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 ...

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For the French Pox.

REcipe, Of Lignum vitae, lb i. of Sarsaparilla, ℥ v. of Sena Alex∣andrina, ℥ iv. of Sassafras ℥ iv. of Bole Armon. ℥ i. of Chalk, ℥ i. of Hermodactilis, ℥ ii. of French Barlie ℥ ii bruised, of long Pepper a half penniworth, of Saffron one penniworth, of Lon∣don Triacle ℥ i. Boil all these in four gallons of spring wa∣ter till half be consumed, when it is to be boyled put in the long Pepper, Saffron, London Triacle, Bole Armoniack, and the Hermodactilis: What is to be pounded, pound; and what to be

bruised, bruise; let it boil a good while after those Ingredi∣ents are put into the pot, close stopped: Then strain it, and with the dregs you may make a smaller drinke for the Patient to drinke at meat, or when he is dry; but of the fomer drinke he must drinke ℥ iiii. thrice a day: Viz. at eight of the clock in the morning, at noon, and at 10 at night: He must eat dry∣ed Bisket, and great Raisins, and his meat must be mutton, dry roasted without Salt. The party must also take this ensuing Purge twice, before he drinke the drinke: viz. six penniworth of Pulvis Sanctus, with ℥ i. of Sirrup of Roses solutive, well mixed in lb ss of white Wine, drinke it blood warm, fasting two houres, and then take some warm broth.

Another.

Two or three doses of Doctor Vanhocks Rosa vitae, given at severall times is very good in this disease.

Another.

℞. Of Diaphaenicon, ℥ ii. as much è suceo rosarum, drink this in the morning at six or seven a clock with ℥ iv. of white wine, bloodwarm, for three four or five dayes: It is an excellent purge, and will give you six or eight stools within two hours. Probat.

A Pesset good in all cold Agues, or Pestilentiall Diseases.

Make a Posset with small Beer, with a quart of milk, as clear as you can, then take of Goats rye, M. 1. when you have ta∣ken off the curd from the Posset put the Goats rye into it, and let it boyl a good while; then put three or four branches of Scordium into it, then take it from the fire, and cover it a while; then strein it, and give the Patient neer a pint of it at a draught warm, an hour before his fit comes; then let him lye still one hour to sweat, or two, or longer if he can in∣dure it, use this for three times; but let the Patient be care∣full he take no cold.

The Plague Water.

℞. Harts horne rasped, ℥ i. one root of Saxifrage, the stems and seeds of red Sage, Rue, Elder leaves and berries, red Bramble leaves, one root of Angelica, or the leaves there∣of, Tormentill the roots and Leaves, ana M. i. two Oranges, English snake-weed the roots and leaves, Virginia snake-weed a small quantity, which is much better then ours, of Goats rue, ana, M. i. Butterburr leaves and roots, and Pimpernel, ana M. ss. Scordium six branches, Marigold Flours, and borage flours, and Rosemary flours, ana M. i. White Ginger ʒ ii. dry∣ed Figs eight, old Ivie Berries black, two spoonfuls, Walnuts fortie, stamp them all in a morter, and steep them twelve hours in White wine, lb ii. and white Wine Vinegar, lb ss. then strein it through a fine strong linnen cloth, and adde unto it ℥ i. of Bole Armoniack finely poudered, and a little Pomecitrine rinds one penniworth, and distil it in a dry Still, and take morning and evening one spoonfull. This is good for any Fever, ague, small Poxe, Measels, or any Infection: If it purgeth, as it will if there be any infection, you must give the Patient two spoonfuls of this till it hath done his work∣ing.

An Antidote against the Pestilence, by Dr. B.

℞. Three pints of good Muscadine, of Rue, M. i. of brown Sage as much, bruise and boyl the Hearbs in the Muscadine till a third part be consumed, then put to of Ginger ℥ ss. of Nutmegs thirty two, a penniworth of long Pepper grossely bruised into the Wine, and let it boil one walm, then take it off and strein it, then put into it a penniworth of Mithridate, two penniworth of London Triacle, and a quarter of a pint of Angelica water, drinke one spoonfull of this every morning fasting one hour after; but if the partie be infected, then let him drinke two spoonfuls, and sweat upon it.

For the shaking Palsie.

Take of Cloves two or three ounces, as much of Nutmegs, pouder them small, and mixe them with oyle of Lavender, to make them fit for a plaister, spread it on Leather, and lay it to the nape of the neck, and wrists of the hands; Or as I have proved, Take three penniworth of London Triacle, a pen∣nie pot of Neat oyle, a pennie pot of Sherrie Sack, mix these three things together well, and eat a spoonfull or two every morning fasting, and at any time of the day; after this once or twice a day if you please take a spoonfull, or eat it upon new white bread. This will help the shaking Palsie, and trem∣bling of the heart, and make a man cheerfull and merrie. Pro∣batum. I had the shaking Palsie by working in Mercurie, no man more, and this in fourteen dayes cured me; God be praised.

