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Author: Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565.
Title: The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemont, by him collected out of diuers excellent authours, with a necessary table in the ende, conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke. Englished by Wyllyam Warde
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Print source: The thyrde and last parte of the Secretes of the reuerende Maister Alexis of Piemont, by him collected out of diuers excellent authours, with a necessary table in the ende, conteyning all the matters treated of in this present worke. Englished by Wyllyam Warde
Ruscelli, Girolamo, d. ca. 1565., Ward, William, 1534-1609.
Printed at London: By Roulande Hall, for Nycholas Englande, 1562.
Alternate titles: Secreti. Part 3. English
Subject terms:
Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
Recipes -- Early works to 1800.
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Secretes and soueraigne re∣ceptes well experimented and tryed by diuers Authours.
Agaynst euery greefe or payne of the head, except the Pockes.
A preseruatine agaynste the fallynge syckennesse or epilepsia.
Agaynst the fallynge syckennesse.
Another soueraygne remedye for the same.
Agaynste the Palsey.
Another waye.
Agaynst the fransey.
A tryed remedye agaynste the greate payne, ryngynge and defnesse of the eares.
Another remedye well knowen and tryed.
A remedye to stenche the bleedyng at the nose.
Another for the same well proued, and of a merueylous strength.
Another soueraygne remedye.
Another for the same.
For the tooth ache, a remedye proued.
Anoher remedie whether the ache be by cold or heate.
Another for the same.
Another remedie.
A remedye for the stynkynge of the mouth of nose.
Another for the same.
A verye good gargarisme or gargellynge of the throte agaynst the Quinsey.
For the same.
Another for the same.
An excellent plaister to soften or rype an impostume in the throte.
Agaynst spytrynge of bloode commynge of the Lunges or Lyghtes.
For the same another remedy tryed and proued.
Another remedy founde very syngular.
Another remedy of merueylous great vertue.
Another secrete for the same, certayne and experimented and good at all houres.
For the same.
Another for the same.
Agaynst the vlceration of the Lunges or Lightes, and spet∣tell full of matter and corruption.
Another for the same.
Another for the same.
A remedye for short wyded men.
A drynke for the same disease, to be taken euerye daye thryse.
Another tryed secret good for poore folke.
For the same, and good also for the poore sorte.
A remedy agaynst the pluresye.
A decoction for the stomacke, verye good agaynst the Pluresye.
Another remedye moste certayne agaynst all Pluresyes, as proued as diuine, for to preserue a man that he dye not of it.
An oyntment to rotte or rype the pluresye.
A playster for the same.
For the same.
Agaynst the hote cogh, that is to say, when the pacient is so vexed with it, that he can not well slepe.
Agaynst the same, if his voyce be hoarse with it.
A tryed electuary for the same.
Agayne for the cogh.
Pylles for the cogh.
An oyntment for the same.
Agaynst the tremblyng and payntyng of the hearte. This is verye good, but especiallye for women, which are much subiect therevnto.
A remedye agaynst the same, and verye good to restore the strength, beynge weakened with to great heate of agues.
Another remedie, wherewith I haue alwayes founde my selfe verye well.
An Epitheme agaynst the same payne.
An oyntment very good for poore folke, that are not able to bye thefore sayde medicine or nourishment.
Another composition very good in the tyme of a plague as well to preserue as to heale.
Another oyntment verye good, and principally for chyl∣dren that are troubled with wormes.
A remedye agaynst the wormes in yonge children.
A remedy agaynste the payne of the stomacke.
Another remedye for the same, whan all other wyll not profyte hym.
A omentation or nouryshment verye syngular for the same.
Another.
Another agaynst the same.
Another remedy.
Another very good.
Another remedye proued.
A nourishment very good agaynst the same.
A lytle bagge to carye aboute one agaynst the same disease.
A drynke for the same.
Another remedye to lay to the stomacke.
Another remedy well tryed and proued, and good, chiefe∣ly for yonge chyldren vexed with the payne of the sto∣macke: which is knowen, yf they vomite or belche.
