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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Hester, John, d. 1593.
Publication: At London :: Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the Black-friers,; 1594.
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Subject terms: Medicine -- Early works to 1800.; Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions -- Early works to 1800.
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CHAP. XLI. An inueterate Gonorrhaea, either in man or woman, oftentimes cured, by W. T.

MAny haue bene cured of this, and such like infirmities, with this composition following. Among the rest, one Gentleman in Buckinghamshire, who was vexed therewith, aboue seuen yeares continually.

A Gentlewoman also, was so greeuouslie afflicted with

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slux. albo, that she waxed lame, and went with a staffe: these were both cured in 12. dayes. But one thing must be remem∣bred that if it come ex lue venerea, it were necessarie, first to be purged, and then to vse these pilles.

℞. magisterij perlarum, ʒ j, Gumme Tragacanth, ʒ ss, fine bole Armeniack, terra sigillata vera, ana. ʒ j. Laudanum no∣strum, ℈ j, make an hard masse, with Turpentine, and take thereof, ʒ ss, when you go to bed, vntill this quantitie be spent. In the meane time also, you shall annoint the reines of the backe, with this vnguent.

℞. vnguentum album camphoratum, ℥ ij, saccarum Satur∣ni, ʒ ij, misce, fiat vnguentum.

An other for the same. W. T.

First purge them with Aromatico Leonardo, once or twise, then let them take, morning and euening, halfe a dramme of the pilles following: and annoint the reines of the backe, with the foresaid vnguent.

℞. Symphyti, crassulae, ana ʒ ij. Magisterij perlarum, dissolued corall, ana ʒ j, Laudani nostri, ℈ j, nucis moschatae, numero ij, boli Armen. terrae sigillatae verae sem. papau, albi, Tragacanth. ana ʒ ij, make them vp in a masse, with Turpentine and vse them in manner afore∣sayd.

An electuarie against Gonorrhaea, by W. T.

A Certaine man, being troubled with a stinking Gonor∣rhaea, was in this order cured. First he was purged with Aromatico Leonardo: the next day, he tooke a pill or two, of Venice Turpentine, washed in plantaine water, That done, he vsed to eate morning and euening, the quan∣titie of an hazell nut, of this electuarie, vntill he was helped which was not long after.

Take the kernels of hazell nuttes, blaunched, ℥ iiij,

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magisterij perlarum, laudani nostri, ana ℈ j, terrae sigillatae, boli, veri, sanginnis draconis in graine, ana ℈ ij, Seminis Plautaginis, rasurae Eboris, ana ℈ j, nucis moschatae. 3. or 4. Cinamomi, ʒ j, Saccari, ℥ iij. mixe them well together, and vse it. Also in the meane time, he annointed the raines with the foresaid vnguent.