their stomacks are not able to digest it, mo••eover milk is quickly digested in the stomack, and presently sent to the guts, and if it have meat mixed with it which could not so suddenly be digested, it will be sent into the intestinesse with the milke, and therefore corrupt and breed wormes, for wormes never breed of milke alone.
The Cure of the wormes is by driving them out because they are wholly against nature, and this is done by purging medicines which kill wormes, and evacuate the matter that breedeth them, first, give a dosse of this powder, ℞ Wormseed ℥••s. Senna ʒ 1 ss. Coriander-seeds prepared, Harts-horne, ana ℈ ss. Rhubarb ʒ2. dried Rue ʒ ss. beate them into a fine powder, it is to be given from ℈1. to ʒ1. according to the age of the party, mix it with such things as please the pallate, two hours after give this glyster. ℞ barly bran and red Roses, ana P: 1. Liquorice and Raisins scra∣ped and stoned, ana ℥ s. boyl them to halfe a pint, dissolve in it strained, red Sugar ℥ 1. and one yolk of an Egge make a glyster, you may adde Cassia or Diacatholicon to make it stronger, give these medicines 3 or 4 times in good order. Oyle of Juniper given one drop at a time in broth is excellent for Children that have wormes.
A Cataplasme to kill wormes. Take meale of Lupines ℥2. Mirrh and Alloes, ana ʒ2. oxe gall as much as is fitting, oyle of Wormewood ℥ 2. make a Cataplasme for the belly, let the belly be covered, but make a hole in the middle that the navel may not be covered but ly open, by this I have found merveilous effects; for flat wormes or asse wormes, glysters made of bitter things never failes, as milk ℥6. pulp of Col••quintida ℈ 1. oyle of Rue ℥ 2. give as a glyster and this is the best it is somewhat sharp but sure, you may put some Cassia to it, or Catholicen to make it more pur∣gative, to carry away the filth that breeds them.