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. VI. The remedie against the Scorbute or Scuruie, and the goute, by W. T.

A Young man of 26. yeares of age, mightilie troubled with the goute, and scuruie was after this sorr cured. First he was purged with Aromatico Leonardo. Then he vsed the purging drinke following euerie morning, that he might haue ech day 3. or foure stooles. At night, he tooke two ounces, of the distilled water of lignum vitae, with ℥ j of the sirupe of Couslips. Also he vsed to eate, these con∣serues following mixed together. ℞. conserue of Couslips ℥ iiij. of sage, of rosemarie flowres, ana, ℥ ij. of red roses ℥ j. The quantitie which he tooke at once, was as much as a walnut. Also he annointed the grieued partes with this vnguent. ℞. auxungiae humanae distilled ℥ ij, oyle of Turpentine, ℥ 〈◊〉〈◊〉, of waxe ℥ ss, mixe them together. Also in his vsuall dru••••••e, which he dronke with his meate, was

mixed Chamepiteos, sage, rosemarie, and betonie, this was the purging drinke. ℞ the strong decoction of lignum vitae, put therein of the leaues of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ℥ iiij. Epithimum ℥ ij, Hermo∣dactiles ℥ iiij, Turbith ℥ j, Coloquintid. ℥ ss. let them stand in warme sand 24. houres and strayne it, this he dronke in the morning fasting.