The skilful physician containing directions for the preservation of a healthful condition, and approved remedies for all diseases and infirmities (outward or inward) incident to the body of man ... whereunto is added experimented instructions for the compounding of perfumes, also for the chusing and ordering of all kinds of wines, both in preserving the sound, and rectifying those that are prick'd : never before imparted to publick view.

A Water for a green Wound.

Take a gallon of fair running water, a pottle of White Wine, of Wormwood, Motherwort, Bramble buds, Hawthorn buds, Basil, Mints, Avens, Egrimony, Bovewort, Wood Bugloss, Woodbind, Plantane, Ribwort, Daisie roots, Beto∣ny, Wild Angelica, Sanicle, White Bot∣tles, Scabious and Dandillion, of each one handful, and put them into the Wine and water, and let them boil to∣gether till the half be consumed, then strain out all the Herbs, and boil the li∣quor with a quart of English Honey ve∣ry softly till it be clean skimmed, then take it from the fire, and when it is cold put it into a glass, and keep it for to wash any green wound, which it will care, although never so dangerous, drinking also at a time three spoonfuls of it.