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

and putt them togeather into the panne also beate youre pitche in small f peeces and putt itt now and then a peece till it bee all molten and when itt is all molten take the pann from the fier and putt youre comen cloves mace and saffron into a platter and minggell them all togeather and withe a spoone: prettilie putt in youre spices and ster itt uppon the matter before molten and then take good heede that it roone not over into the fyer. for itt will rise and seethe exceedinglie from the fier when the spices are putt in then take a potte sticke and stirr itt togeather then take a brassen laddell or a bastinge laddell and putt itt uppon the skinnes stretched out uppon a boorde and strike youre skinnes withe a warme woollen clothe and if yow liste to keepe annie of itt in a role: / you muste take a faire table cleane scraped and washed and annointe itt over withe sallet oyle or sheepes tallowe and when itt beginnethe to coole as soone as yow maye handell itt before itt bee harde: togeather aboute the sides and role itt in roles and when yow are disposed to occupie itt then heate itt uppon a chaffinge dishe of coles and stroke as before: / and this the beste usinge of itt: and whensoever youre paine is in the legges boddie armes or handes make a paire of linnen hosen or sleeves and cutt youre two soles for youre feete fitt for youre hose and stitche itt to the soles of youre hose soe that youre plaister side maye lye to the sole of youre feete bothe nighte and daye untill the sole bee rotted whiche wilbe in seaven ore eighte weekes. yf yow feele to greate heate in the nighte then take itt off sometime and putt itt on againe in the morning ore yow maye leave itt off for a daye or two: / and besides this yow maye

laye this plaister to annie place of youre boddie where the paine is and followe itt from place to place as the paine goethe: Butt if yow bee contented withe this plaister to make an issue under youre knee ytt healethe for ever and augmentethe longe life Unguentum to gather the skin of annie sore Take the buddes of popler tree and a quantitye of maye butter and stampe them togeather and then frie them togeather a littell and straine them throwe a clothe and putt the oyntmente in a boxe for the oyntement is goode to heale and gather skinne of annie sore: Probatum To make yellowe entreuil for newe woondes Take two pounde of sheepes tallowe cleane molten and putt there to three pounde of rossen and halfe a pounde of waxe the faireste yee can gette and boyle all these softelie togeather and theye wilbee a verie good salve Unguentum Imperiall Take a pounde of rossen two ounces of galbanum two ounces turpetine three pounde of oyle oliffe and boyle all these togeather till the be well mixed then lett itt coole and putt ytt in a boxe.

To destroye a Fellon Take a handefull of smalledge a handefull of fetherfew stampe them and straine them withe sope and wheate flower and make salve of itt / Probatum To make a salve healinge and drawinge Take two pounde of Rossen one pounde of sheepes suett a quarter of a pounde of maye butter two ounces of newe waxe and as muche tarre as will fill halfe an egg shelle and mealte all these togeather withe an easie fyer and straine itt throughe a canvas and then ytt is made A salve for woundes that be rankled and bourne to be broughte into there kinde againe and sease akinge Take the ioyce of smallage of morill of waybred which some calle planten of eache like muche take honneye and white of egges like quantitye mixe them togeather untill itt bee thicke lett itt come att no fier butt lye itt colde unto the sore ytt shall cleance itt and sease the akinge and bringe him to his kinde heale faire and well for itt is a pretious oyntemente For wateringe eyes Take the leaves of Bytane and the rootes of fennell boyle them togeather well in water: and washe them everie eveninge and moreninge / probatum

A medcine for one that is brused or for sinnewes that are shronke a soverainge oyntemente Take swallowes 3 5 or 7 and pounde them fethers and all withe the stringes of strawberie leaves and leaves withe all wilde time lavender cotten of eche of these herbes a handfull and when theye bee well pounded boyle them in halfe a pounde of sweete butter so longe as yow perceive annie ioyce in the earbes then take all and straine itt forthe into a boxe and keepe itt for a pretious oyntemente. / probatum To heale the piles for ever Take tarre of two yeare olde sugar candey maye butter and mingell and beate itt togeather and make a plaister thereof yow muste make youre sugarre into powder and make nott youre plaister to thicke and in three dressinges itt wilbe hole: Probatum For an ache cominge by fortune Take broken groundes of ale and sheepes suett and boyle them and lie itt on a clothe plaister wise and itt will helpe ytt Probatum To ripe and breake a boyle and heale itt Take yolkes of egges barrowes grease honnye and flower and putt a littell barme unto itt and beate all verie well togeather withe a littell turpentine and make of itt a plaister ytt will bothe ripe heale and draw probatum

To make an oyntmente to draw owt water or anye thinge out of a place swolne Take oyle of camomille i^d worthe oyle of nulilat like quantitye the white of an egge a littell rose water a littell vinneger and beate all these togeather and annoynte the place ytt will drawe and swage swellinge Probatum For a bruse or atche cominge by cold Take neates feete oyle and savin and boyle them together and annoynte the place therewithe Probatum For the goute proued Take snailes out of there shells and pounde them take leuin and pounde ytt withe them then take honney and pounde alltogeather and make a plaister thereof and leye itt unto the place whereas the goute is and itt will eise ytt Probatum To make a poultisse to rote any swellinge in any parte of the boddye Take linseede veniericke, and boyle them sometimes in white wine and sometime in water and as yow have itt strong add to itt beane flower butter camomille flowers beaten in powder millilott flowers m^ache all this muste putt to the poultesse ytt is approued.