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

An other poutlisse often prooued Take mallows and boyle them in faire water untill theye bee like a salue then take grounds of ale cromes of leavened breade white wine and some dere suett and make a plaistre thereof and laye itt unto the pacle swolne.

To mae millilitte Take Rossen sixe pounde waxe two pounde sheepes tallowe one pounde melte them together and take a gallonde of Joyce of millilotte and when the other is molten take itt from the fyer then putt in the millelott ioyce and stirre it well togetherand sethe itt one the fyer againe and sterre itt untill the ioyce be consumed on softe fyer ytt muste be done

A Salve that will heale annye Sore Take Bittony Rageworte and violetts or millilotte and boyle them in may butter putt some verdgin waxe and francomsence and the sixe parte of Rossen yow maye boyle the earbes and butter together and add to the rossen or waxe as yow will make itt stronge and draweinge or otherwise.

An oyntemente verie excelente good and approoved for all kinde of aches Take of sage Rewe wormewoode and lawrell leaves of eache like muche and stampe them withe maye butter and putt itt into a potte and so lett itt stande x dayes and then melte itt on the fyer and putt therein francomsence and after lett itt seethe verie well: and then straine ytt and putt itt boxes and keepe itt for youre use. and annoynte the partie greeved often. For anye ache an aproved remedye Take the hornes of a Bucke the whole heade that is bothe the hornes and withe some edge toole shripe them all in as thine slices or peeces as yow can: and putt all into a gallonde of faire runninge water: and boyle itt to halfe or lesse yow maye shripp the horne havinge a sheete on the grounde to the ende yow maye save the shrippinges and withe the seetheinge whiche wilbe thicke like an oyle annoynte the place verie well: by a goode fyer which doone laye on a thinn old linnen clothe and presentlye goe to youre bedd beynge warmed where lye and sweate verie well as this oyntment will cause itt and this doe fiue or fowre tymes and ytt will assuredlye helpe the old and greevous aches

For the kinges evell aproved remedie Take a goode quantitye of mallowes and seethe them in faire water untill they bee vevie softe and tender and withe the water and the earbes bathe the place verie well everie daye twice and laye of the earbes verie thicke on the place after everie bathinge ytt will bothe breake itt and heale itt assuredlye For a sore mouthe Take one handefull of sage of hoonny sookell leaves and of brambell leaves and a littell allome and honny and boyle all in roonninge water and witheall washe the patients mouthe probatum To helpe the piles Take Hertaper leaves the leafe is thicke and feelethe like vellett: and growethe in everie hedge and take the budd of ytt and roste itt as yow would roste an appelle and laye itt unto the place and itt will helpe them in three or fowre dressinges a prooved remedie

For anni ache or bruse Take of grounde wormes one pinte lett them purge them selves all one nighte lyinge togeather. then the next morninge withe your knife slitte them and {w } take owt all the filthe remayninge and putt them into a quarte of smeete oyle in some broade mouthed glasse and sett them in the same and twice everie daye stirre them for the space of one monthe or more./ whereof take and annoynte the place greeved in the morninge and att nighte and you shall finde itt verie excelente godde ./ probatum For a Laxe of greate effecte {w} Take of haye to the quantifye of a goods Bottell and seethe itt runninge water untill itt become verie durte then putt itt into a closse stoole and so sitt over itt as longe as yow feele annye heate./ dose this two or three tymes and you shall see greate effecte For the Bloodye Flixe or laxe Take the pissell of a stagge and beate itt into powder and putt itt in youre drinke morninge and eveninge

For the kinges evill Nettell seede brused in wine laide to clothe purge and and breake itt incarnate itt and cicatrice ytt. The same clothe blacke hellebor brused withe salte hogges grease: Nettell rootes clothe the same boyled and applied in form of a plaister Againste the filthe of the nose The ioyce of Ivie putt into the nose clothe mende and restore to the ill savore of the nose: butt itt is stronge wherefore ytt is needefull to temper some other liquore withe ytt not withestandinge. To take awaye heare The heares are to bee pulled upp by the rootes./ afterwarde the place is to be annoynted withe the joyce of femmitorie and theye will never growe agayne Here endethe the firste Book of Surrgerie