The urinal of physick. By Robert Record Doctor of physick. Whereunto is added an ingenious treatise concerning physicians, apothecaries, and chyrurgians, set forth by a Dr. in Queen Elizabeths dayes. With a translation of Papius Ahalsossa concerning apothecaries confecting their medicines; worthy perusing and following.

The Safe, New Way of examining U∣rines by Weight, first invented and found out by Joannes Baptista Van Helmont, that famous Philosopher, and Physitian.

AN Ounce may weigh 600 grains. I got a glasse Vessel with a narrow neck weighing 1354 graines, but filled with rain Water weighing over 4670 grains. The Urine of an old man is found to weigh in the same Vessel 4720 grains, or to over∣weigh the rain water 50. grains. But the Urine of a healthy woman, of the age of 55 yeers weighed 4745 grains. The Urine of an healthy yong man of 19 yeers of age weighed 4766 grains. But the Urine of another yong man of equall yeers, being abstinent from drinking, weighed 4800 grains: And a yong man of 36 yeeres of Age, having a sertian with a Cough, weigh∣ed 4763 grains. But the aforesaid yong man of 19. yeers of Age, having a double Tertian, the night before drunk little; but his water weighed 4848 grains, which was 82 grains more then when he was in

health. A Virgin troubled with a passion of the heart, made water like rain water, and which therefore equally weighed with the rain water. The Urine being warm, is alwayes found to bee a few grains lighter, then when it is cold, as also more large.

Lee therefore the vessel be of a short neck, and pointed so, that even in a point of time you may measure the Urine: To these other Observations may be added, by a curious Observer of these Directions spe∣cified: And it is a farre easier Method, then that which by another Author is reduced into Aphorisms, by weighing out of the whole man; and so judging of his particu∣lar estate.

Turnheiserus also, hath invented a new way of judging of Urines, in framing a Stil∣latorie Vessel for urine, and distinguishing it into 24. parts, and marking it out, on the outside with his lines, divideth the hu∣mane body into so many Sections, and then judgeth of them.

Courteous Reader,

I Have only inserted these two passages, and late inventions, that those who are curi∣ous Students in this way, may in prosecu∣tion of these new Discoveries, confer the

Ancient and Modern Practises together, being promised (if God please to afford my Friend life and health) in a very short space, to inlarge these Observations, and Novel Inventions, into a more full, and ex∣act Method. In the mean while I shall de∣sire my gentle Reader to take these Offers, as they have been presented unto me, in as good part, as I have freely published them;

Farewell.