The marrow of physicke, or, A learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body being a medicamentary, teaching the manner and way of making and compounding all such oyles, unguents ... &c. as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... : and also an addition of divers experimented medicines which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body : together with some rare receipts for beauties ... / collected and experimented by the industry of T.B.

Cataplasmes, or Poultisses. CHAP. XXXVII.

An excellent Cataplasme for any Swelling, Apostume, rankling Wound, or broken Bone.

R. Of new Milke one pinte, seethe in it, untill it be thicke, the crums of fine white bread; then take it from the fire, and put into it the white of an Egge, and one spoonfull of Sallet Oyle first well beaten together, and stir it well, and lay it to the place as hot as can be suffered: it will serve twice.

A Poultis for a sore Breast.

2 R. Of Neats foot Oyle pi. i. of Marigold leaves m. i. make it thicke with wheaten Bread, and put into it a little Saffron, and boile it to a Poultis.

A Poultis for a sore Throate.

3 R. A Swallowes nest, and boile it in Water to a Poultis, and binde it to the Neck, and Throate as hot as you can.

A Poultis for any Swelling that comes of a hot cause.

4 R. A Lapfull of wilde Mallowes; boile them in running Water untill they be tender, then swing them in a Cloth, and chop them small; then take a penni∣worth of sweete Butter, and the crums of Manchet, and put the Mallowes, and all, into a quart of Milke, and boile it untill it be thicke, and lay it to the griefe as hot as can be suff••red.

A Poultis to be applyed to the bottome of the Belly to breake Winde, and move Vrine.

5 R. Figs, and the herbe Grownsell, ana m. i. boile them in running Water to a Poultis.

Another for the same.

6 R. The dung of a Ston'd horse boiled in white Wine to a Poultis, and applyed to the bottome of the Belly.

Another.

7 R. Hemlock, boile it in a sufficient quantity of fresh Butter, and lay it to the Belly.

A Poultis for the Sciatica.

8 R. Of Time m. iiii. boile it in a sufficient quanti∣ty of white Wine, unto the thicknesse of a Cataplasme, and apply it hot.

A Cataplasme to suppurate a cold Tumour.

9 R. Of the roote of marsh Mallows, and Lillies, ana ℥ iiii. the roote of Bryony, and wilde Cucumer ana ℥ iii. Oyle of Lillies lib. ss. Oyle of Costus ℥ iiii. Wine ℥ ii. boile them untill the Wine be consumed, and after it is strained, adde thereto Meale of Linseed, and Fenugreek ana ℥ ii. Leaven ʒ i. ss. Duckes, and Goose grease ana ℥ iii. mixe them to the forme of a Cataplasme.

A Cataplasme to asswage Paine, and suppurate Tumours.

10 R. Of the leaves of Mallowes m. ii. Groundsell m. i. binde them in a linnen Cloth, and boile them in Veale broth till they be tender; then stamp them very small, and adde thereto of new Creame lib. ss. crums of white Bread ℥ vii. Sheepes suet shred small lib. ss. Oyle of Roses ℥ iiii. boile them untill they be thicke, and in the cooling, adde thereto the whites of two Egges.

A Poultis for a Plague Sore, or Carbuncle.

11 R. Of Lillie rootes ℥ ii. Mallowes, Marshmal∣lowes, Violets ana m. i. Meale of Linseed, Barley, and Wheate meale ana ℥ i. two dry Figs of equall bignesse, flowers of Camomill, and Violets ana p. i. Elder flow∣ers ℥ ss. boile them, and straine them through a Cloth, and adde thereto Sowes grease, Hens grease, and Calves suet ana ℥ i. ss. Oyle of sweete Almonds, or Lillies ana ℥ iii. Saffron ʒ ss. make a Poultis.

A Cataplasme for the Shingles, to be applyed cold.

12 R. Of fresh Doves dung q. ss. mingle it with wheat Bran, and apply it as a Poultis, and cover it with a Colewort leafe for three daies, and it cureth.

A Cataplasme for a Wrench, or Straine.

13 R. Of Brookelime, Parsely, Groundsell ana q. ss. Sheepes suet as much as shall suffice for your herbes, chop them small together, and boile them in Vrine, and so hot apply them upon a blew Cloth.

A Cataplasme for the Kings Evill, or the Tumour called Scrophula.

14 R. Of Weybroad, called also Ribwort, Plantain, Woodbine, Shepheards purse, Betony, wilde Camo∣mill, Scabious, Nightshade, Egrimony, ana m. iii. beate them together in a Mortar, and straine out the Iuice; take as much Honey as of those Iuices, also as much Iuice of Parseley as of all the rest; and againe, as much Honey as of that: boile all together, and put into it as much Barley branne as will make it into the forme of a Poultis.

A Cataplasme to stay Flux of Blood in any part.

15 R. Frankincense, Aloes, Dragons blood, Bolear∣men ana. equall parts; mingle them with the white of an Egge, and the haires of the Belly of an old Hare a lit∣tle shred: apply it.

A Cataplasme for a sore Breast.

16 R. Frankincense, and mixe it with Fullers Earth, and Oyle of Roses, and apply it; for it helpeth the hard∣nesse, and Inflammation of them, after the women are delivered of Childe.

A Poultis for a sore Breast.

17 R. Turnips nu. iii. or iiii. pare them pretty thick, and boile the parings in new Milke, and make a Poultis, and lay to the breast hot; use this, and it will cure it.

A good Poultis for an Impostume, or any sudden Swelling in any part of the Body. Also for a sore Breast.

18 R. Of French Barley a pinte, beate it fine, put to it halfe so much Linseed beaten fine; then take a hand∣full of Mallowes shred small, and put all these into a quart of new Milke, and seethe them till it be thick; then spread it on a linnen Cloth, and lay it to hot as may be suffered, and let it lie foure and twenty houres.

A Poultis for the Palsey.

19 R. A great Onyon, core it, and fill the hole with Oyle Olive, and Lavender small minced, and set the Onyon on the fire untill it be soft, and tender; then lay it as hot as may be suffered to the top of the head.