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A Receipt for Rukets
Take a potell of runninge water, a quarter of a pound of raisins
of sunne stoned, 1 oz of Licoris scraped & sliced 1/2 of anyseeds 4 or
5 very good datts stoned 1 oz of harts horne, a good handfull of
Liuerwort well washed & picked; one handfull of Harts tounge
a handfull Lungworth as much ribworth a handfull of unset
hysop, a handfull of coltsfoote; 1/2 a handfull of maydenhaire
a few tops of penyreyall; Boyle all these together in water
till it be halfe consumed boyled of these, then straine it
& sweeten it wth best white suger candy, & give it child
morninge & evening first & last & as often as you can get
child to take it though but a spoonefull att a time
And take
An aprooved Drinke for Ricketts
Take 3 pints of springe water one quart of white wine and
one handfull of sugar charwell halfe a handfull as much
unsett hysop and balme putt them into wine in a pipkin
close covered and lett it boyle gently untill a pinte bee
consumed then putt in a quarter of a pound or lesse of
rasons of sunne stoned a peice of Liquorice the length
of your finger scraped and sliced and then boyle itt
untill your reasons are pretty tender and soe keepe itt
for your use wth hearbs in itt and lett child drinke
of itt morninge noone & night and as oft more as
child will drinke of itt
The ointment
Take of
Cammamell woormwood Red sage red fennill minte
Clivers brooke lime Scurvigrasse Rue fetherfew of each
a handfull boyle these in 6 pound of fresh buttur from
Chirme & putt into boylinge of itt halfe a pinte
of Muskidine & 3 or 4 flakes of large mace lett all
these boyle togeather lett all these boyle as longe
as yw thinke good then straine itt and keepe itt for
your use.
The child must be anointed wth this night and morninge
the Chest & Ribs and the Small of backe, & bendinge
of knees & hamms it must weare a doube cloth on
stomach and soe round wast it must not bee
changed in 3 weeks or a moneth.
But the drinke hath recovered many wthout
ointment.For Ricketts aprooved
Take of
spriggs gathered in May and Tamerisse of each as much
as yw may hold betweene your four fingers and Thumme &
half as much of inward barke of Ivy as of either of these
putt itt up into a quart bottell and fill your bottell wth 6s
beare & after it hath stood 3 or 4 dayes drinke thereoff
you must fill 2 quart bottells at a time & when one is
out fill itt againe child must drinke noe other
drinke.
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A Nose for the disease commonly
called Rickets
Take Aniseeds Snymon white sugar candy of each 2 dramms a penny=
worth of Sanders Razons of Sun one pound of Liverwort one hand=
full Speare Mint one handfull Browne Sage & Hysop & Organe halfe
a handfull of each boyle these in a gallon of worth & putt itt in when
yw should putt in yo hops & lett it boyle as longe as yo hopps doe use to
come to a Pottle & give child a small quantitye both at mor=
ninge & at night & make an ointment of all these hearbs boylinge
them in May buttur or other fresh buttur anointinge child there=
with twice a day by fire all over flanks & belly.
A drinke for Rickets
Take 4 gallons of beare wort & putt into itt 4 handfulls of Tamerisse
2 handfulls of greene barke of young ash one handfull of barke
of Ivy 3 handfulls of Liuerwort one handfull of harts tongue a good
handfull of Razons of sun stoned, & one of Currans, a Sticke or
two of Liquoras sliced boyle all these in wort halfe an houre
& so tunne itt up as yw do other beare wth all hearbs in itt
lett this bee childs ordinary drinke when itt is ten or twelve
dayes old.
For children t hath Ricketts aprooved
Take halfe a pinte of Red Rose water & boyle therein 10 or 12
snayls & lett child drinke itt sweeten itt wth syrropp of clove
gilly flowers nott to sweete if child hath not a feaver yw may
giue milke boyle wth snayls
For Ricits
Take a pint of Spruce bear wch
or lese if you think it tow much in any drinke it takes or spoon meat in a morning
& befor a fire rub some of same drinke into all its joints rubing it well in for
some tyme every morning this hath helped & strengthened Children inwardly
& outwardly.
To strengthen Childrens limbs t have Recits
Take 2 or 3 whits of eges & stire
& rub childs back & limbs & wrists wth it tis much com ende[d]
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