Blagraves astrological practice of physick discovering the true way to cure all kinds of diseases and infirmities ... being performed by such herbs and plants which grow within our own nation ... : also a discovery of some notable phylosophical secrets worthy our knowledge, relating to a discovery of all kinds of evils, whether natural or ... from sorcery or witchcraft, or by being possessed of an evil spirit, directing how to cast forth the said evil spirit out of any one which is possessed, with sundry examples thereof / by Joseph Blagrave of Reading, Gent. ...

Concerning Glysters.

If the Patient be much afflicted in the belly and Guts, or is very costive in body, as sometimes it will fall out, more e∣specially when the grief requireth herbs heating and binding to work their cure, then I usually apply Glisters and oint∣ments made of such herbs, which are antipathetical to the af∣flicting Planet: But most especially such herbs, which are good to comfort the heart, to expell poison, and cleanse the Guts. Also you must be careful that the herbs be gathered at the right planetary hours, not omitting their numbers which he longeth to each Planet. When you have gotten the herbs together, shred them small, and boil them in milk, to∣gether with such seeds and roots, which are good to expell winds, about a pint and a half of milk boiled until it be near half wasted will be enough, for any reasonable man or wo∣man; after its boil'd and strain'd I usually put into it three or four spoonfuls of sallet oyle, and a spoonful of hony or course sugar. And so give it the Patient blood warm. But

my usual way is first to give the Patient a suppository made of Sal-Gem. to bring them first to stool, by which means I find the Glyster worketh the more effectual upon the humour offending. For many times if no suppository be first given the glisters, will not stay, by reason the Patient cannot keep them in their body.