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.

The 187. Chapter doth shew of a sicknes named saint Antonyes fyer.

IGr••s sancti Anthonij. Ignis persicus and Pruna be the latin words. In English it is named saint Anthonyes fyer,* 1.1 they be like wheales y^e which doth burne as fyre, howebeit, Ignis persicus or saint Antonyes fyer is not so vehement as is the infirmitie named Pruna, for Pruna is more grosser & grea∣ter, and doth burne more then doth saint Anthonyes fyer.

The cause of this impediment.

¶ This impediment doth come of the corruption of bloud, or of coller adusted

A remedie.

Take of houselike two handfuls, stamp it and mix it with the iuice of Plantaine, & make a plaister of it, and lay it to the place infected, or els take of the iuice of Smalage halfe a pint, of the bran of Barly thrée handfuls, mixe this together with a little Hony and make a plaister, or els take of ducks meat which be little gréene things the which doth lye vpon water thrée handfuls, of Violet leues an hādfull, stamp this together with a little of the oyle of Roses & make a plaister.

For Ignis sacer looke in the Chapter named Heresipulas.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Saint Antho∣nis fyer.