Here begynneth a newe boke of medecynes intytulyd or callyd the Treasure of pore men whiche sheweth many dyuerse good medecines for dyuerse certayn dysseases as in the table of this present boke more playnly shall appere. The boke of medecines.

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Title: Here begynneth a newe boke of medecynes intytulyd or callyd the Treasure of pore men whiche sheweth many dyuerse good medecines for dyuerse certayn dysseases as in the table of this present boke more playnly shall appere. The boke of medecines.
Publication: [Imprynted at London :: In the pultre at the longe shoppe by saynt Myldredys church dore by [J. Rastell for] me Rycherd Bankes,; [1526?]]
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine, Popular -- Early works to 1800.
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¶Another for the eyes.

¶Take a stone that is called Petra calaminaris & a stone that is called Thutie & thā loke that thou haue fyne Osey a quarte & put it in a pece of syluer or pew¦ter & do therto thre peny weyght of Camfera / & than take y^e stones & lay thē on a newe tyle stone & brenne them in the fyre .ix. tymes / & euery tyme quenche thē in the wyne with the Camfere / & so shall y^e Camfere be goten out into the wyne / & than loke thou haue a marble stone & a molour & grynde Petra calamina∣ris & Thutie theron small & put it into the Osay y^t the same stone was quenched in / & se it be thynne / & after put that water into a glasse and kepe it & whan thou shall occupy it / shake the glasse tyll it be thycke & let the man or woman that is dyseased with perle or webbe or ony other dysease that is curable / let the pacyent ly vpryght & put in his eye one droppe & let hym ly for the space that one may go a myle / & kepe hym well fro quesy metes & drynkes & with the grace of god he shalbe hole. Take out the Camfere out of the Osey whan the stones haue ben quenched .ix. ty∣mes therin & kepe it / for it wyl serue for other salues.