THE
Hammer
for
the
stone
:
So
named
,
for
that
it
sheweth
the
most
excellent
remedie
that
euer
was
knowne
for
the
same
.
Latelie
deuised
by
Walter
Carie
Maister
of
Art
,
and
student
in
Physicke
.
¶
Imprinted
at
London
,
by
Henrie
Denham
dwelling
in
Pater
noster
Row
at
the
signe
of
the
Starre
.
1580.
To
the
Reader
.
COnsidering
with
my selfe
(
gentle
reader
)
how
common
a
disease
the
stone
is
,
and
how
little
helpe
the
parties
grieued
haue
by
the
vsvall
means
of
Physicians
in
this
our
time
,
and
of
long
time
haue
had
:
and
also
hearing
it
diuerse
times
obiected
,
that
the
most
learned
Physician
can
neither
preuent
the
stone
,
in
those
,
who
naturallie
are
inclined
thervnto
,
neither
cure
it
in
those
in
whom
it
is
ingendered
,
I
did
endeuor
my selfe
with
all
studie
and
diligence
,
to
find
out
somthing
,
which
might
far
excell
the
remedies
now
dailie
vsed
for
the
cure
of
the
stone
.
Wherevpon
taking
mine
inuention
from
Etius
,
who
vsed
very
much
the
powder
of
Goats
bloud
for
cure
of
the
same
:
also
being
further
persuaded
therevnto
by
authoritie
of
diuerse
,
writing
of
the
nature
of
goats
bloud
:
I
did
with
my
great
charge
attempt
to
draw
a
pure
and
cleare
liquor
out
of
the
bloud
of
the
male
goat
,
which
with
the
patience
of
the
Physicians
,
I
will
be
bold
to
call
a
Quintessence
.
And
hauing
made
experience
therof
now
two
yeares
,
and
better
,
with
diuerse
:
I
thought
good
to
publish
the
same
,
to
the
reliefe
of
many
,
which
are
grieued
with
that
disease
,
and
that
in
such
sort
,
as
it
shall
appeare
vnto
the
world
,
that
I
rather
seeke
herein
to
benefite
my
Countrie
,
than
anie
priuate
gaine
to
my selfe
.
For
whereas
no
man
troubled
with
that
disease
,
can
haue
the
helpe
of
the
Physician
,
without
his
great
charge
:
I
haue
deuised
that
meane
,
that
anie
man
so
diseased
may
haue
such
ease
with
verie
small
charge
,
as
I
dare
boldlie
auouch
,
cannot
be
had
by
anie
vsuall
meanes
.
But
for
the
commendation
hereof
I
leaue
it
rather
to
be
commended
by
the
helpe
and
ease
of
those
,
who
feele
the
passions
of
that
most
terrible
disease
,
than
vse
anie
long
Rhetoricall
persuasions
,
knowing
that
good
wine
needs
no
garland
,
&
that
the
fairest
garland
can
be
no
long
credite
to
sowre
wine
.
But
for
better
performance
of
my
promise
,
I
thinke
it
verie
necessarie
,
to
signifie
vnto
such
as
are
inclined
to
the
stone
,
and
to
those
that
are
alreadie
troubled
with
the
same
:
First
,
Yet
I
would
not
haue
anie
man
think
,
that
I
mind
to
make
any
long
or
curious
discourse
of
the
stone
,
touching
all
the
deepest
pointes
of
the
same
,
as
endeuoring
to
make
the
Readers
perfect
Physicians
herein
:
but
onelie
to
shewe
them
a
superficiall
knowledge
,
sufficient
to
direct
them
in
the
taking
of
my
Quintessence
,
both
for
the
preuenting
and
curing
of
the
stone
.
And
thus
(
gentle
Reader
)
haue
I
diuided
that
,
wherof
I
mind
to
write
into
foure
partes
,
wherein
I
will
not
endeuor
my selfe
to
speake
whatsoeuer
may
conuenientlie
be
spoken
:
but
rather
to
speake
nothing
that
maie
conuenientlie
be
left
out
.
