An alphabetical book of physicall secrets for all those diseases that are most predominant and dangerous (curable by art) in the body of man. Collected for the benefit, most especially of house-holders in the country, who are either farre remote, or else not able to entertaine a learned physician: as likewise for the help of such ladies and gentlewomen, who of charity labour to doe good. Whereunto is annexed a small treatise of the judgement of vrines. By Owen Wood.

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Deafenesse to Cure.

TAke oyle of Castor ij ℥, oyle of Roset, and oyle of bitter Almonds ana i ℥, Aqua-vitae ij ℥, mix all together, and boyle it till the Aqua-vitae be consumed, then every night to Bedwards drop foure drops one after another in the Eare, stop it with Cotten that smelleth of Musk.

Another.

TAke a spoonefull of the liquor that fries out of a greene Ashen bough burning in the fire, and the oyle of a silver Eele ana, of the Gall of a Hare, and black bony ana, one spoonfull of Singreene, boyle them all together, and drop a little in your Eare, as need requireth.

Diseases many and generall an Electuary.

TAke red Rose leaves dried, red Corall, Guiacum, Acorus, Carroway seed, Ivory, Cinamon, Bolearmoniack, Eg-shells all dri∣ed, Rosemary powdred ana ij ʒ, Nutmegs,

Cloves and Mace ana i ʒ, Sugar powdred ••j ℥, Iuyce of Plantaine, Knotgrasse, Shep∣••eards purse, Houselecke, young Bramble ••ops, and Sorrell ana i M. or so much of the ••yces as will make it up an Electuary, take ••••e spoonfull thereof morning and evening warme, If it be for the Gonorhoea first fumi∣••ate him upon a close stoole with Frankin∣cense, it stayeth bleeding, & is good against ••he Plague, it is good for old Vlcers, and all Fluxes.

Dropsie, a Purgation for it.

TAke Mechoacan, Sugar, Diagrediij, Ru∣barb, Sena, Spiknard ana i o, Anniseed ••j ℈, Cinnamon, Mastick, Ginger ana i ℈, let all these be fine powdred, the Dosse is i ʒ in white wine or Posset Ale three dayes toge∣ther. Then take Hysop, Violets, Rosemary, Vervine, Bettony, S^t. Johns Woort, Mouse∣eare, Plantaine, Avence, Sage, Fetherfew ana i M. wash them cleane, then dry them, and bruife them in a Morter, then put it in a new glassed Pipkin, put to it one gallon of white wine, so let it stand all night close stopped, and on the morrow seeth it to one Pottle, then straine it thorow a haire Sive, and put it up close, then drink it first and last

nine dayes together, at night hot, & at mor∣ning cold, halfe a pinte at a time.

Dropsie, a Medicine.

TAke Dragons, Spiknard ana i ℥, Alche∣net di. ℥, powder them, drink of this powder in Ale or Beere, as much as will lye on six pence at one time.

Dropsie a Dyet-Drink.

TAke Iuniper thinne shaved, and the ber∣ries bruised, Ash Bark, Sassafras roots, Wall wort roots, Caper roots, Camock roots, Marsh Mallow roots ana i M. Parsly roots, Eringo roots, Fennel roots all bruised ana ij ℥, Parsly and Fennell seeds bruised ana ij ℥, put all these in a Pipkin close covered, put upon them as much scalding water as will cover them, then put it up, and paste it close, so let it stand in hot Embers and not boyle xxiiij houres, then put all these in a Ferkin of new Ale of seaven gallons, so let it work together till the Ale be stale, drink no other drink during the cure, drink this at all times.

Dropsie or any other Disease, a Treakle to cure.

TAke the powders of Rue and Bettony ana x ℥, Wormewood and Centory ana iij ʒ, Gentian, Myrrhe, Aristolochia rotunda and Ivory ana i ℥, Pulverize and Cearse all these, mix them with clarified honey to a Treakle.

Dropsie, an excellent Potion.

TAke Rue, Sage, Bettony, Polypodij of the Oake, Water-cresses, green Broome, Hysop, Parsly and Fennell roots pithed, roots of Lovage, of Flower-de-Luce, Glad∣wine the middle, take of the Elder the small clot burre ana i M. boyle them in Barly wa∣ter, and white wine ana, mix it with pure honey qd. sufficit, let the Patient drink of this first and last till he be well.

Deafenesse, a pretions Medicine.

TAke honey, the juyce of Singreene, the water that droppeth from a greene

Ashen Batt in the fire ana, compound them together, infuse it warme in the deafe eares.

A Defensive to stay Impostumes or Inflam∣mations from all grcene Wounds, apply it both sides the wound.

TAke the white of two Egs well brayed, put thereto Wheat flower, powder of Bole-armoniack, and powder of Sanguis Draconis, mix all these well together, and apply it as before, this stayeth & repercusseth all humors, if any heat happen in the wound, then adde thereto Vinegar, Rosewater, and Singreene, or Plantaine juyce, this will dis∣solve all Inflammations or heat quickly.

A Defensive for greene Wounds.

TAke oyle of Roses, Bole-armoniack ana ij ℥, Terra sigillata, and Vinegar ana i ℥, Camphire ij.^d. Nightshade, and Singreene ana i M. beat the hearbs, straine the juyces, mix all together cold, so apply it, if it be too thinne thicken it with Barly meale.

Dropsies, Pox, Consumption, or any Disease.

TAke a pinte of spirit of wine, infuse therein Zarza perilla thinne sliced, so much as will colour the spirit of wine, yel∣low as gold, thē dissolve in it Gum of Guai∣acum ij ℥, straine it, and adde thereto natu∣rall Balme di. ℥, take hereof one spoonfull in a draught of small Beere or Ale morning and evening till you be well.

Diascordium, an excellent Cordiall to make.

TAke Cinnamon, Lignum Cassiae ana iij ʒ, Scordid or water Germander j ℥, Dittany or Candy, Tormentill, Bistorta or Snakeweed ana iiij ʒ Galbanum, Arabis, or Candy Mustard-seed j ʒ dj. Gentian iiij ʒ, Bolarmoniack j ℥ dj. Terra Linnen iiij ʒ, Opium j ʒ dj. Storax, Calamint iiij, ʒ dj. Sor∣rell-seed j ʒ dj. long Pepper, Ginger ana ij ʒ, pure honey ij lb dj lb. Conserve of red Ro∣ses j lb, Aromaticall wine dj lb, boyle all these two walmes to an Electuary.