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 rotten and stinking Teeth▪

Stampe a quantity of Sage, with as mu•••• Salt, and make thereof pretty pasties, b•••• them in an Oven until ••hey wax black, a•• with the pouder thereof wash well your tee•••• both mornings and evenings.

Take the inner ri••de of Elder, and the inn•• rinde of the Withwinde, and the inner rin•••• of Woodbinde, then shred it small, and pou•••• it small, then pound into it pouder of Pep•••• and a little salt, and pound it again, then put i•• into a linnen cloth and binde it fast a piece •• bigge as a Damson, & hold it between the for•• teeth, let the moisture run out, when it do•••• stint running, then take another ball so made▪ and hold it between your teeth doing the lik•• and at the third or fourth ball it will help if •••• come of rheum, but if it come of blood, yo•• must let them bleed.

The decoction of Colocynth with s••rong Vinegar taketh away the pain of the teeth.

To draw Teeth, take the brains of an Hare▪ and seethe them in red wine, and therewith a∣noint the Teeth, that you would have ou••, and they will fall out without pain.

I••em, The Gum of Ivy tempered with wax, and put to a pained tooth, will draw it out without pain.

To draw a tooth without pain, rub it and none other with powder of the Gum of Ivy.