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 distil Waters truly, taken out of Mrs. Dawsons Book.

Primroses

Primroses must be distilled leaves and flowers.

Fennel.

Fennel must be distilled both herb and root.

Hysop.

Hysop must be distilled Herbs and Flowers.

Camomile.

Camomile must be distilled Herb and flowers.

Walwort.

Walwort the Herb and the Root, and stamp them.

Strawberries.

Strawberries the fruit stamped with Vineger.

Mulberries.

Mulberries, stamp the fruit, and mix with it Vineger, and so still them.

Wormwood:

Wormwood must be gathered in May, then stamp it, and lay it in strong Vineger to steep, and so still it.

Celendine.

Celendine must bee distilled both herbs, flowers and roots.

Fumetory.

Fumetory must be distilled Herbs and Flowers.

To distil Damask Water.

Take a peck of Rose leaves▪ and three handful of dry Lavender, two handful of Marjoram, one penny worth of Ireos, i. e. Oris pow∣der, and Damask powder two ounces, one penny worth of Cloves; put all these things together into two pottle of Conduit water, and let it stand in steep seven dayes, and then still them.

A Water to take out the Sawce or Flegme out of the face of a Man or Woman.

Take a pint of Rose water, and put into it an ounce of good brim∣stone, and let them stand so together for the space of six weeks, incor∣porating them in a glass; and stir them every day, and let them stand in the Sun the six weeks daily; then take a feather or a faire linnen cloth, and so wash it by the space of fourteen dayes; and it shal take it away outwardly; but the Patient all these fourteen dayes must drink Whey mixt with Water of Fumetory, and that will take away the root and cause inwardly.

To make a Water called Maids-milk, good for the Canker and saucy Flegm.

Take a certain weight of powder of Licorice, and boil it in good Vineger, then take it and still it in a Stillatory, and keep it in a ves∣sel of glasse; then take as much of Sandiver and do in the same man∣ner, but seeth this in fair clear water, and stil it as you did the other; but you must not still both Waters in one Stillatory, for if you do, the last will be best. And when these Waters be made, put each Water by it self, and when you list to occupy it, put three drops of the one to three drops of the other, and if it be as it were fair curds of milk then it is good. This Water is good to make the skin neshe, and the vi∣sage fair, it is good for all risings in a mans Yard, for the Canker and sawcy flegme.

To make a red water that is precious for all manner of sores.

Take tanwesse a gallon, of the first wort a quart, of lye made with wood ashes a quart, vineger a quart; mix all these together, then take a quarter of Roch allom, and a quarter of tops of madder, and mingle them well together, then set them on the fire, and stirre them boiling for a very small space, then put it into an earthen pot and cover it till you need; it is good for all manner of sores both new and old.

A water for divers sores.

Take the urine of male children, or else white wine vineger that is very sowr, for that is best, and put into the vineger wood ashes, and unquenched lime, and seeth them together, until the third part or more be sodden in, then let it coole and stand still till it be clear, then take sal Armoniack, sal Gemme, sal Nitre, and allom plumme of each a like much, make them in fine powder, and cast them into the decoction and stop it will.

This water killeth any canker, it destroyeth wenns, webs in the eye, dead flesh and such like.

An Intret that will heale any wound that is green; the intret must be powred into the wound blood warme. Try it with a Cocks head.

Take a good handful of Betony vervain and pimpernel of each a like much, beat them in a mortar small, and seeth them in a gallon of white wine to a pottle, and then strain it through a strai∣ner, and cast away the herbs and put the liquor again into the pot so for to boile, and cast a pound of clean rosen or of clean cood resolved in a little of the same liquor and cast thereto, and let them seeth together, then take an ounce of virgins wax, and resolve it in womans milk that suckleth a manchild, and cast thereto, afterward put thereto an ounce of mastick, and an ounce of Frankinsence, and let them boil together till it be wel melted, then take it from

the fire, and put thereto half a pound of Turpentine, and stirre it wel til it be cold, then take up that that fleeteth above, and annoint thy hands with oyle Olive or with fresh grease, and bath it well against the fire as thou wouldest do wax til it be wel mingled, and then keep it, for it is precious.

Ointments to cleanse wounds, and heale and recover the flesh.

Egrimony beaten and mixed with old Bores grease or oyle, and laid upon the sore, purgeth it in an instant; and cleanseth the flesh.

Plantane, Weybred, Hysop, Southernwood, Woodbinds, and Rue.

Wax, Rosen, Hony, Allom, white Frankinsence, Verdegreece and Guilts grease.

Ad vermes excutiendos de quocunque ulco vel vulnere.

Accipe succum lanceolatae, pentorobon, & Egrimoniae, & coque cum melle tamdiu ut spissetur, adde pulverem viti albi, & be∣n•• comistae; tolle ab igne ut infrigidetur, & licinium ibi intinctum, ulco ubi vermis est intromittatur, & post horam exient vermes & in licinio invenies, tunc locus lavetur cum urina pueri virginiis & cum aceto, & extergatur.

Ad probandum utrum caro in ulcere sit mortua vel non.

Fac Unguentum de melle sebo arietino & succo plantaginis, & pone super ulcum, & invenies carnem mortuam nigram, & bonam carnem pulchram.

For a bruise or straine.

Take the grounds of ale or beere, and wheat branne, and chick∣weed, and lay it to the grief three times a day upon a red cloth of a reasonable thicknesse.

To make conserve of rhadish roots.

Take the roots and scrape them clean in pieces as long as a fingar, and lay them in water two daies, and change the water two times in a day, at noone and at night; and for ten pounds of roots, take six pound of sugar, and a pint of Rosewater, and a pint of clear water, and boil them together halfe an hour, then put in the roots and let them boile together two hours.

Conserve of Cherries.

Take for ten pound of Cherries, six pound of sugar; and a pint of Rose water, and a pint of common water, and then take your sugar, your Rose water, and your common water, and set them over the fire, and stirre them well till they melt, and then put in your cherries, and let it boile an houre, and then put it up.

Orange parings.

Take the parings of Oranges, and lay them in water three daies, and three nights, and change the water every day once, and then take for four pounds of parings, three pounds of sugar, and a pint of common water, and seeth it together an houre, and then take it from the fire, and let it coole half an houre, and then put in the Orange parings, and let them boile together three houres softly, and then &c.

To make marmalade.

Take quinces and pare them; and pick out the cores and seeth them very tender in water, and strain them through canvas of eight pence the elle, and let them stand in the vessel wherein they be strained, then take of the water that they are sodden in, and take the white of

two eggs, beat them, and put them into the same water, then take sugar and put thereto, and let them seeth together halfe a walme, then strain it through a blanket linnen, then put the syrup and the Quinces together, and boil them till they be very thick, and stirre it well for burning, and put it into a box. For two pound of quin∣ces one pound of sugar.

For deafenesse.

Take an ounce of oyle of wormwood, and put it in an earthen porrenger, and put to it the green blades of onions shred small, so many as that oyle will cover, set it on the embers, and let it sim∣ber a while, then take it off, and strain it, and put it up in a glasse, and drop a drop or two into the ear, and keep it warm stopped with little wool.

For any Ʋlcer.

Take sheeps dung, and shred it smal, and sheeps suet, and shred it smal, and boil them in plantane water, then strain them and put it up in a pot, and make pledgits, and lay to the sore.

A medicine to heale all Aches, except the Gout; and it will ease the paine thereof, coming of any cold. Mrs. Dinne of Heydon.

Take Rosemary flowers, Thime, Lavender, Dill, Baume, Brooklime, Yarrow, Lovage, Smallage, Vervain, Plantane, Nightshade, he••b Robert, Lingua S••rpentina, Pollipody of the Oak, Woodbinds, Daisies and Comfrey, of every one of the said herbs two handfuls.

All these herbs must be cut smal, and put into a pottle of ver∣juice, and so let the herbs steep in it all night, and the next mor∣ning put them into a pan and set them on the fire, then take fine wax one pound, one pound of Collifony, a pint of Oyle O∣live, a pound of Pitch, and a pound of May butter; and so seethe all these things together, until they bee well melted,

and take heede you stirre it well for running over; then take a gallon of fair water in a clean vessel, and so straine it over the wa∣ter, and there let it remain until it be cold, then take May butter, and oyle olive, and make it up in rolls.

Probatum est.

A Medicine for the Rheume to drink dayly, or when you will.

Take a handful of Rosemary, a handful of sage, and a handful of Betony, bind them together with a thred; and when your Ale or bear hath wrought, and is ready to be clayed or bunged up, then put in the herbs with a nutmeg finely beaten in powder; if your vessel contain above six gallons, then put in two nutmegs, and keepe it close stopped till you drink it, this is most excellent by ex∣perience against the Rheume.

The receipt of the green oyntment; good for Stitches and Aches.

Take Rue, Sage, Rosemary and Bay leaves, of each halfe a pound, of Camomile and Dill, Lavender, pick of each two hand∣fuls, chop all these smal, and beat them in a mortar so small as you can, and put to them three pints and more of good sallet oyle, and stirre them together, and put them into an earthen panne co∣vered, and let it stand nine dayes, then put them into a broad pan, and put thereto three pounds of Deer suet, or else so much of Sheeps suet that hath been sweetly tried; but you must put in the suet first with the herbs, then let them boil together upon a soft fire, al∣waies stirring them with a hasel stick, until you feel the herbs pearch∣ing, which wil ask three hours or thereabouts; then take them off and straine them into some other pan, and so save them in pots or boxes while you have occasion to use them: this is to be made in May or June for all the year.

For a Stitch.

Take the leaves of he Hull for the man, and for the Woman the leaves of the shee Hull, and air them very dry, and beat them to pow∣der, and put thereof in your broth or drink, that is very good to br••ak the Stitch be it never so great.

To make a Pompillion which is good for all manner of Aches.

Take a gallon of popler buds before the leaves be fully grown, beat them in a mortar, and put thereto four pounds of May butter; beat them all together and let them stand a rarifying nine dayes, then boile it softly and strain it through a strong lin∣nen cloth put into an earthen pot, and preserve and annoint the place where the ach is.

The Black Salve.

Take of wool oyle one pint, of white lead finely beaten and searced one pound, of Wax halfe a pound being cut in sma•• pieces, then set the wax and oyle upon the fire, until the wax be melted, then put thereto the lead, stirring it alwaies upon a soft fire, having regard lest you spill thereof in the fire, for if you do you lose all, for it will not leave burning till all in the pan be consumed: and when it hath boiled til it be changed as black as pitch, then take it off and coole it in the aire, stirring it still til it be so stiffe you can stir it no longer, then you may take it out and make cakes therof, and keep it for your use. This salve is good for the Ach in the back, or for any other place of the body, for the Gout and swelling in the leggs, if you take a linnen cloth and dip it in, being melted and made hot, and so apply it to the place, keeping it thereto so long as it will abide on; then you must take anew and use it in the same wise and so apply it, until you find ease; it is also very good for bruises and sores.

For the Canker, never so great.

Take a good handful of Woodbind leaves, the flowers, pick them but wash them not, and a handful of red Sage of vertue un∣washt, stamp them both together in a mortar, straine out the juice as hard as you can, put it into a little pipkin, and put thereto as much allom as a good hasel nut, and a quantity of English honey, boile these all together and stirre it stil, and as it doth rise, scum off the white scum stil with a feather; and when it is well boiled▪ take

it off, stirring it till it be cold, and when you will occupie thereof, take a little and warme it in a sawcer and annoint the place with your finger, eating nothing in an hour after, and if the Canker be very much eaten, then use to annoint it also before you goe to bed, not drinking after it.

For the stinging of a venemous beast, or biting of a mad dogge.

Take five or six dragon leaves, or some of the roote, stampe therewith a little bay salt, and lay them on a cloth to the place that is hurt.

For the black Jaundies.

Take for one man three penny worth of liquorice, two penny worth of cummin, three penny worth of red fennel roots with the crops, a good handful of white endive, a pottle of good Ale; take the liquorice and the Cummin, searce them and beat them, beate the red fennel root with the crops thereof, and the handful of en∣dive, boil them in the Ale from a pottle to a quart, give it to the patient to drink it as warm as he may drink it, he must not drinke in four hours after if he may forbear it, and must exercise himselfe all the day after, that he may have occasion to sweat.

An excellent good Balme.

Take of the best Aqua vitae halfe a pound, of the clearest Tur∣pentine six ounces, of oyle of Roses one pound and a halfe, of Ole••m P••tros••linum one ounce, boil them all together til the Aqua vitae be consumed, adding in the end a quarter of an ounce of fine allom, as much mastick beaten into smal powder: and last of all in as subtil powder as may be made of Verdegreece, a quarter of an ounce, ever stirring it, but boile it no longer after the Verdegreece is in; if you keep it in a glasse stopped, it will last twenty years in his vertue; when you will have a wound glue quickly together, warm this balm in a sawcer, and with a little lint wash the wound; then close it together, and in a short space it wil incarne and glue the wound together, if it be your chance to slit a wound, wash if first

with this, and it will cause it to grow together in short time.

For the worms.

Take Aloes Saccatrin••, Harts horn burnt and beaten to powder, worm-seed, of each a like, and drink it with Muscadine or Malm∣sie; you may take it in a Caudle.

For a pin and web.

Take a handfull of Hemlock, and stampe them small, put thereto a good deale of bay salt, and beat them together, if the pinne and web be in the right eye, bind it to the left wrist, if in the left eye, to the right wrist.

A Gargle for the throat.

Take a few Plantane leaves, of the stones of raisins, of the rind of pomegranates, seethe them in faire water, and straine them; then put thereto a little clarified honey, and seethe it a∣gaine.

To make oyle of Worms, which is good against wrinches and shrinking of sinnews.

Take a pottle of good sallet oyle, four handfuls of red Rose buds, the yellow cut away, two handfuls of the flowers and leaves of dil, set them in the Sunne a rarifying, then take a pint of worms called the towches, slit them, and scowr them in water, and then in white wine; boile them in the oyle with the h••rbs on a soft fire a good space, then strain them and preserve it in pots; it wil be kept seven yeares.

For the Frenzy.

Take the juice of Smallage, verjuice or vineger, oyle of Vio∣lets or roses put together in a vessel of glasse over the fire, and lay it hot to the patients side, but scumme it first.

For Tetters.

Take hannybee burnt and made in powder, and mingle it with the juice of the root of affodil, and it wil be a sufficient ointment for it.

A Medicine to lay to the wrist for the Ague.

Take Featherfew, Sage and bruise them, an half penny worth of pepper, a little spoonful of Chimnie soot, and the white of an egge, mingle them together, and lay it to the wrist.

For the Canker.

Take a pint of Woodbind water, a spoonful of honey, as much roach Allom as a hasel nut, and two or three crops of Rosema∣ry, as much Sage, and the rind of a pomgranate, and let them seethe together until almost halfe be consumed, and then wash the sore withal three or four times every day luke warm, til it be whole, with a fair linnen cloth, and his finger, and so rub till it bleede; but at every washing he must change his cloth, and this wil heal it.

Probatum.

To heal or cleanse any old or new wound or sore.

Take greene Ashen bowes, and burn them to ashes, then take three pottles of running water, and so make thereof lie, then take that lie and put therein one pottle of Bartwaies, then set it on the fire, and take one pound of roch allom, and halfe a pound of madder and beat them to powder, then put the powder into the lye, and let it boil till half be wasted, and let it stand nine dayes, and it will be clear and fine.

For sinnews that be shrunk.

Take three spoonfuls of water of snailes that beare their hou∣ses on their backs, and as much womans milke, as much May∣butter, mingle these together, and make an ointment, and lay it to the sore.

To make a common Glister.

Take mallows, violet leaves, beets, mercury and parietary, of every of them a handful, of wheat bind an handful and a half, and boil all these together in a little water till they be tender, then presse them and strain them, and to a pint of the decoction, put an ounce of Cassia Fistula ready drawn, two ounces of clarified honey, the weight of a groat of salt, and three ounces of sweet sallet oyle, all these well mixt and conveniently, it may be well applyed for a glister.

To stanch blood.

Take parsley, and bray it with the black colly of a brasse pot tha•• is used to the fire, and lay it to the wound or broken veine; or if you bleed at the nose, put it into your nose.

To cure the bloody flux.

Against the bloody flux of the wombe, mingle a little sugar and a dram of mastick at the most, and give it to the patient, and after that give him Rose water, or wine, or mastick that cloves have beene sodden with.

For them that pisse blood.

Take Ambrose, Saxifrage, Parsley, with the rootes of wild tansey and water cresses, even portions, stamp them all together, and strain them, and temper it with a young Cows milk, and drink it four or five times morning and evening; this is a principal medicine.

To make one sleep.

Take five or six spoonfuls of womans milk which giveth a man∣child suck, as much red Rose water, mingle them together; then take a cloth the breadth of the forehead, and the length to the tem∣ples, and wet the cloth therein, and when it is wel wet, wring some∣what of the liquor out, for over much wetting the face, and so lay the cloth over the temples, and ever as it drieth wet it again with the liquor.

For the same.

Take womans milk, red Rose water, and vineger made of red wine, and mingle them all together, but somewhat lesse of the vi∣neger then of the other, and the medicine is very good if the heat be very great.

For the same.

Take a spoonful of oyle of Roses, as much Rose water, halfe a spoonful of red vineger, temper them all together, and with a soft cloth annoint the patients forehead.

A Water for the eyes.

Take a stone which you shall buy at the Apothecaries, called Lapis caluminaris, burne it in the fire at the least six or seven times red hot, then quench it in white wine, then beat the stone to powder in a morter till it be fine, then put it into the wine and strain it together through a fair linnen cloth, when it is cold, put two or three drops into one of your eyes, and lie still up∣on the same side so long as you can, then dresse the other eye as be∣fore, you must take of the stone the quantity of a big walnut to a pint of wine, and seeth the stone together with the wine till halfe be consumed, then put it in a viol of glasse, and it wil last six months.

For the same: proved.

Take Lapis Caluminaris halfe a pound of the whitest you can get, burn it in the fire red hot, then take a pint of white wine of Anjou, and put the stone in the wine, and let it lie therein till it be cold; againe put in the fire as hot as before, put it into the wine, then take it out and let it dry, and then grind as much as you intend to do or occupie of it, into powder very smal, take the powder in a pewter dish the quantitie of a nut, and put thereto halfe a pint of the said wine so stirred, put it into a glasse bottle un∣wickered, and when you occupie it, shake it, and with a feather put it into your eyes two or three drops, holding after your eyes very close, lying upright, not going into the wind two hours after, and in the heat of the year lay out the stone in the Sun, and it will preserve it.

A water for a running Canker.

Take two gallons of faire water, and almost a peck of good ashes, boil it til you have a strong and slippery lie, then take it from the fire and straine the liquor from the ashes, set the liquor to the fire againe, and put to it a dish ful of bay salt of a pint, a handful of wormwood, as much Centry, a quarter of a pound of white lupines, boile them all together a good while, when you use it, make it hot, and take two pretty bolsters of cloth, foure times double a piece, wet the bolsters in it, and wring it in your hands somewhat dry, and bath it so sundry times at a dressing, then say on your clout and roll it up all hot: you shall know a Can∣ker or a Gangrena by the stench.

To make a purgation for a dog.

Take an ounce of Simcodds of Alexandria, you must lay them in steepe in a quart of running water; you must bruise your Simcodds, put thereto an handful of Mercurie, of violet leaves and mallows a handfull of each, the weight of two groats of annis seeds bruised, they must lie in steepe all night, in

the morning take them out and seeth them from a quart to a pint, you must take halfe a pound of blanched Almonds beat and strained with the said liquor; when you will give it him, you must put in an ounce and a halfe of Syrup of Roses, and luke warme, fasting, give it him, and he must fast after it three houres.

Mr. Docter Coldwell his medicine for the dropsie. Approved.

Take very strong Alewort, five or six gallons, one ounce of Annis seed, three ounces of Carrot seed, three good roots of Har∣tichoak wel washed, then slit them in pieces, then must you put your seeds and roots into the Alewort in an earthen vessel, so set it on the fire, and let it not seeth too fast, but until halfe your liquor be spent, then must you cleanse it through a strainer, and so set it a cooling; then you must put very good yest in it; all this being done, put it into a sweet pot, and by any meanes drink no o∣ther drink til you be whole: This Medicine helped one Wye of Kent.

A medicine for the Cough.

Take a quarter of a pint of Malmsey, and a good quantitie of fresh butter and a Nutmeg, and put it in a fair dish, so boil it on a chafingdish of coales till it come to be a salve, and so annoint your stomack with it against the fire; then take a Colewort leafe and hold it against the fire, and take a little butter and melt it, and with a feather rub it over the leafe, and so lay it to your stomack, and it shall cure you. Proba∣tum.

To make a Tysand for them that be stopped in the stomack.

Take a gallon of fair running water, halfe a handful of outlan••••sh barley, or three handfuls of English barley, hull

it as you doe wheat to make firmity: take a stick of liquorice cut small and bruised and scraped, two spoonfuls of annis seedes and bruise it, also a handful of parsley roots scraped, and the pith pulled out, and cut in pieces an inch long, half a score of figgs clo∣ven into halfes, a pound of raisins of the Sunne the stones pul∣led out, halfe a pound of prunes, a quarter of a pound of currans; put all these things into the water aforesaid, and let them seeth til half the water be consumed, then take it and strain it into another pot to boile it again in, and put thereto a little vi∣neger and Rose water, so much as you shal think fit, a pretty deal of Sugar candy, Cloves, Mace and Nutmegs, and a little Set∣wel, and let them all boile a while together, and drink thereof blood warme morning and evening first and last, and you shal find great ease.

An approved Medicine for a swelling.

Take womans milk, and the pap of an apple, the crums of a Manchet, and make thereof a poultesse and lay it to the sore, and for a quinsie you may put thereto a little sallet oyle or oyle of Roses.

To stanch bleeding of a wound.

Take the powder of brown paper, and put thereof into the wound and lay upon it upon it the white of an egge.

A medicine for the heate of the eyes.

Take a new laid egge open at the top, and put out all that is in it, and fil the shel ful of the juice of housleek, and let it boile upon embers, and scumme it with a feather, boiling it til it be very clean, then put to it as much allom as the quantity of a hazel nut while it is boiling, and then wash your eyes there∣with.

A medicine for the plurisie.

Take a handful of flax seed, and seeth it in milke till it be thick like a salve, and spread upon cloth, and lay it to the same side where the paine is two or three times, till the patient find ease.

A medicine to stanch blood.

Take the dung of a hog hot, and apply it to the wound, and it will stanch the bleeding presently.

For the same.

Take unset Isope and stamp it and strain it, without washing, and put it into the nostrils of the partie, and so into the wound or any o∣ther place that bleedeth.

For a Canker or an old sore.

Take a pottle of white wine, as much running water, a hand∣ful of plantane leaves, a handful of hony-suckle leaves, a handful of Betony, a handful of Rosemary, and a handful of Broome; boile all these together till halfe the liquor be consumed, then put in a penny worth of Allom, and when all is boiled together, put in a penny worth of Camphire, and preserve the same in a strong earthen pot.

A medicine for the Ptisick of the Lungs.

Take a gallon of sweet whey, a handful of Solomon, roots and all, a handful of Avent roots and all, and two handfuls of Longwort which groweth in a garden, roots and all, an handful of Bullocks song∣worts, of the youngest leaves; then take your whey, and cla∣rifie it on the fire, wash the herbs and scrape the rootes very cleane, but slit the rootes of the Avents and the Longworts, then seeth them all together in the whey, until one quart of the

Whey be consumed, and drink thereof when you go to bed at night if you can, and in the morning fasting. Use this all the month of May.

A Medicine for wind or hurling in the head, or an Impostume.

Take a handful of Marigold leaves, stamp them and strain them, then take a little black wool, and dip it into the juice of the Mari∣golds, then put it into your eare, preserve it so that you warme it not.

An excellent Plaister for all manner of aches, for as soon as the Plaister is on, the ache is gone.

Take unwrought Wax two pound, Deers suet half a pound, Fran∣kinsense four pound, Cloves two ounces, Mace two ounces, Saffron half an ounce, Rosen, Turpentine, running Pitch four ounces, melt that which is to be melted, and beat the rest to powder, mingle them well together on a soft fire, except the Cloves, Mace and Saf∣fron; then take a pottle of red Wine, and by little and little poure it into the Salve, stirring it well together, when it is molten, strain it into a clean pan; then strow in your powders, Cloves, Mace and Saffron, stir it well together a good while, and let it stand till it be cold; then make it up in roles; when you have occasion to use it, strike it on leather, and lay it on the sore place.

A Vomit for short breath, or stopping in the Brest.

Take a dram and half of powder of Betony, with five measures of water, that is, about a goblet full, and drink it fasting.

A Medicine for the Collick passion.

Take two drams of the powder of Betony, with three or four Pep∣per cornes, drink these with old wine warmed.

A Medicine for the Bloody-Flux.

If it be by weakness of heart, or disposition to swound by heat that is in the members of the bulk, take Sugar of Roses with Rose water.

A Medicine for faintnesse of the heart or swounding.

Drink Rose water, and bedew your face therewith. Also Rose water is good to put in Oyntments for the face; it taketh away spots and smoothes the skin: and dry Roses smelled at the nose, comfort∣••th the braine, and quickneth the spirits.

To stay Vomiting.

Seeth Roses in Vineger, and wet a spunge therein, and lay it to the stomack.

A Medicine for the Falling Evil.

Seeth three drams of the juice of Rue, with a little wine, and give the Patient to drink.

A Medicine for a sudden swelling or strain.

Take milk and new cowe dung, and boil them together till it be thick, and then make a Plaister, and lay it to the sore till the swelling be asswaged.

The Kings Medicine for the Plague.

Take a handful of Sage of vertue, a handful of Herbagrace, a hand∣ful of Elder leaves, stamp them in a Mortar, and strain them through a linnen cloth with a quart of White-wine, and a quantity of White wine-vineger; mingle all these together, and drink thereof a spoon∣ful every day nine dayes together; and after the first spooneful you shall be safe for twenty four dayes. And if it fortune that one be strucken with the Plague before he hath drunk the Medicine, then take this aforesaid with a spoonful of the Water Scabious, and a spoonful of Betony water, and a quantity of fine Treakle, and put them all together and drink it, it will expel all the Venom; and if it fortune the Botch doth appear, then take the leaves of red bram∣bles, and the leaves of Elder, and Mustard-seed, and stamp them to∣gether, and make a Plaister thereof, and lay it to the Sore, and it will draw out all the Venom, and so cure it by the grace of God.

For the Mother.

Take three or four handfuls of Fern that growes upon houses, and seeth it in Rhenish-wine, then put it into a linnen cloth, and so hot as you may suffer it, lay it to the Navil four or five times.

To make one sleep.

Take powder of Mastick and temper it with Vineger, and annoin•• the pulses of the head and hands.

For a shaking Ague.

Take an earthen pot with hot water, and let the Patient lay him∣selfe downe and cover him warm, and this pot fast at his feet, and it will put away the shaking.

A Medicine to stop a Lack.

Take a new laid egg, and put the white clean away from the yolk, and put to it half a spoonful of Aqua Composita; you must stir them well together, and give it the Patient to sup up, and it will stop it.

A Water for a sore mouth, or any other Sores.

Take a handful of Daisies, as much of Violet leaves, a handful of Avens, and as much of Sowthistle, a little Mugwort, a handful of Bryar leaves, and a little Rosemary; seeth all this in running water, and put a little Allom in the seething, when it is half sodden away, then put three pence weight of the powder of Bole armoniack, a little honey, and so let it seeth a walm or two, then strain it, and in time of year put in Rose leaves, and Columbine leaves.

A Medicine for the Morphew in ones face.

Take new milk, the crums of white-bread, Red-rose leaves caked, and a Lemmon or two shred, steep them altogether and distil them in a Limbeck and use the water as is appointed.

A Medicine against Melancholy.

Take the bone in a Harts heart beaten into powder and drink ••t in White-wine.

To make a Derge for the Lungs.

Take a quantity of Anniseeds, and Licoras, Alla Campana, Su∣gar Candy, Date stones, of every one a like, a little Ginger; take and beat all these in a mortar, saving the Date stones, beat them by themselves, and then sift them through a searce, and it will be powder.

For bleeding at the Nose.

Take half a pint of running water, and a pint of milk new from the Cow, two or three spoonfuls of Rose-water and a little Sugar, and seeth it unto a pint, and then drink it in a morning fasting luke-warm.

For the Flux.

Take Plantane seed, and drink them either with Beer or Red∣wine morning and evening for two or three dayes.

For the Morphew.

Take Fumetory, and make thereof a posset, and drink of the pos∣set Ale in the morning fasting, sweating two hours after it; after sweating, take and drink the powder of Sene, and Anniseeds, and Sugar, sodden in Ale, a good draught the same morning.

Then take a new laid egge steeped in White-wine-vineger twen∣ty four hours, and prick the same egg and annoint the Morphew with that which cometh out.

A Fume for the Head, to be applied to the Ear.

Take a quart or more of White-wine; boile in that a good handful of Camomile Herbs and flowers together, two spoonfuls of Commin seeds bruised a little, then put all this boiled into a stone pot or jug, with a narrow mouth; you may make a cover of paste for it, or of clay, and a hole in it to put a Swans quil therein; through this quil you shall take the Fume so hot as you can suffer it in at your ear; and so long as the liquor doth send any hot breath, which will be about half an hour, then with a warm linnen cloth wipe away the moisture from the Ear, and stop it with wool, dipped in Oyl of bitter Almonds warm: do this in the mornings only, and let the wool abide in the ear till the next morning.

Another Fume of Vineger, to be applyed at the Nose.

Take a pint of White-wine-vineger, put to it two spoonfuls of Bean-flower, and let it stand. Use it thus:

Take a tile stone or brick red hot out of the fire, and powre a lit∣tle of this Vineger being stirred (that the flower may mingle with it) upon the tile or brick; hold your head over it, and take the fume at your nose five or six times every morning and evening; this should be done in your Bed-Chamber, that the fume may alter the aire thereof also.

Another Fume to be taken at the Nose.

Beat Amber into gross powder, and pot so much as you can take up with two fingers upon hot embers; take the smel thereof only at your going to bed, and let your night-quoif be perfumed with it.

An excellent Mellilote Plaister for hard swel∣lings or to cure sores.

Take green Mellilote bruised, ten handfuls, boil it in a pottle of White-wine to the wasting of half the Wine, and strain it; then put thereto of Rosen one pound, of Wax as much, sheeps tallow four ounces, of Turpentine three ounces, of Mastick one ounce; and boil all save the Mastick unto the wasting of the juice more then half; then bruise other six handfuls of Mellilote, and put them to while it is boiling, and stir it well till it hath had one walme or two; then take it from the fire, and strain it while it is

hot through a strong cloth until the stuff and Gums with the juice be all come out, and when you may handle it, put thereto your ounce of Mastick finely powdered; then make it in roles, mingling your Mastick in the handling thereof.

To make Oyle of Hemp, good to drive out the Ague from any outward part of the body.

Take green Hemp gathered in May and shred it very small, then boil it in fresh butter, till you think the strength of the Herb be boil∣ed out therein, strain it through a cloth into some pot or pipkin, and annoint the place where the swelling or Ague is, with the Oyntment ••hafed in against the fire.

To make Oyle of Swallowes, good for all manner of Aches.

Take ten or twelve young Swallowes ready to flye, stamp them in a stone Mortar with their feathers and guts together, with Lavender Cotten, Balm, Speermint, red Sage, Camomile, Wild Strawberry leaves and wild Time, of each a handful; but let these herbs ly one day unwashed after they be gathered; and then stamp them all toge∣ther with the Swallowes til no feather be left whole, put thereto a good quantity of May-butter or fresh butter, and let all stand one night in the Mortar; the next day boil all these together very softly three quarters of an hour or an whole hour, then strain it through a clean linnen cloth into a clean Vessel, and keep it for your use.

An approved Medicine for a sore brest, or an Ague sore, that will both draw and heal.

Take the yolks of four new laid egs, put thereto a spoonful of Vi∣neger, of Oyl of Roses three or four spoonfuls, of Bean-flower one spoonful, stir and beat them well together that no flower be seen, then set it on a few coales keeping it stirring till it be somewhat thick, then if the brest or sore be hard or swelled, annoint it with Oyl of Roses, or the thinnest of the Plaister with your hand very warm▪ and make a Plaister of the stuff and lay it on the sore so far as the hardness or redness goeth, so warm as they may well suffer it, and keep it warm,

dressing it thus every day; and if it be taken in time, it wil heal it with∣out breaking.

A Soveraign Water for an old Sore.

Take six penny worth of Roach Allom, and as much green Co∣peras, put them in an earthen Vessel and boil them on a strong fire of coals so long until it be grown to be a stone; then take a pretty piece of that, and beat it into powder, and set on a quart of fair run∣ning water upon the fire, and when the water is ready to seeth, put in a little of the powder, and it will fry like Oyl, and so long as it doth fry, put in a little and a little, for when the water is strong e∣nough, it will fry no more; then take a little of the water and wash the sore, but it must be luke warme, and then wet your lint in the same; but if it be an old sore that is festered, and full of dead flesh, put of the powder into the sore.

A Soveragn•• Remedy to draw out a thorn, or for an old sore, the Gout or Siatica.

Take Rosen half a pound, and as much of Perrosen, of Virgins wax half a pound, of Olibanum four ounces, of Mastick 4 ounces, of Camphire 3 drams, of Turpentine 3 ounces. Then take all your gums aforesaid, every one by themselves; then take your tallow and your wax, and relent them together on the fire; that done, put your Rosen, then your Perrosen, then your Olibanum, and last of all your Ma∣stick; and when all is relented together on a soft fire of coales, then strain it through a strong canvas cloth with two sticks so hard as you can into a pottle of White-wine, then relent it over the fire a∣gain; and then take it off and let it cool, and when it is almost cold, annoint your hands with Oyl of Almonds, and work it into roles like roles of Wax; and in the time of working thereof, cast in your Camphire beaten into fine powder; you must beat two or three Almonds finely scraped with your Camphire, or else a wild nut beaten together.

An Oyntment good for Aches, Bruises, Stiches, Cricks, Gouts and lameness, and starkness of sinewes.

Take in May Sage and Rue of each one pound, Bay leaves and Wormwood of each half a pound, Rosemary two handfuls; all these Herbs must be shred so small as may be; then put thereto, of sheeps suet clean picked from the skin three pound, fine shred also; then stamp all these in a Mortar of stone so long til they come unto one substance, then take it forth, and put it into a fine b••sen or pan, and put thereto of sweet Oyle Olive a pottle, and work it well together, that it be well mixed; then cover it close, that no aire come unto it the space of seven dayes; then take and set it on a soft fire, and let it seethe softly, alwayes stirring it till the leaf or herb be parched; then strain it through a canvas cloth, and after put thereto of the Oyl of Spike one or two ounces, and stir it, and when it is cold, put it up in fair broad mouthed pots, and reserve it for your use.

For a green Wound or cut.

Take Valerian a good handful, and stamp it with White wine, that you may stamp out all the juice; then take Rosen and beat it to powder, and put the juice to the Rosen, and then boil them together, then take it off the fire and powre out the liquor from it, and take half so much Wax as Rosen, and Sallet Oyl only as much as you think wil suffice to melt all together with a soft fire; then take it off the fire, and put in a spoonful of Turpentine, and stir it together, and keep it.

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.

To make Swallowes Oyntment.

Take twenty Swallowes, Camomile, Lavender Spike, Balm, Strawberry strings, Valerian, Tutsan leaves, Sages of Arfice, strings of Vine, Roman Wormwood, French Mallowes, knotted grass, Wal∣nut leaves, Howfe, Ribwort, Rosemary tops, Honey-suckle leavs, Plan∣tane, red Rose leaves, Lavender Cotten, tops of Bayes, of each a handful, stamp them all together, and then put in halfe a pint of Sallet oyl, and a quart of Neatsfoot Oyle, halfe a pound of Cull••n Wax and some cloves beaten small, then boil it on the fire the space of six hours, and then strain it through a canvas cloth into a dish till it be cold, and make a little hole in the middle that the water and bloud may soak out.

To make a green Salve to heal any sore.

Take a pound of Rosen, half a pound of Turpentine, one pound of Cullen Wax, or Maiden Wax being not wrought, halfe a pound of Sheeps tallow molten and strained, twelve spoonfuls of fine Sallet Oyl, and melt all together on the fire; then take Smallage, Plan∣tane, Orpine, Bugle, Valerian, of each three handfuls, and a good handful of Rugwort; chop all these smal, and grind them af∣terward in a Mortar, then put it into the liquor on the fire, and let them seeth all together on the fire half an hour, and in the seething put a good quantity of Rose water, then strain it through a canvas cloth into a dish or platter.

A precious Salve for a sore, wound or malady.

Take Rosen and Perrosen, of each half a pound, of Virgins Wax and Frankinsence, of each a quarter of a pound, Mastick one ounce, Hearts tallow a quarter of a pound, Camphire two drams; melt that which is to be melted, and powder that which is to be powdered, and searse it very fine, and boil them over the fire, and then strain them over the fire through a canvas cloth into a pottle of White-wine, then boile the wine with the other Ingredients together; then let it

cool till it be no hotter then blood, then put thereto a quartern of Turpentine, evermore stirring it til it be through cold; but ever∣more beware your stuff be but blood warm when you put your Tur∣pentine to it, for if it be hot, it marreth all the stuff; and make it up in roles, and keep it to your use. The best, and most precious Salve that can be made.

It hath these properties, It healeth old and new wounds, it suffe∣reth no corruption nor ill flesh; it healeth all head-aches, all singing in the brains, all Impostumes in the head or body, swellings in the ears or cheeks, sinewes, stomack, or sprent, pricking with a thorn, it draweth out broken bones, it helpeth the bitings of venemous Beasts, it healeth all manner of Botches, Festers and Noli me tangere, ache in the liver, reyns or spleen, swellings of members and Inflammations.

An Oyntment for one that hath a bruise from a horse.

Take Elder flowers, and beat them smal in a Mortar with Bean∣flower bolted very fine; grind them together til they are very smal, then take them forth and put them in a glasse, and put thereto Sal∣let Oyl, and so let it stand until you have need of it, for the older it is, the better it is; and therewith annoint the Patient against the fire.

A perfect way to cool and help the liver, and to take away the pain of the heart-burning.

Take Endive, Succory, Burrage, Buglosse roots and leaves of either half a handful, green Polipody, Poppey roots two ounces, twelve Damask Pruins, one ounce of Currans, seethe them in three pints of fair running water to a quart, then mingle with it one ounce and an half of Sene leaves, half an ounce of fine Rubarb sli∣ced, and tye it slackly in a piece of fine linnen cloth; seeth them to∣gether ten or twelve walm••s; then take it from the fire, and when they be almost cold, strain them easily through a cloth, but crush be∣tween your fingers hard three or four times the Rubarb; then min∣gle with this liquor the juice of Lemmons and Sugar, so much as will make it pleasant. Take at the first the quantity of half a wine pint luke warm fasting, and fast two or three hours after it; if it give above three stools in one day, drink less the next day.

To make an excellent good Water for many Diseases.

Take a gallon of good Gascoigne Wine, then take Ginger, Ga∣lingale,

Nutmegs, Grains, Cloves, Mace, Anniseeds, Fennel seeds, Carraway seeds, of every of them a dram; then take Sage, Mints, red Roses, Time, Pelitory of the wall, Rosemary, Wild-Time, Wild Marjoram, Penniroyal, Camomile, Lavender, Rosasolis, Adments, Piony, Montane, of each a handful; then beat all the Spices smal, and bruise all the Herbs, then put all into the Wine, and let it stand stil therein twelve hours, stirring it divers times. Then stil it in a Limbeck, and keep the first water by it self, for it is the best; then will there come a second water, which will be good, but not so good as the first Water, which must be kept likewise by it self; and this water will be the better, if it be set in the Sun all the Summer; and you must draw of the first Water but a pint, and of the se∣cond as far as it will run.

For the Stone.

Take the blood of a Fox and make it in powder, and drink it in Wine, and without doubt it shall destroy the Stone; and if you wil not believe, take a stone and put it into the blood of a Fox, and it will break.

To make Balm Water of the best.

Take two gallons of strong Ale, two pound of Balm, a quarter of a pound of Anniseeds, and a quarter of a pound of Licoras bruised in∣to powder; put all these into a pot, and let them stand twelve hours stopped very close; after it hath stood so long, then still it in a Lim∣beck; but in any wise you must take heed your fire be not too hot at the first; save the first half of the Water by it self, for that wil be the best; and after the first half (so neer as you can ghesse,) is stilled, take away the fire for the space of half an hour, and then adding to it again a soft fire, the rest will be a quart, and that is the most it will make in the whole.

