The hunting of the pox a pleasant discourse betweene the authour, and pild-garlicke : wherein is declared the nature of the dissease, how it came, and how it may bee cured / by J. T. Westminster.

A CONFERENCE BETWENE THE AVthour and Pild-Garlicke , concerning his Booke called , The Hunting of the Pox and the originall of the Disease . VPon an idle day it chaun●t I walkt to see a Play , And as I went , I ouertooke Pild-Garlike on the way , Who all alone a Plimmouth horse went leading in his hand , And as a man that s Male-content , his Hatt without a band : A Sattin Dublet somewhat torne , with bootes and bretch vs sutable , He seemd a Gentleman , whose minde to fashions was not mutable . A falling Band , God dambe me call'd , a Rapi●r by his side , He ware no Cloke for comelinesse a Cloake doeth often hide . He had of Spanish Buttons store vpon his forehead mixt ; And where that they were falne away , there Stooles in place were fixt . This is the man then did I thinke , perhaps hath read my Booke ; If not , I will perswade him too , that he thereon will looke . God saue you Sir , good Sir , said I , make bold to craue your name . Pild-Garlike , answered he , and s●●nd , waxe angry at the same . Nay gentle Sir , I would not wish your anger any way , I meant but speake a word or two , if you would please to stay . Speake what thou wilt , Pild-Garlike said , I haue no haste , quoth he , So thou no money matters aske ; for that go●s low with me . Why then ●ir will you 〈◊〉 a Booke , a very fine Booke indeed , And such a Booke perhaps the like you scarce shall seldome reade . What is thy Booke , my honest friend , is it a Booke of Newes ? I Sir , and true translated out of French , and new sent from the Starres . The Hunting of the Pox , good Sir , and pleasant for to reade , And if you keepe it all your life , 't will nere once you nob ●ad . Ha , ha , thou art a merry Knave , couldst them perswade me so , Thy Newes is new , no , it is stale , I read i● long agoe : And two I gaue a Waiting Mayd , to reade on now and than ; And shee did giue her Master one , the other to his man : And so farewell , my honest friend , to reade the Pox is cost , Thrice haue I read it all my selfe , and glad now it is lost . Nay , stay good sir , If that you please , and drinke a pince of Wine , And I will tell a merry iest hope to a friend of mine . Of ●ee at Winch●st●r the old , where V●●us Temple stood : The Stewes , men say , was founded there , and now of late as good A Brothell house , and to the same resorted this my friend . The Matron of the house which knew his minde , and ●o what end Hee vsde to haunt her vnchaste d●nes , she counseld one straightway , To feast him with a towne-bred Goose , if he would please to stay . He was content , and offered too his helpe this Goose to dresse , And some was bro●lde , some ros● , some boylde , three dishes to a messe . Is this a Winchester Goose , quoth he , when he had fed his fill : If ere I feast it so againe , shall be against my will . The Kitchen was too hote he said , the Cooke-roome doores were bar'd , His Goose and gyblets scal● and burnt , and all the feast was mar'd : In fine , he tooke his towne-bred Goose , as shee did giue it him , And brought it to a Barbers man , that was both neat and t●im : A fine young fellow full of skill , and aske him if hee could Tell him what vncouth shapen thing it was he did behold . Well , quoth the Barber , what say you ? you know best what it is ; As for my part I oft haue s●ene a fayrer beast then this . A beast said he , nay then thou l●est , I soe thou hast no skill , I bought it for a towne-bred Goose , though