For a Bruise, or Strain, or Green Wound.
Take half a pint of Sallet Oyl, a quar∣ter of a pound of White-lead, two oun∣ces of Cerus. First, set the Oyl on the
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Take half a pint of Sallet Oyl, a quar∣ter of a pound of White-lead, two oun∣ces of Cerus. First, set the Oyl on the
fire in an earthen pan, and when it is ready to boil, put in the White-lead, being in fine powder, so let it boil a quarter of an hour, then put in your Cerus being beaten small, and stir it while it seethes, then drop a drop in cold water, and if it will roll, it is boil∣ed enough; then powre it all into a Bason of cold water, and when it is cold enough to touch, annoint your hands, and roll it up in little rolls.