Royal College of Physicians: A Book of surgerie and phisick of Mistress Honore Henslow (MS688)

For the pinne and webbe in the eyes Take foure or five rootes of dayces leaves and all, as muche redde [f] pounde them all togeather and straine them withe runninge {the 2} water, then putt as muche white copperis as halfe a pease, and {meddcine} bloyle them withe an egge as yow doe the meddecine before, and { in the} and so droppe itt in the sore eyes {Booke} kinge Henry the eighte his brot[h] for a consumptione Take, the ende of a knucknell of veale cutt in peeces, and a cocke cutte in foure peeces, and putt them in a earthen potte, and boyle them an houre and a halfe, and skime itt verie cleane, so that there bee no fatte lefte, in ytt: then take a handefullof damaske prunes, and a handefull of reasons of the Sunne: the stones plucked owt: then take three souckery rootes foure fenell rootes. sixe persely rootes foure langedebeffe rootes and foure Bourrage rootes and picke the pithe owt of all these rootes and washe them cleane. and cutt them in peeces an inche longe: And when the potte is well Skimed, then putt in the rootes withe the pruines and reasons and halfe a handefull of Barle made cleane and brused: and a quantitye of annesseedes withe a pynte of white wine and a quantitye of fssoppe tiedd togeather: withe a threed and a littell quantitye of salte: And when itt is boyled, then take a strainer and straine ytt and after thatt throughe a lockerume clothe: then use to drincke thereof bloudd warme as ofte as yow see goode

My Lorde of Cannterberries Brothe for a Consumptione Take like as before sauinge putt thereto a handfull of voilett leaues langdebeeffe leaues Buorrage leaues and strawberrie leaues, knitt togeather of euerie one alike quantitye. For the pyles Takeone handefull of mollett leaues, and wrappe them in a Colewort leafe, and rake them in the Imbers vntill they bee well rosted. then take them, and putt awaye the Coleworte leafe, and grinde them in a morter, and putt to ytt oyle of roses, and grinde them togeather then take itt and laye itt to the pyles withe a trusser, and use this moreninge and euenynde. For the Flixe Take horsedounge new made and frie itt withe sweete butter. and putt itt in a clothe and laye itt to the fundamente. as hott as yow maye suffer ytt, and sitte uppon untill yow haue ease. For Deffnes Take blacke woole, whiche growes vppon the flanke of a sheepe and tarre, and mingell them togeath[er] and putt them into the eare.

For a Scallde or a Burnne Take. two handefull of allouse, one handfull of grounde Ivie, halfe a handefull of houndestounge leaues shredd them smalle and beate them togeather: then putt in halfe a handefull of sheepes dounge: boyle all these togeather in freshe grease or newe butter unsallted. then putt into itt a good peece of deeres suett: lett itt boyle togeather all one quarter of an hower. then straine itt and annoynte the sore witheall. and laye uppon the sore a houndstounge leaue the shadye side next unto ytt. To make a seareclothe for a burninge Sore Take, gromen Iuie and strawberie leaues, a good quantitye of bothe sortes, and choppe them smalle, then pound them small with deare suett, or mottan suott, then sett them ouer the fyer, and lett them boyle the space of an hower quarter of an hower than deepp youre seareclothe in the likequore and laye itt on the sore, as whott as yow maye suffer ytt. probatum.

For a Quinsie in the throte Take Cinkfoud and seethe ytt in runninge water. and putt in a potte withe a narrowe mouthe, and lett the paciente holde his mouthe ouer the pottes mouthe so that the ayre maye enter into his mouthe and his throte: and then when the water waxeth colde: washe his throte withein and withowt. For The Quinsee in the throte Firste lett the partie so diseased bee lett bloude on the lefte arme on the liuer vaine three or fower ounces and lett him gargolle ytt with wine vinneger and water warmed. togeather of eache quantitye alike gargole often tymes. and sptte ytt owte: and lett him ^haue methridatum in white wine and lett him sweate uppon itt an houre or twoo & if the Quinsie be swolne allreadye in his throte: then lett him take that folow[eth] A plaister for the Quinsie Take a swallowes neste as yow finde itt withe birdes or withe egges, or elsce withowt and putt to ytt eighte handfull of mallowes withe as muche water cresse, boyle them togeather in milke, vntill the become softe and vntill the milke be consumed: then beate in a bowle vntill ytt come to a plaisteer, and take as muche as youre fiste of the same and make ytt warme, and putt itt like a plaister aboute youre necke where the swellinge is as hott as yow cann suffer itt and so chaunge ytt oftentimes.

For the Heddache Take fiue or sixe cloues of garlicke, and pounde them smalle then take seaven or eighte graines of pepper and beate them verie grosse, then take halfe a spoonefull of hoonnye . and mingell them alltogeather and putt the same into a littell linnen-bagge, and laye the same in the pitte in youre [pole], and binde ytt faste and if the same chaunce to bee drye before your paine be gonne then moyste the same withe a littell [hoonye], and laye ytt to agayne For the strangury collick and stone Take, carrawa fenell seede spetnarde annesseede commen seede cinnamoone and gallingalle of euerie one halfe an ounce groommell seede an licoris of euerie of them an ounce, beate them to powder and putt halfe a spoonefull of the same powder in alle: and drinke the same luke warme. and walke after the same one houre before yow eate and drinke For an ache Take, a spoonefull of sallett oyle and a spoonefull of aquauite. one oynione, beate these togeather. and straine ytt and annoynte the place where the ache is