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. XIII. Of an henne, and the Phisicall vse thereof.

SOme write, that the flesh of an henne, will dissolue gold, and that the bones will calcine it easily.

Another told me, that the ashes of hennes fethers,* 1.1 being calcined white, doth mundifie, incarnate and cicatrise vlcers.

Also there is made,* 1.2 an excellent restoratiue of an henne, after this manner.

Take a good fat henne, and pull her quicke, and take forth the guttes onely, and stampe her in a morter. Then boile it, in xij, lb of faire water, with ℥ j of salt, till lb viij be consumed. That done, passe it thorow a strainer, and distill it in Balneo, till all the substance be come forth. Here∣of you may giue, vnto the sicke at all times, with a little of a plaine and simple Iulepe. When you finde any euill ac∣cident, in the bellie, you must adde thereunto, a little oyle of sweet almondes, newly made, (while it is warme) for then is it one of the best restoratiues, that can be found out or di∣uised in the world.

Notes

• * 1.1

  D••ss••lue and calcine gold.
• * 1.2

  A restoratiue.