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Things good in General to Cure the Diseases of the Eyes, as Watery Eyes, * 1.1Blood-shotten Eyes, Dim Eyes, Moon-Eyes, Wart in the Eye, Inflammation in the Eye, Pearl, Pin, Web or Haw, &c.

The Juice of Cabbages and Coleworts boiled with Honey and drop∣ped into the Eye, cleareth the Sight and consumeth any Felm, as also the Canker that groweth therein, the Juice of Celandine put into the Eye, taketh away the Pin and Web in the Eye, and cleareth the Sight, the Juice of ordinary Centaury cleareth the Sight, the Juice of Ground-Ivy, alias Ale Hoof is good for Moon-Eyes, and to clear the Sight, the Juice of Housleek is good to allay the fiery Heat of the Eyes, and is good likewise for Rheumatick and watery Eyes, the Juice of Germander put into the Eye, taketh away the Pin and Web, and all dimness of Sight, so doth the Juice of Eye-bright, so doth the Juice of Horehound with Honey. The seed of Clary powdered and finely s••arced, and mixt with Honey, taketh away dimn••ss of Sight, and is good for Watery Eyes likewise, so doth the Juice of Dragon, Ale-Hoof, Celander and Da∣sies stamped and strained, and white Sugar, and white Rose-water put to it, taketh away all manner of Inflammations, Spots, Webs, Itch, smart∣ing and any grief whatsoever in the eyes, nay, though the Sight be in a manner gone. The leaves of common Ivy laid asteep in water for twenty four houres helpeth sore and smarting waterish Eyes, the Juice of Endive cleareth the Sight, the distilled water of Groundsel, the Juice of Melilote cleareth the Sight, the distilled water of the Lilly of the Valley is good for Inflammations of the Eyes, or for Pin and Web, the powder of Licoris blown into the Eye, is good likewise for the same, with Rheumatick Distillations in them, the distilled water of Loose-strife is good for hurts and blows in the Eyes, and for blindness, the distilled water of Lovage taketh away the redness and dimness of them, sweet Marjorum stamped

with fine Flower, and laid to them, is good for Inflammations in them, the Juice of Mercury is good for waterish Eyes, the Juice of Pimpernel with a little Honey cooleth the Inflammations of them, and taketh away the Pin and Web, the Juice of Purslain is good to take away the redness of the Eye, the Juice of the Yellow Rattle-grass with Honey put into the Eyes, or the whole seed put into them draweth forth any Skin, Dimness or Felm from the Sight, the distilled Water of red Roses, is good for the heat and redness in the Eyes, and to stay and dry up the Rheum and Wateriness in them, the Juice of Rue, Fennel, Honey, and the Gall of a Cock put thereto is good, the Juice of Strawberry leaves ••ickt into the Eye is good, or take Strawberries and put them into a Glass well stopped, and set it in a Horse-dunghil for twelve or fourteen days, and then distil it, is good for Inflamed eyes, or to take away any Felm or skin that groweth over them. The distilled water of the wild Tansie, or the Juice of it taketh away the heat and Inflammations in them, Medow trefoil or Honey-suckle leaves is good for a Pin and Web, the distilled water of Vervain is good to clear the sight, and to take away the felm; the Juice of Violet-leaves is good to take away the Inflammatio•• of them, either applied outwardly, or put into them, Spring-wate•• is good to bath an inflamed eye with, water that is gather∣ed from the Willow-tree when it Flowreth, the Bark being slit and a fit∣ting Vessel to receive it, is very good for redness and dimness of Sight, and for Felms that cover the Eye, and to stay the Rheum that falls into them, the Juice of Mustard▪seed is good for dimness of Sight, the Juice of an Onion with Honey cleareth the Eye, and doth remove the Pin and Web, and amendeth the Blood-shotten Eye, the Juice of the Blessed Thistle is good for the same, the Flowers or Roots of Valerian boiled in white-Wine cleareth the Sight, Egg-shells burned between two Tiles and beaten to powder, after the inward Felm is taken away, is good for dim∣ness of Sight, Lapis Calaminaris, Plantine-Water, white-Wine squirted into his Eyes, cleareth them, so does Alloes, Camphire powder, white Vitriol, or white Copperas blown into his Eye after it is beaten to pow∣der, and searced very fine, taketh away the Pin and Web, or any Felm whatsoever, the Ashes of the Root of black Sallow Sugar-Candy, and grated Ginger and Salt made up in Butter and little Balls, and put one into his Eye once a day taketh away the Felm of it, Bine-Bole, or Bole∣armoniack with white Sugar Candy blown into the Eye, stoppeth any Rheum that falleth into the Eyes, Alabaster beaten very fine and searced and blown into the Eye, taketh away any Felm whatsoever, so doth the powder of a black Flint burnt, Sanguis Draconis taketh away a Felm, so doth the Bone of the Cuttle-Fish beaten to powder and blown into the Eye, and is likewise good for Blood-shotten Eyes, May-Butter, Rosemary, Yellow Rosin and Cellandine stamped and Fried, and kept in a Box, is a

Jewel for the Eyes, burnt Allom blown into the Eyes is good for to take off a Felm, an Egg-shell filled with Pepper, and burnt and beaten to powder, and blown into the Eyes, taketh away the Pin and Web, or any other dimness, the powder of Sandevoir, and the powder of white Salt burnt, is good likewise for the same, so is the powder of Pummistone blown into the Eye, the powder of the inner Sole of a Shoo burnt to Ashes and beaten to Powder, is good to stop the Rheumatick Eye, the powder of two Tiles rubbed together and blown into the Eye, taketh away a Felm, Wormwood with the Gall of a Bull beaten together, is good for a dim Sight; or take the Roots or Leaves of Primrose clean washed and boiled in runningwater the space of an hour, and put somewhite Copperas to it, then strain it and let it stand, and there will appear an Oyl upon the Water, and anoint his Brows, Temples and Eyes with it, and it will take off a Felm; Mans dung burnt in a Fire-shovel to a Cole, and beaten to powder and blown into his Eyes, taketh away a Felm; or take a handful of the angerest young Nettles, and stamp them well, and put them in a Linnen Rag, and dip it in Beer, then squeeze out the Juice, and put a little Salt to it, and lick that into the Eye, and that will take away the Felm; or the Lean of Beef, or a Gammon of Bacon dried and beaten to Powder and blown into the Eye, taketh it away also, 〈…〉〈…〉 or Lapis Tulia doth the like prepared; The Gall of a Hare, and Live-Honey alike, put into the Eye, doth the same; the Haw every Smith can cut out.

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