A black almanack or Predictions and astronimonicall observations foreshewing what will happen to the king of Scots this present year, from the aspect and conjunction of the planets on the day and hour of his coronation the first of January 1651. Also some calculations concerning many bloudy fights between the English and Scots and the various success thereof. With a bloudy contention between the buff-coat, the long coat, and the black-coat, and the issne [sic] thereof. Licensed according to order.

Medicines for the Head.

A remedy for the universall pain of the Head.

FIrst, beware of all things which do hurt the Head, as Garlick, Onions, Chi∣boles, Wine, stooping downe with thy Head, extreame labour, and such like; and beware of surfeiting and drunkennesse, and purge thy Head with Gargacies, and sternutations, and purge thy Head and thy stomack twice per week, with pills of Coch, or such like, and be whole.

A remedy for the Head, whatsoever the pain be.

TAke an handfull of Betanie, an handfull of Cammomell, and a handfull of Vervain leaves picked, stamp them and seeth them in black Wort, or in Ale for want of Wort, and in the latter end of the seething, put to it a little Cummin brayed, the powder of a Harts-horn, and the yolks of two Egges, and Saffron a little, and stir them well toge∣ther, and lay a plaister hot over all the forehead and Temples. This is an excellent remedy: also for the Megrim, it shall pierce the better, if you shall add to the medicine, a little Vineger.

For pain in the Head.

TAke Rue, Heyhoad, Camomell flowers, Beta∣ny, Vervain, Mints, Hillwort, red Fennell,

Wormwood and Sothernwood, of each a handfull, and wash them, and shred them small, and seeth them in water, and mingle the herbs with wheat bran, and make a plaister and lay it on thy mold as hot as thou canst suffer it, and bind it on with a Kerchief, and thou shalt be whole in short space.

For all manner of Head-aches.

TAke the greace of a Hart, and mingle it with Oat meal, and Sorrell, and temper them well, then lay it plaisterwise to thy temples. This is proved.

To purge the Head.

TAke the juice of Primrose, and milk of a Cow, and with a quill blow it into thy nostrills, and this will purge the head.

A water for the Rheume in the Head, and how to put away the Palsie.

TAke a red Onyon, and break it small, and seeth it in a little Verjuice, and put thereto a little Honey clarified, and when they be well sod to∣gether, put thereto a great spoonfull of Mustard, and let it seeth long together; then lay the sick up∣right, and he shall find ease: Do this three dayes twice per day, and be whole.

For the Megrim in the Head.

TAke sowr Bread, and Chickweed, and bray them together, and boil it in Vineger, and so bind it to the grieved place, or take and seeth Bar∣ley well in water, and as it seeths, put in Betanie, and other good herbs for the Head, and when they be well sodden, bind them to thy head.

To stop and dry up Rheume.

TAke Cummin-seed, a Nutmeg and a little Bay∣salt, every one beaten to powder alone, and spread the same upon hurds of Flaxe, in a cloth, and hold the same over the perfume of Frankincense, and lay it hot to your Head.

For a scalded Head.

TAke the liver of a Thornback and seeth it by it self, and six Elacampana roots, and seeth them by themselves in water three houres, and put there∣to three handfulls of Houseleek stamped, and strain∣ed through a cloth, and make an ointment thereof, and anoint the Head therewith, and if the hair be gone, take a handfull of Wooll, and bray it hot to powder, then take two spoonfulls of Honey, and anoint thy Head therewith; where it is pilled, and thy hair will soon come again, as thick as in any other place of thy Head.

For the Rheume in the Head.

TAke and seeth Pimpernell in Wine, and drink it in the Evening hot, and in the morning cold; this will help thee: Or take and stew Onions in Wa∣ter, in a close pot, and bath thy Head, thy mouth, and thy nose therewith, and it will help thee.

For the weaknesse of the Brain.

TAke a handfull of Rosemary, Sage, Marjoram, Hysop, Betany, the leaves, and roots, and the seeds and roots of Pyony; wash all these said herbs, and put them into a pottle of fair Water, and let them seeth together untill the one half be wasted; then take out the herbs, and put to the said water almost half a pint of Honey clarified, and let it boil well together with a dram of Stecados, knit in a linnen cloth; and let it boil till the sweetnesse of the Honey be boiled out: then take out the Stecados, and put thereto a quarter of an ounce of Cinamon, three Nutmegs well bruised, and put them to the same liquor, and seeth them together a good while; then strain it through a linnen cloth, and so use to drink it morning and evening, and it shall comfort thy Brain.

For hair that faileth on thy Head.

TAke and bray Lineseed, and mingle it with oyl-Olive, and when it is well beaten together, anoint thy Head therewith three or four times, and

this will heal thee, or take oyl of Tartar and warm it, and then rub your Head with it, or any place that is scald, eight or nine dayes, and the hair will come again.

An excellent medicine.

TAke a farthingworth of Pellitory of Spain, and a quarter of Stavesacre seed, and beat both to∣gether, and then drink a draught of Malmsey, and put a spoonfull of this powder into your mouth, rolling it up and down, till your mouth be hot, and full of flegme, and then spit it all out; then take a stool and set before you, and lay a cushion under your knees, and set a bason under your mouth, and gape as wide as you can, and then the flegme will void from you out of all the members of your Head, and if it come too fast, hold over your Head to the bason, and let it go; use this once in a year, and you shall be the better for it, a long time.

A remedy for the Head.

TAke the juice of Ivy leaves, mixt with Oyl, and Vineger, and rub therewith your temples, and your nosthrills.

For lightnesse in the Head.

TAke small tents of linnen cloth, and dip them in Cinamon water, and put them into thy no∣sthrills, and thou shalt be help't presently.

To purge the Head of evill humors.

TAke the root of Pellitory of Spain, and chew a piece thereof on either side of thy mouth, be∣tween thy Gumms, and close thy mouth fast, till the water cometh down; then let the water go forth, but hold the root still a quarter of an houre.

For pain in the Head.

TAke the juice of Ivy, that groweth upon trees, and oyl of Roses, and mingle them together with Wine, and anoint your Head therewith, and this will make it leave aking. Probatum.