<County: Staffordshire>
<Code: L0357>
<MS reference: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Ashmole 1438, Part II, Hand L>
<Text: Medical recipes>
<Tranche 1>
<p. 88>Take brockys grece and and Ratones grece and Cattes
grece and fox grece and horse grece and take feþer-veye
and eyselle and stampe hem to-gedyr and hete ht yn a
panne ouer þe fuyre and a-noynte þer goute þer-wyth
For the same take walworte and scrape a-way þe
erthe and stampe hem so vn-wasche and wryng out
þe Joys and sethe þe Joys yn a panne tyll ht be þycke
and a-noynte þe goute þer-wt by þe fuyre . For the gout
off Corayll Take hertes horne and þe appell of þe
brere and make poudur and vse ht Or take walleworte
rote and sethe ht well yn watur and schalde þe gout
wt þe watur and take þe rote of erthbynd and old gre
ce and make a plastur and do ht to þe sore all hoot ij
or thryes or mor~ and take grete grete hauer-mele
and seth ht and a-noynte þer-wt a clout & do warme to þe sor~ .
For Comyn goute . Take peletur and stampe hyt
well and ley ht for~ to stype yn wyne v . dayes &
seth ht well and wryng ht well þrow a cloute
and do wax þer-to and and put ht yn boxys ht ys a
good oynement for þe palsy & for þe feestyr~ For .
goute of fete or hande take mylke of a cou3e or of
a gote and make a posset and bynde þer-to . Or take þe
Joys of weybrode rybwort fenell and brer~ croppe .
& bugnel & Sanygle Sauge hony~ whete flour~ and
whyte of eggys and stampe hem yn a morter and wryng
out þe Jus and plastur hem wt flour~ and whyte of eg
gys and bynde þer-to Tho softe goutes . take erbe
Jon and bryre croppys and brome flowrys of all lych
muche and stampe hem to-gedyr and make ballys þer
of and ley hem vp til þey molsne and þen well
hem yn a panne ouer þe fuyre and drawe ht þrou3e a
cloute and put wax þer-to and do ht yn boxys and a
noynte þe goute þer-wyt and ht schall do a-wey
þe werke of al maner goutes<linefiller>
<p. 89>Here ben good medycyns for goute festred þe be-ho
vyth to know whyche ys festred and whyche ys Canke
rede Goute festred hath a narwe hole . wt-out & a-noþer wt
yn ; Fester hath mo holys þen on and Cankered but on~ .
A good plaster for feste Take tansey & weybrde & nose
bledes and þe whyte malowys Ache and avance and
stampe vche by ht-selfe and wryng out þe Joys loke ht
be þycke and take walworte and stampe ht and loke
þu haue as muche walwort Jus as þu hast grece and
loke þt ht be þycke take vyrgyn wax and olde schepes
talwe fresche and hony and may botur and swynes
grece and wyne of vche lyche muche loke ht be þyc
ke and þt all þynges last nempned be as muche as
ys Jus of walworte and do all þese thynges yn a
panne and boyle hem well and þe whyte Malowe
þat þu schalte boyle for þu may not wryng~ þat
Joys þer-of as of oþer erbes for ht ys fatte when hyt
ys well boylyde wryng ht trowe a choth and do hyt
yn a box Take þen whete flour~ and a perty of the
oynement þer-to & boyle hem to-gedyr þt ht be as
þycke as goode grewell and wasche þe wounde þer
wt at morwe and at even~ & þen do þe plastur þer-vpon~
& do so ylke a day tyll ht be hole and 3eue hym dryn
ke fastyng vche a day wormod & avance A good po /
udur tho Sle fester Take benes Rye drauell arne
mt~ and salte of all lyche muche & do ht yn a pote
and brenne ht tyll þu mayst stampe ht to poudur and
bulte ht throwe a boltyng clothe and take þe a stele
of malwe & wete ht yn hony þt ht be well y-wette
and put þe malwe stele yn the poudur þt ht cleve
all a-boute and put ht yn þe hole all & no3te to þe
grounde & ley þe plastur þer-on þt ys be-fore seyde and