now against my will , As it falles out to my hard hap . Well , quoth the Barber then , It is no Fowle in forme nor shape , no Goose nor Turky-Hen ; But a plaine French Coulstaffe you haue goe , where with ●ou sore haue fought : Your weapon which your selfe hath beat , it seens your selfe had brought . A Coul-staffe said Pild-Garlike then , is this the warres in France Then haue I had some blowes therewith , by fortune , not by chance ▪ Yet haue recouerd well enough , so might this friend of thi●e , And so I pray thee end this tale , vntill another time ; For I haue other things to speake , since thou hast made me stay , Faine would I know this French-disease , which raigneth at this day , And which is found in euery Land , how might that first beginne , For sure if Purgatory be , or penance due for sinne : Then he who doth endure this paine , need feare no other hell , He hath enough , who hath the Pox , that in his bones doe dwell . Pild-Garlike ▪ I perceiue you speake , by great experience sure , Doe reade my Booke , and see what paines poore Morbu● did endure , For there was euen plaine hell indeed , if hell on earth might bee , For light and darknesse , heate and cold , did to his paines agree : But now to satisfie your minde how this Disease first came . So farre as Stories make record , I le doe the best I can ; One thousand foure hundred ninty three , the French with pusant power Besieging Naples at that time , till Charles the fifth Emperour Came there , and brake the siege perforce , and in time of his stay , Columbus to the Emperour did , present vpon a day A company of Indians , which the Pox had naturally , And they disperst it in the campes of France and Italy : Columbus was an Italian borne , and first that did discouer West-India sho●● , and people there , and brought of one and other To shew to Christian Princes , what strange Countries they had found , What fertill Lands ; what fruits , what mines , did in each place abound , To moue them for to goe possesse , such riches offered them , Since in those Countries there was none , but naked sauage men : The souldiers which that time lay there , did couet for to lye With those strange women which were brought , but what they got therby Too many know , to their much griefe ; the French did put the blame Vpon the Spaniards , that brought it to Naples when they came ; The Neapolitans did say , the French did bring it them , For they this painfull sore disease , did neuer know till then : The Flammings call it Spanish Pox , and sure they brought it first To Christendome , as you haue heard , and therefore most are cu●st : The Scots likewise , when they haue met , some part of this Disease , They vse in iest to say that they are bit with Spanish Fleas , 〈…〉 behinde , as Fleas doe vse to doe , 〈…〉 , belike they vse it too . 〈…〉 sport , and loue know and than , 〈…〉 hath 〈…〉 , is not a Gentleman : 〈…〉 withall , the Pox of Rome , 〈…〉 doth staine and 〈◊〉 their clothes , the other foules the bone● 〈…〉 they in plaine good troth , will sweare it came to vs 〈…〉 , and therefore takes the name of Morbur Gallicus . Pild-Garlike , now I thinke , I haue full satisfied your minde , And if you search a thousand bookes , more truth you shall not finde . You see what posting off there is , the Pox is no mans friend , And since that none will father it , I heere will make an end . Nay , doe not so , Pild-Garlike said , le ts heere a little more The Hunting of the Pox , which you did speake of first before . Content , good Syr , and therewithall he made no longer stay , But tooke his booke , and turn'd the lease , and thus began to say .

