The castel of memorie wherein is conteyned the restoring, augmenting, and conseruing of the memorye and remembraunce, with the safest remedies, and best preceptes therevnto in any wise apperteyning: made by Gulielmus Gratarolus Bergomatis Doctor of Artes and Phisike. Englished by Willyam Fulvvod. The contentes whereof appeare in the page next folovvynge.

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Author:	Gratarolo, Guglielmo, 1516?-1568?
Title:	The castel of memorie wherein is conteyned the restoring, augmenting, and conseruing of the memorye and remembraunce, with the safest remedies, and best preceptes therevnto in any wise apperteyning: made by Gulielmus Gratarolus Bergomatis Doctor of Artes and Phisike. Englished by Willyam Fulvvod. The contentes whereof appeare in the page next folovvynge.
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Alternate titles:	De memoria reparanda. English
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THE CONTEN∣TES.

To the right ho∣norable, the Lorde Robert Dudley, Maister of the Queenes Maiesties horse; and Knight of the most noble order of the Garter: Willyam Fulwod hartely wisheth long lyfe, with encrease of godlye ho∣nour and eternal felicitie.

The Translator to the Reader earnestlye de∣syreth grace, mercy, and peace.

The Bookes verdicte.

discourse

What Memorie is, where it florisheth, how profita∣ble and necessary it is.

THE SECONDE CHAPTER containeth the cheife causes whereby the Memorie is hurte, with their fignes and cures.

❧ The thyrd Chapter sheweth the prin¦cipall endomages of the Memorie in what sort soeuer they be.

❧ The fourth Chap. telleth likewise the perticular helpes of the Memorie.

❧ The fifte chapter comprehendeth cer∣taine best approued and chosen medicina∣ble compounded remedies, and pre∣seruatiues greatly encreasing the Memorye.

¶ A Medecine wonderfully helping the Memorie, and lethargie or for∣getfulnes: it comforteth the ventri∣cle and all the members weakened by fleume and coldenes.

❧ Pilles that are good for a lan∣guishing brayne especially in a∣ged and colde folkes.

¶ Catapotia, or Pilles very effectu∣all to the Memorie.

¶ An odoriferous or swete swellinge Apple for the Memorie

A moste proued Experiment for the witte and Memorie, which is said to be of Aristotle,

¶ A comfortynge Water or Lees for the washyng of a cold and moyst head, also it helpeth the Memorse, and it must be of the Ashes of Twigges, or of an Oke, then after let these thin∣ges boyle in it.

¶ Another Lee for to comfort the head and Memorie.

¶ Another, whiche is verye good for a moyste head, and is to be vsed once or twyse in a weke.

¶ Another most excellent remedye, but muche more difficile to be∣gotten.

¶ Also in a colde affectyon thys oyle folowynge shalbe notable good.

¶ An Ointment for the same purpose.

¶ An Ointment wherwith you may moderately anoynte your temples onely in colde weather.

¶ To thende that you may retayne thinges profoundly and perpe∣tually in your Memory, and that you may learne a thinge spedely: this haue many great men vsed.

¶ To the same purpose.

¶ An odoriferous or sweete smel∣lyng Apple for the comfortynge of a colde brayne,

¶ To haue a profounde and good Memorie, or to recouer it again if it be lost by weakenes or infir∣mity: it also helpeth the giddines

The sixte Chapter expresseth Philosophi∣call Iudgementes, rules, and preceptes of Remembraunce.

¶ Preceptes of remembraunce.

¶ The seuenth Chapter treateth in fewe wordes of locall or arti∣ficiall Memorie.

The Epilogue.

¶ Memorie sayeth.