The widowes treasure plentifully furnished with sundry precious and approoued secretes in phisicke and chirurgery for the health and pleasure of mankinde : hereunto are adioyned, sundry pretie practises and conclusions of cookerie : with many profitable and holesome medicines for sundrie diseases in cattell.
Partridge, John, fl. 1566-1573.
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A singuler remedy for all diseases in the head of what cause soeuer.
TAke a handfull of Camomill, a hand∣full of Betonye, a handfull of Veruaine leaues cleane picked, stampe them and séeth them in Ale woorte, and when it hath sodde, put therevnto a little Commin séede finely beaten, with a little powder of Harts horne, thrée spoonefulles of Vineger, the yolkes of two Egges and a little Saffron, stirre them about, and lay a plaister hot o∣uer all his forehead. It is an approued me∣dicine for the Megrim.
Chestwoormes that are found betwéene the Barke of Trées, which will be rounde like a Pease sodden in Oyle it ma∣keth a singuler ointement for the Megrim: and the same Oyle dropped into the eares swageth the paine.