The Hunting of the Pox : with the Life and Death of Morbus Gallicus . A Young Italian Gentleman , of birth descended well , Of stature comely , faire & proud , as those know him could tell ; His father died , and hauing got his wealth all in his hands , To trauaile now was his desire , to see some forraine lands : His name Sup●i●u● Publicus : and was a Romane borne ; He hated those despisde his name , or Country had in scorne . To France he now his iourney tooke , to see the pleasant soile , The fashions there to know and learne , he meant to stay a while : And finding of the Country sweet , and women that were faire , The store of Vineyards , and of fruits , withall a holesome ayre : Meant there to set his staffe , and rest , and gan acquaintance seeke , And such acquaintance as himselfe , he thought could loue and like . At length he met a Curtesan , an old Dogge at the game , Her name was Veneris , people said , the Diuell ought him shame ; And made this foole to fall in loue , when first he heard her name . Shee painted was , both face and brests , and hands with azure veines , And for to set her flesh to sale , shee sparde no skill nor paines : He thought an Angell he had met , when first he saw her face , So mayden-like behaued her selfe in gesture and in pace , With words so fitting to his minde , set out with comely grace : Yet had the Pox so bither bones , and Hounds which on her tended , Fell on at length Saperbus flesh , till that his life they ended . This Ve●eris , was ● Hound most faire , by Arte and Nature made , A Neapolitan by birth , a Curtesan by trade : Her Syer●a Dog●● of India breed , her Dam in stewes brought vp , And shee her selfe 〈◊〉 into France , where quickly shee was put Into an honest Brothel-house , for that must be the name , Therefor to learne , and be brought vp , till shee be past all shame . Shee was the first that sea●de vpon Superbus in his sport , And made him poore and se●●e , God knowes as men of him report ; And altered all his body cleane , that strangers where he came Did call him Morbus Gallicus , or French-diseased man : Yet Morbus was not then his name , but shee did giue it him , And for because he would be knowne , to be one of her kin , Shee left a token and a marke , that stucke fast to his skin . At length this Hound , with all her Whelpes , he entertain'd at last , Though in the end he would haue run , away from them full fast : M●ch like Actr●● whom his Hounds , their Master eate vnknowne , Because he like a Hart with hornes , and haire was ouergrowne , And yet the Huntsman knew full well the Hounds were all his owne , And would haue spoke , if that he could , and calde each by his name , Whereby they should haue ceast to bite , if Dogges had any shame . But these Dogges ; which I tend to speake , was of another kinde ; Of other nature and of forme , and of another minde : For first they caught Superbus purse , and eate the bottome out , Then on his gay and silken clothes , and lapt him in a clout . And thus in passing by degrees , they thought best to begin To strippe him first , and so they might come better to his skin . Thus was Superbus Publican so lapt and wrapt with shame ; That he was malecontent , perforce to leaue his publike name . Not one good part was in these Hounds , though he his wealth them gaue , Saue that they shewde their loue in this , they brought him to his graue . It resteth now to speake in briefe , the storie as I finde , The hunting with the Hounds , their names , and natures of their kinde : That each good man that 〈◊〉 C●●s , may draw his sword at them , And stolne no do●●●●●sse to kill such beasts as would kill men . Now after Veneris had 〈…〉 Morbu● to the quicke , And like a Horse-l●nd● 〈◊〉 him , and to his downe did sticke , That he was faine ●o b●●y againe , much like a new faine Deere , Which when the other Dogges and Hounds did sent and ouer-heare , The Kennell all ca●●● in at once , more then a man would thinke , Whose breathes like Carrin did infect the ayre with lothsome stinke : There was no sounding of retreate by winding horne was heard , For euery Dogge ran for his part , as if he had been staru'd . First Go●●ra , that alwaies still in running had delight , Did sea● vpon his raynes and backe , and there did gnaw and bight ; This Go●●ra an olde ●eade Hound , some say in Sodom bred , Would neuer leaue , if that shee might , vntill her prey were dead . Then B●●bo , with her stealing pace vpon his groyne did fast , And if shee suffered might haue been , would eate his guts at last . This B●●bo had to Sire a Curre , from Portugals he came , A Curtesan in Lisbone Towne , was said to be her Damme : Shee had of Puppyes two or three , Amorous some them call , Because that like to Mulberies , vpon the skinne doe fall , These seazde vpon the Virgo top , and stucke fast to his skinne , Which growing ripe and turnde to seed , like warts they doe beginne . Then came Car●●●cula , a Brache , her Dam and Sier of Spaine , A wicked Whelpe it was , and put poore Morbus to great paine , Shee would not come into his house , nor scratch his garden-plot , But in his Yeard both day and night a kennell there shee got : At length he tooke her for a Witch , for euery time that hee Came there his water for to make , which heretofore went free , It now came forkedly with paine , and suddenly would stop , Till that an vlcer like proud flesh , was in his Yeard begot . This Bitches Beldam was a Whelpe , when Charles the fift first came Vnto the siege of Naple● there , with Go●ora her Dam. Then M●rdeo a subtill Hound , that had a Wolfe to Syer , Did feed on Glans and eate it off , and made it burne like fier . This was an Irish Curre some say , and grumled as he ran , Thence into England he was brought , from thence to France he came ▪ At Winchester he eate a Goose , all wholly sane the rumpe , The which without all feathers cleane , appeared like a stumpe . But now this while poore Morbus head was neuer toucht with greefe , Till Alop●ce , that shagged Cur , came stealing like a theefe Behinde , and bit off all his haire , euen to the very skin , As if that neuer haire had growne , or on his head had bin . A pybalde Priest brought vp this Dogge to licke off all his haire , For of a Barbers rasor he did euer stand in feare . Then little Formica came in , as busie as a Bee , And all her Beagle Whelpes with her , as nimble limbde as shee : These for their short and nimble legges , at receipt vsde to lye , For that they must aduantage take to gaine coape ground thereby ; Which when they had their prey espied , and they poore Morbus found , That sore had hunted been of late , and layde him on the ground To rest himselfe ; these Whelpes came in , like little Ants a pace , Some ran into his necke and breech , some bit him by the face , And as a man should naked be , roulde in a nettle bed , So did they stinge and bite his skin , like vnto fier red . Then came in Pustill spotted red , and on his fore-head light Like Tauerne tokens , all bespread and set themselues in sight ; Or like to Starres which in the heauens doe shine in frostie night , Some men doe call them Spanish-fleas , for that they leaue behinde Red spots or stalles where they haue been , as Fleas doe leaue by kinde : A Leopard sure was thought to be , the Syer of this foule Hound , For that neere Arden-forrest he , at Lyons first was found . Then Talpa set on by the rest , crept vnderneath the skin , And as a Mole heaues vp the earth , and so runnes deeper in : So did this Curre creepe to the skull of silly Morbus head , And foulde the bone , and raisde it vp , and made therein his bed , And lay therein so secretly , as if he had been dead . This Talpa was a lazie Curre , and loued to take his rest , Which had a Dam , that Tophos hight , as wicked as the best : This Tophos at this time fell lame , and could not goe , nor stand , And lay in Ro●n , amongst her kin , vnder a Surgeons hand . But Pollypus who had to Syer a M●ungie Flemmish Curre , Did come and creepe vp Morbus nose , and there stucke like a burre , Yet could not hide her selfe ; for why , her taile was seene hang downe , Much like a Turky-cock , whose combe hangs dangling from his crowne , And like a Polcats stinke , or worse , this Pollypus did make , That Morbus friends , such as he had , began him to forsake 〈…〉 ●ound , bit him behinde the eares , And 〈…〉 Dogge , downe to the skull him teares . This Fissure was a 〈…〉 , and had two Puppies more , Ma●●●●● and 〈…〉 Dogges , that plagu'd poore Morbus sore : This Ma●●●●●● was a 〈◊〉 Curre , and ouer vsde to scratch , And neuer left , till that the bloud his nailes did ouer match . And Scuruy crept into his ioynts , and made his body lame , And raisde his 〈…〉 his teeth , and brought all out of frame , This Scuruy had a 〈◊〉 sometime , in Rome not long