The treasurie of health contayning many profitable medicines, gathered out of Hipocrates, Galen and Auicen / by one Petrus Hyspanus, and translated into English by Humfry Lloyd, who hath added thereunto the causes and signes of euery disease, with the Aphorismes of Hipocrates, and Iacobus de Partibus, redacted to a certaine order according to the members of mans bodie, and a compendious table containing the purging and confortative medicines, with the exposition of certaine names and weights in this booke contained, with an epistle of Diocles unto Kyng Antigonus..

¶ To prouoke the floures.

❀ The Causes.

COppliatyons in the matryx, a∣bundaunce of grosse bloud, or aftter great euucuation, or fatnisse in the wombe.

The Sygnes.

¶ Paynes in the lower partes of the belye desire to slepe in the same the in temperance of all the bodye, wytholdyng of watter lacke of dyi∣g••styon and no desire to meate.

Remedies. Cap. xlvi.

THe wyne wherin wylde marge∣ram hath ben sod in, dothe prero••••

the flouers, lyke wyse the herbe laid to the matrix in a plaster, or y^e suffu¦mygacion of the same.

A supposytory or pessarie of coctē dypt in Tirbyntyne, doth clense the matrice.

The dregges of oyle put into the matrix, doth clense the same, & brig furth a dead chylde.

The roote of madder made in a pessary hath no lesse strēg the, mine of the decoctyon of Calamint or pu¦lyoll dronke, doth quickly prouoke the flouers, but mugwort is much better for the same purpose.

The rote of a Lyllye rostid vnder the Embres and stampt wyth oyle being layd to the matrix doth woū¦derfullye open the same, so doth the sede therof, & also brig furth a dead chyld without peryl.

Purslane doth vtterly dissolue all swelinges in the matrix, whether it be dronke emplastered or the place

be washyd with y^e decoction therofe

Sethe sage and drinke it, eyther stampe it and lay to the, matrix, for both ways it prouoketh the flouts. and after burthens.

Holworte dronke and layde to the matrix clensyth the matrix, and ta∣keth away the after burthens after chyld byrth, neuerthelesse it is cory siue, and therfore perilouse.

The flouer of Nigella, Romana, put to the matrix wyth Nonye, dra∣weth out al contentes wyth greate vyolence, wherfore it is perelouse.

Let the roote of gladyn be made lyke a pessarie and anoint the same wyth oyle de bay or comon oile, thē tast theron pouder of walwort and put it into the matrix al a night, till it prouoke it to blede.

It is very good to make a bath of such herbes as do prouoke the flou∣res, and to washe the membres ther wyth, and to receyue the fume ther∣of

standyng ouer a close stole, suche herbes be those.

Wilde margeram, calamint, saue∣ry, Mynte, Mugworte, Cynamon, Cardamomum .ʒi. Galingale, Cap¦pares the rinds of Cassia fistula, et Cassia liguea, fenell sede, sage puly∣ol, afterward make a pessary or sup¦pository of blacke helebor nigella, Romana Scamonie, wrappid in a lynin cloth, put that into the matrix & w^t out doubte it wyll prouoke the floures wonderfully.

A pessarye of cotton dypt in oyle wher in coloquintida hath bin sod∣den is very effectuouse.

The flowers longe stopped are brought furthe wyth a bathe of the decoction of y^e herbe called bawine.

A pessary of lynen cloth ful of sode garlike beades stampid wyth oyle is very good.

Also one Cloue of piled garli••ke put into y^e matrix, doth open y^e same

Bitter Almonds blaūthid & stāpid put to the matrix like a pessari or o¦therwise, do drawe forth al fylth & corrupt humors conteyned in y^e ma¦trix or els where.

Cinamon (hauynge great vertue to prouoke brine) doth clēse the af∣ter burthēs of a womā, and y^e much better, if it be mynglyd wyth myrte Chick wed rosted vuder the embres and stampid & layde to the matryx, prouoketh the floures.

Ther is no medicine like vnto oyle of lyllyes, yf the members be anoin¦tyd ther with, it belith all dyseases of the matrix.

Power of scamony cast vppon a pessary of the rote of malowe doth bringe forth the flouers, thys haue I prouyd.

A bathe made of the decoctyon of Maydē heare and teynworte dothe wounderfullye purge the matryx.

Mugworte stamped and put to the nauyll or the ioyce therof mynglyd wyth myrre and made in a pessary doth prouoketh the floures.

Sauery dronke or emplasterid to y^e matrix doth cast out a dead childe

A pessarye made of Galbanum doth myghtyly prouoke floures.