An exact collection of the choicest and more rare experiments and secrets in physick and chyrurgery (both cymick and Galenick) viz. of Leonard Phioravant, Knight and doctour in physick and chyrurgery, his Rational secrets and chyrurgery &c. : whereunto is annexed Paracelsus's One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of G.B. áa ortu Aquitano ; also Isaac Holandus, his secrets concerning his vegetal and animal work : with Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot : also certain collections out of some manuscripts of Dr. Edwards and other physitians of note ...

CHAP. VI. The remedie against the Scorbute, or Scurvy, and the Gout, by W. T.

A Young man six and twenty yeares of age, mightily trou∣bled with the Gout and Scurvy, was after this sort cured.

First he was purged with Aromatico Leonardo, then he used the purging drink following every morning, that he might have each day three or four stooles, at night he took ℥. ii. of the distilled water of Lignum vitae with ℥. i. of the Sirrup of Cow∣slips; also he used to eat these conserves following mixed together; ℞. Conserve of Cowslips ℥. iiii. of Sage, of Rose∣mary floures, ana ℥. ii. of red Roses ℥. i. the quantity which he took at once, was as much as a Walnut; also he annointed the greived parts with this Unguent; ℞. Auxungiae humanae distilled ℥. ii. Oil of Turpentine ℥. ii. of Wax ℥. ss. mix them together; also in his usuall drink, which he drunk with his meat, was mixed Chamepiteos, Sage, Rosemary and Betony, this was the purging drink; ℞. the strong decoction of Lignum vitae, put therein of the leaves of Sena ℥. iv. Epithemum ℥. ii. Hermodactiles ℥. iv. Turbith ℥. i. Coloquintida ℥. ss. let them stand in warm sand four and twenty houres, and strain it, this he drunk in the morning fasting.