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A Strengthing Pill for y^e head & nerves from S^r James Longhorn
Whit amber mastick red corall perle Conselida [maious] crabs eyes crocus marsit finly powdred nutmeg ana 2 drames gum guiacum one drame w^ch Sion turpentin make y^m into pilles y^e usuall quantity is half a drame this pill is to be taken every day morning & night after you have prepared your self wth y^e pill folowing

Take gum guiacum one drame rubarb alowes & sena of each a Scruple rosin of Golop 10 graines w^th Sio turpentin make y^m into piles at first twice a week & after but once a week

A pill for y^e head
[Five] dramme of Coshea rowled up in 5 pills and taken early in ye morninge fastinge is good to purge y^e head itt will worke about halfe a dozen times if itt make y^w sicke y^w may drinke broth after 2 or 3 howers

To make pills for ye Stomach
Take 4 penny weight of Masticke finely beaten and searsed and as much red rose leaves beaten and searsed halfe a quarter of A Casackalina beaten and searsed mingle these together with a little sirrop of Damaske roses and so make up all into pills and take of the, before supper 5

A pill intended for mee R.F. by Doctor Catlin 1653 wⁿ I was very ill called Vatican pilles
Take of Cinnamon, Amomi, the seddes of anize, of mastick, y^e lesser sort of Cardamonies, Ginger, [Zedoariye], maice, Nuttmegs, Cloves, Manna, agazike, Cubebs, Lignum, Aloes, Turbith, of every one of these one drame of the hearbes of Cardinus Benedictus, and [drinells] bitt of either of y^m halfe a drame, of ruberbe one ounce of Aloes to fine powder and with the sirruppe of damaske roses made up into a masse accordinge to arte, moysten it with siruppe od roses & take on 2 or 3 at your going to bed every third night for a weeke you need not keepe within: if you take but on .///:::/// a pill given to me by Doctor Bathurst, for rumes
Take of the pills of masticke, alloes rosata, and ruffi of each halfe a scruple make it into 4 pills and lett them be taken att night Lyinge to rest

A Catholicall purging powder
{Do Langhams}
Take of pulais sanctus the root of mecoacana aegra finly powdered creamed tartari of each an ounce mix these very exactly into a very fine powder hereof take as much as will lye on a shiling or half a crowne observe the rules of purging to drinke broth & keepe warm

a pill good for y^e dropsey
Take y^e best Alowes y^e quantity of a nut & keep it in Endive water 4 or 5 howers yⁿ power y^e watter from it & tak out y^e Aloes & make it up w^th metheradate in pills & rowle y^m in y^e powder of licoris or sugar wⁿ you goe to bed