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.

To make Oyle of Exceter.

First you must gather a pound of Cowslip-flowers in May, and picked clean, you must put them into a fair Vessel of glasse, and so much Oyl Olive as will cover them, then cover your glasse close until you may gather all these herbs following; viz. Calamint, Saint Johns wort, wild Sage, Egrimony, Southernwood, Wormwood, Pe∣niroyal, Lavender, Pellitory of Spain, Parietary, Rosemary, Camomile, Her••ff leaves, Bayes, the youngest Lilly flowers, Wild-Oliver, Sin∣green red Mints, of each a handful; all these Herbs must be gathered in the midst of June. Then put them all in as much White-wine as will cover them, but first dry the blossomes from the oyl between your hands; then stamp all your herb•• together, and seeth them in the Oyl, and then steep them in white-wine one night, then put the Oyl

and them together, and seeth them til a quantity of the Wine be boiled away; then strain them and put the oyle in a glasse, for there is no other vessel will hold it.

When you do boil these herbs, you may put more Oyl to them; It is good for all old Diseases that are in the sinews, for wrenches, strains, or any old disease.