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For any weakness.

Take A pottle of spring water, 1/2 an Ounce of Cynamon
broken to bitts, boil it, till itt be consumed to near
half, then sweeten it with double refined sugar to
your likeing then let it Stand till it be cold, then
powre itt clean itt clean from the settleing att th>e bottome
& from th>e Cinamon, then put itt into A bottle that will
hold 3 pints, & put to it 1/2 an Ounce of prepared
burnt harts horne Shake togather fot 2 houres &
then drink what quantity you will att any time.

To cure Grease in Horse Leggs.
Let your horse keeper, or Groom fasting in the morneing,
chew about 2 pounds, of the soft of A Rie=bread
Loafe; & Spread itt on Linnen cloths & sowe it about
the Legs, as far as the hummor extends, let the horse
Stand dry in the Stable; only slip off a little of the
hair below the fetlock, before you apply the medicine
Renew the medicine every morneing, for 4 morneing
togather giue him water warmed within itt, in
the Stable all the while, & you will find itt draw
out all the matter, & heal all whole, soe that
there shall not appear any shew of they said
distemper.

For the collick

Take the inner rind of all nuts, dry them & beat them into powder
take as much as will lye upon A Shilling when the distemper
is upon you; take itt with brandy or white wine as much
as will wash itt downe.

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The Steel pills.

Take prepared steel in fine powder one ounce &
Sena in powder, one Ounce mix them togather make
make them up into A mass of pills with Sirrup of Roses
if you would haue them work pritty if not with Claret
wine the make these into pills, I use to make them into
betwixt 60 & 80 pills, devide these into about
10: 11: or 12 parts & take each morneing while finish'd
& after the swalloring them drink A glass of clarret
or white wine, Stir well for 2 houres then eat A mess
of warm broth, wherein is parsley & fennell roots
or else A mess of gruell, observe noe further order
when your number of pills is taken up rest A day or
2 then take pills for A day, about 5 made up with
Aloes 20 grains myrrh 10 grains Saffron 5 grains all
in powder, then with Syrrup of roses make them into pilles
if you thinkt this will work enough make A
bigger proportion because it is to carry off
any remaines of Steel, that may remain in your body.

For the Stone

Powder of Liquorish A Spoonfull, put with it as much hoyle
of Sweet almonds, as shall make itt thin to take; take
this 3 days togather, night & morneing before the
full & change of the moon, drink A glass of white wine after it.
take Ale sweetned with honey.

{Mr. Gunter}

Take A handfull of Parsely, pert or parsely breake
stone & put itt into one quart of white wine possit drink
boil the 3^d part away drink one pint of at one time.

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