Things good in General to Cure Swelled Legs.
* 1.1 Nerve Oyl, black Soap and Boars Grease melted together, and anoint the place with it, or to Bathe his Legs in Butter and Beer, or in Vineger and Butter melted together, or with Sheeps-foot Oyl, or with Train Oyl, or with Piss and Salt Peter boiled together, and to rowl his Legs with Hay-Ropes wet in the same Liquor, from the Pastern to the Knee, but not bind them too hard, or to Bathe him with the water wherein had been boiled Sage, Mallows and Rose Cakes, and Butter and Sallet Oyl put into it, or to take Frankincense, Rosin, fresh Grease, of each alike, boiled and strained, and used once a day, as you see occasion; Or to Wash his Legs with the coldest Fountain-Water you can get; or to let him stand every day till the Swelling be asswaged, in running Water up to the Knees; Or else take Primrose-leaves, Violet leaves, Straw-berry Leaves, of each a handful, boyl them in new Milk till they be soft, then put into it of Nervel, of Petroleum, and of Pumpilion, of each an Ounce, anoint him with it for five or six days together; Or take Pitch, Virgins Wax, Rosin, the Juice of Hysop, Galbanum, Myrrh, secondary Bdellium, Arabicum Populeon and Storax, according to your Discretion, and boyl them in Deers Sewet, and when it is cold put into it Bolearmoniack and Costus beaten into fine powder, and incorporate them well together in∣to the other Ingredients and boyl them all over again, and when it is almost cold, work them up into Rowls, and when you use it, spread it upon a Plaister, and wrap it about the Swelling, and let it stay there till it drop off of it▪self; this is good for a Surfeit.