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Thechreeand.twentieth Booke : ; 
or fomentation made,with three fextars of vinegre, whereunto there fhould bee put of Sulphur G 
or Brimftone two ounces,or a bunch of Hyflope,and thenfet,over,the fire forza boile together. 
— Incafe of much etfafion and lotle of bloud, which enfueth and followerh thofe whé are\qut,for 
*For it ftirre 
the coughat 
the ftone, or any thing els taken out of the body;there is nothing better than rofoment theplace 
without-forth, with the flrongeft vinegre that may, be had, in alpunge,wndihentotakesnwardly » 
in drinke two cyaths of the fame : for furely iceutneth and diffolveth the cluttered blouddying- 
within-forth. Vinegre taken inwardly and applied outwardly,cureth the filehie retears.calted oe 
chenes,Being miniftred by way of clyfter,it knitteth the bellic,and flaiethall, cheumaricke fluxes 
which have taken a courfe by the guts and entrails.And the faine helpethas well thesall anddlip- 
ping downe of the Longeon or fundament,as thelaxitie and hanging forth.of che Matrice.) An 
th *old coughitreftraineth ; theshenms alfo & catarrhesitreprefieth,whichlighguponthethrote 
Pe ieanine, and windpipe: it openeth the paflages in them who labor for breath, and,cannes take theinwind 
Diofcovides, 
but fitting upright :it confirmeth alfo the teeth lofe in the head. Marie. ittmurieth the bladder, 
and doth harme in all infirmities of the finewes. The Phyficians were ignorant heretofore of. the 
foveraigne vertue that vinegre had againft the fting of the ferpent called Afpis, untill by ameere 
chaunce they came to the knowledge thereof. And thus flood the cafe; Jt fortuned that a certain 
fellow carying about hima bottle of vinegre,trode upon the faid adder orferpent,whichurned 
upon himagaine and ftung him:howbeit he feleno harme at all folong as he caried he vinegre: 
but fo often as hee fet the bottle downe out of his hands, the fing pur himofenfible paine. By 
which experimencit was found andknowne, that vinegre was the onely remedies and {o.with-a 
draught thereof he had helpe out of hand, and was cured. Butbehold another proofeandariall “J 
thereof: They that ufe to fucke out the poyfon of venomed wounds given byferpents and fiuch 
like fe no other collution to wath their mouths withall,but onely vinegre., Certes, the force of 
vinegre is fuch that it conquereth not only the ftrength of our viands and meats, but alfo many 
other things.For the very hard rockes,which otherwife it was uppoflible to cleave before with the 
violence of fire,foon breake and give way,when vinegre is pouredaloft. This fingular giftmores 
over it hath,that no liquour in the world giveth a better ta{t to Gur meats and fauces, or quicke- 
neth them more than vinegre doth : for which purpofe,if itbe overfharpe and ftrong, there isa 
meanes to mitigat and dull the force thereof, either with a toft of bread,or fome wine : againe,if 
it be too weake and appalled, the way to revive it againe, is with Pepper or the {pice Lafer :butno- 
thing doth moderatic better than falr. Andto knit up and clofe this difcourfe of vinegre,I can- K 
notfotgetnor overpafl? one rare and fingular accident that befell of late :.7. Agrippa in bis lat- 
ter daies was much troubled and affliGed with a greevous gout of hisfeet ; and being notable to 
endure the intolerable paines thereof, tooke connfell of acertaine leaud leech,fome bold and 
venterous Empizicke,who made great boaft of his deepe skill and admirable knowledge(forthe 
Emperour Au guftas Cafar whofe daughter hee had efpoufed, hee made notacquainted with the 
matter ;) who gave him counfell to bath his legs with hote vinegre, and tofit therein aboye his 
knees, at whattime as his difeafe tormented him moft : Trueitis indeed, that hee was eafed of 
his paineby this meanes, for hee loft the very feeling of his fect. Howbeit, 4grsppa chofe ra- 
ther to be paralyticke in {ome fort, and to want both ufe and {ence of his legs,than to abide the 
extremitic of his gout. 
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Cuarp. 1% 
OS Of winegre Scylliticke.Of Oxymel. Of the double cuit wine Sapad he lees of 
4% wine « dyegs of vinegre :and of the forefaid cuit. 
{ Hevinegre of Squilla or fea-Onions, called Scillinum, the elder it is and longerkeprt, the _ 
| moreisiteftcemed, This vinegre, over and above the other vertues of common vinegre 
before rehearfed, hath this propertie, To helpe the ftomack, in cafe the meats lie fouring 
and corrupting therein ; for nofooner doth amantaft thereof, but it difpatcheth andriddeth a- 
way the forefaid inconvenience.Moreover, it is good forthem that are given to vomit,fafting,in M_ 
a morning :for it hardeneth the throat and the mouth of the ftomacke whichis overfenfible,and 
knitteth the fame. It caufeth a {weet breath, confirmeth the fleth about the gums, fafteneth the 
teeth which are loofe,and maketh a bodie looke with a frethand lively colour. Being gargarized, 
it draweth away and doth evacuat thofe grofle humours which caufed narduefie of hearing, oa 
openeth 