W.
C.
The
Author
to
those
that
are
vexed
with
the
stone
,
in
verse
,
as
followeth
.
THy
siluer
,
gold
,
thy
precious
stone
,
Thy
mucke
,
thy
worldlie
wealth
,
Nought
helpeth
now
thy
grieuous
grone
,
No
ease
it
giues
,
no
health
:
Now
dost
thou
lie
Amidst
thy
friends
a
prisoner
,
A
péece
of
pining
claie
.
Thy
hope
for
want
of
hearts
desire
,
Doth
faile
and
vade
awaie
:
Thou
seek'st
to
die
.
Thy
friends
eie
tears
,
thy
hart
drops
blood
,
Thy
lims
and
ioints
do
quake
,
Thy
stomach
vomits
that
is
good
,
whose
force
makes
bedsted
shake
:
An
endlesse
wo.
Thy
dolefull
life
to
thée
is
death
,
And
death
were
life
to
thée
,
For
paine
doth
cease
with
thy
last
breath
,
But
life
heapes
miserie
.
Come
death
!
why
so
?
what
?
what
?
sends
God
a
maladie
,
and
not
a
meane
for
ease
?
No
Physicke
good
?
no
remedie
?
This
raging
griefe
t'
appease
?
Though
Physicke
faile
,
Behold
a
faithfull
friend
vnknowne
,
(
To
do
his
Countrie
good
,
)
will
ease
this
griefe
and
heauie
grone
,
with
water
of
Goates
blood
:
Then
do
not
quaile
.
Though
dredfull
death
an
action
brought
,
This
Goat
thy
baile
will
be
:
And
though
the
cause
be
slilie
wrought
,
The
verdict
goes
with
thée
:
Lift
vp
thy
hart
,
His
harme
,
thy
hope
:
his
wo
,
thy
wealth
:
His
heart
receiues
the
knife
,
He
yéeldes
his
bloud
to
bring
thée
health
,
His
death
shall
be
thy
life
,
And
end
thy
smart
.
Lo
,
thus
the
Authour
gréetes
thée
well
,
Thy
friend
without
desart
:
He
craues
but
thanks
,
and
so
doth
sell
A
salue
for
wounded
hart
:
He
séekes
good
will
,
giues
ease
of
paine
,
Good
wordes
for
ware
:
an
easie
gaine
.
Vale
.
The
causes
of
the
stone
,
and
how
it
is
ingendered
in
mans
bodie
.
The
first
Chapter
.
IT
is
not
vnknown
vnto
such
as
haue
bestowed
any
time
in
the
studie
of
physicke
,
that
as
well
the
old
as
new
writers
,
with
one
consent
do
all
agrée
,
that
there
are
two
causes
of
the
stone
:
the
one
materiall
,
Claie
of
it selfe
is
an
earthlie
and
slimie
substance
,
which
I
will
compare
vnto
the
humour
whereof
the
stone
is
ingendered
.
Also
the
fire
I
will
compare
vnto
the
heate
of
mans
bodie
,
whereby
you
may
sée
how
the
stone
is
ingendered
.
For
this
claie
being
baked
in
the
fire
,
is
made
a
stone
,
and
looseth
his
nature
of
claie
.
Here
also
I
thinke
it
good
to
note
,
that
nature
requireth
alwaies
a
fit
matter
to
worke
vpon
.
For
one
onelie
action
of
nature
,
at
one
time
worketh
diuerse
and
verie
contrarie
effectes
:
which
happeneth
,
bicause
of
the
contrarietie
of
the
matters
whervpon
she
worketh
,
and
not
by
anie
diuersitie
of
hir
action
.
For
as
by
fire
,
claie
is
made
a
stone
:
so
chalke
being
a
stone
,
by
fire
is
conuerted
into
powder
.
