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TAke Rue, Vervayne, Dill, selfe∣heale Yarrowe, Mugwort, Comfrey, Adders-tongue, red-〈◊〉〈◊〉, red-Fennell, red-Nettles, red-Dock-leaves, Valeryan, and Carduus Benedictus ana M: ij, bruise all these in a Morter, boyle them in lb. i d. of May Butter for a quarter of an houre still stir∣ring it, adde thereto oyle of Exeter, oyle of Dill ana i ʒ, let them boyle one walme more, first straine out the hearbs, then boyle the oyles, and anoynt therewith.
BOyle Ox-gall, Aqua-vitae, of each a like in a Pipkin, scum it, and therewith a∣noynt the Member grieved with great la∣bour and hardnesse, then cover it warme with a piece of Furre till it be well.
BOyle fresh Butter not salted in Malme∣sey, bathe the griefe very hot there∣with, make it up warme as before.
TAke Plantine, Marigolds, Hounds∣tongue, S. Johns Wort, Bettony, red-Fennell, Southistle, Dandelion, Smallage, and Plumtree-leaves ana M i: shred them with Wheat-meale, then seeth them in hot Cowes milke, to a Plaister so apply it, this will dissolve the humour and digest it, by the serositie of the bloud; approved.
LEt the Patient drink every morning fasting one ʒ of Camphire in a draught of Bettony-water, wherein infuse some Stoechados, this cureth in one moneth with the use thereof.
FIrst beat an Almond in your Morter, then put thereinto so much powder of Verdigrease as a Beane, then put in your Quicksilver with a spoonfull of strong Vi∣negar, incorporate them all well together, this will Mortifie it well for any use.
TAke Melilot, Pennyryall, Wilde-Tyme, Marjorum, Balme, Marjorum gentill ana i M: boyle them in water, and bathe or ••oment the head therewith warme, stampe the hearbs, put to them oyle of Rue, and of Lyllies and i ℥, apply them warme to the head, if the weather be cold then anoynt the head with warme oyles, as oyle of Dill.
Bever-cod, or Pyretrum, or such like, not onely the head but also the Neek and whole Back.
TAke Calamus Costus roots ana iiij ℥, Siler, or siler Mountaine, Bazill seed ana iij ℥, melt and boyle all these together on a small fire of Char-coale in white wine vn∣till the wine be consumed, then mix the oyles with it & anoynt the whole head and the back bone all the length thereof downe to the end; if this cure not, then shave all the head, and apply this plaister following, spread on a piece of Leather, that all the head may be covered therewith. Take Galbanum, Sagapenum, Opoponax ana i ℥, Aloes succotirn i ʒ: Turpentine i ℥, melt them, and mix them together to a plaister.
TAke the roots of Saxifrage, and the leaves, Parsley, Alexanders, Fennell, Tyme, Hysope, Pennyryall, Rosemary, La∣vander, Primroses, Mints, Origan, Sage,
Calamint, Avence, Bettony, Savine, Pen∣nyryall, Lettice, and Violets ana one small handfull, then take Galingale, Pepper of both sorts, small and long. Cloves, Mace, Nutmegs ana i ʒ, Cynamon, Cubebs, Set∣wall, Pellitory of Spaine, Lignum Aloes ana i ℥ di. stampe small the hearbs, and pound the spices, then infuse them all night in sixe quarts of red Wine, the next day di∣still them in a Lymbeck, so is it finished.
TAke Wormewood ii M. Enula Cam∣pane a great root, ii Crops of Hore∣hound, Mints, Parsley, and Centory ana i M: Infuse all these powdred & bruised in three gallons of strong Ale or wine Lees, adde therto of Annis seed and Lycorice ana iiij ℥. bruised with some powder of Ireos and Calamus Aromat, distill them as before is set downe.
TAke oyle of Exeter, Aqua-vitae, and Oxe-Gall ana part aequales; Mix them
together in a great bladder shaking them well, anoynt therewith warme twice a day till you are well.
TAke oyle of Turpentine d i lb, oyle of Bayes iiij ℥, Mace, Cloves, Nutmegs, Cinnamon ana i ʒ, oyle of Spike i ℥, Iuniper∣berries viij ʒ, Castor, Euforbium ana i ʒ, Brocks grease iij ℥, Mummy i ʒ d. digest them for one moneth in horse-dung, then distill them artificially, and anoynt the griefe therewith.
TAke black knobs of the Ash tree in the Spring time, grinde them small, and boyle them over a soft fire with fresh But∣ter in an earthen pot sufficiently, then take them from the fire, let them coole, and keepe them close stopped, then take as ma∣ny of Broome flowers in May, grinde them as the other, then mixe them all together, and boyle them againe with a quarter of a pinte of Malmsey, then keepe it to anoynt the griefe therewith.
