The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.
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- The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his.
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- Hester, John, d. 1593.
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- At London :: Printed by Richard Field, dwelling in the Black-friers,
- 1594.
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"The pearle of practise, or Practisers pearle, for phisicke and chirurgerie. Found out by I. H. (a spagericke or distiller) amongst the learned obseruations and prooued practises of many expert men in both faculties. Since his death it is garnished and brought into some methode by a welwiller of his." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A03123.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- TO THE FAMOVS MECAENAS, OF ALL GOOD LEARNING, HIS HONORABLE GOOD PATRONE, SIR GEORGE CAREY, Knight, Knight Mareschall of her Maiesties hous∣hold, Gouernour of the Isle of Wight, &c. Health of soule and bodie, be mul∣tiplied for euer and euer.
- TO THE FRENDLY READER, AS MVCH HEALTH AS HE WISHETH OF SOVLE AND BODY.
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A NOTE OF SVCH PREPARED SIM∣ples, and compositions, as are mentioned in this booke: with other things, not mentioned therein, whereof there is par∣ticular vse in Phisicke and Chirurgerie, and are to be had at the house of
Iames Fourestier aforesayd. - A NOTE OF THE DIVERS KINDS of compositions as followeth.
- A TABLE OF ALL THE PRINCIPALL matters contained in the Collection.
- Faultes escaped in the Printing.
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THE PROEME, OR ENTRANCE, INTO THIS COL∣LECTION: CONTAINED IN THE first foure Chapters.
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CHAP. I What the dutie of an expert Chirurgian is. -
CHAP. II The cure of all manner of vvoundes in generall. -
CHAP. III. The cause vvhy vvounds cannot heale quicklie. -
CHAP. IIII. Of vvoundes in the head, how they must be dealt vvithall. -
CHAP. V The healing of a greeuous vvound on the side of the head. -
CHAP. VI. A daungerous vvound in the head, cured in fiue dayes. -
CHAP. VII. The cure of a vvound, on the eare to the scull. -
CHAP. VIII. How three vvounds in the head, vvith fracture of the bone or scull vvere healed byI. P. -
CHAP. IX. Of contused vvounds on the head or other parts of the bodie. -
CHAP. X. A contused vvound in the head, healed byI. P. -
CHAP. XI. A vvound in the head, vvith fracture of the scull, cured byI. P. -
CHAP. XII. To heale vvoundes speedily. -
CHAP. XIII. To heale vvounds, by shot, or launce. -
CHAP. XIIII. A most singular and vvonderfull remedie, to heale vvoundes quicklie. -
CHAP. XV. A vvound in the eye, vvith a splinter, healed byW. H. -
CHAP. XVI. A pricke in the eye, vvith a knife, healed byW. H. -
CHAP. XVII. An hand flat squatted, and contused, healed byW. H. -
CHAP. XVIII. A vvouor puncture thorough the arme. I. P. -
CHAP. XIX. Fiue vvoundes in the brest.
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THE SECOND PART OF THE FIRST DIVISION.
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CHAP. XX. The healing of sore mouthes. -
CHAP. XXI. An Vlcer in the vpper lippe. -
CHAP. XXII. An Vlcer in the throte, ex morbo Gallico. -
CHAP. XXIII. The healing of a scald head. -
CHAP. XXIIII. An Vlcer on the thombe. -
CHAP. XXV. An Vlcerated legge swolne. -
CHAP. XXVI. Two putrified Ʋlcers on the legge healed byI. P. -
CHAP. XXVII. Three Vlcers in the legge, healed byW. H. -
CHAP. XXVIII. The cure of old rotten sores byW. R. -
CHAP. XXIX. The healing of vlcers, in most parts of the bodie: but chieflie in the head byW. H. -
CHAP. XXX. The healing of scabs, like the leprosie, byG. M. -
CHAP. XXXI. The healing of a child, that vvas full of vlcers, comming of the pockes. -
CHAP. XXXII. A cancer cured by an old Empericke. -
CHAP. XXXIII. The healing of pockie pustules, vvith Serpigo byW. H. -
CHAP. XXXIIII. A tetter or ringworme, cured byW. K. -
CHAP. XXXV. A man cured, that vvas full of tetters. -
CHAP. XXXVI. Tetters in vvomens breastes, oftentimes cured as followeth, -
CHAP. XXXVII. The healing of Shingles. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. The breaking of a plague sore, byW. K. -
CHAP. XXXIX. Scabs and itch, vvith small pustules, taken quite away byI. H. -
CHAP. XL. Three deepe fistulaes in the breast, cured byW. T. -
CHAP. XLI. The cure of Lichen, or Impetigo, byM. K. -
CHAP. XLII. A great vvenne taken away by,W. H.
