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.

Remedies for a Mans Yard.

IF this Impediment be of any interial cause, use to drink Milk, or else drink oft a good portion of the water of Hawes, and inject into the Yard the water of Comphry, if the Impe∣diment be betwivt the head and skin of the Yard, wash the head of the Yard divers times

with white Wine, and after that use the pow∣der of a rotten Post, or any siccative Medicines is good; or else Populion or Ʋnguentum ei Ep∣siacon is good.

For the Erection of the Yard above Nature.

TAke first and anoint the Yard and Codds with oyl of Juniper, and the oyl of Cam∣pheret is good, and so is Agnus Castus braid and made in a Plaister, and laid upon the Stones.

This Impediment doth come of the inflama∣tion of the Reins of the back; or of inflamati∣ons of the Veines of the Yard and Stones, or of too much use of Venerious acts.

To heal a mans Yard that is sore.

TAke Turpentine, and the yolk of an Egg, of each a like much; well beaten together with Saffron, and anoint the sore Yard there∣with. Or take and seeth the powder of Lynseed in sweet Milk till it be thick, and lay it to the Yard Plaister-wise, and anoint it with the juyce of Morrel and Plantane, and be whole.

For the swellings in a mans Yard.

TAke Leeks, with the tails, and wash them clean, and stamp them, and fry them in Barrows-grease, and make a Plaister, and lay it all about the yard, and be whole. Or take Betony, and seeth it in Wine, and stamp it, and make a Plaister, and lay it to the Cods, and it will asswage the swelling of them; this is well proved.

For pain in ae mans Yard through Gravel or Champise as followeth.

TAke Pellitory, and Boares-grease, and fry them together well, and make two Plai∣sters thereof, and lay one between the Navel and the Yard, and the other on the Reines of the back, and anon thou shalt deliver water and gravel, which before thou mightst not do but by drops; this will help thee without doubt.

To make a water for a sore Yard.

TAke and put Allom in fair water, and seeth it till it wax tough; then put it in a pewter Box this will cleanse a sore, and make it fair.

For burnign with a Harlot.

IF a man be burnt with a Harlot, and do meddle with another woman within one day, she shal be burned: If one be burned, let him wash his secrets two or three times with white Wine, or Sack and water; but if the matter have continued long, go to some expert Chy∣rurgion to have help, or else thy Guts will burn and fall out of thy belly.

For a mans Stones that hang down long.

TAke the fatness of a Conney, and anoynt thy Cods and Stones therewith, and then wrap thy Sones in a Conny-skin; do this nine times, and labour not in nine dayes, and be whole.

For him that cannot make water.

TAke Rue, Grommel, and Parsley; and stamp them, and mingle them with white Wine, and give the sick thereof to drink warm. Or take the juyce of Cinquefoil, and drink it with Posset ale, and it will make you make water anon.

For one that cannot make water.

TAke the stones and Kernels of Peches and Medlers, as much of the one as of the o∣ther; and make them into Powder, very fine, and scarse them; this done, take fine Sugar, the weight of all this; and mingle all this toge∣ther, and let the Patient drink thereof with good white Wine, and he shall be whole in∣continent.

To make one make water.

TAke six or seven Berries of Ivy, and stamp them, and strain them with Ale, and give the sick to drink therof, and he shall make wa∣ter straight.

To make one make water.

TAke a pinte of good Ale, and put therein of Honey, even as it cometh out of the Hive with Bees, wax and all; and strain it with the Ale, then give it the Patient to drink, and with∣in one quarter of an hour he shall make wa∣ter; with this was one holpen that lay three dayes, and never made water.

To make one make water.

TAke a pinte of white Wine, and a good spooonful of Sivil Soap, finely scraped, and the yolks of two Eggs well put from the whites; beat all these together, with the Wine, and then strain it, and warm it luke-warm, and drink hereof as often as you shall feel pain, and this will help you; for it is well proved.