TAke young red Sage, and Rue ana i lb, young Bay-leaves iij ℥, Wormewood viij ʒ, wash them not, shred them small, Sheeps sewet hot out of the Sheepe iij lb, mixe the sewet and hearbs together, beating them in a Morter by a little at once with the hearbs till it be all greene, and no white seene of the sewet, then mixe all in a Panne with your hand in one pottle of oyle, then cover the Panne close, and set it in some pri∣vate place for eight dayes, then boyle it sim∣pering, still stirring it with a spatula, when it is halfe boyled, adde therto oyle of Spike iiij ʒ; when it is boyled enough drop one drop on a bright Sawcer, it will be very greene, then it is well boyled, then strayne it out very close, rub the small of the back therewith, it helpeth the Stone as much as a Pease, put into the eare with black wooll, cureth all griefes thereof, and all Aches are cured therewith.
TAke of pure Sope ij ʒ, Aqua-vitae iij ʒ, liquid Storax ij ʒ, and boyle the Aqua-vitae, and boyle the other Simples therein, stirring it with a spoone till it come to a thick Vnguent, anoynt the griefe there∣with twice a day rubbing itvery well, and cover it warme with Furre or Cotten.
MAke a posset of new Milk and Butter-Milk of a pottle, take off the Card, let the Patient drink so much thereof cold as he can, use it two or three times, it cooleth the body, and taketh a way the fit.
Item, after the Posset-Ale is disgested, let him to comfort his stomack drink Mace-Ale made with small Ale.
Item, also let him eate either great Peares or Wardens cold being baked; they comfort the stomack, and coole the body.
MAke a plaister of Leather fit for the wrist pricked full of holes, and spred it over with Venice Turpentine, then strew it all over with powder of Rue and Fran∣kincense ana, mixe as much as will stick thereon, lay it to the wrist a little before the fit commeth, and let it ••ye untill the fit be gone.
MVndifie French Barley i M. then boyle it in a gallon of raine-water, put therein Raysins of the Sunne stoned iiij ʒ, Damask-Prunes iij ʒ, boyle them to the Consumption of halfe, then strame it hard out and put them to the fire againe, and put therein Succory, Violet-leaves, Sanickle, Spinage, Strawberry-leaves, Borage, Colts-foot, Maydenhaire, Buglosse, Liverwort, Sinckfoyle, Endive, Longwort-leaves, & Ribwort ana di. M. cut somewhat smal, and boyled till half be con∣sumed, then straine it hard, for they commix
therewith syrup of Vinegar, the syrups of Lemmons and Roses ana iij ʒ, drink there∣of cold at any time, it both cooleth and comforteth very much.
MAke a quart of posset Ale of Milk and Ale, th••n take the young tops of Rosemary, Marigolds, Plantine, and young Bay leaves ana ij ʒ, cut them small, and boyle them in the posset Ale, untill all their strength be forth, and drink a great draught thereof warme a little before the fit com∣meth, and sweat upon it; doe this some iij times, it will cure, being proved on many.
TAke pure red Roses xv ʒ, Lycorice mundified i ʒ, lignum Aloes, and yellow Sanders ana iij ʒ, Cinamon v ʒ,
Mace & Cloves ij ʒ dj. gum Dragant ij ʒ di. Nutmegs, graines of Paradise and Galingale i ʒ, Spikenard, Amber greese and Musk ana di ʒ, white Sugar as much as sufficeth, and dissolve altogether in syrup of Roses.
TAke Burre roots i ʒ, three cornes of long Pepper, stamp the roots and Pep∣per, boyle them in a pinte of Ale with ij ʒ of Triacle till halfe be wasted, drink it warme and sweat two houres.
TAke Succory, Endive, Violets & Bo∣rage ana Mj: Fennell-roots pithed iM, Lycorice mundified i ʒ, French Barley ii ʒ, boyle them in a gallon of water to a pottle, and drink thereof, it cooleth much.
TAke ix young red Sage-leaves, ix sprigs of Yarrow, three Bay-leaves, three sprigs of Rue, boyle all these in one pinte of posset Ale, to the consumption of a
third part, then straine it hard, let the Pati∣ent drink a good draught thereof very hot before the fit come, and sweat well after it, use this three times.
TAke dry Orenge Pills, Nutmeggs, roche Allom ana iiij ʒ, ten Cloves all powdered together, give of this pou∣der to the sick as much as will lye on a shil∣ling, to drink in iij spoonfulls of wine vi∣negar; two houres before the fit commeth; if you take therewith Bezor iij graines, it is the better, then take nine roots of Mayden∣weede for a Man, and six for a Woman, put in a little bagge, and hanged nine dayes about the Patients neck, and six dayes about a Womans neck, then burne the bagge and roots, and let the Patient be purged.
