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

A pretious oyle for mannie thinges

Take horhounde Browne sage wormwodd Rewe planten Brown fenell quege houndstounge Arkeangell Rudds whiteworte clote leaves henben dill varuen mallowes mayden heare collwortes orpenes maideleadmaydlen gilliflowers blodwort groundesell hemlockes seddwall dockleaves Rosecampene sauage Elocompane: take of all these yearbes alike quantitie and chopp them: then pounde them verie smalle nott washinge them butt as yow gather them. then putt them into a vessell and putt thereto 4s mayes butter footseame deeres suett and brockes grease yf yow can gett itt yow muste putt in of all these lycoures as yow maye keep the panne from burning and no more and the greateste quantitye of this muste bee the mayes butter: lett ytt seethe halfe an hower stoorringe ytt still and then straine them throughe a clothe twyse when yow occupie this oyntmente to annye wounde that needes tentinge, make youre tente withe henbane lefe putting ytt into the wounde and annoynte aboute the wounde withe the same oyntmente and laye some of of itt uppon the herbane leafe and so cover the wounde withe all: This medcine is goode for anie wounde beinge well plied. therwith also ytt is goode for anie thinge beinge skallded or burnte or anie ache or swellinge also the water of this hearbes is goode to washe annie wounde witheall or for a drie skurfe or leprosye the boddie beinge washed therewithe and lett drie in: then anoynte him withe

withe the oyntment before named: then lett the partie goe to bedd and sweate: this usinge him twise or thirise hee shalbe whole by the grace of godd: these earbes muste be sodd in runninge water: and strained. This is the makinge of the saide water which will helpe annie unbecome beinge washed witheall and the earbes being laide unto as whott as yee may suffer itt Probatum For Sainte Anthonis fyer Take fetherfewe halfe a handfull mallowes halfe a handfull verueyn a handfull camemell halfe a handfull: violetts a handefull maydenworte a handfull: sage a handfulle fenell halfe a handefull: white hasell alias elder halfe a handfull: woodebine ii handfulls singrene ii handfulls briseworte ii or iii handfulls groundesell halfe a handfull washe all these earbes cleane and then pounde them in a morter and straine owt the ioyce: of them into some cleane vessell and keepe itt close and putt to everie quarte of water a spoonefull of two of hoonneye then take a feather and annoynte the place where the deseace is: and wett a linnen clothe in the same water and laye it uppon the sore and ever as itt dothe drie wett the clothe againe withe the feather and hitt shalbee whole: probatum

To make good Incke {found good} Take three pintes of Raiyne water: three ounces of the heauieste Gales yow can gett bruse them to smale peeces and putt them into the water and so lett them stande ij dayes in the sonne then putt to itt two ounces of Romane vitriialle well collored and beaten smalle and mixe all well togeather withe a sticke of a figg tree and leave itt againe two dayes finallye putt to itt one ounce of gume Arabicke that is cleere and brighte and beaten to powder and one ounce of the pittes of pomgarnetts and boyle itt then in a potte or kettell withe a slowe fyer and straine ytt and keepe itt to youre use.

To make good Inke Tak three pints of raine water

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