A Water for the Plague.

Take Rue, Egrimony, Wormwood, Celendine, Sage, Bawm Rosemary, Mugwort, Dragons Pimpernel, Marygold, Fetherfew, Bur∣▪net, Sorrel, and you must have them of like weight; then soak them in the best White-wine you can get two or three nights, and after wring the herbs from the Wine, and distil the Herbs by themselves; and after still the Wine, and this is good for Agues; put it not to the water of the herbs, for that with a little Treakle or Mithridate shall drive away sickness from the heart.

For a prick with a thorn.

Take Southernwood, and stamp it and mingle it with Boars grease and lay the same to it, and it wil both draw and heal.

For the swelling to take it away.

Take a handful of Mallowes, and almost half a handful of Chick∣weed, shred these small, and seeth them in a quart of fair running water, and thick them with Barley meal, stirring it till it be thick, then lay it unto the swelling twice a day as hot as the Patient can a∣bide it.

To make a Balm, which will heal a green Wound within four and twenty hours.

Take two spoonfuls of white Turpentine, and one spoonful of run∣ning water, and beat it together until it be very white, a little Oyle of Roses, and beat all these together, and you may keep it good four∣teen dayes, but no longer; if it be a wound, dip lint in the same, and lay upon it▪ if it be a thrust or prick, make a Tent, and dip your Tent in the same.

For burning or scalding.

First wash the wound; take Sage and seeth it in running water, and it will take away the heat immediately; then take Sage and Hartstongue and Sheeps dung, and fry it with Sheeps suet, and an∣••oint it with a feather.

For the biting of a mad Dog.

Take Garlick, Salt and Rue, and stamp them all together after the manner of a Plaister, and lay it to the wound, and give the Patient Treakle to drink three times a week.

For the biting of a Hound or Dog.

Take Mint, and salt it well, and lay it to the wound, and it shal heal wonderfully fair.

For the cutting of Sinews or Veins.

Take knot worms▪ and stamp them, and lay them to the wound in Plaister wise.

To stanch the strong bleeding at the Nose.

Take an eg, and put out all the meat, and set the shel in the fire un∣til it be black, and then make fine powder of the same, and with a quil blow it into the nose, and it will stanch the bleeding.

To make a Water to help Sheep, though they be infected.

Take a pottle of running water, and put therein a good handful of Herbagrace, and as much Ground-Ivy, and as much of the greene pill of Elders, the outside being first scraped away; then boil all these together til it be a quart; then strain it, and wring the juice well out of the Herbs; then put the water, and three penny worth of Treakle, and a penny worth of English Saffron beaten fine, and stir them all well together; then give to every sheep two spoonfuls of the same Water.

An approved Medicine for the Stone.

Take a gallon of new milk from a red Cow, and thereto put one handful of Pellitory of Wall, one handful of Wild Time, one hand∣ful of Saxifrage, and a handful of Parsley, two or three Rhadish roots sliced, a quantity of Phillippe Pendelow, roots and all; steep all these in the night, the next morning distil the milk with the Herbs, with a moderate fire.

The use of taking the Water.

Take of the Water six spoonfuls, and of Rhenish or White-wine five or six spoonfuls, a little Sugar, and some slices of Nutmegs, make it luke warm, and drink it fasting, and fast after it three hours, using temperate exercise; take twice or thrice together every fortnight if need requireth.

For uncurable aches, and pains in the Joints.

Take all the whole horn that a Buck casts off, the later, the better, cast away the scraps, leave nothing but the horn, cut the same in pieces then seeth the same in a gallon of fair water til it be come to a pint, or something more, then cast away the pieces of the horn, and then let

in the vessel stand until it be cold, which then will be like a jelly. And when you will ocupy thereof, warm some of that in a sawcer, and then annoint the place therewith by the fire morning and even∣ing, and let that drink in by the heat of the fire, and it will heal in nine or ten dressings. This is very true.

For falling or bruising a mans body.

Take Egrimony, Betony, Sage, Plantane, Ivy leaves, Roses, Parsley, stamp them together, and mix Wine thereto, give it the Patient of∣ten to drink till he be whole. A true and tryed Medicine.

For the Palsie.

Take Lavender and seeth it in running water, and then strain it, then drink half a pint daily first and last for the space of a fortnight, and it will heal them.

For the Ach in the huckle bone, called the Sia••ica.

Take a pound of good black Soap, one pint of Aquavitae, halfe a pint of Sallet Oyl, and a quarter of a pint of the juice of Rue, seeth them all together over an easie fire, until it be something thick, & that it may be made in a plaister, then spread some thereof upon a piece of leather, and apply it to the ache or pained place, and let it ly thereon three dayes and three nights, and then if the pain be not gone, apply such another plaister thereto, and let it ly as long as the former, and it wil help it certainly.

To take the Ague out of any sore.

Take an ounce of Fennegrick, as much of Lin seed, two or three spoonfuls of Wheat-flower, a pint of new milk; beat the seeds several, and boil them til they be in thickness that you may spread it in man∣ner of a plaister.

An approved Medicine for the bloody Flux.

Take a pint of Milk newly milked or more, and the inner rind of an Oaken bark, and some of the inner rind of a black thorn, and three roots of Plantane, three roots of wild Daisies, the powder of a Panter so much as you can take upon an Angel, and two or three sprigs of Time, then boil them a good while all together, and then put therein some sticks of Cinamon, and half a Nutmeg, and a little Sugar can∣dy, so let them boil, and then take three sheets of fair paper, and break them, and let them boil with the rest, and then put in eight or nine bramble leaves, and then take another sheet af paper, and put therein,

and three little pieces of wheaten bread, and let it boil after a good while, and strain it through a cullender into a cup, and drink it fasting in a morning, at noon and at night for the space of two or three daies together.

To make Oyl of Cream for burning or scalding.

Take a quart of Cream and seeth it til the Cream be divided from the Whey, and then scum off the Cream, and lay it in a fair dish, and when you wil use of it, take a little of it in a sawcer; and melt it, and then annoint the place that is scalded under your Ivy leaves and up∣on them, but first you must boil your Ivy leaves till they be soft, and lay them on the fore twice a day.

To make Aqua Mirabilis & pretiosa.

Take Gallingale, Cloves, Cubebs, Ginger, Cardamoms, Mace and Nutmegs, of each one dram, and of the juice of Celendine eight ounces, and mingle all the powders with the said juice in a pint of A∣quavitae, and three pints of White-wine, and put all these together in a Stil of Glasse, and let it stand so all night, and on the morrow di∣stil it with an easie fire as may be.

Of all Waters this is the best, for it dissolveth flegm in the Longs without any grievance, and healeth and helpeth the perished Lungs, and for other divers griefs about the stomack and the Lungs, a most approved water. In the Summer use one spoonful once a week, and in the winter two spoonfuls.

To make Rosa Solis Water.

Take a gallon of the best Aqua Composita, and put it into a gallon glasse, and put thereto a pottle of the herbs called Rosa Solis cleane picked, and put it in the Sun three or four dayes being close stopped, then take an ounce of Cinamon bruised, an ounce of Ginger bruised, a quarter of an ounce of whole Mace, two spoonfuls of Anniseeds bruised, two sticks of Licorice scraped and bruised, one pound of white Suger candy, and twenty Dates cut in smal pieces, and put them into another gallon glasse, and put thereto your Aqua Composita, strained from your Rosa Solis.

To make Aquavitae.

Fil a pottle ful of clean red wine, and put therein the powder of Ci∣namon, Cloves, Ginger, Parietary, Nutmegs, Gallingale, Spikenard, Mace, Quinbilois, Grains, Sage, Mints, Rue, Calamint, Long-pepper,

Carraway, Pennyroyal, Cummin, Fennel seeds, Smallage, Parsley, Horewood, of each a like quantity, of Dragons more or less as you wil have it: stil all the waters in a Limbeck with a soft fire; and look that the Stillatory be wel luted or pasted, so that no aire get out, and make your fire of coales, and reform the water out of a Limbeck into a glasse.

For all manner of bruises, swellings and broken bones.

Take Brooklime, Chickweed, Mallowes, Smallage, Groundsel, stamp them with Sheeps tallow, Swines grease and Cummin; put ther••to Wine Lees and Wheat bran; fry them together, and lay it to the grief hot.

A Drink good for Bruising.

Stamp Egrimony, Bitony, Sage, Plantane, Ivy-leaves and Parsly together, mix Wine therewith, and give it the Patient often to drink.

Against Burning.

Stamp Maidenhair, and seeth it in fresh butter, strain it, and annoint the Patient therewith.

Another.

Beat Oyl Olive with water til it wax very white, and annoint the place therewith, or take black or gray Soap and lay it to the sore.

An Oyntment for burning with Gun-powder, or scalding.

Take a quart of Boars-grease, two handfuls of Groundsel, two or three heads of Houseleek, and stamp the Herbs together, then put to it two handfnls of Sheeps dung new, and two handfuls of Goose dung, stamp them all together, and fry them, and being hot strain it into an earthen pot, and with the liquor annoint the burned place.

An excellent Receipt to make Wormwood-water.

Take two gallons of Sack-Lees, two gallons of Ale, half a pound of Licoras, halfe a pound of Annisee••s, four handful of Wormwood,

one handful of raisins of the Sun, and nine or ten figs, and let them stand one day and one night, and then stil them in a Limbeck.

In the curing of a wound five things are to be observed or noted.

First, To take away the thing that sticketh in the wound, as arrow, bullet, thorne, or any such like thing.

Secondly, To joyne those parts of the wound, which do not shut or close together.

Thirdly, To keep close that which you have so shut together.

Fourthly, To preserve the substance of that part.

Fifthly, To stay and mitigate all evil accidents.

A potion to stanch blood.

Take Lapis hamatites one ounce, Bole Armoniack, Dragons blood, of each an ounce, Manus Christi an ounce, Plantane water two ounces, let a potion be made.

To stanch blood outwardly.

Take Frankinsence and alloes, of each two ounces, the white of an egge, Rose water a little, and beat them together, then take fine flax, and some hair of Hares skin, and make a pleget, and dip it in the aforesaid liquor, and then apply it unto the wound.

Another way to stanch blood.

Take Bole Armoniack one ounce, Terrasigillata one ounce, of flower of wheat three ounces, of Gypsus and slaked lime, of each four ounces, of Frankinsence and alloes, of each one ounce, make thereof a powder, and mix it with the white of an egge, and use it accor∣ding to art.

To break the Plague sore.

Take bramble leaves, elder leaves, and Mustard seed, stamp them together, make a plaister thereof, and lay it to the fore, and it will draw out the venome, and heale the sore.

An excellent medicine for a Plague sore.

Take a Cock Pullet, Chicken or Pidgeon, and pluck off

the feathers of the taile and rumpe, then lay the bare of the pullet to the sore, and the pullet wil gape and labour for life, and at the length die, and continue and lay other pullets as long as any die, for when the poison is drawn out, the chicken that is laid to it will live, the sore presently will swage; the first pullet will make the plague sore very soft, whereas before it was very hard, and the other wil draw out the venome.

To make King Edward the third his Pomander against the plague.

Take of Labdanus fined one ounce, of Storax Calaminta dissol∣ved, Roses, Cloves, Mace, of each half a penny weight; of Amber one penny weight, of Cinamon and Camomile the weight of five pence, and dissolve them to powder, of musk one penny weight; you must dissolve the Labdanus with Mirrhe and virgins wax, and all things as is aforesaid made to powder, and mingle them together with oyle of bay, and let them be heated on the fire, then let it stand while it be cold, and make your balls of what quantity you wil.

To draw the sore of the plague.

Take two Lily roots, and a handful of sowre dough, two handfuls of mallowes, one handful of linseed, stamp all these together smal, and boile it in a quart of wine lees til it be thick, then lay it an inch thick upon leather broaderthen the sore, and let the borders of the lea∣ther be plaist••red with Shooe-makers wax to make it cleave, and it shal bring out the botch in 24 hours, and break it shortly.

For the Plurisie.

Take brook-lime, sheeps suet, and a little fair water, fry them together in a frying pan, and make thereof a plaister, lay it to the patients side, and it wil draw out the corruption; the best remedy against the Plurisie is to be let blood.

A good medicine to bring forth the smal Pocks, Meazels or purples

Make a posset of Ale with milk the curd being taken off, put therein a handful of red fennel, and the same being sodden toge∣ther, strain it; put thereto a quantity of a Nutmeg, of fine treakle, a little setwal, and a little English Saffron, and being mingled to∣gether, give the patient to drink warm.

For him that cannot hold urine.

The braine of an Hare given in wine to drinke, causeth the patient after divers times received, to hold his urine; Filberts roasted are wholesome against the distillation of the same; the like doth Galingale beaten to powder, and drunk with a little white wine or Ale; also the lights of a kid eaten, and some part plaister wise thereof bound about the Navel, doth with-hold the distillati∣tion of Urine.

To take away the spots of the smal Pocks.

Take an ounce of Oyle Olive, half an ounce of Venice Turpen∣tine, half an ounce of Sperma ceti, melt them together when it be∣ginneth to boil, take it from the fire and let it cool; rub therewith the black spots, and continue the same til the holes be filled.

For the Quinsie in the throat.

Take elder leaves, bay salt and Cummin, beat it together, and put it in a cloth, and lay it to the grief warme, and let it be chan∣ged once in 24 hours, and it wil cure you.

To purge the reins.

Wash halfe an ounce of Venice Turpentine, in plantane or Rose water, then mix that with fine Sugar, make thereof four or five balls, and eat three fasting in a morning; some use to drink a little white or Rhenish wine after.

To destroy a ringworm.

Take a red dock root and pare it, and then lay it in vineger till it be wel steeped, then rub well upon the ringworm; if the ring∣worm be very rank, take powder of brimstone and put it in vinegar, temper them wel together, and ••ub the ringworm withal, and it wil destroy it very quickly.

Another for the same.

Take Gumme with which you make ink, put it in vineger, and let it remain there until it be melted, and then annoint the ring∣worm therewith, and it wil destroy it; but there is nothing better then the leaves and juice of Wicotiane.

Against the Rheum in the Head.

Stamp the roots of white Beets, and strain the juice thereof into a glasse, and put the quantity of half a spoonful thereof into your nose fasting in a morning, closing your eyes in the time of the working thereof, and stopping your nose, it shall break the rheum into your mouth abundantly, opening the passage of the head without grief; beware that you let not the rheum go down, but spit it out, lest it of∣fend your inner parts.

An excellent Medicine for Sinews that be shrunk.

Take a handful of Smallage, as much of Mallows, stamp the herbs together, and mingle them together with Neats-foo••-oyl, and let them so stand five or six dayes, then boil it a quarter of an hour, and strein it through a cloth, and anoint the Patient therewith.

For a cold Stomack.

Take a crust of brown bread, and toste it against the fire so hot as you can suffer it, wet it well in strong Vineger, and lay it to your stomack.

For the Winde in the bottom of the Stomack.

Take the branches of Fennel, stamp and strein it, put thereto a little Treakle, white Sugar, Anniseed-powder and Cinamon-powder, mingle it together, and eat of it many times in the day.

Good for the Stomack.

Red Mint, red Rose leaves dryed, Cummin, Sugar, Sage, Worm∣wood, Mints, Calamint, To vomit every quarter, or in great Hunger: To stand after meat, take Galingale, Nutmegs, Pepper, Mastick.

A Medicine for a Stitch.

Take Malmsey luke-warm, and the powder of Cummin, and drink it.

To asswage a sting or present swelling.

Anoint the place swelled with oyl de Bay, and after that is dried in, take new Butter, white Wine and Bean-flower, thick it upon the fire, and make a Plaister thereof.

A Medicine not onely to cure or break the Stone, but also to purge the same, that you shall never be pained with the same again, if you use the same daily.

Take the rowes of red Herrings, and prickle Holly leaves, drie them in an Oven, and beat them severally to powder, then searce them, and put them together (of each a like quantity) then put to it the powder of Grounsel and Broom-seed, of each half as much as of the other powders; mingle all these powders together, and drink in white Rhenish-wine, Ale or Beer, morning and evening, a good spoonful of this powder: you may use this powder in Broths or Pot∣tages, the oftner the better; you must keep the powder alwayes drie in a pipkin by the fire, or otherwise.

To cause one to sleep.

Take four spoonfuls of pure Rose-water, and as much Vineger, two spoonfuls of oyl of Roses, half a handful of Rose-leaves made in powder, then take crums of leavened wheaten bread, and make a Plaister of all this, and lay it cold upon the Temples and fore-head.

Another.

Take a Rose-••ake upon a Chafing-dish of Coals, with a little Vi∣neger, sprinkle a little powder of Cummin on the Rose-cake as you warm it, then lay the Rose-cake to the Temples of the sick, and it will cause sleep, and ease the head-ache.

For a Strein.

Take Pisse, and put thereto Brook-lime and Sheeps suet,

and boile them wel together, and bath the patient therewith so hot as he can suffer it, then lay the herbs upon a red cloth and lay it to the strain very hot.

A salve for wounds and sores to draw, cleanse and heal wounds of sinnews, joynts, impost humes, Cankers, and to draw out a thorn or Iron.

Take of Betony, Vervain, Pimpernel and plantane, of each a handful; stamp these herbs together, and seethe them in a gallon of wine, until two parts be consumed, then strain it and set it on the fire again, and put thereto pitch, rosen and virgins wax, of all the quantity of a pound, by even portions, and three drammes of Ma∣stick in powder, and seeth it til it be thick, then take it from the fire, and put thereto a quantity of Turpentine, stir it til it be cold and use it.

For cooling of a sore.

Taking the juice of Sorrel, Marigolds, and mallows, and as much vineger as the juice is, wet a cloth therein, and lay it to the sore, and shift it as it drie••h.

For scabs, itch, and wormes.

Annoint your self with the water that droppeth from the vines.

For wambling of the stomack.

Take fennel and smallage roots, of each a like quantity, min∣gle them with wine, and drink thereof.

A good powder for the strmack.

Take powder of fennel, Annis-seeds and Elicampana, temper them with Aqua vitae, and dry them again, and eat a quantity thereof evening and morning. This Powder breaketh flegme, ope∣neth the brest, and causeth good digestion, and causeth him which useth the same to look young again.

An excellent Se••recloth.

Take two penny worth of oyle of Turpentine, then weigh it, afterwards take Bores grease, sheeps suet, unwrought wax and ro∣sen, of each so much as the oyle of Turpentine weigheth, remember to clarifie the bores grease, and sheeps suet, but each severally; then melt all together, and keep it close to use.

An excellent medicine for the Stone.

Take broomseed, ash-keys, hop-berries, otherwise called wilde eglantine, stone crop, saxifrage, orange pills, the lights of a Fox, the crops of red thime, the crops of red nettles, the crops of red oaks in the spring, and elder flowers; dry these eleven by the fire, beat them to powder, and put of every one the like quantity together, and mingle them wel, take hereof at a time as much as may be contained in a hazel nut shel, and put it into a cup of ale or beer (as you like best to drink) over night, and let it stand covered, and in the morning stir it wel and drink it fasting, and afterward use some moderate exercise, and abstain from meat and drink three or four hours.

For the Stone in the reins or bladder.

Take the shel of an egge where a chicken hath been hatched, bea∣ten to powder, this drunk with white wine, breaketh the stone in both places.

It is held for a great secret, that a piece of glasse burnt seven times, and seven times quenched in Saxifrage water, afterwards beaten smal, and drunk in white wine, breaketh the stone wheresover.

For swelling about the fingers or nails, or the joynts.

Take flower, the yolk of an egge, hony and Hogs grease, beat it to powder together, and make a plaister.

For a sore Throat.

Stamp Collombine and Cinquefoile, and strain them with milk and drink.

To draw out a thorn.

Take the bark of Hawthorn, and seeth it in red wine, til two parts be consumed, then pour out the wine and stamp the bark small, and temper it with bores grease, fry them together, and make a plaister, and apply it so hot as you can suffer it.

To fasten the teeth, and cleanse them.

Wine or water wherein the leaves of a damsen tree, or the rind of the root hath been sodden, fastneth the teeth, and keepeth the mouth from all paine.

To cleanse the Teeth.

Seethe the roots of vervaine in old wine, and wash your teeth therewith, and it wil cleanse them and fasten them.

For the Tooth ach.

Dry Ivie berries and beat them to powder, put it in a fine linnen cloth, and lay it to the aking tooth.

To pluck out a tooth.

Seeth the brains of a Hare in red wine, and therewith annoint the tooth, and it wil fall out without paine.

To make a Tooth fall out without paine.

Put in the hollow tooth ashes of wormes, or of Mousedung, or of a Backs tooth, or put in the juice of great Celendine, o•• the brain of a Patridg, and annoint the tooth on the outside; or the pow∣der of red corral put into the hollow, wil make it fal out.

Another to cleanse the teeth.

Take Sage, wild Marjoram, Rosemary, of each one handful, pel∣litory of Spain, Ginger, cloves and Nutmegs, of each the weight of two French Crownes, sprinkle it with white wine; still it and wash your teeth therewith.

Another.

Rub your teeth with honey, and the ashes of a vine that never ••are grapes, or steep mallow roots a day in water, afterward wrap them in paper, and dry them in embers, or else put them in the o∣ven when the bread is drawn out, rub the the teeth therewith, and continue it, for there is nothing that lesse offendeth the teeth, and cleanseth better in time.

To cease vomiting.

Take red mints, sage, womans milk or Cows milk, stampe and straine it together, give it to the patient to drink cold, and the vo∣mit shall cease.

A powder for the Collick and Stone.

Take wild Thime, garden Thime, Meadow parsley, garden parssy, ashen keyes, watercresses, red mint, stone crop, growel, of each a like much, dry them like hey, and beat them to powder, and

let the patient drink thereof in posset ale or caudel, and it wil helpe him of the collick presently.

To make a Searcloth.

Take a pint of sallet oyle, halfe a pound of red lead finely bea∣ten, boil these together til they be black, then put to it a quarter of a pound of virgins wax shred small, and let it melt, then dippe your clothes in it and smoth them, and keepe them for Sear clothes, but before you put in the virgins wax, drop some of this upon a sawcer, and if it come off clean, then it is boiled enough, and when your clothes be dipped, hold them over a panne of water, till they be cold, then stretch them out upon a board wet with milk, and sleek them with a sleek stone, then roule them up and keepe them for very good searcloths to lay to any sore when it is near whole, to draw the ach and venome from the bone, and it is good to dissolve any hard swelling.

To make Rosemary water.

You must use this water in all points, as you do the balm water, but in stead of balme you must take a pound and halfe of Rosemary flowers, tops and all, and as much red mint, you must lay some bricks or weights upon the cover of the Limbeck, or else the strength of the water wil burst it open; you must keep the body of the Lim∣beck very temperate with wet cloths, and keep cold water in the top of it.

To make Cinamon water.

Take a gallon of Gascoine wine, one pound of very good Cina∣mon and bruise it, one pound of fine sugar, one handful of Borage flowers picked from the green husk, one handful of red Roses the white taken from them, one handful of Buglosse flowers; lay all these in steepe four and twenty hours in a brasse pan, stopping it ve∣ry close, that there can come no aire out of it, then set it upon the fire, and when it begins to seeth, set on your Limbeck, and stop it very close with rie paste, remembring when it is very hot, to put out that water, and put in cold, laying on the out side, and on the bottom of the Limbeck wet clothes.

To make Irish Aqua vitae.

Take to a quart of raw Aqua vitae, a quarter of an ounce of Ginger fliced, a few raisins of the Sun stoned, two or three Nut∣megs sliced, a good quantitity of Sugar, halfe a dozen of Cloves

bruised, three or four good sticks of liquorice bruised, three or four dates sliced, you must let it stand 14 or 15 dayes before you drink it, and then it wil come to his colour, the older it is, the better it is.

For the clearnesse of the sight of the eyes.

Take Fennel, Vervain, Roses, Celendine and rue, of each two ounces, and distil water of them, for this water is wholesome for all manner of sore eyes, and it is called water Lambard.

A medicine for an Ach or sinnew that is shrunk▪

Take a handful of the tops of Rosemary and Camomile, take them and chop them small; boil them in a posnet, and put in a good deale of Aqua vitae, and a good deale of May butter; and when they be boiled, strain them.

For an Ancombe.

First take halfe a handful of herb grace, a good halfe handfull of ragwort, two or three parsley roots, blades and all, and take out the pith, stamp them with Bores grease with a little bay salt, and so use it to the patient.

For the pain or heat in the eyes:

Take seven roots of daisies, leaves and all, and half a handful of pearl wort, and seven plantane leaves, wash them all clean, stamp them and strain them into the white of a new laid egge beaten well together, take a little flax and wet it wel in the same, and when you go to bed, bind it on with a cloth, likewise two hours in the mor∣ning before you rise.

To make the smal Pocks come forth.

Take two penny worth of Saffron, and put it into two little b••gs, and lay it under the arm holes, and it shall bring them forth.

An excellent powder against the worms.

Take of the best Aloes Cicatrina, of the lesser centry, of worme seeds, of each an ounce, of dried wormwood halfe an ounce, make them into fine powder, and give it either in Malmsey or milk, the quantity which is to be given, is from hal••e a dramme to a dram•• and a halfe.

To clear the voice.

Mustard seed put into dry figs, and given to the patient to eat in the evening, doth dissolve the grosse humors, openeth the stopping of the lights and the conduits of breathing, and cleareth the voice.

To make vineger.

Put into your wine a little salt, pepper and sowre leaven min∣gled together; or heat a tile or steele often, and put it in wine▪ or put in a rhadish root stampt, or put the roots of beets stampt in∣to the wine; but you must not have your vessel full of beer or wine that you mean to turn to vineger, for if the vessel be full, it will hardly turne the vineger.

A Water to digest melancholy.

Take Borage, Landebeef, i. e. Bugloss, Harts tongue, Calamint, Centurie, Scabious, Thime, Isop, Savory, Mugwort, Rose∣marie, the flowers of the tenderest Woodbind, of each a like quan∣tity; distil them and drinke the water morning and evening, first and last.

To cleanse blood.

Take Borage, landebeefe, Fumitory, Scabious, Tor∣mentil, the roots of parsley, Rosemarie, pimpernel, avens, Mar∣joram and Baulme, distil them, and drinke thereof morning and evening.

A water to coole the liver.

Take Endive, Liverwort, Pennyroial, Fumetory, Scabious, Sorrel, water of Lillies, Borage, Sanders, Lettice, Pu••slane, Vi∣••lets and red vineger, and distil it.

For all manner of Worms.

Take grownsel and plantane with the rootes, stampe them and straine them with Malmsey, give it to the Patient to drinke ••hree dayes together, and it wil kill all manner of wormes.

For Worms.

The scraping of a Harts horne drunk in a little vineger▪

killeth the wormes or else the rind of a Pomegranate, and the roots of an ash sodden in white wine or ale, of each a like quan∣titie and drunk fasting in the morning, killeth the worms wonder∣fully.

For a wound that is healed above, and sore underneath.

Take barley meale, the white of an egge and honey, and mingle them together, and make a plaister therewith, and apply it to the fore.

To bring wounds that rankle, into good temper, and to cease the burning and aking.

Take the juice of Smallage and plantane, of each a like quantity, honey and the white of an egge, a like quantitie; put thereto boulted flower; and stirre it together til it be thick, let it come to no fire, but apply it cold to the sore, and it wil cease the aking, cleanse the wound, and heal it fair, and bring it into very good temper.

An hasty healer of wounds.

Take Frankinsence, and as much fine rosen beaten to smal powder, and put thereto a little oyle of Roses, and mingle it well till it bee soft like oyntment, and apply it with lint.

To make a drink that healeth all wounds, without plaister or ointment.

Take Sanacle, Millefoil, otherwise called Yarrow, and Bugle, of each a like quantitie; stampe it, and temper it in white wine, and give it to the patient to drinke thrice a day and it wil cure him; for bugle keepeth the wound open, and yarrow cleanseth it; but Sanacle may not be given in any case to him that is wounded in the head, for it will kil him; but it may be given to him that is wounded in any part of the body else, and it will heale it.

To stanch the bleeding of a wound.

Mingle Bole Armoniack with the white of an egge, and lay

it to the wound or in time of necessity, a collope of Martimas beefe or bacon broiled upon the coals, and lay it to the wound, and Bole Armoniack laid to it when it is first hurt, stancheth the blood.

To take away warts.

Purcella rubbed upon the warts, pulleth them up by the roots, of his owne propertie; also an oak Apple stamped and tem∣pered with good tart vineger, destroyeth warts and tetters.

For an Angnaile.

Mell Galbanum, Turpentine, and red wax melted in an O••ster∣shell; drop thereof a little, so hot as you can suffer it, being fi••st pared; and clap thereon a piece of Leather, or else first droppe it on the Leather, and then apply it; or else cut away the corne, and droppe thereon a droppe or two of black snaile, being pricked with a pinne, and put thereto the powder of San∣difer.

To make Wormwood water.

Take of the young crops of Wormwood two pound, of liquo∣rice sliced and a little bruised, halfe a pound, as much Annis∣seed; steepe it all night in foure gallons of strong Ale, and af∣terwards distill it.

To kill childrens wormes.

Give them to eate Rubarbe preserved, or Peach flow∣ers preserved, or the juice of a Citron, or Lemmon, or powder of Carduus Benedictus, or the decoction of it, the seede of Egrimonie, with the juice mingled and made in little pills is very good.

To make clarret water.

Put into a pinte of Aqua vitae, three ounces of Cinamon scraped very small, the space of three dayes afterwards straine it softly through a linnen cloth, then put to it an ounce of Sugar, and the third part of old Rose water, keepe it in a glasse bottle wel stopped to your use. This water is verie good for a woman after her travell to keep her from swounding, vo∣miting, weaknesse of the stomack, shortnesse of the winde, to

make one voide water, and for most womens diseases.

To draw a bullet out of a wound.

Make a tent of a piece of a quince, or for lack of quince, of Marmalade dipped in oyle of eggs put it in the wound, and it wil draw out the bullet.

To restore wine that is sowre.

The seede of porret keepeth wine from sowring, and if it bee sowre, it restoreth it againe, Cabbage rootes will also turn sowre wine, or vinegar to wine, as some write; how truly, the experi∣ence will shew; I cannot tell.

To joyne cut sinnews.

The rootes of white Lillies beaten with honey, joyneth sinnews together that are cut, the leaves also, and flowers of grown∣sell beaten and mingled with fine powder of Frankinsence, healeth all wounds, and especially of the sinnews.

For a Stitch in the side and stomack.

Take some leaven, Rose leaves, Rose water and vineger, a little mints, and the tops of Wormwood, boile them all toge∣ther till they bee thick like a plaister, then spread it on a linnen cloth, and put upon the plaister some nutmeg grated, and lay the plaster to the bare skinne where the paine is.

An excellent medicine for the run∣ing of the reines.

Take of red Amber the weight of six pence, of red coral in pow∣der two ounces, of garden cresset seedes one ounce, tenne inches of the pith of an ox back, four cap dates, taking away the cap and inner skin, one stick of Cinnamon, four ounces of fine Sugar, boile all these together in a quart of Muscadine, from a quart to a pint and halfe, then straine it into a cleane bason, putting to it two spoonfuls of red Rose water after it is strained, and it will bee a jelly, so you may eat it as you eat jelly, or you may warme it, and ••ake two spoonfulls at a time, as many times a day as you will, the ••fter the better.

To kill any Canker.

Take the blar of a Slow tree a good quantity, and put thereto wa∣ter, and seeth them together until they be thick and black; and put thereto honey, and stir and temper them with Vineger, and make a plaister thereof, and lay it to the sore where the Canker is

For the Scurvy.

Take Scabious, Plantane, Watercresses, Bitony, of each a handful, and as much salt Scurvy-grass as of all the rest in quantity; wash them clean and stamp them in a fair bowl when they are well swing∣ed in a cloth from the water. This done, when they are well beaten, put to four quarts of Beer or Ale; then strain it into a close bottle, then bruise three or four cornes of long Pepper, and put it into the bottle, and drink of it every day three or four times in the day, ever shaking your bottle before you take your draught, because of the sub∣stance and strength of the drink; and it shal cure the Patient by the grace of God.

The tokens of this Disease is; They shal be lame, in great ache and rottenness in their flesh, their teeth fall out, and so impaired in strength, that they shall seem past all recovery, and very faint, not able to feed themselves; and yet I have seen this Medicine cure them.

Ʋnguentum album Camphoratum.

Take of the Oyl of Roses one pound and a half, of white Wax two ounces, of Cerus made in fine powder six ounces, six whites of eggs, of Camphire dissolved in Rose water two ounces. Make your Oyntment after this manner, Melt your Wax and Oyl of Roses to∣gether on the fire; and when they be melted put them in a brazen Mortar, and stir them about with the pestle until they be through cold, then sprinkle your Cerus lightly on it until it be all in, then mix and stir them wel together, and put in your Camphire, and last of all your whites of eggs, stirring them and compounding them sufficiently to∣gether. So your Oyntment is made.

The Black Oyntment.

Take of fine Oyl Olive one pound and a half, of new Wax four ounces, of black Rosen, stone pitch, and Gum Seraphive of each two ounces; Mastick, Olibanum, Galbanum, Frankinsence, Turpentine, of each an ounce; dissolve your Galbanum and your Gum Seraphive in strong Vineger, and cleanse them from their drosse; then beat

your Mastick, Olibanum and your Frankinsence into fine powder, then melt your Oyl, Wax, Pitch and Black Rosen all together; and when they be wel melted, put in all your othe•• things; and so your Oyntment is made. The Vertue: it hath force to draw, and also to make whole.

For a Bruise.

Take Camomile one handful, half a handful of Bay salt, as much Wheat-bran, and besprinkle all these with Vin••ger and fry them in a pan, and lay them to the bruised place so hot as you can.

A Water for a sore mouth or a Fistula.

Take a pint of Red-wine-vinegar, half a pound of honey, two oun∣ces of Allom, one ounce of Verdigreece, and four penny worth of Cam∣phire, boil them all together. This observe, that when you put in your Verdigreece the Medicine wil look green, but in any wise let it boil until the scum look red like brine, (I say, as the scum of brine) scumming it.

To help a mans Members that do swell.

Take a pint of Ale and a farthing Manchet of white-bread, and grate it very smal, and put it to the pint of Ale, and put to it three spoonfuls of honey and a handful of Rose leaves, and boil them til they be plaister thick; and then bind the plaister to the grief softly and surely for remaining, and let lye two dayes and three nights, and it wil asswage the swelling, and mollifie the hardneffe thereof.

To make a red Plaister; that will dry up a Wound and soder flesh together.

Take a pound of old Swines grease, a quarter of a pound of the juice of Plantane, a quarter of Celendine, and boil them together and strain them through a cloth: take four ounces of Mastick, and a little Ro∣sen; then take Bole Armoniack, Sandragon or Sineper, each 5 drams, also Frankinsence and Colosane each 4 ounces, take them, and min∣gle them together, and put thereto 4 ounces of Turpentine. And this Oyntment is good.

For the clearness of the eye-sight.

Gather red snails and seeth them in clean water, and gather off the grease, and put it in a Viol, and annoint therewith the eyes earely in the morning and late in the evening.

Another.

Take red Roses, Smallage, Rue, Vervain, Meadow hair, Enswage, En∣dife, Sengreen, Hilwor••, red Fennel, Celendine, of each a quantity, and wash them clean, & lay them in good White-wine a day and a night, and then distil them. The first water wil be like Gold, the second like Silver, the third like Allom. This Water is very good for all manner of sor e eyes, for a Web, Pearle or haw.

A Medicine for the swelling of the eyes that cometh of cold, and for bleared eys, and for clearing the eye-sight.

Take Egrimony, the leaves of Vervain Fennel, Rue, Roses, and put them in a Stillatory, and sprinkle on them good White-wine, and distil it, and if you wil make it strong, put to it the leaves of Gali∣tri num, and another Herb called M••rsus Galinae, that is to say in English, Chickweed, that beareth a red flower.

A good Plaister and Medicine for an ache, and to draw out bruised blood, and for all manner of griefs.

Take salt Bacon of an old Swines flitch▪ and melt it in a pan, and let it stand a while til the salt be fallen down to the bottom; then take the clear away, and put it in a pan, and as much Virgins Wax, and put Rickets and Mastick thereto, but first grind them to powder and weld them together; and ever stir them wel, and when that is cooled, that you may put your finger therein, then put thereto as much p••wder of Brimstone as them both, and stir it wel til it be thick as honey, and put it in boxes, and when thou hast need, do it on a cloth or ••eather, and lay it to thy wound

A Medicine for a child that is scalded with its own wa∣ter, or for a womans brest that is curdled.

Take Wax and Dears suet, and Lavender Spike, and boil them to∣gether, and let it stand til it be cold, and it wil be a Salve. A pre∣sent Remedy.

To make Oyl of Camomile.

Take the flowers of Camomile a handful▪ and put them into a pint of Oyl, and cover it close, and set it in the Sun six dayes, then set a skillet of water over the fire, and let it seeth; then set your pot of oyl

therein, and let it seeth four or five hours; then take out your pot and strain your Oyl, and put fresh flower thereto, and so set it other seven dayes in the Sun; then put it into the water as is aforesaid, and strain it again, and put fresh flowers thereto, and set it eighteen dayes in the Sun, and keep it all the year with those flowers; and when you list to occupy it, strain as much as will serve your turn. This Oyle is good to repel all swellings, bruises, and to take away hardnesse, ceasing the pain.

To make Oyl of Bay.

Take your Barberries, and use as your Camomile is used aforesaid; and for other Oyls, take the herbs, flowers, using them as the other a∣foresaid.

A very good and gentle Glister.

Take two drams of Sene, one dram of Anniseeds, half an ounce of Polipody, Hollioak, Mercury and Camomile, of each a handful, two handfuls of Barley; and seethe all these in two pints of running water, til it come to a pint; then strain it, and put to it of Jera-Composita two drams a spoonful of hony, and one of the Oyl of Ca∣momile, a little salt, a piece of butter.

A Water very good and comfortable for a cold sto∣mack▪

Take a gallon of good White▪wine, and these Spices following, Ginger, Galingale, Anniseeds, Nutmegs, Grains, Cloves, Fennel∣seeds, Caraway seeds, of each one dram; bruise them somewhat smal; and these Herbs following, Rosemary, Wild-Time, Wild-Marjoram, Organ, Puvedge, Mometaies, Camomile and Lavender, of each a handful, Sage, Mints, red Roses, Time, Pellitory, as much as of the other abovesaid; then put them all into an earthen pot with the Wine, and let them stand twelve hours, stirring them about often∣times; then distil them in a Limbeck, and keep a pint of the first Wa∣ter, the which is the principal, by it self; and the next by it self; then use one spooneful of this Water, with Beer or Ale, for it hath preserved many of a long time.

To make a Woman that hath a dead child within, imme∣diately to be delivered.

Take of a Bulls gall the quantity of an Almond, and mix with it two spoonfuls of Wine; and let her drink it, and she will avoid it strait.

For the swelling of the Cods.

Take the powder of Cummin seed, and Barly meal, with hony of each a like quantity, fry them together with a little sheeps suet, and bind the same as a Plaister all about the Cods, and it will help it.

To help a stinking breath that cometh from the stomack.

Take two handfuls of Cummin seed, & beat it to powder, then seeth it in a pottle of White-wine till half be wasted; then give the party a good draught thereof first and last as hot as he may suffer it; and it will make him have a sweet breath within fifteen dayes. Probatum.

The root of Pellitory of Spain chewed between the teeth, will purge the head, and fasten the teeth very well, so that it wil help the head and tooth-ache if it be used four or five times in a day two or three dayes together. Probatum est.

The gall of a Partridge annointed once in a month on the Arte∣ries of the head Temples, so that it may penetrate and sink in, doth profit very much for the confirming of the memory.

Simeon Sethy.

Ʋnguentum de Althaea.

Take of March-Mallow roots two pound, of Linseed, or Flaxseed, and of Fennegrick, of each a pound, Oyl Olive four pounds, of Wax one pound, Venis Turpentine three ounces, of Rosen six oun∣ces; beat your roots and your seeds, and put them into a gallon of fair water, and let them infuse four dayes, then seeth it on the fire until it appear a viscous and skinny Musculage; then strain it, and take off the said Musculage, and put it into your Oyle, and let it boile over the fire till the watry substance be consumed. Then add to your Wax and your other things, when they be all melted to∣gether, your Oyntment is made.

It is good against all swellings whatsoever, it will dissolve and sof∣ten. It is hot and moist, and therefore in hot causes it ought to bee allayed with Oyl of Roses and Populion.

Ʋnguentum Aureum.

