8 The Dialogue of Iron. 
being pꝛepared, and made into pouder, do heale old opilati⸗ 
ons, and they muſt be taken with hot wyne, and thefe pou⸗ 
ders muſt be mingled witz the iuyte of Polen, put in a tent 
ok cotten wooll, into the pyles, it healeth and cureth them, 
alfe when the fundament commeth out, ol hat maner ſoe⸗ 
uer they bee:and chiefly if they pꝛateede ora hot cauſe, by cas 
iting wine called Tente, vpon burning vꝛon, and taking ß 
Clement A. ſmoke thereof, dooth take it away. Clement Amerino after 
merino, hat he hath ſhewed the pꝛeparing ofthe ſteele, dooth coms 
mand to giue halte a dꝛam thereat prepared, mingled with 
ſugar of Roſes, taking it fiſting it cauſeth that no euill hu⸗ 
mours be ingendzed in the body, and it taketh away the rots 
tennes ol them, andit dꝛyeth v the watrichnes of the fas 
mack, it pꝛocureth appetite it ſtrengthneth the interioꝛ mẽ⸗ 
bers that are weake, it rectifieth the liuer that is ſicke, and 
the reſtorthe members, andchielly ik they take the pouders 
with ſpyces ol a ſweete ſauour, theꝝ will make the colour of 
Cbriſtopher the face cleere and faire. Chriſtopher de Honeſtis, after bee 
dle honeſtis. had let done the preparing ofthe ſteele ſaith that the pou⸗ 
ders of it are maruellaus good, taken with Sugar ol Ro⸗ 
ſes, in the moꝛning, becauſe it giueth appetite to meate, it 
comtoꝛteth the ſtrength of the ſtamack, ¢ conſumeth the fs 
perfluous moyſturs therof, whereby p digeſtiue vertue Dots 
crengthẽ it ſelf, to make his woꝛks p better. at healeth the 
that are in a conſumpꝑtid, ⁊ ſuch as are ſwollen with opilati⸗ 
ons os witz the cuit compledion ofthe Liuer. It is pꝛota⸗ 
ble fo3 them that haue a naughtis pellowe pale colour in the 
face, it comsforteth the Liner it keepeth away the dꝛopſp, € 
ifit bee at the beginning, when it fir commeth, it cureth € 
healeth it. and generally it taketh away al the rottennes of 
8 the body, and dooth retifie al the cozrupt humours, chieiꝝ if 
¶ Marbewe de (ev bes the interiour members, Mathe we de Gradi dacth 
Grad. Pꝛayſe it much in the fluxe, pis ouermuch ol many months. 
andin ckooles: and Auicen declareth it inthe 20. at bys 
thirde booke, who laxeth in diuers places, that it , 
