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A Drink for the Eyes Do

Take green broom,the greener the better. pick it
off the great stalk make it into a very strong tea
and drink half a pint in the morning and the
same at night

For a Dropsey Do

Take half a pint peck of Barley malt from
which brew five gallons of wort Take of
scurvy grass pelitary of Walls 3 handfulls of
each of water grass water cresses of Brook
lime, of mugwort of Dandilyon, Ground Ivey
and red sage 2 handfulls of each of the
rind of elder and of sow thistle one handfull
of each A quarter of a pound of the fileings of steel
the peelings of 12 Seville Oranges Let the herbs
be cut and put into the Vesselle with the filings
of steel and Oranges, and let it stand 2 or 3
days Take a pint in the morning Noon & night

For the Rhumatisim Do

Take half a drachm of Gum Guiacum for 9 nights
in a cup of warm water grewell just going to bed

Artificiall Asses Milk Do

Take 2 quarts of spring water, & 2 ounce hartshorn Shavings and
2 ounce pearl barley boil these together till 3 pints be washed, then
put in 6 or 8 snails wash'd & bruis'd, & 2 ounces. Ernigo root, boil it
a little & strein it off Drink 6 spoonfulls of this blood
warm with a spoonfull of new milk in it fasting and at 4
o'clock in the afternoon for some time. warm it in a cup
of warm water and not against the fire. 'Tis good for an
hectick eough or for an inward heat or a lingering
Consumption