Take of yellow Wax six ounces, Oyle of Olive two pound and a half, Rosen and stone Pitch, of each two ounces and a ••alfe, Tur∣pentine two ounces, Frankinsence and Mastick, of ea••h half an ounce

Saffron two drachmes, and then make up your Ointment. It doth join together wounds safely and soundly, and hath also an especial effect in the curing and cicatrising of all Ulcers.

The Egyptian Oyntment.

Take of Verdigreece made into fine powder five ounces, fine Ho∣ney clarified fourteen ounces, of strong Wine-vineger seven ounces, boil all together on the fire, continually stirring them until it be thick and it look of a purple colour, then your Oyntment is made: It is most excellent against old wounds, it taketh dead flesh from a Sore without any pain.

An approved distilled Water against Deafnesse.

Take of the juice of Betony and Onions, of each six ounces, of Rosemary-leaves two handfuls, oyl of bitter Almonds four ounces, and one white grosse Eele chopt and cut into small pieces; mix them together, and distil it, and the Water which cometh thereof keep in a clean glasse, and drop two or three drops thereof into your Ear four or five nights together.

An excellent Plaister to splint a broken Leg or Arm.

Take of fine Myrrh, Dragons blood, Olibanum minima, of each two ounces, of Terrasigillata, Bean-flower or Bean-meal, Mil-dust, of each four ounces, bole Armoniack six ounces, make all into fine powder, mix and compound them well together, and keep it close in a Bladder till you have occasion to use it; and when you have need to use of the said powder, mix some of it with the whites of Eggs, and make it in the form of a soft Plaister; and the Leg or Arm being set as it ought to be, spread this same Plaister on Tow, and apply it to the grief round about, so splint it accordingly, and by Gods grace you shall have good successe.

A most excellent Confection which is very good for many inward Diseases, especially for all Fluxes of Blood, from whence soever they flow; also for them which have great pain in their Backs and Liver.

Take of Cinamon, Cassia lignea, opium, of each two drachms, Mirrh,

white Pepper, black Pepper and Galbanum, of each one dram, let them be stamped and mixed with a little clarified Honey, and made in a lump; give thereof at night two round Pils somthing bigger then a Pease in the pap of an Apple, and let not the party drink in two hours after, you may give it three nights together without danger, if the party be strong; if he be of a weak constitution, give it every other night.

An excellent Oyl of Balm.

Take of fine cleer Turpentine one pound, and put it into a glasse, and warm it over a soft and easie fire until it wax liquid, and put therein by little and little with mixing or stirring it, the powder of Frankincense five Dramms, of the powder of Lignum Aloes, Ma∣stick, Cloves, Galingal, Cinamon, Mace and Cubebs, of each two drams, the leaves of Ivy made into powder six drams; put all the pow∣ders together, and mix them all with the said Turpentine, made li∣quid as before; and when they be well incorporated together, set on the head of the Limbeck, and stop all the joints of the same very wel, and set it on the ashes, and put under it an easie fire; and when it beginneth to distil, let it drop away a little, for the first drops are lit∣tle worth; then put the receiver to the nose of the Limbeck, and close them well together that no Oyl get forth; then at the first will come forth a cleer and white Water, which keep by it self; then will come forth a second Water, which is better, of a heavenly and airy colour, which keep by it self; then receive the third, which is best, which wil be yellow and thick like Honey; keep this also by it self: The first is called the Water of Balm, the second the oyl of Balm, the third is the true Balme.

The first vertue thereof is, that it burneth; the second is, that if you wash your face and nose therewith every day three times, it per∣fectly cureth the rheum, it cleereth the sight, it comforteth the sinews, if you wash therewith the hinder part of the head, it comforteth the Memory: this doth purifie both flesh and fish, it bringeth an app••∣tite, it comforteth the stomack; if you take thereof morning and evening a drachm in white Wine, it consumeth the flegm, it cureth a stinking breath, as well coming of the stomack as of the brain; it cureth the biting of a Toad or Serpent, if you anoint the grieved place; it cureth any kind of Scab or Tetter▪ if you put three or four drops of it into your Ear, and suffer it there as long as you may, it

cureth all swounings and noise in the head; if you mix this with an equal portion of Germander, onely the juice, and put thereof three or four drops four times a day into the Ear, it cureth any kinde of Deafnesse, it cureth blearing and watry Eyes; it cureth (if you wash therewith) all Imposthumes and superfluities, and it is good against cold Humours, all pains of the Teeth, and maketh them white; it cu∣••eth all wounds in the Head, being washed therewith thrice a day; all Fistulaes and Cankers, the Kings-evil, or any other biting sore, being washed therewith thrice a day; it cureth all Gouts that come of a cold cause, annointing it, and laying a linnen cloth dipt in it, and applied to the grieved place; it helpeth the Emrods, and falling out of the Fundament, it is good for all bruises by fall, or otherwise, and is good also for the Palsie.

Gallens cold Cerret.

Take of white wax one dramme, oyle of Roses four drams, melt them together, and when they are melted, take them from the fire, and stir them together til they be cold, then adde to it a quan∣titie of white wine vineger, so stir it together in the vineger untill it bee white, and then it is made. It doth mightily cool all bur∣ning Agues which doth come of the heat of the stomack and liver, if the stomack be annointed therewith; it is also good against pain in the head, if the Temples be annointed therewith; and also against paine and heat in the back if the back bone be therewith annointed.

Ceretum Santalinum.

Take of red Rose leaves twelve drams, red Sanders ten drams, of white and yellow Sanders, of each six drammes, Bole Armoni∣ack seven drammes, white wax four ounces, Ivorie foure drammes, Camphire two drammes, oyl of Roses one pound, melt your wax and oyl together, your other things being made into fine powder, and mix all together. It doth most chiefly separate all flegmatick, distemperate and hot humors from the stomack, liver, and all other parts of the bodie.

A Powder for a cold stomack, which ex∣pelleth all pains.

Take of chosen Cinamon two drams, Ginger half a dram, Cummia seeds, white pepper, Galingal and Cloves of each one dram, Mace one scruple, Nutmegs six grains, fine Sugar an ounce, and make 〈◊〉〈◊〉 into fine powder.

An Ointment for the stomack.

Take of oile of Wormwood four ounces, oyle of Spikenard and Mastick of each two ounces, of Cloves dried, Cardamoms, Mints, Mace and Mastick of each two drams, of red Rose leaves four scru∣ples; wax as much as is sufficient to make up your ointment ac∣cording to art.

For an Ague.

Take Featherfew, Smallage, Celendine, Elder buds and herbe grace, of each a like quantity, stampe all these together, take a little Nutmeg, a little Frankinsence and bay salt, beate all these together, and lay it to the wrist bloud warme.

For a Felon.

Take Ragwort, Rue, and Bores grease, stampe them together and apply it to the grieved place.

For a Rupture.

Take Knotwort, Ribwort and Comfry, of each a good quantity; dry them and make them into powder severally, then take of each powder severally of like quantity, then take as much powder of Annis seeds finely searced as halfe your other powders, mingle all together and give the patient every morning in Malmsey as much as wil lie on a six pence; also the place must be annointed with oyle of Spike, and keep him wel trust, and apply the poultesse following.

A poultesse for a Rupture.

Take a pint of red wine, half a pinte of stone honey, a hand∣ful of Wormwood, as much Rue, a penny worth of Cummin, bruise them and thicken it with a penny worth of beane meale wel bolted, make a plaister thereof on a linnen cloth, and lay it to evening and morning as hot as may be endured, within few dayes the wound or hole wil be more large and purged, and the matter that keepeth forth thereby mollified and made more easie to goe up; and after it be cleer up three dayes, and so kept with your truss, use the above∣said drink, and keep the patient continually trussed.

For aches and swellings in the Knees coming of cold.

Take a quart of Malmsey, a handful of Thime, boil them together

and when it is half boiled, put to it a good piece of sweet Butter, and boil altogether from a quart to a pinte, and when you go to bed bath your Knees therewith, and wet a cloth three or four double therein, and lay it to your Knees as hot as you can suffer it all night; use it seven or eight times and it will help you.

For Aches in your Legs, Arms and Shoulders.

Bruise a little Speerage, and lay it within a little round compasse upon the place which aketh, and it will raise a blister; then take off the speer-grasse, and lay on the place Ivy-leaves, and they will draw forth the Humour that causeth it.

Against all Agues.

Anoint the soles of your feet and hands with oyl of Scorpion, and likewise the Fore-head and Back-bone before the fit cometh; it cureth quotidian, tertian or quartan Agues.

To purge the Back, and to cleanse the Reins.

Take one Fennel root, two Par••ley roots, pith them, and put to it a handful of Pellitory of the wall, wash all very clean, and boil it in posset Ale, and drink it when you go to bed, and also if you awake at midnight.

For the heat of the Back.

Steep Sanders and rose-leaves in rose-water all night, then wash your Back with it, and it will take away the heat, and greatly comfort the Reins.

To cool and strengthen the Back.

Take oyl of Almonds, red rose-leaves, Violet-leaves and flowers, of each a like quantity, bruise them in a Mortar, and put all together in a glasse, and let it stand three or four days in the same; then anoint your back therewith, and it will both strengthen and cool it: Keep this Oyl well stopt, and renew it with roses three or four times, and it will last all the yeer.

For Biles, Felons or Ancoms.

Take Wheat-flower, Boars-grease, May-butter and Sage, stamp it all together, and make a Plaister thereof, and it will both ripen and draw it; and if it be fried it worketh the better: Or else take a pint of sweet Milk, set it on the fire, and put thereto Sheeps suet smal shred,

a handful or two of Oatmeal small beaten, boil it till it be thick, then spread it on a fair linen cloth, and lay it on as warm as you can suffer it to the Sore, and it wil break it suddenly without pain: when it is broken, lay a little Turpentine on a piece of Leather pricked ful of holes, and it wil draw and heal it.

To keep a Brest from breaking, if it be not too far gone.

Take Clay without stones, and knead it with sharp Vineger and the yolks of two Eggs and a little English Saffron, and work it in the Clay; and take as much of it as wil cover the rednesse of the Brest, and use it cold. Some Brests have no colour, and such are not lightly saved from breaking; but if your brest be red, it is the better.

To break sore Brests.

Take white Lilly-roots and a piece of leaven, seeth them in Milk til the Lillies be very soft, then spread it plaister-wise on a linnen cloth, and as warm as the party can suffer it, say it to the brest morn∣ing and evening.

To heat a Brest when it is broken.

Take a handful of Parsley, and a good slice of the fat of bacon, and stamp them together, and put the yolk of an Egg thereto, and plai∣sterwise spread it on a cloth, and lay it to the brest; but the best thing for the cure of the brest is Wicotian stamped: whereof more here∣after.

For a Cough.

Take a great Apple and cut out the Core, and put into the same a good quantity of butter, a little English Saffron dryed and beaten to powder, the quantity of a Nutmeg of suger-candie; which being done, cover the Apple, rost it soft, and eat it to bed-ward, and in the morning; but eat not in an hour after it.

For a Canker in a Womans Brest.

Beat Goos-dung and Celendine, and lay it to the sore, and it wil cleanse the Canker, flea the worm, and heal the sore.

For a Canker in the mouth.

Take the juice of Plantane, Vineger and Rose-water, and wash the mouth with it.

To kill a Canker in the body.

The roots of Dragons dryed and made into powder, and drink thereof in White-wine the weight of nine pence, fasting in the mor∣ning, three dayes together.

For a Canker in the Hands or Joints.

Take the roots of Primrose, stamp it with clarified honey, and lay it on the Canker Plaister-wise, and change it morning and Even∣ing till it be whole.

For the Dropsie.

Take Lumbardy and Lovage, stamp it, and make a posset there∣of, and drink every morning the space of a month or six weeks; this cureth the Dropsie.

For the Pin and Web in the Eye.

Take a handful of Herb Bennet, two spoonfuls of Bay-salt, stamp them together, and lay them to the veynes of the wrist of the con∣trary arm, and let it lye twenty four hours, and so use it four or five times.

For a stripe or rednesse in the Eyes.

Distil Strawberry leaves, and wash your eyes, and drop in a little thereof morning and evening.

To destroy Earwigs in a mans Ear.

Take the juice of Wormwood, Rue and Southernwood, of each a like quantity, put it into your ear and it will kil it, or any other ver∣min that is creeping in the head, being used four or five times, so you stop your eares with some of the Herbs.

To cure the Emrods.

Take a handful of Parsley with the roots, stamp it wel, and put to it Oyl Olive, let it stand a day; then strain the juice from the drosse a•••• a••••oint the grief against the fire, and keep him warm.

For the Bloody Flux.

Take a pint of Red-wine, the yolks of five new laid eggs, Cina∣mon a good quantity, a little Sugar, a good quantity of the pill of a Pomegranate, dryed and beaten to powder; boil all these in a plat∣ter til they be somewhat thick. Let the Patient drink of it morn∣ing and evening, and as often in the day as his stomack will serve; and it wil stop him be his Flux never so great.

For the going out of the Fundament.

Stamp red Nettles, and boil them in an earthen pot in White-wine til half be consumed, let the party drink of it warm, and lay the Herbs to the Fundament as hot as he can.

To cure a Fellon.

Take yest that remaineth in the bottom of a barrel, a handful of Groundsel stamped, a good piece of the sourest leven that you can get, boil it together to the thickness of a Salve, and apply it to the Fel∣lon as hot as you can suffer it, for it wil both break and heal it.

For Defluctions in the Eyes.

Lay upon your forehead a plaister made of Snails mingled with the powder of Frankinsence and Aloes well stirred til it become as thick as honey.

For a stie in the Eye.

The juice of great Celendine mingled with honey or wo∣mans milk, taketh away the stie.

For sore Eyes that have a skin grown over the light.

Take a new laid egg, and put out the yolk, and the white, but not wipe the Cream out that doth hang on the shel; then take a handful of Clever grasse, stamp it and strain it with a little Orange water, and put it into the Eggshel, and set it in the Embers, and put to it a piece of white Copperas as big as a Hasel nut, and a little honey.

For the going out of the Fundament.

Heat Apostolicon at the fire, and touch the Fundament therewith and it shal go in incontinently; use this three or four times as it cometh out.

For the swelling of the Fundament.

Rosemary-leaves stampt and applyed with warm clothes, asswageth the swelling, being often applied to it.

For the Falling Sicknesse.

The powder of Harts-horn drunk with Wine, healeth it; so doth the Egg of a wilde Raven drunk with the juice of Rew.

For the Fistula.

Take Cloves, Pimpernel, Valerian, Mousear, herb Robert, Tansie, seeth it all in white Wine, and give it to the Patient to drink twice or thrice a day.

To purge and cut Flegm.

Take Eight spoonfuls of Rose-water, four spoonfuls of Conduit-wa¦ter, two spoonfuls of white Wine-vineger, two ounces of fine sugar, boil all these in a porrenger on a Chafing-dish of Coals, scum it clean, and drink it luke-warm.

For spots in the Face.

Set a Lemon to the fire, and the water which wil sweat out of it cleereth the face from rednesse and spots.

For a Fistula.

Oyl of brimstone healeth Fistulaes, Tetters and Cankers of the Mouth, touching the sores with a fether dipt in the Oyl, but it is ve∣ry painful to the Patient.

For the running of the Reins.

Take the Ladles of Acorns dried and beaten to powder, a spoonful of it, and drink it every morning in Ale warmed, and keep your bed two hours after.

For the Siatica.

Heat Cowdung in ashes in a vine leafe, or in a Cabbage leafe, and lay it to the grief.

For the noise in the head.

Take a Clove of Garlick, pil it, and prick two or three holes in it, and dipt it into fine hony, and put it into your eare, and put a little

black wool after it, and lie on the contrary side each night, and so let it continue in your ear seven or eight dayes and it wil expel the hu∣mors out the nose, and restore your hearing.

For the ring-worm in the head.

Let the ring-worme of the head be washed with strong vineger, and after sprinkle thereon the ashes of the rind of Woodbinds.

For the giddinesse in the head.

Wash the head with the decoction of three leaved grasse, and lay a plaister of the herb to the forehead; misselto stamped and laid plaster wise, draweth out corrupt humors of the head.

To kill lice in the head.

The powder of Harts tongue drunk in wine, doth suffer neither lice nor nits to live on the body, much lesse if it be made into oynt∣ment.

For the heart.

Take Borage flowers, bugloss flowers, and red rose flowers, of each two drams and a halfe, Rosemary flowers, Dil, Violets, dry Balm, Mints, red coral, of each one dram, make a bag thereof in Sarcenet, for it is very good.

For the trembling of the heart.

Take the powder of Borage flowers, Nutmegs, white Amber, the bone of a stags heart and Cinnamon, mingle all together, of each a like quantity, and drink thereof in Beer, Ale or Wine, mor∣ning and evening.

For the paine of the Emrods.

Make an ointment of oyle of Roses washed in Violet water, fresh butter, oyle of Lin-seed, the yolk of an egge, and a little wax, no∣thing is better to asswage the paine, then the perfume of scrapings of Ivory.

To stop the Emrods.

Drinke a dram of the powder of red coral with plantane water, Porret leaves sod and laid to the place, asswageth the swelling and paines: the roots and leaves of little Celendine boiled, doth heale the Emrods, Piles, Cankers, Warts or hard swellings coming of cold.

To dissolve any hardness.

Boil red worms with Hogs grease and Oyle of Roses; annoint the place, and it will take away any hardnesse.

Against the yellow Jaundies.

Take a big Apple and cut off the top, so as it may cover the Ap∣ple again, take out the core, and put into it sweet Butter, a good deal of Turmerick, and a little English Saffron, and roste it very tender, and let the Patient eat of it three or four mornings together, or more if need be.

Also take Celendine, English Saffron, and the powder of Ivory, and boil them in White-wine, and drink thereof a good quantity mor∣ning and evening for seven or eight dayes.

For the black Jaundies.

Take the gall of a Raven, dry it, and grate it to powder, put a quantity of it in a spoon, temper it with Bear or Ale, and drink it fasting.

To ripen an Imposthume.

Take the roots and leaves of Mallowes, the roots of Lilies and crums of white-bread, boil all together and strain it, and put to it the yolk of an egg, and a little Saffron; but if the Imposthume be cold, you may add to the Plaister Alla-Campane roots, flowers of Camomile and a little leaven.

Secondly, Lay to it Wheat chewed a long time.

Thirdly, Oyl of Wax ripeneth Imposthumes, taketh away aches, comforteth and suppleth hard sinewes; and it is also good against the Palsie.

To stop the Lask.

Take a quart of Red-wine, Mints and Bawme, of each a handful, a good quantity of Pomgranate pills, a penny worth of Cinamon powdered; all these being boiled in the said Wine, make Almond milk of it, and drink of it sundry times.

For the Morphew.

Take the juice of Celendine, and mingle with it the powder of Brimstone, and lay it to cold where the Morphew is.

For the Mother.

Take out the core of a great Onion, and put thereto a little Oyl O∣live and juice of Wormwood; then cover it, and lap it in a paper, and set it in the embers till it be soft; then take it out, and put in as much honey as it wil receive, and lay it to the bare Navel plaister wise, and let it ly there twenty four hours; then take a han••ful of Cinqfoil, boil it in White-wine, and let her drink thereof a good draught.

For a sore mouth.

Boil Cinqfoil in milk with a little Allom, and hold your mouth over the milk, and when it is blood warm, wash your mouth there∣with, and gargarize your throat therewith.

For stubbing with a rusty nail.

Take Allom and white Honey-suckles, and make thereof an Oyntment with May butter, and put the said Oyntment in the sore, and lay it Plaister wise.

Fo the pricking of a Needle in a Joynt, the hole being stopped.

Take fine bolted flower, temper it with White-wine, Beer or Ale, boil it together til it be thick; and lay it to the sore as hot as he can suffer it, and that will both open the hole and draw out the filth, and close it up again.

For pricking in a sinew, with a needle or knife.

Heat Oyle of Roses and lay it as hot as you can suffer it to the place, and bind black wool about it and you shall have remedy and find ease.

To draw out a Nail or Thorn.

Heat Turpentine in an Oister shel, wet a little lint in it, lay it hot to the sore and change it often. If it begin to rankle, annoint the sore with the juice of Cinqfoil; or else take Beer or Ale, and let it boil til it be thick like a Salve, and then lay it plaister wise to the grief.

The first Salve of Tobacco.

Take a pound of the fairest leaves, wipe them clean with a dry cloth and stamp them; then take half a pound of sheeps suet, pull off

all the skin, cut it smal and melt it; to the which put in your leaves stamp'd, but not strain'd, boil it with a very soft fire, or else in a kettle or pot of seething water, til all the watry substance be con∣sumed, then strain it. This Salve is good for Wounds, Cuts, Can∣kers, Scabs, Redness or Buttons in the face, because its vertue is to cleanse and dissolve, being not hindred by mingling with o∣ther things.

The second Salve of Tobacco.

Melt Rosen, new Wax, and Turpentine, of each three ounces, when it is molten, put a pound of fair leaves stampt, but not strained, stir it well, and let it boil five or six hours, with a very soft fire, or else in a pot of fair water, till the watry substance be consumed; then strain it with a course linnen cloth, and put it againe into the Posnet with half a pound of Venice Turpentine, and stir it well, but let it not boil; when it is cold, put it up, and keep it close stop∣ped.

The Vertue.

This Salve is better to make the flesh grow, and fasten wounds, and to dissolve Imposthumes and Swellings, to assage aches in the joynts or any other place.

The Balm of Tobacco.

Take Tobacco leaves, stamp them and strain them, put the juice into a strong glasse, with the like quantity of Oyl Olive, stop it ve∣ry close, and set the glasse in boiling water, until it be all turned to Oyl; or else set it long in the Sun, or bury it six weeks or longer in a horse dung hill, but it must be very well stopt, or else it will have a very ill sent; and remove it from place to place: or if you wil, you may put it in the Oven two or three times in an earthen pot, after∣wards strain it, and you shall have a Balm or Oyl of no lesse vertue then the quintessence of Tobacco, for all the effects this Herb can work any kind of way.

A Turgation for the Back.

Take a pint of White-wine, one ounce of Sene, four ounces of Raisons of the Sun stoned, a quarter of a pound of Anniseeds, three or four roots of Polipody of the Oak; put all these into the White-wine one whole night to steep, ••h••n boil it til it come to one good draught, and let the Patient ••rin: it luke warm

To make compound Oximel.

Take a pottle of good stone Honey, a pint and half of White-wine Vineger, a pottle or five pints of Spring-water, five Parsley roots, five Fennel roots, and five Smallage roots, the cores being taken out; then take the roots of Kneeholme two ounces, the roots of Aspera∣gus one ounce, Fennel seed, Smallage Seed, of each half an ounce, these roots being shred, and the seeds somewhat bruised, must be steep∣ed in a pottle or five pints of running water twenty four hours; then boile it in the water, from the said five pints to a quart; and be∣ing strained, you shall put thereto your honey to be clarified and boiled therein; after put thereto your vineger, and let them, with a very soft fire, boil together till it come to the thickness of a Syrrup. A spoonful thereof taken every morning, doth cut and divide all grosse humors, purgeth the Liver, the Reins and the Spleen, taketh away all obstructions, moveth Urine, and provoketh sweat.

An Oyntment to be made in May, which is good for the stiffnesse of the Joints and shrinking up of Sinewes, for the pain in the Back, the stitch in the side, for the stopping of the Liver and Spleen, or Ague fallen in a∣ny part of the Flesh, if it be taken before it grow to an Imposthume, for bruising and knots: it will also take away swelling and blackness.

Take Rue, Sage, Wormwood, Fetherfew, Bay-leaves and Plantane, of each a like quantity, beat them in a Stone Mortar till they be small; then take Neatsfoot Oyl, and put it to the herbs, and put these herbs in an earthen pot, and let them remaine rot∣ting two or three months with the Oyle; then when you will try it, take more Neatsfcot Oyle and put it to the Herbs, so that the Herbs be so thick, that you be scant able to stir it; and set it on the fire in another Vessel, and let it simber three quarters of an hour, and stir it for fear of burning; then strain it, and keep it in pots for your use.

Oyle of Mastick.

Take a pint of Oyl of Roses, two ounces of Mastick beaten to powder, a quarter of a pint of Red-wine; boil all together till the Wine be consumed, then set it in a glasse in the Sun, and when you wil occupy it, strain it.

To make Oyl of Roses.

Take a pound and half of red Rose leaves, cut away the whites, and stamp them small, and put them in a glasse or earthen pot; put thereto a quart of Oyl Olive; and let the glasse be full of Oyl and leaves within an inch of the top, then stop it close with past••, that no air come into it, and set the glasse in a pot full of Water, as high as the Oyl is, and no higher; and ••et the glasse fast that it fal not, with some Hay under it that it break not, and let it seeth in the pot til the water be half wasted; then take the pot from the fire, and let the glasse stand in it without removing til it be cold, afterward take out the glass and pour out the Oyl, and put it in another glass, and put fresh Rose leaves to it. This manner is to be observed in making Oyl of all other Herbs.

Oyle of Almonds.

Take Almonds, blanch them and stamp them, and put them into an earthen pot with a cover of paste well stopt; then put it into a brasse pot that doth seeth with water, so it doth not overflow the earthen pot, and the heat of the water wil turn the Almonds into Oyle when it is strained. In this sort is made Oyl of all manner of kernels.

Oyl of Camomile.

Take the flowers of Camomile, stamp them, and seeth them in Oyl, and when they be well sodden, strain them through a cloth. This Oyle is good for Aches.

To make Oyl of Eggs.

Roste twenty or thirty Eggs hard, take off the whites, and rub the yolks in your hands, then fry them in an earthen pan leaded, with a soft fire, stir them often til they be red, then presse them,

and you shal have abundance of oyle. This oyle is good for all manner of spots of the skin, to heal Tetters, Fistulaes or deep wounds, for aches, to make the skin smooth, for chops in the lips or hands, to take out spots of burnings▪ and to make hair grow.

To make Oyl of Roses without Oyl Olive.

Put red or Carnation Roses in a glass very wel stopped in a dung∣hil the space of a month, and the oyle will be very sweet.

To make Oyl of Wheat.

Press your Wheat with a clean pair of very hot tongs, and the oyl that cometh from it is good for Fistulaes, Cankers, spots in the skin, and for scald heads using it alwayes warm.

To make Oyl of Anniseeds.

Take a good quantity of Anniseeds, cleanse it from all dust, then grind it, and beat it in a Mortar; when it is wel beaten, put in∣to every pound of seed one onnce of water or wine, and beat it again till it be wel mingled, then put it into a frying pan, and stir it on the coals till it be so hot that you cannot suffer your hand in it; then take it out, and put it into a strong piece of course cloth, and presse it very well in such sort as you shall make oile of Anniseeds.

To make Oyle of Tartary.

Take the crust that sticketh on the sides of White-wine Ves∣sels, for that is the best, beat it to powder, and then steep it in very strong Vineger; or if you have not Vineger, it may be done with∣out steeping: wrap it in a Bullocks bladder, or hogs, or some other bladder, put it under the embers, and so let it remaine til it be white; you shall know if it be enough, if it look clear and burn your tongue a little, then put it in a linnen bag, made like an Ipocris bag, and hang it in some Cellar or moist place with a glasse under it to receive the oyle or water; but if it stil not, presse it out. The oyle healeth Tetters, Scald heads, and all manner of scabs, and taketh away all spots in the face, hindereth the falling of hair, and also maketh that grow which is fallen, and taketh spots out of lin∣nen if it be rubbed with the oil thereof warm.

A Plaister to draw out broken bones out of any part of the body.

Take Betony, Vervaine and Rue, stamp them, and mingle them with honey, the white of an egg and Rye-meal, with a little Wheat-flower, and make a Plaister, lay it cold thereto, and it will draw out the bones, cleanse the wound, cease the aking, and asswage the rankling.

For the Palsie.

Take the powder of Poppy, of Pellitory of Spain and Ivy, of each one ounce, the powder of Sage two ounces; and let him use of this powder in his pottage.

For the lameness in the side coming of the Palsie.

Boil a great quantity of Sage and Hysop in running water, and bathe the side therewith, and bind the Herbs to it as hot as may be suffered.

A Medicine for the Palsie, that taketh away the speech.

Take Sage leavs and Primrose leavs, and if it be in the Winter, take Primrose roots, beat them together of like quantity, strain it with stale Ale, and give the sick a good quantity thereof to drink.

A Preservative for the Plague.

Take of Sage or Herbagreace, of Elder leavs or red Bramble leaves of each a handful, stamp them together, and strain them through a cloth with a quart of White-wine; then take a quantity of Gin∣ger, mingle it together, and drink thereof morning and evening a spoonful.

A Medicine for the Rhume.

Take a pint of Red-wine-vineger, and half a pint of White-wine-vineger, a handful of the chips of Lignum vitae, of the roots of Polipodium two ounces, burnt Allom the bignesse of a Wall∣nut; seeth all these together, till a quarter of it be sodden away,

then strain it, and put thereto halfe a quarter of a pound of English honey, then seeth it again til the hony be melted, then put it into a glasse, and when you wil use it, put the quantity of two spoonfuls into a sawcer, and the bignesse of a hazel nut of English hony, and warm them together, then put a fine linnen cloth about your finger, and rub the roof of yourmouth as far as you can well reach, or the place grieved.

To take away pimples out of the face.

Take of Rose water, brimstone, very fine beaten, Coperas burned and beaten to fine powder, and starch a little quantitie, put all these together in a glasse close stopped, and when you would use it shake the glasse, and with a fine linnen cloth wipe your fa••••.

A purgation for flegme.

Take halfe a handful of Elder flowers, dried in the time of the yea••, and put them into a mess of pottage, and it will move three or four stooles; your flowers must be dried in the shadow, and put up close in a box or earthen pot.

A very good salve for a sore, cut, or boile.

Take of mead wax, sheeps tallow and rosen of each halfe a pound, Perrosin and Frankinsence, of each four ounces, halfe a pound of Collifony, halfe a pint of Sallet oyle, a pint of Muscadine, Be∣tony, Pimpernel and Vervain, of each half a pint of the water. First cut your wax and melt it, then beat your gums, and shred your Tal∣low, and put it to your wax, letting it boile on a soft fire, then put in your juice with the wine and boil it, then strain it, and put in your oil and boile it a little longer.

The Composition of the most precious oile called Oleum Magistrale.

Take a quart of the best and oldest white wine that may be got∣ten, of the oldest oyle Olive three pints, then put thereto these flow∣ers and herbs, of Hypericon halfe a pound, Carduus benedictus, va∣lerian, and the lesser sage, of each four ounces, of every one of these you shal take the flowers and the leaves, if it may be had, then let all these things steepe in the aforesaid wine and oile twenty four hours, and the next day boile them in a well nealed pot, or in a copper vessel upon a soft fire, until such time as the wine be all con∣sumed, alwaies stirring it: after you have thus done, take it from the fire and strain it, and in the straining put in a pound and a halfe of good Venice Turpentine, and boil it together on a soft fire a quarter

of an houre, then put thereto Olibanum five ounces, myrthe three ounces, Dragons blood one ounce, and let it boil til the gums be all dissolved, then take it up and let it stand until it be cold; then put it into a glasse bottle and let it stand eight or ten daies in the same, and so keep it for your use. The said Oyle, the older it is, the better, and of greater effect; you must apply it as hot as may bee, for by this means you shall the finelier pierce and heale the wound the sooner.

The manner to apply the same Oile according to the quality or dis∣ease, doth consist in these things following; to the patient, to the ••ound or disease, and to the diseased part.

First, the party must not keep straight diet in either eating or drink∣ing for weakning of his body, but as he was accustomed before he was hurt; yet if it be a body filled with humors and given to a feaver or o∣ther inconveniencies, he must use his meat and drink with discretion; if he drink wine, it must be allayed with water. 2. If the wound bee green the party ought to keep his bed, or at least his chamber, without taking any air which might hinder its operation. 3. He must keep an order in his lying, he must not alwaies lie on one side but turn as wel on the wounded side, as on the other, especially an hour before he be dressed, to the end the humors may descend to the griefe. 4. He must endure ••he oyle as hot as he can, for it is the nature of the oyle to be applied seething hot, for the hotter, the stronger it is in operation., and he must abstain from the company of women, because it will bring a great inconvenience unto him; and not only for the time of his curing, but also twenty daies after if the wound be great.

A preparative to the said Oyle.

To prepare the wound before the applying of the said oyl, take good white wine, and boil it with a handful of incense, which is only to comfort, with which you shall wash the wound as hot as he can suffer it within and without, then wipe it very clean, with a linnen cloth, before you apply the oile which shal be shewed you, and the time when you shall apply it, and when the aforesaid washing shall not be used.

The time of dressing a wound.

It is necessary, that if the wound do come by any bitings or brui∣sings, that they be dressed twice a day, and likewise by any other; that is to say, in winter at eight in the morning, and three in the after∣noon;

in Summer at ten in the morning, and at foure in the af∣ternoone: if it be a green wound you shal not need to change it a∣gain til next day at the same hour.

The difference of the diseases.

The wounds and diseases do differ: some are old and some new, some in one part, and some in another, as in the head, armes, or legs, and other parts, which cause the wounds to differ, as shall be shewed hereafter for the better understanding hereof.

The use of the implaister that is to be applied with the Oyl upon the diseased partie.

First, for wounds in the head, you shal shave away the haire two or three fingers broad about the place of the wound, then stay the blood with lint or tow dipt in the same oile, with the which you shal fil the wound, and upon that apply a linnen cloth two or three double which shal cover all the place as far as the hair hath been shaved a∣way, being steeped in the prepared wine before mentioned, and af∣terwards wrung out, then roll it up. This ought to be applied at the first dressing; also you shal note, that if the wound be very great and dangerous, by means whereof there may issue a flux of blood, you dress it but once a day the first and second dressing; and for the time forward at every dressing you shall wash the wound with the wine aforesaid, both within and without, keeping it very clean with a fine linnen cloth, then afterwards you shal fil the wound with oyle and cover it with lint steeped in the same, and upon that apply a linnen cloth two or three double round about, being dipped in the oyl, and then upon that again lay another cloth moistned in the said wine, and wrung out as aforesaid. This is the particular order of all manner of wounds, and must be used til such time, as you perceive the wound is upon healing, and then you must dip lint into the said oyl and apply it to the wound, and over that lay a plaister of Diacu∣lum Magnum, and it shal close and heal it up perfectly.

Before you have throughly healed the wound, take this Experiment following.

Take of the five opening roots of each one ounce, of the roots of mader one ounce and half, of the leaves of Endive, Succory, Bo∣rage, Buglosse and Egrimony of each one handful, of Carduus Be∣nedictus, Nepe and Pennyroyal of each one handful and a halfe, of

the three cordial flowers, of each a little handful, of Annis seeds, Fennel seeds and carra way seeds of each one ounce and a halfe, of Pollipodie of the Oak two ounces, of Cene three ounces, of Ear∣thanus seeds beaten two ounces, boile all these in eight pints of faire water, til five pints of it be consumed; then cool it, straine it, and clarifie it according to art, and give every morning to the pa∣tient four ounces luke warme, and observe the rule as you ought to do in taking a purgation; and in so doing you shal finish and heale your cure perfectly on warrantie.

A secret unknown for the purifying of, and clean∣sing the skin of the face, or other parts of the body, distilled and approved.

Take six new laid eggs, half a pint of Malmsey and a young Piegeon not wholly feathered, halfe a pound of Cheese coming from the presse made of new milke, eight Oranges, oyle of Tar∣tar foure ounces, Cerus made into powder one ounce, Gumme Arabick and Mastick, of each one ounce and a halfe, water of beane flowers eight ounces, rice foure ounces steeped in halfe a pin••e of Creame one day and a night, cut the Oranges in pieces, and stampe them a little, then put all together with the Creame and Rice, and distil the same with an easie fire, and keep the water distilled in a cleane glasse close stopped, and use to rub and wet your face therewith every evening when you go to bed, and every morning wash it clean with water distilled with beane flowers; use this four∣teen daies or three weeks, and you shal find it an excellent thing.

To take spots out of the face.

Put seven eggs in most pure and strong white wine vineger, and let them lie so long therein til their shell be as soft as their inner skins, and mix therewith foure ounces of mustard seeds made into fine powder, then stampe or grind all together, and therewith let the face be often annointed: it is good before you use this ointment, to take an apozema which doth purge, open and qualifie the heat of the liver, and in short time it wil cure you.

To purge flegm.

Take liquorice, horehound, Isop, syrup of Roses, dried Violets

and poppy, of each one ounce, and make thereof a syrup, and take it evening and morning on a liquorice stick.

An easie and general purge.

Take of Sene one ounce, Agarick two drachms, Annis seeds one penyworth, one race of Ginger sliced, the flowers or tops of Borage a smal quantity, the Agarick must be thin sliced; put all these into a pint of white wine, cover it close and set it over the hot embers all night, and in the morning give it a little walm, so as it be made hot, and then straine it; then take it in the morning with foure spoonfuls of syrup of Roses, putting in a quarter of an ounce of Dia∣phenican, and so take it two mornings; if you find the purge too strong for you at the first taking, leave out the Diaphenican at the second taking; but the Diaphenican is a very necessary thing, and of no danger.

The next day after you have purged, take a draught of Malmsey, but eat a quantity of Mithridate.

A Syrup for the Lungs and Cough.

Take of horehound three handfuls, liquorice two ounces, Maiden hair, Isop, Savory, Colts-foot and pennyroal of each one handful, Annis seeds and Fennel seeds of each one ounce and a halfe, raisins of the Sun stoned half a ponnd, figs twenty, a penny worth of Eli∣campane; seeth all these in a pottle of running water, until it be sodden away, and then strain it, and put to it two pound of sugar, and a quart of hony clarified, seethe all these together til it come to a thick syrup, then take it off, and when it is almost cold, put a quantity of Arras powder to it, for it is an excellent Syrup.

To make oyle of Vitriol.

Take Vitriol, and make it into lime, and then put it into Aqua vitae, and let the Aqua vitae cover it and no more, and then distil it after art, then set it in the Sun to draw out the Aqua vitae, or else in a cold balneo, and when the water is clean out, distil the Vitriol againe, and you shall have the finest oyle of Vitriol that can be made; put into your Vitriol halfe a tile beaten into powder, for that wil cause the ••ile to arise the better.

A Balsome to cure wounds.

Take of Turpentine one pound, of Aqua vitae eight ounces, of pure Frankinsence, of Mastick, of mirrhe and of Sarcocella of each one ounce, of oyle of bayes two ounces, all these being beaten and mixed together; put them into a retort strongly luted and set into ashes, and the fire made by degrees; there wil come forth water and oyl which you may save by a glasse funnel.

Probatum.

To make your Lute.

Take fat clay and horse dung, of each one pound, sinders of the Smiths anvil half a pound, mix these and work them together with broken beere, and in the working thereof mix a little bran, and the whites of two eggs, all these being tempered together, make a perfect lute.

Christ his Balme to cure wounds.

Take of Oyl Olive one pint, of old red wine three pints, mix these and distil them, add thereto of the liquor of St. Johns wort, six ounces, minium four ounces, distil the whole for a month in Balneo Mariae.

To make oyl of Tartar another way.

Take white wine lees and dry them, and beat them to powder, and fil a Gold smiths crucible, and set it amongst coles til it begin to wax black, then take it out of the fire and let it coole; then take it and bind it in a linnen bag, and hang it over the vapor of boiling water the space of this done, hang the bag in a glasse with a wide mouth, so that the bag touch not the bottome of the glasse, and the water or oile called Tartar wil drop down by little, and the sooner, if it stand in a very cold and moist Celler: this pow∣der the Gold smiths do call Arguil.

A precious balme to cure wounds speedily.

Take of the flowers of Rosemary and St. Johns wort, of each one handful, put them together into a glasse bottle almost ful, then fil up the glasse with perfect oile, stop it close and set it in the sunne twen∣ty daies and nights also, and when the oile hath gotten the colours of the flowers, strain it out, and put to it one dram of Ginger, and one scruple of Saffron dissolved in white wine, then set it in the Sun other twenty daies, and then keep it for your use as a precious jewel.

A water for the shaking palsie.

Take of bay berries, of Rue and of Sage, of each a like quan∣titie, bruise, and distil and keep the water for ten daies; then di∣stil that water again with Aqua vitae; after that they have been put together fourteen daies, with this water annoint the Temples, and wash the palms of your hands, and those parts that shake, morning and evening.

A special Balsome to cure Cankers, Fistulaes, Leprosies and the disease called Noli me tangere, by dressing it twice a day with this oyl, it healeth a Carbuncle or boil, being put into the wound, it bringeth out broken bones, and cureth ruptures.

