A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye or homely physik booke, for all the grefes and diseases of the bodye. Translated out the Almaine speche into English by Ihon Hollybush

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Title: A most excellent and perfecte homish apothecarye or homely physik booke, for all the grefes and diseases of the bodye. Translated out the Almaine speche into English by Ihon Hollybush
Author: Brunschwig, Hieronymus, ca. 1450-ca. 1512.
Publication: Imprinted at Collen :: By [the heirs of] Arnold Birckman,; in the yeare of our Lord M.D.LXI. [1561]
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.
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¶A drinke for the Quartane.

Take clensed Barly halfe a pounde / reed Chick peasen half an vnce / the herbe of Fenel and Mayden heyre / of eche a dram / y^e leaues of Hertes toun∣ge / Rue and Wormwood of eche a dram / Licoris a quarter of an vnce or a drame: seth all these in a pottel of water / so longe / tyll a pint is soddē awaye. Then strayne that water through a cloth / and kepe it. Secondely put thre pintes of water to the forsayde thinges / and seth them tyll the Barlye waxe grosse / and then streyne it agayne. Thyrdly take agayne thre pintes of wa∣ter / and seth it agayne tyll the barly do burste / strayne it agayne as before: then putte all the waters together / and geue the paciente thereof to drinke when / or howe muche he will.

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Item thre dayes oughte he to drinke euerye morninge a litle glasse full of the forsayd water / and a litle Triakle / ether with or without the water / as he can bes•• ••ake it.

If that will not helpe the pacient / then take thys folowynge / and make him a drinke of it: Take the herbe of Fenel halfe a handfull / wormwod half so muche / seth them in stronge whyte wine / tyll the wyne be halfe sodden awaye. Then streyne it through a cloth / and put it into thesame so much ho¦nye of Roses as ye will. Of this wyne ought the pacient drinke a litle glasse full / before the ague commeth vpon him / and walke vpon it as long he can. After that let him lye doune and couer him warme / that he maye sweate. But he muste beware that he eate not foure or fyue houres before the sick∣nesse do ouertake hym.

Auicenna in the fourth boke de cura Fabrium / sayeth generallye / that him that hath the ague comming of the gall / maye be ministred cold water:* 1.1 for it doth helpe to digest an consume the gall. But suche water ought to be ministred in due season / when he is in good temper / that is / nether to hote / nor to colde. Galen sayth that a dramme of Centory made to pouder / and taken with whyte wine thre mor¦ninges fasting / causeth good digestion. It is good also for costyffnesse and olde coug••es / as sayth Platea∣rius.

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* 1.1

A com∣mun rule for agues cōminge of the gall.

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