Maison rustique, or the covntrey farme / compiled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens and John Liebault ... and translated into English by Richard Svrflet ... Also a short collection of the hunting of the hart, wilde bore, hare, fox, gray, cony; of birds and faulconrie.

  • Estienne, Charles, 1504-approximately 1564.
Date:
1606
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Maison rustique, or the covntrey farme / compiled in the French tongue by Charles Steuens and John Liebault ... and translated into English by Richard Svrflet ... Also a short collection of the hunting of the hart, wilde bore, hare, fox, gray, cony; of birds and faulconrie. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    JF#r the rupture T y 6 The jirît 'Boch'jf fliecpcorgoate : asalib to haue adilh cft’neplane tneeoratdbof earth, and after y on bane rubbed the edges ofthe laid teliorearthen drinking pot with a head of garlicke,to apply it vnto the nauell. For the rapture, ocher wile called the falling of the gins downs into the flanks, it is good to applre vnto the place,a cataplafme made ofthe flower of beanesand the lees of white wine, ora cataplafme made ofthe roc tc oi the great and iinall comfrey, and of ffone pitch with alittlemafficke,or double linnencloathes dipped m the itiiceor Jicour, which commeth out of the fmall fruit of dieelme, andvpon this cataplaime to weare a trafic. It is good all'o to drinkefor the lpacc of nine daies, adrinke prepared ofthe iuiceof the rootes of Salomons feale,and female feme, the leaues of bugle and fanicle, and this to the quanti tie of a fmall draught : or elle burneintheouenina pot wellluted, red fnailes, make them into powder, and gine of this powder for the (pace offilceene daies, or longer if neede be, with fitch' papas is made for little infants, or with pottage if they be pall the teat : for them that are more dainty and delicate, you (hall dilhllcbe faid fnailes in Maries bath.and gine oithe dill filed water to drinke the lame lpace of time : or elfe make a powder of the molle of thebiacke thorne, drinke of it with thicke red wine the waight of a French <rownc euery morning : applying in the means time a certaine pap or thicke clammifh lubitance luch as is to be had in the paper mils,and tie vpon it a truffe. For paine in the feete and hands, boile a good handful! of rnirg- mththaaJti. wort jn a fuffjcierit quantifie of oile oliue, vntothefpendingof the -third part, make thereof an ointment for the pained place rgiuealfo to drinke the waight ofa French crowne ofthe feedes ofEbulus, with thedeco6fion of one ofthe herbes called Arthritica. For the Sciatica , you mull applie to the greeued place a cata¬ plafme made of the crurns of citizens bread,kneaded or boiled in cow or Iheepes mfike, putting thereto twoyelkes of egs and a very little faffron : otherwife there mult be prouided a cataplafme ofthe rootes of mallowes and holihoebs, the leaues of March violets and ofmal- lowes, the flowers ofeammomilland melilote,a!l boiled in the water broth of tripes, after waflit and wrought together with yelkes ofegs, flow’er of lineléede, hogs-greafe and oile of carnmomill: or elfe, and more eafily, you mult make a cataplafme with cowes dung,flower of beanes,bran,wheat and cummin feede, all beat and made into a malle with honied vineger : it is true that if the greeued part doe grow vnto ft w4ricifh colour and be much puffed vp, it will be good to adde vnto the former cataplafines, (tone pitch and a little brimftone. It will be good alio to draw the iuice of danewort,of elder and iuié.and to boile them afterward with oile of rue and wormes, and with a little waxero make a liniment. A cataplafme made of the dungof an oxe or a cow, and Goal and ache Suaiha.