The first part of the key of philosophie. Wherein is contained moste ex- [sic] excellent secretes of phisicke and philosophie, divided into twoo bookes. : In the firste is shewed the true and perfect order to distill ... In the seconde is shewed the true and perfect order to prepare, calcine, sublime, and dissolue all maner of mineralles ... / First written in the Germaine tongue by the moste learned Theophrastus Paraselsus, and now published in the Englishe tongue by Ihon [sic] Hester practitioner in the arte of distillation..

To make Oyle of Lignum vitae or Guaicum.

TAke the freshest Wood that thou canst get, and make it in pouder, then putte it into a vessell of glasse well luted, and set it in horse dounge, or in Balneo to disgest, then take it forthe and di∣still it with a gentle fire, as thou wouldest distill, Nutmegges, and thou shalte haue both Oyle and water, the whiche thou shalt separate by them selues: then take the feres and put it into a newe earthen pot, and set it in a furnesse of reuerberatione, vntill it be burnt into ashes, then take that ashes and make thereof a lye with Fumetarie water, and when thou seste that the ashes will

make the water no more sharpe, cast them awaie, and let the water settle cleare, then vapoure awaie the water with a softe fire, and in the bottome will remaine a salte, the whiche you shall dissolue and congele vntill it be cleare, and faire, as Sal atron or En∣tallie, then keepe it to thy vse: the water is to drinke with Wine.

The Oyle is to annoynte the sores or a∣ches, and the salte is to pourge, and the or∣der to vse it is thus: Either in the Poxe, the Goute, or the Palsie.

First you shall pourge the pacient well with this. Take of the salte half a scruple, Theriaca Alexandria two drammes, mixe them and giue them thereof half a scruple at a tyme: You shall giue this three or fo∣wer tymes, according to the infection of the disease, for in this salte is vertue to pourge all humours that causeth the Goute, the Palsie, and the Poxe, and such like, and the like hath not been founde, neither vomi∣tyng or purgyng. Then when the pacient is well purged, if the pacient haue any so∣res or holes, you shall mundifie them with this salte, and when thei are mundified, you

shall dresse them twise a daie with the oyle, vntill thei be hole, but if the pacient haue no holes, you shall annoynt those places where he fealeth ache or greefe: Also euery mor∣nyng early in his bed, and at night an houre after supper, you shall giue hym a good spoonefull of the water with remmishe wine to drinke, and let hym sweate thereon well, also he shall vse this with his meate if he will. Ye shall vnderstand that the cure lieth not in meate nor drinke, but in the medi∣cine, and therefore keepe hym not to hun∣grie: but let hym haue good meate and well seasoned with salt, and let him drinke wine, and so vsing this order, thou shalte bee able to helpe the Goute, Poxe, or Palsie.