CHAP. VII. Tumors in all partes of the bodie, taken away, by R. A.
THis was sent me by a freind of mine, who had seene the experience thereof diuers times. First he purged the patients twise, with Aromatico Leonardo: then he gaue vnto them ℥ ij of Quintaessence solutiue, with ℥ j of sirupe of roses, foure or fiue mornings together: and after it, they dranke a litle good broth made sweet with sugar: that done, they dronke this water following. ℞. herbegrace, sothernwood, mugwort, wormwood, ana M j. Iuniper berries, three or foure handfull, cut the herbes and bruise the berries, and in∣fuse them in a gallon of white wine vineger .24. houres in a warme place. Then distill it with a gentle fire. This done, take that distilled vineger, and infuse therein fresh herbes & berries, and distill it agayne as afore. Do so the third time, and distill it as afore. At the last infusion, you shall put therein ℥ iiij of good Mitridate, or Triacle, and distill them together, and keepe them close to your vse. Thereof the patients tooke, at foure a clocke in the morning, ℥ iiij, verie warme, whereupon they layd them downe and sweat, two or three houres, alway wiping it away with warme clothes. Euery sweating tyme, they changed their shirtes. When this medecine was ministred to a woman, she tooke but ℥ ij thereof. To a child he gaue ℥ ij. In this sort, he cured not onelie Tumors, but sores, pustules, feuers, laundies, &c.