And
as
claie
by
fire
is
made
a
fast
and
firme
substance
which
before
was
soft
,
and
easie
to
be
dissolued
in
water
:
so
chalke
being
before
a
fast
and
sound
lumpe
,
is
by
the
same
fire
made
fit
to
be
dissolued
in
water
,
because
of
the
discontinuitie
,
or
separation
of
his
parts
.
Whereby
you
may
gather
,
that
this
slimie
humour
,
being
in
mans
bodie
,
hath
a
nature
verie
apt
to
be
turned
into
a
stone
,
which
otherwise
,
by
so
small
heate
could
hardlie
be
.
And
therefore
I
would
wish
euerie
man
to
haue
a
speciall
care
in
refusing
meats
,
and
other
things
,
which
are
apt
to
bréede
the
stone
,
and
in
vsing
the
contrarie
,
which
hereafter
in
place
conuenient
,
touching
the
preuenting
of
the
stone
,
I
will
not
omit
.
The
difference
of
stones
ingendered
in
mans
bodie
.
The
second
Chapter
.
I
Haue
(
according
to
my
promise
)
brieflie
spoken
of
the
two
causes
of
the
stone
.
Now
with
like
breuitie
I
will
speake
of
the
difference
of
stones
ingendered
in
mans
bodie
,
which
I
find
by
experience
to
differ
in
As
touching
the
first
,
there
are
two
vsuall
places
where
the
stone
is
ingendered
,
the
kidnies
,
and
the
bladder
.
Unto
the
stone
of
the
kidnies
,
the
middle
aged
,
and
they
that
somewhat
decline
,
are
most
subiect
.
And
these
stones
of
the
kidnies
are
also
of
two
sorts
.
For
they
are
either
ingendered
in
the
hollowe
vessels
of
the
kidnies
:
or
in
the
substance
or
flechie
parts
.
But
vnto
the
stone
of
the
bladder
,
children
are
most
inclined
:
which
happeneth
,
for
that
all
children
(
for
the
most
part
)
first
eate
often
,
before
that
which
they
eate
before
be
digested
.
Next
after
they
haue
eaten
,
they
vse
violent
exercise
,
&
motion
of
their
bodies
continuallie
,
wherby
they
force
a
thicker
&
more
grosse
iuice
or
nutriment
,
from
the
stomach
into
the
body
,
than
nature
requireth
:
and
that
grosse
substance
settling
in
the
bottome
of
the
bladder
,
by
the
temperate
heate
of
the
childe
,
is
conuerted
into
a
stone
.
As
in
the
making
of
the
artificiall
wines
,
if
you
let
them
passe
through
the
strainer
gentlie
,
of
their
owne
accord
,
they
come
cleare
:
but
if
hastilie
you
force
them
by
wringing
,
they
come
thicke
,
and
being
settled
,
will
be
full
of
grounds
in
the
bottome
.
Secondlie
for
colour
,
there
are
some
stones
white
,
some
blacke
,
others
yellowe
,
some
red
,
some
ash
colour
,
and
some
mixt
of
diuerse
colours
.
Which
diuersitie
happeneth
chieflie
by
difference
of
the
matter
wherof
the
stones
were
ingendered
:
and
somewhat
by
digestion
of
the
stones
,
either
by
smaller
or
greater
heat
,
with
either
longer
or
shorter
time
.
The
third
difference
of
stones
,
is
in
forme
or
fashion
.
For
some
are
round
,
as
a
ball
:
some
like
an
egge
,
some
like
a
pease
,
some
like
a
barlie
corne
:
some
sharpe
,
some
piked
,
and
of
diuerse
and
sundrie
other
formes
,
whereof
I
néede
not
speake
.
The
fourth
difference
is
in
quantitie
.
For
the
stone
differeth
in
quantitie
,
from
the
bignesse
of
a
pins
head
,
or
lesse
,
vnto
the
quantitie
of
an
egge
,
or
greater
.
