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.

The Stomack, Remedies for all pains of the stomack.

For weakness of the Stomack.

TAke Pilulae Stomachiae two or three hours before meat, more or lesse according to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 quantitie of the fulness of the stomack, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 after give him every morning, two hours 〈◊〉〈◊〉ore meat, and one hour after supper, at every me a Lozenge of an Electuary called Diaga∣〈◊〉〈◊〉ga, or another called Diacinimum which 〈◊〉〈◊〉 consume ventosities and with their com∣••••••table heat, drive away the cold and windy ••••mplexion of the stomack.

For windiness of the stomack.

Take in a morning two hours before meat a ••••zenge of Aromaticum rosat. and if ye have 〈◊〉〈◊〉 aching stomack, and cold, take every morn∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 a Lozenge of Dianis••, or Diacinimum, and drink after it a spoonful of wine.

A present remedy for pain and ach in the stomack.

Maiden-hair, bruised, plaistered and laid to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 stomack sanat.

To help the pains of the stomack a rare secret.

Take every night last three drams of 〈◊〉〈◊〉.

For a windie and cold stomack.

Take Aromaticum Garyophillat. one ounce. Electuar de aromatibus, one ounce•• Et Diattrion piperion, one ounce.

Mix it together and take it first and last •• the quantity of three Nut k••rnels.

For pain of the stomack.

Take two drams of Diacinna••on of Dianist, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Diagalanga, and drink it with a little goo•• wine an hour or two before meat, drink a lit∣tle Castor with good wine.

Another.

Drink two hours before meat three or 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ounces of the decoction of Mintes, Anni•••• seeds, cummin and fine frankincense.

Also drink an Electuary ca••led Arcu••aticum whereof receive one Lozenge every m••rnin•• fasting.

To comfort the stomack after vomiting.

It is good to give unto the patient ever•• morning an ounce of Syrup of wormwood, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Mintes; instead of which it is convenient 〈◊〉〈◊〉 take a Lozenge as Azromaticum rosatum, or Di••∣galanga.

For the same.

Take evening and morning three hours be∣fore meat two Cloves in powder with a spoon∣••••l

of the Juice of mintes, or half a spoonful 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Rue dried with a little wine

Also it is good to take powder of Cloves, 〈◊〉〈◊〉d lignum aloes to the weight of a crown with 〈◊〉〈◊〉ine, two hours before meat.

••n excellent purgation to avoid choler for men of all ages.

Take half an ounce of Cassia newly drawn▪ dram of good Rubarb infused a night in wa∣〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Endive with a little spikenard an•• an ••unce of Syrup of violets, mix all these things ••ith three ounces of Ptisan, or whay and ••••rink it warm.

A Medicine for winde in the stomack.

Take a spoonful of hony, and two spoon∣••••ls of rosewater, and set them upon a Chaffing∣〈◊〉〈◊〉sh of coales, and as the scum ariseth take it ••ith a feather till be clear. Then take it off ••••e fire, then take a groa••s weight of long ••epper, asmuch of white, asmuch of black ••••d asmuch of cummin seed, asmuch of ginger ••••d beat all together in a Mortar not very 〈◊〉〈◊〉all and put them into a box; Then put in 〈◊〉〈◊〉ony and rosewater unto them, and mix them ••ogether with a knife, and eat them after din∣••er, asmuch as a pease, and you may keep it as ••••ng as you will, and ever as it dryeth, put ••hereto more hony clarified with rose water.

To clear the stomack▪

Take stale Ale and boil it, and put it two

branches of Hyssop to boil with it, and drin•• first and last.

A notable sauce to procure an appetite in them whic•• be brought low to get them a stomack.

Take Vine leaves and stamp them, a•••• strain them and put in Sugar to the juice, a•••• Cinnamon powder with Sippets of manche•• boil them as sorrel sops, eat them with chicken or what you will. It is excellent 〈◊〉〈◊〉 a fever or other sicknesses.

To make Pulvis ducis out of Master Cogans Caj〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the we••kness of the stomack. pag. 194.

Pulvis Ducis as he saith is usually ••••de of on ounce of Sugar, and one ounce of Cinnamo•• finely powdred both, and then mixed toge∣gether; And this Pulvis Ducis being mingled the quantitie of one dram with half a pint o•• Aqua vitae, well tempered together, and thr•••• pints of rosewater, and so let run twice o•• thrice through an Hyppocrates bagg, an•• thereof take oft-times in the week one spoon∣ful in the morning fasting especially in winte•• time is excellent good for a bad stomack of cold cause.

A drink for a bad stomack.

Brew Beer or Ale, and when you tunne i•• before it work take a pound of wormwood and asmuch of the roots of red docks, the pi〈◊〉〈◊〉 taken out and washed, and put them in a bag•• with a stone to make it sink, and hang

the drink and drink it in the morning fast∣〈◊〉〈◊〉g and at four of the clock in the after∣••••on. Probatum.

Another for the stomack▪

••••ke cakes like apple cakes, or Pasties in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 or May, and fill them full of wormwood, 〈◊〉〈◊〉 bake them hard; the paste must be of ••eat meal undrest, and brew a stand of strong 〈◊〉〈◊〉 beer, And when it's turned and given 〈◊〉〈◊〉e ••urging, ••ak•• ••he ••akes when they be 〈◊〉〈◊〉d, and cut them into quarters, and put ••••em into the barrel, and stop it up close, and ••hen it's settled and clear, drink a bowl full draught in the morning fasting, and so use

〈◊〉〈◊〉 heat in the stomack which maketh the throa•• sore.

••••ke an handful of Columbine Leaves, and a ••••ndfull of Cuarrnts, boyl them in a pin••e of ••••w milk, then take out the Currants and the ••eaves, and shred them together, And eat ••••e Currants and the leaves, and then sup the ••ilk as hot as you can.