Physical rarities containing the most choice receipts of physick, and chyrurgerie, for the cure of all diseases incident to mans body. Being a rich jewell, kept in the cabinet of a famous doctor in this nation; stored with admirable secrets, and approved medicines. Published by Ralph Williams, practitioner in physick and chyrurgerie.

Medicines for the Stomach.

THe cause of these impediments may come by anger or fear, or by great studying upon many matters, or by extreme heat or surfeiting, or such like.

For belching.

USe for this disease Dietrion, Poperion, drun∣ken in Wine.

For pain in the Stomach.

TAke a spoonfull of hot ashes, and dew them with good Wine, and cover them with a linnen cloth that it go round about the spoon, and lay it to the Stomach, or take a slice of bread meekly thick, tost it, and wet it in hot oil of Camonile, as hot as it cometh from the oven, or in oil of Spike, and wrap it in a linnen cloth and lay it to the pain.

Another for the same.

TAke a dram of Galingal in powder, and give it to drink with a little hot Wine, and above all things for pain of ventosity, a singular re∣medy is to drink a little Caster with good Wine.

For a stinking breath that cometh out of the Stomach.

TAke three ounces of Comin in powder, and seeth in Wine from a gallon to a pottle, and give the sick to drink thereof as hot as he may suffer it, first and last, and without doubt-he shall be whole within fifteen daies.

To Vomit or cleanse the Stomach.

TAke three roots of Daffadills, and wash them clean, and cut them small, and seeth them in a cup of Ale or Beer till it be half consumed, and put thereto half a penniworth of Saffron, and boil them together, then strain and drink it after you have broken your fast.

For Wormes in the Stomach.

TAke three or four Cloves of Garlick every day fasting with Salt, and abstain from meat and drink after it half an hour, and you shall be whole.

For him that cannot keep his Meat in his Stomach without Vomiting.

TAke Quinces and make them clean, within and without, and seeth them in strong Vineger, then stamp them in a Mortar, and put into them a lit∣tle Mustard seed beaten into powder, and so in∣corporate them together, and lay it hot upon

a linnen cloth, putting to it some powder of Cloves, and lay this upon his brest, and within three or four times doing he shall be whole.

For Flegme in the Stomach.

TAke Beer and seeth it, and scum it clean, and put thereto a good quantity of Sugar, then take a race of Ginger and grate it into thy Beer, and so drink it warm.

For Wind in the Stomach.

TAke a pottle of white Wine, two penniworth of Sugar Candy, and two spoonfulls of Ani∣seeds, and two or three roots of Parsly, and as ma∣ny of Fennell, and seeth them all together untill they be half wasted, and then drink it warm as of∣ten as you will. Or take and drink Powder of Comin in red Wine to bedward three nights to∣gether, and thou shalt be whole.

To stay Vomiting.

TAke and make a tost, and remper it with Vine∣ger and Mints, and so hold it to your Nose, this stayeth Vomiting.

For an ill breath coming out of the Stomach.

TAke the uppermost leaves of Rosemary, and eat two or three in the morning fasting.

For the Stomach that hath the Pipes stopped, and so the Dropsie breedeth.

TAke two parts of Cinamon, and the third part of Galingall, and the same quantity of Ginger, and put that Powder into a spoonfull of Hysope Water, and drink it fasting, and be whole.

Things evill for the Stomach.

ALl sweet things, for they make the Stomach well, old cheese, honey, marrow of bones not well sodden, to ear e're thou art hungry, to eat many sorts of meat at one sitting, to drink e're thou be athirst, to eat bread not well baked, heavinesse, anger, dread, thought, raw flesh, over∣great travell, all fried meats, much bathing after meat, too much casting, to eat when thou art over∣hot, and all milk is naught, ••ave Goats milk.

For burning in the Stomach.

TAke Sorrell, Cinque-foil, Borage, and Violet Leaves, and stamp them together, and strain them into Ale, and make a posset thereof, and drink it next your hart when you feel your self grieved, and when the heat is gone, make posset Ale of Mercury, and that will restore you to heat again, and bring you to good temper.

To make one Vomit.

TAke an Oken Leaf, and lay it upon your tongue, the rough side downward, and hold close your mouth, and this will make you Vomit. Probatum est.

A precious Medicine for all Winds in the body, the Strangullion and the Stone.

TAke the Root of a white Lilly that never bare flower, and bruise it, and seeth it in a pint of white Wine, and put into it two spoon∣fulls of Anniseeds and Sugar, and let it seeth, till it be more then half sodden away, and give it to the sick that is in pain, and it shall ••oon ease him of the great pains.

A precious Powder for Digestion.

TAke Ginger, Cinamon, and Galingale, of each one ounce, of Anniseeds, Caraway seeds, and Fennell seeds half an ounce, long Pep∣per Grains, Maces, Nutmegs, of each two ounces, of Setwell one ounce, make all these in fine Pow∣der, and put to them two pound and a half of fine Sugar, and use this Powder before meat and after at your pleasure, it is good to comfort the Sto∣mach, and against Wind.

For the Stomach that cannot Digest, ••or have Appetite to Meat.

TAke and drink often Sorrell Water, or Ange∣lica Water, or Betany Water, or ground Ivy Water, for all these are good for the same.