A
Treatise
,
wherein
is
declared
the
sufficiencie
of
English
Medicines
,
for
cure
of
all
diseases
cured
with
Medicine
.
ALTHOVGH
I
be
not
ignorant
that
truth
oft
purchaseth
hatred
,
not
of
her
own
nature
,
(
then
which
nothing
is
more
amiable
and
gratious
,
but
by
reason
of
the
great
corruption
of
mankinde
,
whereby
,
as
men
are
plunged
in
blindnes
&
errour
,
so
they
dasle
with
their
eyes
at
the
light
of
truth
,
&
sauour
the
things
onely
which
agree
with
their
corruption
)
although
I
say
this
hath
beene
alwaies
the
condition
of
truth
in
the
world
,
and
such
euill
grace
findeth
it
with
the
most
of
men
,
especially
when
it
first
offereth
it selfe
to
be
acknowledged
for
that
which
it
is
indeede
:
yet
for
the
loue
I
beare
it
,
being
a
Philosopher
by
profession
,
and
for
the
publike
benefit
,
being
borne
vnder
that
condition
of
men
,
whereby
one
is
bound
to
imploy
his
gifts
for
the
benefite
of
another
:
I
haue
ventured
vpon
the
displeasure
and
disgrace
of
men
,
and
haue
taken
some
paines
to
bring
to
light
one
daughter
of
Truth
,
of
Time
,
seeming
to
haue
beene
forgotten
,
which
if
she
be
receiued
and
embraced
of
thee
gentle
Reader
,
as
she
deserueth
,
shall
requite
thee
with
no
lesse
pleasure
and
profit
,
then
many
of
her
elder
sisters
.
For
what
can
bee
more
pleasant
vnto
thee
,
then
the
inioying
of
medicines
for
cure
of
thine
infirmities
out
of
thy
natiue
soyle
,
and
countrie
,
thy
Field
,
thy
Orchard
,
thy
Garden
?
and
what
more
profitable
vnto
thee
,
then
thereby
to
avoide
the
infinite
charges
rising
vpon
the
vse
of
straunge
and
foreigne
medicines
,
whereby
not
onely
thy
substance
is
wasted
,
but
thy
health
oft
times
greatly
impaired
?
This
is
then
that
truth
which
I
commend
vnto
thee
.
As
England
aboundeth
plentifully
with
all
things
necessary
for
thy
maintenance
of
life
,
and
preseruation
of
health
;
so
needeth
it
not
,
partly
through
natures
instinct
,
partly
by
the
industrie
of
men
,
sufficiencie
of
medecine
to
cure
the
sicknesses
and
infirmities
,
whereunto
our
nation
is
subiect
:
which
my
opinion
and
iudgement
,
considering
the
vse
and
custome
hath
long
bene
to
place
greatest
value
in
strange
medecines
,
and
the
practise
of
the
most
doth
ratifie
the
same
,
I
knowe
must
needs
seeme
strange
vnto
thee
,
but
read
,
consider
,
and
then
iudge
,
and
at
the
least
let
me
enterchange
my
paines
with
thy
attentiue
waying
of
that
which
thou
shalt
reade
,
preiudice
set
aside
:
and
that
a
way
may
bee
made
for
the
playner
handling
of
this
matter
,
I
briefly
define
a
remedie
,
a
medicine
,
a
disease
after
this
sort
as
followeth
.
First
beginning
with
a
remedie
,
which
I
call
the
work
of
the
Physician
,
whereby
health
may
be
repaired
.
Physicke
is
an
art
which
taketh
charge
of
the
health
of
man
,
preseruing
and
mainteining
it
present
by
the
right
vse
of
meate
,
drinke
,
and
exercise
,
with
other
such
helpes
of
nature
:
and
restoring
the
same
decayed
,
by
diet
,
medicine
,
helpe
of
hand
,
or
surgerie
instrument
seuerally
vsed
,
or
by
ioynt
force
applied
.
Which
three
are
Physicke
instruments
,
whereby
the
action
of
curing
is
performed
,
which
action
I
call
a
remedie
.
And
the
second
of
these
instruments
namely
a
medicine
,
I
define
an
aduersarie
force
of
some
naturall
thing
,
equally
matching
the
proper
or
next
cause
of
the
disease
.
Of
which
medicines
,
Hearbes
,
Trees
,
Stones
,
Mineralls
and
metally
,
Barthes
,
Waters
,
and
all
Fruites
,
are
matter
onely
,
and
not
the
verie
medicines
them selues
:
for
as
Physicke
it selfe
is
an
art
,
and
the
action
artificiall
,
and
not
of
nature
,
so
are
the
instruments
of
the
same
action
artificiall
,
and
not
naturall
.
And
as
nature
affourdeth
not
to
vs
of
her
owne
worke
,
either
garments
,
or
houses
,
or
any
kinde
of
instrument
,
but
onely
the
matter
whereof
such
instruments
may
bee
made
,
leauing
with
vs
an
industrie
rightly
to
frame
them
,
and
wisedome
to
vse
them
:
so
,
no
more
is
Lettis
,
Poppie
,
Rhewbarb
,
or
Scammonie
a
medicine
,
then
an
Oake
a
Table
or
Ship
,
or
a
quarrie
of
stones
,
an
house
.
Moreouer
,
all
medicines
standing
in
a
kinde
of
relation
to
the
disease
which
by
meanes
of
the
patients
age
,
sexe
,
time
of
the
yeare
,
custome
,
and
such
like
occasions
greatly
varie
,
no
nature
which
alwaies
keepeth
constant
in
the
own
kind
can
therefore
either
bee
a
medicine
,
or
properly
beare
the
name
thereof
:
which
I
wish
to
be
noted
,
least
it
be
thought
the
simples
,
and
such
other
naturall
things
were
medicines
,
because
commonly
they
carry
the
names
of
them
.
And
thus
much
shall
bee
sufficient
to
haue
said
of
the
nature
of
a
medicine
.
Now
a
disease
(
which
remaineth
last
to
be
defined
)
is
such
state
of
the
body
,
as
thereby
it
is
vnabled
to
performe
aptly
the
actions
thereto
belonging
,
or
those
actions
which
the
soule
doth
accomplish
,
by
the
instrument
of
the
bodie
.
Thus
much
briefly
concerning
the
explication
of
the
tearmes
wherein
this
trueth
is
propounded
.
Now
the
reasons
,
whereby
both
I
am
moued
to
be
of
this
iudgement
,
and
am
so
hardie
as
to
propound
it
to
others
to
be
receiued
,
whereof
the
first
riseth
from
the
Christian
doctrine
of
Gods
prouidence
,
which
as
it
serueth
greatly
to
establish
the
chief●
points
of
Philosophie
,
so
being
drawne
and
more
particularly
applyed
to
the
maintenance
of
mans
life
,
carieth
with
it
as
a
sufficient
prouision
for
maintenance
and
preseruation
of
health
,
a
like
furniture
,
and
as
aunswerable
to
the
necessitie
of
the
patient
,
health
being
decayed
;
I
will
not
stand
to
inireate
of
prouidence
being
well
knowne
to
Christians
:
and
being
a
truth
in
Diuinitie
,
and
Christianitie
,
cannot
be
false
in
Philosophie
.
Although
the
best
of
the
auncient
Philosophers
and
Poets
haue
alwaies
kept
it
as
a
sure
ground
,
who
as
they
serue
little
to
establish
vs
,
hauing
a
surer
foundation
,
yet
may
they
iustly
condemne
the
Atheist
of
this
age
,
who
so
farre
hath
quenched
those
remnants
of
the
light
of
the
first
creation
,
that
all
things
seeme
to
him
Fortune
and
Chaunce
.
There
is
no
nation
vnder
heauen
so
poore
and
destitute
,
but
it
hath
of
the
owne
countrie
soyle
sufficient
to
content
nature
with
,
of
foode
and
apparell
,
which
as
they
be
two
pillars
of
life
,
so
from
them
are
taken
the
means
of
preseruation
of
health
,
which
as
to
beasts
are
applied
by
naturall
instinct
,
so
are
they
vsed
of
man
by
reason
,
the
temperer
of
appetite
and
affection
.
This
prouision
of
sustenance
is
most
agreeable
with
the
goodnes
of
the
Creator
,
who
as
he
is
author
of
being
to
the
Creature
,
so
fayleth
hee
not
to
maintaine
and
preserue
the
same
Creature
the
whole
terme
of
the
being
thereof
:
and
because
the
necessitie
of
the
Creature
is
perpetuall
,
his
wisedome
hath
also
foreseene
,
and
prouided
a
perpetuall
supplie
of
such
sustenance
,
as
is
fit
for
that
nature
which
standeth
in
neede
thereof
:
and
because
the
neede
is
not
once
for
all
,
but
parted
into
times
,
varying
,
according
to
the
diuers
disposition
and
nature
of
that
for
which
this
prouision
is
made
,
he
hath
also
so
bestowed
his
goodnes
in
this
point
,
that
at
all
times
to
all
things
,
necessarie
sustenance
should
not
be
to
seeke
;
and
this
extended
not
to
men
onely
,
but
euen
to
brute
beasts
,
and
all
things
which
require
nourishment
.
The
end
of
this
prouision
is
the
preseruation
of
the
Creature
,
which
Nature
most
carefully
studieth
(
if
it
might
be
perpetuall
and
eternall
)
thereto
to
bring
it
,
the
goodnesse
of
the
Creator
,
will
nothing
wanting
,
his
wisedome
will
haue
it
waite
vpon
the
necessitie
of
the
Creature
:
wherefore
as
the
Earth
is
called
the
mother
of
all
things
,
not
because
it
bringeth
them
forth
onely
,
but
yeeldeth
them
perpetuall
nourishment
,
so
is
the
countrie
of
all
people
to
them
named
,
the
parent
of
all
parents
.
Then
by
natures
lawe
,
all
things
being
abundantly
ministred
vnto
vs
for
the
preseruation
of
health
at
home
in
our
owne
fieldes
,
pastures
,
riuers
,
&c.
how
can
the
wisedome
of
God
,
and
his
goodnesse
stand
with
the
absence
of
Medicines
and
remedies
necessarie
for
the
recouerie
of
health
,
the
neede
being
as
vrgent
of
the
one
as
of
the
other
:
and
so
as
great
an
occasion
of
practise
of
the
same
goodnes
and
wisedome
in
the
one
as
in
the
other
?
which
being
most
plaine
and
euident
,
it
followeth
necessarily
that
the
medicine
should
be
as
reade
for
the
sicke
,
as
meate
and
drink
for
the
hungry
and
thirstie
:
which
except
it
be
applied
by
the
natiue
countrie
,
can
not
be
else
performed
.
It
is
knowne
to
such
as
haue
skil
in
nature
,
what
wonderfull
care
she
hath
of
the
smallest
of
creatures
,
not
onely
giuing
to
euery
part
of
them
a
carefull
discharge
of
sundrie
duties
,
as
of
attraction
,
retention
,
concoction
,
expulsion
of
excrements
,
distribution
,
and
such
like
,
but
also
to
the
whole
creature
,
a
knowledge
of
medicine
to
helpe
themselues
,
if
haply
diseases
annoy
them
:
neither
out
of
India
,
nor
Arabia
,
but
from
their
verie
haunt
:
which
being
not
denied
to
them
,
much
more
is
graunted
to
vs
,
in
so
much
as
(
the
worke
of
nature
being
most
excellent
in
man
)
she
is
more
vigilant
ouer
mankinde
then
ouer
other
creatures
,
as
by
the
shape
thereof
most
plainely
appeareth
.
The
Swallow
cureth
her
dimme
eyes
with
Celendine
:
the
Wesell
knoweth
well
the
vertue
of
Hearbgrace
:
the
Doue
the
Veruen
:
the
Dogge
dischargeth
his
mawe
with
a
kind
of
Grasse
:
the
Spider
is
Triacle
to
the
Munkey
:
the
Hippopotamus
dischargeth
the
aboundance
of
his
bloud
by
opening
a
veine
:
and
Ib●●
is
said
to
haue
shewed
the
vse
of
the
Clyster
:
and
too
long
it
were
to
recken
vp
all
the
medicines
which
the
beasts
are
knowne
to
vse
by
natures
direction
onely
,
and
those
not
so
farre
fetched
as
our
drugges
,
but
familiar
with
them
,
and
taken
from
the
place
of
their
foode
:
it
being
very
probable
she
hath
bestowed
this
gift
euen
vpon
all
,
one
hauing
interest
in
natures
care
as
well
as
another
.
By
this
then
may
wee
gather
,
if
nature
faile
not
the
verie
beasts
in
this
behalfe
,
neither
sendeth
them
to
borrowe
a
farre
of
,
much
more
is
that
performed
vnto
vs
the
Lords
of
all
the
creatures
,
and
for
whose
vse
all
things
were
created
:
except
we
be
thought
lesse
subiect
to
diseases
then
they
,
wherein
we
be
so
little
priuiledged
,
that
no
creature
in
that
respect
is
so
fraile
as
we
,
and
those
most
subiect
to
infirmities
which
are
gouerned
and
dieted
by
vs
.
So
that
wee
of
all
creatures
haue
greatest
neede
of
Natures
liberall
hand
in
this
behalfe
.
For
be
it
for
the
most
part
,
we
are
more
healthfull
then
sickly
,
and
so
haue
greater
vse
of
the
meanes
of
keeping
health
,
then
of
restoring
,
yet
hardly
can
a
man
say
which
of
them
is
more
necessarie
to
be
readie
and
prest
at
hand
,
the
daunger
of
diseases
being
alwaies
imminent
,
although
diseases
themselues
be
not
alwaies
present
.
Now
if
to
any
the
reason
seeme
weake
from
that
which
should
be
to
inferre
a
being
thereof
,
we
are
to
vnderstand
in
the
workes
of
God
,
whatsoeuer
should
be
,
is
;
hee
being
a
workman
of
an
absolute
power
and
cunning
.
But
saith
one
,
the
East
and
West
Indies
Arabia
,
Barbarie
,
the
red
Sea
,
are
the
Mines
,
as
it
were
,
and
the
fountaines
of
medicines
;
and
Spaine
,
Protugale
,
and
Venice
,
the
vents
of
such
things
,
and
Nauigation
the
meanes
to
obtaine
them
.
It
cannot
be
denied
,
but
those
countries
yeelde
many
straunge
things
,
whereof
wee
take
vse
with
great
delight
,
and
Nauigation
serueth
greatly
for
communicating
of
commodities
and
enterchange
of
merchandise
:
but
how
farre
,
and
of
what
commodities
?
Verely
of
such
as
if
our
delicacie
would
giue
vs
leaue
,
we
might
well
spare
,
being
things
rather
of
superfluous
pleasure
then
necessarie
reliefes
,
and
seruing
rather
for
a
certaine
pompe
,
then
for
maintenance
of
life
:
and
which
without
great
working
of
the
wittes
,
might
be
proued
to
bring
more
harme
to
our
countriemen
,
then
commoditie
:
both
in
respect
of
the
diuersitie
in
complexion
of
our
bodies
from
those
of
straunge
nations
to
whome
they
properly
belong
,
the
corruption
of
their
outlandish
wares
,
the
selling
of
one
thing
for
an
o●er
,
&
the
withholding
from
vs
the
best
of
choyce
:
but
of
this
hereafter
.
Moreouer
,
Nauigation
being
of
a
later
inuention
then
the
necessitie
of
medicine
,
neither
practised
of
many
nations
at
this
day
,
cannot
supply
this
want
,
or
if
men
beganne
then
first
to
be
diseased
,
when
they
began
to
find
waies
in
the
Sea
to
those
far
countries
,
doth
it
not
greatly
detract
from
that
prouidence
wherby
all
things
are
guided
,
to
lay
the
recouerie
of
mans
health
vpon
the
adventures
of
Merchants
?
&
the
disease
being
in
the
one
part
of
the
World
,
to
haue
the
medicine
in
the
other
,
yea
,
as
farre
distant
as
the
East
is
from
the
West
,
and
the
life
and
death
of
a
man
to
stand
vpon
a
halfepenie
weight
of
Scammonie
,
or
a
dramme
or
twaine
of
Rhewbarb
?
Nay
,
which
is
yet
more
absurd
,
that
the
health
of
so
many
Christian
nations
should
hang
vpon
the
courtesie
of
those
Heathen
and
barbarous
nations
,
to
whome
nothing
is
more
odious
then
the
very
name
of
Christianity
?
And
who
of
malice
do
withholde
from
vs
such
medicines
as
they
knowe
most
for
our
vse
?
Whereupon
the
Turke
denieth
vnto
the
Christians
at
this
day
the
Terra
Lemnia
,
a
medicine
to
be
preferred
before
the
chiefe
of
those
wee
perswade
our selues
to
enioy
.
The
corruption
of
their
drugges
,
is
it
not
so
great
,
that
in
this
light
of
all
knowledge
,
scarce
is
one
able
to
discerne
the
right
Bolus
Armena
,
from
the
Ocre
of
Apulia
,
or
to
discouer
the
adulterating
of
Ambergreece
,
&
Muske
,
with
a
number
of
other
corruptions
,
which
haue
gotten
strength
by
custome
of
errour
?
Thamarinds
,
are
counterfeited
with
Prunes
,
Scammonie
with
the
milk
of
Spurge
,
Manna
with
Suger
and
the
leaues
of
Sene
,
Aspalathum
with
the
inward
part
of
the
roote
of
an
Olue
tree
,
Frankencense
with
Rosin
,
Bdellium
and
Sarcocalla
with
goomes
:
for
Bolus
Armena
is
sold
a
red
earth
out
of
Apulia
,
for
Malabatheum
a
leafe
of
a
Limon
or
Orange
,
for
Turpeth
some
other
other
roote
dipped
at
both
ends
in
Goom
.