A remedy agaynst an apostume in the stomacke.
Agaynst the same.
A playster for the same.
A nourishment or kepyng of the stomacke in hys naturall heate by washyng or bathyng it.
A remedy agaynst vomityng.
An oyntment very good agaynst cholerick vomiting.
Another remedye agaynst phlegmaticke vomitynge.
A remedy agaynst the Hycket oryexynge.
Another.
Remedyes agaynst the payne of the Lyuer, come through ventositie.
Another of a very great effect.
A remedy founde very good agaynst the Lyuer that is appostumate or corrupted.
For the same.
Remedyes agaynst the Dropsye.
Agaynst the same.
A drynke of great vertue and strength agaynst the wyn∣dye dropsye.
Another remedye verye good to take after a purgation.
Remedyes agaynst the Dropsy, called ascites. A drinke verye good to take once a weeke.
A synguler good Electuarye for the same, vvhiche ought to be declared or disclosed but to your speciall frendes.
An oyntment for the same.
Another oyntment verye good.
A remedye agaynst the yellowe Iaundise.
Remedyes agaynst the collicke.
A remedye neuer to haue the collicke more.
Another remedye to take in the payne and tourment of the collicke.
A very good pouder that healeth quickly the sayd sycknes.
A remedye which I haue founde to be verye good for all griefe or payne of the guttes or entrayles.
A glyster wherewith I haue cured manye.
Another agaynst the same.
Another for the same.
An oyntment agaynst the same.
A verye good receipt, whiche Pope clemet the seuenth tooke in his laste syckennes.
A remedy agaynst the laxe or flyx come of choler.
Annoyntment verye good for the same.
Remedies agaynst the laxe disenterycke.
Another drynke very good.
Another remedye.
Another drynke verye good in cac the Pacient ae ther∣wyth anye greate doloure in hys bellye (as often tymes it happeneth) by reason of exulceration and nawynge of the guttes.
Another remedye when the payne is great.
Suffumigations or smokynges for the same. The fyrste.
The seconde.
Another remedy for the same.
An oyntment very good for the bloody flyxe.
Remedyes agaynst the swellyng and oppilation or stop∣pynge of the Splene.
A vomentation or nourishynge by washynge for the same.
An oyntment agaynst the same.
Another fomentation or bathing for the same.
Remedies agaynst the payne, swellyng and ventositie of the Matrice.
Another tryed of some women.
Another remedy very good, and well knowen of women.
Another.
A fomentation or nouryshyng.
A very good oyntment.
A plaister or cere clothe to laye vpon the Matrice yf the griefe be olde or inuerate.
Remedyes to make a womans tyme to come that is let or hyndered by some cause.
Another remedye verye good also to cause a woman to brynge forth the chylde before the tyme, yf the wo∣man be in daunger of it.
A washyng very good for the same.
Agaynst to much abundaunce of flowers.
An oyntment agaynst the same.
Against the prefocation or stranglyng of the matrice.
Agaynst the same of what cause soeuer it come.
Another agaynst the same.
Agaynst the same.
Agaynst the same.
Remedyes to be vsed when the Matrice commeth out of her naturall place, or falleth.
A plaister verye good.
Remedies for the Matryce corrupted or apostumated. A playster for to dissolue it.
Another playster for the same.
A playster.
Remedies against the vlcers or corrupt matter of the matrice.
A drynke for the same.
Remedies agaynst the whyte flyxe of women.
Another agaynst the same.
A drynke.
A pouder agaynst the same.
Remedies agaynst pyssyng hore. A Syrop.
A drynke agaynst the same, to take three houres before dynner and at noone.
Agaynst Gonrhaea, which is when a mans scede goth from hym vnwittynglye.
An oyntment agaynst the same.
Another remedye merueylous good.
Remedies for them that pisse bloode.
An oyntment for the same.
A playster for the same.
Remedyes agaynst the grauell.
Another.
Another remedy wel tryed, whereby I haue often tymes founde my selfe eased.
Agaynst the same.