And
the
smaller
sort
of
stones
,
are
(
for
the
most
part
)
ingendered
in
the
kidnies
,
and
that
either
in
the
hollowe
vessels
of
the
kidnies
,
as
I
said
before
:
which
being
but
small
,
the
stone
cannot
excéed
the
bignesse
thereof
,
and
therefore
must
bée
small
also
.
Or
else
in
the
substance
or
fleshie
parts
of
the
kidnies
,
here
and
there
dispersed
,
which
also
are
neuer
found
to
be
great
.
But
the
greater
sort
of
stones
are
alwaies
ingendered
in
the
bladder
,
for
that
the
vessell
being
great
,
will
also
admit
the
generation
of
a
great
stone
.
The
fift
difference
is
in
hardnesse
.
For
there
are
some
(
as
I
haue
often
séene
)
which
are
scant
congealed
or
baked
,
so
that
one
may
breake
them
to
grit
with
his
finger
&
his
thumbe
.
Others
somewhat
harder
,
and
not
easie
to
be
broken
.
And
others
so
hard
as
they
will
not
easilie
yéeld
to
the
Hammer
.
The
stone
that
breaketh
gentlie
,
is
(
for
the
most
part
)
red
or
yellowe
.
The
middle
sort
is
of
diuerse
colours
.
The
hardest
,
white
.
The
vsuall
waie
how
to
preuent
and
cure
the
stone
.
The
third
Chapter
.
IN
the
two
former
Chapters
I
haue
brieflie
touched
the
matter
,
whereof
the
stone
is
ingendered
,
and
the
difference
of
stones
.
Now
I
will
shewe
the
vsuall
meanes
,
both
to
preuent
and
cure
the
stone
,
which
(
amongst
the
Physicians
of
our
time
)
are
now
dailie
practised
.
The
stone
in
those
,
who
onelie
feare
the
disease
,
and
are
not
yet
troubled
therewith
,
is
preuented
by
two
speciall
meanes
.
The
one
is
,
by
abstinence
from
meates
,
&
things
which
are
apt
to
bréede
the
stone
.
Which
are
of
two
sortes
also
.
For
either
they
bréede
in
the
bodie
a
fit
matter
,
easie
to
be
conuerted
into
a
stone
:
as
Ueale
,
Pigge
,
Lambe
,
Ling
,
Gréenefish
,
Eeles
,
Chéese
,
Milke
:
and
generallie
,
all
verie
grosse
,
slimie
,
swéete
,
&
fat
meates
.
Or
else
they
cause
an
vnnaturall
heat
in
the
bodie
,
and
inflame
the
kidnies
,
and
other
parts
:
as
,
heating
the
backe
at
the
fire
,
lieng
much
vpon
the
back
,
also
great
vse
of
Pepper
,
Ginger
,
and
other
spices
,
or
anie
thing
of
like
nature
.
The
other
by
purging
that
humor
,
which
being
in
the
bodie
,
is
not
as
yet
digested
to
the
nature
of
a
stone
:
which
is
done
by
two
meanes
also
.
Either
by
purgations
,
and
laxatiue
medicines
:
or
otherwise
,
by
those
things
,
which
being
of
a
verie
subtile
,
thin
,
and
pearsing
nature
,
passe
suddenlie
through
the
liuer
,
the
kidnies
,
and
the
bladder
,
and
violentlie
carrie
with
them
,
such
stimie
and
grosse
humours
,
as
they
find
by
the
way
:
as
,
white
wine
,
and
Rhenish
wine
,
&
such
like
taken
fasting
:
which
being
not
taken
fasting
,
worke
not
this
effect
.
For
being
vsed
either
with
,
or
soone
after
meat
,
they
hasten
the
digestion
,
&
carrie
grosse
and
rawe
humours
into
the
bodie
,
whereby
they
worke
a
verie
contrarie
effect
,
and
ingender
the
stone
being
much
vsed
.
