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the canker with it has hard as You can well Suffer it. This doe 3 severall
dayes. Then take only Mel Rosarum warmd, and apply it 3 or 4 times
a day to heale the Canker, which perhaps the other application though
it hath cured may seeme to have made worse.
A Medicine for the Head Ache
{Earle of Cleveland}Take in oranges cutt them in Quarters, then put them into two
{Ann Fanshawe}Gallons of scalding hott Spring Water, & let it stand till You can
put Your Feet in it, then rub the Soles of your Feet with y Oranges,
this will refresh You and in 12 houres will take away your Cold,
& much sooner your Head Ache. This is good also after a journey
to refresh you.
A Medicine for the Stomach Collicke
{My Mother}XTake a new laid Egge, open it and putt into it 2 graines of Am-
{A Fanshawe}ber Greece, stirre it about till your Egge is thorow hott, But no
more, then eate it fasting two houres after it. This doe mor=
nings together, and it will cure You.
An Approved Medicine for the Itch
and to coole the Liver
{Lady Bedles}Take Endiffe, Succory, Sorrell, Strawberry Leaves of each
{A Fa}a handfull, Borage, Buglosse, Hartstongue, of each 1/2 a
handfull, French Barley 2 handfulls, of Blew Currants one -
ounce. Seeth them all in a pottle of running water to 3 pints
Before you take it from the Fire putt in a good handfull of Bor=
age Flowers, 2 ounces of Scena Leaves, a quarter of an ounce
of Anniseeds, Seeth them againe a little, take it from the
Fire, and cover the Pott, & let it cooke, Straine it hard
through a Strainer and putt in 6 Spoonfulls of Vinegar 2 spoon=
fulls of Powder Sugar, drinke thereof every day lukewarme - 5 oun=
ces & fast 2 hours after it. If you have more then 4 stooles a day take
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it but every Second day. You must end the drinking thereof by y
midst of Aprill
A Plaister to kill the Wormes
{Lady Bedles}XTake of Wormwood & Rue of each a like Quantity, Stamp & straine
{A Fan}them, & putt to the juice 6 drops of the gall of a Bullock, & putt there
to the Powder of Aloes and make a Plaister thereof, & lay it to the
[Nable] the Breadth of a Schilling, If the Child have the Wormes y
Plaister will abide still if not it will fall from the [Nable].
A Vulnerary Liquour
{Sir K. Digby}Take an ounce of Crabs Eyes (oculi canerorum) beat them to
{A Fan}small Powder, putt them into a deepe Jarre Glasse, poure upon them 6
ounces of the Strongest white Wine Vinegar, It will presently
worke up to a great height and loyle strongly, when it [allayes] wor-
king stirre it with a Stick or Spatule to the Bottome to quicken
the operation after an houre or two or more You may poure the
Liquor through a reasonable fine Linnen Cloth, & give thereof
to the Patient 2 or 3 Spoonfulls at a time in the morning fasting
in y Evening an hour & a halfe before Supper, & at night an houre
before going to Bed. It is singular good for all Ulcers, for broken Bones,
for Women in labour, to void [grauell], & it is a great strengthener of the
inner Parts.
{A Fan}A Possett for one an innard Bruise
Take a Possett drinke made of white wine a little Balme, a
pretty quantity of Venice Turpentine, stirre it together & drink it
warme, also to putt in either Slate, or Stone Pitch or Parma Ceti
is excellent for a Bruise.
A Glister for a Child that hath Wormes
{A Fan}taught by Doctor Bayly
Take Wormwood, Rue, Sothernwood, Camomile, Lavender Cotton, Mallow,
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