CHAP. LXVIII. Of a certain Scab or Itch that cometh over all the bodie.
THis Disease cometh in all places of the bodie, and in Na∣ples it is called Prurito, and in Rome, Rosura; in Venice, Piz∣za; and in Spain, Lomezon: And it is a salt humour that com∣eth forth of the veins, and so disperseth through the whole bo∣die between the flesh and the skin, and hath in it such an heat, that they cannot abide it, and is caused of alteration of the blood, the which is corrupted and distempered; and the reme∣die is, to purge the stomack, and to purifie the blood, which thou shalt doe with giving them three times our Pillole aquilone every third day once; that being done, make this Bath: Take Nettles, Mallows, Pellitorie of the wall, Agrimonie, Sage, and Coleworts, ana. lb. iiii. the Bran of Wheat almost a peck, com∣mon Ashes half as much: Mix them altogether in a great ket∣tle of water, and let it boil an hour, and then take it from the fire and sit over it, and cover thee with clothes, that thou maiest sweat an hour, then dry thee with warm clothes, and then wash all thy bodie with pure Aqua vitae, and this thou shalt use three times at the least, for the oftner the better, and so thou shalt be perfectly whole.