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The ‘de plantis ... epitome’ [Summary of plants] of J. Camerarius in
herbal by Rycharde Banckes.
‘Historia generalis plantarum’ [A general history of plants] and
‘Historia plantarum Lugdunensis’ [A history from Lyon of plants] by
Jacques d’Aléchamps (1513–1588) of France.
1588–91 ‘Neuw vollkommentlich Kreuterbuch’ [New Compleat Herbal] by
Iacobus Theodorus Tabernaemontanus (1522–1590). First edition
probably 1613.
Another noteworthy herbal was the last great German work of its
kind printed in the 16th century, the ‘Neuw Kreuterbuch’ (1588-91;
further editions: 1613, 1625) by Theodorus, which also included
plants endemic to non-German regions.
Clowes, William, c1540–1604. ‘A prooued practise for all young
chirurgians, concerning burnings with gunpowder, and woundes made
with gunshot, sword, halbard, pyke, launce, or such other Wherein, is
delivered with all faithfulnesse, not onely the true receipts of such
medicines as shall make them bolde, but also sundry familiar
examples, such, as may leade them as it were by the hand, to the
doyng of the lyke.’ Heereto is adioyned a treatise of the French or
Spanish pockes, written by Iohn Almenar, a Spanish physition. Also, a
commodious collection of aphorismes both English and Latin, taken out
of an old written coppy. Published for the benefyte of his countrey, by
Wylliam Clowes, mayster in chirurgery. Seene, and allowed, according
to the order appoynted. 1588’.
‘Certayne difficulties are dissolved which may be propounded
touching this disease.’ Chap 6.
‘So this disease is readier to be first taken in the yard then in the
neck, head, shoulders, and not in other places. Therefore the
influence at that time was an enemy to the head and yard. And if it
be demanded why it has the termination by the mouth? it may be
aunswered, that this procéeds of the property of Quicksilver, which
doth draw humours to those parts: or better thus, that Quicksilver by
his heat doth warm, and make thin the humours thus prepared, to
expell them by the uppermost parts: therefore Paulus affirms it to be
hot and moist in the fourth degrée, to whom, I do rather stick then to
Avicenna, who maks it cold in the second degree. And if it be
demanded, why the mouth doth stink? It may be answered, that this
comes of the Quicksilver, whose fume hath property to make the
mouth stink as Avicenna saith, can. 2. cap. 2. Hereupon also comes
pain in the head, and hurt in the mouth, as it may be gathered of the