Take of cleer Turpentine one pound, of white Incense four oun∣ces, of Gumme Bdelium six ounces, of Bay berries four ounces, of Mastick, of Galingale, of Cinnamon, of Cloves, of Nutmegs, and of Cubebs, of each one ounce, mix them all together, and distil them in a glasse Limbeck.

The blessed balme or water for wounds.

Take of Cleer Turpentine one pound, of the whites of Eggs sod hard, fourteen ounces; rosen of the pine apple tree six ounces, of chosen mirrhe three ounces, gum of the Ivie tree two ounces; all these being by art brought to powder, and mixed together, put into a retort, and distil it according to art, which wil be done in four or five and thirty hours; of this you shall have water and oile; the oile blackish, which after the separation wil become red. This oyl besides curing wounds, it causeth hair to grow again on the head and beard; it also helpeth the paine in the back and reines which cometh by retention, by applying a glister prepared with a little of this oyle, for it worketh upon the Kidneys.

An excellent water for the Rheume.

Take of Isop, Savory, white horehound, Ireos, Lovage, Beto∣ny, Sage, the leaves of trifoile, which hath maine thick, sweet leaves, as big as a nut, of each halfe a pound, all these being grosly bro∣ken, put into a glasse bodie, on which pour so much of the strongest sack as wil cover it a finger thick, infuse it for three daies, and distil if.

To make Aqua realis.

Take of yellow brimstome, roach Allom, of salt gumme of each one pound, of boras and Mastick, of each one ounce, distilled vine∣ger four ounces; these diligently beaten in a mortar and mixed toge∣ther, and put into a glasse bottle wel luted, and continuing the fire greater and greater unto the end; this water wil be white and trou∣bled, strain it through a linnen cloth, and keepe it in a glasse close stopped, putting into it two grains of musk, dissolved in half an ounce of Rose water, and after the setling wil this water be cleer and sweet. The vertue of this water is, it cureth all manner of ulcers, sores and griefs hapning within the mouth, by washing it therewith. It maketh the teeth white presently by taking a mallow root and dipping into this water, and rubbing the place with it.

A very good drink to scowr the reins, and to cause one to make water.

Take half a pint of Goats milk, of Thime and Parsly, of each half a handful, boil it in the milk and make thereof a posset with white wine, and then strain out the cleer and drink it.

Another Aqua realis for the Morphew.

Take of white Tartar, and salt Peter, of each two ounces, grind it to sine powder, and lay it on a heap, and make a hole in the midst of it, and put a live coal in it, and there wil come forth an oile, with it annoint the Morphew.

A singular medecine for the dimme and skinny eies, and for the pin and web therein.

Take a new laid egge, and break it in the lesser end, and take out all the substance of the egge very clean, then with a Knife cut the yolk asunder in the midst, then fil the shel with fair water, & put to it three grains of rectified white coperas, with four grains of fine sugar; then set it on the fire, and let it boil til the white scum be all risen up to the top, taking it up with a feather as it riseth; then pour it out into a glass til it be cold, then strain it through a fine linnen cloth, that the dregs may be severd from the water; use this water morning and evening, two drops in one eye at each time is sufficient.

A Medicine for the Tooth ach.

Take of the inner rind of Elder and Alehoof, of each one handful, Frankinsence a little quantitie, Ginger, Stavesacre, pepper, roach Allom and bay salt of each a like quantity, with as much Aqua vitae as wil boil the herbs soft, with one spoonful of hony: put it into a lin∣nen bag, and heat it in Aqua vitae, and apply it to the gummes.

An oyntment for an ach or swelling between the joints or other place.

Take the herb called Semper vivum and cut in pieces, and distil it, whereof you shal have a pint of water, or neer so much, put the water into a pound of Turpentine to infuse it for foure and twenty hours; then distil the whole, whereof you shal have water and oile, temper them together warme, and so annoint the place grieved before the fire.

Probatum est.

An ointment to take away heat and blisters, and bladders of the smal pocks: take it in time.

Take one ounce of peach kernels burned and beaten to powder, the juice of plantane and housleek, of each halfe an ounce, of cerus a dram and a half, and make your oyntment hereof.

A singular potion for the gravel and stone, proved and found excellent.

Take a quart of white wine, of pessel seed, and cherry stones, of each a handful, beat them smal, and put them into the wine, and let it seethe til it come to a pinte, then take it off and strain it, the drink being warmed, drink thereof morning and evening, at each time four ounces.

A medicine for the flux, and loosenesse of the belly.

Take a pint of new milk, and put into it foure plantane leaves clean washed, and let them seeth a little together, then take six or se∣ven blades of large Mace, and let it boile to halfe a pinte, then take out the leaves and wring them, and cast them away, and let the rest be your meat; then for your drinke take a pig of tenne or twelve daies old, stick him and flea him warme; then take the

four quarters and four ounces of large Mace, and distil them in a Stil, first lay downe one quarter of pig, and then one ounce of mace &c. This water must be your drink according to the rules of Physick, for it hath been often approved true.

A special oyntment for the Itch.

Take of white lead one ounce, white coperas halfe an ounce, grind them on a marble stone to fine powder, then take a little black soap, with as much oyl olive as in the stirring together wil make an oint∣ment, use this by annointing the wrist and hams of the thigh when you go to bed.

For a Stitch.

Take six bay-berries, and stamp them very smal, and put them into a quarter of a pint of white wine, warm it and drink it.

A water to procure sleep.

Take of white and black poppie seeds half an ounce, of white wine two drams, of the gal of a Hare as much, of pure Aqua vitae four oun∣ces, let these be put together, and infused for three dayes, and then distil it in Balneo Mariae, one drop of this in a spoonful of Lettice water procureth sleep for one hour, two drops procureth two houres, &c.

A very good Poultesse.

Take of Mallows, Chickweed and Ivie lvaves, of each a hand∣ful, chop them all together with a little sheeps Tallow, with one handful of meale, and four ounces of Cummin; let all be cut toge∣ther, and boiled in milk.

A medicine for the Quinsey.

Take a pint of new milk as it cometh from the Cow, and set it on the fire in a posnet, then take a good handful of Sage, wash it clean and put it into the milk, let it boil til the sage be tender; then having two tiles indifferently hot, lay the sage between them and squee••e it a little, and apply it to the place grieved, keeping the neck very hot; then let the patient drink so much of the milk as he can. And he being gone warm to his bed, lying with that side upward which is grieved: pour so much of the milk into his ••are as you can, using this morning and evening, and with Gods help he shall bee well speedily.

To make a tooth fall out.

Take the root of henbane, and rost it in the fire, and lay it to the tooth very hot and it wil fal out: the fittest is to stop the tooth if it be hollow, with a piece of the root.

A speciall water against the Stone in the reins or bladder.

Probatum est.

Take of the seeds of Lemons and Oranges, of each four ounces, of Saxifrage three pounds, Balm, Philopendila▪ pellitorie of the wall, Sparagus, Crisom Isop, Fennel roots, parsley roots, of each two ounces; stamp them together, and make them into the forme of a liquid oyntment with the juice of Lemons, then distil it til the matter remain dry, the body being the day before purged of crude and viscous humors, then take of this water morning and evening four ounces four daies together, or more if need shal require; and you must refraine moist and cold meats.

To cure a Fistula.

Take the ashes of shooe leather very wel burned four ounces, green coperas four ounces, of burnt allom two ounces, then take a stone which you shal find amongst the Smiths sinders like Antimony, and it shi••eth like gold, take thereof two ounces beaten and ground very smal on a marble stone so fine as is possible; then put all together, and take of the second cream of Cows milk, and mingle with the powders, then make a tent of lint according to the sore, & annoint the tent, and put it into the mouth of the wound; and as it worketh, it wil dry the conduit of the Fistula, and bring it to a grosse substance, and make it to break out into boiles, as the pipe leadeth; and if the Fistula be in a fleshy place and deepe, it wil open it and draw it ou•• cleane, but if it do run upon a bone, or between the ribs, it wil break it out in boiles as it runneth.

Probatum est.

To cure a Felon.

Take the crums of leavened bread, vineger, bay salt, black soape, deere suet, and a little rue, boile all these together, and being ve∣ry hot, lay it to the sore.

A good Salve for many sores.

Take a pound of the juice of Betony, smallage and plant••ne, put it

into a panne, of new wax three ounces, white incense, pitch and rosen, of each two ounces: boil these together til the juice be some∣thing wasted; then take it from the fire, and strain it through a lin∣nen cloth, and when it is almost cold, add to it three ounces of Tur∣pentine, and temper it all together, make it up in rolls: if the wound be deep, wash it with warm white wine and hony boiled together, and if it need tenting, make one of Tow.

To cure an Ach.

Take of Sallet oyle and Aqua vitae of each one spoonful with an onion, beate them together very wel, strain them, and take the oyle thereof being warm and annoint the place.

To cure a sore mouth.

Take the leaves of hony suckles, sage and the tops of Rosemarie, and bruise them very wel, then boil it with hony, vineger, and burnt Allom and a little water, and wash your mouth therwith.

A Searcloth for old wounds.

Take a pint of Sallet oyle, halfe a pound of wax, as much red lead, a little sack; boile them til they look black, and then make your Searcloths; the wound being washed with white wine and honey boiled together healeth mightly.

A salve for a wound that festers inwardly.

Take Bores grease, vineger and honey, and boile them together a little, then take the powders of rosen and Frankinsence, and make a plaister or tent as the wound requireth, warm it, and lay it to, and when it is wel drawn, use the other salve. This is an especial salve to cure a prick with a thorn or nail.

A Poultesse to break a boil or bunch.

Take of Brooklime and smallage a good quantity, and seeth them wel in running water, with a sufficient quantity of oatmeale, and thereof make a plaister.

A very good Salve for a wound or sore, it also easeth the Gout.

Take of Rosemary, Groundsel, and mallow leaves of each a hand∣ful, pu•• them into a quart of fair water, and let them seethe till

more then half be wasted; then strain it through a linnen cloth into some fair vessel standing upon a chasingdish of coals, then put to it a quantity of Sheeps suet clarified, unwrought wax, Sallet oyl and Turpentine; let it all boil til it be thick, and it wil make a Salve; then strain it through a cloth, and keep it for your use.

A Medicine for one that bleedeth inwardly.

Take a good quantity of the juice of Nepe, and let the Patient drink thereof, and it will cause him to cast up bloud presently.

An outward Medicine for Wormes.

Take Wormwood, Rue, Leeks and Fetherfew, and fry them with a little Ox-gal, and make a Plaister thereof, and apply it to the Navel.

To cure the Cramp.

Take Oile of Violets, Hollyoaks, and Swines grease, of each a like quantity, and make Oyntment of it, and with it annoint the place grieved.

The Water of Saint Johns wort.

This Water drunk morning and evening, two ounces at a time, prevaileth against the Apoplexy or depriving of senses; the Water mixed with the powder of the root, or Seeds or Water of Piony, and drunk thrice a day three ounces at a time, helpeth the Falling sick∣nesse, also it prevaileth against the trembling of Members, if they be laboured with the same twice a day: this Water drunk with Red-Wine, helpeth all manner of fluxes of the belly; and being drunk morning and evening, healeth all manner of Wounds if they be wash∣ed therewith, and applied often with a linnen cloth wet in it.

An excellent Salve for an old Sore.

Take of Lapis Chellonitis, Rosen, Wax, and red Bole, of each two ounces, sheeps suet four ounces, Camphire two penny worth; then take an earthen pot, and put in your Suet, Rosen and Wax, boiling them with a soft fire til they are molten; then take your Bole, and Lapis Chellonitis, beat it to powder, then put your Camphire into a mortar, and put to it two spoonfuls of Sallet Oyl, bruising them toge∣ther, then take your Rosen and Wax from the fire, and let it stand til it be cold; then take your powder with your Camphire, and mix them together stirring them with a clean stick til they be tl roughly cold.

To take away dead flesh quickly.

Take the juice of old Leeks, put into it a little of the powder of White-wine Lees, and with green Wax make a Sal••e, ••••d ••pply it often to the sore; and to fret away a Wen, add to this a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 drops of Oyl of Vitriol.

A good Water for a sore mouth or thr••at.

Take the leaves of Marsh Mallowes, and boil them in 〈◊〉〈◊〉 and Honey, with a little Roach Allom, let it cool, and with it 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••e mouth and throat.

To heal Ringworms, Cornes, and sores of the feet.

Take Liquid Allom and boil it in honey, and being clear, when it is hot, annoint the grief; but first let the grief be made neat for the purpose, as washed and cut.

A special Medicine for the Emrods.

Take an ounce of Frankinsence, bruise it a little; then take ano∣ther ounce of the inner rind of Elder, and bruise them both together, and being well bruised, take a little quantity and put it into a cha∣fing-dish of fresh coals, and let the Patient sit over them; and when that is out, put in more coals, and also of your Medicine by the space of an hour; and thus at three times using, all will be wel.

A very good Medicine for an Ague.

Take of Bay salt and of white Frankinsence, of each two ounces, Smallage one handful; beat all together, and lay it to your wrists two hours before the fit cometh.

A Medicine for the Siatica, or any ache.

Take in the beginning of May before the tenth day, the leaves and crops of young tender Broom, two great handfuls or more, and half a handful of the crops, pound them very smal with four or five spoonfuls of the sharpest Vineger you can get, and strain it through a linnen cloth, and put thereto half a pound of unwrought Wax, four penny worth of pure Mastick, and as much as a Tennis ball of Ro∣sen, then put thereto a quart of Barrowes grease finely tr••ed, or Neats foot Oyle; boil all together in a Chafer on a soft fire, stirring it stil

for the space of an hour, and then strain it through a cloth, and put it into a Gally pot or two, and keep it a year or two til you mean to use it; and when you use it, where your grief is most, take as much at once as a hasel nut, and chafe it upon your hand, and not by fire, and so rub and chafe your grief a quarter of an hour together, and if it dry in, take more as much as a Pease, and chafe it wel; then lay on it a hot linnen cloth, that is worn and soft; then lay on that a white cotton cloth a little warmed, and swathe it fast, and keep it warm all night; do thus twice or thrice together, and you shall find ease

An excellent Salve made of Soap.

Take a pint of Wine-vineger, and put it into a Bason, and set it on the coals, then take half a pound of Castle-Soap, and scrape it into the Vineger; and let it boil til the Soap be melted; then put to it two spoonfuls of Sallet Oyl or Neatsfoot Oyl, and let it boil half an hour; then add to it 4 ounces of common treakle, then let it boil softly til the Vineger be boiled away; it wil ask two hours, stirring it til it grow thick like a Salve, and that you shall know by dropping a little on a cold stone; and if you will make an Ointment hereof; then take a piece of this Implaister, and put it to any Oyl according to your purpose, and melt them together.

A Plaister for any Siatica, Gout, or Ache in the body, Limbs or Joints.

Take of new yellow Wax, of Deers suet, of Pitch and Olibanum, of each one pound, of Frankinsence two pounds, Mastick four oun∣ces, beat all these gums very fine, every one by it self, and searce them through a fine hair Searce, so as you may get through all the sub∣stance, keeping every gum severally; then take your Deer suet, Wax and Pitch, and set it over the fire in a brass pan, and then your Frankinsence til it be molten, and last of all your Mastick; you must observe that every Gum be severally molten before you put in another, and stir every Gum wel in the putting in, and when it be∣ginneth to arise, and all the Gums well molten together, take it off the fire, if not, it wil all run over; then take a strong canvas cloth, and sowe it like a Jelly bag▪ and strain it through (your canvas must be somewhat fine) into a broad pan, that it may not stand past two fingers thick, and when it is cold you may make it up in Roles, and fold it up in paper, and keep it for seven yeers if you wil▪ Spread this Salve on a piece of leather, and lay it to the place grieved.

A Water for sore eyes that are cut or hurt.

Take of Ground-Ivy and three leav'd grass that beareth a red flow∣er, of each one handful, stamp them together, and take a new laid Egge, and make a hole in the top, and pour out the meat, and fill it full of running water, and take a piece of white Coperas, as big as a Pease, and put it into the Egg shel with the water, and set it on the fire, and when it boileth, scum off the froth with a feather; then mingle it with the aforesaid herbs, and skimme it, and drop of the Water into the Eye three times a day, and it wil help you by Gods grace.

An Oyle for any Gout, Siatica or Ache.

Take a pottle of Sallet Oyle, and put it into a gallon glasse, then take one pound of Rosemary flowers, and bruise them in a Mortar, and so put them into the Oyl, and stop the glasse very close with Wax, and let it stand in the Sun til Midsomer, that you may have the rest of the Herbs belonging to it; and then take one pound of the buds of red Roses before they be much blowne, cutting away all the white and yellow tops, and refuse, having a full pound of them in weight: Then take half a pound of Dil, and half a pound of Saint Johns wort, only the flowers, half a pound of Vervain; bruise all these Herbs in a stone Mortar, and put them into that glasse of Oyle, and stop the glasse close againe, and then let it stand nine or ten dayes, or longer if need be, until there cometh a showre of raine, whereby you may gather Earth-wormes; then take a quart of those Wormes, the largest you can get, wash them, and scoure them with White∣wine, and afterwards let them crawle up and downe a cloth or two, whereby they may become very clean from all their slime, this done, take those wormes with half a pound of Lavender Spike, and ten young Swallowes out of the nest, the fattest you can get, and beat them very small in a stone Mortar, till you cannot discern any fea∣thers or guts at all, then put them into your glasse of Oyle, and stir them all together, and so let them stand a night or two; then take your Oyle and your Herbs, and all that is in your glasse, and put them into a fair pan or kettle, with a pint of the best Malmesey and half a pint of Aqua vitae, and set it over a soft fire of coals till the Aqua vitae and Malmesey be well wasted and consumed; then take it from the fire, and straine it through a strong linnen cloth

that is new, and put that which you have strained into another faire pan, or if you will, some earthen Vessel or glasse; and so set it on the fire again, and when it boileth, put into it of Mastick fine∣ly beaten to powder two ounces, with as many Cloves bruised, and a little quantity of Mace somewhat pounded and bruised together, and then let them boil all together with a so••t fire neer half an hour, and then take it off, and when it hath stood a while, and is something cool, put it into some close Vessel of glasse, somewhat thick, and so stop it very close againe with Wax, and so let it stand about nine or ten weeks; and after this you may take and use of it, but still to keep it close stopped with Wax. The herbs aforesaid must bee well squeezed and mingled together with the hand, and so to be used as a∣foresaid.

This is to be made in the Spring when Rosemary flowers are full blowne.

A Remedy against the Plurisie.

Take an eating Apple, the best that can be gotten, and make a hole in it, taking away some part of it within, so that the hole pass not through, put into the hole three or four grains of Frankinsence, cal∣led Olibanum, then cover again the said hole with the piece you took off first, and so roast it in the embers that it burne not, but that it may wax tender; then take it from the fire, and break it into foure parts with all the Frankinsence in it, and so give it to the Patient to eat, it will by and by cause the Imposthume to break, and heal it cleane.

For a Woman that hath a sore∣nesse under her side.

Take Hilwort, Alesander, Parsley, Lovage, red Fennel, Smallage, Burnet and Grummel, of each a like quantity, and seeth them in white-wine till half be wasted, then strain it, and let the sick drink thereof first and last warm.

For the Megrim▪ Imposthume, Dropsie and Feaver in the Head, and for all manner of Aches in the Head.

Take of the Root of Pellitory of Spain four penny weight, of Spikenard a half penny weight, and grind them together, and boile

them in good Vineger, and take a saucer ful of honey and five sau∣cers full of Mustard, and mingle them together, and let the Pati∣ent use thereof half a spoonful at once, and hold it in your mouth a pretty while, and then spit it out into a Vessel, and after take another, and do this ten or twelve times, and a good while after you have ea∣ten, at noon, a little before even, wash, and after take ten or twelve more, spit into a bright bason, and when you go to bed, wash clean your mouth, and drink a draught, and go to bed; use this Medicine for three dayes.

For the Yellow Jaundies.

Take wormes called Mads, and cut them in pieces, and let them lye in Herbs all night to scoure themselves, then take them and rip them up, and wash the earth from them▪ and the slime both within and without, and dry them with a cloth; then take a hot tile stone and lay the wormes upon it til they are so dry as you may beat them to powder, and take of the powder in White-wine fasting in the mor∣ning, and sweat after it.

To break a Carbunkle, and all other Botches beside.

Take Bay-salt, dry it, and beat it into powder and searce it through fine Tiffany, and incorporate it with the yolk of an egg, and lay upon the sore.

A Water for a sore mouth, and to wash a wound.

Take a gallon of running water, of Sage, Woodbind leaves and Celendine, of each one handful; boil all together til it be half con∣sumed, then strain it, and put to it a quarter of a pound of Roach Allom finely beaten, and a pint of English honey, and boil it to the consumption of half, and so use it.

An Oyntment for a Tetter:

Take of green Coperas as much as a Walnut, of Allom halfe so much, and put them into a pint of running water, and boil it to the consumption of half, and annoint the Tetter with it twice a day, and keep warm.

For a swelling in the Neck.

Take Chervil, Vineger, Wax, and old grease, and melt them to∣gether, and lay them to the pain as hot as you can abide it.

For swelling of a veine.

Take Wheat-flower, and the juice of Ash, with Sheeps suet, and make a Plaister thereof.

For a pain in the Yard, and swelling thereof.

Take Betony and seeth it in Wine, stamp it, and make a Plaister, and lay it thereto.

To take away Venom and Poison out of a Wound, made by some poisoned Arrow, or other Instrument.

Take Assa foetida and Galbanum, of each one ounce; and steep them in Vineger the space of a night; then set it to the fire to distil, and strain it through a linnen cloth, mixing with it two ounces of Unguentum Basilicum, and lay it to the wound, and it will draw un∣to it selfe, and kil the Venom, that you may heal it with any other Plaister.

An Oyntment for aches in men or womens backs, or any other place.

Take a great brass pot ful of fair water, and set it over the fire; then take an earthen pot, and fil it full of black Snails, and cover it with a parchment skin, that no air come forth, and put it in the pot, so covered, with water, that it may seeth in the brass pot, and thereof wil come an Oyl which you must use where your grief is.

To make Emplaistrum Aureum, for all manner of Wounds.

Take Pitch, Grecia or Colofonia, and White Incense, of each a like quantity; let it be wel stamped and mixed with the whites of Eggs; then annoint a piece of Parchment with this, and wring the Wound wel with your two fingers to make the blood come forth, and lay the parchment upon it; bind it fast.

A Medicine for the Head-ach, and to cause one to sleep.

Take a piece of a Rose-cake, and cut it fit for the Head before, that is, the fore head, and take half a spoonful of Vineger, two spoonfuls of the juice of Lettice, and set it in a dish on a Chafingdish of coals, and heat the Rose cake in it; then press out a little between two trenchers and lay upon it the powder of Nutmegs, and apply it to the forehead.

The skinning Water that destroieth Tetters, the Serpigo, and such other Diseases, in any part of the body.

Take strong White-wine-vineger a quart, Litharge of Gold finely beaten and searced one pound, mix them together, and let them infuse in a vessel three or four daies, stirring them together twice every day; then let it settle a day, and take the clearest of it and put it in a Vial or double glasse.

The Congealer.

Take fair water a pint, Sal Gemmae two ounces, common salt a good spoonful, boil all until the Salts be dissolved, then put the clearest into a glasse.

The use of the Waters.

Take of the first water three parts, of the second one part and a little more, and put them together, and it will be an Oyntment; lay it on the place that you would have skinned, or on the creeping Tetter, and it will heal it. For a long Ulcer that lacketh nothing but skin∣ning, and wil not be skinned, it will heal it.

A Powder for a Fistulae.

Take green Coperas, and burn it in a Goldsmiths Crucible, two ounces, red Mercury sublimed one ounce, grind them both together on a Marble stone, till they are become very fine and subtil.

The use of it in the time of the Cure.

Search the Ulcer with your probe to know the length and depth of it, that you may prepare your Tent, and annoint it over with Po∣pulion, and dip the end in your powder; dresse it once in a day with powder, and other two dayes with Populion to remove the asker; and thus enlarge your Tent til the work be known to you: so long as it casteth a buckly or malt water, or gory, stinking or bloody matter, still use your powder until it come grosse and white matter; and then apply Mundifiers or Cleansers, whereof you shall be taught: The Ulcer cleansed, then use Incarnatives, as your green Balm and others, and rather shorten your Tent then otherwise til you are assu∣red of the victory for sigillation, sealing or skinning: for which your Water above written is most excellent.

Lucatella his Balsom▪

TAke Venice Turpentine one pound, best Oyle Olive three pints, yellow wax eight ounces, of naturall Balsom one ounce, Oyle of St. Johns Wort, and red Sanders in Powder Ana one ounce, Sack six spoonfulls; first cut the Wax, and melt it on the fire, and then take it off, and put Turpentine to it, having first washed it in Damask Rose-water thrice, and having like∣wise mingled the Sack and Oyle together, put altogether again over the fire, alwayes stirring it till it begins to boyl, and have a speciall care that it boyleth not over the fire, then let it cool for a night, and a day, or more, untill the Wine and watry sub∣stance be all setled to the bottom, then make holes in the Cake, and let the water run all out at the holes, which being clean run foth, s••t it on the fire again, adding unto the Balsom, and St. Johns Wort, and when it is molten put to it the red San∣ders, and stir it well, that it may incorporate, and when it first begins to boyl, take it off the fire, and stir it along time till it be grown thick, and cold: It is good for inward and outward wounds, annointing the parts about the soar: It healeth burning and scalding, and it healeth Fistulas and Ulcers being applyed warm with Lint.

An excellent Plaister to conglutinate a Wound.

TAke Burgundy Pitch, Brimstone, and Olibanum Ana one ounce, beat it severally to fine powder, and searce them, and mix it with such a proportion of the Whites of Eggs as will make the same to the firmness and substance of a Plaister, and apply to the Wound.

For a Rupture in a Child.

TAke Senacle, and bruise it in the hand till it be soft, and lay it to the place ill affected, put a thin clout and truss on it,

Probatum Cosin Newton.

An excellent Salve for Wounds.

TAke a pint of Rose-water, a quarter of a pound of fine white Cake▪ so••p, cut it smal, and stir it over the fire with the Rose

water till it be molten and thick of a white colour, then put to it four ounces of Venice Turpentine, two ounces of white Frankincense in fine powder, and let it dissolve, then put in a pound of white Lead in fine powder, and stir it continually, and now and then put to it in the boyling a little Rose-water, that it may be of a whitish colour, boyl it at the least four hours.

To destroy Rats and Mice.

TAke a pennyworth of Rats-bane beaten and searced, a spoon∣full of Oatemeal beaten and searced, as much clowted Cream as wil make it into a Past, Sugar half a spoonfull, work it very well together, and bake it in little thin Cakes on a Fire-s••ovell, first buttered that they may not stick to it.

For a Rupture in a Child or man, from Mrs. Eliz. Cha∣non of Oystherg, Probatum.

TAke a quantity of Featherfew, and with fresh Butter washed make a Poultice, and apply it warm, and if that force it not back, then make use of a Snakes skin, and apply it, and it will do it.

The Plaister to the Poultice.

TAke burnt linnen a good quantity, and with honey, and Bean flour, make it into a Plaister, and spred it on Leather, and apply it, and wear a Truss.

The Powder to be given inwardly.

TAke of knot Grass and Shepheards Purse, and Doves foot, of each a like quantity, dry them, and make them into fine powder, mingle with it a little powder of Licorice and Ani∣seeds, and give of it in Plantane water to the party broken in the morning fasting, the quantity of as much as will lye on a shilling.

A Medicine ••pproved for the redness of the Eyes.

TAke a new-layd Egg, and break a hole in the top of it, and pour out all the meat of it, and fill up the shell with red Rose-water, and set it on the Coals, and put into it as much

white Copperas as two little beans, and as it boyleth strike of the scum and froath of it with a feather, and when it hath boyled well, strain it through a fine linnen cloath, and let it stand and settle; then drop of the clearest into the eye, four or five times a day, but especially when you go to bed, if the humour fall a∣bundantly into the eyes, then fill the hole of an hard Egg (when the Yolk is taken out) with Commin-seed bruised, and bay Salt, put it in a linnen cloath, and vvear it as hot as you can suffer it at the nape of the Neck.

A Dyet drink for the Spleen.

TAke of Violet leaves a large handfull, of Borrage leaves and Balm of each two handfuls, Borrage Roots sliced a handfull, of Tamarisk a handfull, and half Licorice scraped, and sliced tvvo ounces, a six pennyvvorth of Saffron, Raisons of the Sun stevved half a pound, put all these into a linnen Bag, and hang it in three or four gallons of nevv Beer vvhen it hath al∣most done vvorking, and let it stand ten daies, and then drink a draught in the morning fasting, and at four of the Clock in the afternoon, and at night going to bed as long as it lasteth.

Probatum est.

The Cramp water.

TAke Wormvvood, Featherfevv, Sage, Spicknard, Perevvinkles Camomile, Savory, Rosemary, and Bayes, of each a like quan∣tity, vvith tvvo spoonfuls of Aniseed, red Fennelseed, and Ca∣ravvayseed, half a spoonfull of the povvder of Elacampane, put all these into a pot of strong beer over night, and the next day distill it in a Limbeck.

An approved Medicine for the Scurvey.

TAke of Clivers tvvo handfuls, of Watercresses, Sea purslane Sea-vvormvvood, Sea-beets, Catstail▪ and Egremony, of each three handfuls, of Licorice and Aniseeds, of each an ounce: Then brew seven or eight gallons of strong Ale, let it be vvell boyled and put into a Ferkin a vvorking all night, take out a boulfull of the Ale at night, and lay all these Herbs stamped, (the Annis and Licorice well bruised) in the boul all night to steep, and in the morning strain it all into the Vessell, and

stop it up three or four dayes, and afterwards drink a good draught therof in the morning fasting, and at four in the after∣noon, and at meals if your stomach will beare it:

Probatum est.

An approved Medicine for Convulsion fits.

TAke sweet Marjoram, C••press wood, the root of Piony and Ireos, & finely powder them, and searce it altogether likewise of a mans Skull two ounces double prepared, of the best Syrrop of Roses, with Agarick, six ounces of oyle of Dill, and Orrac••, of each two ounces, powder of Piony one ounce, powder of Messeltoe of the Oake one ounce, Spirit of Amber two ounces, black Cherry-water a pottle.

First, purge the stomack gently with three spoonfuls every morning, for a fortnight together with the Syrrop, after the two first daies take an hour before as much of the Cra▪ Human, as will lye on a Groat, mixt with three spoonfuls of black Cherry-water: The third day as much of the Messelto with the water, and so continue it, but first take a little Lambskin with the Furr, and cut a little peece of it, as much as will cover the head from the forehead to the Crown, and no further, then take of the oyle of Dill and Ireos, and mix in it the four first powders, and make the same pretty thick, then bath some part of it into the Lamb∣skin-furr, and bath the head well with the other part, from the forehead to the Crown, and then lay on the furr, but first warm the Oyles and Powders together in a Savvcer, bath the furr once a vveek, but the head once a day, and likevvise the pit of the Poll you must bath vvith the Spirit of Amber three drops at a time, keep your self laxative reasonable, and use no vvinndy mea••, nor melancholick, but if it be possible those that feed on Hills, or Feilds, and Mutton and Lamb.

For a woman with Child.

LEt her take every day in the morning betimes as much of the Powder of Cra. Hum. Doubly prepared as will lye on a 3 d. mixt with two spoonfuls of black Cherry-water, not taking a∣ny other thing within two hours after, and let her avoid windy meates, as Beef, Veal, Pigg, and wa••et-fowl; at night when she goes to bed, let her make Cherry posset-drink, and then boyl well in it Marjoram, red Sage, Hysop, and Bettony, of each half a handfull, strain it and drink it cold.

VVhen the Child is born, give it of the Cran. Hum. in one

spoonfull of black Cherry-water, as much as will lye on a half∣penny, and give of it every second day.

Hang about the Childs neck if it be a boy a root of single Piony, if a Maiden a root of double Piony bruised and put into a little bag, and let it be put under the left arme-pit by day, and hang down by night to the pit of the stomack.

Let the Nurse take of the same Posset-drink once a day for a month, as is prescribed for the mother, as a little black Cher∣ry-water now and then a spoonfull at a time.

For the Worms in Children,

Probatum.

TAke a little Mithridate, and spread it on a peece of leather, and strew in it a little powder of Alloes, and on it four drops of Spirit of Wormwood, and apply it to the bottom of the stomack.

For a Rupture.

Juice of Cumphry drunk with beer fasting, the Rupture first put up cureth it.

An Oyle:

TAke a pint of Oyle made of the oldest Neets-feet that you can get, of the youngest Bay leaves a handfull, a pretty quantity of the tops of Rosemary, a little quantity of Camomile, two pennyworth of Cynamon, six Cloves, a little Mace, four drops of naturall Balsom, put altogether in a Skillet, and boyl it together along space, and stir it well, and then put in your naturall Balsom, and so take it off the fire, and let it stand till it be cold, and take of the clearest of it; Probatum. Goodman Hawken•• of Ashill in Devonshire by himself and others.

Take a large quarter of a spoonfnll of the Oyle above written, and put it into halfe a pint of the strongest Beere you can get, beat it very well untill the Oyle be so wasted, as it appears up∣on the top of the Beer no bigger then small pins-heads, then put into it the finest flour of red Wheat that you can get, and temper it so as all the clods of the flour may be brok••n, and set it on the fire, putting into it two spoonfuls of pure Honey, and let it boyl, stirring it continually, and in the boyling put to a pretty quantity of Barrows grease, let it boyl to the perfect con∣sistance of a Poultice, and apply it as hot as the Patient can en∣dure it on a linnen Cloath, first annointing the place affected with a little of the Oyle.

For Swelling and Aking of Knees.

TAke Crums of white-bread, and stamp them with Honey and Wine, and lay it therto.

To make Oyle of Elder-flowers

TAke Elder-buries when they be ripe and put them in an earthen pot, and set it in Hors-dung nine or ten daies, and therof you shall have an Oyle good for Aches.

For the heat in an Ague.

TAke Whey as it cometh from the Cheese, set it on the sire, and skim off all that shall rise of it, then take a handfull of Borrage, another of Buglas, another of five-finger, and seeth them all in the same Whey, and then put in two Whites of Eggs to clarify it, then strain it into a fair pot, and give it the Patient to drink when he is in his fit of hear; for this •• know hath done much good by experience, it will keep him moist, and bring him to a very good temper, and let him not in the time of his sit have too much light, for it is very ill for the head: Proba∣tum est.

For an Ach.

TAke the Gaul of an Oxe, and so much strong Aquavitae, and the juice of Wormwood, and boyl all these together, and then keep it in some clean Vessell, and when any man needeth therof, take some in a Sawcer and warm it, and take a linnen cloath folded round, and rub the Ach therwith as hard as you can.

A wonderfull Plaister for Soar Breasts.

TAke leaves of Mallows, and Wormwood, of each a handfull, boyl them in water untill they be as tender as the pap of an ••pple, then lay them on a board, and let the water run from them clean, then cut them small with a Knife for they will not grind for fat, then stamp them with a pound of old Swines grease, and temper them together till you may not know the one from the other, this Plaister is most precious for soar paps that rot, of all others it matureth and moderateth not only the pain in the paps, bnt also in hard botches and Boils, under the Throat or Arm-holes, or in any place of the body where it lyeth hard in

the flesh, this must be layd to luke-warm in a linnen double cloath changed twice a day, look substantially on this Plaister, for it hath no peer in such things.

To dry the milk of a womans Breasts.

TAke a quart of dregs of strong Ale, three handfuls of Sage, an handfull of Groundsell, boyl them together half an hour, then take clarified Sheeps Suet, and leaven of—old, and put these two into the Herbs, and stir it till it be thick, and put therto two spoonfuls of Vinegar, then lay it upon a Plaister, and so lay it to her Breasts.

A Medicine for a man that is burned with a Harlot.

TAke an old flaxen cloath that is clean washed, burn it and make powder therof, and take oyle of Eggs, annoint the soar holes therwith, and fill them full of that powder, and it will heal it in short time.

For a man that pisseth blood.

TAke Parsley, Ambrose, and Bursa-pastoris, of each alike▪ stamp them, and drink therof three daies morning and eve∣ning:

Probatum est.

For a stinking breath.

TAke two handfuls of Commine, and beat it in a Morter to powder, & then boyl it in good Wine from a pottle to a quart, and let him drink it, and within sixteen daies it shall help him▪

For a Child that is broken.

TAke the juice of Comphry, Daysie Roots, Polipodium, Rib∣wort, of each like quantity, Orodionum, and a pint of Mal∣mesie, and boyl it with the juice of the said Herbs, till it come to half a pint, and give it to the Child to d••ink nine daies.

For to stanch bleeding.

TAke the powder of Corrall mixt with Gum-Arabick put it in water of Plantane, and drink it cold, and it will stop the bleeding in any place of the bod••.

To stanch blood.

TAke Varvain, and dry it, and when occasion shall serve beat it to powder, and snuff it up, or blow it up in tbe nose if a Vein be broken in the body then drink it, drink it also for the Bloody Flux.

For the black Jaundice.

TAke a pint of Malmsey, and put therto the juice of nine branches of Sallendine, and a Sheeps-turd strained into it when it is new dunged, and long Pepper, English Saffron and Turmerick, and put these together, and give it the party fasting:

Probatum est.

For a Canker in a womans Pap.

TAke Culver-dung, powder of burnt Wheat, Honey, Virgin Wax, Flowers of Barley, and of Beans, and Linseed, boyl all these together in Wine or Vinegar, putting therto Rams Tallow and make a Plaister therof, laying it to the Pap that is soar,

A Confection of Honey and Violets.

TAke the flower of Violets one part, and of Honey three parts, boyl them with a soft fire, this is singular good in hot Agues, for it maketh the Patient moist and laxative, and as∣wageth the driness of the Stomack and the Breast.

A Confection of Sugar and Vinegar Simplex.

TAke of Sugar one pound, the juice of Pomgranats eight ounces, of Vini four ounces, boyl it on the fire till it come to a perfect Syrrope, this is very good for Tertian hot Agues, and Quartaines in the Springe time, it purgeth Choller in the stomach.

The Nature of Comphry.

TAke Comphry when the juyce of it is dronken bruised and lay to the fore it will knitt it together, even a broken bone.

To make Damask water.

TAke Lavender and Red Roses as much as you will fill to the Stillatory, and grind them in a Morter, and put thereto Orace and Cloves, and so much Ginger beaten in pouder, and strow it among your Herbs in the Stillatory, and receive that water close, and use the water three spoonfulls evening and morning, also if you have need it is good to put in your eyes to make you see clear.

A very Excellent Medicine against Deafness.

TAke Mint, Sage, Penniroyall, Rosemary, Sope, Mugwort, Camomill, Milfoyle, Yearrow, or Nosebleed, Herb St. John Wormewood, Sothern wood, Centorie, of each of them a handfull, boile them in a clean pan, with as much good white Wine as there be Herbs, and let it boyle together untill the third part be diminished, then cause these Oyles following to be made, old Oyle two Ounces, Oyle of Leeks, Oyle of Al∣monds, of each of them one Ounce, of the juyce of Rew halfe an Ounce, of Malmesey one Ounce and a halfe, put all these in a long necked Glass or violl, and let it boile with a small fire untill the juyce, and the Malmesey be almost consumed, then take it from the fire, and put into it these Drugs following, well beaten into pouder, that is to say spicknard, Collaquintida, the stone of a Beaver called Castoreum, Mastick of each of them a graine and a halfe. Stop well your Violl that nothing take vent, then put it into a pan full of water, and make it boile the space of three hours, then take it from the fire, and powre the said liquor into a Platter which you shall set in the Sunne, and leave it there untill it become cleare, and having strained it through some fine linnen cloth, and pressed out well the sub∣stance you shall put a graine and a halfe of Muske in a dish, and incorporate it by little, and little with the said Oyle, and then keep it in a Violl well stopped with Wax and Parchment, after this take the pann with the said Herbs, and heat them up∣on the fire, then take for a coverlead, a fonnell made of white Iron, and when you go to bed cover the pann with the said fonnel, and see the pan be good, and hot, then by the little hole above, let the Patient take the smoak into his Eare, by the space of halfe an houre. This done, heat the said Oile untill it be luke warme, and let it drop into his Eares two or three drops, and stop his Ears with a little Muske, Bombast, or Cotton, let

him fleep thereupon, now he must in the receiving of the per∣fume or smoak in his Eare, let him have some dry beans in his mouth, and after he hath chewed them, spit them out again, that in chewing he may open the conduits of his ears & by the grace of God, he shall find himselfe healed in few dayes, provided that the disease be cureable, if in any case this help not, you need not seek any other remedie in the World if a man have a∣ny humming, or noise in the Ears, let him use this Medicine, and you shall see with Gods help a wonderfull thing, for it will heale the deafeness of a man, though he have had it thirtie yeares, so that he be not borne deafe. Let him use also Pills to purge his head, and to eat good meat alwayes, this is a present remedy against deafeness taken out of the secrets of the Reverend Master Alexes of Piemont.

