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. VIII. Swelling of the coddes mitigated and resolued, by R. A.

A Certaine man, riding on a trotting horse, had his stones swolne, as big as ones fist, who was thus holpē. First he was purged once or twise, with Pāchimagogon, thē this Ca∣taplasme was applied warme, vnto the part twise or thrise a day. ℞. the crums of browne bread, beane flowre, ana as much as is sufficiēt, boile them with new wort; when it is al∣most boiled, put thereto a litle Comminsced, and a dish of fresh butter, and so applie it warme. I haue seene the fat of an horse, to haue cured the foresaid griefe.

Another for the same.

Take a pint of pure honie, as much beane slower, and two spoonfuls of vineger, of Comminseed ℥ ij, mixe them well together, and spread it on a cloth, and warme it a litle against the fire, and applie it.