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.

For Eyes that have skins over them, or great pain in them.

Take black Snailes, and make an Oyl, and put thereto White Sugar candied, and Lapis Calaminaris, being first burn∣ed five or six times, and thus prepared, put in your eyes evening and morning with a feather.

Or take Daisie roots, Betony, flow∣ers of Pimpernel, red Fennel, stamp and strain them with stale Ale, and drink thereof evening and morning; and lay outwardly to your eyes Rose water, wo∣mans milk, and the white of an egg, wet Tow or Flax therein, and lay it to your eyes; the Drink will be the better, if you put in the juice of Clestocks, a worm so called.