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.

CHAP. X. Of the Gonorrhaea, or running of the raynes, and the cure.

THis disease, is a corruption, caused of the superfluous vse of women, that are infected therewith: for such men as haue knowledge of them, they receiue the said corruption which afterward commeth forth of the yard, with great payne and difficultie in making water; and moreouer in the night, when that part is erected, it causeth great tor∣ment: which for fifteen or twentie dayes, causeth extreme payne. This is the beginning of the French pocks, a fit sawce for that sweet sinne of Lecherie. It bringeth most commonly payne in the interiour partes, or payne in the raynes, armes, and legges: in so much that in fine, it commeth to that fowle disease. For such as haue this Gonorrhaea, neuer suspecting or fearing the afterclaps, suffer their disease, to grow on further and further till their cure will very hardly or neuer be accomplished. Therefore I wish euery man, to seeke helpe in time, least by letting it passe; in the end, it turne to his destruction. The cure is as followeth.

First you shall giue them our Aromatico, once in white wine. Then morning and euening, for seuen or eight dayes, vse this potion following: annointing also the raynes, and

those parts, with our Aqua saetida, being cold, and in short time they shalbe healed.

℞. the whites of soure or fiue new layd egges, ℥ ij of fine sugar, ℥ iij of rose water mixe them well, and drinke it mor∣ning and euening. This is a rare secret, and often proued, the drinke must be dronke cold.