The seconde part of the Secretes of Master Alexis of Piemont by hym collected out of diuers excellent authours, and newly translated out of Frenche into Englishe, with a generall table, of all the matters conteined in the saied boke. By William Warde.

To purge Coler and Fleame.

TAke some little nosegaies of Colewortes, and put them in seething water, and leaue them in it after it hath begon to boile, while a man wil goe fiue or sixe p••se, then take them out of the water, and stampe them, and take the iuice of thi, and straine it thorow a linen clothe, and kepe it in an earthen vessell the space of a night in the aire abrode, then put to it some cornes of Salt, and a littel Com∣mine cut small or minsed. Nowe, he that will purge him selfe, and take this medecine, muste goe to bedde supperlesse, and washe well his legges, handes, and armes with hote water, and drinke the saide iuice so made, in the morning, and walke vpon it three or foure houres, and whan he hath lust to vomite, lette him vomite and he shall caste vp so muche Coler and Flegme that it shalbe a meruelous thing to se. And besides this, this iuice will purge also his head.