334 \ The thirtieth Booke 
. Car. virn me (DSOT SAO ss 
2& Medicines again[t the flone andgravell : the paines of the bladder,T he fel ° F oT 
lings wn the cods andthe fhare, AYo for the biles or bot= - br 
° ches called Pani, : 
Or them that are troubled with the ftone,it is good to’annoint the region of the bellie with 
Moufe dung.Itis faid,that the flefh of an Vrchin or Hedgehog is very good meat and plea- 
fanc in taft,if fobe he were killed outright in the head at one blow, before that hee hadtime 
to fhed his owne urine upon himfelfe : and Jooke whofoever eat this fleth, fhall never befubje& 
to the difeafe of the ftrangurie. The flefh of an Vrchin killed in this fort,helpeth the bladder, in H 
cafe the urine pafle by dropmeale from it. But contrariwife, if the Vrchin chaunceto wet and 
drench himfelfe with his owne urine,as many as eat of the flefh fhall fallinto the infirmity of the 
ftrangurie or piffing dropmeale. Moreover it is faid; That earthwormes drunke either in wine or 
cuit,is of great efficacie to breake or diflolve the ftone: as alfothat {nailes, prepared in that fort 
asthey are ordained to be dreffed for fhortnefle of wind,worke the like effect. Take {nailes naked 
out of their fhels,and ftampe them ; give three of them wnto the patientto be drunke ina cyath 
of wine the firft day, two the morrowafter, and the thirdday oneagaine, youthall fee howit 
will helpe the ftrangurie or piffing dropmeale. But let the emptie fhels be burnt, the afhes ther- 
of will {coure away and expell the ftone.Semblably,it is faid,that the fame effect followeth upon 
drinking the liver of a water-{nake : the eating of the afhes of fcorpions calcined,citherinbread, I 
or with locutts. Likewife,to take the little {tones or grit that be found in the craw of a Cocke,or 
in the gifier or maw of a Stocke-dove : tobeat the fame to ponder, and therewith to {pice the 
drinke,is fingular good for the infirmitie aforefaid. To doe the like with the skin of a Cackes or 
Hens gifier, dried : or if itbe new and frefh,to roft and eat it, Alfo for the ftone and other difficul- 
ties or impediments of the bladder,itis good to take the dung of Quoifts or Stocke-doves,with 
Beane meale.In like manner there is much helpe found by the afhes of Quoifts feathers,fuch as 
be of a wilder kind than the reft, taken with Oxymell. Moreover, the afhes of the guts of this bird 
given to the quantitie of three fpoonefuls :asalfo the neaft of Swallowes:and Cricquetsinfufed 
and diffolved in hot water,are commended for this purpofe. Some helpe themfelves with the gi- 
fier of Offiftagus dried :others ufe the decodtion of Turtles dung boiled in honied wine; or elfe K 
the broth of the Turtle it {elfe.Furthermore,for the difficultie of urine, it is holfome to eat blacke 
birds,or Merles,boiled with Myrtle berries: or Grafhopers fried in a pan:and todrinke the Sows 
or Cheeflips called Onifcoi,folke make it not ftraunge to doe themfelves good. But ifthere bee 
paine in the bladder, jit is {aid That the broth made of Lambesfeet, is foveraigne.lf thebodiebe | 
bound or coftive, a Cocke broth caufeth it to be foluble: and the fame dooth withall lenifie the 
acrimonie of humors that caufe the forcfaid greefe of the bladder. The dung of Swallows like- 
wife procureth loofeneffe of bellie,in cafe it bee tempered with honey to the forme of a fuppo- — 
fitarie,and fo putup. 
Touching the infirmities incident to the feat,the tried greafe of unwafhed wooll, (whereun- 
to fome adde Tutie and oile of Rofes)the afhes alfo of a dogs head arefoveraign medicines. The 1 
flough likewife which a ferpent hath caft,applied with vinegre, is good, in cafethere bee chaps 
and fiflures in that part, Likewife,the afhes of dogs dung which looketh white, incorporat with 
oile of Rofes: and this receit(they fay)was the invention of 4culapius, and is befides moft effe- 
Quall to takeaway werts. The afhes of Mice dung, Swans greafe, & the tallow of Ox or Cow, are 
helpefull for this infirmitie.If the tuill or gut Longaon bee relaxed and hang forth, it is good to 
annoint the fame with the moifture iffuing forth of fhell-{nails that is pricked through with a pin 
*Repelis, ot needie,for it *driveth it backe againe to the right place. If the feat be galled, it is thought that 
the afhes of the wood-Moufe tempered with honey, cureth the fame: or els the afhes of an Vr- 
chin together with the braines of a Bat, Allum, and the greafe tried out of unwathed wooll,will 
skin it againe. In like manner,Pigcons dung with Honey. For the {welling blind hamorthoids or M 
pilescalled Condylomata,there is a proper remedie, namely,to rub the place with afpidersbo- | 
die, after the head and legs be caft away. Againft the acrimonie and fharpenefle of humors, that 
they fhould not fret and burne thofe parts,there is a faire liniment made with Goofe greafe, in- 
corporat with Barbarie wax, white lead,and oile rofat.Sois the fat of aSwan, Thefe — 
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