The family dictionary, or, Houshold [sic] companion wherein are alphabetically laid down exact rules and choice physical receipts for the preservation of health ... directions for making oils, ointments, salves, ... chymical preparations, physical-wines, ales and other liquors and descriptions of the virtues of herbs, fruits, flowers ... and parts of living creatures used in medicinal potions, ... likewise directions for cookery, ... also the way of making all sorts of perfumes ... together with the art of making all sorts of English wines, ... the mystery of pickling and keeping all sorts of pickles ... : to which is added as an appendix the explanation of physical terms, bills of fare ... : with the art of carving and many other useful matters / by J.H.

Alabastrum Vnguen∣tum, an Ointment so called; to make which, Take Red-Bryer tops, when at the ten∣derest, Six Handfuls, stamp them small, and add Two Quarts of White-Whine, Rue One Handful, the Flow∣ers and Leaves of Camo∣mil One Ounce, Powder of Alabaster Two Ounces, Fen∣nel-Seeds One Ounce, Oil of Roses half a Pound, Wax half a Dram, put them alto∣gether, except the Camomil and the Wax, let them infuse over a gentle Fire, and when they seeth, put in the Wax and Camomil; let it boil up till the Wine be consu∣med; and when it is cold, take the Whites of Five Eggs, mingle them well with all the Materials, and strain them through a fair Linnen-Cloth, and put it in∣to a glazed earthen Pot.

This Ointment is singular∣ly good for Pins and Webs, and other Spots in the Eyes, by dropping a little of it in∣to them, and keeping them close for a time. It is also good for the Megrim and Head-ach: Likewise Pains in the Matrix are eased by anoint∣ing the Belly, Flanks, and Reins of the Back with it. The Stomach being anointed with it is eased of its Pains, and any other part; even the Pains of the Gout are remo∣ved by it.