thys poudur woll sle þe fester do þe stele þer-yn do þe
poudur þer-yn v . dayes or vij ny3te & as ht be-gynnyth to
hele make þy wyke schorte & schorter and euery day wasch
<p. 90>wasche ht twyes wt whyte wyne Anoþir powdur
Take a plate of Copyr and wasche ht wyt eysell and take
salte & stampe ht to powdur & strawe ht on þe eysell
& hete ht on the colys tyll ht be well brent and þen
wete þe plate ofte wt þe eysell & strawe ofte poudur
þer-on of þe salte and brenne ht ofte yn the colys &
do so ofte tylle þu haue muche poudur & brenne ofte
þe plate & do salte ofte on the plate & drye hyt
on the sonne & grynde ht to poudur & take þe two pertyes
of the poudur and þe thrydde lete be of pouder of ver
degrece and myng~ ht þer-wt and do so vche a day of þe
poudyr yn the hole or the fester do yche . & put ht to þe
grounde of the fester wt a tent & do so vche a day tyll
þu see þe flesche rede and clene . þen do þer-to vche a day
apostolycon~ & drauce tyll ht be hole þys ys good þer ys
ij maner of fester colde and hote þe colde fester ys wt a smale
hole Take þe Joys of avence and þe Joys of lawreall
and þe whyte of þe eye of bothe lyke muche and knede
þer-wt and bynd ht to þe hole as a plastur wt a cloute
& lete ht ly þer-to tyll ht falle a-wey & do non~ oþer thyng
þer-to tyll ht be hole & þen drynke þe Jus of avens vche day
For Festur . þat ys hote Take Rye flour~ & clene
hony teryde and make dou3e and make tho eche thryll
a cake and when ht ys wete do ht a-way & ley þer-to
a-noþer tyll þe man~ be hole & make hy drynke avense For
the goute Take a halfe pound of wylde nepe and
halfe a pound of may-botur and halfe a quarte of oyle
de olyve and halfe a pounde of why3te awmbre and
dy3te ht & bryse ht well yn a morter to smale poudyr
and boyle ht a lytill yn a panne tyll ht be throwe hot
& put ht yn boxus For the Same Take a newe tyle
and brenne hym well tyll ht be well throwe brente . &
þen bryse hym smale yn a morter of bras and þen sarse
hym throwe a sarge and take as muche comyn~ & brenne
ht and bray ht and sarse ht all-so take þen grotys of
<p. 91>otynmele and seth hem well yn rede wyne dragges
and meng~ hem to-gedyr and ley to þe sore as hote as
he may suffur ht Also 3yf þu haue to muche blode
lete þe blode yn the spene For mon~ that hath
lost hys natur or colde yn the body or of sette
Take þe sede of fenell of percely and of Caruy carde
meyn~ of all lyke muche & lignu~ alors galyng
gale and Canell of vche a peny-wy3te of Rubarb
ij dragmes of a-lum as muche of Mastyke J dragme
stampe all to-gedy yn a morter of bras take þen a
clene Basyn and a good dell of Sugur þer-on~ and
lete melte and take all þe gryndyng and cast þer
to and take a skyle of horne and ster~ ht well a
bout tyll hyt be þycke and ropyng & hy3e as þu
mayst heue þy hand and do ht yn boxus and vse
ht fastyng and aftur mete . Forto fastyn here
Take lynsede and brenne ht to poudur and medell
ht wyt oyle-de olyfe and do to þy hede . Tho do
a-waye here Take þe galle of a galte and þe
blode of a bocke and temper hem to-gedyr and rub
be þer-wt þerwt þe here-ys ofte & ht schall neuer growe .
Tho make blacke here Take walnotes grene
of þe tre schalys and all and bryse hem smale take
an erthen potte and ley a lene of notes and a ley
ne of Salte & put watur þer-to and wasche þyn hede
ofte þer-wt and ht schall be blacke . Tho make here
growe Take a molle and sethe ht yn clene watur tyll
he be alto sodyn to þycke watur gottys<?> and all and
ley ht þer as non~ her~ys þe watur and ht schall grwe .
Tho wyte 3yf he þat ys y-woundyd schall lyve .
