four and twenty barley-corns) of Rhubarb roasted at the fire -Emp. Ben. Faventini.

4. Bay Salt well beaten into Powder, and sifted, and incorporated or mixed well with the Yolk of an Egg, and so laid upon any Carbuncle, Plague, sore Botch, Boil, or Imposthume, assuredly, by the Grace of God, it will draw to itself all the venom of the Plague or the Sore, and break any Boil or other thing, so that in a short time the same will be healed. -A tried thing.

5. If the Forehead of the Sick wax red, and his Left Eye become little, and the corner of his Eye run, and his Brows fall down, and his Nose wax sharp cold; if he turn to the wall, if his Ears be cold; if he may suffer no brightness, and if his Belly fall; if he will pull straws, or the clothes off his bed, or if he pick often his Nostrils with his fingers, and if he weak much, these are most certain tokens of death.

6. Pottage made of the Leaves and Roots of Strawberries, being eaten fasting certain days, of them that have the Jaun dice, doth help them perfectly. This was the secret of a certain Monk, wherewith he got marvellous much money.

7. Take a little of the Fat or Leaf of a Hog, and rub it with a stone or other convenient thing, upon the lead of a house or gutter, till it be very black, and anoint the place therewith twice or thrice a day.

8. Juniper Berries are medicinable against Poison; for there is none of like operation unto it. And Dioscorides saith also, that they do help against Poisons and Stingings of Serpents. Pet. Hispanus.

9. As principal a Medicine as ever was ordained for the Bone Ach, either in Men or Women, in what place soever it be. Take a pennyworth of Aqua Vitæ, and another of Oil de Bay, and mix them together, and anoint the grieved place therewith hot by the fire, and it will take away the pain for ever, using it often; but you must warm the ointment a little in a saucer, before you lay it on, and chafe it well until it be dried in; and cover it warm at all times, until it be whole. Thus I found it written.

10. Agrimony, Mugwort, and Betony, both Leaves and Roots stamped with Old Grease and Vinegar or Verjuice, and a plaster thereof applied to the grieved or sore-pained Back, will quite put away Pains and Griefs thereof, so that you use it three or four times.-A sure and proved medicine, saith Mizaldus.

11. If you will catch Moles or Wants, put Garlick, Leek, or Onion in the Mouth of their Holes, or in their Enterings into. the Ground, and you shall see them come or leap out quickly, as though they were amazed or astonished.-Albertus.

12. If the Fistula be outward, put into it the Juice of Culverfoot, for it healeth it. If inward, drink it, and it healeth also.-This is true for it hath been proved.

13. For them that have surfeited or eaten too much, let them stamp Betony, and temper it with hot Water and a little Wine, then strain it well, and drink a good draught thereof morning and evening, first and last, three days together, and it will thoroughly help them, God willing.-This was told me for a truth.

14. For all Evils of the Stomach, and for them that cannot eat. Take an herb called Centaury, and seeth it well in Stale Ale; and when it is well sodden, stamp it; after that, seeth it again in the same Ale; let there be two handfuls of Centaury to three quarts of Ale, and let them seeth as aforesaid to three pints; then put thereto one pint of pure Honey; boil them together, and keep it in some close clean vessel. Give the Party grieved three spoonfuls thereof fasting, every day, till he be whole and well, for it drives away the Phlegm and Corruption from the Stomach, and makes him have a great desire to his meat within four or five days.-Often proved.

15. The Powder of Betony put in Wine, that is, a spoonful of the Powder to a draught of Wine, a little boiled on the fire, and drank, doth presently help such as have drank poison before. Wosoever drinks the same in the morning fasting, no poison tasted after the same day can hurt him.-Proved.

16. The Dung of à Cat dried, and so mixed with strong Vinegar, that it may be something thick, and there with any Hairy Place rubbed oftentimes or anointed in the day, it will cause that Hair to grow no more in that place.-Proved of a countryman, saith Mizaldus.

17. This Potion or Drink following is wonderful, and very often proved of me, saith Petrus Hispanus, for it killeth the Fistula, in whatsoever place it be, and draweth out the cor rupt and broken Bones. Take the Roots and Leaves of Plantain, Strawberry Leaves, the Leaves or Seeds of Hemp, the Leaves or Seeds of Mustard, the Tops of sharp Docks, and Colewort Leaves, and Tansey; let them all seeth in good quantity of White Wine; after strain the whole, and put into the straining as much Honey as shall be thought meet. Give thereof unto the patient, early and late, until such time as the clear Potion or Drink come forth by the mouth of the Fistula, which always must be kept open with a silver pipe put into it, and keep upon it always a Red Colewort Leaf. It is of a wonderful operation.-Pet. Hispanus and I myself have proved it, and healed in such manner as is before declared. It is a precious thing.

18. Snap Dragons bound to the Privities of a Woman in Labour, causeth her to be delivered incontinent; but there

21. Take Sal Armoniac, Alum, and Sal Nitre, of each a like quantity, with a little Filings of Silver; let all be mixed together, then put them into the fire, that they may be hot, and when they shall cease to smoke, then with the same Powder alone, or else mixed or moistened with the Spittle of your Mouth, let Copper or Brass be rubbed therewith, and straightway it will have the colour of Silver.-Proved.

22. Plantain stamped, and the Juice wrung out, and put into the hollowness of an Ulcer with a Syringe, healeth the same. So doth Betony, stamped and applied to a Fistula, healeth it. The Juice of Cinque Foil doth heal the Fistula likewise, if it be put into the same with a syringe.