A Water to dissolve swelling in the bowells, and super∣fluity of fatt.

TAke two Gallons of running water, and set it on the fire, and put into it two pound of red-fennell, and two Ounces of An∣gelica, and a quantity of Commine, and boile these from two Gallons to one Gallon, and less of water, and take this every day fasting in the space of twenty daies, the greatness will waste of the superfluity of humors, and also of the grosness.

Sounding or Tinkling in a Mans Eare.

TAke the juyce of Bettony, or of Worme wood, and warme it, and drop it into thy Eare,

For watering of Eyes.

TAke the juyce of Plantane tempered with Rose water, and drop it in your Eyes warm, the same effect worketh Rose wa∣ter, the juyce of Lilly roots tempered with the juyce of Plan∣tane, and this will do you good.

For a stopping in the Eare.

TAke a red Dock, and a few Ash keyes, and boile it with white or red Wine till it be consumed to the third part, poure the juyce luke warme, the Patient lying on one side, and it will make him heare.

To provoke Flowers.

TAke halfe a handfull of Origanum, one quarter n of Cala∣mint, one quarterne of Marjarum, halfe a handfull of Mug∣wort, boile all those in white Wine, and straine it, and drink it nine dayes, and nights, first when she goeth to bed, and when she riseth, and five dayes after, take Mugwort a good quantity, and boile it in running water, and cast it in a large Vessell, and let her set of it to the Navell, a good space, and shee shall have it perfectly, and drink after her comming ont a certaine of Mithridatum or Treacle of Genoa with white Wine.

To purge young gentle flowers.

TAke Violet flowers dryed, one handfull of Raisons of the Sun, the stones picked out, boile them in a pint of Clarified Ale, to the wasting of halfe of it, then take the yolk of an Egge, and when you have strained it, take thereof as much as will suffice for a draught into the same, while it is warme, and drinke it in the morning.

To make a Woman have her flowers.

TAke Origanum, and drinke it with Wine sodden together, and it bringeth forth flowers, and if you drink Mother▪wort water, otherwise called in Latine Arthemesium Mater herbarum in morning and Evening at each time two Ounces, it bringeth the flowers in women, it must be distilled in May at the latter end, and the leaves stripped of the Reed Arthemesium is good for many other things.

To stop the flowers.

TAke and drink the juyce of Bursa Pastoris, and put part of the Herbs into thy privie parts, and Waybread together, and it shall stop them.

To stay the Flowers.

TAke the yolk of a new laid Egge, and a quantity of Bay salt and a penny worth of Saffron in pouder, and some redd

shearing flox of the Tuckers, and mix all these together in a bowle, and spread it upon a brown paper, and put it upon her Navell cold.

A Julep of Roses.

TAke of Rose water foure pound, of fine Sugar sodden, and clarified two pound, and so make your Julep with a soft fire. This quencheth the thirst in hot Agues, and doth aswage both the Liver, and the Heart, it doth resist Corruption of humors, and keepeth a man whole.

A Julep of Violetts.

TAke water of flowers of Violetts three pound, of fine Sugar boiled, and clarified two pound, mingle them and boile them with a soft fire: This is a present remedy in burning Agues, and to those that hath a hot Liver, or heart, and it helpeth▪ also those that have any roughness in the wind pipe or throat, and against the Plurisie and dry Cough.

To break an Impostume in a Night and a Day.

TAke the flowers of de Luce, and the flowers of white Lillies, stamp them, and temper them with honney, and boile them with Ale, or Wine, and drink it, and it shall break it, and avoid it downwards.

For the black Jaundise.

TAke Gandors Dung, and straine it into Malmesey, and a farthing worth of beaten graines, and drink it fasting blood∣warme.

An approved Medicine for the Yellow Jaundise.

TAke a quart of stale Ale, take halfe a spoonfull of the juyce of Savin, and a little English Saffron the Inner bark of a Barbary tree, the pouder of Ivory, and take of Goos dong that goeth abroad, and straine it into it, and boile the m altogether, and give it the partie luke warme fasting.

For the black Jaundise.

TAke a handfull of Sage, a handfull of Rosemary, and bruse out the juyce of it with a little stale Ale, and take a sawcer full of sharp Vinegar, and put thereto as much Treackle of Jenes as a Nut, and chafe it in the Vinegar till it be consumed, and put thereto as much pouder of Waltaris as a Nut, and chafe all those together till they be blood warme, and so drink it.

To make hard leggs soft and smale, though it be never so hard.

TAke Mill, Barley flower, Wheat flower and boile them in Milke, and then put thereto sheeps tallow, honney and Bar∣rows grease, and boile them very thick, and apply it hot. Pro∣batum est.

For young Children that have the Liver grown or the Wormes.

TAke an Elicampane Root, and crops of Wormewood, and beat them together with Licoris, and a little Anniseeds and then put it into a Cup with Ale, and straine it, and if it be a child or old person, let him drink every morning fasting three dayes.

To know whether a man shall live or dye.

TAke Mouse eare, and let him drink it, and if he cast it up he shall dye, if he keep it, the contrary, also take his Urine, and cast it on a green Nettle at Evening, and if you find it green in the morning he shall live, and if the Nettle be dead, he shall dye.

A red Plaister to drie.

TAke Littargie of Gold three Ounces, Oyle of Roses, Oyle of Violetts a pound, and a halfe, of Calaminaris, of Terra si∣gillat, of red Lead foure Ounces, of Camphire, one ounce, and therewith make your plaister this doth dry Boiles and sores cleansed.

A Syrrup of Tart Pomgranats.

TAke the juyce of tart Pomgranats, two pound of Sugar clarified three pound, and so make your Syrrup, this is good a∣gainst hot Agues of Choller and flegme.

To make Syrrup of Buglas.

TAke the juyce of Buglas fined foure pound, of Sugar three pound, and so make your Syrrup, this doth comfort the stomack, and maketh one merry, and it is given against soun∣ding, and fainting of the heart.

A Syrrup of Drye Roses.

TAke of the infusion of drie Roses, and of Sugar two pound, mingle them, and make a Syrrup, this doth much com∣fort the stomach, and bindeth them that have the bloodie Flux.

For the Shrinking of Sinewes.

TAke Marsh Mallowes a handfull, of Rosemary tops as much, and stamp them together, and after put thereto May butter molten, and so mingle them together, and so let it stand ten daies, then boyle it with a soft fire, untill the strength of the Herb be gone, and when it is so well sodden, take it, and wring it through a Canvass Cloth, and so put it into a stone pot of earth.

For swelling in the Armes or any other place.

TAke Commyn, Linseed, and boile them with sweet Milk, and Oatmeale, and make a plaister thereof, and lay it to the swelling.

To stanch the bleeding of the Piles▪

TAke and drinke the juice of Millfollie, for that is proved, also put to the powder of burned Garlick, and the evils shall dye also to destroy them take oyle of Roses and Frankincense, and

Honey, and make Oyntment of these, and put it with thy finger into the Fundament, if it be a friend thou wouldst help in hast, add Myrrhe therto, and after annoint thy Fundament ther∣with, and for the going out of the Evils, boyl Frankinsence and water, and wash the Evils therwith, and let thy breath go up into thy Fundament, and he shall be whole:

Probatum est.

For a Woman travelling with Child to make her soon be delivered.

TAke Bettony, and Date-stones in powder and drink it, and she shall be soon delivered.

To do away a Wenn, and not to cut him:

TAke and bind it fast then take Verdigrease, Sulphur, Soap, oyle of Eggs, Alome, and Hony, and temper them together & lay it therto, and it will go away without doubt:

Probatum est.

For all manner of Wounds and Soares.

TAke here the most pretious Salve in the World, and it is so precious held, that it healeth doing any tent in al manner of Wounds, be they never so deep of themselves and the same Plaister will heal one hundred women, and if it be well kept, and alwaies do no more, but chafe it between your hands a lit∣tle, and lay it over another cloath, and cut it as long as the Wound, and look that the Wound be washed morning and eve∣ning with white Wine and red, and the seventh part with Ho∣ney, boyl it together and wash it warm, and each time make your Plaister hot in your hands, but make it clean before you chafe it, and then lay it on, then take a little and do it into the hole of the Wound, and all the filth of the Wound shall arise up by the hole of thy Plaister at the filling, and if the Wound ake for pain or difficulty of suffering, take a little oyle Olive and pour into the Wound, and it shall never ake.

The making of the said Plaister for Wounds or Soares.

TAke beaten Plantane, and Smallage of each of these Herbs take a pound of the juice, and do it in a Pan, and do thereto three ounces of clean new Wax, that came new from the Hony, and two ounces of Incense white, and clean and melt them by

themselves with a soft fire, then put in the Incense therto, and boyl them together till all the juice be wasted in, and alwaies stir it fast, then take it from the fire, strain it through a cloath, and then take three ounces of Turpentine, and temper them to∣gether, and when it is cold, take it up and keep it as Gold.

A Water of Pismires Eggs.

OUr form in Latine, the best manner to gather the Eggs is, you shall set Dishes of Tree in three or four heaps, wheras the Pismires dwelleth, and the Dishes shall be well covered with leaves of Trees, then they bear the Eggs into the dishes, and when you will take the Eggs away, uncover the dishes, and take a little stick, and knock upon the dish, then the Pis∣mires shall run out for fear and leave their Eggs behind them, these Eggs distilled in a Limbeck in Balneo Mariae, three or four drops of the same water put into deaf eares, and left, cau∣seth hearing again, and is good also for the piping of the eares.

A water of Birch-juice.

IN May peirce a hole in a Birch-tree, and set under a Glafs or any other Vessell, and there will come forth water, and that water you shall distill in a Limbeck. The water is good for all Wounds dressed therwith, and Clouts wet therin, and layd upon the Wound, the vvater dryeth all open Soars, if it be layd theron.

For One that pisseth blood.

TAke Parsley, Gromell, and Bursa-pastoris, of each like much, stamp them and strain them, being tempered with a quart of good milk, and so let the Patient drink therof three dayes, at evening and morning, and it will stench the blood.

To make a singular Oyle for an Ach▪ proved by Edward Kendall.

IN the Rogation week take Hors-mints, and shred them very small, then take Pigs Morde, and fry the Mints therwith till they do change their colour, then take it and strain it into some

thing that you will keep it in all the yeare, you may make it any time in the yeare, and it will be very good, but the Roga∣tion week is the best.

To make Cordiall Lozanges to break wind.

TAke Aniseeds two Drams, Gromell seed, Broomseed of each one Dram, the Kernells within the Ash keyes halfe a dram, pouder this very fine, and with foure ounces of Sugar, and Rose water make them, which being used will break wind this must be made as other lozanges are.

Probatum for the head-Ach.

TAke Bean flower, and pouder of Commin, of each like quantity, and boile it in strong white Vinegar, till it be thick, then lay it in a linnen bagg to the nape of thy neck behind, so hot as you may suffer it▪

For a woman to have her Flowers

TAke Sage, Rew, Mugwort, Sallendine, and Maiden-haire of every one halfe an handfull, of Turmerick, one penney worth of Safron make them all into pouder, and bole them together in a pottle of white Wine with six peniworth of white Sugar, and straine it, and drink it milke warme, eve∣ning and morning untill all be spent.

For a Woman that hath her flowers stopped.

TAke a pottle of Vinegar, two hand fulls of Harts horne, two handfulls of Bugle, thre handfulls of Isop, and boil all these in a pottle of Vinegar, and let the woman sit over it, first make a plaister as followeth. Take a good quantity of Cowdonge, and strong Vinegar, and mutton suet, and boile it, and spread it hot upon a cloth hot, and lay it upon a linnen cloth from the womans Brests unto her Knees, and so leave it one whole night and then let her sit upon the bath aforesaid.

Another for the same.

TAke young Isop, Maiden-leek, English Saffron, red Fen∣nell, Clary, a little black Sope, stamp and strain them, and drink it, and plaister the Herbs hot to her belly.

To cause a Woman to have her Flowers:

TAke Germander, and Goose glisters, the roots of English Saffron, of each a great handfull, the roots of Elacampana thin sliced one ounce, of Liver roots scraped and thin cu•• halfe an Ounce, of Tyme, and Savory, of each half a handfull, of Commin, and Anniseeds, of each one spoonfull grosly bruised; mingle all these together, and let them boile in a Pottle of white Wine, with a soft fire to a pinte and halfe, then strain it, and wring out the Liquor hard, and to every draught hereof put the waight of a penny in Cynamon, asmuch of Jett, seven or eight blades of English Saffron made to fine pouder, and one spoonfull of melted honney. After you have mingled all these things together with this liquor blood warme, three or foure mornings before the time of your wonted griefe, drink a good draught thereof, and cover you warme, and if sweat may be gently provoked, let it be done by the space of one houre, or as your strength will beare, and use this monethly.

To cause a Woman to have her Flowers. A Medicine that never failed, but beware that shee be not with Child.

TAke the root of an Hearb called Gladinum, and boile it in Vinegar or Wine, and when it is well boiled set it on the ground, and let hir stand over it, so that no ayre may goe a∣way, but ascend into her privitie.

Another of the same.

TAke an herb called Collerage, and boile it in white Wine and when it is boiled, let the Patient sit over it, so as the steame may ascend into her privity, as hot as she can indure it, and when she goeth to bed let her lay thereof to her privitie, so hot, as she may suffer it, and it will heale her by the grace of God.

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For a Woman delivered with Child.

TAke Date stones, Commin, Graynes, English Saffron, make of all these a pouder, and drink it with Malmesie o•• stale Ale.

For to make speedy after throws.

TAke yolks of new laid Eggs, and make thereof a Caudle with Ale, and put thereto a little Cynnamon and English Saffron, and when you have boiled your Caudle take a hand∣full of Vervayne, and stamp it, and straine it, and give the same to the woman, and she shall have speedie remedie by Gods grace.

Another for the same.

TAke a Catt, and let her blood in the hinder huckle, three drops in a little drink, and so give the woman it some what warme.

Another for the same.

TAke three drops of the blood of the Navell string, and a little gods-speed ground in drink, and give it the woman warme.

Another for the same.

TAke the pouder of Frankincense, and three drops of a holy Candle, and three of Urine, and put in a draught of Ale, and so give it her to drink warme.

For the white Termes or Nature.

TAke a small quantity of white Campies stamp them, and straine them with Clarret Wine, or red Wine, and make a Posset thereof, use to drink thereof.

For a Woman that hath her belly swelled with her Terms.

TAke the red berries of Archangell, and put them in a Cup of white Wine all night, and in the morning straine them and drink them five dayes before the New, and so continue them, until the Prime be past, morning, and evening.

For a burned Yard.

TAke a quart of Smiths water, a handfull of Sage, a good quantity of Allom, a Sawcer full of honey, and boile them to a pint, and strain it, and with a Serring inject it into Pe∣nis.

Probatum for the Tooth-ach.

TAke a pint of water or a quart, and a handfull of Rosemary, and another of Isop, and a Sawcer of Honney, an ounce of Alom, and boyle all together, till halfe be consumed, and straine it warme, and wash the tooth therewith.

An approved Medicine for him that cannot make his Water.

TAke ten or twelve Bees, and stamp them, and temper them with Ale, and give the Patient to drink, and he shall make water forthwith.

Probatum est.

To take away the hardness in a womans Milk, and to cause her milk to run.

TAke Dandellion, Sage, Plantane, of every sort of these herbs one handfull, then chop them together, and fry them in Clarret Wine till they be soft, and then take it up, and plaister it upon a cloth, and st••eke the Plaister with raw Creame, and lay it to the Best warme.

To drye up a womas Milk.

TAke a quantity of Sage, stamp it, and strain it with a quart of white Wine, and so warme it, and drink it, and let her go to bedd, and lye on the sore side, then take the Sage, if all be strained out, and put them between two shilling stones, the stones must be hot, and put them upon her brest, and use it morning and evening, three dayes, and three nights,

For him that cannot hold his water.

TAke a pottle of Muskadine, a handfull of Clary, half so much of Neperiall, and so of Mary golds, and a little quantity of the Mores of Camphir, cut in fine slises, and bruise the herbes, a little in you hands, and put thereto two or three Nutmeggs, and so much in quantitie of Cinamon, and cut it in peeces, and fix Dates cut, and the stones picked out, and the white within and some Sugar to make it pleasant, but the less Sugar you put therein the better, and so boile it till halfe be consumed, and drink thereof morning and evening.

A plaister for the same.

TAke of every kind of Plantane a handfull, that is Rib wort, and two other kinds three handfulls of Bursa-Pastoris, and so much of Dill, and boile them all in red Wine or stale Ale, till the Herbs be soft, and then put the Herbs in a linnen Bagg, and so lay it to the lower part of the Reines, so hot as you may suffer it, and so keep the liquor, and when the plaister is cold, or after an houre take that away, and put thereto another hot bagg, or else heat that againe in the liquor, and so change it three times in one day, after every houre, leaving the same but one houre, before you change or heat it, use this eight or nine dayes together, and once in two dayes make new also Serringe with raw milk once or twice in a day.

Another for the same.

TAke Turpentine of Jene, the seed of Occulis Christi, the the pouder of Nehperi••ll, and of Clary, wash the Turpen∣tine

in white Vinegar, and take of each sort of the pouder e∣quall porcions and so mingle the pouders, and the Turpen∣tine, then eat of the pills five or six at a time, and eat be∣tween every one a little pill of Dragons blood, and so use it morning and evening.

A Medicine for the after throws when a Woman is de∣livered of a Child.

TAke of Wormewood; Motherwort, and Elder leaves of each a handfull, a quarter of a pound of Beane flower, two yolks of Eggs, boile it together in a quart of water till it be thick, plaister it, and put it to her Navell.

A drink for her also.

TAke Mother-wort, and Chicken-weed, of each a like, pound and straine them in Ale, or other drink, and give it her to drink.

A Medicine for a woman that have a cold stomach before or after Child bedd.

TAke a quantity of Callomanus Aromaticus, Cloves, Nut∣meggs, Galligand, and Cynamon, of each a like quantity cut in peeces not very small, put all these together, and then divide them into three parts, and then take a reasonable draught of white Wine, and put therein the one part of all the said stuffe, and let it be warmed luke warme, and let the Patient drinke it, in the morning fasting, and lye and sweat one houre after or more, but shee may not sleep and use this two mornings following, and so the third morning.

For a scald-head whatsoever kind it be.

TAke Rew, Feather-few, Tansey, Wormewood, Laven∣der Cotten of each a handfull, wash them, and swing out the water and stamp them fine, and frye them in a frying pan

with fresh butter, that never touched Salt, and strain it through a fine cloath, and annoint the head every day, and wash it once in a week, and it will be whole by Gods grace.

To make a woman conceive.

TAke powder made of Boars stones, and give it her to drink after her flowers, and she shall conceive, also take the sha∣ving of Ivory, and drink it, and it shall make her able to con∣ceive.

To make a man have lust to a Woman:

TAke Fennell-seeds, and Skirwith, of each two ounces, grind it and mingle it with new Cows Milk, and make Pellets ther∣of as big as Beans, and take three at night and three in the morning; first of all annoint thy Members with Oyle, and the juice of Morrell and Vinegar, and mingle them together.

To know if a man shall live or dye.

TAke the Sickmans water, and let a woman drop there in her Milk, and if it mingle with the water he shall dye, and if it swim above the water he shall live.

A Drink for an Ague.

FIrst keep the Patient watm, then take Succory, Burrage, Lettice, Violets, and Endive, two good handfuls of the Hull, and boyl them in three quarts of fair water, untill it be consu∣med to a pottle, then let the broath run through a fine cloath, without bruising the Herbs that the broath may be clear, then to a pint of the same, take three spoonfuls of White-vine∣gar and drink of the same continually, without drinking any o∣ther drink, so neer as you may, and also make the Patients mea•• with the same Herbs, if it be not delicious, then put in some white Sugar.

A Powder for an Ague.

TAke foure ounces of Orange Pills, one ounce of Sage, one ounce of Bay Berries, two ounces of Nutmegs, beat all these together into a fine powder, you may give it all times, this powder a little before the Fit to a man a grain waight, to a Child half so much, with Ale or Beer very warm, in this time it is better to begin with decoction of the Herbs as you have a∣bove, put it to no more drink then may be taken at once:

To make washing Balls.

TAke white Soap of the finest four pounds, and cut it fine, and Sanders two ounces,, Cloves two ounces, Benjamine one ounce, Musk twenty grains, mix them with Rosewater, and a little Oyle of Spike, and so make them in Balls.

An excellent Medicine for the Collick.

TAke six spoonfuls of Aqua Compositua, and as much Vine∣gar, and a handfull of Rosemary, and as much Sage, put your Aqua▪Compositua and Vinegar upon a Chaffin-dish of Coals between two dishes, and put your Herbs into it, then take a broun Coast and toast it hard, and dip it into your water, and Herbs, and lay your Herbs with the toast upon a linnen cloath for fitting your Belly, and lay it a little under your grief, as warm as may be suffered, and lye down the space of an hour, and it will take away the pain, look that the Herbs be next the grief, and rest upon it:

Probatum est.

For the Pin and Web in the Eye.

TAke a pint of ripe Strawberries, laying them in a pint of Wine two daies, then bray them, straining them through a clean cloath, then taks a stone called Lapis Callaminaris, as big as a Doves Egg, and make it red hot in the fire, and quench it in the same liquor, and let it stand by the space of nine daies, then cleanse it, and put the liquor in a little Glass, taking a fea∣ther, and dip it in the Liquor, and wash your Eye that is soar.

To make water for soar Eyes.

TAke a pint of Whit-wine, and take so much of a stone called Lapis Callaminaris as an Egg, and lay it on the fire till it be red hot, and then put it into the Wine; and when the stone is cold, lay it in the fire again, and make it red hot, and put it in the Wine again, and heat it so often, and put it in the Wine a∣gain, untill it break in the VVine as Sugar, and then put it all together in a Glass, and drop it in your eye, and if you take but half a pint of VVine, put therto but half so much of the stone, use this as aforesaid.

To make ones face fair.

TAke the Blossoms of Rosemary, and boyl them in VVhite-wine, and when you list to be fair wash your face with it, and if you drink of the same it will make your breath sweet.

To clear the Skin.

TAke the Marrow of Swines feet, and Rosewater, and Cows Milk, and mingle these together, and warm them luke-warm, then annoint your face therwith.

To make Hair grow if it be long a coming out.

TAke a good number of Bees that be labouring to make Ho∣ney, dry them, and make them to powder, then put them in common Oyle, and mingle them together, and with this Oyntment annoint the place where you will have hair, and cer∣tainly it will come without pain.

Oyle of Wormwood.

TAke the buds and tops of VVormwood, and of the juice four ounces, of oyle of Olive three pound, put it into a Ves∣sell of Glass, and set them in the Sun by the space of fifteen daies, stopping the mouth, then boyl them four hours, and then strain them well, and you must strain them three times after∣wards, and so keep them, this doth comfort and bring heat to the cold members, it fortifyeth the stomach, and causeth a good appetite, it openeth Obstructions, and healeth Diseases which

cometh of cold, it causeth the destruction of Worms, and bring∣eth them forth if it be mixt with Oyntments and Plaisters, and laid to the place.

Oyle of Worms.

TAke the Worms of the earth half a pound, of the oyle of Olive two pound, of Wine two ounces, boyl them altogether, and make Oyle accordingly; this comforteth the Sinews that are vexed with cold, and for the Ach of the Joynts.

A perfume for Gloves.

TAke oyle of Almonds of the sweetest, and put it into a pot with these powders, a little Musk, a little Storax, Callamintum, Nutmegs, Gilliflowers, and make them in powder, put them into the Oyle of Almonds, and set it to dry in the Sun in a Glass by the space of eight daies, and stir it with a stick every day then wet your Gloves in Rosewater three times, and let them dry again, and the last time when they are dry, annoint them with the Oyle and powder after it hath stood eight daies in the Sun, and your Gloves shall have a notable perfume▪

For the Pin and the Web.

TAke three handfuls of red Fennell, and wash it, and then swing it in a clean cloath, so that there be no water left in it, then stamp it, and strain it through a fair cloath, and take two spoonfuls of new Honey, or else good English Honey, and put therto a spoonfull of good Rosewater, or else of fair water, then put the water and the honey together on the fire in a Sawcer, and when it boyleth skim it, and when you have Clarified it, let it cool a while, when it is somwhat cold, put the juice and it to∣gether, and strain it through a fair cloath, and put it in a Viall, and take therof three or four times a day to dress the eye with∣all, and when you use it put in some womans milk.

To make one to sleep.

TAke Lettuce-seed, and bruise it small with womans milk, and the White of an Egg, and lay it to the Temples of thy head.

For the Tooth-ach

TAke a Gaul that groweth on a Tree, and take as much of it as your hollow tooth will receive, and pare off the out-side, and put it in your tooth till your pain be past, and if it draw too much take it out, and scrape of the filth, and put it in again.

A good water to make one well coloured.

TAke the flowers of Beans, red Roses, wild Tansey, Honey suckles, with the Whites of Eggs, bray them a little, wash∣ing the face and hands with this water.

The properties and operation of Rose-water.

1. ANd if you drink Rose-water with Sugar, it will asswage all heats.

2. And if you drink it with water of Cottidony, and Feather∣few and Sugar, it will destroy all manner of Jaundise.

3. And if you annnoint your Temples of your head, it shall ease the head-ach.

4. And if you mix it with the juice of Fumytory and black Soap, it will destroy the Morphew.

5. And if you drink it fasting it will make a sweet breath, clear the sight, and comfort the nature.

6. And if you boyl white Copperis in it, and wash your eyes without and within, it will destroy the Pin and Web:

7. And if you drink it with the juyce of Mint, Hysop, Sugar, and Licorace, it will destroy the Tissick.

8. And if you drink it with the juyce of Sothernwood, and Fennelseed, it will destroy the Cough, and all manner of evils in the Breast, and quencheth all heats in the Stomack.

For watering Eyes.

TAke red Colly▪leaf, and annoint it with the White of an Egg, and lay it to the watering Eyes, when thou goest to thy Bed, and it shall heal them.

For a womans quick deliverance.

TAke and drink the juyce of Vervain with red Wine, and she shall lightly be delivered▪

To make a Tooth fall out.

TAke water Frogs, and as many land Frogs, and take out their bowels, and wash their bodies elean, and boyl them in fair water, when the water is cold take off the grave, and with a lit∣tle on your finger touch the tooth, and it shall fall out.

For a Tettar.

TAke Vinegar, Brimstone, black Soap altogether, and rub it with it two or three times a day.

To take Fish.

TAke Assifaeti••a, Milk, Honey, VVheat flour, and make an Oyntment, and annoint the bait and thy hook.

Against spitting of blood coming from the Lungs or Lights.

TAke the juice of Mill foil two ounces, of a bloodstone burned to powder two drams, and give it the Patient to drink with VVhite-wine, or Ale cold.

To cure a Vain broken in the stomach and breast.

TAke wild Angellica, Egremony, Sanicle, Cinqfoil, Strawbury leaves, Rib-wort, VVoodbine leaves, Dasie roots, and leaves—Dandelion, white Comfry, Scabious, Sowthernwood, white bottles, Spermint, Oake-buds, Bramble-buds, Plan∣tane—Take so much of all these as will make six hand∣fuls (taking an equall portion of each) and steep them in a gallon of fair water for two hours, then set them on the fire, and let them be boyled untill half be consumed, then put to it a quart of VVhite-wine, and let it boyl a walm or two, then take it off, then strain it, then set it on again, and put to it a pint of pure Virgin English Honey, then let it boyle to Clarify the Honey, then take it off the fire, and when it is cold, put it up in a Glass, let the Patient take four or five spoonfuls luke-warm, two hours or at least one hour before Dinner, and Supper, and

at going to bed, I verily beleive that the continuance of this will cure him, let him in the morning ear before it a good mouth∣full of the Conserve of Comfry roots, if his stomach agree with such things. This from Sir Kenelme Digby.

For the wind in the Stomach.

TAke Venice Treacle, and a little Conserve of Roses, and make a Pill of the quantity of a small button, and take it after a light Supper, and it will case or cure the wind; Sir Kenelme Digby.

An experienced Medicine for the Stone, Mr. Henry Pelham

TAke White-wine, and make a Posset of it, then take the Curd off it that it be clear, then take the juice of red Nettles, being pounded, and strained into the Posset so much as may not oftend the stomach, if it be so strong of the Nettles, put more Posset un to it, or put to some Sugar, if you make this in Winter, the Apothecaries hath the water of red Nettles, or the Seeds which use as the juice, you may take it in your Fit or otherwise, its no matter though yon cast it often, before you keep it, it will break the Stone into a gravell, or at least much abate the roughness of it, that it shall not fret.

A water for the Stomach, poysons, small Pox, or any Sur∣fet, or falling, or Convulsion Fits.

TAke of Sallendine, Sage, Rosemary, Rue, Mugwort, Worm∣wood, Pimpernell, Dragon, Scabious, Egremony, Balm, Scordium, Century, Carduus Benedictus, Bettony, Rosa-solis, of each a good handfull, Angellica roots, white Henbane roots, Turmentile, Zedoary, Licorace, of each half an ounce, slice the roots, and wash them, and the Herbs shake and squeeze the wa∣ter out of them in a cloath, then shred them and steep them two daies and nights in as much White-wine as will cover them well, and let the Vessell b•• close covered. Take it out and distill it, and keep it close in a Glass or Bottle, and when you use it, give it luke-warm to the Patient, with a little Sugar in∣fused,

to a Child two or three spoonfuls is sufficient, and to a strong body 4, 5, or 6. It is an Experimented Cordiall, you may use a little Mithridate in it; these Simples are to be ga∣thered in May, and then distilled, or in the beginning of June.

For a blood-shotten bruise over the Eye, by Mrs. Con∣way approved.

TAke Sugar-Candy, and beat it as small as you can into pow∣der, then put it into a Quill, and so blow it into your Eye a few dressings infallibly cures it by my own experience.

For the deafness in the Eares.

TAke of a Hare new killed the Urine out of her bladder, and drop it into the Eare, and it is a speedy remedy:

A Plaister for the Sciatica, approved by Mrs. Church.

TAke a pound of Burgundy Pitch, a quarter of a pound of Virgin Wax, a quarter of a pound of Rozen, two ounces of Frankincense, two good spoonfuls of Aquavitae, of ordinary Turpentine two pennyworth, put all these together, and boyl them very softly that they do not run over, and being reasonably boyled, then set it by, untill it be somwhat cooled, and sit to spread, and then spread it thin upon a brown paper of the finest, for handsomness unto the Patient, and then apply it to the place pained, not heating the Plaister at the fire, but holding it on with your hand, that the heat of the hand and the body may make it cleave too, and let it lye on, untill of it self it fall off, and then apply a new implaister, as occasion shall require: Pro∣batum.

To cure any Pain or Knob arising in the hand, or other part.

TAke of Sperma-Ceti, and mixe it with some Aquavitae, not too much, for the Aquavitae is to much drying, annoint the place with it morning and evening, and it is an experienced Cure.

A Syrrop for a Cold by my Lady Cook the younger.

TAke half a pint of good Anniseed water, or Aquavitae, put a quarter of a pound of Sugar into it, set them in a broad dish, that will not melt, on a Chffin-dish of coals, when it is warm take it off the fire, then burn it with a fired paper, as you do Wine, stirring it with a long stalked spoon or Ladle, when it leaveth burning, let it cool a while, and then put into, it a quarter of a pint of red Rose-water, keep it in a Glass, and let the Patient take two spoonfuls of it morning and night.

To make the Oyle of Adders-tongue.

TAke a peck of the Herb called Adders-tongue, chop it very small, and put to it a pint of the best Oyle Olive, then let it boyl untill a good quantity of it be consumed, then strain the Herbs from the Oyle, and put up the Oyle for your use, first wash the soar with Beer and Verjuice, and annoint it with the green Oyntment, and drop with a feather some of the Oyle into the soar, then lay on a Plaister of the green Salve: It importeth not to know the Cause but the Cure, how ignorant were Physitians in the cure of the Pox, as long as they went by Science, after Experience had taught us the use of Lignum vi∣tae, they were cured without knowledge of the Origen of the Disease; or Cause why the Medicine healeth, the knowledge of secret Causes and natural Operations vain and impossible.

For soar Eyes, by Sir Francis Swift.

TAke your own Water, boyl it in a dish on a Chaffin-dish of coals, cover it with another dish, and even as the dew riseth and sticketh upon the Dish, take it off with a feather, and put it into a Glass close, and as you need drop some of it into your eye, and lay a cloath wet in it upon the eye: this did heal blood-shot eyes with a skin upon them, and specks in them when their sight was almost gone, when many other ex∣perimented Medicines failed, and in vain used.

For the Cramp in Foot or Leg, or any other place.

TAke and bind the place with a List of new red cloath about the place affected, and it will in short time take away the pain, and it will not often come again.

To take away a stopping Cold from the heart.

TAke a Nutmeg, and grate it, and some Aquavitae and a little fresh butter, put it in a dish upon the fire, and warm them together, then take a cloath three doubled, and dip it in the war∣med Liquor, and lay it at the pit of the Stomach, and it is a per∣fect remedy▪

For a Gaul with riding.

TAke the slime that is left in a ditch, or any other place where water hath run, by the Rain, or any other cause, and annoint it therwith, it is a present remedy.

Another for the same.

TAke leaves of Eldar, and put them into your pocket when you ride, and you shall not be gauled at all.

An Excellent Medicine for the Eyes by Sir Kenelme Digby.

TAke a new-laid Egg, and roast it very hard, then slit it in the middle, and take out the Yolk, then take some Alome and beat it into powder, mix it with Honey, and make a Past with it, and put it into the hollow of the Egg being warm, then hold the Egg in your hand between two Trenchers, but do not squeeze it, and there will come out a juice as clear as water, which you must let drop into some spoon, take a drop of that water and drop into the Eye, and it is a present Cure for any Disease that breedeth in the eye.

For an Ague.

TAke Parsley stalk••, a good quantity, and pound it and take the juyce o•• i••, and put it into posset drink or warme

White-wine, drink it, you may put Sugar in it to make it ••ellish the better, and the virtue of it is to procure Urine, which will take away the venome of the Disease, take it as your Fit cometh upon you, eirher in a hot Fit or a cold.

To make a Liquid Caustick.

TAke half a pint of Soap Lees, called Lixivium, and of black Soap the quant••ty of a small Wallnut, and set it on the fire, ••nd stir it together, and being ready to boyl, put to it of the powder of Unslackt Lyme, as much as will make it of a good consistance, and if upon long keeping it grow to thick add more Lixivium to it, and keep it close stopt in a Glass:

An excellent Vulnerary Drink for many Imperfections and Diseases.

TAke Avens, Buglass, Cinqfoil, Comphry, Dayses, with the Roots, Dandelyon, Egremony, Bettony, Mugwort, Plan∣tane, Ribwort, Spermint, Bramble tops, Strawberies, and Vio∣let-leaves, Scabious, Hawthorn-••ops, Southernword, Oake-leaves, and Woodbin-leaves, Wormword, Angellica, and white Beets that grow in the Corn-fields, of each half a hand∣full: Boyl them in a pottle of spring water, with a quart of White-wine over a soft fire to the consumption of half, then strain it, and add to it of discummed Honey a pint, & set it over the fire again to boyl a walm or two, and scum it again, and so keep it for your use, and give six spoonfuls of it morning and evening, or more, according to the strength of the Patient; It throweth out all shivers of bones, or other thing fixed in the flesh, it cureth old or new Soars, and it cleanseth the bones from all filth, and scurff in the Fistula or Evill: It maketh the flesh close soundly from the bottom, it cureth by cleansing of the blood and by making a dry Soar run much at the first, and afterwards dryeth it, healing without rankling, proud flesh or heat▪ It is good also for a dry Itch, and singular-in the cure of wo∣mens breasts.

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To make a water for the Eyes:

GAther in the month of May one pottle of the dew of Barley before the Sun doth rise, then put therto half a quarter of an ounce of white Copperis, and half a quarter of an ounce of white Salt, boyl these till it come to a quart, then let it cool and put it into a Glass, and stop it close, and when you use it, drop a drop into the soare Eye: it will keep a year or two.

To make the Tobacco Salve.

TAke green leaves of Tobacco, pound, stamp them, and strain them, then take Bees Wax in the Comb unmelted foure ounces, Venice Turpentine, Rozen, and Salet▪oyle, Ana three ounces, then boyl all these together till the juyce of the Tobacco be infused with the rest, then strain it through a fine linnen cloath, put not in the Turpentine till the liquor be but warm, and then keep it in a Galley-pot for your use.

For the Head-ach.

THe Oyle of sweet Marjoram to smell to, and a drop of it put into each eare cures it, two drops of Spirit of Rosemary put on the mould of the head asswageth the pain.

The powder of the Ashes of Rosemary will make the Teeth white, and cureth the Gums.

For a Fellon or hot Swelling.

GRounsell leaves, and stalks pounded, and a third part of so much in fresh Butter, or water boyl'd together till it be soft, spread it thick and lay it on the Soar somwhat warm, shift it once in four and twenty hours.

For the Rickets.

TAke new Ale or Beer that hath little or no Hop in it, and turn it into small Firkin or Pipkin which hath a Spigge••,

put Barm to it that it may ripen, and being ripened, draw ou•• a stone Jugg or Bottle full, and put therin such a quantity of Tamarisk, bark of Ivy, and Bark of Ash as may give it strength, then stop it up, and when it hath stood four daies give of it to the Child to drink fasting, at Meals▪ and at all other times when it desireth to drink. Be sure when you begin one Bottle to fill another as you did the first, that the l••st may be four daies old before it be entred upon.

For a Canker although it be never so far gone.

TAke white Copperas, and Alome, as much more Alome as Copperas, burn them together in a Fire shovell untill they leave boyling, then take it, and pour off the out-side, and make it into a powder, if the Canker be old, let it be washed with Canker-water, then lay some of this powder upon it, but do not rub it, nor swallow it, you may lay it on with a Salt Slike, twice or thrice dressing will cure it.

To make Bully's Oyle.

TAke Herb-grace, and red Sage, of each one pound, Worm∣wood, and the tender tops of Bayes, of each half a pound, chop them small, but wash them not, three pounds of Sheeps Suet hot our of the Sheep, stamp altogether in a Morter, untill it be like a Salve, not one thing to be discerned from another, then temper into it a quart of the best Oyle Olive, and a quart of the best Neatsfoot Oyle, put it into an Earthen Vessel stopped close, and so let it stand in some cool place eight daies, then boyl it on a soft fire, keeping it stirring, and when it hath boyled an hour and an hall, put into it four ounces of Oyle of Spike, after this let it boyl, till it look very green, so strain it, and put it into a pot for your use.

To make the Sear-cloath to the Oyle.

TAke Oyle-Olive half a pint, red Lead five ounces, boyl it and stir it, untill it be black, then put to it two ounces

of Dears Suet, one ounce of Deares Marrow, one ounce of Sperma-Ceti, one ounce of Bees-wax, boyl all together untill it be thick enough to hang on the linnen cloath, you dip it in∣to it, and wrap it up for your use: When you use it warm the O••le in a Sawcer, and chafe it hot into the place grieved, lay 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••ar-cloath upon it for any bruise or strain:

For an Impostume in the Breast or Sto∣mach.

TAke roasted Onyons, and spread them on a Plaister, and lay them to the Breast, or Stomack, where the paine is, and shift it with new Plaisters, morning and Eve∣ning.

To open the Liver, Spleen and avoid Choler, and help the Tertian Ague.

TAke a quart of White-wine, and boyl therin a handfull of Germander, half an ounce of Cene, a quarter of an ounce of Fennelseeds, if you put therto as much Parsley-seeds, it doth not only open the stopping of the Liver, and Milt, but also help∣eth the Strangury and Stone.

For the Meagrim.

TAke Marjoram, and rub it in your hands untill it be of juice, and with the juice of the same rub the Temples, untill they do smart, and it will help you.

For a Soar Breast, by Mr. Cockman.

TAe a Sheeps-head with the Woollon, boyl it in a good quan∣tity of water three or four hours, take the cleer broath, and put as much whole Ryce into it as wil boyl it to the thickness of a Poultice, breaking the Rice as it boyleth with a woden slice, when you find it to be very soft take it off the fire, and put to it two Yolks of Eggs beaten with a little Saffron, and somthing more then a spoonfull of Oyle of Camomile, this Powltice is to be applyed warm before the Breast be broken, and laid on a∣bout

the thickness of two fingers, that it may come off moist, cutting a hole in the cloath for the Nipple, this Poultice is to be shifted every twelve hours, and you are to continue it a day or two after▪ the breast is broken.

