The marrow of physicke, or, A learned discourse of the severall parts of mans body being a medicamentary, teaching the manner and way of making and compounding all such oyles, unguents ... &c. as shall be usefull and necessary in any private house ... : and also an addition of divers experimented medicines which may serve against any disease that shall happen to the body : together with some rare receipts for beauties ... / collected and experimented by the industry of T.B.

A very good Salve to heale an old inveterate Sore.

32 R. A pint of strong Ale, and set it on the fire, and put into it a quarter of an ounce of roche Allome, and a spoonfull of good Honey, and as much Deere suet, or Sheepes suet, and a Crab, and let them seethe together till the fourth Part bee consumed; then take three or foure spoonfulls of wheate Flower, and mingle them to∣gether, and after put them into the rest of the Liquor; and set it on the fire, and stir it till it be thick; then take it from the fire, else it will be thin againe, and put it into a pot; and when you will use it, spread it on a linnen. Cloth a quarter of an inch thick, and let it lie foure∣teene houres, and when you take it away, wipe away the corruption very cleane; then lay on another alwaies warme.