Which
bee
as
like
in
vertue
to
the
simples
whereof
the
bear
they
visard
&
maske
,
as
Chalke
to
Cheese
,
according
to
the
prouerbe
.
And
greatly
thou
art
deceiued
to
thinke
our
Nauigations
store
vs
with
ancient
Medicines
,
wherwith
Physicke
in
olde
time
hath
beene
furnished
.
For
at
this
day
neither
is
Balme
known
vnto
vs
,
neither
Xylobalsamum
,
nor
Cardamomum
,
nor
Amomum
,
neither
Costus
,
neither
Calamus
odoratus
,
Aspalathus
,
Agallocum
,
Narcaphthum
,
with
the
most
of
the
noble
ancient
Medicines
:
so
that
Nauigation
hath
not
at
any
time
supplied
this
want
vnto
vs
,
and
how
it
should
hereafter
I
knowe
not
,
except
Galen
take
paines
againe
to
saile
into
Cyprus
,
into
Palestine
,
and
Lemnos
,
to
gather
and
make
choice
with
his
owne
hands
.
For
what
hope
is
there
to
be
had
of
the
prouision
made
by
Merchants
?
who
buy
to
sell
onely
,
and
thereof
to
reape
gaine
;
and
by
reason
they
be
vnlearned
,
if
they
should
be
faithfull
,
yet
must
they
faile
greatly
in
this
poynt
,
and
then
must
wee
vse
such
medicines
as
wee
can
come
by
,
and
the
patient
recouer
such
health
as
he
may
.
For
the
most
part
these
drugs
come
out
of
Spaine
or
Portugale
,
eyther
fetched
of
vs
or
brought
of
them
,
yet
neither
of
them
hath
borne
name
of
yeelde
of
the
best
simples
,
so
that
if
they
bee
of
those
countries
,
then
they
are
not
such
as
they
should
be
:
If
Spaine
and
Portugale
fetch
them
else
where
,
then
lyeth
the
assurance
vpon
their
credite
.
Or
let
me
know
how
they
discerne
the
Coriander
of
Ethiopia
,
the
blacke
Helleborus
of
Cyrene
,
the
Amomum
of
Scythia
,
the
Myrrha
Trogloditica
,
the
Opium
of
Apulia
,
(
which
are
counted
the
best
)
from
the
same
growing
in
other
places
,
which
neuer
carried
name
of
commendation
for
such
simples
.
The
Coloquintida
growing
alone
vpon
the
plant
,
is
much
suspected
of
good
Physitians
,
the
Squilla
that
hath
no
fellows
,
is
thought
to
sauour
of
a
venemous
nature
,
likewise
the
Thymelea
:
now
,
when
these
are
gathered
to
the
Merchants
hand
,
who
shall
tell
him
how
they
grewe
,
or
who
shall
inquire
but
the
Philosopher
that
knoweth
what
may
come
therby
to
these
simples
,
neither
is
the
daunger
lesse
in
the
manner
of
laying
them
vp
,
and
keeping
them
ouerlong
:
besides
the
iust
time
of
gathering
being
either
ouerpassed
,
or
preuented
,
greatly
diminisheth
the
vertues
of
the
Medicines
.
As
the
vse
of
Euphorbium
is
perillous
before
it
bee
a
yeare
olde
,
and
after
three
yeeres
it
is
nought
worth
,
so
Agaricke
gathered
before
it
be
ripe
,
or
kept
past
two
yeeres
,
becommeth
vnwholsome
.
And
as
the
Peonie
roote
is
to
be
gathered
in
the
wane
of
the
Moone
,
and
the
Crayfish
to
be
taken
after
the
rising
of
the
Dog
starre
,
the
Sun
entering
into
Leo
,
so
are
there
many
other
,
which
if
they
misse
their
due
time
of
gathering
,
faile
greatly
in
their
vertues
.
To
these
corruptions
moreouer
may
bee
added
the
washing
of
the
sea
,
the
long
iourneys
they
are
brought
,
whereby
it
should
seeme
nature
had
denyed
vnto
vs
the
vse
of
them
,
as
to
whome
they
were
not
of
her
yeelded
;
with
such
difficultie
,
and
as
it
were
,
by
constraint
,
they
come
to
vs
.
Then
if
the
best
of
ancient
simples
be
partly
vnknowne
and
wanting
,
partly
adulterated
,
partly
by
age
and
other
meanes
spent
before
they
come
to
our
vse
,
what
shall
wee
say
to
our
compounds
and
mixtures
,
which
rise
of
these
simples
?
Can
the
temper
mend
them
?
or
a
quid
pro
quo
,
as
they
call
them
,
serue
the
turne
?
No
verily
,
not
our
turnes
,
to
whome
the
substitute
Medicines
,
as
I
may
call
them
,
were
not
appointed
,
being
in
great
part
as
hard
to
come
by
,
as
the
Medicines
whose
substitutes
they
are
,
and
as
much
vnknowne
vnto
vs
.
As
for
Agallocum
Calamus
odoratus
,
for
Amomum
Acorus
,
for
Castorium
,
Bilphium
,
for
Crocamagmo
,
Agallocus
,
with
a
number
of
the
same
sorte
,
which
these
fewe
leaues
of
paper
will
not
admit
.
Neither
is
it
to
bee
thought
these
Lieutenant
Medicines
serue
at
all
turnes
in
the
place
of
the
right
Medicines
,
for
so
should
Ginger
serue
the
turne
of
Folesoote
to
purge
by
vomit
,
which
it
can
no
more
then
curds
of
Cowe
milk
can
soften
and
supple
like
butter
,
or
the
dung
of
the
stocke
Doue
purge
like
Euphorbium
,
or
the
Dock
root
draw
flegm
from
the
head
like
Pellitorie
,
which
Galene
notwithstanding
maketh
substitutes
of
these
medicines
which
haue
such
operation
.
I
conclude
therefore
,
seeing
Nauigation
can
not
affoord
vs
either
the
simples
which
wee
seeme
to
neede
,
and
those
which
it
doth
,
both
corrupt
and
counterfet
in
the
greatest
part
,
we
haue
neither
to
craue
thereof
in
this
point
aide
,
much
lesse
to
trust
thereunto
.
Now
the
simples
being
(
but
for
the
most
part
)
bastard
ware
,
how
can
the
compoundes
that
amount
of
the
same
bee
other
then
counterfet
?
Whereupon
as
Cardanus
saith
in
his
Methode
of
curing
,
the
wise
Magistrates
of
Venice
haue
often
times
forbidden
the
making
of
Triacle
and
Mithridatum
,
because
the
simples
could
not
be
had
,
whereby
they
should
be
compounded
:
which
if
Venice
,
the
greatest
Mart
in
this
part
of
the
world
of
such
wares
can
not
auouch
,
what
can
we
hope
for
from
other
places
?
that
a
man
would
maruell
to
see
the
great
store
of
them
in
all
shops
of
Apothecaries
vnder
the
names
of
Triacle
and
Mithridatum
of
Andromachus
:
and
it
being
required
in
Triacle
before
it
be
vsed
,
it
should
haue
a
time
,
as
it
were
,
of
mellowing
,
which
of
Galene
in
his
booke
of
Triacle
to
Piso
is
extended
to
12.
yeares
,
and
of
Paulus
Egineta
in
his
7.
booke
by
7.
yeares
,
for
those
that
are
bitten
or
stong
of
venemous
beasts
,
or
haue
drunke
poyson
,
or
are
infected
with
the
pestilence
,
and
in
other
diseases
,
from
ten
yeares
till
it
be
20.
of
age
;
I
maruell
what
assurance
we
haue
of
the
age
of
this
Triacle
,
which
is
ordinarie
in
vse
;
or
if
we
haue
none
,
how
we
dare
vse
it
at
aduenture
,
knowing
by
age
the
vertue
thereof
hath
no
small
alteration
.
I
would
these
inconueniences
were
the
smallest
,
which
I
haue
but
briefly
,
and
as
it
were
,
for
a
taste
run
ouer
,
yet
were
euen
they
sufficient
to
stay
our
ouer
hastie
vse
of
such
strange
Merchandise
,
and
to
moue
vs
to
betake
vs
to
those
wee
knowe
both
in
the
blade
,
and
in
the
seede
,
in
the
roote
,
&
in
the
fruite
,
&
know
the
aire
,
the
hill
,
the
valley
,
the
medowe
or
Marish
ground
where
they
growe
.
But
this
trust
vppon
outlandish
Medicines
hath
much
more
neerely
touched
vs
then
so
.
If
a
man
would
say
by
this
ouerhastie
embracing
whatsoeuer
straunge
nations
doe
as
it
were
,
purge
ouer
vnto
vs
,
we
drinke
diuers
times
ranke
poyson
in
steede
of
wholesome
medicine
,
I
trow
it
would
iustly
moue
vs
to
bee
aduised
,
and
not
to
passe
ouer
the
enquirie
of
a
reason
,
why
such
a
one
should
thinke
so
,
being
one
whose
vocation
tendeth
to
the
charge
of
the
health
of
mens
bodies
.
The
right
Hermodactils
are
commended
for
excellent
medicines
against
all
paines
in
the
ioynts
,
as
the
Gout
,
the
Schiatica
,
and
such
like
,
from
which
they
purge
grosse
flegme
.
Doronicum
Romanum
hath
great
commendation
for
comforting
the
heart
,
expelling
poyson
,
against
the
Cough
,
for
auoyding
of
humors
which
ouercharge
the
Chest
,
which
are
great
vertues
doubtlesse
in
them
both
.
Now
if
they
in
the
shops
,
as
they
beare
the
name
of
these
medicines
,
so
caried
not
with
them
in
steed
of
these
vertues
daungerous
poyson
,
then
should
I
haue
lesse
cause
to
exhort
our
nation
to
betake
them
to
their
Gardens
,
and
Fields
,
and
to
leaue
the
banks
of
Nilus
,
and
the
Fens
of
India
.
The
common
Hermodactils
being
a
kinde
of
poyson
called
Ephemerum
,
so
named
,
because
with
such
swiftnesse
it
chargeth
and
ouerchargeth
our
vitall
spirits
,
that
it
killeth
him
that
hath
taken
it
in
one
day
.
The
other
commonlie
called
Doronicum
Romanum
,
and
vsed
for
an
especiall
cordiall
,
so
that
it
hath
place
in
the
electuarie
of
pretious
stones
,
in
the
electuarie
of
Amber
,
in
the
cordiall
pouder
,
this
Doronicum
,
I
say
,
called
of
Mathiolus
Demoniacum
,
that
is
to
say
,
diuelish
,
noting
there
by
the
vertues
thereof
,
is
no
baser
poyson
then
a
verie
kinde
of
Aconitum
,
by
Mathiolus
experience
,
which
he
confesseth
himselfe
(
before
hauing
bin
abused
by
the
common
errour
)
first
to
haue
learned
of
Iacobus
Antonius
Cortusus
,
a
man
verie
skilfull
in
the
nature
of
simples
,
which
Iacobus
taught
him
the
experience
by
giuing
it
to
dogs
,
which
it
killeth
.
Now
if
by
reason
no
such
daunger
hapneth
to
vs
,
by
the
vse
of
them
,
they
seeming
not
so
daungerous
:
wee
are
to
vnderstand
they
bee
giuen
in
small
quantitie
,
and
mixed
with
diuers
remedies
against
poyson
,
the
good
prouidence
of
God
prouiding
so
,
that
otherwise
they
should
not
be
ministred
,
as
in
the
purging
electuary
of
Diacnicu
,
Hermodactils
are
bridled
with
Cinamon
,
and
the
pouder
of
Diatragatanthum
frigidum
,
where
indeede
it
hath
somewhat
too
large
scope
,
being
better
tempered
in
Benedicta
,
with
Cloues
,
Parsely
seede
,
Galanga
,
and
Mace
,
and
in
the
pilles
of
Hermodactils
with
Aloe
,
Mirobalans
,
Bdellium
,
the
seede
of
Herbgrace
,
which
haue
force
against
poyson
,
the
which
small
quantitie
of
them
being
bridled
,
&
dulled
with
other
medicines
,
especially
such
as
resist
the
force
of
poisons
,
is
not
deadly
to
vs
,
although
great
hurt
therof
must
needs
ensue
.
I
haue
stood
the
longer
vpon
this
point
of
strange
medicines
,
in
answering
the
supplie
by
Nauigation
,
the
rather
,
because
it
seemes
most
to
make
against
vs
in
the
maintenance
of
our
home
medicines
,
&
breedeth
,
as
it
were
,
a
lothsomnes
of
those
blessings
of
God
,
which
we
may
daily
at
commandment
enioy
.
But
hitherto
hath
only
bin
shewed
the
corruptions
&
counterfeting
of
foreigne
medicines
which
belongeth
to
certaine
only
,
&
not
to
all
▪
(
although
those
certaine
be
the
chiefe
,
&
of
greatest
price
)
&
that
being
foreseene
,
the
prouision
out
of
strange
&
far
distant
nations
,
may
seeme
well
to
stand
with
that
prouidence
we
speak
of
:
and
except
they
be
in
respect
of
their
strangenesse
hurtfull
or
vnprofitable
vnto
vs
.
the
skill
of
sayling
being
a
meanes
to
present
them
at
our
need
,
natures
care
should
seeme
no
whit
to
be
blemished
.
The
reasons
which
I
haue
before
alledged
,
I
leaue
to
the
indifferent
Reader
to
consider
of
:
&
because
I
am
so
far
vrged
,
I
easily
sticke
not
to
hold
,
we
receiue
no
smal
hurt
from
all
the
kinds
of
strange
medicines
,
whereof
I
yeeld
these
fewe
reasons
which
followe
.
Our
English
bodies
,
through
the
nature
of
the
region
,
our
kind
of
diet
&
nourishment
,
our
custom
of
life
,
are
greatly
diuers
from
those
straunge
nations
,
wherby
ariseth
great
varietie
of
humours
,
and
excrements
in
our
bodies
from
theirs
,
and
so
the
causes
of
diseases
rising
vpon
breach
of
diet
,
the
(
diet
being
of
an
other
sort
)
must
needes
bee
vnlike
.
Wherevpon
,
although
their
humors
bee
in
kinde
,
and
in
a
generalitie
agreeable
to
ours
,
as
bloud
,
choler
,
flegm
,
melancholie
,
and
such
like
,
yet
rising
vpon
other
matter
then
the
same
in
vs
:
and
otherwise
framed
by
a
farre
other
state
of
bodie
,
by
reason
of
a
diuers
kinde
of
life
,
the
Medicines
which
helpe
them
must
needs
hurt
vs
,
not
finding
the
like
causes
to
striue
with
:
and
this
no
doubt
is
the
cause
why
wee
are
not
able
to
beare
such
dose
or
quantitie
of
their
Medicines
as
those
nations
are
to
whome
they
be
natiue
.
Besides
,
they
worke
in
our
bodies
after
a
farre
more
vnkind
manner
then
they
report
them
to
doe
in
theirs
:
nay
,
they
destroy
vs
,
and
helpe
them
,
which
is
an
argument
to
me
,
that
euery
Medicine
hath
a
relation
to
the
diseases
of
the
inhabitant
,
which
if
it
be
profitable
to
straungers
,
yet
doeth
it
by
a
constraint
and
not
halfe
so
kindely
.
The
Greekes
,
as
it
may
appeare
by
Dioscorides
in
his
fourth
Book
&
a
hundreth
&
two
&
fiftie
Chapter
,
entreating
of
Scammonie
,
are
able
to
beare
a
greater
quantitie
,
yea
,
double
,
then
we
of
Scammonie
,
which
is
an
ordinarie
purger
with
vs
.
Who
saith
,
thirtie
graines
thereof
may
be
giuen
with
20.
of
blacke
Helleborus
,
and
60.
of
Aloe
to
make
a
iust
purgation
,
&
of
Scammonie
alone
60.
graines
.
Now
common
experience
teacheth
vs
the
great
oddes
betwixt
Scammonie
rawe
,
as
they
call
it
,
and
the
same
corrected
,
which
we
name
Dacrydium
,
both
in
vehemencie
of
purging
,
and
tormenting
the
bodie
:
yet
hardly
dare
we
passe
aboue
20.
graines
of
the
same
,
and
this
mixed
with
Cordialls
,
and
stomach
Medicines
.
Moreouer
,
their
slender
correcting
of
it
,
doth
argue
it
to
be
farre
lesse
noisome
to
them
then
to
vs
,
who
correct
it
onely
,
or
at
the
least
,
are
contented
with
the
correction
thereof
by
a
little
Salt
and
Pepper
,
or
a
little
Ginger
:
who
for
the
plenty
of
excellent
simples
,
which
we
both
want
and
know
not
,
and
for
their
skill
in
the
nature
of
those
wee
correct
with
,
might
as
well
haue
qualified
it
as
we
,
whoe
first
wash
it
in
Rose-water
,
wherein
Cytrea
Myrobalanus
,
Spike
,
and
Cinamon
haue
beene
boiled
:
in
which
also
we
let
it
steep
foure
&
twentie
houres
,
then
drie
it
,
then
mixe
it
againe
with
oyle
of
sweet
Almonds
,
and
some
Goom
for
Tragacantha
,
and
last
of
all
bake
it
in
a
Quince
▪
couered
round
with
paste
.
