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Another

Take half a a Pottinger of Creame one spoon full
of red Saunders, a pretty quantity of Saffron put
into a Cloath & straine into itt half a Nuttmegs
grated & sweetned, well refined, or loafe Sugar,
sett it on the Coales and warm it pretty warme
drink it 9 morneings, and fast 2 hours after
Probat. The Lady
Beadle

Another for the
Greene Sickness or
for a Bruise

Take Lyquoris & Anniseeds & sweet Fennell
seed an handfull of penny Royall, boyle them
in Beer a good while, & sweeten it with English
honey, put to it 5^c or 6 spoonfulls of the juice
of stone horse doung newly made & drink a
good draught of it, for 9 mornings together
and stirr after it leave out the penny royall
and let the party sweat if it be for a bruise
Probat The Lady Bartlett

For a stitch in
the Side

Give a Bore his belly full of Meate and when
he is well fild drive him up and downe till he
dung and then lay it to the pained place as hott
as it came from him the place being anoynted before
with Oyle of Cammomile

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For a Tetter

Take Sallendine & stamp it & rubb the
Tetter with itt wash it of with butter &
beer twice or thrice a day

For a Stitch to a Woman
newly brought a bed

R The bottome crust of a browne wheaten
Loafe strike it with Crowne soap & hold it
to the fire till it be very warme and wrap
it in a thin Cloath and apply it the pained
side
Note you must toast the bread before you
strike it and if there Occassion you may
take it of & heat it againe and new strike
with Soape

A good Conserve
to help Digestion

Take Redd mynce & beat it with the powder
of Sugar, & the powder of Cynamon untill it
come to a Conserve, & then take soe much of
it att once as a Wallnutt one hour after
your Meate
Dr Smith

An excellent Receit for
the swelling in the Neck which
commonly falls out to bee the
Kings Evill

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