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.

The Neck, the throat and breast, Remedies for their Distempers in Children.

Another singular medicine for the Canker in the mouth of all ages.

TAke Hyssop, Sage, rue, of each one good handful, seethe them in wine and water to the third part, then strain them out and put in it a little white Copper as according to the necessity: that is to say when the sore is great put in the more, when it is small ye make take the lesse, then add to it a quantity of hony clarified and a spoonful or two of good Aqua vitae, wash the place with it, for it is a singular remedy to remove the malice in a short while, which done ve shall make a water incarnative and healing thus.

Take Ribwort, Betony and daisies of each a handful, seethe them in wine and water, and wash his mouth two or three times a day with the same juice.

Of Quinsie and swelling of the Thr••at.

The Quinsie is a dangerous sickness both in young and old, It is an inflamation of the neck swelling and great pain, sometime it

lyeth in the very threat upon the Weasand pipe, and then it is exceeding perillous, for it stoppeth the breath and strangleth the patient an••n, otherwhiles it breaketh out like a bouch on the one side of the neck, and then also with very great difficulty of breathing, but it choketh not so soon as the first doth, and it is more obedient to receive Curation. The signes are apparent to sight, that the Childe cannot cry, neither swallow down his meat and drink without pain.

Remedy.

It is good to anoint the grief, with oil of Dill or oil of Camo••il and lilies, and to lay upon the head hot clouts dipped in the wa∣ters of rosemary, Lavender, and Savory, the chiefest remedy commended of Authors in this ••utragious sickn••ss, is the powder of a swallow brent with feathers and all, and mixt with hony, wh••reof the patient might swallow down a little and the rest anointed upon the pain.

I••em, another experiment for the quinsie, and swelling under the ears. Take the Mushrom that groweth upon an Elder Tree, called in English Jews ears, heat it against the ••fire and put it hot in any drink, the same drink ••s good and wholsom for the Quinsie. Some hold opinion that who so useth to drink with it shall never be troubled with this disease, and therefore carry it about with them in journies.

Of the Cough.

Stamp blaunched Almonds and wring them out with the juice of Fennel, or water of Fen∣nel and give it the childe to feed with a little sugar. First anoint his head over with hony and press his tongue with your finger, holding down his head that the same may issue.

Against the great Cough and heat in the body.

Take heads of white poppie and gum D••a∣gagan••, of each alike much, long Cucumer seeds asmuch as all, seethe them in whey with raisins and Sugar, and let the childe drink of it twice or thrice a day luke warm or cold.