agoe , That dwelt in Cardinall Corpus house , and rested in his toe ; Her name was P●d●gra , they say , Rich men doe know her well , And shee made choise of Morbus fo●te , therein to bide and dwell . Then eating 〈◊〉 came with speed , this was of barbarous kinde , But more accursed Dogge then this , could neuer Morbus finde , Shee eat his throate and 〈◊〉 and made his nose to fall , And sent out 〈◊〉 , which perfu●●● his chamber , house , and all : So that poore Morbus had no speech , nor voice to cry or call . Then Nodus , 〈◊〉 , and Harp●● came , and Paine all bred in France , Of foure such Dogges you neuer heard , as these , all came by chance . First Nodus bit him by the shinnes , and sometimes on the brow , And raisde vp bunches , knots and bumpes , with aches ioyn'd ●now . And Crust , that came of Ma●●gies kinde , both of the Syer and Dam All ouer Morbus 〈◊〉 skin , full suddenly he ran , And neuer left , till that his crowne he conquered had and wan . And Herpes , hee with creeping pace , went eating all the way , And cast vp furrowes like a Mole , with feeding night and day , And crau'd of Cr●st , where he had fed , to hide it if he may . At length came Paine , that hunts by night , and bit him skin and bone ; And though he biteth many a man , yet chose he him alone , To feed vpon in bed a nights , that Morbus could not sleepe , But tend the feeding of his Hounds , as Shepherds doe their sheepe . Then Furs●r , hee , a Bakers Dogge , and bred in Britaine Land , But yet a man-kinde Curre to feed , and bite men by the hand ; Did raise vp branny scales and dust , vpon poore Morbus skin , That of a creature wrapt in woe , was none found like to him : Yet was he rich in precious stones , but not in gold nor fee , That longs to Lords of great estate , not such a man as hee : But yet a Rich Pearle in his eye , a Ruby on his nose , And in his tayle an Emrod faire , and so he stately go●s .

THE MANNER OF CVRING THE French Disease , according to the constitution of diuers Countries . NOw list we not no more to speake of Dogs , nor yet of Hounds , Poor Morbus feels the least of them , as deep as deadly wounds : And leaue him in his bed poore man , that cannot go nor stand , Nor scarse alone can feed himselfe , so weake in lim and hand . But yet a fained helpe at last , a friend of his profest , And promist , if he would be rulde , he should be dispossest Of all these Dogges and scuruy Curres , that did him so molest . And therewith brought in Medicus , that was a Florintine , Of Venis , Naples , and of Rome , and euery where sometime ; Howbeit , well knowne a Mountebank , that went from towne to towne With Venis-Treacle , and with Drugges , that he sould vp and downe : With him came Pharmacus , High - Dutch , a Pothecaries man , And Leech , a German Quacksaluer , that from his Master ran , For three such knaues , if hel were sought , more worse could not be found : Yet in those Countries euery where , such stragauants abound . And these did all with one consent , him promise helpe with speed ; So he could money purchase them , to recompence their meed . Which being done , they fell to worke , all like a packe of knaues , For many a hundred they had sent aliue into their graues : And therefore knew the way full well , to helpe this crasie man ; And Medicus to countenance all , he was the first began , And Noynted Morbus ouer all , about with Vygoes grease , And sweat him in a tubbe , whereby that all his paines should cease . What followed next is shame to tell , but so he brought about , Poore Morbus tongue and gumbes did swell , and all his teeth fell out . Then Pharmacus with glisters , and Horse-leaches in a glasse , Began his Musicke , and applied his Bagpipes to his arste . Yet all this while poore Morbus head did neuer take no rest , For day and night his new-made paines , each hower did him molest . Then Leech he tooke a wimble vp , and borde him through the skull , This wimble he a Trepan call'd , and out a peece did pull , And powr'd in Kyst , and made him drinke , Spruse-Beere his belly full , Till that they laid him in a trance , and whilst that did endure , They stole away , and left report , that he was past all cure . Now when all hopes were past and gone , and Art no more could try , And he growne sicke and faint , and lookt each hower for to dye ; He counselled was to seeke a Priest , and haue minde of his soule , Lest sudden death