Another verye good.
Receiptes to hasten the chylde byrth, and to mitigate the payne of the trauayle and labour.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another remedye verye good, but yet such one that may not be geuen but in great necessitie, or when the childe is dead within her bellye.
Remedyes when a man pysseth agaynst hys wyll.
Another for the same.
Remedies agaynst the stone in the bladder.
A remedy and preseruatiue agaynst the same.
Another for the same.
Remedyes for to heale the Emerhodes or Pyles. A very excellent oyntment.
A playster agaynst the same.
An excelent and very good hote bath or baine for the same.
Another remedye of verye great vertue.
Remedyes agaynst the swellyng of the coddes.
Another agaynst harde swellynge.
A good playster for the same.
An oyntment agaynst the same.
A playster.
Remedyes agaynst the sciatica.
Remedies against inflamations of bloode, which groweth into an impostume in some parte of the bodye or mem∣bers, called phelgmone. A playster to rype and rotte the impostume.
Another for the same.
Another to rotte or rype incontinent.
Agaynst a Ryngworme or Tetter, that runneth all ouer a mans face, or agaynst the disease that is called Erysipi∣las or Lychen, of some Mentagra, the Frenche men call it feu volage, as it were a runnynge fyer.
Another remedye very good to heale the same, when it doth but begynne or increase.
Agaynst omatycke svvellynge.
Remedyes for the scabbes▪ An oyntment very good for to annoynt yonge chyldren who because of theyr tendernes, can not endure a purgation.
Another oyntment verye good for lytle chyldren▪ and olde folke, to vse before and after a purgation.
Another remedye.
A bayne or bathe for the same.
Against the scurfe or leprie, called in Latin psora.
A remedye agaynst pues, bladders, blysters, or wheles and agaynst the small pockes. An oyntment.
Another remedye well tryed.
Agaynst the stronge cogh of yonge chyldren.
Agaynst the stynkyng svveate.
Against the payne of the eyes.
For a whyte spotte in the eyes.
Against the difficultie of bringing forth child, and the reten∣tion of the skynne that the childe is wrapped in, called in Latine Secundina or Secundae.
A remedye when the foundement commeth out.
Agaynst the payne of the guttes.
Agaynst the difficultie in makynge water, sauynge for that whiche commeth of the stone. For Men.
For Women.
Agaynst crabbelyce.
Agaynst a Cankar.
Against the litle wormes and itching of the hands or body.
Against the swelling of the coddes.
For to make the wormes come out of the handes and feete.
A remedye for the deafnes of the eares.
A remedye against fistuleys.
For the scabbes of the handes.
A water of a great and meruelous effect, for to keepe mans body e from many infirmities and diseases.
What operations come of suche distillations.
Another water or Balsamum almost for the same thinges.
A pouder very good to conserue the syght.
Agaynst the payne of the flankes or the pluresye.
Against quartayne agues.
To heale old woundes and cankers of the leggs.
Agaynst the scurfe.
Agaynst ventositie, collicke, or payne of the matrice.
For the hardnes or brawne of the feete.
To make very perfite Vinaigre.
Agaynst the fallyng syckennes.
For children that bee broke.
Agaynst the payne of the Splene.
For to stenche bloode.
For to heale in foure dayes the scaldynge with water, or anye other thynge, withoute oyntments or Playsters. It hath bene tryed and founde trewe.
For to stenche bloode.
Agaynst the wormes in lytle chyldren.
To heale the Emorrhodes or Pyles.
Agaynst all kyndes of payne and griefe.
Agaynste styfnes or shrynkynge of synowes, called the crampe, or swelling, comming of the wounde taken of some venimous beast, in Latine Spasmus or Spasma, or conulsio.
For them that can not pysse by reason of certayne grauell, and viscositie or carnosirie, which is aboundance of flesh.
Agaynst deffenesse.
Agaynst opilation or stoppinge.
Agaynst the gyddinesse of the syght.
For them that can not broke their meate, bt vomite it agayne.
Agaynst the head ake by to muche drynkynge.
