The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.

The description and manifold cures, of the disease called Scrophulae, or for unculi, which some do call waxing kernels, but rather the kings euill.

THe Scrophulae or waxing kernels (so called of some) which vse to come in the throte, or other partes of the bodies, of young children, do arise and are caused, of great quantitie of melancholike humors, because that doth for the most part raigne in persons, that are weake of comple∣xion. For you may easily see that such as are vexed with that infirmitie: are not very quicke spirited. These Scro∣phulae, are a long time ere they will come to suppuration: and before they breake, and when they are broken, they cause excessiue payne, and are hard to be cured. For all in∣firmities that come of melancholie, are troublesome to cure or resolue, as you may see in the quartaine and such like. But here I will shew thee a secret, to cure these Scrophulae. First you must remoue the cause, and then cure the effectes: for o∣therwise it were impossible to cure them with outward me∣decines. This melancholie is purged, with our sirupe a∣gainst melancholie, which you must vse eight or ten dayes. The dose is about ℥ 4 cold. That done giue them our Aro∣matico, which clenseth the head, and stomacke, and purifieth the bloud. As touching locall medicines, to breake it, you shall lay thereon our caus•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 24. houres: which mortifieth and drieth, for it will dra•…•… a great deale of moisture. After this, annoint it with •…•…agno licore, vntill the escare be fallen out: and when it is mundified, applie thereon the cerote of Gualtifredo di Medi, & vse no other medecine, for it will incarnate, and cicatrise, without scare.