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{24:}5 It healeth any kind of Burninge or Scaldinge by fire [s/n]
by water or other meanes this same beinge annoynted with
the oyle some few days be together.

{6} It taketh away all greife presidinge of cold as Catters aches in
the bones and the like by annoyntinge, first the parts offended with
the same oyle warmed and then warme a cloath and lay upp uppon it

{7} It helpeth headacke only annoyntinge the nostrills and the
Temples therewith.

{8 }It helpeth the wind collicke and stich in the side if it be ap-
plyed warme 4 or 5 mornings together, and alowe one quarter
of one q an ounce every morninge layinge warme cloathes to
the the place offended.

{9} It helpeth disiesture by only annoyntinge the stomocke
and nauile therewith when the party goeth to beed. [?]

{10} Its good against the measles or the pestilence or the like, if that
it be presently taken in warme broath the quantity of one
ounce 4 mornings together and sweat uppon it.

{11 }Its good against wormes that are inward if it be taken in [?]
broath as before

{12 }Its good also against an outward vomentt if it be applyd
as for acoutt

{13} It Likewise helpeth the stich or collicke aforesaid if it
be taken inwardly in broath.

{14 }It will likewise helpe the swellinge of sores of in a wo=
mans breast, especially if it be applyed both inwardly in
broath and outwardly, as for acout.

{15} It will ease the payne of a hollow tooth that aketh beinge
put into the same with a little linte.

{16} It finally helpeth any bruise, if meltinge the oyntment
the party bruised bee well annoynted and chafed therewith

Butt you must note that this pretious oyntment or Balsum
doth not come to the full perfection untill that it hath
beene buryed in dry earth a good depth, for the space
of 12 months together. it beinge putt into a stronge
gally pott or drinkinge jugge close covered first with
leather and then with lead. that may be used presently
after it is made, and by the grant of God it will heale
all these infirmityes although not in so short a space.
It is excellent for the runninge of the reynes giuen once
or twice by itselfe then mixe it with sinement beaten
in read wine.

To make a blake salve for an ach or wound

Take halfe a pound of unwrought wax a quarter of a pound of
pich & a quarter of a pound of rosen a pency worth of Olibanum
& a pinte of Salet oyle a pinte of turpintine melt all thes
together one the fyer take of tursom plantine rosmary of each
2 handfulls beat thes hearbes in a stone morter very small
then put thes hearbes in the forsade stufe & boyle it untill
it be half boyled away often [st]iring it then straine
it through a pece of nuw canvas that is very thine

+ For burnings or scaldings

Take the midell pille of Elder boyle it in freash grease
with a litell wax the space of an hower then straine it
& annoynt the place grief twise

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Medicines phisicall For geanerall
Diseases and Infirmities

A medicine to breake an Impostume in the head the which may
be perceiued by the greate paine inwardly within the eare and much
heavines in the head

Take a pottle of new milke and boyle therein a quarter of a pound of Cummin
seedes till the milke be halfe boyled away then put it hott into a stone Jugge
that hath a narrowe mouth and lett the patient hold his eare thereto that the
steeme thereof may goe into his head: in the meane time lett a cloth be
cast over his head too keepe him warme & to keepe in the steeme lett him
continew soe a quarter of an houre, or soe long as hee can endure then
lett stoppe his eare with black wooll and keepe his head uery warme and
soe use it morninge and eveninge till it breake: and when it is broken
take an elder Leafe & Roule it like a tent and put it into the eare
and soe renew the leafe three times a day: and if there be noe Leaves to be
had then take of the Inner barke of the elder tree

A medicine ffor the stone

Take Elder flowers before they be blowen out as bigg as a pease and
Distill them then take arse smarte otherwise called the moone hearbe
Beareinge a red flower and growing in pooles Distill it Likewise and
putt these to waters together of each a like Quantitie and Drinke
a Draught thereof in the morninge fastinge and if the Patient Cannot
make water Lett him take this medicine ffollowinge

A medicine ffor one that through some fitt of the stone
or otherwise hath not made water in 8 or 10 dayes

Take to quarts of white wine seeth therein grummell pellitory of the wall
Saxifrage otherwise called Rindleworte of each one handfull and when
it doth begin to boyle put therein one spoonfull of grummell seedes
and as much parsly seedes and of pepper as much as an hasle nutt
beinge well punned when it is boyled halfe away: then streine it
through a cloth: and make a possett of the wine: Take offe the curde
and leyt the patient Drinke a Draught of it as hott as hee can &
withall use the plaister followinge viz:

Take a peece of sheepes leather as broade as a trencher & spred
it all over with black soape: but ffirst mingle therewith soe much
Saffron small punned as will make it yellow: lett it be spread one
she fleshy side of the Leather and Bind it to the patient nauell

A Medicine ffor one that Cannot make water

Take halfe a pinte of white wine and a good handfull of the
hearbe called hartshorne some call it sheepherds pouch stamp
it and streine it into your wine & warme it a little and soe lett
the patient greived Drinke it off

A Medicine to Dissolve the Stone and
soe Bringe it away by Degrees

Take nine or ten sowes otherwise called woodlice Lett them clense
themselves well in to or three spoonefulles of white wine puttinge
away the fowle, and putting fresh 2 or 3 times & when they be
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