Who
hath
not
horror
of
the
torments
which
both
the
Hellebores
bring
to
the
body
?
yet
sayth
Paulus
Egineta
in
his
seauenth
Booke
,
and
fourth
Chapter
,
the
blacke
Helleborus
purgeth
yellow
choler
from
the
whole
bodie
without
paine
:
which
cannot
bee
verified
of
our
bodies
,
howsoeuer
it
be
in
theirs
,
and
therefore
we
feare
to
minister
the
pouder
thereof
in
any
sort
,
but
the
steeping
onely
of
the
barkes
of
the
roots
,
from
●0
.
graines
to
6.
they
being
bold
to
take
a
whole
dramme
thereof
in
substance
which
is
more
then
treble
the
quantitie
,
for
one
dose
.
These
strange
workings
of
these
foreigne
drugges
in
our
bodies
,
and
a
more
gentle
and
kinde
working
in
theirs
,
doth
it
not
manifestly
declare
vnto
vs
,
that
they
were
not
created
for
vs
?
doe
they
not
force
vs
oftentimes
with
perill
of
our
liues
to
giue
them
ouer
?
that
the
patient
knoweth
not
diuers
times
whether
he
should
stand
rather
to
the
courtesie
of
his
disease
,
then
of
his
potion
?
There
is
a
simple
which
hath
not
many
yeeres
beene
in
vse
,
brought
out
of
India
,
and
highly
commended
,
called
Mechoaca
,
it
purgeth
gently
say
they
,
without
vexing
or
grieuing
the
bodie
,
without
annoying
the
stomacke
greatly
,
and
ce●seth
purging
at
your
pleasure
,
with
a
little
supping
.
These
be
great
vertues
doubtlesse
,
and
I
wish
wee
could
finde
them
in
Mechoaca
.
For
experience
the
touchstone
hath
bewrayed
it
in
our
bodies
,
to
bee
of
a
farre
other
operation
:
it
tormenteth
the
body
,
it
annoyeth
the
stomacke
much
,
neyther
doth
a
supping
stay
the
vehemencie
of
purging
,
and
this
haue
I
pa●tly
by
mine
owne
experience
found
in
Mechoaca
,
&
partly
by
the
experience
of
my
friends
,
who
vpon
the
vse
thereof
haue
much
complained
of
these
accidents
.
That
iuice
or
rather
milk
of
Poppie
,
which
is
brought
out
of
Asia
named
Opium
,
it
is
not
vnknowne
to
all
the
world
,
what
a
maruellous
force
it
hath
in
benumning
the
sense
of
feeling
,
and
vtterly
extinguishing
the
naturall
heate
of
the
body
,
so
that
we
feare
to
giue
thereof
into
the
body
aboue
the
weight
of
two
graines
;
and
those
corrected
with
Safforn
,
Castorium
,
and
such
like
,
least
it
cast
the
patient
into
such
asleep
,
as
hee
needeth
the
trumpe
of
the
Archangell
to
awake
him
.
Now
,
the
same
Opium
beeing
taken
of
the
Turkes
,
Moores
,
and
Persians
,
bringeth
to
their
wearied
and
ou●r●rauelled
bodies
,
a
maruellous
recreation
,
in
such
sort
,
as
they
ordinarily
vse
it
therefore
as
a
present
remedie
,
not
in
the
quantitie
of
two
graines
or
twentie
,
but
euen
an
whole
ounce
or
twaine
at
once
.
And
Hollerius
in
his
Scholia
vpon
his
Chapter
of
Phrensey
,
saith
,
that
Kon●elet
a
learned
●hysitian
,
and
the
French
Kings
professour
at
Montpellier
,
reported
vnto
him
,
that
hee
had
seene
a
Spaniard
take
thereof
into
his
bodie
halfe
an
ounce
at
one
time
,
without
hurt
.
Wherefore
if
the
difference
of
our
bodies
from
those
of
strange
nations
bee
so
great
,
that
the
thing
which
helpeth
them
,
destroyeth
vs
,
that
cureth
them
without
annoyance
,
doth
vehemently
torment
vs
:
I
would
wish
vs
to
bee
better
aduised
,
then
to
bee
so
readie
to
embrace
them
,
a●
to
contemne
in
comparison
of
them
,
the
medicines
which
receiue
,
a●
it
were
a
taming
,
and
are
broken
vnto
vs
by
our
own
soyle
:
neither
art
thou
heere
to
looke
the
wisedome
of
the
physician
should
consider
the
varietie
and
diuers
dispositions
of
the
bodies
by
age
;
complexion
,
region
,
sex
,
&c.
and
thereafter
to
●emper
these
medicines
,
and
so
to
avoide
the
daungers
;
for
the
question
is
not
of
the
manner
of
vsing
these
things
,
for
then
should
such
consideration
haue
place
,
but
euen
of
the
verie
nature
,
which
no
manner
of
vse
can
alter
.
Yet
are
these
simples
excellent
creatures
of
God
,
made
for
the
vse
of
men
,
but
not
for
all
men
:
and
although
we
may
receiue
helpe
from
them
,
by
a
certaine
generall
communitie
that
our
bodies
haue
with
those
of
Arabia
.
Barbarie
,
and
the
rest
,
yet
no
doubt
as
I
haue
shewed
in
a
fewe
,
so
we
receiue
by
the
vse
of
them
so
much
the
lesse
good
by
them
,
as
we
most
d●ffer
from
them
,
and
that
which
wanteth
of
the
performance
of
good
to
vs
,
must
needs
turne
vs
to
much
harme
,
the
vnhelping
part
,
(
as
I
may
call
it
)
alwaies
working
,
&
so
euer
harming
.
Neither
doe
I
see
why
the
medicines
of
India
▪
or
Aegypt
should
be
laide
vpon
vs
,
more
then
the
Indian
or
Aegyptian
diet
,
which
is
to
eate
Lizards
,
Dragons
,
and
Crocodiles
:
for
if
the
proper
medicine
doth
alwayes
regard
his
proper
aduersarie
,
which
causeth
the
disease
(
as
no
doubt
it
should
doe
)
then
there
being
a
great
difference
betwixt
our
humors
and
theirs
,
a●
much
in
a
manner
as
is
betwixt
the
flesh
of
a
Crocodile
and
of
a
tender
C●pon
,
our
medicines
which
are
to
fit
vs
,
must
needes
be
of
another
kinde
then
theirs
,
which
in
our
bodies
not
finding
such
humours
&
excrements
,
as
that
strange
diet
doth
ingender
,
must
neede
seize
vpon
the
very
substance
of
our
bodies
to
haue
somewhat
to
worke
on
:
which
painefull
working
especially
of
the
purgers
,
causeth
the
common
saying
among
the
people
,
to
the
great
discredit
of
our
art
:
There
is
not
a
purgation
but
it
hath
a
smack
of
poyson
.
Truth
it
is
,
no
purgation
can
worke
without
natures
annoyance
,
being
in
part
a
pricke
of
nature
to
auoyd
her
excrements
:
but
when
she
is
so
prouoked
that
shee
sweateth
colde
sweates
,
that
shee
giueth
ouer
,
that
the
patient
swouneth
not
by
the
excesse
of
purging
onely
,
but
for
the
most
part
through
the
euill
qualitie
of
the
medicine
,
it
is
surely
an
argument
,
it
wanted
his
proper
subiect
to
worke
in
.
If
needes
wee
will
take
vnto
vs
the
practise
of
such
strange
medicines
,
(
I
call
them
medicines
according
to
the
common
phrase
,
else
properly
bee
they
matter
onely
)
it
were
to
bee
desired
(
which
in
part
is
performed
)
that
such
medicines
as
bee
so
perillous
,
might
be
planted
in
our
naturall
countrie
,
that
through
the
familiaritie
of
our
soyle
,
they
might
first
growe
into
acquaintance
with
vs
,
before
wee
entertaine
them
not
into
our
bosomes
,
but
into
our
hearts
,
and
chamber
them
with
our
vitall
spirits
.
And
as
it
is
saide
of
the
tree
P●rsea
,
which
in
Persia
beeing
poyson
,
translated
into
Egypt
,
becommeth
wholesome
,
bearing
fruite
to
be
eaten
,
and
good
for
the
stomake
:
to
those
natures
receiuing
such
mitigation
of
our
soyle
,
might
in
time
better
●itte
vs
then
they
doe
.
Which
as
it
can
not
alter
their
nature
beeing
impossible
to
bee
done
by
change
of
place
,
so
doubtlesse
might
it
purge
away
that
euill
qualitie
which
annoyeth
vs
,
and
seemeth
rather
to
bee
an
euill
complexion
,
and
as
it
were
a
cachochimie
and
disease
of
the
thing
,
then
any
necessarie
propertie
belonging
to
the
nature
.
This
which
hath
beene
said
of
Persea
,
is
also
to
be
seene
in
other
simples
,
which
in
other
places
are
poyson
,
and
kill
with
the
verie
shadowe
,
yet
brought
into
England
and
pl●nted
with
vs
,
cleane
change
that
venemous
qualitie
.
Vgh
called
Taxus
,
of
Dioscorides
is
said
to
bee
so
dangerous
,
and
of
such
venemous
nature
,
that
in
Nauarre
the
verie
shadowe
thereof
poysoneth
him
that
sleepeth
vnder
it
:
and
Egineta
saith
,
being
taken
inward
,
it
strangleth
and
swiftly
killeth
.
This
Taxus
notwithstanding
,
being
so
perillous
in
other
places
,
our
English
soile
hath
so
reformed
,
that
boldly
our
children
doe
eate
of
the
fruit
thereof
without
danger
:
the
like
may
bee
verified
of
our
Hemlocke
,
which
although
it
bee
to
bee
numbred
among
the
poysoning
hearbes
,
yet
it
is
farre
behinde
that
which
groweth
in
Candie
,
or
Megara
▪
or
Cilicia
,
scarce
to
bee
accounted
poyson
in
comparison
of
that
in
those
countries
.
Now
if
thou
shalt
thinke
(
gentle
Reader
)
as
the
change
of
region
altereth
some
qualities
,
so
all
,
and
thereby
empayreth
the
vertue
of
the
medicine
:
thou
maist
easily
bee
deceiued
.
For
as
they
depend
not
one
vpon
another
,
so
may
the
one
bee
well
without
the
other
,
though
by
one
common
forme
,
they
seeme
to
be
linked
together
to
make
one
nature
.
Rhewbarb
is
knowne
to
haue
two
qualities
,
one
contrarie
to
an
other
,
of
purging
the
bodie
,
and
stopping
:
yet
by
steeping
may
the
one
bee
separated
from
the
other
,
the
purging
vertue
beeing
drawne
out
by
steeping
,
and
the
stopping
still
remaining
in
the
substance
steeped
:
so
likewise
may
the
noysome
qualitie
of
the
medicine
bee
eschewed
,
the
wholesome
and
medicinable
vertue
notwithstanding
,
being
in
full
force
,
yea
greater
retained
,
in
so
much
as
the
hurtfull
qualitie
would
hinder
the
operation
of
the
healthfull
,
which
being
freed
,
and
vnyoked
from
the
other
,
doth
farre
better
accomplish
his
worke
.
Of
all
kinds
of
Honie
that
of
Greece
,
and
namely
of
Attica
and
H●ble
are
most
commended
,
the
next
price
is
giuen
to
the
Honie
of
Spaine
and
Nauarre
:
yet
it
is
certainely
knowne
by
experience
,
that
the
English
Honie
is
most
agreeable
to
our
English
bodies
,
and
greater
quantitie
thereof
may
be
taken
,
with
lesse
annoyance
,
yea
none
at
all
to
those
which
are
not
of
too
hot
a
temper
;
the
other
kindes
beeing
more
sie●e
,
more
apt
to
ingender
choler
,
and
to
infl●me
the
bloud
,
and
more
vnfit
to
loose
the
body
.
Whereby
wee
may
euidently
see
,
that
Nature
vseth
not
one
shooe
for
euerie
foote
,
but
either
ministreth
a
diuers
commoditie
in
kinde
,
or
else
by
the
countrie
,
aire
,
and
soyle
,
doth
so
temper
it
,
that
greater
vse
may
bee
thereof
to
the
inhabitant
of
the
same
countrie
.
By
this
then
which
hitherto
hath
beene
said
,
it
is
manifest
wee
receiue
great
hurt
by
the
vse
of
strange
medicines
,
and
not
vpon
reason
onley
,
but
from
plaine
experience
,
euen
with
hurt
to
our
owne
bodies
,
which
as
it
is
the
greatest
price
of
knowledge
,
so
therefore
ought
wee
the
more
to
sette
thereby
,
and
more
carefully
to
seeke
to
auoyde
the
daunger
.
Againe
it
is
euident
,
that
the
planting
of
strange
simples
frameth
them
more
to
our
vse
.
Wherefore
as
there
bee
many
excellent
Gardens
in
England
,
especially
in
London
replenished
with
store
of
strange
and
outlandish
simples
,
it
were
to
bee
wished
such
indeuours
were
of
others
followed
,
that
so
we
might
acquaint
vs
better
with
these
strangers
,
and
by
vsu
capio
make
them
our
owne
.
But
what
soyle
will
brooke
all
things
'
It
is
true
,
yet
no
doubt
of
those
that
it
will
brooke
,
which
I
dare
say
are
foure
or
fiue
hundreth
,
this
frugalitie
of
nature
towards
vs
as
it
is
thought
,
might
beare
a
greater
shewe
,
and
we
more
safely
vse
them
,
especially
the
purgers
,
which
carie
with
them
greatest
annoyance
.
Now
if
it
be
obiected
,
the
force
of
outlandish
simples
are
thereby
more
feeble
,
as
wee
finde
the
Organ
of
Candie
surpassing
ours
in
strength
,
I
meane
the
same
kind
with
that
of
Candie
planted
in
our
Gardeins
,
which
may
bee
saide
also
of
other
strange
hearbes
planted
by
vs
:
It
can
not
be
denied
but
they
are
so
,
neither
can
the
strange
simple
in
all
poynts
bee
equall
with
his
kind
keeping
his
natiue
soyle
,
yet
is
the
difference
scarce
halfe
a
degree
vnder
:
or
if
it
were
a
degree
full
out
,
what
reason
were
it
to
fetch
that
one
degree
with
much
perill
,
and
charge
,
as
far
as
Candie
,
Spaine
,
or
Venice
,
or
from
another
world
:
whereas
a
little
increase
of
the
quantitie
of
the
thing
,
would
easily
suppli●
the
want
,
though
I
mention
not
the
gaine
of
the
freshnesse
of
the
same
,
which
maketh
no
small
recompence
of
wanting
in
the
force
:
neither
is
the
nature
or
vertue
of
a
medicine
to
bee
esteemed
by
taste
or
smell
,
neither
by
the
force
it
hath
against
the
disease
,
the
nature
of
a
medicine
lying
in
an
equall
matching
of
the
cause
of
the
disease
:
which
if
it
ouer-match
,
so
far
off
it
is
from
the
praise
of
an
wholesome
medicine
,
that
it
becommeth
a
cause
of
a
contrarie
disease
.
Wherefore
the
commendation
of
a
medicine
lyeth
not
in
force
,
but
in
such
force
.
And
therefore
the
counsell
of
the
best
Physitians
is
,
if
the
disease
will
beare
any
delay
,
as
the
most
doe
,
rather
to
apply
a
medicine
of
a
weaker
force
,
then
at
once
with
a
vehement
one
,
to
shake
the
frame
of
nature
.
And
the
weaker
medicine
being
weake
,
either
in
respect
of
the
nature
of
the
simple
,
or
the
small
quantitie
,
they
counsell
rather
to
vse
that
kinde
of
curing
which
is
by
the
feebler
medicine
in
kinde
,
then
by
reason
of
the
vnder
quantitie
.
For
what
skilfull
Physician
would
cure
a
small
distemper
of
heate
,
and
as
it
were
in
the
first
degree
,
with
a
small
quantitie
of
Opium
,
or
Mandrake
or
Henbane
,
beeing
colde
in
the
fourth
degree
,
rather
then
with
the
just
quantitie
of
Endiue
,
or
Succorie
?
or
diminish
a
small
excesse
of
humors
,
with
an
vnderquantitie
,
of
Coloquintida
or
Scammonie
,
rather
then
with
the
iust
quantitie
of
a
feebler
medicine
?
Wherefore
vpon
good
reason
they
conclude
it
to
bee
farre
safer
for
the
patient
,
to
cure
with
contraries
of
feebler
force
,
either
often
repeated
,
or
in
a
greater
quantitie
applyed
,
then
with
a
maine
force
of
a
medicine
of
equall
strength
at
once
to
expell
the
disease
,
nature
abhorring
all
vehement
and
souden
eyther
emptying
or
filling
,
heating
or
cooling
,
or
any
other
kinde
of
souden
alteration
:
which
being
grounded
vpon
good
reason
,
the
delaying
of
the
force
of
strange
medicines
by
our
soyle
,
serueth
greatly
for
the
commendation
both
of
planting
them
with
vs
,
and
of
the
medicines
them selues
planted
;
The
simple
still
keeping
within
the
compasse
of
matter
of
a
medicine
,
neyth●r
beeing
so
diminished
,
but
that
by
increase
of
the
quantitie
it
may
match
with
the
disease
,
which
no
man
with
reason
can
denye
.
Now
,
if
the
greatnesse
of
the
quantitie
happely
procure
loathsomnesse
to
the
patient
;
by
extraction
,
that
inconuenience
may
easily
bee
avoyded
:
by
which
me●nes
a
pound
may
bee
brough
to
an
ounce
,
an
ounce
to
a
dramme
,
and
a
dramme
to
a
fewe
graines
,
to
please
the
patient
with
.
Such
of
strange
medicines
as
will
not
brooke
our
climate
,
thereby
declare
the
euill
disposition
they
haue
to
cure
the
infirmitie
of
our
bodyes
.
