Tractatus de simplicium medicamentorum facultatibus. = A treatise of the nature and qualities of such simples as are most frequently used in medicines,: both purging, and others. Methodically handled, for the benefit of those that understand not the Latine tongue. To which is added: many compound medicines for most diseases incident to mankinde: as also two alphabeticall tables, very necessary for the reader. Together with, the explanation of all hard words or termes of art, whereby the vulgar may the better understand it. / By Robert Pemel, practitioner in physick, at Cranebrooke in Kent. Licensed and enterd according to order.

The outward use.

It is hung about the neck of such as have the Falling Sicknesse, to mitigate their fits; and the juice of the fresh wood drawn forth, and dropped into the eares that have Impostumes in them, doth help and ease them within a few dayes. The Bird-••ime that is made of the Berries hereof doth mollifie hard knots, tumours and impostumes, ripeneth and discusseth them, and draweth forth thick as well as thin humours from the remote places of the body, and being mixed with equal parts of Rosin and Wax doth mollifie the hardnesse of the Spleen, and healeth old Ulcers and Sores: being mixed with Sanda∣rack and Orpment helpeth to draw off foul nails, and if quick lime and Wine-Lees be added thereunto, it worketh the stronger. It help∣eth strains, aches, or bruises being spread on leather and applyed.