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THE PROEME, OR ENTRANCE, INTO THIS COL∣LECTION: CONTAINED IN THE first foure Chapters.
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THE SECOND PART CONCERNING THE CVRES OF INTERNALL DISEASES. Thus much brieflie, in these short Chapters, is expressed and declared, concerning vvoundes and vlcers: vvheresoeuer they be, or howsoeuer they arise. By vvhich examples, the learned artist, may vndertake other things, vvhich are not here mentioned. But in any case, let him be aduised by the vvise Phisitian, in his businesse, vvhen there is any difficul∣tie and not runne by and by to his receit or experiment. It followeth now (in manner aforesaid) to set down the obser∣ued practises of those that haue cured internall diseases, vvhich haue taken effect, and brought forth syntomes, outwardlie or inwardlie.-
CHAP. I. Of the cure of grieuous aches, and payne, performed, byW. H. -
CHAP. II. The healing of aches, comming of the pockes, byW. H. -
CHAP. III. A notable experience, of a medecine that hath brought great ease, to any great ache or paine, as of the gout or otherwise. -
CHAP. IIII. A particular vvay vvhereby the paine of the gout is soone eased or preuented,S. N. -
CHAP. V. The cure of goutes, and all aches, comming of heate, byL. F. -
CHAP. VI. The remedie against the Scorbute or Scuruie, and the goute, byW. T. -
CHAP. VII. Tumors in all partes of the bodie, taken away, byR. A. -
CHAP. VIII. Swelling of the coddes mitigated and resolued, byR. A. -
CHAP. IX. The cure of a painfull Ischiatica, byI. H. -
CHAP. X. An excellent remedie, against the crampe, proued often, byR. G. -
CHAP. XI. Contraction or shrinking of sinewes, vvith consump∣tion of the partie, holpen, byW. H. -
CHAP. XII. The cure of one, vvhose necke vvas drawen awrie, performed, byW. T. -
CHAP. XIII. The Squinancie cured byI. P. -
CHAP. XIIII. The cure of Alopecia, byI.P. -
CHAP. XV. A gargarisme to purge the head, byI. S. -
CHAP. XVI. The Pinne and Web, cured byM. R. -
CHAP. XVII. A water for sore eyes, prooued byM. E. -
CHAP. XVIII. The staying of the bleeding at the nose, done hyM. R. -
CHAP. XIX. Spatting of bloud stayed, byI. H. -
CHAP. XX. The falling downe of the Vuula, and the inflamation of the Almonds, in such sort, that they could not swallow their meat, nor fetch their breath well, cured byW. T. -
CHAP. XXI. The cure of the hicket, byW. B. -
CHAP. XXII. The falling sicknesse cured, byW. H. -
CHAP. XXIII. The cure of the Iaundies, byI. P. -
CHAP. XXIIII. The healing and cure of great windinesse in the stomacke byI. H. -
CHAP. XXV. Cough of the lungs, cured byW. T. after this maner. -
CHAP. XXVI. Shortnesse of breath, with a cough, remedied byM. R. -
CHAP. XXVII. An approoued remedie to slaie vomiting, byM. R. -
CHAP. XXVIII. Vomiting of bloud, with a cruell fluxe of the bellie, staied byM. R. -
CHAP. XXIX. A great and sore plurisie cured, byM. R. -
CHAP. XXIX. An inward impostume, or bastard plurisie, cured byW. M. -
CHAP. XXXI. Paine and winde in the bodie, cured byI. H. -
CHAP. XXXII. The cure of the Dropsie, performed byW. T. -
CHAP. XXXIII The killing and expelling of wormes in the stomacke or elsewhere, byI. H. -
CHAP. XXXIIII. A quartaine of long continuance, cured byL. F. -
CHAP. XXXV. An approoued remedie against the pestilence, plurisie, and quartaine. -
CHAP. XXXVI. The swelling of the spleene, in a melancholick person, cured byW. T. -
CHAP. XXXVII. Franticke feauers, for want of sleepe, often cured byI. P. -
CHAP. XXXVIII. Against poison, or the Pestilence, a diaphoreticall potion, byW. T. -
CHAP. XXXIX. Signes of death in the Plague.W. K. -
CHAP. XL. Counsell, antidotes, and preseruatiues, against infectious aires, on the water, or land, byW. T. -
CHAP. XLI. An inueterate Gonorrhaea, either in man or woman, oftentimes cured, byW. T. -
CHAP. XLII. The immoderate sluxe menstruall, suppressed or stared, byW. T. -
CHAP. XLIII. A Fluxe stopped byG. F. -
CHAP. XLIIII. The cure of the Hemerrhoides or Piles, performed byI. H. And many other. -
CHAP. XLV. The prouoking of menstrues, byI. H. -
CHAP. XLVI. Suffocation and paynes of the Matrix, with retention of menstrues, cured, byI. P. -
CHAP. XLVII. To prouoke vrine, and to cause the Iaundies to flow.W. K. -
CHAP. XLVII. To prouoke Vrine, and to heale other obstructions, a most excellent, and procued receit, byI. H. and many other.
