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To make the famous oyle called the
Queens oyle. Madrid 8th Decer 1664.
to make hayre grow, rubbing the
rootes thereof at night, with no more
of the oyle, then you just take vp with the
dipping the fingre therein, putting a capp
or quoife immediatly on the head.

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Take 2 pound of the best oyle olive & put it into
a glasse bottle in which you must put 4 Lizardes alive,
2 ounces of flyes, 4 Ounces of white wine, 4 ounces of
new honye, shake these togethre, & let them stand 15 dayes
in the hottest sun, take in the bottle out of the Ayer evrey
night, then put it all into a scellett & make it boyle,
which soe soone as ever you perceive, take it of the fire,
& strayne it through a cloth, then put to it 2 ounces
of Benjamin, & 2 ounces of storax, then sitt it on
the fire stirring it softly, till the Benjamin, & Storax
be well melted, then straine it thorough a cleane
cloth, then put it into a glasse, & when it is cold
stop it close so preserve it from ayer, & keep it for
your vse, this oyle is best made in the Months of
Iune, Iuly, August.

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A Mendesin for a Cough in the Lungs;
Take Elecompany roots well scraped & washed
Steep them 12: hours in fountain water shifting twice
then boyle them in damask-rose water untill
they be tender then take them out of the water
& weight of the pap of rosted apples & double
the weight of both of Double-refined sugar so boyle them
up with red-rose-water to a conserv & keep
it for your vse. you must take the bigness
of a Nutmegg therof fasting in the morning
at 4 of the clock in the afternoon & when
you go to bed at night.

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A Eccelent Receipt for a Cough

Take a Quart of milk & 2 Large Onions
boyle it a quarter part away then run it
through a hair siue put to it a quarter
of a pint of red-rose-water & sweeten
it with sugar of Roses as you like it
this must be drunk fasting & the same
Quantety warm night & ... for your
suppers & mornings for 3 days & nights
together;

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to Clenge puterefied Longs

swellen aboue halfe a pinnt of Witte Wine
with 2 spunfull of hiue huney and 2 spunfull
too spriges of Ballne take this fasting
warme Eury morning for thurty days;