Euery
Medicine
is
as
it
were
a
meane
betwixt
nourishmentes
and
poysons
,
excepting
those
medicines
which
are
applied
outwardly
,
which
may
both
bee
of
nourishments
and
poysons
.
In
this
meane
betwixt
these
extremes
,
there
is
such
a
scope
and
breadth
,
that
some
medicines
incline
to
the
one
,
and
some
to
the
other
.
Now
,
the
best
are
such
as
rather
incline
to
nourishments
then
poysons
,
which
as
they
doe
fight
against
the
disease
,
so
haue
they
a
certaine
token
and
pledge
of
agreement
betwixt
our
bodyes
and
theirs
:
whereby
they
acknowledge
vs
for
friendes
,
and
not
common
enemies
with
the
disease
;
the
other
medicines
which
haue
no
such
token
and
earnest
,
being
apt
,
as
well
to
destroy
vs
,
as
to
take
away
the
disease
,
and
so
ioyne
fellowship
with
ranke
poysons
.
Then
our
natiue
soyle
beeing
by
the
ordinance
of
God
the
fittest
to
yeelde
vs
nourishment
,
from
which
our
cattell
and
fruites
haue
a
nutritiue
or
nourishing
iuice
,
which
render
the
same
againe
to
vs
,
what
canne
wee
thinke
of
those
medicines
to
whome
our
soyle
hath
not
a
droppe
of
iuice
to
yeelde
vnto
,
and
giueth
no
entertainement
?
Verily
wee
are
both
to
learne
thereby
,
that
nature
doeth
furnish
vs
otherwayes
,
and
also
greatly
to
suspect
them
to
bee
of
an
extreme
kinde
of
medicines
,
the
spices
onely
excepted
,
and
such
as
are
saide
to
bee
sympatheticall
to
certaine
partes
of
our
bodies
.
Which
notwithstanding
▪
lesse
serue
that
vse
,
the
more
str●nge
and
foreigne
they
be
.
What
should
I
speake
of
the
vnmea●urable
charge
and
cost
these
strange
medicines
put
vs
vnto
?
in
my
opinion
,
if
it
were
but
that
,
wee
might
bee
stirred
vp
to
this
or
such
like
consideration
:
Hath
God
so
dispensed
his
blessings
,
that
a
medicine
to
cure
the
iawndies
,
or
the
greene
sicknesse
,
the
rheume
,
or
such
like
,
should
cost
more
oftentimes
then
one
quarter
of
the
substance
that
the
patient
is
worth
?
and
the
prouision
of
an
whole
yeere
,
whereof
wife
and
children
,
and
the
whole
familie
,
should
with
things
necessarie
bee
mainteined
in
health
,
be
wasted
vpon
the
curing
of
a
Palsey
,
or
a
Cholike
,
or
a
swimming
of
the
brain
,
or
any
other
disease
whatsoeuer
?
is
Physicke
only
made
for
rich
men
?
and
not
as
well
for
the
poorer
sort
?
doth
it
onely
waite
vpon
Princes
palaces
,
and
neuer
stoope
to
the
cottage
of
the
poore
?
doth
it
onely
receiue
gifts
of
the
king
,
and
neuer
thankes
&
prayers
from
him
that
hath
but
thanks
and
p●a●●rs
to
bestowe
?
or
doth
the
Lord●
goodnesse
passe
ouer
them
of
low
degree
?
hath
hee
respect
of
persons
?
yea
,
hath
God
giuen
the
beast
a
remedy
out
of
his
owne
food
and
pasture
(
as
it
is
most
certainely
knowne
)
with
a
skill
to
vse
it
,
and
hath
hee
set
a
iourney
as
farre
as
from
the
Sunne
rising
to
the
going
downe
,
as
it
were
a
wall
of
Brasse
,
and
the
fierie
sword
of
a
Cherubim
to
keepe
vs
from
the
atteining
of
salues
for
our
sores
?
iustly
may
wee
thus
complaine
,
especially
those
of
the
poorer
sort
.
And
if
Physicke
(
as
it
is
in
deed
)
bee
an
art
common
to
all
kinde
of
men
,
all
sorts
of
nations
,
all
estates
,
and
conditions
of
men
:
I
would
knowe
why
the
meanes
also
of
performing
the
actions
belonging
to
the
same
art
should
not
bee
as
common
?
And
if
it
be
ordinarie
to
all
nations
to
fetch
their
medicines
farre
,
let
me
know
why
,
as
we
cease
not
to
trauell
for
to
store
vs
with
outlandish
d●ugges
,
we
carie
not
thither
also
our
countrie
medicines
for
change
,
or
they
of
those
nations
giue
not
the
like
aduenture
for
ours
?
but
they
are
contented
with
their
owne
store
,
and
so
ought
we
with
ours
.
If
it
be
not
ordinarie
,
why
should
it
bee
more
extraordinarie
to
one
then
to
an
other
.
The
most
of
our
Apothecarie
w●re
is
brought
from
the
most
vile
and
barbarous
nations
of
the
world
,
and
almost
all
from
the
professed
enemies
of
the
Sonne
of
God
:
shall
wee
say
the
Lord
hath
more
care
,
or
setteth
more
store
by
them
then
by
his
owne
people
?
that
hee
so
furnisheth
them
,
and
leaueth
vs
destitute
?
or
shall
we
rather
condemne
the
vanitie
of
our
owne
mindes
,
who
vnsatiably
desire
strange
things
,
little
regarding
,
or
rather
loathing
that
which
is
alwaies
at
commandment
.
But
God
(
saith
one
)
hath
not
bestowed
all
things
vpon
all
nations
,
but
hath
left
some
thing
to
bee
supplied
by
the
commodities
wherewith
one
nation
aboundeth
,
and
an
other
wanteth
,
that
thereupon
mutuall
dutie●
arising
,
the
societie
of
men
might
bee
vpholden
.
Which
obiection
,
if
it
carried
with
it
what
things
they
were
,
and
of
what
kinde
,
that
one
nation
supply●th
to
an
other
,
and
what
sort
of
commodities
they
bee
that
one
nation
needeth
the
helpe
of
another
in
,
a
more
direct
answere
might
bee
made
then
otherwis●
I
may
hitte
vpon
:
But
I
ghesse
it
is
neyther
of
water
nor
fire
,
nor
of
aire
,
nor
of
any
thing
necessarie
for
maintenance
of
life
,
otherwise
should
the
natiue
countrie
of
each
one
bee
rather
a
stepdame
to
vs
then
a
naturall
mother
:
but
it
is
of
those
things
only
which
with
healthfull
,
and
lustie
bodies
we
might
bee
without
,
if
custome
had
not
too
much
preuailed
with
vs
.
And
to
goe
no
further
then
to
the
vse
of
Wine
in
England
,
in
many
respects
it
greatly
hurteth
vs
,
yet
our
ordinarie
vse
thereof
hath
giuen
vs
such
a
longing
thereafter
,
that
we
thinke
if
wee
should
want
it
,
many
of
our
daies
were
thereby
abridged
.
Whereby
notwithstanding
●hewmes
are
mightily
increased
,
the
sinewes
feebled
,
the
naturall
moisture
and
heate
of
the
bodie
ouerhastily
wasted
,
and
swift
olde
age
brought
vpon
vs
,
with
an
infinite
number
of
discommodities
besides
.
Which
the
nations
finding
where
wee
haue
it
,
do
so
delay
it
,
that
rather
they
seeme
to
drinke
wined
water
,
then
watred
wine
,
except
the
Aged
or
such
as
are
feeble
stomached
,
And
diuers
nations
which
may
haue
of
the
best
,
because
they
would
be
sure
to
banish
the
vse
of
it
,
count
it
sacriledge
,
to
taste
it
:
as
the
Turkes
at
this
day
,
who
vse
in
steede
thereof
a
distilled
water
of
Rice
steeped
in
Milke
,
thereby
supplying
the
vse
of
wine
.
Neyther
doe
wee
finde
this
discommoditie
of
wine
by
the
abuse
of
drunkennesse
or
surfeting
onely
▪
but
euen
keeping
within
the
three
cuppes
that
Eu●ulus
powreth
out
to
wise
men
;
whereof
the
first
is
of
health
,
and
nourishment
:
the
second
of
myrth
,
and
ioy
of
heart
:
and
the
third
of
sleep
,
so
that
a
draught
or
twaine
doth
maruellously
distemper
our
bodies
:
which
inconuenience
wee
finde
not
by
our
ordinarie
drinke
,
yea
,
though
it
bee
stronger
then
wine
.
If
I
should
compare
our
Mede
with
the
best
wine
,
and
the
Metheglin
of
the
Welchmen
,
with
Malme●ey
,
I
could
take
great
arguments
from
the
nature
of
Honie
to
proue
it
;
especially
beeing
tempred
with
certaine
wholesome
hearbes
,
which
haue
vertue
to
strengthen
the
parts
of
the
body
.
And
by
experience
it
is
knowne
,
that
Honie
mixed
with
water
,
turneth
in
time
to
a
wholesome
liquor
,
in
taste
much
like
to
wine
.
Whereupon
Pena
in
his
Chapter
of
Honie
,
folio
●2
.
doubteth
not
to
affirme
,
that
the
Mede
of
the
P●lonians
and
Muscouites
,
and
the
Metheglin
of
the
Welchmen
,
are
more
wholesome
and
pleasant
,
then
many
of
the
best
kindes
of
wines
,
hee
him selfe
beeing
a
French
man
,
and
therefore
in
his
iudgement
lesse
partiall
.
Wherefore
to
conclude
this
argument
,
seeing
wine
(
which
is
the
glorie
of
strange
merchandise
)
is
but
an
hurtfull
superfluitie
,
the
rest
must
needes
hee
farre
other
then
necessaries
.
But
medicines
being
such
as
without
which
our
health
and
l●fe
runneth
into
infinit
perills
,
by
causes
inward
and
outward
,
through
breach
of
diet
,
vnwholesomenesse
of
meate
,
woundes
,
bitings
of
venemous
beasts
,
infections
of
the
aire
,
and
such
like
,
it
followeth
necessarily
,
that
they
bee
not
such
as
God
would
haue
one
nation
gratifie
another
with
:
which
if
they
were
,
greater
reason
were
it
to
charge
the
neighbour
nations
therewith
,
that
thereby
their
mindes
might
with
performance
of
such
mutuall
dutyes
so
necessarie
,
bee
in
straighter
amitie
and
peace
linked
,
who
cea●e
not
for
the
enlarging
of
limites
to
vexe
one
another
,
rather
then
the
nations
so
faire
distant
,
who
haue
neither
fellowship
of
loue
,
nor
quarrell
of
hatred
equall
with
the
borderers
.
Neyther
would
I
be
so
taken
,
as
though
I
knew
not
at
some
times
that
one
nation
hath
neede
of
an
other
,
euen
in
things
necessary
,
as
the
supplie
made
by
Ioseph
to
his
father
Iacob
,
and
other
nations
out
of
the
store
of
Aegypt
:
but
the
controuersie
is
of
an
ordinarie
course
,
which
the
Lord
vseth
in
bestowing
his
blessings
,
wherewith
he
doth
fully
satisfie
the
neede
of
all
nations
with
things
necessarie
,
sauing
when
he
punisheth
with
famine
or
want
of
victualls
,
which
is
extraordinary
in
respect
of
his
accustomed
course
of
preseruing
his
creatures
.
Now
if
the
strange
medicines
(
for
the
most
part
hotte
)
should
seeme
rather
in
the
whole
kinde
,
then
by
reason
of
aboundance
,
superfluous
to
them
,
and
so
more
fit
for
vs
,
beeing
of
a
colder
temper
:
we
are
to
consider
the
vse
of
them
is
manifolde
to
the
inhabitants
,
and
not
onely
to
warme
them
:
as
the
Aethiopians
called
Troglodites
,
although
they
bee
parched
with
vehement
heate
of
the
Sunne
,
are
said
to
liue
with
Pepper
,
not
to
correct
the
distemper
of
their
bodies
,
which
would
rather
increase
it
then
diminish
,
but
to
correct
their
euill
waters
,
and
watrish
fruites
,
wherewith
they
in
part
do
liue
.
Againe
,
wee
are
to
vnderstand
,
that
the
disease
which
is
most
agreeable
with
age
,
s●xe
,
region
,
custome
,
complexion
,
is
alwaies
most
daungerous
,
as
ingendered
by
an
exceeding
vehemencie
of
the
cause
,
whereto
nature
hath
yeelded
,
and
so
requireth
a
like
vehement
medicine
:
wherefore
if
the
Arabian
,
the
Indian
,
the
Spaniard
,
fall
into
colde
diseases
▪
or
such
as
follow
colde
:
no
maruell
though
nature
hath
ministred
vnto
them
plentie
of
strong
wines
and
spices
,
which
the
Northren
nations
neede
not
.
Who
as
they
bee
more
apt
to
fall
into
such
diseases
then
they
,
their
temper
thereto
agreeing
,
the
aire
and
region
furthering
the
same
,
so
are
they
not
thereof
so
dangerously
sicke
as
they
of
the
South
countries
,
and
therefore
require
not
so
forcible
a
medicine
.
But
I
minde
not
to
stand
to
shewe
the
vse
which
foreigne
nations
haue
of
their
commodities
,
let
them
see
to
it
.
Hitherto
hath
beene
shewed
,
both
that
they
be
hurtfull
vnto
vs
,
and
that
it
is
not
absurde
for
hot
region
,
to
abound
with
hot
simples
,
the
vse
of
them
being
diuers
,
both
in
respect
of
curing
their
bodies
,
and
other
vses
without
the
compasse
of
Physicke
.
These
be
the
reasons
which
mooue
mee
to
suspect
the
vse
of
strange
drugges
,
and
driue
me
to
thinke
,
that
Nature
hath
better
prouided
for
vs
:
and
as
the
Indian
,
Arabian
,
Spaniard
,
haue
their
Indish
,
Arabian
,
and
Spanish
medicines
,
so
also
the
Germane
hath
his
,
the
French
man
his
,
and
the
English
man
his
own
proper
,
belonging
to
each
of
them
.
I
know
gentle
reader
nothing
doth
more
hinder
the
accepting
of
truth
diuers
times
.
(
especially
with
such
as
see
w●th
other
mens
eyes
)
then
the
person
of
him
who
first
propoundeth
the
matter
,
being
taken
rather
to
bee
an
opinion
of
one
,
then
an
vndoubted
truth
to
be
cherished
of
all
,
as
who
haue
interest
therein
.
Wherefore
that
such
might
be
satisfied
,
I
will
adde
to
my
former
reasons
taken
from
the
nature
of
the
thing
,
the
authoritie
of
moe
doctours
then
one
,
who
agreeing
with
this
which
I
holde
,
may
be
a
meanes
to
drawe
the
gentle
reader
the
more
seriously
to
consider
of
this
matter
,
and
truth
may
take
some
strength
thereby
,
and
winne
the
more
credit
▪
Plinie
in
his
foure
and
twentie
Booke
of
his
historie
,
and
first
Chapter
,
hath
this
sentence
,
thus
much
in
English
:
Nature
would
that
such
onely
should
be
medicines
,
that
is
to
say
,
which
easily
might
be
come
by
of
the
common
people
:
easie
to
be
found
out
,
without
charge
,
taken
from
the
things
whereby
we
liue
:
but
in
processe
of
time
,
the
craft
of
men
,
and
sleighte●
of
their
wits
,
found
out
these
shoppes
of
strange
drugges
,
in
which
a
sale
of
mens
liues
is
offered
,
whereupon
confections
,
and
infinite
mixtures
beganne
to
bee
extolled
,
India
and
Arabia
a
man
would
thinke
he
were
in
them
,
and
for
a
little
gall
or
small
vlcer
,
a
medicine
must
be
fetched
from
the
redde
Sea
:
whereas
euerie
day
the
poorest
doe
suppe
with
true
medicines
.
And
in
his
two
and
twentie
Book
and
foure
&
twentie
Chapter
,
We
doe
not
meddle
(
saith
he
)
with
the
medicines
taken
from
the
marchandise
of
India
or
Arabia
,
or
of
the
new
world
,
they
are
not
fit
for
medicines
and
remedies
,
they
growe
too
farre
off
,
they
are
not
for
vs
,
no
,
not
for
the
nations
where
they
growe
,
else
would
they
not
sell
them
away
.
If
wee
shall
needes
vse
them
(
saith
hee
)
let
them
bee
bought
for
sweete
perfumes
,
and
sweete
oyles
,
and
dainties
,
or
to
serue
superstition
,
because
when
we
pray
we
burne
Frankensence
and
Costus
.
And
thus
much
out
of
Plinie
,
whose
iudgement
as
it
is
auncient
of
a
1000.
yeares
,
so
is
it
of
him
,
who
most
diligently
sought
out
the
mysteries
of
nature
,
and
published
them
for
the
vse
of
posteritie
.
Now
if
haply
it
bee
obiected
,
that
Plinie
might
well
verifie
that
of
Italie
which
England
can
not
performe
,
wee
must
vnderstand
,
that
Plinie
reasoneth
from
nature
,
which
serueth
for
all
nations
of
the
world
as
well
as
for
Italie
,
and
directeth
his
penne
not
onely
against
the
medicine●
strange
to
Italie
,
but
euen
against
all
that
are
farre
fetched
and
dearely
bought
,
as
appeareth
plainely
by
his
words
.
To
this
sentence
of
Plinie
,
I
wil●
adde
the
iudgement
of
two
Physitians
of
late
time
,
least
Plinie
beeing
no
physitian
,
should
be
thought
an
vnsufficient
testimonie
.
