A verye excellent and profitable booke conteining sixe hundred foure score and odde experienced medicines apperteyning unto phisick and surgerie, long tyme practysed of the expert and Reuerend Mayster Alexis, which he termeth the fourth and finall booke of his secretes ... Translated out of Italian into Englishe by Richard Androse.

A verie precious water for diuers infirmities.

TAke of Cloues, of Nutmegs, of Ginger, of Maces, of Set∣well, of Galingale, of long Pepper, and of rounde, of the

sprigges of Iuniper, of the rindes of Ceder apples, and of O∣renges, of Sage, of Basill, of Rosemarie, of Margerome, of Mintes, of Bay berries, of Pulegium, of Gentian, of Cala∣mint, of Elder flowers, of white Roses and red, of Spike, of Lignum Aloes, of Cubebes, of Cardemomes, of Cinamond, of Camepitios, of graines, of Calamus Aromaticus, of Mas∣tick, of Olibanum, of Aloes Epatici, of drie figges, of Rey∣sons, of the séedes and leaues of Dyll, of the séedes of Arteme∣sia, of Dates without stones, of swéete Almondes, of Pine kirnels, of ech one ounce, of Hony the weight of them al. Bray them and mire them with Aqua vitae thrice the quantitie of all the residue, and put them into a Still well luted, and let them infuse the space of two dayes, and put vnto it the Recipient, and lute it well, putting it vnto the fire: then chaunge the Re∣cipient after ye haue drawen the first and second water, which haue one selfe vertue, that is to heale the wounds being applied vnto them with péeces of linnen cloth, they heale also the Can∣kers, the Fistolaes, Carbuncles, & the disease called Noli me tangere. And putting a drop thereof into sore eyes, within the space of nine dayes it healeth them. And a drop being dronke with white wine, healeth the disease of the reines. It helpeth al∣so the Hemerodes, washing them with the sayd water. It hel∣peth the griefes of the Matrix by drinking two drammes in broth, washing with the sayd water all the places that are sore through any colde cause, and contraction of the sinewes, and it healeth all colde infirmities. The thirde water that shall be drawen, will be of a red colour, and thereof must be ministred continually the space of halfe a spoonefull at a time. It helpeth Leprosies, Dropsies, Ptisickes and the colde Goute.