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The Receipt of the Wound-drink.
TAke Southernwood, Wormwood, Bugloss, Mugwort, Wood bet∣tony, Sanicle, Plantane, Dandelyon, Ribwort, white Bottles, Bramble-buds, Egremony, wild Angelica, Comfery, Mints, Sca∣bious, Strawberry-leaves, Cinkfoyle, Violet-leaves, Dafies, Ho∣ney Succles-Avens, Hawthorn-buds, Oake-leaves, Take of these of each a handfull, put to them a pottle of White-wine, and a gallon of clear running water, boyl altogether till one half be consumed, then strain the liquor clean from the herbs, then put to it a quart of honey, and boyl it again, and being cold, put it into glasses or bottles stopped close, and keep it for your use; viz. Let the Patient drink 5. spoonfuls at a time luke warm every morning fasting, and three spoonfuls last of all at night, untill he have drunk a quart therof.
This drink is effectuall for Soars, new or old Wounds, womens Breasts, putrified bones, for ach in the stomach, to break any Im∣postume, to stanch blood of Veins broken in the body, it hath caused Bullets to fall out of the flesh, that long continued therin, with many other rare Effects.