ll, especially women; he
would have them let blood in both arms, first one, then another, two or
three days between, if blood abound; to use frictions of the other parts,
feet especially, and washing of them, because of that consent which is
between the head and the feet. [4362]And withal to refrigerate the face, by
washing it often with rose, violet, nenuphar, lettuce, lovage waters, and
the like: but the best of all is that _lac virginale_, or strained liquor
of litargy: it is diversely prepared; by Jobertus thus; _[Symbol: Rx]
lithar. argent. unc. j cerussae candidissimae, [Symbol: Dram]jjj. caphurae,
[Symbol: Scruple]jj. dissolvantur aquarum solani, lactucae, et nenupharis
ana unc. jjj. aceti vini albi. unc. jj. aliquot horas resideat, deinde
transmittatur per philt. aqua servetur in vase vitreo, ac ea bis terve
facies quotidie irroretur_. [4363]Quercetan _spagir. phar. cap. 6._
commends the water of frog's spawn for ruddiness in the face. [4364]Crato
_consil. 283. Scoltzii_ would fain have them use all summer the condite
flowers of succory, strawberry water, roses (cupping-glasses are good for
the time), _consil. 285. et 286._ and to defecate impure blood with the
infusion of senna, savory, balm water. [4365]Hollerius knew one cured alone
with the use of succory boiled, and drunk for five months, every morning in
the summer. [4366]It is good overnight to anoint the face with hare's
blood, and in the morning to wash it with strawberry and cowslip water, the
juice of distilled lemons, juice of cucumbers, or to use the seeds of
melons, or kernels of peaches beaten small, or the roots of Aron, and mixed
with wheat bran to bake it in an oven, and to crumble it in strawberry
water, [4367] or to put fresh cheese curds to a red face.

If it trouble them at meal times that flushing, as oft it doth, with
sweating or the like, they must avoid all violent passions and actions, as
laughing, &c., strong drink, and drink very little, [4368]one draught,
saith Crato, and that about the midst of their meal; avoid at all times
indurate salt, and especially spice and windy meat.

[4369]Crato prescribes the condite fruit of wild rose, to a nobleman his
patient, to be taken before dinner or supper, to the quantity of a
chestnut. It is made of sugar, as that of quinces. The decoction of the
roots of sowthistle before meat, by the same author is much approved. To
eat of a baked apple some advice, or of a preserved quince, cuminseed
prepar