23. To separate Gold from any thing that is gilded. Take Borace, and temper it in Water, then boil it over the fire, and with the same water anoint the thing that is gilded, and cast thereon a little of the Powder of Quick Brimstone; after put it into the fire, that it may be made red hot, then quench it in running Water, and you shall find the Gold in the bottom of the vessel.

24. For any Pain in the Ears, and for them that cannot hear, Take a great Onion, cut a hole therein, and set it in the em bers to roast, then fill it full of Oil Olive, and ever as it drieth fill it up again, till it be roasted well, then take away the uppermost Skin thereof, and strain the Onion through a cloth, and keep it in some close glass, and when you will occupy thereof, put some of it into the whole Ear, and let him

lie on his sore Ear when he goes to bed; and if he use this nine nights at the furthest, it will help him.

25. For the Fundament that goeth forth. Take the Tops of Red Nettles and stamp them in a mortar, put it into an earthen pot, and add thereto a good portion of White Wine, then set it over the fire, and let it seeth till half the liquor be consumed. Give the Party diseased a good draught thereof, somewhat hot, to drink, morning and evening, first and last, for the space of ten days, and also apply the Herbs something warm, to his Fundament, and it will help him perfectly.

26. For the Eyes that be chafed, and the Lids turned up, Bleared Eyes. Take Arnament, Honey, and the Whites of Eggs, of each a like quantity; temper them well together, then take Flax and lay the same thereon, and apply it upon the sore Eyes, and it will draw the evil blood out of them, and perfectly heal them.-Proved.

27. This following is a secret, and an approved remedy for the Palsy, whereof if you give thrice in the day to him that hath the Palsy, half an ounce, that is, in the morning three hours before meat, and two hours before supper, and at his going to bed, it will help him thereof. Take of the new and fresh Brain of a Hare, boiled or fried, one pound; the Juice of Sage, of Herb Ivy, and the Juice of the Root of Acorns, of each three drachms; of pure Cinnamon, Cloves, Black Pepper, of each half a drachm; Turpentine, washed with the Water of Herb Ivy, three ounces; Sugar dissolved in the Water of Herb Ivy, as much as doth suffice, and thereof make an Electuary according to art, and know that it is marvellous.-Emp. Ben. Vict. Faventini.

28. To help Swoln Legs. Take Mallows, seeth them in Water, stamp them well and strain them; put thereto Barrow's Grease; fry them together until it be something thick, and like an ointment; lay some thereof upon a cloth, and make a plaster and apply to the sore or swoln Leg, and lay a new plaster thereto twice every day, morning and evening, three or four days together, and by that time it will be assuaged, and as small as the other. This was told me by a woman that had tried it many times.

29. To put a Schedule or little Writing in a Egg. Lay an Egg certain days in strong Vinegar, until it be soft, then write your name, or what you list, on a piece of Paper, and "fold it together as hard as you can, then with a razor cut the same Egg on the top, finely and advisedly, through the which put the little Paper into the Egg circumspectly, then put the Egg into cold Water, and immediately the shell will be as hard as it was before. A proper secret.

30. For the Web or Spot in the Eye. Take the great bone

the Goose Wing, the older the better, for though it be a year old, it is not the worse, break it and take out the marrow that is within it, then put some of it upon the Web or Spot, and it will break it and save the Sight.-Proved.

31. The virtues of Tormentil. This Herb comforteth the Sight, and cleanseth the Body of divers maladies. The Powder thereof is good to clarify the sight of the Eyes, though one be blind; and the Herb is drest in this manner. Take the Herb with the Root, and seeth it with White Wine, till the third part be sodden away, and give him that is Blind, to drink of this liquor, nine days in the morning cold, and at night blood-warm, and within that time he will recover his Sight (by God's grace;) but if the Sight of the Eye be hurt, take also the Herb and stamp it, seeth it in White Wine, with a little Water put into the Wine; then lay or spread the Herb on a linen cloth, and bind it upon his Eye or Eyes, and it brings a wonderful help. If thou stamp this Herb with the Root, a good quantity, and put it into a little vessel full of Wine, and let it remain therein three months, whosoever drinks often of this Wine, though he hath been blind nine years, he will recover his Sight again. I had this out of an old written book, which doth much agree with Pet. Hispanus in this case, whose mind thereof I have mentioned in another place of this book.

32. Fundament fallen. Put it up with a warm wet Dishclout, then flatten a Roasted Onion, and bind it warm on the place.-W. M.

33. Pain in the Stomach. Put thirty White Pepper Corns in your mouth, and drive them down with Beer.-W. M.

34. This following is a secret and approved medicine for them that are short-breathed, very good for the poor because it is not costly. Take of the Roots of Hollyhock, dried in the shade, one pound, made in fine powder; clarified Honey four pounds; seeth them over a fire, and stir them together until it be in the form of an Electuary, whereof let the Patient take often, and he will be whole.-Emp. Ben. Vict. Faventini.

35. A perfect sure proved remedy, and a rare secret for helping of Women's Breasts that are Swoln and full of pain, which was revealed to me by an old woman, who said that the Lady Owen (Doctor Owen's wife) used it to women in this case very much, who kept it as a secret. Stamp or bruise nine little Worms, of some called Swine Lice, (which commonly would be found between the bark and the wood of old dry trees, which have many feet, and being touched they become as round as a button) in eight or nine spoonfuls of drink; let them remain therein all night, and the eighth morning strain the same drink, and let the diseased Woman drink the same a little warmed at one draught, and then let her lay on her breast a