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Boyle these in a Gallon of Wort, and put
itt in when you should put in your Hopps,
and lett itt boyle as long, as your hopps doe
use to boile or put that in a Gallon of Strong
Ale, & lett itt boyle untill itt come to a pottle
& giue the Child a Small Quantity, both att morn
ing & Night; and make an Oyntment of all
these herbes, in boyling them in May butter
or otherwise fresh butter, annoynting the
Child twice a day by the fire, all over the
Flanck and Belly.
Probat Mrs Mede

For to Much

Take a Gallon of New milk, and put it
the Cragg end of two necks of Mutton, cutt of
all the fatt, and let; and let then; seeth; then
scumm them cleane; and put in an Ounce
and half of Cinamon findly powdered, &
let itt boile half away; and take of itt a
draught morneing and Night when you
goe to bed.

Another for
the Same

Take a Quart of Ale and boile itt as you doe
for Mace Ale, then take hassell Nutts and blanch
them as doe Almonds, then beate them with some
of the Ale & thicken the Ale with it as thick as you

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Would make itt with an Egg, and drink a
good draught of itt in the morneing & in the
Afternoone

A Medicine for the
Tooth Ach
Cos: si:

One Clove of Garlick beaten small, half
a spoonfull of water put to itt in the beating
then straine, and not wring itt hard, and
warme half a spoonfull, something more
then Milk warme; then lye on the Aching
side and putt; 4 or 5^c; drops into the contra^ry
side & Eare; , then stopp the Eare with black
wool, and soe lye half an houre, then hold
hard your Eare, soe that if any water be in
itt, may come out of itt, then dry itt and
stopp itt with fresh Bu^ttter black Wool.

To take away the Itch

Take a penniworth of Sallett Oyle; a half pennⁱ
worth of the flower of Brimstone, and a half
penniworth of Ginger; and beat them soe well
together; till they come to an Oyle, then annoint
the place, all over at night by a warme fire, when
you doe this put on a cleane shift, & shift you
not a fortnith after, itt will cure if you anoint
onely the Joints itt will serve
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