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THe aire must be cold, dry, and obscure, his meat some∣what cooling, and little nourishing, and he must take but a small quantity in the first dayes of the cure. His drink must be Barley-water, motion must bee auoyded, and rest permitted; his sleepe must be longer then ordinary; for it doth asswage paine, and hinders the stirring of hu∣humours.
The belly must bee euacuated by art or nature. Perturbations of the mind must be auoyded.
Syrupus rosatus, de rosis siccis. sir. of Violets,* 1.1 Pomegra∣nates, Sorrell, water-lillies, Acetosus simplex. The water of Sorrell, Endiue, Plantane, Roses, and Violets.
Sirupe of manifold infusions of Roses, Diaprunum simplex,* 1.2 Diacath. Electuarium de succo rosarum, Pillulae Aureae, Aggregatiuae, Lucis, Hiera picra. Hiera Diacolocynth. Tamarindi, Mirabolani, Rhabarb, manna, Cassia, Diaphaeni∣con, Pillulae Cocciae, Alephanginae, Hierae picrae, Agarici, Faetidae. First let the head veine of the same side be opened; if the body be full, and the affect be great, plenty of bloud shall be taken away: for by opening of a veine, this euill for the most part is rooted out, yet if choler more then any other humour doth abound, so much bloud must not be taken away, as if the disease were caused by bloud, but we will effect the rest with altring and emptying medicines. Stronger medicines are prohibited; because the humors being disquieted therewith, would runne vnto the eye. The former medicines shall be vsed if the bloud bee cholerick: and the latter if it be watery o•• flegmaticke.
The forehead veine must be opened. A clyster,* 1.3 a supposi∣tor, friction, ligatures, lotions of the feet, Shoulders, Armes, Hips, and Legs, must be vsed. Cuppinglasses with scarifica∣tion must be applied to the Shoulders, Necke, tops of the Armes, and beginning of the chine. Bloud suckers must be layd to the veines of the forehead, or behind the eares, if opening of a veine for some cause be omitted. A cautery must bee made in the coronallseame, the haires being first shaued. A gargarism, a masticatory, a seaton by taken hold of the skin of the Necke, with the Fingers, and a needle hauing a great thread shall be thrust through, and the ex∣crements of the head shall runne forty dayes like a fountain, sometime drawing the seaton vp and downe; or the skin must be pinched with pincers hauing two holes, and the necke be bored with a hote Iron, then a needle shall bee
put into this hole, and a thicke twist of silke drawne after it, that it rots not too sodainly; this silke must remaine in the hole, and bee moued to and fro twice or thrice euery day.
* 1.4A foment of warme water wherein were boyled Roses, Violets, flowers of water-lillies, the leaues and Roots of Plantane, the seeds of white Poppy, Myrtill, Roots of Man∣drake, when the disease begins to increase, the leaues of Mallows, Cammomill, and Mellilote must be added; and when it is at its full height, the seeds of Fengreeke may be added. Rose-water may be also dropped in the patients eye. A Collery of tragacanth, Pompholix, gumme Ara∣bicke, Masticke, bole Armoniacke, red Corall, whereunto Opium may be added (if the disease be not mastered by those medicines) for this stayeth the flux of humours. The liquor of an Egge mixed with womans Milke, may be ap∣plied to the eyes; or else the liquor of an Egge mixed with the decoction of white Poppy, or with Rose-water and womans milke. The water of Roses, night-shade, Plantane, wherein the seeds of Poppy must bee boyled, with which the liquor of the white of an Egge well beaten shall bee mingled. The white trochisks of Rasis dissolued in Rose-water, if the paine be great, are very good. A cataplasme of Poppy heads, Roses, the flowers of wild Pomegranates, Night-shade, Plantane, the rinds of Pomegranates, Bole ar∣moniacke, Sanguinis Draconis, must be applied to the fore∣head and temples, with the yolke of an Egge. A plaister of beane flowers, Linseed, Fengreeke, Vineger, the white of an Egge must be layd to the brow. If the humours runne thorow the veines and arteries without the skull, such as are too astringent must not be vsed about the eyes, for thereby the matter may bee driuen backe into the hol∣lownes of the eyes and sinews, and so bring a continuall catarract and blindnes; but this is more to be feared, if the matter runne thorow the veines in the Cranium; be∣cause the matter about the opticke nerues is more congealed
Such as bind much, shall be applyed rather to the circle of the eye, or else to the forehead and temples, and by no meanes vpon the part affected; if the paine be great, these shall be renewed twice or thrice euery day; and such medi∣cines as may dull the parts, are not requisite for the cure of this disease, because they doe offend the sight. VVhen the disease doth begin to increase, resoluing medicines shall be mingled with repellers, and the more the disease doth increase, the quantity of these medicines shall in∣crease.
