Secrets were a popular genre in the period. They were collections of short items, including stories (often of a wondrous or startling sort); recipes for remedies; and a wide range of other items designed to amuse and instruct. The items are often arranged in what seems to be a random order.
The secretes of the reuerende Mayster Alexis of Piemount. Conteinying many excellent remedies agaynst dyuers…