Fuchsiu●
in
his
first
Book
of
compounding
of
medicines
and
76.
Chapter
,
thus
agreeth
with
Plinie
.
If
we
were
not
so
carried
away
with
the
admiration
of
strange
things
,
and
were
not
fooles
(
saith
hee
)
who
had
rather
vse
medicines
fetched
from
strange
and
farre
countries
,
contemning
our
natiue
Medicines
)
then
such
as
grow
in
our
gardens
:
we
might
make
Honie
serue
in
steed
of
Manna
.
But
with
the
exceeding
cost
and
charge
which
those
medicines
put
vs
vnto
,
wee
are
worthily
punished
for
our
folly
.
Loe
,
heere
two
witnesses
,
the
one
a
great
Philosopher
,
and
the
other
both
a
Philosopher
and
a
Physician
,
comparable
with
the
best
of
late
daies
.
The
third
witnesse
with
Plinie
and
Fuchsius
,
is
Martine
Rulandus
,
to
whome
the
students
of
Physicke
owe
much
for
his
Medicina
practica
,
and
other
workes
.
This
Rulandus
in
his
preface
to
Medicina
practica
,
hath
these
words
:
thus
in
English
:
Wee
haue
simple
medicines
(
easily
had
,
homely
,
of
our
owne
countrie
of
Germanie
,
to
be
bought
with
little
monie
or
none
at
all
)
:
ready
(
saith
he
)
and
intreated
of
in
writing
,
by
which
onely
all
kinds
of
diseases
are
certainely
and
vndoubtedly
cured
,
oftentimes
better
and
much
more
easily
(
beleeue
reason
and
experience
saith
hee
)
(
and
that
with
no
hurt
or
danger
)
then
with
the
long
compoundes
of
the
Aposthecaries
,
which
are
costly
,
euill
gathered
without
knowledge
of
the
Physician
,
oftentimes
vnperfectly
mixed
,
and
vnskilfully
confused
,
and
as
vnskilfully
boyled
,
oftentimes
putrefied
,
and
by
age
of
force
wasted
,
slouenly
and
with
great
negligence
confected
.
In
which
words
Rulandus
briefly
hath
comprehended
in
a
manner
all
the
discommodities
of
strange
medicines
.
These
testimonies
I
rather
haue
alledged
,
gentle
reader
,
that
thou
mayest
knowe
this
my
opinion
is
not
mine
onely
,
and
new
sprung
vp
from
the
leasure
of
a
student
,
who
might
easily
be
ouertaken
with
a
speculation
which
neuer
could
be
showne
in
vse
and
practise
,
but
hath
with
it
the
voice
of
authoritie
,
and
suffrages
of
excellent
Philosophers
and
Physitians
,
although
they
haue
not
of
purpose
and
an
a
sette
treatise
handled
this
argument
,
as
thou
seest
:
which
notwithstanding
contayneth
indeede
the
matter
of
a
great
volume
.
Hitherto
hath
beene
shewed
the
great
inconueniences
and
dangers
which
rise
of
the
vse
of
strange
medicines
,
by
reason
,
by
experience
,
by
authoritie
of
Philosophers
and
Physitians
.
If
my
reasons
bee
euill
gathered
,
the
experience
false
,
the
authoritie
not
authenticall
,
what
haue
I
lost
thereby
▪
a
fewe
houres
meditation
,
and
a
fewe
lines
writing
,
or
my
credite
impaired
will
some
say
.
If
my
credite
could
eyther
buy
such
vertues
to
strange
medicines
as
they
carrie
the
name
,
or
purge
the
shops
of
counterfet
stuffe
,
or
redeeme
the
harmes
they
haue
done
,
I
would
verily
esteem
as
much
of
the
chaunge
,
as
hee
which
made
exchange
of
brasse
for
golde
.
Although
I
weene
it
be
a
proprietie
to
mans
weaknesse
vnauoidable
of
any
,
to
erre
,
and
therefore
if
obstinacie
be
not
therwith
coupled
alwaies
found
pardon
.
But
if
my
arguments
rise
from
the
causes
and
effects
of
these
foreigners
,
and
causes
and
effects
of
our
bodies
,
which
are
of
all
arguments
the
most
forcible
to
establish
or
ouerthrowe
any
thing
to
bee
decided
by
reason
,
and
the
authorities
such
,
as
iustly
exception
cannot
bee
taken
against
:
blame
mee
not
(
gentle
reader
)
though
I
bee
carried
into
this
perswasion
my selfe
,
and
of
a
loue
and
zeale
to
benefite
thee
,
haue
published
that
which
I
haue
conceiued
of
this
Argument
.
If
I
bee
deceiued
in
my
iudgement
of
strange
drugges
,
(
which
I
wish
with
all
my
heart
I
were
)
these
reasons
,
the
woefull
experience
,
the
authoritie
of
such
men
haue
induced
me
.
All
which
if
they
may
bee
answered
,
that
which
seemed
more
th●n
doubtfull
before
,
shall
by
this
controuersie
shine
most
cleare
,
and
truth
as
it
were
wrought
with
the
fire
of
reason
,
receiue
greater
strength
●nd
perfection
.
Thus
much
touching
the
vnablenesse
of
strange
merchandise
to
performe
vnto
vs
sufficiencie
,
yea
,
any
measure
of
medicines
,
as
belonging
vnto
vs
properly
,
and
the
discommodities
of
them
.
Now
if
strange
medicines
serue
not
our
turnes
,
and
all
medicines
bee
eyther
strange
or
home
borne
,
it
must
needs
followe
,
that
the
home
medicines
are
most
naturall
and
kinde
to
vs
,
except
a
man
would
say
all
medicines
bring
harme
vnto
vs
,
which
is
not
of
the
nature
of
a
medicine
,
being
an
instrument
of
perfourming
remedies
vnto
vs
:
or
if
it
were
so
,
yet
haue
wee
this
by
experience
,
that
strange
medicines
doe
more
annoy
vs
then
strangers
,
yea
,
destroy
vs
,
and
restore
them
:
wherefore
home
medicines
and
of
our
countrie
yeelde
,
of
equitie
must
necessarily
performe
the
same
to
vs
,
which
their
medicines
doe
to
them
.
Else
I
would
knowe
why
we
should
bee
inferior
vnto
them
,
or
one
nation
more
priuiledged
that
way
then
an
other
,
the
neede
beeing
common
,
and
the
prouidence
of
God
all
one
,
yea
such
as
rather
then
remedie
should
neede
the
chariot
of
the
Sunne
to
fetch
it
from
one
end
of
the
world
to
the
other
,
or
be
so
farre
to
seek
as
our
common
drugges
are
,
he
hath
linked
the
remedie
in
many
things
so
streightly
to
the
cause
of
our
hurt
,
that
euen
the
selfe
same
which
harmed
vs
,
carieth
with
it
amendes
.
As
the
Scorpion
rubbed
vppon
his
stinging
,
cureth
the
same
.
Likewise
the
Ranie
diuided
&
applyed
hot
to
the
wound
,
cureth
her
venemous
biting
,
and
so
the
Pastinaca
marina
as
it
bringeth
most
d●ngerous
hurt
,
it
refuseth
not
(
being
thereto
applyed
)
to
minister
remedie
.
Which
practise
of
nature
might
veri●ie
moue
vs
to
thinke
her
meaning
is
not
to
send
vs
either
into
Arabia
or
India
for
aide
of
our
griefes
,
but
thereby
to
commend
her
care
vnto
vs
,
and
giue
occasion
of
praising
Gods
prouidence
,
and
stirring
vs
vp
to
make
diligenter
search
into
our
owne
prouision
,
and
to
take
better
triall
then
wee
were
wont
of
the
same
.
Wherein
the
great
liberalitie
of
God
appeareth
in
such
large
measure
,
that
rather
superfluitie
then
spating
may
be
noted
herein
;
in
that
both
one
simple
nature
carrieth
with
it
the
vertue
of
many
medicines
;
and
many
simples
,
remedies
against
such
diseases
as
wee
might
bee
thought
like
neuer
to
bee
subiect
vnto
:
and
such
things
as
in
respect
of
their
nature
might
seemevile
vnto
vs
,
affoord
vs
(
beeing
skilfully
applied
)
most
souereigne
medicine
:
whereof
for
a
taste
I
giue
two
or
three
examples
:
Milk
is
either
to
be
considered
in
all
the
parts
together
,
or
them
seuered
.
All
kind
of
Milke
boyled
,
especially
burned
with
stones
token
from
the
sea
shore
,
helpeth
all
inward
vlcers
,
chiefely
of
the
iawes
,
the
lungs
,
the
gu●tes
,
the
bladder
,
and
the
kidneyes
,
it
is
good
against
the
itch
and
wheales
,
and
it
helpeth
bloudie
flixes
.
New
Milke
is
good
against
frettings
made
with
poysons
receiued
inward
:
as
of
Cantharides
and
such
like
:
it
is
profitably
gargled
against
swellings
and
frettings
in
the
rawes
.
The
whay
of
Milke
is
good
to
pulge
the
bodie
,
especially
of
such
as
bee
melancholike
,
and
disposed
to
the
falling
sickenesse
,
leprosie
and
breaking
out
with
scabbes
.
The
cheesie
part
of
it
,
as
curds
,
fresh
without
salt
,
softneth
the
bellie
which
pressed
and
broyled
stayeth
the
laxe
.
Cheese
laide
on
,
helpeth
the
inflammation
of
the
eyes
.
The
butter
of
Milke
drunke
,
softneth
the
belly
,
and
serueth
against
poyson
for
want
of
oyle
;
rubbed
vpon
their
gooms
with
honie
,
helpeth
the
toothing
of
children
,
and
cureth
the
itching
of
their
gooms
and
soares
of
their
mouthes
,
It
helpeth
such
as
are
bitten
of
the
serpent
called
Aspis
.
The
soote
of
butter
is
very
effectuall
against
watering
eyes
,
and
swiftly
skinneth
sores
.
Thus
thou
leest
reader
what
treasure
is
hid
in
Milke
(
euen
an
excrement
)
beeing
vsed
both
whole
and
in
partes
.
That
which
I
haue
said
of
Milke
,
belongeth
also
to
most
of
creatures
,
which
both
all
serue
for
medicine
,
and
each
of
them
for
sundrie
purposes
.
Whereby
Natures
endeuour
to
furnish
vs
with
all
helpe
of
medicine
may
euidently
appeare
,
yea
,
most
of
all
when
shee
seemeth
to
bee
so
iealouse
ouer
our
health
,
that
shee
prouideth
against
Dr●inus
,
against
the
Scorpion
;
the
viper
,
and
Cerastes
,
and
the
most
of
venemous
bitings
of
Serpents
,
wherewith
notwithstanding
we
are
not
as
other
nations
encombred
,
and
those
not
common
,
medicines
onely
,
but
euen
proper
vnto
them
.
As
the
venome
of
Drysmus
is
abated
and
vtterly
extinguished
with
the
Trifolie
,
and
with
all
kinde
of
mast
,
be
it
of
the
Beech
,
o●
the
Oake
,
or
of
any
kinde
of
tree
that
beareth
Acornes
.
Peneriall
cureth
the
Scorpions
sting
:
against
the
byting
of
a
viper
,
Garlike
,
Onyons
,
and
Leekes
newe
gathered
,
are
principall
triacles
:
wherwith
also
the
venom
of
Cerastes
is
ouermatched
.
Ergo
,
if
Nature
faile
vs
not
against
the
venomes
of
strange
Serpents
,
from
which
we
be
freed
by
reason
of
the
temper
of
our
region
,
repugnant
to
their
natures
,
(
All
things
beeing
done
in
the
actions
of
nature
in
exquisite
wisedome
,
&
by
a
precise
rule
of
Gods
prouidence
)
much
more
are
we
furnished
against
the
diseases
bred
in
our
bowels
.
What
hath
been
said
of
venemous
beasts
,
may
also
bee
shewed
in
the
cure
of
strange
diseases
,
wherein
nature
seemeth
to
be
as
carefull
as
in
the
other
.
The
French
Pockes
is
an
Indian
disease
,
and
not
knowne
to
this
part
of
the
world
within
this
hundreth
yeares
,
before
that
voyage
of
Charles
the
Emperour
,
which
he
tooke
against
Naples
,
where
being
brought
ouer
with
the
Spaniards
which
returned
with
Christophorus
Columbus
,
who
first
discouered
the
West
Indies
,
it
hath
since
infected
the
whole
worlde
.
Now
this
strange
&
Indian
disease
hath
nature
prouided
remedie
against
,
not
only
out
of
India
,
as
the
Guaicum
,
&
Salsa
Parilla
,
but
euen
out
of
Europe
as
effectuall
:
as
the
Smilax
aspera
,
wherewith
Fallopius
saith
at
Pis●
he
cured
diuers
of
the
French
pockes
.
And
La
Riuiere
in
French
his
Apologie
,
affirmeth
the
same
to
be
done
with
the
essence
of
the
Primrose
and
Couslip
.
The
anoyntings
with
Mercurie
are
knowne
by
daily
practises
what
force
they
haue
,
against
this
most
grieuous
disease
,
which
although
some
doe
mislike
,
because
vndiscreetly
vsed
,
it
is
somewhat
daungerous
:
yet
Antonius
Chalmeteus
,
a
skilfull
Surgion
,
in
the
fift
Booke
of
his
Enchiridion
and
5.
Chapter
,
affirmeth
,
that
therewith
hee
hath
perfectly
cured
diuers
without
daunger
,
and
if
it
hath
otherwise
fallen
out
with
some
,
that
it
hath
rather
proceeded
of
vnskilfull
vsing
,
then
by
the
nature
of
Mercurie
.
Now
,
gentle
reader
,
thou
art
to
vnderstand
the
Pockes
in
India
,
being
the
same
disease
with
that
wee
call
the
French
Pockes
,
is
there
a
gentle
disease
,
not
much
differing
from
the
Scabbe
,
voyde
of
such
grieuous
symptoms
as
it
bringeth
to
these
quarters
,
corrupting
not
only
the
fleshie
partes
of
our
bodies
but
euen
the
verie
bones
also
.
This
testifieth
Fallopius
in
his
Booke
of
the
French
Pockes
.
Yet
neede
not
our
medicines
craue
the
helpe
of
India
for
the
cure
thereof
,
no
,
not
although
it
rage
farre
more
fiercely
(
as
it
doeth
)
against
vs
then
against
them
.
Which
being
euident
,
let
vs
consider
how
iustly
nature
may
bee
blamed
to
fayle
in
the
prouision
of
medicines
.
Scarce
would
a
man
looke
for
any
great
vertue
of
medicine
in
the
wormes
of
the
earth
,
being
a
creature
so
abiect
:
yet
ioyne
they
,
and
cleaue
together
wounded
sinewes
,
they
cure
tertians
,
they
help
the
paines
of
the
eares
,
the
toothache
,
and
the
pouder
of
them
dronke
prouoketh
vrine
.
The
little
vermine
called
Sowes
,
which
being
touched
runne
together
round
like
a
pease
,
who
would
thinke
they
cured
the
difficultie
of
making
water
,
the
lawnes
,
the
Quinsey
,
for
which
purposes
they
be
of
great
force
,
and
for
to
discharge
stuffed
lungs
,
with
tough
and
grosse
humorus
,
nothing
may
be
compared
.
Likewise
the
cornes
of
horse
legges
called
Lichenes
,
although
they
bee
base
and
v●le
excrements
,
yet
helpe
they
such
as
are
taken
with
the
falling
sickenesse
.
The
decoction
of
Frogges
with
salt
and
butter
,
is
a
triacle
against
the
bitings
,
stingings
,
and
poysons
of
all
serpents
,
and
the
ashes
of
them
burnt
,
stayeth
the
flux
of
bloud
being
thereto
applyed
.
These
base
creatures
the
rather
I
propound
,
that
beeing
knowne
,
the
treasures
which
Nature
hath
hid
and
layde
vp
in
them
,
with
such
varietie
of
vertues
,
wee
might
,
the
better
esteeming
of
her
benefites
,
and
the
blessings
of
our
owne
countrie
,
both
acknowledge
them
,
accept
them
,
and
bee
more
thankfull
vnto
God
for
them
.
The
which
base
creatures
the
viler
they
seeme
to
be
,
the
more
commend
they
the
goodnesse
of
the
Creator
,
who
would
not
the
abiectest
thing
that
is
,
should
altogether
bee
without
wherewith
to
serue
,
and
doe
homage
to
his
Lord
and
maister
:
which
if
these
things
affoord
vs
,
what
may
wee
iustly
promise
to
our selues
,
and
require
of
the
rest
more
excellent
creatures
?
Let
not
the
reason
seeme
strange
and
weak
to
thee
reader
,
who
art
a
Christian
,
which
is
taken
from
the
prouidence
and
wisedome
of
God
,
to
proue
the
sufficiencie
of
his
execution
and
performance
of
the
same
.
For
if
Galene
thought
it
reasonable
,
(
as
it
is
most
reasonable
.
)
to
gather
the
wisedome
and
prouidence
of
the
Creator
by
his
work
in
the
Creature
&
maintenance
thereof
,
which
he
in
the
end
of
his
bookes
of
the
vse
of
parts
,
calleth
a
poynt
of
diuinitie
,
farre
to
bee
preferred
aboue
the
whole
Art
of
Physicke
:
much
more
reasonable
is
it
for
mee
,
and
the
reason
sounder
which
is
drawne
from
that
diuine
prouidence
,
to
the
practise
thereof
.
