The Mysteryes of Nature and Art / Conteined in foure severall Tretises, The first of water workes, The second of Fyer workes, The third of Drawing, Colouring, Painting, and Engraving, The fourth of divers Experiments, as wel serviceable as delightful: partly Collected, and partly of the Authors Peculiar Practice, and Invention

by John Bate

The Oyntment for the same.

Take Lapis Tutiæ and burne it in a fire-shovell of quicke coales, quench it in a poringer of womans milke, do so halfe a score times, then grinde it in a cleane morter till it be very fine powder, then mingle it with fresh Barrows grease till it looke russet: anoint your eyes with a little of it when you go to bed.

For Deafenesse.

Take Rew, and rub it betweene the palmes of your hands untill it be so brused that you may make thereof a tent; then dip it in sweet sallet oyle, and put in each eare one, so that you may pull them forth againe. This doe for seven or eight dayes, and change the tent every day.

Another.

Take a quarter of a pinte of Angelica water, of Cardus Benedictus water, and of white wine, of either a like quantity: mingle them together, dividing the same into two equall parts; drink it in two severall mornings: then the next night after the taking of the second draught of water, take the fish of an oyster, and put it into a fayre linnen cloth, and stop the same into the eare that is thickest of hearing, and lie on that side as long as you can: in the morning pick that eare as cleane as you can, and after that take a draught of the best ale you can get, with a toast of houshold bread toasted very dry, a reasonable quantity of nutmegs; use the same every morning for five or six dayes, fasting after the taking hereof two houres, every time you take it.

For the cough of the lungs.

Take two handfuls of Rosemary, and strip it of the stalk, one of Hissop, and seethe them in a pottle of running water, till it come to a quart, and then put a quarter of a pound of fine sugar, and let it seethe a little, and scum it, drink it morning and evening.

A present remedie for all manner aches, and bruises in the Bones.

Take a good quantitie of Wallwort, and a certaine quantity of Balme, and Smallach, and stamp them, and take a pound of May Butter, and temper them very well together, then make them into round bals, and let them lye for the space of eight dayes after, and then stampe them again as you did before; then take it, and fry it, and straine it, and put it into an earthen pot: This will helpe the bruise, be it never so blacke.