should take him hence before his bell could toule : The Priest was sent for out of hand , a little poore old man , And prayde make haste , I will ( quoth he ) make all the haste I can ▪ Belike the Priest had vnderstood before of Morbus name , And would haue posted off to goe , had it not been for shame ; And more , for being spoken to , he may not it denie , And therefore 〈◊〉 with more speed , before the man should die : So when he came and entred in the chamber where he lay , And saw poore Morbus looke on him , and neuer a word did say ; S●l●● Domin● , said the Priest , be answered soft , & ●● , The Priest was angry at that word , and thought he calde him Iew ; And would haue gone away in rage , had not some for Gods sake Requested him to stay ; for why , he did the sicke mistake , And tolde him that his throate was sore , and all his teeth were out , He could not speake , and stinke perfumde his chamber round about : Then did this Priest thinke with himselfe , he should commit great sin , If that the sacred blessed Host he should giue vnto him , To swallow downe by stinking mouth , and throate filde with the Pox , He turnde about , and secretly ●ulde out a little box , That in his wide gowne sleeue had hid , and that of purpose thought , As some doe thinke , for in the same a Turnep he had brought , And priuately cut off a slice thereof , and somewhat thin , And after ceremonies done , the vile Priest gaue it him ; Poore Morbus ●oulde it in his mouth , because his throate was rough , And through his nose hee tolde the Priest , his God was very tough : The Priest then bade him swallow it downe , though it put him to paine , The merit of his owne free-will in heauen should finde a gaine : With that poore Morbus forst himselfe to swallow downe the Host , And in that doing choakt himselfe , and so gaue vp the ghost : Requi●● in pace , said the Priest , so rest thy soule in peace , For now by death thy sinnes and paines shall heere for euer cease . T was well done , said Pild-Garlike then , to ease him of his greefe , But yet I wish a better cure should come for my releefe : And for the tale which thou hast tolde , I like it passing well , But thou therein hast been too bold , as now I will thee tell . The Gonoraea perhaps thou knowest by diuers waies may come , And Alopece by sicknesse long , and Scorbute which doth run Amongst the Ioynts and maketh lame , and likewise for the Goute , The which belongs vnto great Lords , not for to iest or floute : T is knowne Pope Sixtus dyed thereof , and Lewes the twelfth of France ; And many Princes of great state , whom Honor did aduance , And had no Pox at all men know , therefore who made the same Did want of matter for to write , or else he was too blame . Pild-Garlick you are much deceiude , and that for want of skill The Pox is master of all griefes , where he may haue his will : Who hath the Skuruy , Alopece , or running of the Raynes , Serpigo , Hemrods , or the Piles , or whatsoere breeds paynes . If that the Pox be there before , he master is of all ; See Parraselsus , which hath writ , of Poxes great and small , And he will say a pockie Goute , and dropsies of that kinde , And more diseases which some men by paynes doe chance to finde● The Pox will breede , and Naturalize by law of Propinquinitie , And double all their force and paynes , by neerenesse of Affinitie . Well answered then , Pild-Garlicke said , thy iudgement likes me well , I le grace thy Booke where ere I goe , as also where I dwell . But , Honest friend , after all this , one thing doth yet remaine , To helpe poore Morbus in this case , and how to cure his paine , And kill or poyson all his Dogges , for sure there is a way ; For I my selfe haue thrise bin curde , as thou hast heard me say : Yet know I not , for want of skill , in this what course to take , For diuers I doe see doth marre , the cures which others make . Master Pild-Garlicke , I am disposde to satisfie your minde : I see you gentle in your speech , and in correction kinde , Where you finde fault , I take it well , but some no words can please , I would such men our words distaste , might taste our Spanish-Fleas . And now , Sir , since you me request , and for some are abusde , I le write you Medicens of the best , and how they may be vsde , And which shall cure all griefes thereof , conseruing your intent , If the Disease be not confinnde , or Nature too much spent .

