Lib. l. Of the Hiftory of Plants. g<^ 
fenfes, that it is moft effe&uall, not onely inwardly taken to the quantise of a little fpoonefull 
but alio outwardly applied : that is to fay,fettothenofthri!s,or laidvpon the temples of the head* 
and to the vvrefts of the armes; and alfo to foment and bath fundry hurts and griefes. 
Being held in the mouth it helpeth the tooth-ache:it is alfo good againft cold cramps and con- A 
vulfions, being chafed and rubbed therewith. 1 
Some are bold to giue it in quartaines before the fit, efpecially after the height or prim of the B 
difeafe. 
This water is to be giuen inwinewith great iitdgementanddifcretion ; for feeing it is extreme C 
hot, and of moft fubtill parts, and nothing elfe but the very fpirit of the wine, it moft fpeedily 
peirceth through, and doth eafilyalfault and hurt the braine. 7 
Therefore it may be giuen to fuch as haue the apoplexie and falling fickneffe, the megrim, the D 
headach of long continuance, the V ertigo,or giddineffe proceeding through a cold cadfe’.-yetcan 
it not be ahvaies fafely giuen , for vnlelfe the matter the efficient caufe of the difeafe be fmall, and 
the ficke man of temperature very cold, it cannot be miniftrcd without danger: for that it fpre- 
deth and difperfeth the humours, it filleth or ftuffeth the head, and maketh the ficke man vvorfe : 
and ifthe humours be hot, as bloud is, it doth not a little increafe inflammations alfo. 
This water is hurtfull to all that be. of nature and complexion hot,and moft ofal! tocholericke E 
mernit is alfo olfenfiue to the liuer,and likevvife vnprofitable for the ktdnies, being often and plen- 
tifully taken. 
If! fhould take in hand to write of euery mixture, of each infufion,of the fundry colours, and 
eucry other circumftance that the vulgar people doe giue vnto this water, and their diuers vfe I 
fhould fpend much time but to fmall purpofe. 
•f of ArgnllgTartur.jirmincLees. 
TP he Lees ofwine which is-become hard like a cruft, and fticketh to the fides of the veflell, and F 
* wine casks, being dried, hard, found,and well comparand which way be beaten into powder, is 
called in lhops Tartarum : in Englifh, Argali, and Tartar. 
Thefe Lees arevfed for many things ; the filuer-Smiths polifh their filuer herewith : the Diers G 
vfe it : and it is profi table in medicine. 
It doth greatly .dry and waft awdy,as Vanins uEginet.i faith : it hath withall a binding ljcuhje_ H 
proceeding from the kinde of wine, of which it commeth. 
The fame ferueth for moift difeafes of the body : it is good for them that haue the greeile fick- j 
nes and the dropfie, efpecially that kinde that lieth in the flefh,called in Latin e,Leucofjl.igmaticit : 
being taken euery day falling halfe a penny weight or a full penny weight (which is a dram and 
nine graines after the Romanes computation) doth not onely dry vf> the waterifh excrements, and 
voideth them by vrine, but it preuaileth much toclenfe the belly by liege. 
Itwouldworke more etfeftually, if it were mixed either with hot fpices, or with other things K 
that breake winde,or elfe with diuretickes, which are medicines that prouoke vrine ; likewife to 
be mixed with gentle purgers, as the ficke mans cafe fhall require. 
The fame of it felfe, or tempered with oile of Myrtles, is a remedy againft foft fwellings,as Di- L 
(fioridcs teachcth : it llaieth the laske, and vomiting, being applied outwardly vpon the region of 
the ftomacke in a pultis ; and if it be laid to the bottome of the belly and fecret parts, it ftoppeth 
the whites, wafteth away hot Iwellings of thekernels in the flankes,and other places, which be 
not yet exulcerated : it aflwageth great brefts, and dryethvpthemiike,ifitbeannointed onvvith 
vineger. 
Thefe Lees are oftentimes burntufit become all white it is a figne of right and perfedt burning, Ml 
fortillthen it muft be burned: being fo burnt, the Grecians terme it, ^piatr, as tAigineta faith : the 
Apothecaries call it, Tartarum vjhim, and Tartxrum calcinatum : that it to fay, burnt or calcined 
Tartar. 
It hath a very great caufticke or burning qualitie :it clenfeth and throughly heateth,bindetb, M 
eateth, and very much drieth,as Diofcorides doth write: being mixed with Rolin, it maketh rough 
and ill nailes to fall away : PmIm faith, that it is mixed with caufticks or burning medicines to 
increafe their burning qualitie : it muft be vfed whileft it is new made, becaufe it quickly vani- 
fheth : for the Lees of wine burned, do foone relent or wax moift, and are fpeedily refolued into 
liquor . therefore he that would vfe it dry, muft haue it put in aglalfe,or glalfed veflell well flop- 
ped,andfetinahotanddry place. It melteth and is turned into liquor ifit be hanged in a linnen 
bag in fomeplaccinacellervnder the ground. 
The Apothecaries call this liquor that droppethawav from it, oile of Tartar. It retainerh a can- q 
fticke and burning quality, and alfo a very dry facultie : it very foontaketh away leprie, fcabs, tet- 
ters, and other filch and deformitieofthe skin and face : with an equall quantitie ofRofe water 
' E e e e * added. 