But
the
stone
being
alreadie
ingendered
by
the
vsuall
meanes
,
is
to
be
cured
chiefly
by
things
,
which
cause
the
stone
to
breake
and
void
:
as
Saxifrage
,
Parslie
,
Pellitorie
of
the
wall
,
Gromwell
,
and
other
things
infinite
,
whereof
I
haue
named
foure
good
,
pleasant
,
&
easiest
to
be
taken
.
There
are
also
diuerse
other
meanes
:
as
letting
bloud
,
purging
,
glisters
,
vomits
,
and
mollifieng
or
distending
the
narrowe
and
streight
vessels
with
oiles
,
&c.
wherein
the
stone
sticketh
.
But
for
breuitie
sake
,
all
these
I
let
passe
.
The
preuenting
and
curing
of
the
stone
,
by
a
new
meane
late
deuised
.
The
fourth
Chapter
.
IHaue
hitherto
briefly
touched
the
causes
of
the
stone
,
the
difference
of
stones
,
and
the
vsuall
meanes
for
preuenting
and
curing
of
the
stone
.
Now
I
mind
to
shewe
the
waie
,
both
to
preuent
and
cure
the
stone
▪
by
the
Quintessence
of
Goates
bloud
.
But
the
maner
of
making
this
Quintessence
,
the
choice
of
the
Goat
,
the
time
of
the
yeare
,
the
diuersitie
of
the
bloud
of
the
arterie
,
and
of
the
veine
,
and
the
order
of
distilling
,
and
circulating
the
same
:
also
,
the
preparation
of
the
Béere
in
which
it
must
be
taken
,
I
will
not
here
speake
of
:
but
will
deliuer
it
in
writing
,
to
the
right
worshipfull
and
most
learned
companie
of
Physicians
in
London
:
wishing
them
to
appoint
certaine
Apothecaries
,
which
shall
be
sworne
for
the
iust
&
true
making
of
this
Quintessence
:
which
being
so
made
,
the
Physicians
may
direct
the
same
to
be
giuen
,
as
to
them
(
their
patients
,
and
circumstances
rightlie
weied
)
shall
soeme
most
méete
.
But
in
the
meane
time
you
shall
haue
of
this
Quintessence
(
although
no
great
quantitie
,
yet
so
much
as
shall
be
sufficient
for
the
triall
of
the
same
with
a
great
number
,
and
of
the
Beere
prepared
,
in
which
it
must
bée
taken
)
at
Maister
Graies
house
the
Apothecarie
Quintessence
,
is
this
.
Take
euerie
morning
fasting
halfe
a
wine
pint
of
the
Beere
prepared
,
into
which
the
Apothecarie
shall
adde
a
quantitie
appointed
of
the
Quintessence
.
But
because
the
diuersitie
of
patients
will
make
a
diuersitie
of
the
quantities
of
the
Béere
,
&
that
the
elder
sort
are
able
to
take
more
,
and
the
yonger
lesse
,
let
this
be
a
generall
rule
.
Euerie
one
take
a
verie
good
and
heartie
draught
,
according
to
the
abilitie
of
the
person
,
in
the
morning
,
and
fast
one
houre
after
it
.
And
if
he
be
not
as
yet
vexed
with
the
stone
,
it
is
sufficient
to
vse
this
twentie
daies
in
the
Spring
,
and
twentie
daies
in
the
fall
of
the
leafe
:
which
will
preserue
him
from
the
disease
.
But
if
he
be
troubled
with
the
stone
,
let
him
vse
it
as
long
as
he
findeth
any
grauell
to
void
:
which
is
a
certain
rule
to
know
when
he
is
cured
.
Also
he
must
vse
no
violent
motion
of
his
bodie
,
but
gentle
walking
,
or
such
like
,
whiles
he
taketh
it
:
least
the
stone
beginning
to
breake
,
the
péeces
thereof
fall
into
the
narrowe
vessels
,
betwéene
the
kidnies
and
the
bladder
:
or
from
the
bladder
into
the
yeard
,
to
the
great
torment
of
the
Patient
.