THE MANNER OF CVRING THE French ●●●ease , according to the constitution of 〈◊〉 Countries . THe Indians of the Western parts , whence this Disease first came , Doth vse Tobacco diuers wayes , to cure and helpe the same : They eate 〈◊〉 to purge the bloud , and sternu●ation make For head ache paynes , and then the smoak to draw the rhume they take . The Spaniards forty years ago that into Flanders came , And brought the Pox , or got them there , to ease them now and than Of their sore pain● 〈◊〉 Sena ●ake , which into poulder small They did reduce , 〈◊〉 Tartar white , the dose a dram was all , Which eu'ry morning they would take , goe where soere they will , This did them ease 〈…〉 those , the which did vse it still . The Spaniards and the Portugals , that came from new found Spaine , Doth vse to boyle them Sassafras , to ease them of their paine ; And taking of no other drinke , for this they thinke most sure , Saue that each other fourth day , whilst this drinke doth endure , They purge them with Mecho●can and so performe the cure . In Italy the Curtesans , and those of better sort , Doe take the Chyma-roote for helpe , as some of them report , The which with Salsa , and nought else , a faire decoction make , And for their cure while that doth dure , no other drinke they take , Saue that some Rubarbe now and then , they vse for pleasures sake . The French doth vse the Holly-wood , which from Domingo came , Which causeth vomit , and doth purge with ease to euery man , And since they are most cunning in decoctions of all kindes , With purging , sweats , and dyet rules , as best shall please their mindes . The Scots to cure their Spanish-Fleas , doe make of dyet drinkes , Some for to purge , to sweate , and drie , each man as best he thinkes . The Irish they scarce know this griefe , till they abroad doe roame , And if they poysoned be therewith , they heale when they come home . If they be sicke , or Feuor-like , or what disease doth fall , Their Shamrok and their Bonny-Clabb , is medicen good for all . The Flemmings and the Hollanders , doe Lignum vitae take , And with the Cortex of the same , a drying dyet make : And sometimes vse a purging drinke , some strong , another small , Sometime a drinke of both effects , to drie and purge withall . Thus doe we see that God hath sent , a salue for eu'ry sore , And eu'ry Country to their kinde , is fit with Medicens store . But since we meane to make compleate , this worke wee haue begun , And leaue the worke of Nature out , and vnto arte to run . And lest that other men should iudge vs simple in the same , Wee le speake the truth of A●te we know , so shall we voyd the blame . The Germanes with their Spagirike and Chymick Doctors say , That they in curing of the Pox , haue found a better way , Then heretofore hath practisde bin , and how that Mercury Is Lord and Patron of the Pox , as euery man may try . For whereas eu●ry Planet else , in Mutocosmos raignes And rules the Heart , the Lungs and Braynes , the Artiers and the v●ines . This Mercury hath no certaine place , but doth vsurpe of all , As we doe see how that the Pox , in eu'ry place doth fall About the body of a man , which makes our iudgement sure , As Mercury is the Lord of it , so Mercury makes the cure . And therefore some take Argent vi●e , which Mercury they call , The which with Spirits of Vitriale , a Turpet makes withall ; And of the same , forme little Pills , with pulpe of Apples rost , And giue ten graines thereof at once , twelue graines must be the most ; And oft to drinke hot Postell Whaye , that hath decoct therein , Of C●rdus Benedictus toppes , to helpe the Flux , begin . Then in the Intrim now and then , with Venis Treacle sweate , And see each thing he take be warme , which he shall drinke or eate , And wash his mouth with Vineger , that hath Rose-water mixt , That tween his tongue , his teeth and cheeks , there lyes no filth betwixt : And giue the pills but till you see , the Flux begins to come ; And keepe him from colde ayer and winde , vntill the Flux be done : Then make a dyet drinke which shall reuert the matter downe , And you shall cure as well as the best Barber in the Towne : Prouided that no Nodes remaine , on Periostion fixt , For they are tumors full of paine , by tarterous humors mixt : Nor doe not the disease mistake , in vsing Mercury , For feare Ioynt