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TAke one Nutmeg, Cubebs, Piony seed, Setwell roots, Marjorum, Angelica roots ana ij ʒ, dry all these, and powder them fine, and make them up with honey to a Masse for Pills, whereof take every morning five small ones.
Item, fry fresh English Hops in Musca∣dine, and bind them as a Poultis very warme to the Nape of the Neck, renew it as occasi∣on serveth; this helpeth.
Item, oyle of Cloves to anoynt the tem∣ple, is very good.
Item, two plaisters of Flos unguentorum laid to the temples like Mastick plaisters, and on the Nape of the neck, helpeth.
PVt the juyce of Beets, Bettony, Dazie roots, ground Jvie, or any of them put in a Sawcer, and with a quill snuffed in the Nosthrill, let your mouth be full of warme water, every time you doe it, then drop two drops of oyle of Amber into your eares, be eating some Crust in your mouth when you doe it, it will enter the better.
TAke oyle of Roses, & oyle of Camomile ana ii ℥, wax ij ʒ, Rose vinegar sixe drops, dissolve them on the fire, when it is cold anoynt the temples therewith.
Item, if the paine bee hot, adde thereto oyle of Violets, white Poppy, unguentum Populeon ana ij ʒ, and ij d. of Camphire mixed.
TAke Bettony j M. Vinegar j pint, a little Cinnamon, as much Stavesacre, both bruised, boyle them together to the con∣sumption of halfe, Gargarize with one spoonfull, therof, but if the pain come from the stomack, boyle the afore-said simples in good Gascon wine, and drinke it with Cinnamon.
Or take Frankincense, Pidgeons doung, Wheat flower ana j ℥, temper them with the white of an egge, and binde it to the aking place.
TAke Bullocks Lights, and parboyle them, and then very hot, slit them, and lay them to the place grieved, it will draw it away.
TAke Bulls Tallow, honey, and oyle of Tartar ana j ℥, boyle them together, a∣noynt the bald place therewith.
TAke bloudr suckers burn'd to ashes, mix the ashes with strong Vinegar, washany hairy place therewith, it will fall away.
Or the bloud of a Bat suffereth no haire to grow.
TAke the roots of Pellitory of Spaine, Spiknard ana iiij ʒ powdred, Vinegar, and Mustard mixed with the powders well together, keepe it in a close Gally pot, hold halfe a spoonefull thereof in the mouth a good while, and spet from him the rhewme in a Bason as often as he needeth, or for six dayes, then take this powder for foure dayes.
Take Galingale j ℥, Nutmeg iij ʒ, Cloves and Cinnamon ana ij ʒ, Liquorice iiij ʒ, Su∣gar ij ʒ all powdred, take thereof first and last in good liquor, the Dosse is halfe a spoonfull.
TAke the Brine of Beefe, the elder the better, boyle it well, scum it cleane of∣ten, keepe it in a Glasse, take the clearest thereof, and wrap it warme to the eares deafe.
TAke pure French Barly ij M, boyle it in a pottle of water, put therein Raisins of the Sunne, and Prunes ana j ℥, Fennell and Parsly roots cleansed and pithed ana j ℥, En∣dive, Harts tongue, Liverwort, Sowthistle, crops of Wormwood, Mercury, Mallowes ana iiij ʒ, boyle them well together in a close Pipkin, then straine it out hard, put the liquor to the fire againe, and put to it red Saunders powdred j ʒ, Sugar to sweeten it to a Julip what sufficeth, adde to it Musk three graines use the drink thereof warme.
Item, if you wil have it more cooling, add thereto Violets, Lettice, Sorrell, Borage, and Clivers the like quantity.
TAke Cloves, Galingale, Ginger, Spick, Nutmegs ana ij ʒ dj. Carraway, Annis, Cardamonium ana ij ʒ, Liquorice, red Ro∣ses, Violets, and Rosemary flowers ana iiij ʒ, honey cleansed, and Rosewater sufficient, let them be all fine searced, then mix it with the honey and Rosewater, or simpred on the fire to a confection, the Dosse is iij ʒ.
TAke gray Sope iiij ℥, bray therein the whites of two Egges, and put it in a Box, when you use it, spread it on a double cloath, and lay it to the forehead even to the eares, dresse it twice a day for five dayes together, you shall finde ease at the first two dressings.
TAke Rosewater, or Violet water one pint, Sugar dj. lb, boyle them together by a soft fire, clarifie it with the white of an egge, colour it with red Sanders, so straine it and use it.
TAke the waters of Endive, Sorrell, Let∣tice, and Vinegar, one pint of each, boyle them together by a soft fire with sufficient Sugar, drink thereof often.
TAke Lovage, and Rew powdred small mixed with honey, make a plaister and apply it.
TAke Gum Arabick, Myrrhe, Saffron, and Euphorbium ana iij ʒ, bray them toge∣ther
with the white of an egge well bea∣ten, then applied plaister-wise on the tem∣ples and forehead; this presently cures.
TAke the juyce of Pimpernell, and wet therein peeces of linnen cloath, and ap∣ply it oftentimes thereto, it will healeit quickly.
PVt a lump of the best Mithridate in your mouth, as bigge as a good Hazell-nut, there let it melt without champing, hold∣ing your breath as much as you can, as it melts receive it into your stomack; this will ventose at the eares, and presently ease the head.