A Cataplasm for Vomiting.
Take Quinces half a pound; having cut them in quarters; and taken out their Core and Seeds, Boil them in Vinegar 'till soft. then beat them to mash in a Mortar, and add powder'd Balaustines half an ounce; when you have spread it on a double Cloth, strew upon it powder'd Cloves 1 dram; and lay it to the Stomach very hot.
Thomas Fuller
Pharmacopeia Extemporanea 1710