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A Medicine to preuent the scarres of the small
pockes in the face

Take the marrow of the bones of an oxe warme it one a chaffing dish &
Coles then take it offe and crush therein the Juice of Lemonds mingle
it well together: and annoynt the face therewith as oft as you shall
thinke it good

A Medicine for a soare throate soe as one
would thinke the pallett of the mouth to be downe
soe that they cannot swallow theire owne
spittle or well speake

Take of allum as much as halfe an egge punne it & put it one a
hott fire panne then grinde it small to powder and put a spoone
full of the best hony you can gett; toe a spoonefull of that powder stirre
them uery well together: and lett the patient take of it morninge noone
and night as much att a tyme as a greate hasell nut in the
morninge fasting but after dinner and goinge to bed, then he must
Drinke this Drinke followinge: make a possett of a Quarte of stale
ale take offe the curde and putt therein one handfull of uiolett
Leaues; and as much sorrell boyle them uery well together then
poure it into a close cupp for your use and euer when the patient
hath eaten the foresaid medicine then lett him likewse drinke
a draugh of the said possett ale, allmost a quarter of an houre
after

M^r Ruthins excellent Receipt for any one that
hath a soare throate with the small poxe it
doth kill the uename and poyson of the small poxe
both in the throate and body

Take of sheepes turtles from a sheepe newly killed bruise them in a dish
then put to them a reasonable quantitie of white wine soe much
as may make it thinne enough toe drinke, lett the white wine be the
sharpest you can gett, ant Lett the patient take 3 or 4 spoone
fulls of it att a time: 3 tymes together or more, if the throate be uery
soare fast an houre after it

A Medisone for the dispersing anny humour
gathered to the Thorat or for any soarnes in the same.

Take of the powder of dogs dunge that is white & the powder of
orrise roott as much of the one as the other mixe them well
together then take soe much as a thimble full of the sade
powder & deiuide it into 4 parts puting one of the parts
into the head of a smale tobackah pipe & blow it into the
throat this doe 2 or 3 tymes a day & nether eate nor drink
an hower after this medisom is most preisious

A surope for the pallet of the mouth the
amons of the eares & a soare throat

Take halfe a pint of whit wine vineger 6 sponfulls of
honny one ounce of roch allume boyle them all together
till it comes to a syrope then let the patient greued take
euery [for] a sponefull when they find ther throat begen
to stope up

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for a sore throat aproued allthough
it be a quincey

Take dandelion & scaboues of each one handfull boyle it
uery well in posett drincke saue some of the curde & take the
leaves when they are well boyled & mixe with the curde &
apley it to the throate & drinke the poset drinke euerey 3
or 4 howers a drafte & this by the blesing of god hath
recouered maney

A poulltes to lay a swelling in the face
or neck or a quincey

Take a quarte of milke & boyle therin of marsh mallows
& the yongest ellder of each a good handfull shread very small
boyle them very well till the hearbes be tender then thicken it with
beane flower till it come to a poulltes then take it of the fyer
& put therin 2 or 3 sponfulls of oyle of marsh mallowes & soe
apley it to the place greiued as hot as they cane indeuer it

For a Thrush in a Childs mouth

Take plantine watter and wash the mouth w^th it & then put the surup of mulbereys
into the mouth & let it melt, and that will both kill & heale it

A spechall remidy to break the bag of an Imposthum & so to spit
it out by peice meale w^thout hurting the partie

Take neppe Stampe it alone Stampe penyroyall allso & streine it then put both
their Juces together and put to every 2 spoonfulls of both aqua Composita
& take 2 spoonfulls at once every morning 4 or 5 dayes together & if it
doe arise in the throat like a pudding drinke a spoonfull at none & it will rot
the bagge & voyd it peice meale

It hath been proved on them that have sounded at the table 3 tymes in an houre
w^th a rising on the throat & hath cured the partie in the week folowing
Probatum Est

M^r Samuell Bradfords Balsam for a Cough & Consumption

Recipe 1 pint of sallet oyle & 2 ounces of Sulphur boile them gently on
a fire for halfe an houre till it comes to a syrrop

M^r Gil[berts] for the same

Recipe 10 cloues of Garlick [skind/shred] & sliced thin Aniseeds poudred & Elecampane ana ½ ounce poudr of licorus 3 drams put them
into a pipkin with half handfull grond Ivy finely shred, poure upon them 1 pint ½ of Ale stir them together close up the pipkin
set it in hot Embers 5 or 6 hours strain out the liquor very hard when tis cold Ad to the liquor 1½ pounds£i of best white sugar powdred
mix it well set it all ouer hot Embers againe for half or an whole houre stirring it till it come to the thicknes of a syrrop straine it
again & keep it as a Sirrop Take hereof a good spoonfull euery morning fasting & euery afternoon about 5 of the Clock
you may take it by it selfe or mixt with 7 or 8 spoonfull of the pectorall decoction & walk before & after it gently half an houre
continue it.

Another

Recipe Aniseeds, carawy seeds sweet fenell seeds & flour of Brimston of each half an ounce Pouder of [Elecane] & green licorus
sliced of each one ounce blue figs sliced & raisins solis stond of each a qtr of a pound, 2 pippins one pound of Honey
the 3 seeds must be beaten & the husks sifted out, beat all these ingredients together till they are well mixt & bake
them in a new high earthen pan w^ch will hold about a quart, put the honey in at last Cover the pan close with a peice
of dough & bake it with a batch of bread take it first in morning & last at night half a spoonfull or a little more
if you can

To cuer a cough

Take 2 or 3 lemonds & pare them & slice them & put to them a good quantity of sugar &
eat a slice or 2 next morning & take 2 spoonfulls of the surrup this will
cut the fleam & help the cough

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