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A SVPPLEMENT, OR ADDI∣TION, VNTO THE FOR∣MER COLLECTION.
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CHAP. I. Of payne in the head. -
CHAP. II. Of the Catarrhe, and rume in the head.- The second course, to cure the descension: that commeth from the head to the stomacke.
- A contusion in the head.
- The taking away, or healing of the white scall.
- Payne in the eyes with great dimnesse of sight.
- An vnguent for sore eyes.
- To cure or stay the spatting of bloud.
- The description and cure of the Squinancie.
- The description and manifold cures, of the disease called Scrophulae, or for unculi, which some do call waxing kernels, but rather the kings euill.
- Another cure for Scrophulae.
- Another for the same.
- Another against Scrophulae.
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CHAP. IIII. Of Panaricium, or Panaricies, called the whit blow. -
CHAP. V. Of greeuotu vlcers, in womens breasts. -
CHAP. VI. Of the disease called Asthma, and the cure thereof. -
CHAP. VII. To know the Dropsie confirmed in a man the cure whereof, is shewed in the xxxij. Chapter of the second part of the Collection. -
CHAP. VIII. An excellent remedie, against the Wormes. -
CHAP. IX. Of the hardnesse of the milt, and the cure thereof. -
CHAP. X. Of the Gonorrhaea, or running of the raynes, and the cure. -
CHAP. XI. Of the Hemerhoides, and their cure. -
CHAP. XII. Of the cure of such, as were troubled with suffocation of the Matrix. -
CHAP. XIII. To cure a rupture in the beginning. -
CHAP. XIIII. Of retention of Vrine, and the cure thereof. -
CHAP. XV. A most excellent remedie to cure the difficultie of vrine. -
CHAP. XVI. The swelling of the legge, and foote, cured in manner following. -
CHAP. XVII. Of Chilblaines and their cures. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of Cornes on the feete, and the manner to take them away. -
CHAP. XIX. Of an infirmitie that commeth on the fingers ends, and in the feete, vnder the nayles, and the cure of it. -
CHAP. XX. Of Erisipela, and the cure thereof. -
CHAP. XXI. The cure of Wartes.
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THE SECOND PART OF THE APPENDIX OR ADDI∣TION, VNTO THIS COLLECTION, contayning the vse and vertues, of sundry vegetables, animals, &c. gathered out of the Phisickes, of S
t Leonardo Phiorauante.-
CHAP. I. Of the vse and vertues, of Ebulus or Danewort. -
CHAP. II. Of Elleborus niger, and the vse thereof. -
CHAP. III. Of the vse and vertues of the herbe called Gratia Dei, a kinde of Geranium in English blew Storkes bill. -
CHAP. IIII. Of Rubarb, and his vertues. -
CHAP. V. Of Tithymale, and his vertues. -
CHAP. VI. Of Soldanella, and his vertues. -
CHAP. VII Of Cyperus, and his vertues. -
CHAP. VIII. Of Elder, and his vertues. -
CHAP. IX. Of the vertues and vse of Tabaco. -
CHAP. X. Of sweet Margerom, and his vertues. -
CHAP. XI. Of Persicaria, his vse and vertues. -
CHAP. XII. Of man, and the medecines that are made of him. -
CHAP. XIII. Of an henne, and the Phisicall vse thereof. -
CHAP. XIIII. Of Eeles, and the medicinall vse them. -
CHAP. XV. Of the Barbill, and to what vse she serueth in medecine. -
CHAP. XVI. Of Bees, and their medecinall vse. -
CHAP. XVII. Of frogges, and their vse. -
CHAP. XVIII. Of Centumpedes, called in English, Sowes. -
CHAP. XIX. Of the resine or gumme, called Tacca Mahacca, and the vse thereof. -
CHAP. XX. Of the gumme Carrana, and the medecinall properties of it. -
CHAP. XXI. Of liquide Amber, and the medecinall vertues thereof.
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