Physicall and chymicall vvorks,: composed by Geor. Phædro, sirnamed the Great, of Gelleinen; viz. [brace] 1. His physicall and chymicall practise. 2. His physicall and chymicall cure of the plague. 3. His lesser chirurgery. 4. His chymicall fornace. Being the chymicall way and manner of cure of the most difficile and incurable diseases: as also the preparing those secrets; with the elucidation of the characteristicall cœlestiall physick. Selected out of the Germane and Latine language; by the industry of John Andreas Schenckius of Graffenberg, Doctor of Physick.

To cure the Gout.

REcip. Of Aloes, being washed nine times of the Decoction of the midler Cumfry ℥ i. s. of our Mysterium gr. xiv. of red Myrrhe, of white Frankincense ana ℥ s. of red Corals, or in lieu of them, of prepa∣red Sarda, of transparent Citrine

• Caribis, ana ℈ s.
• Amber, ana ℈ s.

Of the best Unicorn gr. iiii. of the best Mosch gr. ii. of ordinary Saffron. gr. vii. Make a masse of Pills with the juyce, or the dissolved Salt of Arsemart, hereof are made Pills of the bigness of Ruffus his Pest-pills, two whereof are ministred morning. The midler Solidage or Cumfry being boiled, and the Arsesmart express'd, must be put between two Tiles and covered with Dung, exter∣nally applyed, if the paines be extreame; use the Anodyn Ointment heated.

℞. Of oyle of Cloves ℥ ii, of Juniper Berries, of Sulphur Chalcantin, ana ℥ i. These must be distilled per Alembick, all Junctures being well luted: adde there∣to,

Of Tile-Oyle ℥ ii. of Turpentine

quar. i. of fresh Castoreum▪ of Opium, ana ℥ s. of Saffron ℈ ii. Distill this againe gently, you have an Anodyn Oyle, wherewith the affected place is anointed: or take a Lythar∣gyr prepared with Alome and Rose water lb i. boile it in water of the Spawn of Cray∣fishes, and May-dew, or Rain-water to a thickness of honey, adde thereto of the juyce of

• Cray-fishes, quart i.
• Gammara, quart i.

Of the Herb of Arsesmart lb s. of Solanum (nightshade,) of Sempervivum or House-leek, of the flowers of

• Water-Lillie, ana ℥ i.
• Nenuphar, ana ℥ i.

Of Henbane boiled ℥ ii s. of oyle of Poppy∣seed ℥ i s. Boile these againe to a thickness, at last adde to it of Opium steeped in oyle of Bayes, and Juniper, for some dayes and strained ℥ vi. of Camphore ℥ i s. of Myrrhe▪ of Frankincense, ana ℥ s. make of it an Ano∣dyn Unguent, and it must be macerated in a well-stopped Glass at the heat of the Sun for a Moueth, after the place affected must be anointed with it warme.

For the dissolving of old tartarous knots and stones; the following ointment must be applyed daily once or twice.

℞. Of the liquor of Mumia quart i. of the sweet oyle of chalianthum (vitriol) ℥ i. of the spirit rectified of Tartar; mixe these; Or;

℞. Of the liquor of Mumia quart i. of the oyle of Juniper berries, ℥ x. of Turpen∣tine. ℥ ij ss. mix these.