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.

To make an excellent Salve.

Take the roots of Marsh Mallowes, wash and pick them clean, then slit them and take out the inner part of the pith, and cast it away, and take the outer part that is faire and white, and cut them into small pieces, bruise them in a Mor∣tar, and take of them half a pound, and put it in a new earthen pan, and then put thereto Linseed and Fenicreek of each two ounces a little bruised in a Mortar, then take Malmesey and White Wine of each a pint, and stir all these to∣gether, and let them infuse two or three dayes, then set them on a soft fire, and stir it well till it wax thick and like a skum, then take it off, and straine it through a new canvass: and thus have you ready the Mustellage for Plaister; T••en take fine Oyl of Roses a quart, and wash it well with White Wine and Rose water, then take the Oyl clean from the water and Wine, and set it on the fire in a brasse pan alwayes stirring it, and put thereto Littarge of Gold and

Silver, of each eight ounces, Cerus six ounces, red Coral, Bole Armoniack, and Sanguis Draconis, of each two oun∣ces, and let them be finely powdered and searsed, then put them into the Oyl over the fire alwayes stirring it, and let not the fire be too big for burning of the stuff, and when it begins to wax thick, put in ten ounces of the aforesaid Mu∣stellage by a little at ounce, or else it will boil over the pan, and when it is boiled enough you shall perceive by the hardnesse or softnesse of it, dropping a little of it on a sawcer or cold stone; then take it off, and when it is cold, make them in Rolls, and lap them in parch∣ment, and keep them for your use. This Plainter resolveth humors in swolne legs.