Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

••he Sides, Remedies for their distempers.

••eu••isie, A thing most certain to remedy the great∣est pleurisie possible.

TAke the delicatest Apple, that may be had, make an hole therein, pull out the 〈◊〉〈◊〉, if it may be, not breaking the Apple, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 which hole put in Olibanū of the best the ••••antity of three or four grains, and cover the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Apple, then put the Apple into 〈◊〉〈◊〉 embers, there to soken till it be tender but it must not burn,) then break the apple, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Olibanum into four or five pieces, and give it, the patient to eat, and forthwith 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Impostume of the pleurisie breaketh, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 patient recovereth Pro certo oyl of scor∣••ons anoynted often to the griefs vatet ••wrod••. See that you apply withal thin Cakes

made with the said oyl, and the fleying 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dryest hot, one after another, one at once and anointing the grief, before any cake 〈◊〉〈◊〉 laid on with the said oyl hot, and thus the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 cakes oyl and hot ashes breaketh the Impo∣stume of the Pleurisie.

For to cure an I••postume, which groweth in the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 side of the ribes of the side, when no other Me••ic•••••• will cure the same.

Take Pipins, and bruse them, and stray•• the juice thereof, to the quantity of a prett•• draught, and put thereto a dram of the juice 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the herb called bearfoot, and give it to th•• grieved to drink, and it shall presently hel•• him.

Another good Medicine.

Take Aqua vitae and Capons grease, of eac•• of them a prety quantity and boil them to∣gether: then take a little black wool, and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 it therein and lay it hot as may be suffered to the stomack of the party grieved and it will ease him very spedily.

To destroy an Impostume and an•• swelling.

Take the roots of Hollihock, sod till they be very soft and the water halfe consumed and more, then put into the same water the flower of Linseed, fenugreck, a like much, seethe it until the water doe rope, then put the said ••ollihock roots to it being well pounded, and add a handfull of barly meal, and fry them all

••ith boars grease, and if you will, you may ••dd sheepes suet, apply it hot, Probatum est.

A Cat••plasme.

Take the flowers of Camomil, Melilote of ••ach one handful, of the leaves of Rue, Mar∣••row, Nepthe, of each one pugil, of the seeds 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Annise two drams, of the Laurel berries ••hree ounces, boil it moderately, pound it, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 asmuch ho••y as is sufficient and apply it.

Another.

Stamp, Mallowes roots well sodden, then 〈◊〉〈◊〉 butter, hony, and pigeons dung very well ••ixt, et fiet.

For the stitch.

Anoint the place with oil of Melilot, and ap∣••ly Melilot plaister to the place, upon a piece of Leather, and change it once a week.

An experienced good Medicine for a pleurisie.

Take Brooklime, sheeps suet and a little fair ••unning water, and fry them together in a fry∣••ng pan, and make a plaister thereof and lay it ••he side of the patient▪ and it will draw forth ••ll the corruption; This hath been proved.