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.

Sir Philip Parys his Emplaister.

6 R. Of Oyle Olive, lib. ii. red Lead, lib. i. white Lead lib. i. beat and searse them, Spanish Soape ℥ xii. Incorporate these well together in an earthen Pot well glazed before you put them to boyle, then put them up∣on a gentle fire of Coales for one houre; and a halfe, ever stirring it, then encrease the fire untill the red turne to gray, and so continue the stirring untill the matter be∣come of the colour of Oyle, and somewhat darke; dry it on a Trencher, if it cleave not thereto, it is enough, dip your linen Clothes therin, smoothe them with a Sleek∣stone, it wll last thirty yeeres.

This Plaister, laid upon the Stomacke, provoketh Appetite, and taketh away any Griefe from the same; laid to the belly, it easeth the Cholicke speedily; laide to the Reines, it stoppeth the Bloody Fluxe, the running of the Reines, the heat in the Kidneyes, and weaknesse of the Backe: It healeth Swellings, Bruises,

Aches: It breaketh Swellings, Bruises, Apostemes, and healeth them; It draweth out Humours without break∣ing the Skinne: It healeth the Diseases of the Funda∣ment: laid upon the Head, it healeth the Headach, Vvula, and Eyes; laid to the Belly, it bringeth Womens monthly Visits, and maketh the Matrice apt for Con∣ception.