A breefe aunswere of Iosephus Quercetanus Armeniacus, Doctor of Phisick, to the exposition of Iacobus Aubertus Vindonis, concerning the original, and causes of mettalles Set foorth against chimists. Another exquisite and plaine treatise of the same Iosephus, concerning the spagericall preparations, and vse of minerall, animall, and vegitable medicines. Whereunto is added diuers rare secretes, not heeretofore knowne of many. By Iohn Hester, practicioner in the spagericall arte.

The preparation of oiles out of fattes and greases. Chap. 5.

* 1.1 THe Chimistes doe draw oile out of the fat of all liuing thinges with a most gentle fire, in the which is found a greater power to extenuate, dissolue and supple, then in the onely fatte not prepared, because they be made more thin∣ner & subtiller: which opinion Galen confirmeth 11. simpl. where he intreateth of Castoreum, furthermore (saith he) because it is of the subtill partes: therefore it is more auaile∣able then the other things which do both heate and drie, as it doth, hee addeth that those m••dicines which consist of more subtil partes are more forcible then they which be of thinner although they haue both like facultie, because they penetrat and goe deeper into the parts to which they be laied on, chiefly if the partes be thick, as the sinowy parts be. I thinke there is no man if he way these wordes of Ga∣len which will not allow these extractions both of oiles and essences which we vse, and commend the vse of them in phi∣sicke. In this manner are oiles drawne out of the fat of men, of the brocke, of beares, of wolues, of hartes, cattes eeles, capons, geese, duckes, calues, hogges, and of all Marrowes, which do all resolue and supple, and are good to cure many diseases.

Out of Butter is drawne an oile in the same order, the which is Anodinum, for the saide vses and to cease all paines.

Out of waxe is made an oile to resolue, & attenuate, and is profitable against all colde greefes of the sine wes, and is made thus. Take one pound of yellow wax, and melt it, then powre it in sweet wine & wring it out with your hands,

then melt it againe, & powre it into the same wine, and this doe 4. or fiue times, then put it into a retort with an halfe poūd of calcined allome, and a handfull of sage, and distill it with a gentel fire, and there wil come forth a grosse thick oile and white, the which if it bee rectifyed three times, it will be perfect cleere, and will congeale no more.

The vertues of oile of wax experimented by Monsure le counte de Shenaus, & his brother Monsure de Argenteaw in the warres in France. This oile is of a temperat nature to be v∣sed either into the bodie or outward, and may be vsed with out all danger: it taketh away the paines of the gout if yee annoint the partes therewith, it comforteth hard sine wes, and ioynt aches, the sciatica, choppes in the lippes, breast, handes or feete, and woundes, burninges either with fire or water, if ye annoint therewith and lay thereon a plaster of the same, being put into the eare with black wool, it helpeth deafnes, it staieth haire from falling. It is also good against the winde collicke, and prouoketh vrine, if ye vse to drinke euery morning ʒ. 1. with malmesie: it preuaileth against the stitch in the side, if yee drinke thereof and annoint the parts therewith. To be short, it helpeth against all manner of in∣firmities, as hath bin diuers times prooued.

Notes

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  De pingus∣num & ex∣ungiarum praeparatto∣nibus ac o∣leis.