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.

Codds, The cure of their Di••••stempers in Children▪

Of the swelling of the Codds.

TAke a quart of good Ale and set it on 〈◊〉〈◊〉 fire to seethe with the crums of bro•• bread strongly leavened and a handful Cummin or more in powder, make a plas•••••• with all this and sufficient bean flower and ••••••ply it to the grief as hot as may be s••ffered.

Another.

Take Cowes dung, and seethe it in mi•••• then make a plaster and lay it meetly hot 〈◊〉〈◊〉 on the swelling.

Another.

Take Cummin, Anniseeds, and Fenugre••k of each a like portion, seethe them in Ale and ••tamp them, then temper th••m with fresh May ••utter, or else oil olive and apply to the sore.

Another.

Take Camomil, Holihock, Linseed and Fenu∣••••reek, seethe them in water and grinde all to∣••••••her, then make a plaster with a handful of ••ean flower.

Another in the beginning of the grief.

If there be much inflammation or heat in the ••odds, ye may make an ointment of plantain, ••he white and yelk of an Egg and a portion of 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of Roses, stir them well about and apply it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the grief twice or thrice a day: when the ••in is intolerable and the childe of age or of ••••rong complexion, if the premisses will not ••elp, ye shall make a plaster after this sort.

Take Henbane leaves a handful and an half, ••••llow leaves an handful, seethe them well in ••ear water then stamp and stirre them, and ••ith a little of the broth, bean flower, barly ••ower, oil of roses and Camomil sufficient, ••ake it up and set it on the swelling luke ••arm. Henbanes is exceeding good to resolve ••he hardness of the stones by a secret qua∣••••tie, notwithstanding i•• it come of winde, it ••••all be better to use the said plasters that are ••ade of Cummin.