Take letuse and 3eue hym to drynke wyt watur
3yf he cast aftur he schall dye . A Medycyn for
woundes durable Take lekes hedes wyt þe
facyse and stampe hem and do þe wounde þe Joys
and take herdes and make a tent and wete hyt
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<p. 146><recipe> sal-petre v d whyte sulfur iij d why3te Carbones salices ij d
obolus why3te Take growndeswyly ysope Centory Ache fenell rwe
gooldes pylyoll ryoll nepte of all þese y-lyche muche Juys & put
þer-to peper & hony & wyrke ht vp as gyngyr brede & vse ht fyrst & last
For ache yn bonys take heyrove & red clauyr & Camamyll & sawge .
of yche-chon~ a quartron & also muche of may-botur & stampe to-gedyr
& make ht yn smale ballys & put hem yn a close veschell & let
he rote þen frye hem & strayne hem throwe a cloth & bere ht fort
tyll þu haue nede A good restauratyffe Take ij . li of datus & take
oute þe stanys & þe whyte & þen bete hem smalle yn a morter þen
take 3 of long peper & 3 ser of maces clowys notemyggys ana 3 ser put+all
þese to-gedyr yn powdur þen take a quarte of hony y-claryfyede
& put yn all 3owr~ matyers be-fore-seyde & sethe all hem to-gedyr
tyll ht be thycke as schade-quynce & put þerto powdur of zinziber 3 . ser and
medyll all vell to-gedyr A confeccon@ for euelys yn the brest Take
horsell growndeswyly hey-houe ysope Centory smalache fenell rwe goldys
hulleworte nepte of all y-lyche do peper & hony þertho & ete þerof fastyng~
A sponefull a euen a-nodur a morwe Take sawge rwe peper & comyn seth
to-gedyr wt hony & ete þerof fyrst & last a sponefull at onus
For the cow3e Take horseller elena-Campana & comfyrye & ete þer-of iij
dayes or more wyt hony made yn powdur For the chynke Take ysope
and lycoryse sethe ht wt watur tho þe haluendell & drynke þer-of colde
& vse thys ofte . For euele yn the brest Take þe mor~ of elena
Campana & cut ht yn rownde gobetus & ryve hem vpon a threde &
drye hem yn a-n+ownene & schrede þer-yn to þy potage vse ht ofte and
ht schall clense thy brest Take of merche-malwe sethe hem well stray
ne hem throu a straynour þen take synegreke & lynsed stampe tho
gedyr smalle & do all to-gedyr yn the watur of the malwes & let
hyt stande iij dayes then boyle þemm tyll þey wax þyke & draw ht þrow
a straynour as clene as þu mayst put þer-tho a pownde of waxe iij
pownde of fresche grece dim a li of turbentyne J vnce of galbanum dim
an vnse of gumma edere an vnse of yvy of code & of yvy rosyn dim li
& 3yf all þese a boyle tho-gedyr þen do ht fro þe fuyre & stere ht
well wt a sklyse tyll ht be colde almost do ht yn tho clene boxys
& keuer ht well & þys ys good for the brest y-take wt colde also for the
palsy y-take wt colde or for all oþer brusurs & whedur bodys þt comyth of
colde a-noynte the þer-wt a-3eyne þe fyre & þu schall be hole
<p. 147>For tho make dewte
Take marybonus of horsus & other bestys schepe oxes &c~ And
breke þem yn-tho smale pesys & set hem ouer the fuyre yn clene watur
and sethe ht well & ht ys clene sodyn take of the fat & do awey
the watur . Take schepus talwe y-puryde clene & a lytyll rosyn and
a porcon@ of fenechell & take þe fat afore-seyde and þese and medyll
to-gedyr & set hem ouer the fuyre a-3eyne & stere ht well tyll all þe
lyuuur be gon out þen strayne ht þrow a clothe & do ht yn-tho boxys
& kepe ht fro the eyre and thys ys a precyous oynement for all maner
ache yn bonus & for senewys and for raynus . Take radyche fuymyter
pulyoll astrology longa ysope Elena-Campana Mogworte quyntefoyle
rwe lorey levys lauandur saxfrage 3olow bothull bursa pastoris of yche
of these take ij pownde & stampe hem smalle all to-gedyr yn a
morter & do þer-to ij pownde of oyle oylyf & set to-gedyr all ouer þe
fuyre & let boyle well þen take ht downe & lete ht rote to-gedyr
yn the same veschell y-closyd fro the eyre ix dayes þen set ht ouer
þe fuyre a-3eyne & put þer-tho a lytill aloes ypotyke & virgyn vaxe
& 3yf hem all a boyle tho-gedyr þen when ht ys well coldyt draw
ht trowe a straynur of a canuas ij or iij & kepe ht well yn boxes
& thys ys good for colde akyng gowtys & best for the stone yn the
raynes and the bonschawe & for the dropesy & vncomys þt comyth of colde .
