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.

For to make aqua vitae perfectissima, per G. K.

¶ Take the roote of Sapifrage, Persly, Alisander, Fenell, Time, Isope, Peniriall, Rosemary, Lauender, Primrose, Mints, Rue, Betony, Sauein, Sage, Auence, Calamint, of each of these hearbs halfe a quarterne: then take Galingall, Pepper, long Pepper, Cloues, Nutmegs, of each of these one vnce, of Canell, Mace, Cucubes, of each of these two vnces, Setwell, Pellitory of Spaine, Lignum aloes, of each halfe an vnce, stamp thy hearbs, and pouder thy spices, and doo them in a gallon of good red Wine, and mingle thy hearbs and spices to∣gether in the Wine, and let them stand all a night in stéepe, and on the morrow distill them into a Limbeck: this water hath many faire vertues, and it comforteth man or woman, and kée∣peth them from all maladies that be cold.

Also it is hot at the first distilling, and at the third distilling it helpeth man or woman in their kindly heates.

Also it comforteth a cold stomack, and destroyeth both scabbe and scall.

Also it healeth all olde sores if it be kindly vsed, it is good for the deafnes of the eares by putting a little therof into thy eare: it driueth away the stinking of the breath.

Also it is good for the falling euill, & for the palsie in the tung, for that palsie maketh a man sodainly dombe.

Also it healeth the palsie of other members that trembleth.

Also for biting or stinging of Scorpions or Adders, or other venemous beasts, for no venim can come néere vnto it.

Also it is good for the toothache of cold rewme, and for a cold feauer being drunk before the axis: it is good for to wash the emerods and old sores called Noli me tangere, and for the Colli∣ca passio, and who so drinketh it for the vanity of the head: it al∣so healeth the saucefleume in the face.

Also it purgeth the stomack of all corruptions and for stone, and for all gowtes, it destroyeth the gnawing within the belly, and suffereth no wind to bréed in mans body.