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a pint of Angelica water, and take
hereof a spoonfull in the morneing fasting

To prevent pitting in
the small pockes
Rx Chalk and temper itt with creame to an
ointment wherewith anoint the pockes 6 or 7
dayes after their first comeing out when they
are full blowne use itt a little warmed, This
will drye them up and not suffer the sores to
erode the skinnne.

To strengthen the braine
and help Giddiness
Take conserve of spike flowers an ounce; the
powder of Mastick a dramm the powder of
pearle and white Amber of each a scruple
mixe all those with a little syrrope of stoechas
to an Electuarye whereof take the quantitye of
a beane fastinge

To fasten the Tooth and keep
them White

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Rx Two pennyworth of London Treacle mix
with itt 2 spoonfulls of English honey, a spoon
full, of the ashes of scarlett flockes and a spoonfull
or 2 of the powder of [Rock Allome] finely searced
boyle all these to a complete incorporation &
itt will come to a stiff Electuary which keep to
rubb the gumm and tooth inside outside

An excellent Ippocrass to purge
melancholly and cold Humours

Rx Cinnamon, polypodie, and dried tyme of each an
ounce, gallingall and sweet marjorame dryed of each
half a dramm Elecampane roots and ginger of each
halfe an ounce, spikenard halfe a scruple, [Annis] and
fennell seeds of each 2 scruples, lycorish and [agarinn]
2 ounces Turbith and epithymum of each 2 dramms
bruise and slice all these simples, and infuse them
all night in a pottle of clarret? or white wine then
put thereto sugar [fluid oz] in powder then let it stand
24 houres more Then runne them through an Ippocrass
bagge, soe long that itt may be cleare; The dreggs
that remaine you may still with Ale and make there
of a good soluble drink Take allmost halfe a pinte in
the morning fasting.
To clarifie whey, good to open and
cool the Liver and help a stopt spleen

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