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 Mouth.

WHosoever would have help for the Mouth or for the Tongue, or for the Ears, or for the Eyes, or for the Nose, or for the Teeth, or for any dolour, or pain which may be in any of those parts or places; let them use other∣whiles Sternutations, and Pills of Cochy, and once or twice a Moneth, let them use Gargarizes to exhaust and draw out the Rheume out of the Head, the which Rheume is cause of many infir∣mities in mans body, as doth more largely appear as followeth.

For spitting of Blood.

TAke the Juice of Betany, and temper it with Goats Milk, and let the sick drink thereof three dayes, and he shall be whole: Or take Smallage, Mints, Rue, and Betany, and boil all these together in good Milk, and sup it warm.

For stinking of the Mouth.

TAke the Juice of black Mints, and of Rue a like much, and put it into thy Nostrills and this will help thee. This is proved.

For a stinking Breath.

TAke an Ounce of Sage, and make thereof Powder, one Ounce of Rosemary Flowers, half an Ounce of Cloves, two Drams of Cina∣mon, two Nutmegs, and two Grains of Musk, and make them all into Powder, then take as much purified Honey as will cover all them, put it in a Box, and set it in the Sun five dayes, and it will be perfect. then take every Morning fasting half an Ounce, and so at Night to comfort the Meat that it putrifie not, or corrupt the Sto∣mach; and be whole.

To recover a Mans Speech.

TAke the Juice of Sage and Primrose, and put into the Patients Mouth, and he shal speak straight, or within a while after.

For a Mouth that is staid with heat.

TAke Ribwort, and seeth it in Red Wine, and hold it in your Mouth hot, and do this of∣ten, and be whole.

For the Canker in the Mouth.

TAke nine Leaves of Sage, and stamp them with a little Salt and Verjuice, and make thereof a Plaister, and lay it thereto, and it will be whole, but you must dresse it twice a day.

Against the inward eating sore of the Mouth.

TAke and distill Perwinckle, and with the Water thereof wash thy Mouth, also Wa∣ter of Lavender and Fumitory doth kill all sores in the Mouth: and for Blains in the Mouth, take and distill Burnet in a common Still, and with the Water thereof wash the Blains in thy Mouth.

For a Canker in the Mouth.

TAke rusty Bacon, wheaten Bran, and the Roots of a Vine, and seeth all these together in Brine, wherein Flesh hath been laid to Salt, and let the hot Vapor thereof ascend to the sore place through an instrument like a Funnel, made of Wood, and this done, wash this sore place with this Water following. Take the inner Bark of the Roots of black Thorn, and seeth it in a Pint of white Wine Vineger, and a Pint of Wa∣ter; of the Bark twelve Ounces, of Roch Alum two Ounces, seeth these together in a stone Cruse, in a Kettle of water closely stopped, till half be wasted, then strain them, and put of this Liquor into the Sore. This helped a child of twelve years old, that the Canker had eaten through the Roof of his Mouth, into his Nose: But if the Canker be not very corrosive, take Wood∣bine, Sage, Lavender, Rosemary and Salendine, and seeth these in running water, and white Wine, till half be wasted, and then strain them,

and put to this strained Liquor, a little Alum, and Myrrhe, Honey, and Sarcacoll, when these be a little sodden, then strain them again, and rub thy Mouth therewith often in a day.

For the falling of the Evola.

TAke a little Pepper, and Salt, and put it up therewith: or else take and seeth a little Pepper in Ale, ad dip a Linnen Cloth therein, and put it up therewith also take a handfull of Fe∣therfew, and rub it between your hands, then lay it to the Crown of the Head, and it will draw up the Evola.

For a Canker in the Mouth.

TAke Rosemary, Sage, and running Water, and seeth them well together, and put to them Roch Alum, and wash thy Mouth therewith: or take Woodbine leaves, and stamp them, and put thereto a little running Water, and strain out the Juice thereof, then put to the same a little white Coperas, and wash thy Mouth therewith, and it will be whole.

For a Canker in the Mouth.

TAke a sawcer full of Wodbine-water, and put thereto as much Alum as a Hasell Nut, and then take of Mell-Roset as much again as the Alum is, and put to it a spoonfull of good

Vineger, and boil all these together upon a Cha∣fingdish, and wash the Canker therewith.