The Plaister.

TAke Goats▪ dung, dry it with a gentle heat, pound it very small, and searce it, then take English Honey (if the Ho∣ney be hard canded melt it on the fire) cooling it again like Syrrop, then put in as much of this powder to it as will thicken it, but not to stiff, apply this warm morning and evening, with∣out tenting the Breast, if in the Cure it grow hard or swell a∣gain, apply the former Poultice for three or four dayes, and then this again.

To keep Milk from curdling.

LEt there be boyled somtime in her broath a bunch of Mints and Parsley, and a little Cynamon and Saffron, and now and then a little Mint water, drink it warm with sufficient Sugar:

If there shall be knots in either Breast or Swelling.

TAke new-milk, and Oyle of Roses by equall portions, and thicken those with bread of a Manchet grated and boyle them to a pap, and use it plaister-wise upon the breast so grie∣ved.

But if with taking cold, inflammation should happen with any redness.

THen use the former poultice of Rice the place being former∣ly annointed with Honey, and a little Aquavitae warm'd to∣gether.

Admit the worst should happen, and that by accident Im∣postumation should be caused and grief grow so as it must be broken.

THen boyl in Milk, and Oatemeal a good handfull of Mal∣lows, with as muth Bryer leaves, and the head of a Lilly

beaten small, till it be to the thickness of a Poultice, and where you feel the greatest pain in that place, lay on (before the Poultice) a chief of Saffron, which will break it in that place, and when it is broken use the Poultice still some two dressings, then afterward apply your known Medicine, which certainly will heal it.

Against the biting of a mad Dog:

TAke six ounces of pickled leaves of Herb▪grace, four ounces of the best Treacle, or Mithridate, four ounces of pilled Garlick, four spoonfuls of scraped Tin, stamp the Garlick, and Herb grace together, and then put in the Mithridate, and mingle them well together, then take a pottle of good Ale, stale and not sower, nor too new, boyl all these together in the Ale with the Tin to three pints, then strain it, and give of it three or four spoonfulls at a time, three times a day, for nine daies together.

And to a Christian-body bind the Feces which are left of the straining to the place bitten.

A present remedy for the Bloody Flux.

TAke a fine linnen cloath, and put a li••tle Woll in it, and make a little button of Subposita, dip it in Aqua-Composita, and put it up once ot twice, and it will help.

For the Piles.

TAke a quart of good Claret-wine, and a good quantity of Mallows, boyl it into a pint, and set over it, and la•• the Mal∣lows to the place as hot as may be suffered, you must put to it a good peece of sweet Butter in the boyling.

An excellent Glister.

TAke the Urine of a healthfull body one pinte, one spoonfull of Fennell-seed, as much Wheat-leaven as

as a Wal-nut, let those boile one walme, then straine them, and take it in a Glister.

A speciall Medicine for a Tetter.

TAke Gum Arabick, and steep it in the strongest Vinegar you can get, let it lye still till it be consumed, that it rope like Sirrup, then lay it on the Tetter with a Feather not washing it of, but as it dryeth wet it, if it be in a place where the cloaths rubb it off, then wet a broune paper soft, and lay it between, dressing it twice a day.

For the Scaitica or paine in the Joints.

TAke halfe a Pint of the Marrow of a stone horse, and as much Rosemary as will be fit to boile in that, bruise it, and boile them together on a cleare fire a very little while, when tis boi∣led straine it, and anoynt the Patient with it against the fire, and with Gods help it shall cure them in twenty foure hours.

You may have it at the Dog-house in Finsbury fields.

A Receipt for the Green sickness.

TAke a pottle of white Wine, and one handfull of Rosema∣ry, and as much Wormwood one ounce of Carduus seed, and one dram of Cloves, still all these, and drink halfe a pint at a time, morning and evening, and walk after it:

A Purge.

TAke Rubarbe one dram and halfe, slice it, and steep it in foure ounces, of Succory water a day and a night, then straine them, and put to that is strained Sirrup of Roses three ounces drink it at once.

An Excellent Julip to be taken in a Feaver▪

TAke a pint of Burrage water, put into it three drops of Oyle of Vitrioll, and two drops of the spirit of Sulphure, a little Sugar, and juyce of Limon according to your tast, drink nine spoonfulls at a time to quench your thirst.

For an Ague:

TAke a Limon, and squise out the juyce, put to it a spoonfull of Aqua vitae, and as much loaf Sugar, drink this in the be∣ginning of the cold fit.

For a Cold.

TAke the pulpe of three or foure Apples roasted, and put it on a Plate, make a hole in the middle, into which put a spoon∣full or two of Aqua vi••a, set this over a Chafin dish of coals, and when it is warm ••ier it, hold your head over the steame, and take it in at your mouth, and nostrills while it will burne, then put a penny worth or two of Sugar Candie, and try to fire it againe, when it will burne no more eat it, this must be taken to bedward.

A gentle Purge.

TAke a pound of blew Figs of the best, slice them in the middle, take a pound of Damask Rose leaves, two pound of fine Sugar beaten very fine, lay a layer of Sugar, a layer of Roses, a layer of Sugar, and a layer of Figs, the proportion of Sugar being equall to both the other, put them into a Gally pot, tye them close, and set them in the Sun, take of this a spoonfull in a morning, and it will give a stool.

For the inflammation of a Wound.

TAke a handfull of Groundsell, a handfull of br••ad plantane pound them, and straine out the juyce, and put a spoon full of honney, halfe an ounce of Venice Turpentiue, mingle all these with a little wheaten flower, so laying it Poultis wise dip∣ing your tent in it.

An excellent Sear-cloth for an Ach in the Back, Side, or any limbe of the Body.

TAke a quart of Oile of Roses, one pound of yellow Wax the newest you can get, three quarters of a pound of white lead three quarters of an ounce of Camphir, of Frankensence halfe a pound, of Gum Mastick halfe an ounce, o•• Turpentine halfe a pound, one ounce and a halfe of Nut Balsom, the white lead, Camphir Frankinsence, and Gum Mastick must be ground very small, every sort by it selfe, on a Painters stone. Take a Skil∣let of cast mettall, or a pan, and set it very safe on the fire, and put in first the Oile of Roses, and let it boile up one walme, and then take it off▪ and be very carefull you let it not run over, for feare of firing the house, then take the Wax and cut it in small peeces, and put it into the Oile, and stir it still. Then put it on the fire againe, and let it boile up till the Wax be melted stirring it stil, and then take it off, and strew in the white Lead by little and little, stirring it still. Then put it on the fire againe, and let it boile againe three or foure walmes, stir it still then take the Gum Mastick when you have taken it of againe, and mingle it with a little Oyle of Roses, and stir it still, and let it boile a walme or two, then take it of againe, and put in the Frankinsence, and stirr it still, and let it boile a walme or two, then take it of againe. And take the Camphir, and put it in, and let it boile altogether the space of five houres in all up∣on a soft fire of Charcole from the beginning to the end. Then take it off the fire and mingle the Turpentine, and the Balsome together and put it in, and stir it a quarter of an houre, but let it boile no more. Then take an Ell of Dowless, and dip it in,▪ and make the Searcloth. And when the rest is almost cold rowle it in one peece together, and it will be as good at twentie years end as at the first, it heals all manner of Aches, Bruises, Spraines, and Cuts, and also it will draw the Scurvy out of the flesh, your gum will not be ground very small, but in boyling it will melt. Be carefull in the boiling for if it take fire it is unquenchable.

An Electuary of Sarsafras.

TAke of rasped Sarsafras of the root six ounces, of chosen bruised Cinamon three ounces, boile these in Balneo in a double vessell close covered, in three pints of Fountaine water forty eight hours, then strain these hard, and put to this refined Sugar three pound, boile these to the consistance of an electu∣ary, then add these pouders following, being finely scarsed, fine pouder of Sarsafras one ounce, Nutmegs foure scruple••, Amber Greese one scruple of excellent chosen muske halfe a scruple, make of these according to Art an Electuary, and put to it of the Oile of Cynnamon twentie or thirty drops, and la∣bour them well according to Art, take often of this so much as a good Nutmegg, this is an exceeding good Electuary to open obstructions, to dissolve windeness, to open the Liver, splene, Kidnies, and to comfort the hart, and spirits:

For the Splene.

TAke a pound of Wax a penaiworth of Turpentine, a little Rosen, two spoonfulls of the juyce of Wormwood, & of spear Mints, boile all these together, in boyling stir them well, and in stirring put thereto two penniworth of Cloves, and Mace beaten into fine pouder, then poure it out into a dish of faire cold water, worke it well with your hands, till you have made it like a salve keep it in readiness, and when you feel any paine in your sides Brest or Stomach, apply thereof a little on a Leather for four∣teen houres, but first you must annoint your Side with the Oyntment following, and then lay the plaister where the splen is.

The Oyntment.

TAke a pound of Neats foot Oile, or a pound of fresh Butter, temper therewith two penniworth of Cloves, and Mace only bruised▪ put also thereto one spoonefull of the juyce of Sage so much of Mints, let them gently boile in the Oyle with herbs, use it warme, and it will ease the paine.

A Pouder to eat for the Splene.

TAke a spoonfull of Aniseeds, and Licoras in pouder as much grosse Pepper so much Ginger, temper them with Sugar, and Rosewater, use to eat a little of this when you feel paine or stiches in your sides.

An excellent Ptysan drink for the shortness of breath.

TAke French Barley, (boiled, and changed in two or three waters) three or foure spoonfulls, A Fennell, and a Parsly root or two picked, and sliced; Raisons of the Sun stoned, and Currants of either a quarter of a pound, Figgs, and Dates of each seven or eight, Anniseeds, and sweet Fennell seeds bruised of either a spoonfull, Maiden haire, Scabious, and dried Hysop, of either an handfull, large Mace, a blade or two; and Licoras bruised or sliced the waight of a shilling, let all those be boiled in an earthen Pipkin with six pints of running water close co∣vered with a gentle fire, untill the third part, or almost halfe the Liquor be wasted, then let it be strained ou••, and settled, and of this Ptysan drink twice a day a quarter of a pint or more at a time, in the morning, and at foure a clock in the afternoone.

For the yellow Jandise.

TAke the Urine of the patient, how far distant soever, and make a past with it, and the ashes of Ash, divide the lump into seven or nine small Loaves, or heaps, make a hole with your singer on the top of each of them, and poure some of the same Urine into the holes, and put a third of Saffron into each of them, and with your fingers close up the holes at the top, then set them by in some safe place, and the Patient will reco∣ver, this hath been often tryed with good success.

To draw out a Thorne.

TAke the gaule of a Barrow Pig, and apply it, and it will draw it out.

Mary Brent.

A Syrrup for a Cough.

TAke Turnips and rost them in Embers, pull of the skins, and squese out the water, and make a Sirrup of it with Sugar-Candie, and use it as other Sirrups for that purpose.

For a Straine.

TAke common Clay, and mix it with wine Vinegar, warme it, and spread it on a cloth, and apply it to the part.

A Dyet Drink.

Take the simples following of each one a handfull.

* 1.1 BOile all these in two quarts of white Wine untill it come to a quart, then straine it through a fine strainer, and put in∣to it the quantity of foure spoonfulls of honney to make it pleasant, put it into a Bottle, and stop it close, and drink it a mornings fasting an houre before Dinner, and an houre before you go to Bed foure sponefulls at a time.

This Drink is for old wounds, green wounds, Bruises, or Aches, or other diseases arising from these things a∣foresaid, and hath, and will cure the Cancer.

For the Gout.

TAke seven graines of Musk, and seven of Amber greece, and seventeen graines of well dried Cloves, and one and twenty graines of the best well dryed Varina Tobacco, or other good Tabacco if you cannot get Varina, beat the Cloves, and the Tobacco into a very smal pouder, and mix it with the other two and take it morning and evening in each Nostrill, the quantity of a great pins head or there abouts, the Tobacco, and the

Cloves must be searsed, and so waighed before you mix them:

You must make but halfe the quantity at a time.

To break the Stone in the Kidneys:

TAke a Hare and flay him quick, receive all the blood into skin, and then burn both blood and skinn, take the Ashes thereof, and put them in the Patients drink, and that will break the Stoneif, you will make proof thereof, temper the said Dishes with water, and put therein as hard a stone as you can get, and it will break it.

A Lute.

TAke Lome, Horse dung washt, Smiths sinders, flocks, mix all these together, and beat them with an Iron till they be well incorporate, some Ox blood, and a fourth part of Clay to that of Loome, with this Lute your pot, or Still, being bound about with Wyre that it may stick to the pot.

To make Sirrup of Gilly flowers.

TAke a quart of Conduit water, and put it in a Vessell of earth Pewter, or Silver, and make it boiling hott, but let it not boile, and as soon as ever you have taken it from the fire, put into it twelve ounces of Gilly flowers, and let them infuse in it, two nights, and a day, then make them boiling hot againe, and then let them coole, but keep them both times close cove∣red, when it is cold, straine it through a Canvas strainer, and then put to it three pound and a halfe of good Sugar, and ••et it on a soft fire that the Sugar may dissolve, it must be boyling hot, but not boile, and you must scum it very well when it is ta∣ken off the fire, and cold, during the time the Sugar is in it on the fire stir it often.

To make Conserve of Roses.

TAke a pound of Red-rose budds, and dip the white ends, and in a stone Morter and with a wooden pestoll pound them very small, then put to them Roses three pound of good Sugar, put in your Sugar by degrees, and beat it very well, untill it be incorporated then put it up in pots for your use.

To Distill Roses.

TAke sixteen pound of Roses, and put into a Limbeck, and with a soft fire, from that quantity of Roses, draw foure Gallons of water, the first Gallon is best, the next is reasonable, the third good to mixe with better, the fourth only good to put into a still of fresh Roses, and observe at this last running, the spirit will come in to the Limbeck, you must put water with the Roses, if in a Still put no water to them:

In distilling of all sorts of simples, let them be done in a Still, and from a stillfull draw not above a Gallon of water, and put no water into the Still.

A Pill to purge the head.

TAke of the Trochis of Alhandall and Diagredium ana, two Drams, of the pills of Aureareum, and Cochiatinum of each halfe an ounce, mix these together, and with the Chymicall Oyle of Cloves, and sirrup of Roses solutive, as much as will suffice make a Mass of pills the doss is one scruple or halfe a dram.

An approved Medicine to cleare the Reines of gravell or the stone, and also to clense them from all slimy matter which cause the Gonorra or Defluxion of seed.

Mr. Green the Emprick.

TAke smooth Holly, rest Harrow roots, horse Radish roots drie the Roots in an Oven, and then burne them to a pouder with the holy in a dripping pan. Take of each a like quantity or weight. And if the partie be troubled with a Semi∣nall defluxion, then let him take with the aforesaid powder a Nutmeg grated, and the yelk of an Egg for three nights af∣terwards let him use the powder only, this powder is to be ta∣ken in white Wine.

For the Gout and all Aches.

TAke oile of Spike, oile of Petro, oile of Sulphur, and the oile of a Silver Eele, which is made by hanging the E••l•• with a thred over the fire, and then it will drop this oile.

For the Splene.

TAke the water of the flowers of Beans.

Probatumest▪

For the Jaundise.

TAke in the morning fasting if it be a man, lice out of a fe∣males head, and drink them with white Wine and Sugar, and a little Nutmeg. And take in the evening pouder of wormes as much as will lye upon a groat Mag. Perlo. gr. 3. in white wine.

Probatum Goodwife Pelham.

For a looseness and Flux.

TAke the white of an Egg, a Nutmegg, and mingle them, and make them into a paste.

Probatum, Pelham.

Another for the same.

TAke the Conserve of Red Roses one ounce, the bark of Pom∣granats, dust of Sumach one ounce, Mummy, the Syrrup of dried Roses, a little of the water of Mints, Conserve of Damsons.

For the Mother and wind of the Stomach.

TAke Plantane, Chicory, Borage, Egrimony, the leaves of Violets ana M. 1. let them boile in three pound of Fountaine water, till the third part be consumed, then straine them, and then put to them halfe a pound of white Sugar Candy, and beaten Caryophill an ounce, let there be infus'd halfe a pint, then straine them, and when it is cold add to it one halfe pint of Vinegar.

For a lameness in the Limbs, Leggs, or elsewhere occa∣sioned by Cold.

LEt the Patient hold the part affected in hot graines, as long as they can, it will cause to sweat it out, then anoynt the part with Nerve oile▪

For fleame in the Stomack and a Cough.

TAke Lohech Sani. q. v. Oyle of Vitriol, and a little of the flower of Sulphur, or B••••mstone, and Conserve of Bettony.

For a weakness in the Back or a Gonorrhaea, or Running of the Reines.

TAke the Extraction of Rudii halfe an ounce, of sweet Mercury, five graines, mix them, and make pills of them, then take the Conserve of Red-Roses one Ounce, of the best Bole Armonack three ounces, of dryed Terebinth being beaten to pouder two ounces, mingle them, and make an Electuary, take it early in the morning.

For a Foot pained and swollen with the Gout, the humors falling down thereto.

TAke the Oyle of Hyppericon, the Oyntment of Mallowes, and the Empl▪ of Paracelsus.

An Astringent Medicine for the Reines.

TAke the feet of a Hare, dryd in an Oven very dry, and beat them to pouder.

For a Cleanser and a strengthener, ad idem.

TAke the Oyle of Turpentine in Milk.

For a Liver that is rotten as a Sheep.

USe the decoction of the male Scabios, it is long and sharp, and jagged▪

Fluxing Pills.

TAke Turbith minerall gr. x. for the first in Mithredate gr. xiiij next gr. xx. purge the Patient three or foure dayes be∣fore, and three or foure daies after, then a dyet drink of Sar∣sa. &c. the purge before let it be extract Rudii pil. Cochiae Creni. Tartae.

To correct the Ulcers, use Smiths water with unslaked lome, and a little sublimates, and a little Alum, the night before you raise the Flux, give the Patient a dose of Laudanum Paracelsi; and in the morning a draught of warme broth.

Against the superfluity of the Menstralls.

TAke the graine of Chermes one scruple:

Of red Sanders halfe an ounce.

Of Carabes one scruple.

Of Nutmeg two scruples.

Of the fragments of Smaragdi five graines, with three ounces of fine Sugar, make Trage••.

For the bloody Flux.

TAke red Wine, Plantane water ana. lib. 1. Cloves xij. Cy∣namon one ounce, let them be boiled altogether.

For any of the three kinds of Dropsey.

TAke the leaves of Laurell, dry them in an Oven, and pou∣der them, give the Patient as much of the pouder as will lie upon a Groat, if you pull the leaves upward, it causeth vo∣mitting, if downward, then it worketh downward.

Probatum▪

For a Bnrning or Scald.

TAke the oyle of Eggs.

Probatum.

Against paine, and Ach in the Joynts.

TAke Chamedreos, Camepiteos, Gentiana, ana. three oun∣ces fol. ru••e secca. foure ounces, make all into fine pouder, this must be administred after the body hath been well purged▪

and is usually given one spoonefull in the Winter time in white Wine, and in the Summer, with distilled water.

For the Flux.

NEw milk two pound, Plantaine water, one pound boile the milk and put in the water by degrees, and boile it with refined Sugar. q. s.

For the Hemorrhoides.

TAke the root of flaggs boile them in water, and let the Pa∣tient sit over the steame thereof, and it shall cure him:

Probatum Mr. Molland.

For the sweatings caused by a Hectick feaver or other wise.

TAke Saint Johns-wort, Centory ana. a penny worth, boile them in Posset drink, and drink thereof morning and eve∣ning.

Mr. Herrick.

For a paine in the head caused through cold.

TAke sweet Marjoram, red Sage, muld in a pint of Sack, then add thereto Cons. Arthos and Mithredate.

For the Gonorrhaea. Mr. Mosse.

TAke five drops of Turpentine in four ounces of Milke.

Tum.

TAke Hares feet, dry them two or three times in an Oven clawes, and all, beat them into fine powder, and give the Patient thereof one ounce in any liquid thing.

For a Plaister to the Back:

TAke Oxecroccum q. s. and Mastick in pouder.

For a Palsey.

TAke Lavender water, and the Oyle of Hypericiexterm.

To discuss a hard tumor on the breast, &c.

TAke the ashes of Bean straw, and with Mallowes, and other discussive hearbs make a Lixivium, and apply the stupes to hot continually.

For a Scald head.

TAke ship Pitch make a plaister of it, then Ʋnguentum Nutri∣tum will cure it without faile.

For Pimples in the face caused by little wormes, &c. Master Mosse.

TAke Bay salt, dry it by the fire, or in an Oven, and beat it to a fine pouder, and then mix it with fresh butter, or some Oyntment, viz: Ʋng. popul.

For the Convulsion fitts, an excellent and never fai∣ling Medicine.

Mr. Hubbard.

TAke black Cherry water two ounces, of the blood of a Cats Eare eight or ten drops, mingle it, and let the Patient drink it at one draught.

Doctor Butlers Receipt for the hearing.

Probatum est.

TAke the Urine that is found in the Bladder of a Hare two drops or three, with two drops or three of oile of Amber, or oile of bitter Almonds:

To stanch the bleeding at the Nose.

TAke bole Almanack, Sanguis Draconis, and terra Sigilata, mix them with the white of an Egg, and apply them to the nape of the Neck, if it be a man that is so troubled, dipp a cloth in Vinegar, and apply it to the Codds.

For the wind Collick.

TAke the stones of a Boar, and dry them to pouder in a soft Oven, then searce them very fine, and give the Patient, the quantity that will lye upon a Groat, in any liquid thing, but if the Patient be very weak it will purge him.

For the Piles.

ORpine pounded and stampt, with May Butter, is a pre∣sent remedy, let the Patient sit over the smoak of Fran∣kincense.

For the Hemorrhodes Dector Listers prescript ion for Mr. Gestick.

TAke of the pils of Bdeleum one ounce, with Trochii of terra Lemina two ounces with the Mussellage of the seed of Quences with Rose water extracted, let it be made into peices, of which let him take a scruple twice in a day, one before dinner and one before supper about halfe an houre.

For the same.

TAke Dates, one Dram, two pound of the water of Barley, boile it till three parts almost be wasted, then put into it of Cynamon halfe an ounce, then strain them, and let him drink every morning a draught, three or foure hours before he eate any thing.

A Glister for the same.

TAke of Red Roses six ounces, of Plantane, Knotgrass, Daisy Roots, Symphiti, Tapsa, Barbart▪ let them boile with one

pound of of Milk, put to it of Sugar two ounces.

For the Hemorrhoids from Doctor Maurice Williams.

TAke half a Dram of Rhubarb mixt with the Gelly of Quin∣ces.

For the Hemorrhoides Doctor Lysters prescription.

TAke a good handfull of Millfoyle or Yarrow, and poure on it in a fit Glasse a quart of very hot water, and so let it stand all night, in the morning drink a large draught, and so the rest the next morning, this continue for a moneth renewing it every other day.

Make a decoction of Mullen, Dogs-tongue, Yarrows Plantane leaves, and Bryar leaves, and use to inject it every night go∣ing to Bed with a good large Sying, and keep it, it may be used also in the morning. Also take the root of Doggs Tongue and roast it under the Embers, lapping it in a paper, & bruise it, and make a little Bagge (a long one) of it, of lynnin like a Suppo∣sitorie, and put the root into it, and so put it into the fun∣dament, keeping it there long, if any swelling, or paine be out∣ward, apply the root so raosted to it. I could advise him to drink that infusion of Yarrow for his ordinary drink.

For a Pinn and Web.

TAke Bar••x, and powder it, and blow it into the Eye, and it will cure it.

Probatum Mr. Gestwick.

A Receit for your Stomach when it is watrish, or when you cannot disgest your meat well.

TAke a quart of Aquavitae, and put it into a Jugg, then take a pound and a halfe of the best Cherries you can get, and the stalkes being pulled out, put them in the Jugg to the A∣quavitae, and stop it alwayes very close: When you will use it, take one or two Cherries, and halfe a spoonfull of the liquor at night going to bed.

Probatum est.

For the Stone.

TAke half a peck of Hemp seed, steep them in a pottle of Re∣nish Wine, and let the Patient drink therof when it is strain∣ed. This Medicine cured Mr. Woodals Daughter of the Stone, and another in Racket Court in Fleetstreet.

For a Consumption.

TAke a red Cock, pluck him whilst he is alive, then cut off his head and legs▪ exenterate him, you must not wash him, only dry him with cloaths and bake him with other things, as Anni∣seeds Licorace, and with such other as are good against a Consumption.

The Receipt of the Lady Savills water to wash her face with, sent for out of Italy.

TAke a great Limbeck, and put into it 1. lib. of Snail water 1. lib. of white Rose-water, 1 lib. of Lemond water four oun∣ces, of Bean flower water, four ounces, of white Tartar four ounces of the powder of Calke, two ounces of Gum Traga∣gant in powder, four ounces of Rice in powder, as much of French-barley, one pound of new Milk, the Whites of thirty Eggs, 1. lib. of Honey, put them all into a silver or earthen Ba∣son, and beat them.

For the Rickets, an approved Medicine, Mrs. Dim∣mock.

TAke a quart of Muskadine, or rather Aligant, and boyl in it the Gaul of a red Oxe, be assured it be a red Oxe, and bath them therwith, and dip cloaths therin, and bind about the Joynts.

For to purge the Body, ad idem.

TAke Rubarb and Ribwort.

For a Consumption.

TAke Milk and Fountain water, and boyle them together, and let the Patient drink therof for his ordinary drink, let him eat milk and bread for his dyet. A Gentlewoman was cured of this Disease by this dyet, using it eleven weeks toge∣ther.

For the running of the Reins.

TAke of the best Mastick, powder it, and let it be ground well with red Rose-water, and take a quantity therof in the Yolk of an egg fasting.

For the Stone, and to provoke Ʋrine.

TAke a Clove of Garlick, bruise it a little, and let it be infu∣sed all night in White wine, and in the morning let the Patient drink the same:

Probatum, Mrs: Hagger.

For the Piles.

TAke Raisons of the Sun, and beat them, and spread them up∣on Scarlet, and apply them to the place affected.

For an Ache.

BOyl white Caranna in Muskadine untill it comes to a Salve.

To help a Woman in Labour.

GIve her a Date-stone that hath a perfect round circle, with half a Nutmeg in a draught of Renish Wine.

For the Fits of the Mother.

TAke Conserve of Garyophyll one ounce, Mosch: one grain M.

For weakness.

TAke three ounces of Barley, two ounces of Harts horn, thir∣ty Grains of Saffron, boyl all these in a Gallon of Conduit water to a pottle, strain it, and sweeten it with Syrrop of Vi∣olets.

For a soar mouth or throat.

TAke a pennyworth of Syrrop of Mulburies, and a penny∣worth of Honey of Roses, mix them with a half pennyworth of Plantane water, and use it.

The expression of Rheubarb.

TAke of the best Rheubarb three drams, or the weight of two shillings, cut it into little slices, put this into a silver Boul or Dish, put to it three spoonfuls of Corance clean washed and dryed, then put to these four spoonfuls of Cichory water or of each so much as will fully cover the Rheubarb, and Corance, let them thus stand in steep sixteen or eighteen hours, then strein the thinner liquor from them, and punn the grosser sub∣stance in a wooden dish, and with a wooden Pestle, and then express or squeeze out the juyce to the other, punn it the second and third time that you may have the whole moisture, take therof two spoonfuls in the morning, and as much in the afternoon about four of the Clock, and drink after each taking a little Draught of White-wine.

An Oyle.

TAke four and twenty Swallows, and put them quick into a Morter, put to them Lavander, Cotten, Camomile, Knot∣grass, Balm, Valerian, Rosemary, Woodbine-tops, the strings of Vine, French Mallows, the tops of Ale-hoof, of Strawburies—Plantane, Walnut-leaves, Sage of Virtue, two tops of young Bayes, Hysop, Violet leaves, fine Roman Wormwood, of each a handfull, two of Camomile, two of red Roses, beat all these together, and put them to a quantity of Neatsfoot oyle or May-butter, two ounces of Cloves, grind them and put them together, then mingle them, and put them into an earthen pot,

stop it very close with Dough, that no ayre come forth, and let it stand nine daies in a Sellar, and then set the pot into a pan of water, and let it seeth eight or nine hours, and then strain it, and so keep it.

To preserve green Plumms.

TAke green Plumms, pare them as thin as you can, then flit them on one side to the stone, then prick them over, put them into cold water as you have pared them, to keep them from growing black, then put them into hot scalding water, with a small quantity of Sugar, and let it stand so close stopped till that water grow blood-warm, then take them forth of the wa∣ter, heating it again, and add more Sugar therto, and when it is grown hot as before, then put your Plumms to it, and let them stand close stopt as before, till the water grow blood∣warm, then take out the Plumms, and let the water run clean from them, then take as much clarified Sugar as will cover them, and so boyl them leasurely till they grow very soft, then take them from the Syrrop and lay them on a fair board, and put them into an Oven after the bread is drawn, turning them every day till they grow dry for your use.

An Electuary.

TAke three ounces of Corance well washed, Damask Pruens three ounces, boyl them in a quart of the decoction of Magi∣strall Sena, the preparation wherof is under written, till the de∣coction be consumed, then make therof a Pulp, wherunto add one ounce and half of Cassia purified, one ounce and a half of Sugar, of Violets one ounce and a half, of the Electuary of Se∣bestens one ounce, Rheubarb two drams, mingled with foure drams of Syrrop of Roses Solative, and take it in the morning a dram.

The preparation of the Magistrall Sena.

TAke Oriental Sena, Polypode of the Oak each one ounce, Co∣rance one ounce and a half, Damask prunes of the best, ten, Cynamon and Ginger of each one dram, Anniseeds two drams, of the flowers of Violets, Buglass, Borrage, a handfull and a half, then take two pints and a half of water, in which Batley hath been well boyled, into which being well strained

you must first boyl the Polypode of the Oke, afterward the Prunes, Corance, and Anniseed, thenthe Violets, Flowers of Borrage, and Bugloss, each according to their degrees, which you must strain when it is hot, and squeeze it a little, into which you must put presently, the Sena, Cynamon, and Ginger, and keep it hot so twelve hours, then give it one good boyling, and strain it, and squeeze it very well for your use.

Aquapendente his Pill, as it was delivered me by his A∣pothecary in Italy.

TAke of Aloes, Cyratrine one pound, juyce of Roses, ten pound, put the Aloes into an earthen dish well glazed, and put theron a part of the juice of Roses, mingling them very well, and place them in the Sun till they come to a consistence, then put upon it more juyce of Roses untill it thicken, and upon each pound of Aloes you have, put the ten pound of the juice of Roses, being carefull to hang over the dish a fine vail of Silk, that flyes or dust may not fall into it, you must often times in the day when you have placed it in the Sun, stir it with a woo∣den or silver Instrument, and leave it so in the Sun till it grow solid and firm.

To cure a Consumption and all Ʋlcers, even inward: It purifieth the blood, and cureth Morbus Gal. &c.

TAke three quarts of Fountain water, and steep in it a whole night one ounce of China sliced, with half a pound of Rai∣sons stoned and well washed, with three quarters of an ounce of English Licorace fliced, and as much Anniseeds, and set this on the fire after the infusion aforesaid, till half be consumed, let it boyl softly in an earthen pot well glazed, with a narrow mouth.

The first day take it after this manner; In the morning fa∣sting a good draught warmed, drink no other at your meat, but then drink it cold, and at night drink another draught warmed when you go to bed.

The second day take the same quantity of water, and infuse in like manner one ounce and a half of China, with the rest of

the Ingredients aforesaid, boyl it and take it as formerly.

The third day take two ounces of China.

The fourth day two ounces and a half of China.

The fifth day three ounces of China, and so continue with that quantity of China during the taking of it, which must be for the space of one and twenty daies:

If you find it bind your body too much, in stead of Raisons take Damasck Pruuns stoned: but as soon as you find your body so lible again, use Raisons as before, the day before you take this drink, you must take a purge of Sena, Manna, or Rubarb, the tenth or twelfth day you must take the same purge again, and so likewise purge at the end of one and twenty daies, du∣ring the taking of this you must eat dryed meats, and forbear Fish, Sallets, and Broaths, though somtimes you may eat boy∣led meat.

For to cool the Liver.

BOyl Liver-wort, Egremony, Suckory, Wood-sorrell in running water untill almost half be consumed, then sttain it, and put to a draught therof a spoonfull or two of Syrrop of Violets, and so drink it.

A Cordiall against the Consumption.

TAke four spoonfuls of red Rose-water, four spoonfuls of White-wine Vinegar, and fix pence waight of Saffron, steep them for half an hour, and then strain it, and put therto half a pound of Sugar, and boyl it to a Syrrop, and take therof a spoonfull at a time, as often as you will.

A Powder for a Fistula.

TAke of Alome, of green Copperice, of each two pound, and put them into a well leaded pan, and let it boyl to a water, and when it is all dissolved put into it of Verdigrease beaten, and searced into fine powder four ounces, stir it all well toge∣ther, and let it boyl till they come to a hard body, and being cold beat it into fine powder, and mix with it four ounces of Bole armoniack in powder, and keep it in a Box for your use.

To make the water.

TAke a gellon of Smiths water, and set it on the fire, and when the Pipkin begins to boyl shake in as much of the pow∣der as will lye five times on a shilling, the powder being all in, let the water boyl a walm or two, then take it from the fire and put it into a Glass, and use the clearest of it, putting on the soar a Diapalma Plaister:

Probatum.

For sharpness of Ʋrine.

MAke a quart, or three pint of cleer posset drink, with smal Beer or Ale, boyl in the same Posset-drink a pretty quan∣tity of March Mollow roots, as much Licorace sliced, some Pompeon-seeds sliced, and a little Anniseeds bruised, boyl the posset-drink from three pints to a quart, drink a good draught of that when you go to bed, and fasting in the morning.

If Urine be very sharp, put into the posset-drink before you drink, two ounces of Syrrop of Althea, or oyle of sweet Al∣monds new drawn.

A powder for Worms:

WOrmseed four ounces, Senna one ounce, Coriander-seed prepared, Harts-horn, of each one ounce, Rheubarb an ounce, dryed Rheu two ounces, beat them into powder.

It may be taken from ten grains to an ounce.

1. To make an Esker fall off, Unguentum Dialthea mixt with Ʋnguentum Basilicon an. part. eq. and applyed.

2. To dry up an Ulcer and to skin it, use Ʋng. Diapomfo. ung. de fec atinum Rubrum, un ex Antimonia.

3. To Incarnat a hollow Ulcer, according to the constitution of the body, use Basilicon mixt with Precipetate, and a little Lyne∣mentum Arcei, and often times unguentum Apostilorum by it self.

4. To dissolve hard swelling pr••ceeding of a cold cause, you must use hot Oyntments and hot Implaisters, as Oxicrocum Pa∣racelsus,

and in hot Swellings cold Oyntments, as Oyle of Ro∣ses, ung. Tri••phermicon, and cold Implaisters, as Dia palma.

5. To break an Impostumation, you may do it by Incision or Caustick, as you find cause.

6. To take away dead flesh, burnt Alome mixt with Mercur. precipetate applyed on it with dry Lynt:

7. To scale a foul bone, you must do it with a Cauterising Iron, or with Egiptiacum and Spirit of Wine mixt together: First, lay on the edges of the Soar upon the flesh dry Lynt, and then make a thick Pledget of fine Towe, and dip it in the Egip. and Spir. being made hot: And so apply it and bind it close.

8. To cleanse a foul Ulcer, apply Egipti. hot, or Apostilorum.

To make Basilicon.

TAke of liquid pitch, Rozen, Wax, Oyle, Mutton Suet, of each like quantity, and melt it on a soft fire, and add to a little Turpentine, and its made.

Lynementum Arcei.

GUm Elemi, Venice Turpentine, of each an ounce and a half, Hogs▪lard one ounce, Sheeps Suet two ounces, min∣gle all together, and on a gentle fire incorporate it together with a Spatula.

Diapomfoligos.

TAke Oyle of Roses four Ounces, white Wax one ounce and a half, washed Ceruce one ounce and half Pompholigos plumbi usti and washed, of each one ounce and a half, Olibanum 2. ounces dissolve the Wax in the Oyle with a gentle fire, and when it is dissolved take it from the fire, and put to it the other Ingredi∣ents, working them together in a stone Morter to the form of an Unguent.

Ʋn. desecat Rubrum.

LApis Galli. Terra sigill. of each two ounces Lytharge of Gold and Ceruse of each one ounce and a halfe, Campheire halfe an ounce, Wax two ounces and a half, the Oile of Roses, and Violers of each three ounces, dissolve the Wax in the Oyle, and set it to coole and work in the pouders with a Splatter, and at the last ad the Camphire dissolved in a little of the oyle of Roses or Rose water.

Take yellow Wax one pound, Sallet oyle three pound, Ve∣nice Turpentine one pound, red Sanders one Ounce, wash the Turpentine in Rose water, and wash the oyle in Sack or good white Wine. Then melt the Wax, and put the Oyle with the Wine into it, and the Sanders, and boile it gently, untill all the moysture is gone, then straine it while it is whole, and keep it.

This Balsom healeth a wound in 24 houres, if you put it in while it is green. It healeth all scaldings or burnings whatso∣ever, but it will smart. It is excellent for the running of the Raines, if you give it once or twice by it selfe. And then mingle Cynamon small pounded with it, and give it in red Wine.

How to make a Cordiall Electuary for a stuffing or short∣ness of breath.

TAke a pint of the best hony you can get, set it on the fire, and scum it clean, then put into it a little bundle of▪ Hysop, being bruised, a little before you bind it up, let it boyle till the honey taste wel of the Hysop, then strain out the hony very hard, and put into it of Angelica ••oot grated or beaten small, the weight of six pence, of Elicampane root grated or beaten small, the weight of six pence, of Ginger pared and beaten small the weight of two pence, of Pepper beaten small the weight of two pence, of Licorish scraped dryed and beaten small the weight of eight pence, of Annyseeds beaten small the weight of eighteen pence, put all these into the honey, and let them boile a little space, stirring them all the time, then poure all into a clean gally pot, and put three spoonfulls of Aquavitae to them, stirring all

together till it be cold, then keep it close covered for your use: when one is troubled with a stuffing or shortness of breath, let them take some of this Electuary with a bruised Liquorish stick often out of the gally pot, and they will find much good by it, for it is a most excellent and cordiall medicine, which Queen Elizabeth used to take for these infirmities.

For a Feaver.

TAke a handful of Spermint, an handful of Wood-sorrel, and half a pound of the best blew Currants, wash them well and put them into two quarts of running water, and let them boyl untill half be consumed, then pour away the liquor from all the things, put half an ounce of Syrrop of Violets to it boyl the Herbs again, and strain it through a thin cloath, and use it.

For the Eyes.

TAke Copperace one ounce, white Salt one scruple, put them into twelve ounces of water, and stir them altogether, after that being done, let it stand untill it be cleer, then drop one drop into the eye.

Aloes two ounces, Myrrhe one ounce and a half, Saffron half an ounce, and make them into Pills.

To make a water for the Stone.

TAke a gallon of new milk of a red Cow, and put therin a handfull of Pellitory of the Wall, a handfull of wild Tyme, a handfull of Saxifrage, a handfull of Parsley, and two or three Radish-roots sliced, and half a handful Philependula roots sliced, let all these lye in the milk one night, and in the morning put the milk and herbs into a Still, and distill them with a moderate fire of Charcoal, when you are to use the water, take a draught of Renish or White-wine, and put into the Wine five spoon∣fuls of the distilled water, a little Sugar and Nutmeggs sliced, drink it off in the morning fasting, and fast two hours, and keep your self walking and going up and down, the next day meddle not with it, but the third day do as you did the first day, and for every other day for a weeks space. This water must be made in the month of May.

For a Plaister.

TAke of Plantane, Featherfew, Tansie, and Houseleek, of each a like quantity, stamp them and strain them, take of that juyce a pint, set that over the fire in a Skellet, thicken that with Bean meal, let that boyl to the consistence of a Poultice, but in the boyling put in a good spoonfull of Honey; this is for a Plaister:

For the Glister.

TAke clean posset-drink a good quantity and boyl in that Vio∣let leaves, Mallow leaves, Mercury leaves, Hollyoke leaves, Camomile, Mellow-lack flowers, of each a handfull, a spoonfull of Anniseeds and a spoonfull of sweet Fennelseeds, bruise that, let that boyl well in the posset-drink, strain that and take about a pint of that liquor, and put to that of loaf Sugar or other such two ounces, two ounces of Syrrop of Violets.

