The breuiarie of health vvherin doth folow, remedies, for all maner of sicknesses & diseases, the which may be in man or woman. Expressing the obscure termes of Greke, Araby, Latin, Barbary, and English, concerning phisick and chirurgerie. Compyled by Andrew Boord, Doctor of phisicke: an English-man.

A remedy.

If it do come of a fleshey humour or matter. First purge the matter with Diaturbyth, & mollify the codde with Pul∣tesos, and with the oile of Spike and Diaquilon, and after that make incision, and if any of the stones be perished, pu∣trified and corrupted, cutte away the stone with the Hernia, and than take Mastix, of Sanguis draconis, and Draga∣gant, of either halfe an vnce, beate it & searce it, and com∣pound it with the white of ii. egges, and with a fine linnen cloth make a playster, and lay it on the wounde, and whan this hath sucked out the corrupsion lefte behynde, than

make the paciēt whole with any salue y^t will incarnate the flesh & make whole the skin, & stablish and knit the veynes & sinewes that the stone hang by. If the Hernia do come of a watrish humour, first anoynt the cod with the oyle of Lyl∣lies, & then make incision, & draw out the water, & with tēts attractiue, & gētle salues minister. &c. If it doo come of vētosi∣tie or windy cause, vse clisters & suppositors, that the pacient may be laxatiue, and desolue Bdelium in vineger, & with a fine linnen cloth make a plaister to the codes, & vse to eate diuers times of the electuary named Diapoliticon.