Agaynst all the payne of the head.
Against the paine of the head that continueth alwayes.
Another waye.
Another waye.
Agaynst the Mygrame happening sodenlye.
Agaynst itchyng of the head.
Agaynst vlcers or scabbes of the head as well of men as of women.
Agaynst olde and putrified woundes.
For to keepe that the fleshe growe not to muche in a wounde.
To heale and take awaye the sfe.
For to kyll Lyce.
Agaynste the distillation of the brayne, and heauines of the heade.
Agaynst murres or catarres that beginne to growe.
For to restrayne the murre or catarre.
A remedy for that disease when the heare of the bearde or head falleth of, of it selfe.
To keepe that the heares shall not fall of.
To make the heares of a mannes beard or head to grow.
For to make heares growe.
For to curle heare a rare secrete.
For to make heare blacke.
To keepe that the heares waxe not hoare or whyte.
For to make the heares blacke.
Agaynst the payne in the eyes.
Agaynst the dymnesse or daselyng of the syght.
Another waye.
Agaynst a webbe or spotte in the eye.
For to take away the hurtfull heares of the eye brovver.
Against all payne of the eares.
Agaynste the payne of the eares and defnes, and for to purge the apostumes or corruption of the eares.
Agaynst the payne of the eares.
Agaynst the noyse or ryngyng of the eares.
Against all infirmitie of the eares.
Agaynst defnes and hardenes of hearyng.
Against the payne of the eares, defnes, durt, or fylthe, wor∣mes or water that is in them.
For to stenche bleedyng at the nose.
To heale the syckennes called noli me tangere.
Agaynst stinkyng of the mouth.
Agaynst the toth ache.
Another waye.
For to make teeth fall out.
For to make teeth whyte that be blacke.
For them that be hoarce.
To heale the disease called the kynges euyll.
Howe to knowe the kynges euyll.
Agaynst the cogh, and distillation of the brest, and lunges, and running of the eyes, payne of the bladder, and when the pype of it is stopped, whiche causeth that a man can not pysse but with great difficultie. Also for those that spyt bloode at the mouthe, or pysse bloode: and for the flyxe, and collicke, and payne or heauynes of the bellye and cholere: and also agaynst a vomitynge without an ague. Also against all paine of the bodye excepte of the head: and especially against the vlceration of the lunges, yf you giue the Pacient an electuarye or two of it.
Agaynste all vehement coghes.
Agaynst the cogh be it neuer so great.
For one that hath swallowed downe a blood Sucker.
Agaynst an olde and inueterate cogh.
Agaynst the bloody flyxe comming of the artere or synew of the lunges, or of the lyuer.
For to restraine a great and vehement vomitynge.
For them that can not kepe theyr meate in theyr stomack but vomite it vp agayne.
To quenche and asswage thruste.
Another waye.
Another.
To stoppe the hycket.
For to stoppe the hycket that commer often.
A soueraine remedy for them that haue wry necks by reason of shroken synowes: also for them that haue the goute.
To take away the smellyng vnder the arme hooles.
Against apostumes and swelling at the roote of the nailes.
To make a mannes nayles growe incontinent which be fallen of.
Against the disease called Mentagra or Lichen, whiche is a foule breaking out or coueryng al the face with a scabbe and beginneth at the chynge.
To take awaye the seabbe of a runnyng tetter, or ryng∣worme of the face.
Agaynst Burgeons and pushes in the face, aswell by the heate of the Sunne as otherwyse.
Agaynst all spots, pimples, pushes, or vlcers in the face.
To take away the blackenes of the necke, and spots of the face.
Agaynst the brusyng of the face by a fall or slyppe.
Another waye verye good.
Agaynst wartes and malanders.
Agaynste swellynge of the stomacke, paine of the raynes, grauell, fleame, collicke, the emorrhodes or pyles: also to staye the flowres of a woman, and for those that haue an infected lyuer and splene: also for those that coghe ordi∣narily, and for them that haue the fallyng syckennes.
Agaynst the payne of the Splene.