Aches , or worse paines , you doe procure thereby ; Nor see that no obstructions be , or fragments let remaine , For then there will a relaps call the French-man backe againe . And one thing more , obserue the Moone , at Change or Full begin , And purge not in a fixed Signe , if thou wouldst credit win : And for that preparation must in all things goe before , Seeke to the learn'd Physition for , his counsell euermore . I haue beene heere too large in speech , I feare I shall be shent , But that a rule I thought to forme , and that was my intent : For all these Turpets which are giuen , must worke but one effect , Therefore be constant in your cure , that Nature be not checkt , Which if you doe , he dyes for it ; this Item take of mee , The daintier that the body is , the sooner dead is he . The yellow Turpets which are made , with spirit of Vitriall , And gold with Mercury constant fixt , which some iudge best of all : The Petr● ●ade by Phirouant , which he extols so hie , Of Mercury , gold , and yron fixt , which I thinke few doe trie , The Diafortick Mercuries , and how to vse the same , Mercurius vitae and his vse , that beares so great a name : The fume or smoake of Synaber the Vnction for to sweat ; Of euery thing somewhat is spoke , or need of to intreat . For heere in briefe I leaue them out , and send you to the Booke , Where you shall finde them eu'ry one , at leasure if you looke : Nor doe I meane in Chirurgery to spend heere any time , To speake of Ca●sti●kes which corrodes the Buboes of the groyne : Of Poulders , Lotions , and such like , which Virga doth requier : Of Squirts , and waters for 't in vse , which smarts and burnes like fier : Of Launcets nor Incission Kniues , nor Candles made of waxe , To proabe the sore , Caruncula , with diuers other knackes : The laying bare of Cranium , the Nodes vpon the shinnes , Then for to raspe and scale the bones , the Surgeons gaine beginnes : Ne doe we heere deny such things , when we haue cause to vse them ; But he that hath no need thereof , were better to refuse them . The last are Women-Surgeons , which doe carry dyet drinke , And Oyntments in a boxe , to smeare their Patients till they stinke ; And will compare with Surgeons all , what ranke so ere they bee ; Against Physitians shee le accept , and be as good as hee ; Shee hath of Medicens which shee knowes , we haue no vse of them , Nor neuer will her skill reueale to such vnskilfull men : Shee hath a Lady which will beare her out in any thing , Shee le smell and licke their waters all , which people to her bring : And she 's the Cunning-woman calde , and where some gets a peny , Shee le haue a shilling from their purse , if money they haue any : Assarabacca , and the seeds calde Cattapuse of them ; The Stibbium and the Colliquint , and some Eleboris then : Spurge-Comfits , Aloes , and a drinke , shall women get with childe , And set a Mayden free , which doubts some man hath her beguilde : Her Fucus and her Blaunching-pots and glasses with complection , Her Talcum and her Spaude preparde , all of her owne direction : These are the secret Medicens , which they hold so deare of prise , A Iew did bid her keepe them safe , from learned and vnwise . Ne doe I heere of Ladies speake , nor Gentry in this land , Who in their Countries doe great cures , performed by their hand ; The which in Christian charity , and for no hope of gaine , Refuse no counsell , nor no cost , nor spares for any paine . Enough , enough , Pild-Garlicke said , t is time that I were gone , To speake of Women-Surgeons now , I thinke there 's ten for one That rationall Surgeons be , but who can it redresse ; The more they threate to put them downe , the more they doe increase : For some are backt by mightie men , and Ladies , as they say , Therefore to make an end of them , le ts now no longer stay . One word or two , and so an end , quoth he that made the Booke , Wish each good man comes to the hedge , before he leape , to looke : And let him not that hath the Pox , thinke for to weare it out , But first to seeke for helpe in time , for feare of further doubt . Who happens in a Surgeons hand , where Arte and Vertue dwell , Such Patients they are blest of God , the others liue in hell . Giue mee thy Booke Pild-Garlicke said , and lend to me thy hand , I neuer met a merryer Knaue , in any Realme or Land . FINIS .