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.

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Title: 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.
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A most precious and excellent Water for the Eyes.

By Mrs. Downing.

Take red Fennel, Euphrasia, ••li••s Eyebright, Vervain, Tormen∣til, Betony▪ Red-rose, Grape-leaves, Appovarmemorid, Ground-Ivy, and Ivy that growes on an Oak, of all these al••ke much. It must be used thus for three or four nights. The first day and night in the water of a Man-child and a Virgin; the second day and night in a womans milk, the fourth day and night in clear honey. This done take all these herbs, and put them in a Stillatory, and the water that comeththereof, it must be put in a Viol; and when you wil use it, put one clear drop thereof into your eye; and into this put the fourth part of an ounce of an Onyser beaten in a Mortar. This is a precious Medicine.

This is a special Remedy for the eyes to clarifie the sight, and cu∣rable to all passions in the eye, as hath been proved many times. It is profitable for Scriveners and such like.

This Water maketh the sight bright, it putteth away the bloodi∣nesse of the eyes; it will destroy a Pearle; it overcometh the Me∣grim, and it will heal the eye which is smitten with a stroke.