Natura exenterata: or Nature unbowelled by the most exquisite anatomizers of her. Wherein are contained, her choicest secrets digested into receipts, fitted for the cure of all sorts of infirmities, whether internal or external, acute or chronical, that are incident to the body of man. / Collected and preserved by several persons of quality and great experience in the art of medicine, whose names are prefixed to the book. Containing in the whole, one thousand seven hundred and twenty. Very necessary for such as regard their owne health, or that of their friends. VVhereunto are annexed, many rare, hitherto un-imparted inventions, for gentlemen, ladies and others, in the recreations of their different imployments. With an exact alphabetical table referring to the several diseases, and their proper cures.

A Balsom.

TAke old oile Olive three ounces of clear Venice Turpentin eight ounces of clean picked Wheat one ounce and a halfe of Saint Johns wort, with little holes in the leaves, like prick∣ings of Needles two ounces, of the root of Carduus benedictus, and Valeriana each one ounce, of Frankincense two ounces, beat both the roots and the Herbs together somewhat grosly, and put them in an earthen pott with as much Sack as will co∣ver

them, and so let them stand in steep two dayes, then put the Oile and Wheat into it, and seeth them altogether untill the wine be consumed, then take it of the fire and straine it softly, putting into that which is strained, the Turpentine and Fran∣kincense, and so boile it together a little, then take it off and keep it in a Glass close, till you have use for it, the older it is the better it will be.

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