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which is wrapt about the wound, and putt into the water. keep
the wound cleane washs once a day. if the wound be very great
you must make new water, & put in fresh wound Clothes
once a day. If you adde any Salues that are not of a vexatious
Nature they will not be contrary to this Powder but may
hasten the Cure.

Mr. Stones Searecloth
{Sr. R. Stone
A Fan}

Take 2 ounces of fenneresk, 4 ounces of Frankincense, 1/2a
pound of Virgin Waxe, halfe a pound of Burgundy Pitck, melt
all these together in a great Pipkin upon a slow fire, & stirre
them all together, then poure them into fairewater and rub
your Hands with oyle, and take them out of the water & worke
it well with your Hands, and then make it up in long rowles
when you use it you must spread it upon Leather, then pricke
it full of holes, & lay it on a Bruise or Ache as hott as may be
indured, and there let it sticke till it fall of, and you need
never feare it; this is the best Plaister that ever was for a Bruise.
An oyle for the Stomache
{My Mother
A Han}

Take a pretty quantity of Capons grease, 2 or 3 flakes of Mace, a little quantity of Saffron, a spoonfull of Agua vita
; putt them all together, and sett them on Coales, letting them dissolve a while, then take a piece of new Flannell, & dipp it
it in the same, & lay it to the stomach.
==An Excellent oyntment for a Brest with
which I have done great Cures.==
{My Mother A Han}
Take sothernewood, selfe heale, smalledge, sage, Herbe=
grace, Plantaine, Ribbwort, Herbe Bennet, Orpen, Housegreene,
Parsly, Marygolds, Wormewood, Mercury, Bittony, Seabius, Va
Lerian,
[...]
67.
lerian, Comfrey, Lyonstooth, bucks=horns of each a handfull, wash
them very cleane, and put them in a sieve to dry, & when they are
dry, choppe them very small, and putt therto sixe pound of May Butter,
as it cometh forth of the churne unwashed, then boile all these herbes
in the Butter till one part be consumed of Foure, then straine one
part to make an oyntment, & putt it into a pott, & after thats done,
putt to the other two Parts as much Rosine & Waxe as the Quantity
of 2 Eggs to make it stiffe for Plaister Salve, boyle it well, & then
straine it.
Balsone Christi
{f.....} {La: Butler A Hon}
Take oyle of olive one part Canary Wine 2 parts, Boyle them
together in an Earthen pott till the Wine be consumed, & that you
may know by casting a little of it into the Fire, and if it make no
more noise then oyle usually doeth it is enough. This Balsome hea=
leth all kind of wounds laying Lints dipped in it upon them.

==A Spetiall Plaister for the Sciatica or
Gontish Humour which hathe done many
Cures.==
{My Mother
A Han}

Take a pont of the best Sallet oyle, 4 Ounces of Red Lead, 4 Ounces
of white Lead, 2 Ounces of Beer Waxe, One ounce of frankincense,
one ounce of Masticke, 2 ounces of Burgundy Pitch, let all but [th]e [...]:
Masticke and Burgundy Pitch be beat & seared, boyle the
red & white Lead together fo 1/2 an houre with oyle, continually
stirring it. Then take it of the Fire and putt in your waxe stirring
it as before, then sett it on the Fire againe to boyle a little while, then
take it of and putt in the Masticke, stirring of it as before till it
hath done working, then let it boyle a little again then stirre in
your Frankincense of the Fire, then doe as before with the Bur-
gundy Pitch; then boyle it up till it be as black as Pitch: take it of
& stirr it till it be cooler, oyle a sheet of Paper and poure it out upon it,
rowle it up in rowles putting Papers about & so keep it for your Use!
When you use it spread it upon thicker floth.

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