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 externall use.

The juice or powder of the root healeth fresh wounds, and is ve∣ry effectuall for all sorts of foul, putrid, or rotten ulcers wheresoe∣ver, yea though hollow or fistulous, cancrous, fretting or running, for it doth very much cleanse, dry and heale up: also the same ap∣plyed to ulcers, knots or kernels of the neck or throat which is cal∣led the Kings evill, healeth them safely and speedily, as also the painfull swellings of the hemorrhoidall veines called the Piles, when

they are fallen down, and grow ulcerous or sore. The juice being put into the eyes, takes away inflammations, and rednesse therein, and cleares them from skins and films growing upon them. The root is in use among Chirurgions to inlarge the orifice of any wound or sore. The fresh root or the dryed made into a Pessary, and put into the Matrix, expelleth the dead childe and after-birth, for it throughly worketh upon those parts. The juice, root, or herbe, or decoction thereof is given to cattel to drink, to free them from Bottes and Wormes, and many other diseases as also when they be∣gin to swell, being poisoned by any venomous worme or ticke, which they often licke up with the grasse as also when they are bitten or stung by the udders or other tender places, which presently there∣upon swel, and put the cattel to much pain, making them forbear their meat, which being perceived, the Countrey-people presently bruise the leaves of any kinde of Gentian, and take the juice thereof, and stroke the udder or bitten place, which doth soon help them. The distilled water of Gentian, cleanseth the face from freckles, mor∣phew, or other spots, and discolourings of the skin, being often lightly washed therewith.