Another.
For the payne of the loynes or haunches.
Agaynst the swellyng or vlcers of the raynes of the backe, and kydneyes.
Agaynste the payne of the grauell, and for to make a man pysse.
Agaynst the payne of the raynes.
Agaynst the grauell.
Agaynst the payne of the bladder and grauell.
Agaynste the bloodye slyxe, or frettynge torment in the bellye.
Agaynste the straynynge, frettynge, and grypyoge of the bellye.
For those that haue frettyng and gryppyng in the belly, and the laxe.
Agaynst the collicke.
Agaynst the payne of the collicke comming sodainly.
Agayne the payne of the guttes or bowelles.
For to stoppe the laxe.
Agaynst the frettyng of the bellye or laxe.
For to knowe a secret or hydden dyseaso of any man and to heale the same.
For them that voyde blood at theyr fondement, and for those that haue theyr bloode broken.
Agaynst the wormes that engender in mens bodyes.
Agaynst the gripyng of the bellye and desyre to go to the stoole and yet do nothyng.
Agaynst the payne of the collicke.
Against the vlcers or fystules in the foundement of a man.
For to heale the emorrodes, or those that lose their blood.
Agaynst the vlcers of the foundement, and agaynst the disease called commonly sainct Fiacres syckennes.
For to rype or breake an apostume or swellynge in the gryne.
Another.
Against hurt or flawing of the skyn by chasing and going either of the feete or betwene the thighes.
Against the swellyng and payne of the soles of the feete.
To make wartes fall of.
For to take away the felons and catts heares, which breake out with wheales in the fyngers, and also knoppes gro∣wyng in the feete.
For to asswage the payne of the goute quickely, and for all griefe of the feete.
Another waye.
For to get out anye thyng that sticketh in a mans bodye as thornes and suche other.
Here foloweth certaine re∣ceiptes against the Plague.
A composition preseruatiue agaynst the pestilence, excel∣lent as it were Tryacle or Mythridatum.
Another composition in pouder on in another maner for the same.
Common pylles verye good for the same.
Antidotes or medecines preseruatiues and comfortable, of small cost, easye to fynde and prepare for poore folke.
Another medecine.
The thynges of fauour or sweete smell, as pouder, balles, waters, parfumes, and fyrst a pouder for many purposes.
A parfume.
A smellynge balle.
Another sweete balle meeter for the Sommer.
Outwarde remedies to purge the ayer, the easyest, the pre∣sentest, and those that are of the smallest pryce for men of small habilitie.
A pouder agaynst the wormes.
The whole summe of the regiment and gouernyng of a mannes selfe.
A soueraigne pouder agaynst the venyme of the plague for ryche men and for prynces.
A pouder for poore folke, of no lesse efficacie and strength than the seconde.
A drynke for poore folke, and in a places, where there is none or verye lytle Iuyce, eyther of Syrope, cy∣trons, Lemons or Pomegranades.
A drynke often tymes tryed, profytable, and wholesome, the whiche as many men saye, was neuer found vaine.
Opiate.
A drynke meete after euery takyng of the sayde opiate, or to be mixte with the takynges of the same opiate, for the strongest or meanest men, accordynge to the place and tyme.
A drynke for poore folke.
A drynke to cause one to sweate.
Another drynke easye for poore folke.
An epitheme or medecine to laye the region of the harte to coole it.
An Epitheme for the Harte good for poore folkes, whiche maye also serue for the Lyuer.
An Epitheme or medecine for the Lyuer.
Locall medecines, and fyrst a plaister or oyntment, for to drawe and dissolue.
Another easye drawyng medecine.
Another very good in maner of a plaister.
Medecines of the kyndes that burne the skynne or fleshe called medicamenta caustica, or vesicatoria, whereof the fyrst is very stronge.
Another plaister.
Another stronger.
A medecine that cleanseth and purifieth.
Another of the same very good.
A playster incarnatyfe.
A repercussyfe and resolutyue oyntmente agaynste the Canker.
