-

112

Or as much Methridate as a Nutt will doe
the like onely this must be given after delivery

Ague

Take a handfull of Marigolds flowers and all
an handfull of holy thistle; stamp them and
streine them; take the purest of the juyce and make
a possett of Ale and putt a Quantity of sugar into
the posset Ale and give the party and cast him into
a sweat

The red Balsome Dr. Lodge

Rp: Sallet oyle one pint; Yellow wax half a
pound; Venice Turpentine 2 ounces: Liquid
storax 3 ounces; Ole of Apricorne a Quarter
of an Ounce; Nautrall Balsome a quarter of an
Ounce; Rosewater, & Plantine water 2 pennyworth
red Saunders 3 penny worth Dragons blood 3 penny
worth Rosemary, Bayes & sweet Marjorum
two pennyworth

An oyntment.
for numness in
the Joynts

Take May butter, and boyle spear mint & Dill in
it; till the herbs bee crisp, then it is enough streine
it and keep it for your use. rubbing the nummed
part by the fire

113
For calk or fluxe

Take a pint of red wine a spoonfull of
the seeds of redroses & as much of the rind
of a pomgranate as an almond one spoonfull
of the powder of Cinnamon one spoonfull of
the powder of dryed Acornes seeth all these
together till they come to half a pint & drink
thereof morning & evening

Another

Take wheate flower and thurst very close
together in an end of a clout soe bind it
up hard & close like a bullet put it into
boyling water boile itt 3 hours and more &
you shall find it will be very dry & hard
as chalk, scrape of the out side & powder it
thick milk with the powder, and boyle in it
cinnamon [dram] the powder of pomegranate then
take of it morning & evening. Alsoe crocus Martis
Is given in red wine or with beer or water with
a few drops of Cinnamon water is singular good

For scurf in a childs face

Take water & boyle it with honey & Allome & soe bath
the face with itt often then boile some Sage in butter
till it come to a fine oyntment & anoint the face
with a feather twice a day;