Three exact pieces of Leonard Phioravant Knight, and Doctor in Physick, viz. his Rationall secrets, and Chirurgery, reviewed and revived. Together with a book of excellent Experiments and secrets, collected out of the practises of severall expert men in both faculties.: Whereunto is annexed Paracelsus his One hundred and fourteen experiments : with certain excellent works of B.G. à Portu Aquitano. Also Isaac Hollandus his Secrets concerning his vegetall and animall work. With Quercetanus his Spagyrick antidotary for gun-shot.

CHAP. LVII. To make a stomachall Emplaister to cause digestion where it wanteth.

THere are many causes that hinder digestion, as through coldnesse of the Stomack, through heat, through moist∣nesse or drynesse, or through superfluous choller, or flegm, or melancholy, of the which things the Physitian cannot certifie himself which it is, so by that meanes many proved divers Remedies for that indisposition, and cannot find the way to help it. And therefore I will shew thee a plaister that hath all these four principall intentions; that is, to help digestion, strengthen the stomack, make the heart merrie, which things

are all necessarie to preserve a man within good temperature and health, and the Remedie is this.

Take these Hearbs gathered in their times and dried, that is, Sage, Rosemary, Wormwood, Balm, Saint Johns-wort, Net∣tles, of each as much you will, beat them finely, and searce them: then take for every pound of that powder of Cinna∣mon, ℥. i. half an ounce of Cloves, and as much Lignum Aloes, and ten grains of Musk dissolved in Rosewater; then take for every pound, of good Honie ℥. ii. and as much Vinegar, and make them into the form of a liquid Plaister, and when thou wilt occupie it, spread it upon a cloth warm, and lay it to the stomack, and in the mean while eat restorative meats, and drink small wine.