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* 1.1 Things good in general to Cure a Fistula or Canker, or any other Running Sore whatsoever.

Wild Champions, Doves Foot or Cranes Bill, the powder of the Root of Sow Fennel put upon them, the Juice or Water of Flix-weed or Toad Flax put into them, the Juice of Coleworts, the Juice of Flea-wort mixed with Hogs-grease clenseth them, the Juice of the Flower-de luce, Flu∣ellen or Lluellen, Golden Rod, the Juice or the distilled Water of Win∣ter green, the Root of the black Hellebore b••aten to powder and strow∣ed upon them, consumeth the dead Flesh instantly, the leaves of True-Love or one Berry, Knape-weed, Knot-Grass, Ladies Mantle, Money-wort or the Herb Two-pence, the Juice of the Leaves or Roots of Nettles is good to wash all rotten and stinking Sores, Fistulaes and Gan∣grenes, and such as are fretting, eating or corroding scabs or manginess, in any part of the Body, the Root of Cow Parsneps scraped upon the hard skin of a Fistula will take it away, the Juice of Pellitory of the Wall, Pimpernel Ground-pine or Champepitis, the Juice of Plantine, Queen of the Medows, the Juice of Rag-wort or Rag-weed, the red Rattle-grass, Winter Rochet or Winter-Cresses, the Juice of wild Sage, the Juice of S••razens Wound-wort. It is good for Ulcers in the Mouth and Throat, be it never so foul and stinking, and so is Sanicle, the pow∣der of Savin is good to cleanse them, but it keeps them from healing, the Juice of Scabius, the Juice of Garden Succory, Self-heal is good to cleanse Sores, and is good for Ulcers in the Mouth and Throat, so is the Juice of Smallage put to Honey of Roses, the Juice of Sorrel or Wood sorrel is good for Ulcers and Cankers, the Juice of the Tamarisk Tree, Vervain, the Juice of the Leaves of the Wall-Nut Tree, or the Water of them distilled in Ale is good to cleanse and Cure ••oul Run∣ning Sores, Wheat-Flower mixed with the Yolk of an Egg, Honey and Turpentine doth draw and heal any Bile, Plague Sore, or any running ••oul Ulcer, Roch Allom and Bay-salt burned to powder and beaten to∣gether, and mixed with Cummin and Honey, keep it for your use, and apply it either Tent-wise or Plaister-wise, which will heal any old Sore, the Oyl of Turpentine is good likewise for the same purpose, the Juice of Beets, Calafoma or Calofonia, the Ashes of Garlick strowed upon them, the powder of Cellendine or Verdegrease, Vineger and Honey mingled together upon the Fire; but if you intend to make it stronger,

put to it some Mercury, Sublimate and Arsnick beaten to powder, but the other may be applied to the Mouth, and he receive no danger, or white-Wine Vineger, Mercury, Precipitate, Camphire, green Treacle, Sage, Yarrow and Ribwort, with Honey and Hogs-grease boiled to∣gether, * 1.2 till half be consumed, and strain it and wash the Wound with the Liquor, or take four quarts of Cole-trough water, boyl it and skin it, then boyl it over again after you have strained it, with white Copperas, Allom and Verdegrease, of each a pound, beaten to powder, and when it is clear, put it into a Glass for your use. The powder which remaineth at the bottom, keep by it self, for it will heal up any Old Sore, or take Roman Vitriol, Roch Allom and Rose-water boiled till they become as hard as a stone, and strow this powder upon it is excellent good; but to break a Fistula, take Brook▪lyme, Mallows, Arsmart, of each alike, boil∣ed in Chamber-Lye till they be soft, and apply it to the Swelling, and renew it not in two or three days But to Cure a Canker take red Grape leaves, Bramble-leaves, Honey-suckle leaves, Allom, Columbine ••eaves, Sage leaves, boiled in Water, and wash the sore till it bleed, or Verdegrease, Butter and Salt melted scald••ng hot, and pour it into the Fistula, and use it till all the Flesh look red, then tent it with Verde∣grease, Allom, Wheat-flower, and the Yolks of Eggs beaten and ming∣led together, and skin it with Barm and Soot mixt together, or Loam-Wall and Wine Vineg••r put hot upon the sore, is good to ripen and heal it, or Butter, Rozin and Frankincense, made boiling hot and poured into the Wound, and for a Fistula in the Head, dip a Lock of Wooll in the Juice of the Hous••eek, and put it into his Eare, and put Hurds upon it and Tie it clo••e, and this will break it, or ••alt mixed with Butter or Water, and salt put into his Ear will do the like.

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  This water will Cure any Fistula whatsoever if it come to the bot∣tom, and heal is up with your green Oint∣ment.

  A Cank••r Cured.