing such yellowe & strong wines doe oftentymes trouble the head. Waterish and thyn Wyne doth little or nothing nou∣rishe, but doth onely prouoke the bryne. Wyne is meete for the colde natures of complexions: wyne condite with honny is * 1.65 good for those that feare the stone vniuer∣sally. As Wyne is good for olde men, so it is euill for chioren: sweete wynes e good for them that neede to be restored, so they be subiect to no 〈…〉〈…〉becillity or weakenes of the

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Lyuer, pleue, or Rydnies. To them that haue grosse humours in their Uaynes sub∣t••••l wynes are meete and good: to them that * 1.66 haue colde humours in their vaynes hoate wynes and olde ve meete: but to them that bee not of this condition or state, Wynes that be pleasaunte and well smellinge bee meter, so that they doe not trouble and vn〈…〉〈…〉 quiet the head Flee frō grosse & euil smel∣ling * 1.67 wines, & such as be of great tartenesse▪ & or vnpleasaunt taste. Also absteyne from wyne that is to olde, or to newe, speciall from all wynes till they be fyned. Wyne in the vtter partes of the body bee good 〈◊〉〈◊〉 washe and mūdify vcers or saares Wine also be confected with diuerse substaunces as wyth Honny, ater, U••••eger, Tym * 1.68 Squ••••ts, Roses, Wormewoode, Raison and many other thinges, whych Wynes confected and made, are to be esteemed a〈…〉〈…〉 tet the nature of such substaunces when with they vee confected. Wyne thyone sustance. & yellow in colo••••, heateth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 partes of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 body, prouoketh vryne, & po〈…〉〈…〉¦geth he bloud. Wyne doth rype & matu 〈◊〉〈◊〉 〈…〉〈…〉rs so uch as any thing els prouoeth 〈◊〉〈◊〉 etes, a•••• ryne, & isp••••

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to quietnesse and sleepe. As wine is thought to vee vnmeete for children, so it is partely for younge men which are hoate and drye, & yet being in their grouth. For such natures it shall dispose to Ie and volupeuousnes of body, & hastynes: and also shall trouble, and vnquiet the mynde and reason, if it be not taken moderately.

Amygdala dulcis, Amarae. Amondes sweete, bitter.

THe sweete Almonde is temperate, but * 1.69 the better is suotill, and aster siue, and ••••oat in the seconde degree: it purgeth the reast and Luonges of grosse humours: o∣ene•••• op••••ations of the Lyuet. Splene, & Ryoes, the sweete Almonde hath ye same reperles, but much weaker than the vit∣er, and belyos that, the sweete nourisheth e body, but the the nourishing that it ge∣ets is little.

Sesanij, & Sesanum, Oyly seede.

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THe séede of this hearbe doth mollifie, but * 1.70 by reasō that it is some what oyly & vnc∣tious, it filleth the stomacke anone if it bee eaten, it ouerturneth, and troubleth the same: it causeth the Breath to stincke if 〈◊〉〈◊〉 sticke or remayne betweene the Teethe the Oyle of it also doth mollsie, and so doth the decoction of the hearbe it selfe.

Stechas, Stichados.

THis hearbe is apertiue, abfter siue, co〈…〉〈…〉 * 1.71 fortatiue of all the inward partes & ou〈…〉〈…〉 ward paes of the body, which are refrig¦rate: and specially good for the Breast if be decoced or boyled, and so receaued.

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