Another.

Steep Mugwort in Rosewater, wash the hands therewith, and it will cure their shaking and trembling.

To restore lost Speech.

Lay a thin peece of raw Beef to the forehead of them that have lost their voice, and let it lye one all night.

To restore speech to an Apoplectick.

Beat the Kernels of Peach stones together into pouder, and give the Patient a good draught thereof in Rennish Wine.

A Restorative Electuary.

Take of great Raisins cleansed from their stones lb ii. of Licorice scraped, and bruised, ℥ i. put these in lb ii. ss. of cleer water, seeth them well, and strein them, and put into their

streining, of Mirabolans, Hebal, Citrine, and Indic. cleered from their stones, ana ℥ ii. of Emblick and Bellerick, ana ʒ ii. boyl them, presse and strain them, then put thereto of pure Sugar, lb i. and when they are boyled up to the thickness of a Sirrup; adde in the end of choice Cinnamon, ℥ ss. Cloves and Galingal, ana ʒ ii. of Nutmegs, num. ii. of Fennel, and An∣nise-seed, ana ʒ i. Make it into an Electuarie, and put it up into a clean Box, agreeable to the complexion of the Patient that shall use it; as for the spleen, in a Tamarisk, or Ash boxe, or Jumper for flegmatick persons, and so accordingly of others.

In this Electuary are Medicines for principal Members, viz. the Heart, the Head, Stomack, Liver, Spleen, and Ge∣nerative parts. It is first hot, then moist, after cold, and last dry.

This Medicine was invented by Arnoldus de villa nova for hindering old age, conservation of health, prolongation of life: it not onely comforteth, but purgeth superfluities re∣maining from the nourishment past, keepeth back gray haires strengthneth the stomack, and giveth a good colour to the whole body.

A Restorative good in all diseases.

Take Elder flours, the Eve of S. John Baptist at Midsum∣mer, according to the Planet which is Jupiter, or according to the Sun diall at twelve a clock: Dry these in the East, stamp and pouder them, then take Borage water, and put into it seven or nine grains of the Pissle of a Deer, dryed and grated to pouder, with a spoonfull of the pouder of the flouers afore∣said: Infuse them for 12 houres, in three or four ounces of the water for the Patient to drinke for 15. dayes together. It re∣storeth old age, and strengthneth the back. In fine, this is mi∣raculous for all diseases.

For the Rickets.

Take of cream two pound, and boil it to an oyle or take

of unsalted Butter, lb ii. take three or four good handfulls of Cammomil, mince it small, and put it into the oyle or But∣ter, and let it boil on a soft fire till the hearbs became crispe, and that it be very bitter; then strein it, and annoint the childs sides downwards, and the bottome of the belly and thighes morning and evening: Also to give the child thrice a day half a dosen spoonfuls of ••arts tongue water, in which you have steped seven or eight Cl••ves, and some b••own Su∣gar Candie to sweeten it: If the child mend not with this; ℞ Of shoomakers shreds, two or three M. boil them in fair water, and take off the oyle, and annoint the child, as before prescribed: If the child be not weaned, you must wean it, otherwise no Medicine will recover it: Also you must carry it as little as you can in your armes, but when you doe, be stirring it, and make it try to use the legs, if it be of that big∣nesse.

Doctor Vanhecks Rosa Vitae.

℞. Mercurie sublimate sublimed with ℥ iv. of Roman or Danisk Vittriol, Antimonie crude, ℥ ii. grinde them well to∣gether an hour and half; retort these with sand half way up the body of the glasse, with a gentle fire five houres, and then increase the fire by degrees, till with a good fire red begins to come (into an Urinal half full of water) which precipitates that which is distilled out into a snow white pouder, which pouder wash three or four times with fair water till the sharp∣ness be gone. Then make an extract of Zedoarie, Cinnamon, and Galingale, ana, ʒ i. and red Sanders ʒ ii. with spirit of Wine ℥ vi. mingle this Extract with ℥ i. of the foresaid white pouder, and grinde them together well, and it will dry it self into a red pouder.

It is given for the French Pox about four grains in the pap of an Apple with butter, this will give some five or six vo∣mits; It also helpeth Agues and Fevers, Dropsie and divers other diseases, and is constantly sold for three shillings four pence the dose, Probat per me T. S.