And
if
Galene
had
that
religion
in
him
,
beeing
a
Gentile
;
and
groping
onely
in
the
mist
of
naturall
knowledge
of
God
▪
could
not
satisfie
himselfe
with
a
Psalme
or
Hymne
(
as
hee
himselfe
calleth
it
)
of
seuenteene
staues
,
euery
staffe
contayning
a
whole
booke
(
for
thus
hee
himselfe
calleth
his
Bookes
of
the
vse
of
parts
)
of
the
wisedome
of
the
most
wise
God
,
esteeming
that
dutie
more
acceptable
vnto
him
then
sacrifices
of
an
hundreth
Oxen
,
or
the
most
costly
perfumes
and
incense
;
let
it
not
bee
harsh
in
thine
eares
gentle
reader
,
to
heare
now
and
then
the
goodnesse
of
our
God
,
his
wisedome
and
prouidence
,
to
bee
both
intreated
of
and
aduanced
of
a
Christian
Physitian
,
and
to
Christians
,
to
whome
the
sunne
of
righteousnesse
hath
shined
and
scatterred
those
mists
of
naturall
darkenesse
,
and
hath
giuen
the
earnest
of
immortalitie
.
And
bee
assured
there
is
no
truth
in
Philosophie
,
but
may
stand
with
,
yea
rather
may
rest
,
and
bee
vpholden
of
Christianitie
.
But
let
vs
proceede
.
Iulius
Bassus
,
Nicerates
,
and
Petronius
Niger
,
as
saith
,
Dioscorides
,
thought
their
countrie
medicines
,
and
those
which
their
natiue
soyle
yeelded
,
most
worthy
to
bee
exactly
intreated
of
by
them
,
belike
either
thinking
them
sufficient
for
the
inhabitants
,
or
more
agreeable
with
them
.
Which
homely
practise
of
the
na●ions
where
he
trauelled
,
Dioscorides
confesseth
to
haue
beene
the
matter
whereof
he
compounded
his
golden
book
of
medicines
,
which
at
this
day
remaineth
a
rich
storehouse
to
all
Physitians
.
Now
then
I
would
know
why
we
should
more
bee
prouided
of
medicine
against
one
disease
then
another
,
of
our
countrie
yeeld
?
is
it
because
such
diseases
which
require
strange
medicines
are
more
daungerous
,
or
lesse
?
if
more
daungerous
then
should
the
remedy
for
them
be
more
at
hand
,
then
for
other
:
if
lesse
,
why
are
then
the
strange
medicines
esteemed
as
most
forcible
?
and
if
we
be
lesse
subiect
to
such
diseases
as
are
cured
with
them
,
&
so
the
absence
of
them
may
seeme
tolerable
,
why
then
are
tertian
agues
chiefly
cured
with
Thamarines
and
Rhewbarbe
?
wherof
the
one
commeth
out
of
India
,
&
the
other
for
the
most
part
out
of
Barbarie
.
What
so
euer
nature
is
yeelded
to
any
nation
,
it
serueth
either
for
nourishment
or
medicines
,
or
being
neyther
nourishment
nor
medicine
,
is
plaine
poyson
.
Now
a
subducction
beeing
made
of
each
of
these
,
one
from
the
other
,
what
part
shall
we
thinke
wil
nourishments
leaue
to
medicines
?
a
far
greater
doubtless
then
they
them selues
be
:
&
as
they
exceed
nourishments
,
so
greatly
do
they
&
beyond
al
comparison
exced
the
poisons
.
Wherefore
if
the
most
of
creatures
in
euery
nation
,
be
a
fit
matter
of
medicine
,
greatly
no
doubt
are
all
nations
stored
with
them
:
which
store
declareth
,
that
as
diseases
partly
rise
of
breach
of
diet
,
&
partly
through
poisons
,
so
Nature
would
furnish
vs
with
medicines
in
number
answerable
to
the
causes
of
both
:
which
being
not
sufficient
,
argueth
that
Nature
misseth
of
her
purpose
,
hauing
sufficiently
declared
her
endeuour
:
but
Nature
alwaies
bringeth
her
workes
to
perfection
,
except
in
case
of
monsters
,
which
are
not
ordinary
.
Wherefore
her
will
,
(
she
being
an
instinct
of
Gods
)
euer
going
with
the
execution
thereof
,
must
needs
performe
that
to
vs
which
she
pretendeth
in
the
varietie
.
But
that
thou
maist
(
gentle
reader
)
haue
better
holde
and
greater
assurance
of
the
sufficiency
of
thy
countrie
medicines
.
I
will
set
downe
briefly
according
to
the
variety
and
sorts
of
all
diseases
cured
with
medicine
,
medicines
taken
from
our
natiue
soyle
aunswerable
vnto
them
,
and
effectuall
to
cure
them
.
And
because
medicines
haue
relation
to
diseases
,
I
will
first
touch
the
diseases
,
and
thereto
ioyne
the
medicicines
.
All
diseases
are
either
in
the
complexion
,
or
frame
of
the
bodie
,
such
as
are
in
the
complexion
are
all
cured
by
medicine
;
which
I
named
in
the
beginning
of
this
treatise
one
of
the
instruments
of
Physicke
.
Of
diseases
in
the
frame
,
these
onely
are
cured
with
medicines
;
Quantitie
superfluously
increased
,
or
diminished
:
obstructions
,
ouerstraightnesse
or
ouerlargnesse
of
passages
in
the
bodie
.
These
are
onely
the
diseases
properly
to
bee
cured
with
medicine
:
other
diseases
which
rise
of
these
,
either
of
their
owne
accord
vanishing
by
the
cure
of
these
,
or
else
to
bee
cured
by
surgerie
,
as
euill
figure
and
shape
through
want
of
proportionall
quantitie
,
that
beeing
restored
,
the
figure
forthwith
returneth
;
or
if
not
,
●ather
is
to
be
cured
with
helpe
of
hand
.
And
luxation
of
ioynts
,
and
euill
coupling
of
partes
,
if
they
rise
of
distemper
onely
,
that
beeing
taken
away
with
medicines
,
returneth
oftentimes
with
it
good
situation
of
partes
.
Likewise
,
the
situation
peruerted
through
distemper
,
the
complexion
being
restored
,
the
other
consequently
do
followe
.
Now
,
hauing
declared
in
generall
the
diseases
which
onely
require
medicine
;
that
euerie
disease
may
haue
his
proper
one
,
I
will
subdiuide
them
more
particularly
,
ioyning
to
euery
disease
that
medicine
which
thereto
belongeth
▪
The
diseases
in
the
complexion
are
either
in
all
the
parts
of
the
temper
thereof
,
or
else
in
one
or
twaine
.
In
the
whole
complexion
are
such
as
are
ingendred
of
venemous
causes
:
and
those
either
ingendred
in
the
body
,
or
happening
thereto
outwradly
they
which
are
ingendered
in
the
bodie
,
are
Cankers
,
Leprosies
,
falling
sicknesse
,
Suffocation
of
the
matrix
through
nature
corrupted
,
Swounings
through
corruption
of
Wormes
ingendred
in
the
body
.
And
these
bee
the
diseases
of
venemous
causes
bred
in
the
bodie
.
Such
as
happen
thereto
by
outward
occasions
,
are
either
by
poyson
taken
into
the
bodie
,
or
by
outward
touching
procured
:
taken
into
the
bodie
,
as
the
poyson
of
Toades
,
Henbane
,
Nightshade
,
Hemlocke
,
Rats-bane
,
Quicksiluer
,
and
such
mineralls
,
and
last
of
all
infected
aire●
causing
pestilence
,
and
Carbuncles
.
Such
as
are
outwardly
procured
,
are
either
without
woundes
or
with
woundes
:
without
wounds
,
infection
passing
from
one
to
another
,
as
the
French
pockes
.
With
wounds
,
venemous
bitings
and
stingings
of
beasts
,
as
of
Serpents
and
madde
Dogges
.
And
these
are
all
the
diseases
said
to
bee
in
the
whole
temper
of
the
bodie
,
which
hauing
first
shewed
to
be
sufficiently
cured
by
home
medicines
,
in
like
man●er
will
I
prosecute
the
rest
.
And
heerein
(
gentle
reader
)
thou
art
not
to
looke
I
should
set
downe
all
medicines
which
our
natiue
soyle
is
knowne
to
bestow
vpon
vs
for
cure
of
these
diseases
,
which
would
growe
to
an
infinite
volume
,
I
heerein
referring
thee
to
the
workes
of
those
who
of
purpose
haue
written
of
the
nature
of
simples
,
and
are
authors
of
practise
,
but
it
shall
I
hope
suffice
for
this
purpose
to
picke
out
amongst
a
great
many
,
those
of
choise
for
these
diseases
.
And
first
to
begin
with
Cankers
,
which
being
not
exulcerated
but
remayning
humors
,
are
cured
(
if
with
any
medicine
)
by
the
iuyce
of
Nightshade
,
all
the
sortes
of
Endiue
and
Succorie
,
with
Agrimonie
,
with
Saint
Iohns
wort
,
wilde
Clarie
,
called
Oculus
Christi
,
the
flesh
of
Snayles
boyled
,
Cray-fishes
,
greene
Frogges
,
and
to
conclude
,
with
all
kinde
of
metalls
and
mineralls
;
and
among
them
Leade
,
how
so
euer
it
be
vsed
,
is
most
souereigne
.
If
it
bee
exulcerated
,
then
heerein
haue
the
mineralls
and
metalls
the
chiefe
place
.
●o
the
exulcerate
Canker
belongeth
the
Woolfe
(
which
is
nought
else
,
but
a
Canker
exulcerated
.
)
The
Gangrene
and
Speacelus
,
are
cured
by
the
remedies
of
the
Canker
and
Woolfe
,
the
one
beeing
a
degree
of
an
Vlcer
in
which
the
partes
begin
to
bee
mortified
,
the
other
when
they
haue
now
lost
life
altogether
.
The
leprosie
is
an
vniuersall
Canker
,
and
for
outward
medicines
requireth
no
other
:
among
the
inward
,
Plantine
,
Whay
,
Hedgehogs
dryed
and
drunke
,
helpe
greatly
.
And
thus
much
for
Cankers
and
Leprosies
,
which
as
they
be
diseases
hard
to
bee
cured
by
any
medicine
,
so
receiue
they
as
great
helpe
by
these
our
home
medicines
,
as
by
any
of
strange
countries
.
The
falling
sickenesse
,
if
it
be
in
such
as
are
aged
,
and
haue
beene
long
diseased
therewith
,
is
a
disease
hardly
or
not
at
all
to
be
cured
.
But
where
it
is
curable
,
these
medicines
bee
comparable
with
the
best
:
the
roote
of
the
Missleto
of
the
Oake
,
the
runnet
of
an
Hare
,
the
Peonie
roote
,
Enula
campana
,
the
scalpe
of
a
Man
,
an
Asse
hoose
,
Hyssope
,
the
mylt
of
an
Horse
,
the
stones
which
are
found
in
the
mawes
of
the
first
broode
of
Swallowes
,
fiue
leaued
grasse
,
the
iuice
of
the
Couslippe
,
the
iuice
of
Horehound
with
Hon●●
.
All
suffocations
of
the
Matrix
are
cured
with
Plantine
,
P●●eriall
,
Herbgrace
,
and
by
an
infinite
number
of
home
medicines
.
Wormes
and
that
infection
,
is
taken
away
by
Coriander
seed
,
Colewort
seed
,
Garlike
,
Wormwood
,
&
in
a
manner
with
all
bitter
hearbs
,
with
the
iuice
of
Purslane
,
with
the
fylings
of
Stags
horne
,
little
inferiour
in
vertue
to
that
which
is
commonly
taken
for
the
Vnicornes
horne
.
Peach
leaues
,
Hyssope
,
Mints
,
Purslane
seed
.
Thus
much
touching
medicines
against
diseases
ingendred
of
venemous
causes
within
the
bodie
.
Now
touching
such
as
happen
by
outward
occasions
:
and
first
of
those
that
by
mouth
are
taken
into
the
body
.
Against
which
generally
it
helpeth
greatly
to
drinke
store
of
butter
in
steed
of
oyle
,
with
warme
water
or
the
decoction
of
Flaxe
seed
,
Fenigreeke
,
or
Mallowes
,
and
the●upon
a
vomit
:
which
done
,
Sothernwood
,
the
root
of
Seahuluer
,
the
seed
of
Nep
,
the
iuice
of
Horehound
,
the
seed
of
wild
Ru●
,
Walnut●
,
Turnops
,
Herbgrace
,
●i●e
leaued
grasse
,
with
an
infinite
number
of
natiue
medicines
,
expell
the
poyson
,
and
restore
the
patient
.
More
properly
to
the
poyson
of
Cantharides
,
belong
Peneriall
,
to
Buprestu
all
kinds
of
Peares
,
and
womans
milke
:
to
the
Salamander
,
Chamepitis
,
Seaholy
rootes
:
to
the
wormes
of
the
Pine
tree
,
such
as
cure
the
poyson
of
Cantharides
:
against
the
poyson
of
of
the
Toad
,
the
rootes
of
R●edes
and
Cyperus
:
against
the
Chameleon
,
radish
roots
and
Wormwood
:
against
Ephem●rum
Asses
milke
or
Cowes
milke
,
hot
:
against
Doryc●●●m
,
Goats
milke
,
Asses
milk
,
Cockles
,
and
Cray
fishes
:
against
the
poyson
of
Aconitum
,
Organ
,
Hearbgrace
,
Horehound
,
the
decoction
of
Wormwood
.
Against
●hriander
,
Wormwood
,
salt
b●oth
made
with
a
Goose
or
Hen
,
which
expell
also
the
poyson
of
Flewort
:
the
poyson
of
Hem●ocke
is
cured
with
Mint
,
Hearbgrace
,
Nettle
seed
,
●ay
leaues
,
which
〈◊〉
cure
the
po●son
of
Vgh
,
and
Carpasus
.
The
poyson
of
that
kinde
of
Crowe●oote
,
called
Sardonia
,
is
cured
with
drinking
store
of
Mede
,
and
Milke
:
〈◊〉
me
with
Nettle
seede
,
wilde
Endiue
,
Mustard
s●ede
,
and
Rock●●
:
Cearuse
,
with
Mede
,
hot
milke
:
Peach
stones
,
with
the
decoction
of
Barley
,
with
the
decoction
of
M●llows
:
Quicksiluer
,
with
store
of
Milke
drunke
.
Mercu●ie
sublimed
with
Crystall
:
Lime
,
Orpiment
,
●ars●ane
,
and
such
like
,
wit●
the
decoction
of
Flaxe
●●ede
,
and
Milke
with
M●de
.
And
to
conclude
this
point
,
there
is
no
●ind●
of
poyson
,
but
it
findeth
cure
by
ou●
countrie
medicines
without
borrowing
.
Th●s
much
for
the
cure
of
poysons
taken
into
the
bodie
by
eating
or
drinking
of
them
:
Pestilences
are
cu●ed
(
if
with
any
medicine
)
with
Angelica
,
Carduus
benedictus
,
Ars●●ke
,
worne
about
the
bodie
,
the
roote
of
Pimpinell
,
of
●ormentil
,
Hearbgrace
,
Setwall
,
Walnuts
,
the
pouder
of
S.
Iohns
wort
,
●uniper
berries
,
Ve●uen
,
and
the
chiefe
of
all
,
the
●oble
s●mple
water
Germa●der
,
and
the
Duarfgentian
.
For
pestilent
sores
and
Carbuncles
,
Scabious
,
Ofbit
,
Lousestrife
,
and
the
Marigolde
:
to
the
pestilence
may
bee
referred
the
small
pockes
and
such
like
,
which
agree
in
medicine
also
with
the
pestilence
.
And
thus
much
for
the
cure
of
poisons
.
Against
bitings
and
stings
of
venemous
beastes
,
and
poysoned
weapons
,
there
are
also
both
generall
and
particular
remedies
.
The
generall
are
these
:
the
ashes
of
the
cuttings
of
the
Vine
and
of
the
Figge
tree
,
with
Lee
,
Leekes
,
Onions
,
Garlicke
,
the
Sea
water
,
mustard
seede
,
Endiue
,
Heth
,
the
roote
of
the
Sea
Huluer
,
Bay
berries
,
Hearbgrace
,
Dill
,
Sowse
breade
,
Fenell
,
Peneriall
,
the
runnet
of
an
Hare
,
the
Wesell
,
and
these
generall
:
particulars
,
are
such
as
follow
.
Against
the
bitings
of
Phalangium
,
the
seede
of
Sothernwood
,
Aniseede
,
the
seede
of
Trifolie
,
the
fruite
of
Tamariske
.
Against
the
Scolopendra
,
wilde
Rewe
,
Thyme
,
Calamint
:
against
the
Scorpion
,
Basil
seed
:
against
the
biting
of
a
Viper
,
Adder
,
Snake
,
&c.
Sothernwood
,
Bayes
,
green
Organ
,
the
Bramble
,
the
braines
of
an
Hen
,
Cole
seede
.
Against
the
bitings
of
a
madde
Dogge
,
Crowe
garlike
,
the
riuer
Crabbe
,
Balme
,
an
actuall
cauterie
,
the
liuer
of
the
madde
Dogge
broyled
,
the
bloud
of
a
Dogge
drunke
.
And
thus
much
for
the
bitings
and
stingings
of
venemous
beasts
,
which
also
serue
against
poysoned
wounds
,
else
to
be
cured
with
the
medicine
which
respecteth
properly
the
poyson
wherewith
the
weapon
hath
beene
infected
.
The
infection
without
wound
is
the
French
pocke
,
whereof
(
sufficient
hauing
beene
saide
before
)
I
will
heere
say
nothing
.