For the cold flegm and stone and pain in the back.

TAke of live Honey a pint, boyl it and skim it well, then put to it of the seeds of Parsley, of the leaves of Saxefrage and Pelletory of the Wall, of each half an ounce, of Hysop-water, of Plantane water, of each one ounce, mix these with the Ho∣ney, and boyl it gently untill it come to be a perfect Syrrop: Take this upon a stick of Licorace.

For a Cough.

TAke Anniseed-water, or strong Aquavitae half a pint, boyl it upon the coales in a silver Dish, and put to it a quarter of Sugar beat to powder, then set it on a fire, and let it burn con∣tinually, stirring it still with a spoon or slice, untill it come to be a Syrrop, then put to it of good Rose-water four or five spoon∣fulls, and then let it boyl untill it grow thick like a Syrrop, and add to it of the juice of Licorace half an ounce.

A most precious and approved Balsom for any old Soar, or green Wound.

TAke of Venice Turpentine one pound, of the best Oyle O∣live three pints, Virgin Wax half a pound, of Sanders four

ounces, Sack half a pint, Litharg of Gold finely powdred and searced two ounces, wash the Turpentine in a pint of red Rose-water, untill it be clear, and wash the Oyle in half a pint of Rose-water; the Wax must be sliced thin, and boyled in a pint of red Rose-water, untill it have well purged it self, then skim it clear, and take it from the fire, and let it stand untill it be cold, then take the Wax out, and poure out the water, and put the Wax into a Skellet, and set it again upon the fire to melt, then put in the Turpentine, and oyle, with halfe a pint of the best Sack, and boyle it two or three walmes, then take it from the fire, and as soon as it beginneth to grow cold, take the Sanders and shear them in, and strain them together, untill it come to a thick substance, when it is through cold, take a gally pot and put it into it, and set the pot in a hole in a harth that may be covered for the space of two Moneths, and with the heat of the Fire, it will become a perfect Balsom, of the colour of Clarret Wine; The first melting of it, must be over a soft Fire of Charcole.

A present Remedy for the bloody Flux.

TAke some great Almonds, and dry them upon a new Tile with the skins on so dry as they may be beaten to pouder, and let a little broth be made of a little mutton, wherein boyle a little plaintane and Knot Grass, and let the child drink of the broth with a spoonfull of this pouder of Almonds.

When she is weary of this Broth, make her a little Papp with new milk and flower throughly well boyled together with a little Plantaine and send to the Apothecaries for some conserve of Slowes.

Also take the leaves of Rosemary, boyle in some strong red Wine Vinegar, and bind them to her Navell with a linnen cloth, and by the grace of God this will help her.

Also let there be a Brick made red hot in the fire: and when it is red hot, take it out and put it into the bottom of the Close stoole, putting upon the same Brick whilst it is hot, two or three spoonfulls of old Malmsme, and let the Child sit upon the stoole and receive the fume into her body.

For the Dropsye.

TAke of Red Sage a quarter of a peck clean washed and dri∣ed in a cloth▪ then chop it, and beat it small; make a Pye of Rye paste, and put into it the herbs aforesaid, with halfe a quarter of a pound of Lignum vitae small shred beaten, or in chips, upon the top of the Sage in the Pye, with a cover of the same paste, and then put it into the Oven, untill the next morning, being thorowly baked.

Then take two Gallons of Ale, or Beer, which the Patient liketh best, but Ale is much the better; for that it provoketh Urine most. Then take the Pye as hott as may be out of the Oven, and hastely put the Pye down to the bottom of the Tub, wherein the Ale▪ is, that rhe Pye be all covered over, and so keep it down, and stop the Barrell or Tub close, and let the Pye lye in it twenty four hours, then straine what you drink, and drink so much as you haue an appetite to, it may be drunk at all times, day and night; but not any other drink. They need not ob∣serve any dyet, but eat what they like best, but I advise from gross meats, as salt meats, and Baked: This Pye will serve twice but fresh is better.

The Purge that must be taken with it.

TAke for a Man forty graines of the best Jollop grated, and of Sedoary five graines: For a woman, thirty Graines of Jollopp and five of Sedoary. This to be taken fasting in a mor∣ning, in a quarter of a pint of White wine or Posset drink, made with Ale, or Beer, but Ale is the better, and this to be taken one week, the Patient must keep with in doares that day they take the purge, and not drink any thing after it un∣till the Physick hath done working, which may be about twelve of the clock if it be taken early in the morning.

Take a pound of double Pionie flowers pich them clean, put them up in strong white wine Vinegar in a gally pot, stop it close, and set it by, then take a pound of Cowslip flowers, pick them clean, and put them in Vinegar, and tye them close, then take young Swallows at the lest eight or ten score out of their nests, and stamp them very small, either in a stone Morter or milch boule stamp with them foure ounces of Nutmegs foure ounces of Cynamon, two ounces of Mace, half an ounce of

Cloves, two ounces of Pionie seeds, six handfull of Roses, a quarter of an ounce of Castoreum, then take a brass pot, and lay three or four e handfulls of Rose-mary in the bottom, and put in all the ingredients into the pot, and put a handfull of Roses, on the top then put in as mueh perfect good Vinegar as will co∣ver it, let it stand twenty four hours close stopped then set on your Limbeck upon the pot, and distill it with a soft fire, stamp the flowers that were in steep amongst the Swallowes feathers gutts, and all, and if it be to sharp you must sweeten it with Su∣gar. Castoreum not to womenwith child, three spoonfulls nine mornings together, gargle it in the mouth as long as you can, and then let it down fast two or three houres after it.

To prevent Abortion.

TAke Unguentum restringens Farnelii, Diacal, Scithius of each a like, dissolve them together, and make a plaister thereof for the back.

The making of Aloway pills.

TAke two ounces of very good Aloways; and put thereto a quarterof a pint of the Juyce of Red Roses with two spoonful of Vinegar, then set it in a soft Oven after the bread is drawn til it be dissolved, then strain it hard, through a faire cloth then, set it in the Sunne or in warm embers, till it be thick like a conserve, stirring it three or foure times a day; then take Nutmeggs, Cynamon, Ginger, Cloves, Mace, Quinbibes, of every of these a Ducket weight of Astrabake halfe a Ducket weight, bruise all these as you would for Ipocras, and lay them in three quarters of a pint of Muscadine three daies, then strain it, and after beat the spices as small as can be, and grind it with the same wine againe, and strain it againe, and wring it as hard out as can be, then put that wine to your Conserve Alowayes, and let it stand so long in the Sunne or Embers till it have drunk up that, and come to a Conserve again, stirring it often then put it in a close pot, and keep it to your use, it is the better if you strain into it of the juyce of Violetts, Burrage flowers or such like in the time of the drying.

To restore Nature.

TAke a handfull of Knot grass, Dasie roots, and leaves as much, beat them both together in a morter, take twelve Dates and beat them with the rest, then take a dishfull of the pith of an Oxe back, the yolks of six new laid Eggs, and beat them altogether, then take a pottle of Muscadell the best you can, and put it into the same, and stir them well, then put it in∣to a faire Vessell, and seeth it till halfe be consumed, put in Mace, Nutmegs, Cynamon, and Sugar, drink thereof every morning, and evening warme.

For a sore Cough, by the Lady Sussex.

TAke of white Sugar-candie a good quantity, of Raisons of the Sunne stoned, a good quantity, grind both together in a stone Morter, till they become like a Conserve, and so eat of it. Also you must take Capons grease, and a good quantity of Rosemary, being made small, and boile both it and the Capons grease together, till the Rosemary have lost it's strength, and then straine it and keep it in a pot, and take some of it, and annoint the Chest up to the throat before the fire, that done take black wooll and warme it, and apply it upon the place annoin∣ted and so keep you warme.

A Dyet Drink against the Kings Evill, or for any other that will take Physick, if a child have any bunches or Kirnels about them.

TAke plaister of Froggs without quicksilver and Paracelsus, of each an equall quantity, spread it upon Lynnen Cloath, prick it full of holes, and change it but once a fort∣night, and take the Dyet drink according to directions.

Take a quarter of a pound of Guyacum, two ounces of Sarsa∣pirilla, set it on the fire with a gallon and a pint of Spring wa∣ter, let it simper on a soft fire twelve houres, then put into it an ounce of Harmonaick, as much Annyseed, as much of Li∣coras fliced, let it infuse till it comes to a pottle or a little more, then put an ounce and halse of Sena in it, and let it boyle once through, take it from the fire presently, put into it halfe an

ounce of Rubarb sliced, Cowslip flowers, Bettony flowers, Rose∣mary flowers of all one handfull, a quarter of an ounce of Cy∣namon bruised, then take it from the fire and cover it close twelve houres, then straine it with a course Cloath betwixt two and put it into bottles, put the ingredients into the pot againe, and put a pottle of smale Beer into it, and cover it, let it stand til the first be drunk up.

You must drink a good draught in the morning an houre after take some Broth: if you can take it in the after noone. Let the child eat Naples Bis∣ket.

You must not send this Bill to the Apothe∣caries but only a Note with the Names of the things.

An Excellent purge.

TAke three of foure Pippins, pare and slice them in thin slices, then take a stick of Licorish and scrape and slice it in thin slices also, then put them in a pint of Conduit water, and boyle them till all the strength of the Lickorish and Apples be boyled out, then take them out, and set the water or liquor away in a clean pann or pot till it be cold, then at night take foure drams of your best Sena and pick it, and two drams of your best Rubarb, and slice it, and halfe a dram of O••le of Tar∣tar well prepared, and put them in the Liquor, then stir it well and so set it away till the morning then strain it and drink it, to be sure keep your selfe very warme.

Excellent purging Pills.

TAke an ounce of juyce of Roses, and as much of your best Al∣loes, and put them together in an Earthen pan, and set them in a Chimny Corner (where there is a fire kept) for four or five dayes then boyle them up a walme or two, and then being in∣different cold, role it into Pills when you will use them, about foure a clock in the after noone, take one two or three according to the constitution of your body.

A medicine for the falling sickness.

TAke a good handfull of single red Piony roots, and a pottle of Sack, stamp the roots very well, and put to them a penny worth of Saffron, and when they be very small beaten, straine them with the pottle of Sack so long as they do white, then put it into a Bottle and stop it very close, and when you use it shake it very well that the best stay not at bottome, and three dayes before the change of the Moon, you may take of it eight or nine spoonfulls at a time fasting, and if you will three dayes after the change also every full Moon take it, in the like man∣ner as before: Take also one of the greatest roots and cut a slice of it like a hart, and put it into a little Bagge, and hang it about the Patients neck, let it hang on the left side as neare the hart as may be, and weare it as long as it will last.

You may beat the Roots two or three times the bet∣ter to get the substance out of them.

To cure the French Pox.

FIrst draw from the partie nine ounces of blood, the next day let him purge, and the third day use the unction which is thus made.

Take quicksilver and quench it with fasting spittle in a Mor∣ter, then add to it a little Unguentum martiatum▪ and beat it with the Quicksilver, and last, ad your Hogs grease and work all to gether with the Pestle till it become very stiff and of ablewish∣colour, and that the quicksilver be quite extinct and incorpora¦ted into the oyntments. You must anoynt the bottoms of the feet very well, with the Leggs, Thighs, Armes, Hands, Arme∣holes, and shoulder blades by the fire, and then lay him to flux in his bed covering him up very close leaving only a place to breath out, you must do it three or foure times, or more accor∣ding to the constitution of his bodie, that he may spit at the mouth soundly, and when he beginneth to be sore in the mouth, let him turne on the other side, and have a speciall care of taking cold during the time of his flux, after he doth flux well and his mouth is becom very soar, you must wash it with Barly∣water

and honey of Roses mingled together, his diet must be all warme meats such as he can take, and remember that you touch not his belly, nor back with the unction, For if he should it would presently bring him into a scouring which will kill him.

You must use the unction but every other day.

And after his mouth is whole and sound, that he may eat flesh meat, let him take the diet for the space of a Moneth, but betwixt it and the dyet, he must purge well▪ and so begin to drink, refraining from all other drinks during the time of his being in dyet.

And if he be costive that he must take some pills in the time of his diet he may then without danger that day drink some small Beer or else not.

The Dyet drink.

SAssaperilla slit and cut small foure ounces, Guiacum three ounces, Sassifrage root cut small, two ounces of Licorice one ounce of Annis and sweet Fennell seed bruised, of each one ounce, Harts horne and Ivory of each one ounce and a halfe of red Sanders bruised small two ounces, let these druggs be set to steep a night and a day in some convenient pot close cove∣red, and set it over a good fire the space of six houres in eight quarts of water to the consumption of halfe, and let it coole, and so straine it forth through a woollen strainer, and when the partie have done with his diet. Let him purge and be let blood if he be not too weak, but howsoever take from him some five ounces.

The Diapalma Plaister.

TAke of Hoggs grease clarified one pound, old Oyle, Ly∣tharge of silver ground small, of each a pound and a halfe, of white vitreoll burnt and poudered two ounces. Put your oyle in a pan and shake in you litharge very gently continually stir∣ring it over a soft fire till it be incorporated, then add to it your Hoggs greace, and let it (altogether) boile a good space on a gentle fire, that it may not turne black, stirring it either with a Spatula of Oak or Box till it come to the consistence of a

Plaister, and last of all shake in your powder of burnt Vitrioll, and let it have a walm or two, but be carefull of your fire that it be not too quick, for then it will turn black and so cast it into water, and work it up with your hands, and make it up into rolls.

To make the green Oyntment;

Lady Constable.

TAke of red Sage and Rue, of each a quart, the youngest Bay leaves, and Wormwood, of each half a pound, pick them, wash them, cut them, and bray them well in a fair Morter, then take three pounds of Sheeps Suet hot from the Sheep, mince it small, and beat it with those herbs till all be of one colour, then put it into a Boul with a pottle of the best Oyle O∣live, working them altogether till it be a little soft; Then put it into an earthen pot, stop it close eight or ten daies, then seeth altogether in a fair pan on a soft fire, and when it is half sodden, put to it three ounces of Oyle of Spike. Being all well boyled together, strain it through a Canvas bag into a gally∣pot, covering i•• close with a Parchment, and a leather on the top of it. With this Oyntment annoint any place grieved, rubbing till it be dry: Take heed of burni••g it in boyling, therfore be stirring it continually, and boyling it softly upon an easie fire, till it be all of a green colour.

The Effect.

IF you annoint the stomach it helpeth digestion, and expelleth all Obstructions, rub some of it on the small of the back, it helpeth the stone, the quantity of a Pease chafed into the eare, and stopt close with black wooll, helpeth all pain therin. It is good against Aches, Fellons▪ swelling of Wounds, the Tooth∣ach proceeding of any cold rhume: It is good against the Cramp, Sciatica, It helpeth any bruise, or strain of sinews or veins. It helpeth all kind of stitches, burning, scalding, stifle, or strain in man or beast. It is only made in May, and will be∣ing close kept last many years, with carefull and close keeping it.

To make syrrop of Quinces excellent good for the sto∣mach to be taken at any time.

TAke of Quince-seed, in all three pounds, slice them, of Cy∣namon an ounce, of Cloves and Saffron, of each the weight of two pence, of liquid Aloes one ounce and a half bruised, of Benjamin half an ounce beaten, put them into a Glass Still, pour on them seven pints of Sack, then set it in a pot of water with wrethes ofhay to stand upright, then put on your head with the Receiver, paste it close with dough, let it steep all night, in the morning make a fire under it, let it still till you have almost a pint in the Receiver, then take away your fire: When it is cold that you may take up your glass, then strain out your syr∣rop, then put to it four or five pounds of Sugar, boyl it to a syrrop, the•• put in the water, let it not boyl above a walm or two, so put it in your glasses, keep it close for your use.

It is against vomiting, or to digest any thing against the stomach, or to pro∣cure a stomach taken before meat two spoonfuls of it self or in Wine, to strengthen the back.

For the Plague.

TAke half a pint of Sack, half a pint of ordinary Wormwood-water, half a pint of Walnut-water, Venice Treacle as much as a Walnut, and a spoonfull of Gum powder beaten small and so mingle them altogether very well, and put it in a glass, and take two spoonfuls in the morning, and fast two hours after it, & so drink it at night if infected, otherwise once a day is enough: It fails not to bring out the soar of those infected, and to pre∣serve those which are not infected.

Probatum, Lady Capell.

Against the noise in the head which hindereth the hearing.

TAke black wooll from under tbe eare of a Sheep, and drop on it three drops of the best Aquavitae, and stop both your eares with it, and renew it once in two or three dayes, if the head be moist oftner, till your eares be freed from moisture at night is best to do it; purge your head in the morning with white Hellebore walking in a good aire, snuff it up into your nose, and keep warm after it, if the noise be caused of hot exhalations out of the stomach, then are not these things proper.

Doctor Burges directions against the Plague.

TAke 3. pints of Malmesie, and boyl therin one handful of Sage one hand. Rue, until a pint be wasted, then strain it and set it on the fire again, & put therunto one pennyworth of long Pep∣per, half an ounce of Ginger, a quarter of an ounce of Nutmegs, 4. pennyworth of Treacle, a quarter of a pint of the best Angeli∣ca water, take it alwaies morning and evening half a spoonfull, as a preservation, and if you be infected, take two spoonfuls and sweat therupon.

Probatum est.

For a Flux.

IF your Disease continue, you must take every second or third day a Glister made after this manner.

TAke of new milk from the Cow half a pint, of Rose-water six spoonfuls, juice of Plantane four spoonfuls, the yelk of an Egg, Parsley-seed one spoonfull very small beaten, add Dill∣seed the like quantity beaten, Sugar four spoonfuls, mixt these together, and indifferent warm give it about eight in the mor∣ning.

An Electuary.

TAke one handfull of Angelica, and 3. spoonfuls of Harts-horn scraped, boyl them in water untill they be a little tender,

take them out and pound them in a Morter, and put therto Su∣gar, eat this electuary, the quantity of a Hastle Nut every mor∣ning and evening last.

For the strengthening of your Liver, and to take away the malignant peccant sharp humor.

TAke once a week half an ounce of Rubarb cut in thin slices, and laid four and twenty hours a steep in four spoonfulls of Sack, add four of Succory or Endive water, and so take it.

For your Dyet.

AVoid all sharp biting things, and such things as are too viscous and slimy, warm your drink with a little plate of steel hot in the fire.

In any difficulty of Ʋrine.

TAke Parietary, or Pellitory of the walls, and Rue, and cut them, and with Eggs make a Tansie or Pancake of them, fry this in Oyle of Scorpions, and Oyle of Rue a like quanti∣tie, and clap it unto the lower part of the belly from the Na∣vell downward as hot as the diseased partie is able to endure it. And upon occasion let it be reiterated.

A Medicine for the Falling sickness.

TAke a gallon of the best Sack and a pound of ponny roots scrape them clean and pound them very small, and put them into the Sack, and let them steep three dayes, stirring them sometimes, then straine i•• and keep it in bottles, and let them drink every morning a good draught stirring it before they drink.

Take halfe a pound of Sugar and some of a yelks claw being filled and then pounded as much as will lye in your hand then take long pepper, and rase pepper and white pepper, and of the yelks claw and one Nutmeg, a rase of Ginger, a little quan∣tity of Parsley seeds, and as much Aniseed, some Pioney seed,

and some of Pioney rootes dried and grated put them into the Sugar and make lozenges, and after every draught take a lozenge.

The Pioney roots that hath leaves without saggs is best:

September 27. 1629.

A Potion to heale all inflamations in the throat, Tongue, or Gummes.

TAke the leaves of Plantaine, Sage, Shepherds pursse, Sink∣foyle, and Woodbynd, of each one handfull, the tops of Rosemary and brambles of each a little handfull, Roch Al∣lum and French Barley of each one ounce, English honey six ounces, boyle these in a pottle of faire water and a quart of white wine to the consumption of a third part of the liquor, then strain it to keep in a glasse bottle for use.

Bruise a little handfull of Wormwood in the covering, and put it into a stone bottle with a quart of ordinary Beer to infuse all night, drink therof a draught in the morning strained, do this often in the winter.

To make Tobacco Water.

TAke a pound of good leafe Tobacco: steep the same in six quarts of Muskedine with a pound of juyce of Licorace and a pound of Annyseeds the space of 24 houres: Then distill the same, and it will make a quart of strong water, and a quart of the smaller.

For sharpness of Ʋryne.

TAke a peece of a neck of Mutton or Veale, or a Chicken, or if the party be weak, a Cock, make broth of it, and put into it of Endine, Plantane and Succory leaves, of each one hand∣full tyed up together, drink thereof a good draught fasting be∣fore and after, walk after it, also take halfe an handfull of the flowers of water Cresses, black or yellow:

To make one leane.

MAke a great pye of Rye meale, a peck, fill it full of Savory, and two or three handfull of Roman worme wood, bake it, break it all a peeces when it is cold, and put it into a Kilder∣kin of new Ale or beer, when it is eight dayes old, drink of no other drink.

Probatum.

A receipt for to make Lozenges.

TAke halfe a pound of the best loaf Suger, two peniworth of English Licorace beaten small to pouder and two penny∣worth of Gumdragon, steep'd a while in a little Rose water war∣med untill it dissolve and then clense it through a cloath. Then work them altogether with a spoon in a woodden Cup till you may roule it in your hand (and not hang) Then make them up in small balls, and lay them upon Plates and drye them by the fire or in the Oven, when the bread is out:

For Piles,

Probatum.

TAke a new Tile and lay it over the fire, and make it red hot, and then take it off, and cast the small pouder of Frankin∣cense, and then stir over the smoak thereof as close as you may, that no ayre go out under them, and then the savor thereof shall go therein, and destroy them, and do this two or three times, till thou findest ease.

For the Piles.

TAke sweet Butter without salt, and the juyce of Bay leaves, and seeth them together, and makean oyntment thereof, and annoynt the place where the greife is.

For the Piles to stench blood.

TAke and drink the juyce of Millfollie for that is proved, also put to the pouder of burned Garlick and the Erills shall dye, also to destroy them, take oyle of Roses and Frankincense, Honey, and make an oyntment of these, and put it with the fin∣ger to the fundament, if it be a friend thou wouldest help in

hast, take Myrrhthereto, and after annoynt the fundament there∣with, and the growing out of the evills seeth Frankincense and water and wash the evills therewith and let the breath go up into the fundament, and the party shall be whole.

Probatum est.

Mrs. W. China Broth for a Consumption.

TAke the root of China sliced, one ounce of Harts horne sha∣ved, and of the shavings of Ivory of each half an ounce, and of Sassifrage sliced two drams, put all these into an earthen pip∣kin, with five pints of faire spring water, let them steep over warme Embers twenty four hours, then put to them a Fennell root, and a Parsley root sliced and picked, of the leaves of Maiden haire, and Borrage of each, one handfull, leaves of E∣gremonie a handfull, two or three sprigs of Tyme, and as much Rosemary, the flowers of Borrage, Bugloss and violets, of each a little handfull, fix Dates stoned and sliced, forty Raisons of the Sun stoned, three spoonfull of Currants, and a Cock chic∣ken the intrailes being cleane drawn out, the back opened, the skin taken of, and the bones bruised, at the first boyling, scum it carefully, boyle away almost two parts of the liquor, then straine the residue and reserve it for your use.

Let it have no thicking but a crust of bread, a quarter of a pint will be enough at a time, being used in the morning fasting for a breakfast, and fast two hours after, and in the after noon at foure a clock when your dinner is digested.

The Lady F. Receipt for the same.

TAke a quart of house snailes, break of their shells, wash of the slime with a little water and salt, and then wash them in two or three waters, boyle them in a pottle of new milk untill almost halfe be consumed, then strain it lightly through a thin cloath, and take every morning fasting almost halfe a pint and fast two houres after, and as much at four a clock when your dinner is digested, this must be used three weeks or a moneth together.

Another for the same.

TAke an ounce of white Ginger, a quarter of an ounce of Mace, halfe a quaiter of an ounce of Cloves as much of Cynamon, and as much Saffron, stamp all these very small to∣gether to pouder, mingle them with a pound of the finest Su∣gar pounded very small, then take a new laid Egg of a black Hen, and put out the white eleane, temper the yelk with some of the pouder aforesaid, so as the partie may well gulp it up, then fill the shell with broun bastard and Cydonia water, and drink it up, this must be done three daies together, Cydonia water is the water of Quinces distilled

For a Squinancie or soare throat.

TAke of running water and white Wine ana one pint, put to a dosen Figgs and half as many Jews Ears, boile it to nere the Consumption of halfe straine it, and put to it one halfe ounce of Mell Rosarum, gargile it three spoonfulls one after another as hot as may be suffered, then apply the Figgs and Jewes Eares outwardly in a fine cloath to the throat.

Probatum est, Mr. Triaply.

For the falling Evill.

TAke the brains of a Wesel, and dry it to pouder, and put it into some pure Vinegar, and temper them well together, and give that to the diseased person to drink, morning and evening first and last. Probat.

Also the skull of a dead man, whereon Moss groweth, being taken and washed very clean, and dryed in an Over, and then beaten to poude, will cure this infirmity be the disease never so antient, but the skul must be of one that hath been slaine, or died suddenly, or of one that was hanged.

Probatum est.

The making of Ung. Nutritum or Triapharmacon.

TAke an Earthen Pipkin, and put in it a pint of the best white wine Vinegar, then add to it of Lytharge of Gold finely

ground to pouder a pound▪ and halfe, and let it infuse a week, stirring it once a day, then take the purest Oile you can get (if you would have it cool very much, take Oyle of Roses) put▪ of it into a wooden boll two spoonfulls, and as much of the thin∣est and clearest of your infusion, and with an woodden Spatula incorporate it to the thickness of an ointment, and so put more Oile and more infusion as you desire to make in quantity, it is excellent for all hot inflammations, and impostumations for you cannot make a more cooling ointment.

For an Ʋlcer on the Topp or foreskinne of the Penis.

TAke a little of this Triapharmacon mingled with a ittle Ʋn∣guentum Album camphoratum, and annoynt the soar with it, and it will both coole and dry up the ulcer approved by my selfe.

For bleeding at the Nose.

TAke Franken cense two drams, Aloes one dram make them in∣to fine pouder, and mix them with the white of an Egg un∣til it be as thick as hony, then commixe the soft haires of a Hare with it, and apply it to the Nose, and to the Nostrill which bleedeth.

Another proved.

TAke the blood which commeth out of the Patients Nose and burne it in an Earthen pot, then make it to pouder, take of it three drams Bolearmonack one ounce Camphire one scruple with the white of an Egg and a little Vinegar make it thick like honney and lay it to the forehead and put it to the Nose.

Another approved.

TAke the mossiness of Willow, the soft haires of the belly of a Hare small cut. Sanguis Draconis in pouder a dram, mix them with the white of an Egg, add to them if you please the fine pouder of Pomegranats there must be a linnen cloath dip∣ped into the aforesaid medicine, and put up to the Nose.

A good Medicine for the Stone, approved by Mrs. Cranmor.

TAke one handfull of Pellitory of the wall, one handfull of Sarsifrage, one handfull of wild Tyme, one handfull of Gar∣den Parsley foure or five Raddish roots sliced, foure spoonfulls of Fennell seed bruised.

Wash all these herbs together and dry them in a faire lyn∣nen cloath, and shred them a little when they be dryed, and at night take a gallon of new milk warme from the Cow, and put it in an earthen pot, and put all the herbs into it and the Fen∣nell seed with it stopping it very close, and the next morning put it into a common Still and keep a reasonable good fire all day under it and stir it often.

You must take foure spoonfulls of this water and three spoon∣fulls of white wine with a little Sugar in it warmed luke warme at the fire to be taken three daies before the full, and three dayes before the change through the yeare.

This is to be stild in July to serve all the yeare, two stillfulls will serve all the yeare.

This Medicine forthe Stone is to be taken in any time of the Moon when you feel paine.

TAke one spoonfull of an herb called the Golden Rod rubbed to pouder to the yoalk of an Egge raw rosted, sup it up fasting three mornings together, this Medicine is to be taken in any time of the Moon when any paine is felt fasting an houre after you take it.

Proved by me Ursula Atkins▪

For the biting of a madd Dogg for either a man or beasts.

TAke three ounces of pilled Garlick. Six ounces of Rue, of London Treakle foure ounces, of scraped Tyme foure spoon∣fulls, boyle them in a large pottle of strong Ale, that it stale close covered with a soft fire, boyle it to three pints, strain this, and give nine spoonfulls to drink every morning for nine dayes

The wound-drink to be made in the midst of MAY.

SOthernwood, Wormewood, Bugloss, Mugwort, Sanacle plan∣tane, Dandelion, wood Betony, Ribwort, white bottle, Daysie roots, and honney Succles, Avence Hawthorn, Beets Egtemony oaken leaves, bramble, and wilde Angelica, Cumfry, mints, Scabious, Strawbery leaves, Sinke foile Violet leaves, you must take of these one handfull and put them into a pottle of white Wine, and a gallon of cleare running water, boile them altogether till halfe be consumed, then straine out the li∣quor from the hearbs, then put to it a quart of Honey, and boile it againe, and so put it in a Glass close stopped, and when you need it take three spoonfulls thereof, first in the morning, and last in the evening, untill he hath drunk a quart thereof.

The Vertues.

It is very good for scarres new or old, for wounds in the body laying upon them a plaister of hony, and Wax for womens breasts, and putrified bones cau∣sing them to skale, for ach in the stomack, and to break an impostume causing it to come out, it draw∣eth bullets out of a Souldiers body, and healeth the place of the issue, also it hath been divers times ap∣proved for stopping of blood.

A Purge.

Pulvus Sanctis one dram in white wine or posset Ale.

For the heat fo the face.

FUmitory one Pottle, bitter Almonds one ounce, sublimate in fine pouder Litarge and ceruse ana two drams, add one dram of Camphire in dust, beat your Almonds, and straine the Fumitory water through them, then infuse the rest in that water, and straine it as you use it, anoynt your morbes, and pestles with oyle of sweet Almonds, and that will beat your Camphire to dust.

For Deafeness.

CAstarum in pouder, Mithridate, and Oyle of bitter Al∣monds mixt wherein dip a little taint of black wooll, and re∣move it once in 24 hours.

For the Spleen.

MEllilot Camomill ana 3 M. Parsly Roman Wormwood, plantane Ditany ana 1 M. beaten small, Rosen one pound, Wax twelve ounces, Sheeps suet one pound white Wine one pint, melt them, and let them stand seven dayes then boile them, and strain them, take hereof the quantity of a Wallnut, and spread it on Leather, and let it lye till it fall off of it selfe.

A very good Purge.

SUccory water, and white Wine ana a quarter of a pint, Ru∣barb a quarter of an ounce, Agaricks one dram, Sene three dram, s Lignum, Aloes, Mace Cynamon ana two drams, slice your Rubarb, and Agarick small, and bruise the rest, but not your Sene, put them in a Pipkin over the embers all night close stopped them, boile them to halfe, straine it, and dissolve there∣in one ounce of Manna then straine it againe, and take it fasting at six a clock in the morning, and fast till one, but drink often after it begins to work, warm broth.

Probatum est.

For a Consumption.

TAke two pound of Parsneps, and pulpe them, put to them halfe a pint of faint Cynamon water or else Muscadell, put to them two pound of Sugar answerable to your Pulpe, boyle them to the consistance of an Electuary, then add to it three drams of Aromaticum Rosa∣rum one shilling six pence; Dierodan abatis, one shilling, Aroma∣tium giriofilatum one shilling sixpence, Dimargaridium calidum, ana three drams, red Sanders halfe an ounce, oyle of Aniseeds a scruple, Oyle of Cynamon twelve drops, take hereof morning and e∣evening, the quantity of an Nutmegg upon a knives point.

Probatum Mr. Hutton.

A Balsom.

TAke of old oyle Olive three ounces, of cleare Venice Turpentine eight ounces, of cleare picked wheat one ounce, and halfe of Saint Johns wort with little holes in the leaves like prickings of Needles two ounces, of the roots of Carduus Benedictus and Valerian, of each one ounce, of Frankencense two ounces beat both the roots, and the herbs together somewhat grosly, and put them in an Earthen pot, with as much Sack as will cover them, and so let them stand in steep two dayes, then put the oyle, and wheat into it, and seeth them alto∣gether untill the wine be consumed, then take it off the fire, and strain it softly, putting into that which is strained the Turpentin and Fran∣kencense 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.

Probatum est.

To stanch Bleeding.

THe powder of Bolearmonack, put into the wound doth stanch the bleeding, or otherwise being blown up into the Nose.

A Poultis.

TAke Wormewood, boile it then chop it, then boile it again in the same water, then mix with it Rye meale, and a little honey, and Hoggs greace, and apply it.

Take a peece of Bullocks horn with in an inch of the head, frieit with black Soap to powder.

Take as much suet as the quantity of an Egg to a pound of Piony and rosen heat them, and put them into water, and make them up in Rooles.

A Dyet to dry up humours.

SArsaperilla three ounces Lignum guiacum six ounces, Cor∣tex guiaci one ounce, flor. stecados three drams epithimum three drams, Liquoris three drams, Raisons of the Sun one ounce, boiled six hours in two gallons of Conduit water in balneo Mariae, drink it at all times for a moneth.

Pills for the Spring.

TAke Balls or Pills compounded two scruples of Cochiar, halfe a scruple of the pouder of Diagridium or Scammony corrected▪ three graines with the Oyle of Fennell with Sage and Clove Gelly flowers Chymicall, make it into five pills to be taken very early in the moning for one Dose.

Pills for the Autumne.

TAke the said Balls or Pills compounded two scruples, red Pills a halfe scruple, mix them with the Oyle of Clove-Gelly flowers Chymicall drops three, make all into five pills, let him take them early in the morning and sleep upon it.

The most approved Pills for the Palsey.

TAke these ingredients for the Palsey, of ground-Ivy, Beto∣ny flowers, Staechados Ana one ounce, dry them in the shade, beat them to powder, put to them Gumme Turpith one ounce of Spikenard graines eight, of Scammony one ounce, of Agarick two ounces Coloquintida one halfe ounce & halfe of Ginger, Sal gemme Ana gr▪ ten of Rhei one halfe ounce, in which let them be brought to a small pouder and mix them with the juice of Ivy in forme of little pills, if you please you may mix them with the Syrrup of Roses Soluble, or with Staechados, which are highly commended by Viduus the Florentine for one Dose, for the Palsey take but one ounce it works strongly, therefore to be performed with exact care and art, the party keeping within.

Pills for the Gonorraeha.

TAke the leaves of Seny Mastick Amber, Dragons-blood, Terra sigillat, Nutmegs Ana: one halfe ounce of Red San∣ders one halfe ounce washed Turpentine one halfe ounce with the pouder of Tormentile asmuch as will suffice, make it into a Paste for Pills.

Pills for a Purge.

TAke of Pills Cochiar. and Faetidar. ana. the pouder of the Root of Jallap one halfe ounce with the Syrup of Roses So∣luble as much as will suffice, make Balls of Scamony put∣ting to three grains and a few drops of the Oyle of Clove Gil∣ly-flowers to give it a pleasant relish, these Pills are termed Ʋniversall, because they purge generally without any danger, take three or foure of them after the first sleep, and sleep upon it.

Pills for the Head.

TAke the Pills of Cochiar▪ guilded ana. one ounce of Scamo∣ny, one ounce with the Oyle of Fennell, Graines: 11. mix it and make it into Balls.

Pills to purge.

TAke Turbith minerall gr. 4: of extracted Rudii one scruple, put to it the Oyle of Clove Gelly flowers Chymick, make it up into pills for one Dose, and take it after the first sleep.

Excellent Pills for the Stomach.

TAke of Rubarb Elect. prepar'd Scamony ana. one ounce, Aloes-Rosat. halfe an ounce, Myrrh, Mastick ana. one ounce of Cynamon foure scruples of sweet Mercury one halfe ounce with the Syrrup of Quinces as much as will suffice, make it into a Ball, you may take a greater or lesser quantity of all and spe∣cially of the Mercurius Dulcis according to the strength of the Patient, or according to the ill nature of the disease.

An Aqua Composita.

TAke of strong Ale three Gallons, three quarters of a pound of Anniseeds, as much Licarish, of Fennell seeds, Worme∣wood, Motherwort, Liverwort, Parsley, Sage, Succory, Endiue, Langdebofe, Rosemary, Balme, Nepp, Time, Pennyroyall, Red mints, Mercury, Isop, Horehound, and Violet leaves, of each one handfull, and distill them as aforesaid.

There be foure dayes that Saint Bede the great Clerk telleth of.

IN which if any man let him blood, or take any medicinable drink within the sixt houre or fourteenth houre after he shall dye. viz. The last day of Aprill, the ninth day of July, and the fifth day of the new Moon of August. And the last day of the new Moon of December, and who so of these dayes eat any Goose flesh within fortie dayes shall die.

A good rule for blod letting and proved trew.

WHo so letteth blood upon the right arme the fifteenth day of March, and the eleventh day of Aprill in the left Arme, he shall never lose his eyesight.

And who so lets him blood on the right arme or on the left, the fourth or fifth day in the last end of May shall hall have no Fever that year.

And who so letteth him blood on Saint Lamberts day each yeare once he shall not have the running Gout neither the Palsie, and who letteth him blood in the same Moneth and in the third day before the end of the same Moneth he needeth not to let him blood on the eleventh day of Aprill, on the which day to let him Blood on the left arme is good for the Palsie:

The three Mondaies.

ALso these three Mondayes whereon, if any man or wo∣man let them blood of wound or veyne he shall dye within three dayes and who so is borne on any of those dayes, he shall be encombred through stange death, viz. the first Munday of August the Munday next the end of the same Month, and the last Munday of December:

To stanch Bleeding.

TAke the knotts of knot Wormes and split them and wash them with white Wine and dry them into pouder, and cast thereof into the wound and it will stanch the bleeding.

To stanch blood of Veine or wound.

TAke the haire of a Hares Skin and temper it with the white of an Egg and lay it to the wound and it will stanch it.

Another to stanch bleeding of a wound.

TAke linnen cloth and burn it into Ashes and take thereof and mix it with Sugar and so cast it into the wound.

Divers good Medicines to stanch the bleeding of a wound.

TAke Terra sigillata and beat it into pouder and put it into the wound. And if it stanch not therewith, lay to it a white of an Egge and flax, and put the powder upon it.

Another for the same.

TAke the white Moss of an Apple tree, and dry it on the fire in a fire shovell and make it into pouder, and so put it into the wound.

Aud if the Patient be hot you must wett their neck with a little faire water in your hand.

Another to stanch the bleeding at the Nose or of a wound.

TAke Egg shells and burn them upon a hot Brick or Tyle in the fire, and beat them into pouder, and put it in the wound, or if they bleed at the nose, blow it up into the Nostrills with a Quill.

Also the soft down Feathers being layed to the wound will stanch bleeding.

To know whether a man shall dye or not that hath a bloo∣dy Flux.

TAke a penny-waight of Temmecrasses, boyl it and give the Patient to drink or eat in red Wine, or a part of water and do so three daies, and if he stanch he shall live, and if not he shall dye.

Another.

TAke clean wheat meal, break it and stamp it with water, and grind it in a Morter, wringing out the juyce, and boyl it in a posnet with a little salt, and let the sick eat it, and if he may endure it he shall live, or else he shall dye shortly.

To know whether the fault be in the man or woman when they have no Children.

TAke two small pots of earth and a little Brawn in either pot, let him make water in the one and she in the other, and so let them stand ten or fourteen daies, and the Urine that the fault is in will have worms in it and stinck exceedingly, if they be both clear, then by Gods grace the Medicine under-written may help to conception,
(Viz.)

Take Nepp and seeth it in Wine, three daies fasting let her drink it, and she shall conceive, the man doing his part.

For the Kings Evill.

TAke of red Sage, red Fennell, and Betony, of each like quantity, and boyl it in a quart of beer, till half be consu∣med, then strain it and put it into a bottle or glass, adding therto a spoonfull of oyle of Spike, and give the third part ther∣of to drink to the Patient in the morning, fasting after it four hours, if a maid a less portion, and so drink of it every third day once. Take also a pint of Crab Verjuice, and a peece of May butter as big as a great Wallnut, and set it on a Chaffindish of coals, and beat it together till a third part of it be wasted, and

it you must bath the Kernells and Sear as hot as you can suf∣fer it, applying upon it some good Implaister fit for the pur∣pose:

Probatum Lady Capell.

To wash the Morphew.

TAke Scabious and Fumitory, and distill it in Butter-milk, and wash the Morphew with it.

To take a Corn out of the Toe.

TAke a black Snail, roast it in a white cloath, and when it is roasted lay it hot to the Corn, and it will take it away.

To know when to gather all sorts of Simples in their se∣verall seasons.

