Choice and rare experiments in physick and chirurgery, or, A discovery of most approved medicines for the curing of most diseases incident to the body of men, women, and of children together with an antidotary of experiments never before published / found out by the studie and experience of Thomas Collins, student in physick neer the city of Gloucester.

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Make Lye of the Ashes of Rosemary or of oak or of bean-stalks, and boyl it in sage, mol••in, prime rose, Camomile and Melilor, and receive the fume upon the sore place, or wet clouts in the said decoction, and lay them upon the pain.

All the said Remedies are very good, to as∣swage the pain of the gout, after the which done, it is good to goe about the comforting of the joynts and sinews, and to that intent apply oyl of Camomile, and of Althea or Ho∣lihock, oyl of a Fox, oyl of earth wormes, oyl of primerose, turpentine, wherewithal or with one or two of them, ye may anoynt the sore place, and comfort both the joynts and sinewes marvellously: also this oyntment that

followeth, is singular good for the same pur∣pose.

T••ke five or six handfuls of Walwort, and seethe them wel in wine, then strayn them and with a little wax, oil of spick, and Aqua vit•• make an oyntment, wherewith ye must a∣noynt the place morning and evening every day.