The secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemount Containyng excellent remedies against diuers diseases, woundes, and other accidents, with the manner to make distillations, parfumes, confitures, diynges, colours, fusions and meltynges. ... Translated out of Frenche into Englishe, by Wyllyam Warde.
Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565., Ward, William, 1534-1609.

Another secret, or remedie, agaynst the saied disease of the Pleuresye.

TAke the flower, that sticketh on the bourdes and walles of a Mille, and make therof paste with water: and so make litle cakes, of the big∣nesse of a grote, or somewhat more, and hauing baked or fried them, in an yron ladie, or in a friyng pan, with the oyle of Scorpions, lay one of them so vpon the place, where the patient feeleth his greef, and that as hote as he maie endure, rubbynge, and annoyntyng it with the saied oyle of Scorpions: and whan one of the cakes is almost colde. Lay to another very hote, & heate the first againe in the saied oyle, and so consequentlie take awaie one, and put to another .x or .xv. times, and shortlie after the Apostume shal breake, and in spitting the matter oute, the patient (with Gods ayde) shall be healed.