Take a rede kocke of iij 3ere age or & boyle hym tyll þu may pyke
oute þe bonus of hym þen breke þe bonus & put yn þe pot a-3eyne
to the brothe do þer-tho mary of an oxe & make powdur of quybybus
clowys notemyggus saffronn put þe powdur to the kocke & stoppe þe broth
þat no-thyng come out of the pot & seth ht & draw þe broth þrow
a straynur & ht woll be a Joyly and of þys jeyly vse yn thy potage
j sponefull or ij & þu schall be restoryd þou3 þu be low y-brou3te .
For to make oxicroxiu~ þat is a maner a whyte trete Take saffron@
dorte of the best stampe ht do ht yn a panne wt 3olkes of eyron@
and take feyre schepus talowe or sewet of a dere for þat ys best &
melte ht yn a panne of erthe take a porconn of perrosyn & lytill rosyn
& mastyke a goode quantyte of olybanum as Muche & a quantyte of
lytarge of golde & seluer & virgyn vaxe & a lytill of oyle of olyfe
& let þem sethe well to-gedyr þen put þe panne fro the fuyre
& let kele a lytill & put þer-tho þe saffron & þe 3olkes of þe eyron@
& stere well to-gedyrs thys ys the best entret of eny of bothe
helyng & drawyng
<p. 148>Plumbyne
Tho make a plastur þt ys y-callyde plumbyne the whyche ys a souerayn~
medycyn~ tho mormals . festres Cankers felonn & all maner roted woundys
Take a quarte of good comyn oyle goode & fresche & put ht yn a glas
& take a pownde of drye rede rosys & put hem yn-tho the olys &
keuer ht well wt <1 word> lether þt no eyr~ go oute & lete hem rest so xl
dayes þen strane out of the rosys þe oyle þrow a lynnyn~ clothe
stronly pressyde þen take dim a li of blauleploumbe & dim li of ryche
ploumbe & let þem boyle to-gedyr yn the oyle tyll ht wax sumwhat
blacke & þycke as hony þen do ht yn-to a veschell good & stronge .
The best oynement for sennes þe whyche ys a nervale cheffe of
all nervallys ; thys y-made Take betany rwe levys of lorrey peletur
sawge saveyne Mogworte Sauerey by euen porcon@ ix 3 laureole
xxj 3 Calamynt balsamy<exp>n</exp>c Camamylle vyolet sowthern-wode euen
porconns / <exp>iij 3 franke</exp> xxviij 3 mynte pylyoll ryoll beteyne by euen
porconns ij 3 vj drag~ peletur euforbe gynger blackpeper euen porconn
iij drag~ Capons grece swet of an herte oyle-de-bay euen porconns
ix 3 whyte buttur xij 3 wax iij li swynys grece iij pownde oyle
de-oylyfe ij li & make þus þyn oynoment Grynde the erbys
yn a morter & aftur put hem yn whyte wyne wt oyle-de-olyfe &
let hem stonde so iij dayes þen sethe hem tyll þe wyne be wastyd
þen do ht fro þe fuyre drawe ht throw a straynur þen put ht a3eyne
tho the fuyre & put yn the grece & þe swet of the herte oyle
de-bay buttur wexe & make þem boyle þen take poudur of franke
ensence recheles peletre euforbe blacke peper gynger put þem all
tho-gedyr make þem sethe to-gedyr a lytyll þen take ht fro þe
fuyre & clense ht throwe a clothe & let cole þen do a-wey þe
fylth & the watur yn the bottome & put ht tho the fuyre & make
ht hot & put ht yn boxys & kepe ht tyll 3e nedyth
A goode watur for all maladys Take clowe gyloffre canell quibib3
maces of yche an vnce of saffron ij drag~ of sugur ij vnc~ & make
powdur of þys þen take a pounde of good watur & put þy powdur
yn the watur iij dayes naturall þen take ij pounde of watur of selen
deyne dystyllyd & do þt to þt oþer watur & medyll hem to-gedy & lete
hit stonde a day naturall þen dystylle ht þrowe a styllatory & kepe
ht yn a weschell of glasse & stoppe ht well & when þu wylt vse þer-of .
<p. 149>put tho on sponefull þer-of v sponefull of wyne drynke hit fyrst
& last for whyle þu vsyst þis watur þer may no malady engendyr
yn þy body but euer þu schalt be jolyffe and seme 3ongely