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.

For to make Mermale.

Take Camomile, Betony, Sage, hey how, so∣thernweed, Mugwort, wormwood, water cres∣ses, Mallowes, Holihock, Hor••ound, red nettle, Laurel leaves of each a good handful and half, and wash them and pick them clean and st••••p them small, and put there to May butter and temper them well together, then put thereto a pint of oil ol••ffe and m••ddle them well toge∣ther, and then put them in an ea••then pot, and cover it well and set it in a moist place the space o•• seven dayes then put it in a clean pan and set it over the fire and let it fry well and

stir it well with a slice that it cleave not to the bottom and then strain it and set it over the fire again and put thereto two ounce of virgin wax and four of weathers tallow melted, and boil them a little, then put thereto four ounces of fine Frankincense fine powdred and stir it well together till it, be well medled and take it down▪ and strain it and let it cool, then karn and let the water and turn and cleanse it on the oth••r side, and warm it, and a little skumme it with a feather and do it in boxes, this ointment is precious for joints or for sinewes and for many other diseases