A playster dyapompholigos of Theodoricke, for to stoppe the gnawyng and eatyng of the canker. It is repercus∣fiue, refrigeratiue and desiccatiue.
An oyntment verye sweete for cankers that haue corrupte matter in them, whiche also alayeth the payne of those that haue no corrupt matter in them.
An oyntment of a merueylous vertue agaynste the eatyng and running of the canker, and to take away al the griefe of the same.
A plaister mitigatiue, and very gentle for Cankers, special∣ly of the brestes or pappes.
Here after folowe manye goodly receyptes, touchynge the handelynge of dyuers metalles, all well tryed and approued.
And fyrste for to harden yron.
For to harden knydes, and other suche yke.
For to harden a fyle or other instrument of yron.
To harden any other substaunce materiall.
To make any instrument of steele harde and sharpe.
Another.
For to kepe it from leanyng when it is a hardenyng.
To make yron or steele softe.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
Another.
To make Christal soft so that you may breake it in peeces.
Another.
For to soften yron.
Another.
To soften a lytle that which is to harde.
To mollifie and soften yron or steele, in such sort that you may bow and winde it which way you wyll.
To soder all thynges, and fyrst yron.
To soder any whote thinge.
To soder copper.
To soder yron.
A pouder that wyll make all metall pliable and softe.
Another vpon brasse.
For to graue in yron or steele, knyes and harnesse.
To graue with water.
Another stronger and moore bytyng.
To make a colour of golde or siluet to lave vpon metall▪ and to make also a ground of golde or siluer, vpon yron▪ belles, or stones, which shal not go of with water.
A colour of golde to set vpon brasse or copper.
Another.
Another.
Another.
A colour of golde vpon brasse.
To make copper of a syluer colour.
To gylte yron or steele.
To make a water for to gylt vpon yron or steele.
To keepe all maner of yron, or steele cleane, and also all maner of instrumentes of warre.
THE seconde Booke containyng the maner howe to take oute quickly with water or Lye, without hurtinge any thynge, all maner of spottes of garmentes of clothe, veluet, silke, or other, whether they bee spottes of oyle, grease, wyne, or what so euer they be.
To bryng a cloth that was stayned to his colour agayne.
To take spottes out of cloth.
Another waye.
Another waye.
A water to take spots out of whyte clothe.
To take spots of grease or oyle out of whyte cloth.
To take spots of grease and oyle out of all sortes of cloth whyte or other.
Another.
To take spots of wyne out of all maner of cloth.
To take all maner of spots out of sylke.
To take all spots out of crymsen Veluet.
A water to take al spots out of cloth of gold and veluet.
To make a sope that taketh out all spottes.
To take spottes of blacke yncke or other thynges oute of wollen or lynnen cloth.
To take spots out of Scarlate or Veluet of colours, wythout hurtyng any thyng at all the colour.
To take spots of oyle of from parchement or whyte paper.
THE thyrde Booke, for to dye threede, yarne, or linnen clothe, teaching howe to make the dying colours, and also to dye bones and hornes, and to make them softe, vnto what forme and fashion a man wyll.
To dye threede, yarne, or lynnen cloth into a sad browne.
To dye threde or linnen clothe blewe.
A blewe colour to dye all thynges.
Another waye to dye blewe.
To dye redde.
Another waye.
To dye redde.
To make fayre roset.
To dye wodde, bones, and horne, into greene.
Another greene.
To die horne, bone, and wodde, into redde.
To die yellowe.
To dye blacke.
To make horne soe.
To mollifye or soften horne; so that you shall imprynte or make any fygures in it.
Another waye.
To cast hornes in a molde lyke leade.
To make cleare stones of Amber.
Another.
To polishe and to a glosse or lustre vnto precious, stones.
To make a stone that shall gyue gyue fyer and burne of it selfe yf you weate it with your fynger.
To mollifie or soften chrystall and precious stones so that you maye cut them lyke cheese, and that beyng put in a moulde they shalbe harde agayne.
To counterfeye perles which shalbe very fayre▪ and as they were naturall and rewe.