FRom the 25: of March till Midsomer the leaves and flowers are in season: from Midsome•• till Michaelmas the Crops and Herbs are in season: and from St Andrews to the 25. of March, the roots of Herbs are in force.

A very good Medicine for a soar Breast.

TAke of the leaves of Mallows one peck, and wash them clean, and set them on the fire in a Kettle of water of some two gal∣lons, and let it boyl till the water be sod away, then take a pottle of Ale, and a quart of White-wine, a penny whea••en loaf grated, the fat of a good loyn of Mutton finely shreded, and when the wate•• is sod away clean from the Mallo••s put in all these things, and set them on the fire again, and let it boyl stirring it continually that it burn not, and so let it boyl to∣gether til it be thick enough sodden, and then p••t it into a stone pot, and stop it close, and when you would dress the Patients Breast, take part of it and warm it in a pewter dish, and spread it on a linnen cloath, somthing thick, and so lay it to the breast or stomack as hot as the Patient can endure it, but before you lay it on the breast, you must bath the breast with White∣wine warmed in a pewter dish with ••wo linnen cloaths, and so bath it exceeding well for a quarter of an hours space, then ap∣ply your Plaister and on it your Poultice, keeping the Patient from taking of cold:

Probatum Lady Capell.

For swelling in the Cods of man or beast.

TAke a good quantity of Rew, and bruise it well, and bind it close to the Cods, and dress it morning and evening till it be well.

Signa Morientis.

To know whither one shall dye or no.

TAke the milk of a woman, and drop it in the sick bodies Urine, and if it fly above the Urine he shall live, if it sink he shall dye of that disease:

Also take a handfull Rew, and stamp it with oyle of Roses, and lay it upon his head, being shaven before, if he sneeze once he shall live, if he sneeze not he shall dye: this is p••oved by Galen.

Also if a weak man begin to tear his cloaths, and look much of his fingers, he shall dye.

Also if a young man easily endure to wake much, and an old man to be given to immeasurable sleep is a token of death.

Also if he turn him much to the Wall, if his nose sharpneth, and if his ••ares grow lythe, if his eyes grow hollow, if he sleep o∣pen mouthed, unless he have been accustomed so to do, if his womb fail, if he may see no brightness, if his sight dimmeth and his sinews shrinketh, and his heart panteth, and his breath wanteth, then death followeth.

Also before death this is a sign, if the tears run down of a mans right eye, and a womans left eye.

Also if the black vein appear in the forehead or under the eye.

Let not blood any of these daies following.

THe eleventh day of October, the last day of December, the third day of January. If any man be let blood any of these daies it is not possible to escape death.

For all manner of Aches called Bullys Oyle.

TAke in the month of May red Sage, and Rew, of each one pound Rosemarry tops, Wormwood, Balm, and the youn∣gest Bay-leaves, of each one pound and a half, pick them clean, but wash them not, cut them very small, and beat it along time in a Morter; then take three pounds of Sheeps Suet hot out of the belly, mince it small, and beat it with those

Herbs till all be of one colour, then put all into a fair boll with a pottle of the best oyle Olive, and work altogether till it become a like soft, then put it into an earthen pot close stopped, and let it stand so eight daies in some cool place or Sellar, then take it forth, and set it over a soft fire in a fair leaden pan, and let it seeth, and when it is half sodde••, put into it four ounces of oyle of Spike, and so let it seeth again, and when it is sodden enough strain it through a new Canvas into fair gally pots, and stop them close with parchment and leather, with this oyntment ••ub the place grieved, and froth it till it be dryed in, as much ••s half a pease hereof chafed into the eare, and stopt with black wooll, helpeth the pains in the eares, annoint the Reins of the back with this, and chafe it in well, it easeth the pain of the stone. Take great heed in the boyling of it that it burn not too, and to know when it is enough, often drop two or three drops in a Sawcer, and when it is as green as may be it is enough, keep it also stopped and cool, and it will last many years: Pr••batum.

For the Mother by Doctor Butler.

TAke Galbanum mixt with twelve Grains of Musk, make a Plaister of it and lay it to the Navell.

For a Fistula, Cankar, or other old Soar, which healed the old festered Fistula in the brest of Mr▪ Tho. Wood Curate of Newington in his dayes,

Probatum est.

TAke a quart of new Tanners Wouse that Leather never came in, of Woodbine blossoms, of Sage, of Bay leaves, and Violets of each a handfull; a good piece of Roach Allum, seeth them, and straine them and keep the water, and make Tents and dip them in the water, and dress the soare.

For Teeth that are yellow and foule.

TAke Rye meale, Salt, and honey, of ••acha like quantity, mingle them together, and ••ub the teeth with it, two or three times a day, and it will cause the same to look white and clean, butyou must wash them presently with faire water, after you have rubbed your Teeth:

For the Dropsie.

GIve the Patient twice or thrice a day a Glister (only) of Tobacco in an Instrument made for that purpose, which you may have neer St. Bartholmews Hospitall, or at any Tur∣ners.

Approved on Mr. Edward Lacking the Minister of Limsfield in Surry by the Lady Capell. 1646.

For the Scurvy.

TAke halfe a peck of Scurvy grass, as much water Cresses, a handfull of Brooklime, halfe a pound of Raisons of the Sun stoned, and boyle it in three quarts of Ale till it come to three pints▪ then strain it, and put in two ounces of Sug••rcandy, as much Turmerick as will lye on a three pence, and then boile it a walme or two, and so drink at morning and evening blood warme▪

For the Stone.

TAke of Penny Royall and Mallowes, of each a handfull▪ Anniseeds a penny worth, boyle them in a quart of white Wine, till it come to a pint, and put to it halfe an Eggs shell poudered, a little Castle Soap the bigness of a Bean, with three or foure cornes of Pepper in gross, of Nutmeg and Sugar two spoonfulls, and put it into your mouth, and drink the Wine in the morning, the party that made this note did avoid above foure hundred stones in one fortnight:

Probatum est▪

For the running of the Reins.

TAke a pint of the stroakings of a Cow, and set it on the fire, and put into it a spoonfull of the pouder of Acorne cups, and when it hath well boyled put to it a sliced Date, and being boyled a little more, take the yelk of a new laid Egge, beating

it together, put it into the milk▪ and when it beginneth to simper, take it from the fire, and sweetning of it well with Con∣serve of Red Roses, put into it as much white Amber as will lye on a fix pence, and let the party drink of it morning and evening.

A very good Balsome for Ʋlcers or soars either in Man or Beast.

TAke a Pint of the strongest Beer, set it on the fire, and let it boyle a little, and skim it, then put into it of clarified hony two spoonfulls, Roach Allom the quantity of a Wallnut, and boyle it till it come to three or foure spoonfulls, and when you have washen the Ulcers with white Wine, then poure in the balsome, and bind it fast.

Probatum est.

To make a Poultice to heale any old soare or running Ʋlcer Approved.

TAke of Mallows foure handfulls, of Red Sage two handfulls, wash them, and chop them small, then take a quart or something more of Milk, and set it over the fire, and put there∣in the Herbs, and let them boyle, till they be very tender, then take a quarter of a pound of Mutton suet, and mince it ve∣ry small, and let it boyle with the other stuffe till it be all mol∣ten, then thicken it up with Red wheat meale, and when you find it thick enough, let it boyle a walm or two, and then take it off the fire, and dress the soar twice a day, applying it as hot as the party can suffer it, and let him not go too much upon it.

Probatum est Ri. Prine

To make Mel rosarum.

TAke the leaves of Red Rose buds, as many as you can press into a pint and quarter of Rose water, and set it in an ear∣then pot in warme ashes, and cover them close, and let them infuse till the Roses look pale, then straine them out, and put in the like quantity of Roses, do thus three times, then take to

every pint of infusion, two pints of clarified honey, and then let it boyle till the skum ariseth, which being well taken off with a feather, keep the clearest in Glasses for your use.

A gentle Purge for a quartaine Ague to be taken a day before the fit.

TAke two drams of Sene, and wring in the juice of three or foure Oringes upon the Sene over night, then next morning straine it out, and put it into a little thin broath with a little Sugar, and so drink it warme, it will give foure or five motions▪

Lady Coventry.

A Broth for a Feaver.

TAke a Chicken, and the bottme of a Manchet, a little May Strawbery leaves, roots and all, Sorrell leaves and roots, Dandelyon, Succory, of each a good handfull, then juice them, after they be clean washed, and put that juice into the broth af∣ter the chicken is boyled to pieces, let the juice boile a quarter of an houre, then straine it, and let the sick body drink of it halfe a pint at a time, if he be not able to drink so much, let him drink so much as he can, and as often.

A very good Sear-cloth by Mr. Hendly.

TAke one pound and a quarter of Deers suet, Beewax, Oliba∣num, Rozine, and Frankincense, of each one pound, Mastick, and Camphire of each one ounce, Venice Turpentine one pound and a quarter, melt all but the Camphire and the Tur∣pentine, and when all is molten, stir in then your Camphire and Turpentine, then poure all of it into white Wine, and work it with your hands in the Wine till it be yeallow, then make it up in roles; it is good for the spleene, for white swellings, and for aches.

Probat: Lady Capell.

The Lime water for old soares.

TAke unslackt Lime, and put it into a new Pipkin, well leaded then take another new Pipkin, and fill it with faire running water, and set it on the fire till it be ready to boile, then take it off suddenly and cast on the Lime in the other Pipkin, and so let it stand till the Lime be slaked, then poure of the cleare into a Glass, and keep back the scum and the Lime, w••••h this water wash the soare, and apply a lin∣nen cloath eight or ten double, wet in the said water to the Ul∣cer, and dress it thrice a day.

Probatum est.

An approved Aqua Composita for a Surfet, or a cold stomach.

TAke of Rosemary, Isop, Time, and red Fennell; of each one handfull, of Sage and Horehound, of each halfe a handfull, a root of Ellicampane, of red Mints, Penny-royall, and Marjo∣ram of each six crops, of Licorish bruised and Anniseeds of each two ounces, then take three Gallons of strong old Ale, and set it upon the fire with all the rest of the things before named, and stir them well together and when it beginneth to boile, take the fire from under the Pot, and set your Limbeck upon it, and close it as close together as you can, and distill it with a soft fire, and keep the top of your Limbeck cold with water.

To make Wormewood water.

TAke the Lees of Sack or Clarret wine, and a good quantity of strong Ale, and distill them together in a Limbeck, till you have the quantity of two gallons distilled, then take of Li∣corish and of Anniseeds bruised of each one pound, Cloves bruised a quarter of a pound, steep all these in the distilled wa∣ter in a narrow mouthed Glass the space of six dayes, then the next day, or night which is better, before you do distill it again, poure it all into the pot where you meane to distil it, and steep in it a peck of Wormewood at the least, which you must break to peeces in your hands, then distill it with a soft fire as you do o∣ther Aquavitae

To make Mint water, by Mr. News.

TAke of the strongest and stalest Ale four Gallons, then take as many young Spear-mints, as will fill a great Flasket, pick them very small and clean, take also four ounces of Licoris be∣ing clean scraped, Annileeds as many, Coriander seeds, and Nutmegs of each two ounces, large Mace and Cynamon of each one ounce, Ginger clean scraped halfe an ounce, bruise all the spices together, and lay them in steep in the Ale with the Mints in a great earthen Pot, for the space of foure and twen∣ty houres close covered, then distill it in a Limbeck over a soft fire, distilling halfe the Receipt at one time, and the other halfe at another time, for the pot whereout you distill must be little more then halfe full at a time.

A Plaister for a broken shin, and to heale it.

TAke of Plantane leaves roots and all, of Ribwort leaves roots and all, of white Dasie leaves roots and all, of each a handful, wash the leaves and roots very clean, drye them in a cloath, chop▪ them, stamp them & strain out the juice, then take a quarter of a pound of wax, three ounces of Rozin, Frankincense one pennyworth▪ a Poringer ful of fresh Butter, Sallet oyle or Hoggs grease, put al these with the juice of the Herbs into a Posnet, set it on a soft fire, and let it stand til it be all molten, then boyle it a walme or two, and stir it still, then take it off the fire, and let it coole a little, put into it a Porringer full of Tur∣pentine, stirring it very well, then set it on the fire till the Tur∣pentine be molten, and so take it off, and strain it into a Platter and make it up into rols, or keep it in Cakes.

For the trembling of the hands.

WAsh your hands with cold water, and let it dry in as often as you wash them, without wiping, but it were bet∣ter to lay Sage therein; If you stand in feare of the Palsie, eat every morning two or three Mustard seeds, and two Pepper Cornes.

Probatum.

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The black Searcloath.

TAke a pint of oyle, and half a pound of white lead, and set it on the fire in a brass pan, and boyl it till it come to the height of a plaister which you may know by working some of it in your fingers, if it do not stick to your fingers, it is enough, otherwise not, when you find it to be boyled enough, then dip yout cloaths in it, and pull them cut at each corner, and when they are cold, slick them over with a Slick-stone, this Searcloath is to be ap∣plyed above the Poultice, to take away the pain, and to draw forth the humours before it fall into the Ulcer:

Probatum Rich. Pyne.

A Medicine for any Inflammation in any part of the body.

TAke ordinary washing Soap two ounces, of fresh butter and salt of each one ounce, work it in your hand with a knife till it be well mixed, then spread it reasonable thick on a cloath, and apply it to the place, and let it lye till it crumble, for often times once dressing will serve.

Probatum Lady Coventry.

A Medicine for a Cows bagg that is hard.

TAke ordinary Soap and a little water, make it very hot, and apply it well twice a day to the bagg, work it well in, if it be very great and hard, it will require a months time before it be perfectly well:

Probatum Lady Coventry▪

A precious Balsom.

TAke of Venice Turpentine one pound, of the best Oyle O∣liue three pints, Virgin Wax half a pound, of perfect Sanders seven ounces, Sack half a pint, Litharge of Gold finely powde∣red, and searced two ounces, wash the Turpentine in a pint of red Rose water till it be clear, and wash the Oyle in half a pint of Rosewater, the Wax must be sliced thin, and boyled in a pint of red Rosewater, till it hath well purged it selfe, then skim it clean, and take it from the fire, and let it stand till it be cold, then take the Wax out, and pour out the water, and put the Wax in a Skellet, and set it again over the fire to melt, then put

in the Turpentine and Oyle with half a pint of the best Sack, and boyl it two or three walms, then take it from the fire, and as soon as it begins to grow cold, take the Sanders, stir it in, and straine them together till it come to a thick substance, and when it is throughly cold take a Gally pot, and put the substance so strained into the pot, and set the pot on the harth in a hole, that may be covered for the space of two moneths, and with the heat of the fire it will grow to a perfect balsome of the colour of Cla∣ret wine. The first melting of it must be on a soft Fire of Char∣coale. The vertue of it. It is good to heale inward, and outward wounds, inward to be injected, and outward to be ap∣plyed with fine lint annointing the place, and parts offended, it cureth, and keepeth it from inflammation; drawing forth all bro∣ken bones, and other things that might putrifie at five dres∣sings, it healeth without scarrs: It cureth all burnings, and scal∣dings both of fire and water, and all bruises being annointed with it warm. And a peece of fine linte, or linnen laid therein and applyed to the place cureth all pain, and cold through moisture, Cattha••s or aches in the bones, or Synews, annointing the place offended with the oyle hott, and a warme cloath laid on it, also the head ach only annoynting the Temples, and no∣strills therewith; It is good against the wind Collick, and stitch in the side applyed to it warm with hot cloaths four mornings together, allowing every morning a quarter of an ounce. It is good against the Plague only annoynting the lipps, and no∣strils in the morning before you go forth. It helpeth the Sur∣fet taking the quantity of an ounce warmed in Sack. It helpeth the bitting, and stinging of any venomous beast, drinking it in milk warme. It cureth an Vlcer, or Fistula in any part of the body be it never so deep but it requireth longer time to help the Gutts. It is good for one infected with the Plague, Measels or the like, so it be presently taken in warme broth the quantity of an ounce foure mornings together, and then sweat on it. It helpeth digestion anoynting the Navell, and stomach when you go to bed, and last of all it keepeth from Venome.

To make Salve water, which is an excellent remedy for all soare throats, and mouths, and for ulcerated Lungs if the party drink often of it. It is also for old soares, and green wounds.

TAke of St Johns wort, of Sellendin, of Prunella, of Isop, of Senacle, of Red Rose buds, of Sinckfoile, of Valerian, of Smalledge, of Cullumbine, of Rue, of Bittany, of Egremony, of Serpents tongue, of Scabious, of Setwell, of Salomons seale, of Daisey leaves, and roots, of each of these three handfulls, of red Sage, of Plantaine, of Elder flowers, of Rosemary, of Cum∣frey, of Tutsane, of Bramble buds, of knot-grass, and of Rib∣wort, of each of these two handfulls, and halfe a peck of ho∣ny-suckle flowers puld from the stalk: Take all these and wash them, and put them in a pot of foure gallons of running water and boile it till the one halfe of the Liquor be consumed: Then let the water run from the Herbs through a Cullender, wring∣ing forth with your hands all the juice of the Herbs, and then boile it againe, adding thereto halfe a peck more of honey suckles, flowers puld as before, and a handfull of Red Rose buds, with three quarts of English honey, one penny worth of long pepper bruised, with three spoonfulls of Madder, a quarter of a pound of Allom, so boile it till one part of it be wasted, then put it into stone potts, and let it settle, and put the cleare in a Glass for your use.

Probatum La. Capell.

For the Tooth Ach.

TAke a race of Ginger, and grate it very fine, and take five times so much of Licoris, and searce it to the Ginger, then put a little quantity of this powder in a quill, and snuff it up into your Nose, on the same side your paine is on, do thus some three or foure times when the pains is, and it will help you.

Oyle of Aparicio for any green wound or Gun-shot.

TAke of the leaves of Carduus Benedictus four ounces, of Va∣lerian roots foure ounces, of the flowers of St. Johns wort,

six ounces, Cumfry two ounces, Wheat dryed in an Oven four ounces, steep all these in a quart or somwhat more of White-wine three daies, then seeth them in a new earthen pot till half be consumed, then strain it out hard from the Herbs, and put to it three pound of oyle Olive, then seeth it till the Wine be consumed, which will require some six hours, then add to it of Venice Turpentine six ounces, of Myrrhe and Mastick of each three ounces, of Frankincense in fine powder two oun∣ces, and when the oyle is seething, strew in the powders by lit∣tle and little, and stir them a pace, then take it off the fire pre∣sently, for if it seeth any thing too long it is spoiled, then put it into a narrow mouthed glass close stopped, then set it in a Kettle of seething water with hay, and set the glass fast that it fall not, so let it stand a quarter of an hour till the powder be dissolved, let not the water seeth after the oyle is put in, but keep at one heat. If you can get of the true Tobacco, add two or three ounces to the other herbs of the leaves only of the Tobacco.

How to dress the wound.

FIrst wash the Wound with warm White-wine, then pour in a little of the oyle warmed, and lay over it a linnen cloath, being dipped in the oyle, and over it a linnen cloath four times doubled being dipped in White-wine warmed, and bind it up fast, so that the cloaths slip not off, dress it but once in twenty four hours.

For the redness in the Face or Nose.

FIrst take a Purgation for the pain of the comming of Chol∣ler, then take one pound of Isinglass, the juice of Purslen, and the juice of Plantane, Verjuice of Grapes or Crabs, of each one pint and half, with the whites of twenty six Eggs, beat them well together with the said juyces, then mix them alto∣gether, and distill them in a common Stilitory, and keep this water against all Pimples, Scruples, Wheals, Chafings and Heats that appear in the skin, dip linnen cloaths in this water, and wash the said redness therwith.

For the Frenzy and madness in the head.

TAk a pint of the juice of Smalledge, with a pint of Vinegar, warm them together, then shave his head, and dip a linnen cloath in your liquor, and lay it all over this head, and when it is dry wet it again, and so use it often times, and keep him in a dark place, and he shall find ease.

To make a Suppository to work effectually.

TAke two spoonfuls of Honey, boyl it in a brass ladle till it become very stiff, drop some of it on a Trencher, it will be so hard, that it will roll somwhat stifly, then put to it a pretty quantity of white Salt, a quantity of Cominseeds, and some powder of Aloes, and the powder of dryed Rew, mingle them together, and let them boyl a little after you have put all these into the Honey, then make up your Suppository, and so use it.

Another.

TAke honey, and boyl it as before, put to it a quantity of salt, and so make it up and use it.

An approved Medicine for a soar Breast.

TAke a Sheepshead wool and all, and boyl it in fair spring wa∣ter, until it be boyled all to peeces, which is so long as un∣till all the vertue be boyled out of it, then take that broath, and mix it with boyled Rice for a Poultice, and make a Plaister of it upon a linnen cloath pretty thick, so thick as a mans finger: let that lye upon the Breast all day or night, and then take it off, and so do once or twice in twenty four hours, untill the breast appear somthing limber from the hardness, after take Goats dung, and pound it unto a powder, and mix it with Ho∣ney, of which make a Plaister upon a linnen cloath, which Plai∣ster put upon the soar, and change it every twenty four hours, untill it be whole, which will be, God willing, in a short time:

Probatum est by the Lady Killegrue upon her self and many others.

An approved Medicine for soar Eyes by Mrs. Fermin∣ham:

TAke the stone Lapis Criminalis, the quantity of a walnut, put it into the fire till it be red hot, and quench it in a pint of White-wine, heat the stone thrice red hot, and quench it in the same Wine, then stamp the stone to powder, and seeth it in the wine the space of half an hour, or till it be half wasted, then strain it through a linnen cloath, and keep it in a fair glass, if the water be too sharp, mingle it with a little red Rosewater, the stone you may have at the Apothecaries: The marrow of an old Goose wing is good for a pin and web in the Eye.

An Oyle for a bruise in the Eye, or for any other bruise, by me approved.

TAke a pint of Sallet Oyle, steep therin Elder-flowers, and change them two or three times as you do other oyle, so keep it, and when you need to use it, annoint the bruise often there∣with warmed, and lay the flowers on the place bruised:

Probatum.

A very good Purge.

STeep all night warm in sixteen spoonfuls of▪ Barley water or somwhat more, of Cene leaves six drams, of Rewbarb one dram, of Agarick half a dram, of Cetrake and Maiden hair, of each three dams, a little ginger sliced, strain these in the morn∣ing easily, and put to it of Syrrop of Roses two ounces, of Man∣na one ounce picked clean, and dissolve it in the said Liquor, and drink the same warm with three or four drops of Cynamon water, and provide some thin broath to drink within three hours after.

A Medicine for an Ague often tryed and seldom failed.

TAke the thickest hard Soot of a Chimny, bay Salt, and Pe∣per, of each a like quantity, beat all these together, until they be small, then put in the yolk of an egg, and beat all these toge∣ther untill it be like a Salve, then spread it upon a cloath, and lay it unto both your wrists, and let it remain there twenty four hours, before you take it off, if it come again lay on fresh.

A Medicine for the Wormes.

TAke the tip of a Harts horne a finger in length or more, and cast it into the fire till it be white as milk, then quench it in Vinegar, and let it drye, when you would use it, beat it into ••ine pouder, and searse it, then take the weight of two pence, and put it into a spoonfull of milk, warme it, and give it to the child to drink with a little Sugar.

A Common Glister.

TAke a pint of water, and put to it a quarter of a pint of hony boile them together, and as the dross of the honey ariseth so skim it of as that it may appeare very cleare, then take the Li∣quor, and put to it foure ounces of Oile, and the weight of six pence in salt, and so use it.

A Glister to coole, and refrigerate.

TAke a pint of Pthisane, thickned with the substance of Barly to the thickness of Almond milk, and put there to three ounces of Oyle of Violets, one ounce, of Melleyosett, and the yolk of an Egge, and the weight of two pence in salt.

A Glister by Mr. Warth.

BOile with a sheeps-head, of Mallow leaves two handfulls, of Violet leaves as many, of Anniseeds, and sweet Fennell seeds, or other Fennell seeds of each two ounces. After the Sheeps head hath boiled in a pottle of water, and is clean skimmed, put in your Herbs and seeds, and boile them together till a pinte and halfe or more be wasted, then put in a pinte of white Wine, and boile them againe, and in a pinte or less of that decoction strained dissolve of syrrup of Roses soluble three or foure ounces, and Oile of Roses, and Cammomile of each one ounce, and make a Glister without salt.

Another by Doctor Ward.

TAke a good quantity of faire water, five or six leaves of Mercurie, Mallows, Pellitorie of the wall, Holliock-leaves and Violet leaves, of each one handfull, Fennell seeds, and Anniseeds of each two spoonfulls bruised, a little wheat Bran, boile all these together till the strength of the Herbs be out. Then strain it, and take a pint of this liquor, & put it in a pew∣ter dish, and set it on a Chafingdish of Coales, and put to it of the Syrup of Roses three spoonfulls, or of course Sugar, three spoonfulls of Sallet Oile, a good peece of sweet Butter, and a little salt, stir all these together till the butter be throughly melted. Then take it off, and use it as warme as well as you may suffer it, be sure that when its altogether there be a full pint of it.

For the Green sickness.

TAke a quart of the strongest Ale you can get, or white wine if you will, which is best, and boile in it seven or eight roots of English madder till it come to a pint, and drink up the wine at three draughts three mornings together fasting, and after it run upp and downe.

Probatum.

Another Medicine for the green Sickness.

TAke Isop, Peneroiall, Callamint, Burrage, Germander, Tyme, Marjorum, and water Savery, of each halfe a handfull, Fennell roots, Parsly roots, and Mader roots of each three or foure, Anniseed, Fennell seed, Carrawayseeds, and Carduus be∣nedictus-seed bruised, of each one ounce, Licorish scraped, and bruised one ounce, Raisons stoned, and Currants of each one handfull, the roots of Polypodie of the Oak, cut in small pee∣ces one ounce, Cene leaves one ounce and halfe, Cloves, Cy∣namon, Nutmeggs, and Mace, of each the weight of eight pence, boile al these in three pints of running water, and a pint of white wine till halfe be consumed, then let it stand till it be almost cold, strain it hard, and add to the Liquor Sugar or Honney

sufficient to make it some what sweet, boile it a little againe, and skim it, and let her drink each morning a good draught warme. And when shee hath drank the said portion foure or five mornings together, then with in a day or two after, let her have the pouder of Hierapigra dissolved in a little white wine, or cla∣rified Ale with Sugar, warme it, and let her drink it up at one draught:

A Dyet drink to help the Green Sickness.

TAke of Sarsaparilla four ounces, of Cene, and Hermodacta∣lis of each two ounces, one ounce of Epithium, as much Rew∣barb, of Licorish, and Anniseeds the same quantity, Agarick halfe an ounce, Cordix three ounces, Raisons of the Sun stoned halfe a pound, of Bitony, Isop, and Amen keys of each one hand∣full the kirnells only, boile all those in eight quarts of running water till halfe be consumed, but not in the Cene, and Rew∣barb till it be off the Fire, but let all the rest lie steeped in the drink, it cureth the green Sickness, healeth the body inwardly.

A Pouder for the same.

TAke two penny worth of Pollipodie, as much prepared steel as will lye upon a three pence, as much Harts horne as will lye upon twelve pence, take this in the morning fasting, and walk after it til you sweat.

A Drink for the same:

TAke Bittony, red Sage, red Mint, and sweet Marjerom, with the pouder of Ashen-keies, boile them in a pottle of run∣ning water, til halfe be wasted; Then strain it, and drink thereof morning and evening a good draught with Sugar.

An Approved purgation for a quartane Ague by W. Hampton.

FIrst, Take a pint of Clarified Whay', halfe an ounce of Cene leaves, three or foure leaves of Harts Tongue, halfe an

ounce of Bugloss slours if you can have them, else take a quarter of an ounce of roots of Maiden haire, a stick of Licorish bruised, the middle bark of an Elder Tree, and of an Ash tree a quar∣ter of an ounce, a dozen Raisons of the Sun stoned, a piece of whole Cynamon the length of your finger, boile all these in an Earthen pott that hath never been used, and set the said ear∣then pott in a panne of Brass, and there let it boyle the space of two houres, cover the pot with a peece of wood, and past it over with paste, and then bind it over with a linnen cloth in such sort that the breath come not out of the said pot, and when it hath boiled as aforesaid; Then strain it when it is almost cold then take some warme broth three houres after it, and all that you eat or drink that day must be warme, keep your Chamber all that day, and come not into the Aire in nine or ten dayes after the taking of the said purgation; It is good to purge burnt Choller, Melancholly, and flegme.

For a quartane Ague by Mrs. Purvey.

TAke a quart of the strongest Ale you can get, three or four balls of Horse Dung, of a stone horse that goeth to grass, one or two handfuls of red Sage, one spoonfull of grosse pepper, seeth all these from a quart to a pint, then let it drain through a cloth, and if you please put into it a little Sugar, and drink thereof half an houre or an houre before the fit come, and walk after it, if not, lye downe and sweat.

Probatum est.

To stay the flux of ten years Continuance.

TAke yarrow, and Plantane of each a like quantity, stampe them and strain them, then take the juyce of these Herbs, and put them to honney of Roses, And take this being all mingled together, and serenge the Patients body with it every time he commeth from stooll, let it be a little warme.

Probatum est.

The Implaister called Paracelsus, good for a Bruise or old soare.

TAke of these Gumms following Galbanum, Oppopanax, of each one ounce, Ammoniacum two ounces, let them be beaten very small, and put them into an Earthen pot that hol∣deth about three pints, and is well leaded, and glassed within, then pour upon the same Gummes, a pint of the best Wine Vi∣negar, and cover them close, and let them remaine so a day and a night, on the next morning set them on a soft fire of Coals, til they be throughly melted, continually stirring them with a Spa∣tula. Then take a peece of new Canvas that is very thin, and strain them into an Earthen Chafer that is very well leaded, and will hold about a quart, and so set them on a very gentle fire of Coales, keeping the Fire from the sides of the Chafer that the Gummes may boile untill the Vinegar be all boyled away, and utterly consumed, in the boiling of the Implaister you must keep stirring of it continually with a Spatula, lest the Gummes burn to, and when they have boild about two houres, then take a quart of Oyle Olive, and put it into a pann wel lea∣ded, and glased, that holdeth a pottle, or more, and set it on a soft Fire of Coals, and presently put into it one pound and halfe of Lithargie of Gold, beaten into fine pouder, stirring it continually, till you put in all, and when it is through hott, and mixed well together, then put in halfe a pound of new yeallow Wax cut in small peeces, and so let it boyle till it come to one firme substance which you shall finde by laying one drop of it on the side of a dish till it be cold, and when you finde it will break between your Fingers of a firme substance then it is e∣nough, Then take it of the fire until it hath left boyling, and be almost cold, continually stirring it, and so by little and little, take the Gummes that were first boiled, and with your Spatula taking the quantity of a Nut at once, put the same into the said matter, continually stirring it, til the said Gummes be all put in, and be well mixed with the other things, your Gumms will be halfe an houre putting in or thereabouts; Therefore when you see it begin to be cold, set it on a few Embers, taking great heed that it be not over hot, for then it will runne over into the Fire, for it is very hot of it selfe, but if the worst should happen,

that it suddenly begins to runne into the Fire, that you cannot stay it, have a pann of water by you, and quickly put it into the water, then take it out of the water againe, and set it on the Fire, and when these Gumms are put in, and well mixed, and melted, Then put in these things following, Bdellium two ounces, the two kinds of Aristolochia long and round, Calamina∣ris, Mirh, and Frankincense of each one ounce, beat them into very fine pouder, and searse it through a very fine linnen Cloth twice; all these pouders must be full weight after they be searsed, then mingle them together in a large paper, and poure them leisurely into the said matter continually stirring it. Then pour into it one ounce of the Oyle of Baics, and lastly put into it of pure and fine Turpentine four ounces, then take it off the Fire, and labour and stirre it at the least halfe an houre together when you put in the Turpentine; Then have some very good Oyle of Roses, and poure it along upon some clean Table, and spread it with your hand all over the Table, then poure salve on the top of the Oyle, and when it is cold you must make it up into lumps, and so labour it very much for an houre, and then make it up into eight or nine rols, and so lay them on the Table one by one until they be cold, then lap them up in pa∣pers well oiled with oile of Roses, and get a sheeps skin, and cut it into peeces to wrap upon every peece, and so bind them up with a pack thread, and being thus kept out of the wind and Sun, they will last seven years.

A Medicine for the Falling sickness.

TAke an old Toad, and kill him, and take out his inwards saving his Liver, and in any wise see that you take out his Gall cleere without breaking, for else it poysoneth, wash it very clean, and lay it on a Tile-stone in an Oven after the bread is drawn, dry it, and make pouder of it, and mix therewith a small quantity of Cynamon, and give it to the party in Ale or Beer warmed, as much as will fill a Hasle Nut-shell which will weigh some ten graines at one time, It must be taken after the party hath fallen of the disease, and he must fast after foure or five hours, also it must be taken once or twice about the time the party doth use to fall into the disease to prevent the comming of it. The Clawes of the Toad must be cut off:

Probatum La. Capell.

For the Piles.

TAke ten handfuls of Pile-wort, with the roots, flowers, and leaves, and two handfuls of Orpin with the roots, leaves, and stalks, wash them very clean, and be sure you loose none of the roots, then put them into a linnen cloath and dry them, and shift the cloath once or twice, and let them lye a day and a night in the cloath to dry, then take three handfuls of Broom blossoms, and put them to it, and stamp them in a Morter al∣most an hour, then put to it a pound of Hogs-grease, and stamp it together half an hour more, then take it and put it into a gally pot, and let it stand nine daies,, then boyl it half an hour, and then strain it out, and so annoint the Piles with it.

Probatum Lady Capell.

A Plaister for a bruise, be the same inward or outward, or both.

TAke of Burgundy Pitch one pound, Virgin wax half a pound, Frankincense finely beaten a quarter of a pound, boyl all these together, and when they are all throughly melted, pour it into a Bason of cold water, then make it up into rolls, and when you vse it, spred it on the fleshy side of a Lambskin, and apply it to the bruised place, and when it is whole it will fall off it selfe, otherwise not

Probatum Ladie Capell.

A Medicine to kill a Canker in the Throat or Nose, which must be applyed to the outside of the Throat or Nose, you must lay it to morning and Evening, twice or thrice dressing will kill it.

TAke Woodbine leaves, red sage leaves, & Rew leaves, of each a pretty handfull, of Elfame in Summer, the bind leafe, and flower, rather more of that then of any one other thing, washing soap as much as a walnut shell in all, as much leaven or soap, the brown bread leaven is best, put in with the leaven a little salt, stamp al your herbs, leaven, and salt together very fine, and smal, then put in your soap, and stamp it with the rest, and lay it on a linnen cloath, and bind it hard to your Throat, or to any

other place where the Canker is, the Herbs must be laid on as cold as you can. This medicine is good to kill a Fellon, or Cancker in any Joint.

Probatum, La. Capell.

For burning and scalding, to take out the fire, and to heal, and skin it.

TAke ground Ivy, and boile it in faire water, and when it is well boiled, bath the place well with the water, and lay the Ivy leaves so sodden on the soare place, and it will kill the fire, and strengthen the place.

Probatum, La. Capell.

Another.

TAke of shell Snailes a good quantity prick them being in the shells with a needle, set them in a faire dish, and let them stand, and within a while they will drop water, when they have done dropping, put the water in another faire dish, let it stand three or foure hours, and it will be like an Oyle, then take some of that, and annoint the sore three or foure times a day; Then take the leaves of Harts-tongue, and wet them in the same oile, and so dress it till it be whole; This Medicine will keep the sore from scarring.

A Dyet drink for to purge most Diseases.

TAke Bittony, Sage, Mlnt, Scrubie and Wormwood of each equal portions, bruise them, and Tunn them up in a gallon of new Ale, and use to drink of it every morning, fasting three houres after it; Also drink it foure houres after dinner, and last at night, It is good to clear the Liver, to take away superflaous moistness in the Reins, and to comfort the stomach, and the braine.

A Dyet drink for many imperfections.

TAke of Sarsaparilla two ounces, Sassefrage wood, Chena roots Gallingall roots, Turmentile roots, Angellica roots of

each as much, except of the Sassafrage, of it three ounces, of Harts Horn or Ivory finely scraped one ounce, Bittony, Scabi∣ous, Egremony, Marsh-mallows, and Colts-foot of each one handfull, put these Herbs into a Bagg, and drie them in an Oven after, the bread is drawn, then mingle them together with the roots also, mix therewith of Cynamon one ounce, of large Mace three quarts of an ounce tying them fast upon a Bol∣ster bagg with a stone in it, make it sinck below the yeast, being put into two gallons of Ale, and drink thereof when you please.

A Dyet Ale to purge most Diseases.

TAke of Cene foure ounces, Sarsaparilla two ounces, as much madder, of Organy one ounce, two ounces of Anniseeds, of Agarick, Rewbarb, and Ginger of each halfe an ounce, a quarter of an ounce of Cynamon, of Scurvy grass, and red Dock-roots, of each two handfuls, bruise all these together in a stone Morter, on∣ly your Scurvy Grass must be bruised gently by it selfe, strip, and slice your Dock-roots very thin, being all well mingled, put them into a bagg, and hang them in three gallons of strong Ale when it is working, that it may work with it, after it hath stood two or three dayes, you may drink every morning a good draught fasting, and likewise about four of the clock in the afternoon.

A Dyet drink to take Spring, and fall, and if need bee at other times.

TAke of Cene, and Sarsaparilla of each three ounces, Guia∣cum foure ounces, Licoris and Raisons of the Sunne of each one ounce Hirmodactilis and Fennell-seeds of each halfe an ounce, Sa••saphrage two ounces, Egremonie, and Bittony of each one handfull▪ Put these into a thinn bagge the roots, and seeds bruised, and then hang it in two gallons of strong Ale when it is first Tunned, it must work but once.

A gentle Purgation.

TAke three pints of Whay, and put thereto halfe an ounce of Cene, a spoonfull of Anniseeds, seeth these till the Whay

consume to a pinte, then straine it, and keep it, and take twelve spoonfulls of the said Whay, and put thereto three spoonfulls of the syrup of Rewbarb, and drink this three or foure mornings together.

Another.

TAke of Cene three drams, of Rewbarb one dram, and halfe, shred very fine, a race of Ginger scraped, put all together into halfe a pint of white Wine, and steep them therein on warme Embers all night, In the morning straine it, and put to the said Wine one ounce of the syrrup of Roses, and let the partie drink it bloud warme, and one houre after, drink some warme broth to cause the same to work upon the body.

A Purgation against Melancholly.

TAke two handfulls of Mouse-eare, roots and all, wash them as clean as you can, and put them into a quart of good Beer, let not the Beer be sowred or too bitter of the Hopp, seeth it till one halfe be consumed, then take a good spoonfull of Anniseeds well dusted, and clean picked, put both these into the Liquor a∣bove said, and let all seeth together a little while; Then take it of the fire, and let all the Liquor run through a strainer being pressed out to take out the strength thereof, Then take halfe a pint of it, and put to it of syrrup of Violets two spoonfulls, and so drink it, peradventure it will not begin to work in two houres after you have taken it, till you have taken some warme Broth.

To make Balme Water.

TAke of very strong Ale untunned three gallons, green Licoris two pound scraped clean and bruised, take halfe a pound of Anniseeds rubbed in some cloth, and the dust fanned away, bruise them; Then take a flasket full of Balme strip it, and stamp it in a morter a little, let the Ale be put into a stone pott with a narrow mouth, and let all these be infused a day and a night therein, and then distill it in a Limbeck.

Another Purgation.

TAke of Manna, and syrrup of Roses of each two ounces, put them into a quarter of a pint of Mutton broth, or Chicken broth, and drink thereof, but if the purge be for a woman, then one ounce of each of the aforesaid things will be sufficient:

Another.

TAke two ounces of Cene, and boile it in a pottle of running water till halfe be consumed, then straine it, and put to it a∣nother pottle of running water, and let it boile two or three walms; Then put into the said broth one pound and halfe of Pruins, and one Mace, and stew them therein, and eat thereof two or three at once, more or less according as your stomach standeth for the same.

Another.

TAke Hirmodactilis, a little Ginger, Long pepper, a little Anniseeds, and a little Mastick in white Wine. It is mo∣derate for the stomach, and it purgeth flegme from the heart, and foreparts, it is very good against the Gout; The Sciatica and paine in the joynts.

Notes

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  Bugle.

  Senay two ounce.

  Great white Bo∣dell or Ox ••ye▪ Wild Dayses.

  Dandelion Redd Avens Red bramble∣leaves.

  Wood Bettony: Mugwort.

  Plantane.

  Ribb-wort.

  Wormewood.

  Egremonie.

  Divells Bilt.