TAke Cammomint, Mallowes, Sage, Dill, and Marigold-leaves ana i M, stamp them and boyle them in Malm∣sey and Linseed oyle ana di. pinte, and fresh Butter out of the Churn i lb, let them be wel boyled, strain them, and anoynt therewith.
FRy Alehoufe with fresh Butter in a frying-pan, till it be soft, and not too moyst, apply it very hot to the griefe or swelling till it be well, renew it every twenty foure houres.
TAke red Roses, Ivory, Buglos flowers, Coriander, Orenge Pills ana iij ʒ, in∣fuse rhem in Vinegar and white wine ana iij ʒ, of Penides i lb, of Sugar or honey i lb di. Your syrup if the stomack be empty or weake, or the Guts empty, then put in all Wine and no Vinegar: this is an excellent syrup, for either by adding or deminishing Simples here unto, according to the Infir∣mities and nature thereof it may serve for any grosse matter in any cold distemper.
TAke Agarick, Aloes, Acorus, Turbith, ana i ʒ Esula di. Coloquintida i. graine
salt Gem Mastick, Ginger, Wormwood, Let∣tice, Raysons mundified, Bdellium ana iiij ʒ, let syrupe of Roses be made up with these Pills, the Dos is ij ʒ more or lesse, according to the Patients strength, give them after you have used the other syrupe ix dayes to di∣gest it. These be good in any Tertian Ague, if you adde to them this following in any Phlegmatick Fevers or diseases, viz.
Item, Rubarbe ij ʒ, Spiknard dj. ʒ, Dia∣gridij, Mastick ana i ʒ, mixe these with the aforesaid, the Dos is di. ʒ more or lesse as the strength of the Patient is, and the ve••e∣moneis of the Fever.
FIrst digest the humour with Oxymell Compostum, then purge with the inner Bark of an Elder an Eg-shell full or lesse, ac∣cording to the Patients stregth in a draught of Wine, posset Ale, or any thing else warm, when he is purged give him Aurea Alexan∣dria with wine wherein Sage hath beene sodden, give it many times.
FIrst digest the matter with Oxymell simplex, or with the decoction of Senna Epithimum, and Harts tongue, after that use some Oxymell Diureticum, then purge with Diasena Diaboraginis sharped with Lapis Lazuli, and sometimes purge with Hiera∣ruty, and thus by little and little proceed: Or take Violet flowers, Borage, Sena, Tyme, the juyce of Fumitory and Lycorice, make your Decoction of Whay, infuse there∣in some Elder barke, then adde thereto iij sorts of Myrabolanies ana iiij ʒ, stir∣red together on a soft fire, and after the strayning adde to it Lapis Acivenius ix times quenched in the same Decoction, and i ʒ thereof made in subtill powder, minister this before day.
THis Feaver is cured by giving every morning j ʒ of Calamint fasting with Triacle dj, Myrrh dj, if need be to comfort the stomack, adde thereto some juyce of
Mynts, this given many times together, hath cured many after the body is well purged.
THe true Tertian is caused of burnt cho∣ler mixed with other humours, which happeneth most to young people in Sum∣mer time, else it is no true Tertian though it come of red choler, for choler when it is putrified in the veines, causeth a continuall Feaver, if without the veines it maketh a Tertian, if putrified in two places, it maketh a double Tertian: A Tertian beginneth with rigour like the pricking of Needles, and endeth with vaporous sweat.
TAke of Endive, Succory both kinds, ana iiij ʒ, the foure cold seeds ana i ʒ, flow∣ers of Violets, Borage, and water Lillies ana ij ʒ, red Roses iiij ʒ, Sugar i lb, make your Syrup, and digest it with this, then purge as followeth.
℞. Violets, Mercury ana ii M. oyle of Violets ii ℥, boyle and make your Decocti∣on, then straine it: Dissolve therein Cassia Extract, and Tamarinds ana i ʒ, oyle of wa∣ter Lillies ij ℥, make your Glister.
℞. Of the digestive syrup aforesaid ii ℥, Rubarb and Agarick ana i ʒ di. the seeds of Endive and Spiknard ana di. Barley water, and Almond Milk ana iij ℥; give this in the morning.
If the Thirst be great in this Feaver, take the foure cold seeds, husk them, boyle them in water with Gum Dragant, stamp them well, and put to them a little vinegar, let the Patient drink thereof in his fit.
Also if you give the Patient the uyce of Plantaine to drink before the fit three seve∣rall times, it cureth all Tertians.
Also the seed of Nettles stamped with Salt and Cobwebs bound to the Wrist, cu∣reth all Tertians.