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A Receite for a Consumption

Take a Cock & cutt it in 4 Quarters putt it
into an earthen pitcher, & put thereto a pint
of Clarett wine, & half a pint of rose water
toppes, and a handfull of Burrage either leaves
or flowers, 6 dates & a handfull of raisins
of the sunn, put them all into the pott &
stopp itt close then boile them in another pott
some 4 or 5 houres, then lett the partie take
3 or 4 spoonfulls morneing & euening.

Piles to help

Take 5 or 6 good handfulls of older leaves
boile them to tenderness in water then stamp
them with oyle of sweet almonds soe apply
some thereof being made hott againe by the fire
upon a peece of scarlett, still as itt grows cold
put on fresh heate leaves for halfe a hour to=
gether; This is safe though a woman haue them
in lying in Probat
Else Take an Egge roast it
stone hard &, & stamp the Yolk of itt with oile
of Violetts or in stead of that with oyle of Lillies
or Camomile & apply itt hot Probat Mrs Hone

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To draw back
Rheum from the Eyes

Take an Egge, roast itt hard then splitt
shell & all, putt out the yolke & haue in readiness
grated or slices nutmegge to fill up the hollow
partes then apply itt hott to the Nape of the Neck

A very gentle and strengthening
Clyster very fitt for Children

The Chicken broath, or veale broth as much as
you shall judge convenien for the age of
the Child mixe with itt a little oyle or butter, &
some Clyster sugar & soe Administer itt, Fiue
ounces of the broth is the Usuall quantity allowed
for an Infant of the first yeare. T: H:

For the stone

There is noe surer meanes for present ease in a
fitt of the stone either in Bladder or Kidneys then by some
times; which you may thus make. Take Camomile
leaves & Flowers, Pellitory of the Wall, mallows and
mellilott of each ii good handfulls, saxafrage; parsley
smalledge, & bettony of each ii handfulls, the roots of
asparagus, fennell parsley & Enula Campana of each
ii ounces, the roots Eringium, commonly called Eringo
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