A right profitable booke for all diseases: called, The pathway to health. Wherein are to be founde most excellent & approued medicines of great vertue: as also notable potions and drinks, and for the distilling of diuers precious waters, and making of oyles, and other comfortable receits for the health of the body, neuer before imprinted. First gathered by Peter Leuens, master of art of Oxford, and student in phisicke and surgery: and now newly corrected and augmented.

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Title: A right profitable booke for all diseases: called, The pathway to health. Wherein are to be founde most excellent & approued medicines of great vertue: as also notable potions and drinks, and for the distilling of diuers precious waters, and making of oyles, and other comfortable receits for the health of the body, neuer before imprinted. First gathered by Peter Leuens, master of art of Oxford, and student in phisicke and surgery: and now newly corrected and augmented.
Author: Levens, Peter, fl. 1587.
Publication: At London :: printed by I. Roberts for Edward VVhite, and are to be solde at the little North doore of Paules Church, at the signe of the Gun,; 1596.
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Subject terms: Diseases; Medicine, Popular
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For aches and swelling in the knees.

¶ Take a quart of Malmesie and a handfull of Time, boyle them verie well together, and when it is halfe boyled, put ther∣in a good peece of sweet Butter, and let them boyle together frō a quart till it come to a pint, and when you doe goe to bed, bathe your knees well therewith, and also wet a cloth thrée or foure times double therein, and lay it also vpon them as hote as may be suffered, letting it lye on all night, and vse this sixe or seauen times, and it will helpe you by the grace of God.