The hammer for the stone so named, for that it sheweth the most excellent remedie that euer was knowne for the same. Latelie deuised by Walter Carie Maister of Art, and student in physicke.

The preuenting and curing of the stone, by a new meane late deuised. The fourth Chapter.

IHaue hitherto briefly tou∣ched the causes of y^e stone, the difference of stones, and the vsuall meanes for preuenting and curing of the stone.

Now I mind to shewe the waie, both to preuent and cure the stone▪ by the Quintessence of Goates bloud. But the maner of making this Quintes∣sence, the choice of the Goat, the time of the yeare, the diuersitie of the bloud of the arterie, and of the veine, and the order of distilling, and circulating the same: also, the preparation of the Béere in which it must be taken, I will not here speake of: but will deli∣uer it in writing, to the right wor∣shipfull and most learned companie of Physicians in London: wishing them to appoint certaine Apotheca∣ries, which shall be sworne for the iust & true making of this Quintessence: which being so made, the Physicians may direct the same to be giuen, as to them (their patients, and circumstan∣ces rightlie weied) shall soeme most méete.

But in the meane time you shall haue of this Quintessence (although no great quantitie, yet so much as shall be sufficient for the triall of the

same with a great number, and of the Beere prepared, in which it must bée taken) at Maister Graies house the A∣pothecarie in Fanchurch streate: whose honestie and good dealing I dare boldlie commend vnto you. The order of vsing this Quintessence, is this.

Take euerie morning fasting halfe a wine pint of the Beere prepared, in∣to which the Apothecarie shall adde a quantitie appointed of the Quint∣essence.

But because the diuersitie of patients will make a diuersitie of the quanti∣ties of the Béere, & that the elder sort are able to take more, and the yonger lesse, let this be a generall rule.

Euerie one take a verie good and heartie draught, according to the abi∣litie of the person, in the morning, and fast one houre after it. And if he be not as yet vexed with the stone, it is suffi∣cient to vse this twentie daies in the Spring, and twentie daies in the fall of the leafe: which will preserue him

from the disease. But if he be trou∣bled with the stone, let him vse it as long as he findeth any grauell to void: which is a certain rule to know when he is cured.

Also he must vse no violent motion of his bodie, but gentle walking, or such like, whiles he taketh it: least the stone beginning to breake, the péeces thereof fall into the narrowe vessels, betwéene the kidnies and the bladder: or from the bladder into the yeard, to the great torment of the Patient.

You shall haue this halfe pint, with the Quintessence therein, sufficient for one quantitie for foure pence: which I haue thought good to set down certaine, that euery man might knowe the same: and considering the charge in buieng the Goates, and kée∣ping them, also in making the Quint∣essence, I thinke euerie man may ea∣silie satisfie himselfe the benefite to be verie small.

And now to end this my short worke, I let passe that which a num∣ber

of writers set forth of the nature of the Goat, & the vertue of his bloud against the stone. Onelie I alledge one sentence of Fuchsius, an excellent, wise, and learned Physician, which I find in his booke De medendis morbis. Writing of the stone, & the cure ther∣of, after he had shewed diuerse reme∣dies, he endeth thus: Sanguis denique hircinus, ad calculos cùm renum, tùm vesicae praesens remedium est. Nam praeexistentes soluit, & per vrinam excernit, & vt alii amplius non generentur prohibet, ac dolo∣rem sedat. And to conclude, Goates bloud is a present remedie, both for the stone of the kidnies and the blad∣der. For it dissolueth those that are there alreadie, and voideth them by vrine, and suffreth no more to ingen∣der, also taketh away the paine.

Now I thinke it good to note, that if anie person dwelling farre from London, would take of this Quintes∣sence, & cannot haue the Béere fresh carried, in which it ought to be taken, let him buie at Maister Graies of the

Quintessence, which he shall haue for fiue shillings the wine pint: and when he will vse it, boile halfe an handfull of Parslie in strong Ale, half an houre or lesse: and into one hartie draught thereof, adde two spoonefuls of the Quintessence; and drinke it in the Morning fasting, and fast one houre after it, at the least. Use this order twentie daies togither.

The cause whie I wish the Pars∣lie to be vsed is, for that it is a great opener, and will helpe the Quintes∣sence to passe more swiftlie to the kidnies & the bladder, where it ought to worke, which otherwise continu∣ing long in the stomach, would not worke so effectuallie.

But least this most excellent medi∣cine should perhaps be standered: as also, if any person whatsoeuer desireth to haue conference with me for his greater ease, not finding (perchance by some abuse) such remedie as I haue promised, and he looked for: let him (if it seeme good) repaire to my

house in great Wickam in the Coun∣tie of Buckingham, where he shall find the Authour, without either pen∣nie or pennie worth, readie to do what possiblie he may, for his further cure. And if by taking ought, herein hée breake his promise, let him be thought rather a deceiuer, than one séeking the be∣nefite of his Coun∣trie.

FINIS.

Notes

• The place where the Quintes∣sence is to be had.
• How this Quintes∣sence is to be vsed.