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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Title: 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.
Author: Collins, Thomas, Student in physick.
Publication: London :: Printed by J.T. for Francis Eglesfield ...,; 1658.
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The Eyes, Remedies for their Distempers in Children.

••••mours, and to open the pores, as by exampl•• thus.

Take Mallowes, Hollihock and dill of each a ••••ndful or two, seethe them in the water of ••eat••feet, or in the broth of flesh without 〈◊〉〈◊〉, with a handful of bran and Cummin, in ••hich ye shall bath the childe as warm as he ••ay suffer, and if ye see necessity▪ make a ••••aster of the same Herbs and lay it to the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 with a little goose grease, or ducks grease, it may be got, oil of Camomil, of Lilies and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 dill, clothes wet in the said decoction and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 about the members helpeth.

Of blood ••••otten eyes and other infirmities.

The cause is often too much crying, for the ••hich drop into the eye a little of the juice Morrel, otherwise called Morel, and to ••noint the forehead with the same, and if 〈◊〉〈◊〉 eye swell, to wet a cloth in the juice and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 white of Eggs, and lay it to the grief. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the humour be clammish and tough and

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cleaveth to the corners of the eye, so that the childe cannot open them, af••er his sleep it shall be removed with the juice o•• Housleek d••opped on the eye with a feather▪ When the eye is bloodshot it is a singular re∣medy to put in the blood of a young p••g••on, or a dove, or a pa••ri••ge, ••••ther hot from the bird or else dried and made in powder as subti•• 〈◊〉〈◊〉 may be possible▪

A plaster for swelling and pain of the eyes.

Take Qu••ices a••d crums of white bread and see••he it in wat••r till they be soft, the•• stamp them, and with a little 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and 〈◊〉〈◊〉 yelks of two Eggs, make a plaster to th•• childes eyes and ••o••ehead; ye may let him re∣ceive the fume o•• that decoction. It is als•• good in the Meg im.

For watring eyes.

Hartshorn brent in powder and washe•• twice, Guiacum otherwise called Lignum Sanc•• Corticum thuris▪ Antimony, of each one part, mus•• the third part of one part make a fine powde•• and use it with the juice or water of Fennel.