THE fourth Booke▪ teachynge diuers wayes of giltyng, syluerynge, and di∣ynge Copper, Iron, and other Metalles: Likewise to forme, melt, and to make certaine colours.
To prepare Mercury, and so to harden it that you maye make it liquide, and worke it.
A substaunce made of paper or other thynges, to expresse or set oute anye maner of fygure that you wyll, vpon whyte yron. &c.
To gylte vvell.
Howe to braye golde for to gylte wyth.
To gylt Copper.
To gylte yron.
To take of the golde from syluer that i gylte, so that the syluer shall remayne whole and sounde.
To seperate Syluer from Copper, be it money or otherwyse.
A pouder whyche beynge layed vpon anye thynge sylue∣red wyll take of the syluer from it.
To conuert and tourne copper into brasse.
To melte all metall perfytly.
For to geue a coloure of Golde vppon Copper.
To make Verdet or Spanishe greene.
To make a whyte colour of leade.
To make Lutum sapientiae.
To lute or dawbe pottes with a lynnen cloth that wyll not burne.
For to soder glasses.
Another lutum sapientiae.
THE fyfte Booke• touchynge all separations of gold, of siluer, of copper, and other metalls, and how a man may try them and to vse them profitably. Which is a thing very gainefull for all gold∣smithes, marchantes and ∣her that haue nede of it.
To separate gold from syluer.
Another waye.
Another waye.
For to seperate Golde or Syluer wythoute fyer or aqua fortis.
To separate golde from Syluer with a pouder.
To make golde softer.
Another waye.
To make golde and siluer softer.
To soften all mettalles, and other thinges that are not softe, so that they shalbe softe and gentle to bee wrought vpon or forged.
An oyle that maketh all metalles softe.
To separate golde from copper.
Another waye.
A pouder to separate golde.
To washe Golde from Copper.
To got together the golde out of the threedes of cloth of golde.
To gylde so that it shall not out with no water that is.
To gather togither into one the golde that is scraped of from letters and Images.
To take gylte from a cuppe that is gylded within.
To make golde softe after the meltyng.
For to giue a colour to the gold that it shalbe softe.
To boyle golde or syluer to make it receyue a fayre coloure.
To geue a colour to golde.
To giue a weygh vnto golde.
For to make syluer fyne.
To make syluer fayre and whyte.
To knowe yf the syluer haue any golde no.
To mortifie or alay Mercury or quicke syluer.
To gylte steele or yron.
To separat golde or syluer from metall or yron.
Syluer of Tyn, to make vessell or other thynges.
To whyte any vessell of copper wythin and wythout with syluer colour very easely.
To make vessels of copper whyte lyke syluer, both with∣in and without.
To make that tynne cracke not.
THE syxte Booke▪ touchyng the makynge of certayne oyles and waters and o∣ther substaunces whiche are of a mer∣ueylous vertue and ope∣ration.
To take Salamanders for to occupye or to serue a mans tourne.
To fyne golde with Salamanders.
The mother of all waters for to make all metalle liquifiable.
To prepare common salte.
To prepare salte Armoniacke▪
To make sal alkali.
To make sal boras.
Water of Mercurye.
Water of salt armoniack.
A vvater called aqua lactis virginis.
Water of salt alkali.
A vvater called aqua croci Martis.
To calcyne Tartre.
To calcine egge shelles.
To calcine or burne Turia.
A vvater called aqua lunaris.
Aqua causata.
A water callad aqua causcica.
Aqua auri pigmenti.
Water of common salte prepared.
Water of yelkes of Egges.
Oyle of Tartre.
An oyle called olcum Laterinum or Petroleum.
Oleum benedictum.
Oyle of Brymstone.
A note.
To purge Brymstone.
To sublyme Brymstone.
Oyle of Egges.
Oleum auri pigmenti.
Oleum lunare.
Oyle of Brymstone.
To sublyme Mercurye.
A necessary Table contey∣nyng the summaries of all the receyptes, and medicines, treated of in this present volume.
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