Diatragacanthum frigidum, Diamargaritum frigidum,* 1.5 a decoction of the roots of Cyna. The water of Fennell, dissolue a little quantity of Aloes, and it is very good. Wo∣mans milke, or Rosewater, wherein Sarcocolla is dissolued. A collery of the water of Eyebright, Fennell, Roses, Pom∣pholix, aloes: a Fomentation of the decoction of the flow∣ers of Mellilot, the seeds of Fengreeke washed is a very good medicine. Fengreeke washed twice or thrice in hot water, and then boyld vnto the thicknesse of Hony. Also an Egge layd hot vnto the eye, when as it is sod somewhat hard.
℞ of the roots of Fennell, ℥ ii. of Barley,* 1.6 M ii. leaues of Mallows, Mercury, Violets, ana M i. ss, flowers of Cammo∣mile, Mellilot, ana M i. seeds of Cowcumbers, Melons, ana ℥ ss, boyle these in water q. s. vnto lb i. ss, adde to the stray∣ning of the Electuary of the iuyce of Roses, ʒ v. of the oyle of Violets, ℥ iii.
℞ Oxymellis simp. sir. Stachados, ana ℥ i. ss, Mellis rosati colati ℥ ss, the water of Fennell, Rosemary, Maioram,* 1.7 ana ℥ iii.
* 1.8℞ of new Cassia ℥ i. Electuary of the iuyce of Roses, ʒ i. ss, sir. of many infusions of Roses, ℥ i. the water of Lettuce, Vi∣olets, ana ℥ i. ss.
* 1.9℞ Pillul. sine quibus esse nolo, cochiarum, ℈ i. Pillul. lucis, ℈ i. ss, of the best rubarb, ℈ ss, Diagridij. gr. iiii. sir. Stachados q. s. Giue these after the first sleepe.
* 1.10℞ Massae pillul. de hiera cum Agarico, ℈ ss, Pillularum lucis, ℈ ii. Diagridij, gr. ii. sir. Staechados, and water of Eye-bright q. s. make hereof 6 or 7 pills.
* 1.11℞ Diamargarit•• frigidi, ℥ ss, Diatragacanthi frigidi, ʒ v. sir. de rosis siccis violarum, ana ℥ i.
* 1.12℞ of Rosewater, ℥ iiii. Macilaginis Fenugraeci, ℥ ss, of the white of an Egge beaten, ℥ ii. ss, Womans milk, ℥ i. mixe these and lay them about the eyes. This medicine is good in the beginning of the disease, for it doth not onely miti∣gate the paine, but also stop and resist the violent force of the humors.
* 1.13℞ of Rosewater, of the decoction of white Poppy, ana ℥ ii. of the white of an Egge dissolued in water ℥ i. of Camphire, Saffron, ana gr. iiii. Opij, (if the paine bee great) gr. i. mixe these and drop them into the eye, and then wash it with the decoction of Mellilot.
* 1.14℞ of the pulpe of an Apple rosted in Cinders, ℥ iiii. of Camphire, ℈ i. ss. Saffron, ℈ ss, of Rosewater, Womans-milke, q. s. this may be vsed when the eye indures extreme paine.
* 1.15℞ of Masticke, Olibanum, ana q. s. dissolue them in the white of an Egge, it is good against the humors, running vnto the eyes and teeth.
* 1.16℞ of Womans milke ℥ ii. the yolkes of three Egges, of the flowers of the seeds of Linu•• ℥ ss, oyle of Roses, ℥ i. mixe these together.
* 1.17℞ of the flower of Barley, Frankincense, Oliba∣num, ana q. s. this doth hinder the falling downe of teares into the eyes.