This
then
shall
suffice
to
haue
written
of
the
cure
of
all
diseases
rising
of
venomous
causes
,
wherein
(
if
Nature
of
her
owne
accord
as
it
were
,
and
in
this
great
neglect
of
our
Country
&
natiue
medicines
)
hath
shewed
her selfe
so
liberall
,
how
large
would
shee
be
▪
if
with
sette
purpose
and
carefull
endeuour
greater
triall
of
things
were
had
,
and
proofe
made
by
learned
and
discreet
men
.
Now
follow
the
diseases
which
are
by
the
excesse
or
defect
of
one
or
two
parts
of
the
temper
,
which
are
hot
,
cold
moist
,
and
drie
,
simple
or
compounded
:
which
if
they
be
not
procured
by
euill
humours
,
then
require
they
altering
onely
by
contrary
qualities
.
If
by
them
,
as
fleame
,
choler
,
melancholie
:
then
are
these
humors
first
to
be
auoided
and
diminished
.
Such
as
require
altering
,
are
cured
by
natures
of
contrarie
qualitie
,
not
onelie
generally
,
but
euen
answerable
to
all
degrees
of
excesse
.
And
first
to
beginne
with
hot
diseases
of
the
first
degree
,
they
are
cured
with
such
contraries
as
follow
:
Barley
,
sowre
Gr●pes
,
Roses
,
Violets
,
the
Oake
,
Quinces
,
Damsings
,
Pellito●y
of
the
wall
,
Docks
,
Peares
,
Apples
,
Hartshorne
,
the
flowers
and
whole
he●rbe
of
Mallowes
.
Of
the
second
degree
;
the
water
Lillie
,
Ducks-meat
,
Knotgrasse
,
Vine
leaues
,
the
Bramble
,
Plant●ne
,
Cheries
,
Lead
,
C●russe
,
Barberies
,
Cowcombe●s
,
Mellons
,
Courds
,
Citralls
,
whites
of
Egges
,
Medlers
,
and
Seruices
.
Of
the
third
;
Purslane
,
Housleeke
,
Mandrake
,
Henbane
.
Of
the
fourth
;
Hemlock
,
Poppie
.
Thus
much
for
hot
diseases
.
Medicines
for
cold
diseases
,
are
these
hot
which
follow
.
Of
the
first
degree
;
Buglosse
,
Borage
,
Fumitorie
,
Sage
,
Horsehoofe
,
Maydenhaire
,
Butter
,
Lillies
,
Flaxe-seede
,
marrow
and
fat
,
Chamomile
,
Fenigreek
,
&c.
Of
the
second
;
Dill
dry
,
Mugwort
,
Parseley
,
Saffron
,
Honie
,
Balme
,
Salt
,
&c.
The
third
;
Anise
,
●olefoote
,
Calamint
,
Commine
,
Fenell
,
Hyssope
,
Mints
,
&c.
The
fourth
;
Garlicke-cresses
,
mustard
,
Celendine
the
great
.
For
moist
diseases
these
medicines
are
good
;
Of
the
first
degree
dry
:
Cabbage
,
Beetes
,
Chamomile
,
Fenel
,
Beanes
,
Fenigreek
,
&c.
Of
the
second
;
Dill
,
Mugwort
,
Shepheards-pouch
,
Doddard
,
Lint●ls
,
Hony
,
Rosemary
.
Of
the
third
;
Wormewood
,
Germander
,
Hyssope
,
Iuniper
,
Fiue
leaued
grasse
,
Organ
,
Horehound
,
&c.
Of
the
fourth
;
Garlick-cresses
,
mustard-seed
,
wilde
Rue
.
Dry
diseases
haue
these
medicines
,
Buglos
,
Malowes
,
Turnops
,
Endiue
,
for
the
first
degree
.
The
second
;
Violets
,
Water-lillie
,
Lettice
,
Purselaine
,
&c.
The
third
,
and
fourth
degrees
,
as
these
are
euill
supplied
by
strange
simples
;
so
are
they
recompenced
by
increase
of
quantities
of
moyst
in
the
two
first
degrees
.
And
thus
much
touching
medicines
belonging
to
the
cure
of
diseases
in
one
part
of
the
temper
,
which
beeing
in
two
parts
,
and
without
humour
,
require
either
temperings
the
simple
qualities
aforesaid
,
in
diuerse
simples
,
or
natures
wherein
such
two
do
exceede
;
which
because
they
be
as
plentifull
as
those
I
haue
before
mentioned
,
and
that
heereof
none
makes
doubt
,
I
will
not
touch
.
If
this
double
distemper
rise
of
humor
,
as
for
the
most
part
of
it
doth
:
Then
is
that
humor
to
bee
diminished
or
altogether
to
bee
voyded
out
of
the
bodie
,
and
then
the
distemper
remaining
to
bee
altered
.
The
humors
are
properly
to
bee
voyded
by
purgation
,
other
waies
there
bee
diuerse
:
as
exercise
,
fastinges
,
sweating
,
vrine
&
such
like
.
But
properly
the
vacuation
of
fleme
,
choler
,
melancholie
,
which
are
the
causes
of
this
double
distemper
,
belongeth
to
purging
medicines
:
which
purgations
,
as
the
greatest
doubt
is
of
natures
prouision
in
them
,
so
they
beeing
supplied
by
our
countrie
soyle
,
the
greatest
part
of
this
controuersie
may
seeme
to
bee
decided
.
Purgations
are
eyther
by
vomit
,
or
by
stoole
:
by
vomit
our
natiue
soyle
ministreth
great
choice
,
as
,
verie
gentlie
,
the
radish
rootes
with
the
seed
;
the
pepon
roote
and
nettle
seede
:
with
more
vehemencie
,
solefoote
,
leafe
and
roote
,
the
middle
barke
of
the
wall
nutte
tree
,
and
the
long
blossomes
thereof
:
and
yet
most
vehemently
the
seedes
of
broome
and
the
flowers
thereof
:
and
these
for
vomit
.
By
the
stoole
,
and
first
to
purge
choler
:
the
flowers
and
leaues
of
the
Peach
tree
▪
Violets
flowers
and
seedes
comparable
with
Rheubarbe
,
the
great
garden
docke
called
the
Munkes
Rheubarbe
,
Damaske
roses
,
wilde
Saffron
,
the
pouder
of
Fethe●fewe
,
all
the
kindes
of
spurges
,
the
root
of
the
wilde
Cowcumber
,
the
roote
of
Bryonie
,
and
Coloquintida
.
Melancholie
is
purged
with
Coloquintida
,
the
oke
fearne
,
the
iuice
of
Mandrake
,
the
flowers
of
broome
,
bearefoote
,
and
Antimonie
.
Fleame
and
water
are
purged
with
Coloquintida
,
the
iuice
of
Rhineberries
,
the
grosse
barke
of
the
Elme
,
the
iuice
of
the
root
of
Walworte
,
of
Elder
,
the
gardine
Flowerdeluce
roote
iuyced
.
The
dry
leaues
of
Laurell
,
the
seawythwind
,
scurby
weede
.
These
are
a
showe
of
our
Enlgish
store
of
purgers
:
which
if
they
bee
too
strong
,
then
are
they
to
bee
ministred
in
smaller
quantitie
mixed
with
those
of
feebler
working
;
if
too
weake
,
then
are
they
to
bee
sharpened
with
quicker
.
If
they
offend
any
part
,
they
are
to
be
corrected
partly
with
cordialls
,
and
partly
with
medicines
respecting
such
partes
as
they
annoy
.
Which
wantes
are
not
onely
to
bee
charged
vpon
our
countrie
medicines
,
seeing
euen
the
best
of
foreyne
purgers
are
to
bee
touched
with
the
same
.
As
scammonie
is
corrected
with
quinces
,
otherwise
troubleth
it
the
stomach
with
a
griping
and
gnawing
,
it
purgeth
ouer
vehemently
,
it
hurteth
the
liuer
,
and
is
enemie
to
the
heart
,
and
doth
exulcerate
where
it
passeth
,
and
procureth
dysenteries
,
that
is
to
say
,
vlcers
in
the
guts
.
Turpeth
is
corrected
with
ginger
and
long
Peper
,
Mastich
with
oyle
of
sweete
Almonds
,
and
Suger
,
else
ouerthroweth
it
the
stomach
,
troubleth
,
&
ouerdrieth
the
body
.
Coloquintida
with
oyle
of
sweet
almonds
,
goom
,
tragacant
,
or
mastich
,
else
troubleth
it
vehemently
the
whole
bodie
,
procureth
the
bloudie
flixe
,
and
miserably
tormenteth
the
guts
.
So
,
Agaricke
requireth
to
be
steeped
in
wine
with
ginger
&
cloues
,
yet
scarce
abstaineth
it
from
ouerthrowing
the
stomach
.
Cassia
marreth
the
stomach
,
and
requireth
to
bee
mixed
therewith
stomach
medicines
.
The
excessiue
drinesse
,
and
binding
of
Rheubarbe
is
corrected
with
some
moystening
syrope
.
Aloe
requireth
Mastich
and
Goome
Trageacanth
to
mitigate
the
fretting
thereof
.
Sene
marreth
the
stomach
,
and
either
through
windiness
,
or
through
vehemency
of
scouring
,
tormenteth
the
body
,
and
therefore
needeth
Ginger
,
Cinamon
,
or
Spike
,
sweet
Prunes
,
fatte
broth
,
and
Raisins
.
Hermodactiles
offend
the
stomach
,
&
cause
winde
,
and
require
Ginger
,
Cumine
,
or
Spike
:
and
to
be
short
;
there
is
no
purger
of
strange
drogues
which
requireth
not
correction
of
great
faults
;
which
correction
is
taken
from
such
medicines
as
respect
those
parts
chiefely
which
the
purgation
dooth
annoy
,
whereof
such
is
our
store
,
that
in
all
parts
we
be
sufficiently
armed
therewith
.
But
of
these
shall
heereafter
be
spoken
.
Now
,
if
any
man
thinke
,
for
want
of
Cassia
,
Manna
,
Sene
,
Rheubarb
,
these
humours
cannot
be
voyded
,
or
not
so
well
;
let
mee
then
knowe
how
the
Grecians
wanted
them
,
and
yet
found
no
lack
,
vsing
onely
Scammonie
,
Helleboru●
,
and
Colocynthis
,
Aloes
,
and
Agaricke
,
for
their
chiefe
purgations
:
The
other
beeing
brought
in
of
late
in
comparison
,
by
the
Arabians
;
who
both
in
knowledge
of
Physick
,
and
in
the
works
thereof
,
were
farre
inferiour
to
the
Grecians
,
to
whom
I
say
(
I
meane
the
ancient
of
them
in
Galens
time
and
before
)
neither
Manna
,
nor
Cassia
,
nor
Sene
,
nor
Rheubarbe
,
nor
Hermodactiles
,
were
known
either
at
all
,
or
at
the
vttermost
for
purgers
.
And
as
for
Manna
,
Fuchsius
saith
,
that
certaine
hauing
beene
about
the
Mount
Libanus
,
made
report
that
the
inhabitants
of
that
mountaine
,
hauing
eaten
their
fill
thereof
,
neither
feele
themselues
any
whit
troubled
there-with
,
nor
their
bodies
loosed
,
but
vse
it
for
an
ordinary
sustenance
.
Whereby
again
appeareth
a
great
diuersitie
of
working
of
strange
medicines
according
to
the
variety
of
countries
.
But
what
should
wee
say
of
the
nature
of
purgers
,
it
is
doubtlesse
one
of
the
hardest
points
at
this
day
in
all
naturall
Philosophie
,
neither
minde
[
at
this
present
to
deale
therein
:
but
this
may
I
say
,
as
by
preparation
,
one
nature
may
according
to
the
varietie
thereof
,
receiue
diuerse
,
yea
contrary
vertues
;
so
seemeth
it
to
me
that
this
vertue
of
purging
may
be
procured
to
natures
of
themselues
destitute
therof
,
by
preparation
.
Diuerse
and
in
a
manner
all
the
metalls
,
and
mineralls
,
beeing
burnt
and
washed
,
giue
ouer
their
fretting
nature
,
and
quicksiluer
(
which
of
it selfe
it
is
not
sublimed
,
or
precipitated
)
becommeth
a
vehement
scouring
medicine
:
so
likewise
Antimonie
,
before
it
be
turned
into
glasse
or
oyle
,
is
not
known
to
purge
the
bodie
:
which
beeing
done
,
is
greatly
commended
against
the
Dropsie
,
the
French
pocks
,
melancholie
,
and
diuerse
other
diseases
,
which
it
cureth
by
purging
.
So
that
it
seemeth
,
art
of
preparation
,
as
it
maketh
no
nature
(
that
beeing
a
worke
of
the
vniuersall
nature
)
so
may
it
not
onely
bee
a
preparer
,
but
euen
a
maker
of
medicines
:
which
medicines
are
not
natures
,
euen
as
health
,
and
sicknes
are
not
of
the
nature
of
mans
body
,
but
euen
accidents
thereto
.
Which
being
certaine
,
let
vs
then
consider
what
an
infinite
variety
of
medicines
wold
arise
of
things
,
the
same
being
vsed
not
only
entire
,
but
diuersly
prepar'd
&
euen
corrupted
:
wherin
the
industry
of
Alchmists
is
verily
greatly
to
bee
commended
,
and
farre
more
excellent
then
the
common
Pharmacopolla
rather
so
to
bee
called
then
Pharmacopolya
,
by
the
skill
whereof
diuerse
natures
in
one
thing
are
so
exactly
seuered
,
euery
one
hauing
a
diuerse
operation
.
Now
of●times
because
the
humor
to
bee
purged
is
grosse
and
tough
and
so
hardly
yeeldeth
to
the
medicine
,
or
hath
some
other
euill
qualitie
wherewith
it
might
greatly
hurt
the
partes
,
whereby
it
passeth
;
nature
not
forgetting
this
point
,
hath
as
aboundantly
supplyed
such
helpes
in
this
behalfe
,
as
neede
requireth
:
as
for
the
preparing
of
choler
,
Plantaine
,
Roses
,
the
verdiuice
of
the
grape
,
endiue
,
suchorie
,
sorel
,
sperage
,
&c.
For
melancholie
:
violets
,
borage
,
buglosse
,
baulme
,
●umitory
,
doddar
,
ceterach
,
or
fingerfearne
,
&c.
For
fleme
:
fenel
,
persely
,
be●onie
,
neppe
,
penetial
,
thyme
,
sauerie
,
germander
,
&c.
Of
these
I
lesse
stand
vpon
,
because
the
preparers
of
humors
are
least
in
controuersie
,
although
from
hence
may
an
argument
bee
drawne
not
lightly
to
bee
passed
ouer
,
to
proue
the
store
of
purgers
,
seeing
nature
hath
miniistred
sufficiencie
of
preparers
,
and
as
it
were
harb●ngers
to
the
purgers
of
countrie
yeelde
.
But
I
wil
drawe
to
an
end
:
and
thus
much
shall
suffice
for
this
present
purpose
to
haue
said
of
medicines
,
belonging
to
the
cure
of
all
diseases
in
complexion
.
The
other
kinde
of
diseases
are
in
the
frame
of
the
body
:
and
of
those
,
if
quantity
bee
superfluously
increased
,
and
that
in
the
whole
body
,
medicines
which
do
vehemently
waste
,
as
those
of
the
third
degree
hot
,
diminish
the
same
.
If
in
the
part
onely
,
medicines
which
we
call
eaters
,
and
fretters
,
dispatch
the
same
:
as
coperous
,
the
ashes
of
spurge
,
burntalum
,
mercurie
sublimed
and
precipitate
,
verdigrece
,
burnt
salt
,
&c.
If
measure
be
diminished
,
and
that
without
losse
of
substance
,
the
glewing
medicines
bring
cure
:
whereof
our
natiue
soile
is
so
stored
,
that
for
wounds
,
the
Surgions
need
neither
to
send
into
Barbarie
,
nor
India
:
as
Plantane
,
Hounds
tonge
,
the
flowers
and
leaues
of
willowes
,
yarrow
,
carduus
benedictus
,
betony
,
scabious
,
veruen
,
elme
leaues
,
adders
tonge
,
moone
worte
,
hearbe
turpence
,
Selfe
heale
,
and
these
if
the
wounds
bee
in
the
fleshie
partes
.
If
it
be
breaking
of
bones
,
such
are
ioyned
with
fine
flower
,
the
brayne
of
a
dogge
,
with
woll
,
and
the
white
of
an
egge
,
the
holyhocke
roote
,
the
mosse
of
the
oke
,
glewe
,
roses
,
worme
woode
,
&c.
If
there
be
losse
of
substance
in
the
fleshie
parts
either
by
wound
,
or
vlcer
,
Incarnatiues
fayle
vs
not
:
as
barlie
meale
,
fenegreeke
flower
,
fighene
meale
,
and
to
bee
short
all
such
as
bee
of
the
first
degree
hot
and
drie
,
without
egernes
or
felnes
.
Now
the
diseases
in
straightnes
of
passages
or
obstructions
,
if
they
arise
of
the
humors
afore
said
,
and
in
those
places
whereto
the
medicine
may
conueniently
come
,
then
are
they
to
be
sette
free
by
purging
.