You
shall
haue
this
halfe
pint
,
with
the
Quintessence
therein
,
sufficient
for
one
quantitie
for
foure
pence
:
which
I
haue
thought
good
to
set
down
certaine
,
that
euery
man
might
knowe
the
same
:
and
considering
the
charge
in
buieng
the
Goates
,
and
kéeping
them
,
also
in
making
the
Quintessence
,
I
thinke
euerie
man
may
easilie
satisfie
himselfe
the
benefite
to
be
verie
small
.
And
now
to
end
this
my
short
worke
,
I
let
passe
that
which
a
number
of
writers
set
forth
of
the
nature
of
the
Goat
,
&
the
vertue
of
his
bloud
against
the
stone
.
Onelie
I
alledge
one
sentence
of
Fuchsius
,
an
excellent
,
wise
,
and
learned
Physician
,
which
I
find
in
his
booke
De
medendis
morbis
.
Writing
of
the
stone
,
&
the
cure
therof
,
after
he
had
shewed
diuerse
remedies
,
he
endeth
thus
:
Sanguis
denique
hircinus
,
ad
calculos
cùm
renum
,
tùm
vesicae
praesens
remedium
est
.
Nam
praeexistentes
soluit
,
&
per
vrinam
excernit
,
&
vt
alii
amplius
non
generentur
prohibet
,
ac
dolorem
sedat
.
And
to
conclude
,
Goates
bloud
is
a
present
remedie
,
both
for
the
stone
of
the
kidnies
and
the
bladder
.
For
it
dissolueth
those
that
are
there
alreadie
,
and
voideth
them
by
vrine
,
and
suffreth
no
more
to
ingender
,
also
taketh
away
the
paine
.
Now
I
thinke
it
good
to
note
,
that
if
anie
person
dwelling
farre
from
London
,
would
take
of
this
Quintessence
,
&
cannot
haue
the
Béere
fresh
carried
,
in
which
it
ought
to
be
taken
,
let
him
buie
at
Maister
Graies
of
the
Quintessence
,
which
he
shall
haue
for
fiue
shillings
the
wine
pint
:
and
when
he
will
vse
it
,
boile
halfe
an
handfull
of
Parslie
in
strong
Ale
,
half
an
houre
or
lesse
:
and
into
one
hartie
draught
thereof
,
adde
two
spoonefuls
of
the
Quintessence
;
and
drinke
it
in
the
Morning
fasting
,
and
fast
one
houre
after
it
,
at
the
least
.
Use
this
order
twentie
daies
togither
.
The
cause
whie
I
wish
the
Parslie
to
be
vsed
is
,
for
that
it
is
a
great
opener
,
and
will
helpe
the
Quintessence
to
passe
more
swiftlie
to
the
kidnies
&
the
bladder
,
where
it
ought
to
worke
,
which
otherwise
continuing
long
in
the
stomach
,
would
not
worke
so
effectuallie
.
But
least
this
most
excellent
medicine
should
perhaps
be
standered
:
as
also
,
if
any
person
whatsoeuer
desireth
to
haue
conference
with
me
for
his
greater
ease
,
not
finding
(
perchance
by
some
abuse
)
such
remedie
as
I
haue
promised
,
and
he
looked
for
:
let
him
(
if
it
seeme
good
)
repaire
to
my
house
in
great
Wickam
in
the
Countie
of
Buckingham
,
where
he
shall
find
the
Authour
,
without
either
pennie
or
pennie
worth
,
readie
to
do
what
possiblie
he
may
,
for
his
further
cure
.
And
if
by
taking
ought
,
herein
hée
breake
his
promise
,
let
him
be
thought
rather
a
deceiuer
,
than
one
séeking
the
benefite
of
his
Countrie
.
FINIS
.
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