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 4. Chapter doth shew of chafyng specially vnder the eares.

CAroli is the latin word. In english it is named cha••••ng, specially vnder y^e eares. And some doth say it is an vlce∣racion betwixt the skinne and the head vnder the eares.

The cause of this impediment.

This impediment doth come diuers wayes, as by euill hu∣mours in the head, or lying with vnclene or mēstruous per∣sones, or eating or drinking some euill thing.

A remedie.

If age, time, and strength will pounit it, open a veine na∣med Sophena, and exhaust ii. or iii. onces of the side that y^e impediment is in, & after y^e purge the matter, & take of Cas∣sia, of Diacatolicō, of eche half an once, of y^e electuary of Ro∣ses ii. drames, & with the water of endiue make a pociō and drinke it at .iii. times, and if nede be 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Clist••••s & supposi∣ters, and make plaisters after this maner. Take of Malows, of Roses leaues, of Camomil, of eche an hādfull, of Mellilote an vnce and a halfe, seeth all this in faire water, and put in∣to it the oyle of Dil, of the oyle of Roses, of the oyle of Ca∣momil of ech an vnce, and make plaisters of it, and lay it to the place diuers nights to bedward.