If
vpon
other
causes
,
or
in
such
places
wherto
the
force
of
the
medicine
which
purgeth
cannot
come
,
or
hardely
entereth
,
or
of
such
causes
as
be
no
humors
,
but
through
some
other
strange
matter
,
or
by
straightnes
of
the
vessells
,
where
though
the
passage
is
,
then
are
other
remedies
to
be
vsed
whereof
we
haue
great
plentie
,
as
softners
,
loosers
,
and
such
as
doe
enlarge
tho
pores
of
the
bodie
,
of
which
sorte
are
such
a●
bee
not
aboue
the
first
degree
hote
:
as
Chamomile
,
Lillies
,
new
butter
,
Swines
greace
,
Linseed
,
Fenigreek
,
Brionie
root
,
all
marrowes
:
Also
medicines
which
make
the
matter
thin
,
or
cut
it
,
and
diuide
it
into
sundry
parts
,
of
which
sort
are
they
of
the
second
degree
hot
to
the
third
degree
,
as
Dill
,
Peneriall
,
Sauerie
,
Organ
,
Thyme
,
Marioran
,
Saint
Iohns
wort
,
Worme-wood
,
&c.
Now
,
if
the
humour
prepared
be
to
be
voided
by
place
medicine
,
then
salt
,
salt
water
,
Lie
,
Ashes
,
Alume
,
and
Lime
,
take
place
;
and
if
more
vehemencie
bee
needfull
,
Calamint
,
wild
Cresses
,
Triacle
,
mustard
,
Garden
Cresses
,
Mustard
seed
,
nettles
,
dragons
,
all
the
spurges
are
to
be
numbred
among
the
best
:
and
if
these
serue
not
,
the
root
of
Crowfoot
will
make
the
supply
.
If
the
humour
cannot
be
voided
conueniently
,
except
it
be
altered
into
another
matter
,
of
which
sort
is
pent
bloud
out
of
the
veines
,
then
are
ripening
medicines
first
to
be
applyed
:
as
butter
,
wheat-flower
,
Sorel
,
Horsehoof
,
Lillies
,
Marchmallowes
,
Onyons
rosted
;
which
all
are
singular
ripers
.
If
the
matter
be
rough
&
clammie
,
these
scourers
auoyd
that
inconuenience
;
Endiue
,
Suchorie
,
Red-roses
,
Plantaine
,
Houseleeke
,
Agr●monie
,
Betony
,
Hony
,
Horchound
,
Worme-wood
,
Baulme
,
Pimpernell
,
Watergermander
,
&c.
Now
,
if
the
matter
which
stoppeth
be
the
stone
,
as
in
the
kidneyes
,
or
bladder
,
then
are
these
medicines
most
conuenient
for
that
vse
:
Grummell
seed
,
Goates
bloud
,
the
iuyce
of
Mugwort
,
Seahuluerroot
,
the
stones
found
in
the
great
snayles
heads
,
radish
roots
,
Saxifrage
,
&c.
If
any
hard
matter
be
in
other
parts
,
the
softners
and
wasters
,
&
dissoluers
are
to
be
applyed
.
Thus
much
touching
the
cure
of
obstructions
and
straight
passages
,
which
according
to
the
varietie
of
place
where
they
light
,
cause
sundry
diseases
,
or
rather
take
to
them
sundry
names
.
As
in
the
braine
,
the
Apoplexie
;
in
the
bladder
of
Gall
,
the
yellowe
Iawnes
;
in
the
Splene
,
the
black
:
in
the
synewes
of
motion
,
the
palsey
or
trembling
;
in
the
lungs
Asthma
,
and
so
foorth
.
Now
,
if
these
passages
be
too
large
,
they
are
to
be
stopped
and
streightned
with
cooling
and
drying
medicines
,
of
which
sort
in
a
manner
are
all
of
sharp
and
sowre
taste
;
as
Vine-leaues
,
the
Brier
,
and
the
Bramble
,
Barbaries
,
Medlers
,
and
Seruices
,
Quinces
,
&
such
as
are
of
themselues
,
or
by
mixture
with
liquor
clammie
,
as
wheat
flower
,
beane
flower
,
the
white
of
an
egge
,
plaister
,
washed
lime
,
Litharge
,
and
Ceruse
.
Now
moreouer
,
because
in
all
good
cure
,
not
onely
the
cause
of
the
diseases
is
to
bee
oppugned
,
but
the
part
also
to
bee
strengthened
,
which
must
needs
(
partly
by
the
cause
of
the
disease
,
and
partly
euen
by
the
conflict
of
the
same
cause
with
the
medicine
)
befeebled
;
that
nothing
be
wanting
vnto
vs
for
the
restoring
of
health
,
nature
hath
prouided
euen
speciall
munition
for
euery
part
of
the
body
,
that
the
whole
furniture
against
all
diseases
might
be
complete
.
As
for
the
head
,
Aniseedes
,
Folefoot
,
Betony
,
Calamint
,
Eyebright
,
Lauender
,
Bayes
,
Marioran
,
Piony
,
Sage
,
Rew
,
or
herbgrace
,
Lettise
,
the
leaues
and
flowers
of
water
Lillies
,
Roses
,
garden
nightshade
.
For
the
lungs
,
calamint
,
dragons
,
licoras
,
Enula
campana
,
hissop
,
linseed
,
horehound
,
the
lungs
of
a
fox
,
scabious
,
water
germander
,
barly
,
garden
poppe
violets
,
horsehoofe
.
For
the
heart
,
buglosse
,
borage
,
saffron
,
baulme
,
basill
,
rosemary
,
violets
,
the
bone
of
a
stagges
harte
,
roses
.
For
the
stomach
,
wormewood
,
mints
,
betonie
,
baulme
,
mint
,
quinces
,
medlers
,
Sorell
,
purselane
.
For
the
Liuer
,
Dartspine
,
or
chamepitys
,
,
germander
,
agrimonie
,
fenell
,
endiue
,
suchorie
,
liuer
worte
,
barbaris
.
For
the
splene
:
Maiden
heare
,
sperage
,
fingerfearne
,
dodder
,
dodder
of
thyme
,
hoppes
,
the
barke
of
the
ash
tree
.
For
the
kidnies
:
Sea
huluer
,
Grumel
,
Parseley
,
Knecolme
,
saxifrage
,
Mallowes
,
Plantane
,
Pellitorie
of
the
walle
.
For
the
wombe
:
mugwort
,
peneriall
,
fetherfewe
,
sauine
,
walwort
,
Iuniper
.
For
the
Ioynts
:
chamomile
,
saint
Iohns
wort
,
organ
,
rue
,
multen
,
and
coweslips
,
the
lesse
centaurie
,
and
chamepitys
.
Thus
haue
I
(
gentle
reader
)
briefely
run
ouer
the
diseases
cured
by
medicine
,
hauing
passed
by
those
which
eyther
rise
of
these
,
as
euill
figure
by
immoderate
excesse
,
or
defect
of
quantitie
,
vnequally
increasing
or
wanting
,
or
number
,
euill
situation
for
want
of
good
couplance
through
distemper
,
&
such
like
,
as
also
the
compounde
of
those
,
which
require
(
onely
composition
excepted
)
the
same
medicines
.
Whereby
euidently
maist
thou
see
,
the
goodnes
of
God
towards
thee
,
in
so
plentifully
furnishing
thine
owne
soyle
with
such
varietie
of
medicines
:
which
if
it
yeeld
thee
such
plenty
in
this
neglect
&
lothing
of
our
countrie
remedies
,
what
fruite
wert
thou
to
looke
for
,
if
diligence
and
paines
were
vsed
?
Verily
right
well
might
wee
both
auoyde
the
daungers
before
declared
,
ease
our selues
of
immoderate
charge
,
and
haue
better
assurance
of
our
medicines
then
wee
haue
:
yea
verie
well
satisfie
our
daintiness
euen
with
strange
simples
,
or
finde
out
such
as
should
not
only
in
vertues
match
with
the
spices
of
India
(
which
is
a
plaine
case
)
as
Rosemarie
matcheth
Cinamon
:
Basill
,
Cloues
:
Sage
,
the
Nutmegge
:
Safforn
Ginger
:
Thyme
,
Muske
:
Sauerie
,
the
leafe
called
Malabathrum
,
but
euen
in
pleasantnes
of
rast
expresse
the
same
.
And
as
Auens
doth
most
liuely
represent
the
taste
of
cloues
vnto
vs
,
so
likelie
is
it
if
search
were
made
,
and
this
enterprise
of
examining
and
trying
our
natiue
simples
taken
in
hand
by
men
of
wisedome
,
and
vnderstanding
,
wee
should
no
more
be
destitute
of
spices
then
India
or
Arabia
,
although
neither
Indish
,
nor
Arabicke
:
and
as
the
small
iagges
of
the
rootes
of
Auens
,
faile
little
from
cloues
in
taste
,
so
might
wee
as
likely
find
that
which
were
little
inferiour
to
Cinamon
,
ginger
,
nutmegges
,
and
mace
,
not
onely
in
likenesse
of
working
,
but
euen
in
similitude
of
nature
:
but
I
will
referre
this
to
that
time
,
when
either
men
shall
bee
more
carefull
for
publike
benefit
then
priuate
gaine
,
or
sufficient
allowance
bestowed
on
such
men
as
shold
spend
their
daies
only
in
searching
out
the
vertues
of
natures
,
which
at
this
time
is
greatly
wanting
,
euen
as
for
all
other
professions
of
artes
.
Our
English
soyle
is
greatly
commended
,
as
it
iustly
deserueth
,
for
temper
of
the
aire
:
&
of
such
as
haue
experience
thereof
,
of
strangers
,
and
great
masters
of
simples
,
for
varietie
of
excellent
medicines
carrieth
great
praise
,
who
report
they
finde
such
simples
in
the
valleys
and
woodes
of
our
North
parts
,
as
they
finde
in
the
toppes
of
mountaines
in
the
South
countries
.
So
that
certaine
gardine●
in
England
,
especially
in
London
,
are
able
to
affourd
great
varietie
of
medicines
euen
of
forraine
simples
to
all
diseases
.
And
if
the
Dittany
of
Candie
,
the
Cipres
●ree
,
the
Nicotian
out
of
India
,
Coloquintida
,
the
Almon
tree
,
the
Pomegranate
tree
,
will
brook
our
soyle
,
and
flourish
therein
,
as
they
doe
,
wee
need
not
doubt
,
but
certaine
and
sufficient
prouision
of
all
medicines
,
(
I
meane
all
kindes
,
but
not
all
of
euery
kind
,
which
were
vnnecessary
,
neither
can
any
country
challenge
the
same
)
might
bee
made
partly
of
a
voluntary
yeeld
of
the
same
,
partly
by
planting
,
and
sowing
,
with
iust
temper
of
the
mould
,
and
situation
of
the
plant
,
out
of
our
own
country
,
both
with
lesse
charge
and
lesse
danger
,
for
all
diseases
.
Now
,
if
it
bee
demaunded
,
why
then
both
the
practise
is
,
and
hath
been
hitherto
otherwise
;
I
will
onely
say
thus
much
for
answere
,
although
much
more
might
be
said
:
The
whole
art
of
Physick
hath
been
taken
partly
from
the
Greekes
,
and
partly
from
the
Arabians
.
And
as
the
precepts
of
the
Art
,
so
likewise
the
meanes
and
instruments
wherewith
for
the
most
part
the
precepts
of
the
same
art
are
executed
:
which
hath
bred
this
errour
in
times
past
,
now
by
a
tradition
receiued
,
that
all
dutie
of
the
Physician
touching
restoring
health
,
is
to
bee
performed
by
the
same
remedies
,
not
in
kinde
onely
,
but
euen
specially
with
those
which
the
Grecian
and
Arabian
Masters
vsed
,
who
wrote
not
for
vs
,
but
for
their
Greekes
and
Arabicks
,
tempering
their
medicines
to
their
estates
,
although
their
rules
be
as
common
as
reason
to
all
nations
.
Galen
saith
in
his
first
booke
of
preseruing
health
,
he
giueth
the
rules
therof
no
more
to
Germans
,
then
to
Boares
and
Beares
,
but
to
the
Grecians
.
Which
declareth
,
they
respected
their
owne
nation
both
in
rule
and
medicine
;
whom
also
the
Arabians
in
the
same
poynt
followed
.
Now
,
we
receiuing
the
same
medicines
with
the
rule
,
must
needs
fall
into
the
absurdities
afore-saide
:
Much
like
to
the
euill
Musitian
,
which
playeth
onely
vpon
the
instrument
whereon
his
Master
taught
him
,
which
if
he
assay
vpon
another
,
committeth
diuerse
discords
among
other
euill
graces
in
musick
.
But
the
wise
and
learned
Physitian
,
being
furnished
with
other
arts
more
generall
then
his
owne
,
whereto
naturall
philosophie
most
nighly
approacheth
,
beeing
a
knowledge
of
all
naturall
things
not
of
Arabia
,
or
India
,
or
Greece
,
but
vniuersally
,
findeth
in
all
Countries
medicines
for
diseases
,
nature
yeelding
sufficiencie
of
contraries
to
all
sorts
of
them
,
wherto
the
inhabitants
are
subiect
,
at
the
least
,
in
all
quarters
,
which
rise
not
of
a
blinde
tradition
,
but
from
a
certaine
knowledge
of
nature
.
This
then
I
take
to
be
the
chiefe
cause
of
this
custome
in
vsing
strange
medicines
,
which
ignorance
of
nature
doth
feele
,
&
nourish
daily
.
I
blame
none
,
neither
tax
I
any
man
,
&
I
dare
say
there
is
not
a
learned
Physitian
in
this
land
,
who
is
not
able
to
performe
this
poynt
with
English
medicines
,
if
they
would
take
the
matter
in
hand
:
whereto
I
rather
exhort
them
,
then
instruct
them
,
beeing
a
thing
sufficiently
known
vnto
them
.
For
it
is
not
the
Nutmegge
,
or
the
Mace
that
strengtheneth
the
braine
,
and
cureth
cold
diseases
,
and
moyst
diseases
thereof
:
but
a
drying
and
warming
vertue
,
with
a
secret
agreement
which
they
haue
with
the
braine
to
preserue
the
same
,
which
being
found
as
sufficient
in
Sage
,
in
Rosemary
,
in
Betony
and
such
like
,
the
nutmegge
and
the
mace
,
with
such
other
spice
,
for
that
turne
may
bee
discharged
.
The
same
may
bee
said
of
all
strange
natures
,
which
although
wee
want
,
yet
haue
we
such
as
are
as
sufficient
to
serue
in
st●ede
:
for
as
euerie
nation
hath
a
peculiar
condition
of
the
same
diseases
,
so
must
the
medicine
also
needes
bee
of
another
sort
:
and
as
the
medicine
varieth
,
so
why
the
matter
of
the
same
medicine
should
not
also
varie
I
knowe
not
.
The
medicine
varieth
in
respect
of
the
complexion
of
the
patient
being
other
in
one
country
,
then
in
an
other
:
which
medicine
is
as
it
were
seated
in
nature
,
which
hath
many
qualities
besides
the
medicinable
,
which
qualitie
if
the
medicine
be
good
,
must
agree
with
the
patients
complexion
▪
if
not
,
then
hurteth
it
greatly
.
If
it
agreeth
with
the
complexion
of
a
Moore
,
an
Indian
,
or
Spanyard●
,
then
must
it
needes
disagree
with
ours
,
which
disagreement
and
want
if
it
bee
patched
vp
vnto
vs
by
correctours
,
yet
declareth
that
patching
,
that
the
medicine
is
rather
by
force
constrained
,
then
naturally
yeeldeth
it selfe
to
the
remedie
,
and
so
of
it selfe
vnmeet
.
Wherefore
as
well
the
matter
therof
is
to
be
changed
,
as
the
medicine
it selfe
.
And
if
those
correctors
neede
also
correction
,
what
then
?
I
will
not
say
that
all
simples
neede
their
correctors
,
although
it
be
auouched
of
some
,
and
such
as
carrie
great
authoritie
for
their
skill
in
Physicke
.
Thus
haue
I
(
gentle
reader
)
for
thy
benefite
I
hope
,
made
a
way
to
the
greater
vse
of
our
home
medicines
,
wherin
if
I
haue
said
freely
my
mind
against
strange
drogues
,
thou
maist
vnderstand
that
otherwise
the
way
were
stopped
to
our
English
medicines
,
and
blame
me
not
,
if
I
say
asmuch
for
ours
,
as
the
strangers
say
for
theirs
.
And
if
as
yet
by
custome
it
seeme
hard
to
alter
the
common
course
,
let
each
practicer
looke
to
that
,
I
set
no
lawes
to
any
,
onely
I
craue
libertie
in
this
point
,
both
pleasant
and
profitable
to
English
men
.
Wherein
I
haue
examples
of
excellent
Philosophers
&
learned
Physitians
,
neither
broach
I
any
idle
conceites
of
my
owne
.
Of
this
mind
is
Plinius
Secundus
,
Fuchsius
,
Rulandus
,
Symphorianus
,
Campegnis
,
Octauianus
Horatianus
,
Physitian
to
Valentinian
the
Emperor
,
that
all
countries
haue
sufficient
medicines
for
all
diseases
.
I
know
much
more
might
be
said
of
this
point
.
But
this
I
thought
sufficient
for
the
present
time
,
breaking
as
it
were
the
yse
I
hope
to
others
,
who
hereafter
shall
more
copiously
deale
in
the
same
argument
,
or
at
the
least
,
drawing
the
first
lines
(
of
a
more
large
treatise
to
my selfe
which
as
leasure
,
and
opportunitie
shall
serue
may
hereafter
be
accomplished
)
this
gentle
reader
I
desire
thee
to
accept
in
such
sort
,
as
I
offer
it
vnto
thee
euen
with
a
minde
to
spend
my
daies
according
to
my
small
talent
,
for
thy
benefite
.
God
keepe
thy
soule
and
bodie
for
euer
.
FINIS
.