* 1.18℞ of Frankincense, the flowers of Pomegranats, san∣guinis
draco••is, Bole Armoniacke ana ℥ i. of the white of an Egge q. s. to incorporate the aforesayd; when they are to bee vsed, dissolue them in Vineger, q. s. wherein Ro∣ses, Masticke, Olibanum, and red French Wheat haue beene boyled, and apply these to the brow and tem∣ples.
℞ of Bole Armoniacke, Masticke, Sanguinis draconis,* 1.19 Bar∣ley flower, ana ℥ i. ss, of red Roses, M i. the white of one or two Eggs, oyle of Roses, ℥ i. ss, a little Vineger. Apply this to the forehead and temples, if the humors runne through the veines without the head, which for the most part hap∣pens.
℞ of Masticke, Frankincense, Myrrhe, ana ʒ i. ss,* 1.20 of Bole Armoniacke, of Beanes-flower, ana ℥ ss, of Saffron, ℈ i. with a little oyle of Roses, Vineger, and the white of an Egge, dippe a fine cloth herein and apply it to the forehead.
℞ of the roots of Mandrake, ʒ ii. leaues of Violets,* 1.21 the Blacke-berrie bush, Willow, ana M i. of Roses, p. i. of white Poppy, ʒ ss, of the seedes of Flebane, Quinces, ana ʒ i. boyle these in water q. s. vntill the third part bee consu∣med, this may bee vsed in the beginning, but when the dis∣ease doth increase, add to the former the leaues of Mallows, Al••haea, flowers of Cammomile, Mellilot, Fengreeke, Lin∣seed, Sarcocolla, and increase these latter still as the disease doth increase.
℞ Tutiae praeparatae, and beaten into very small powder,* 1.22 ʒ i. ss, of Camphire gr. xii. searce these together in a fine cloth. Wet them in ℥ iii. of Rosewater, and Wine; two or three drops are sufficient for one time.
℞ Barley-flowers, ℥ ii. of Saffron,* 1.23 ʒ ii. of the water of Roses, the whites of Egges, q. s. lay this softly about the eye it doth much helpe the inflamation, rednesse and paine of the eyes.
℞ of Womans milke warme, the decoction of white Poppy, the white of Egges beaten, ana ℥ ss,* 1.24 this stayes the fluxe of humors in the beginning, it doth asswage the paine, and induce sleepe.
* 1.25℞ Collyrij albi, ʒ ss, Mucilaginis Psyllij, ℥ iii. of Wo∣mans milke, ℥ iiii. mixe these well on a painters stone▪ ad¦ding thereto the white of an Egge beaten, ʒ i.
* 1.26℞ of Rosewater, ℥ iii. of Eyebright, ℥ i. Mucilaginis Foenu∣graeci, ʒ ii. ss, of Camphire, ℈ i. a little quantity of the white of an Egge, Opij gr. i. Grinde these well on a painters stone, before the third day, no collery shall be dropped into the eyes.
* 1.27℞ of the white of an Egge dissolued in water, ℥ ii. ss, of Womans milke, ℥ iiii. the iuyce of Cammomile, Rosewater, ana ℥ i. Opij, gr. i. if necessity require, drop it into the eye, but afterward dippe a soft cloth herein, and lay it aboue the eye. This must be often renewed.
* 1.28℞ of the flowers of Mellilot, M iii. Fengreeke grosly beaten, ℥ iii. boyle these in water q. s. vntill the third part be consumed. Make a Fomentation for the eye, which must be vsed often euery day.
* 1.29℞ Collyrij Rhasis, ʒ i. ss;, dissolue it in Womans milke, and drop it into the eye; at the length boyle the seeds of Fengreeke, in water, (but the seeds must be very cleane washed) then wash the eye with the strayning, or dippe a sponge in the liquor, and sometimes moysten the eye ther∣with, if by reason of the sharpnesse of the humours, there be any danger of exculceration.
* 1.30℞ of the seeds of Fengreeke bruised, ℥ ii. the flowers of Mellilot, M ii. boyle these in water q. s. vntill they be soft, vse this as the former. Likewise seeth an Egge somewhat hard, and lay it hot vnto the eye, for beside that it doth concoct and digest the humors, it doth also take away red∣nesse.
℞ of the crumme of white bread ℥ i, moysten this in Rosewater,* 1.31 adde to this of sweet Apples, ℥ ii. of Womans milke q. s.
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