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For the Flowing of Flowers

Take the Juice of Plantine Juse it with
a cloth wett the Cloath often
Dipp a cloath in plantane water lett one
of the maides warm itt a little betweene
her hands &and then lay itt to the belly when
it beginneth to dry renew it againe
Take fine bole Armony 2 drams red corall
and Amber of each an ounce powder them
very small and drink a spoonfull of it in
the powder of plantaine water twice or
thrice a day
Mrs Hone

Another

Take a pinte of vinegar, and a pint of
redd wine mingle them together, make
it ready to boyle dipp a black cotten cloth
in itt wring it out, but not to hard; apply it
to the bearing place and as one drieth use
an other
Lady Harrison
Mouse eare bold in Milk & soe drink
it good for one that is weakned with
them, with haveing too many of
them Mrs Hone

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A Clyster for the Wind
in a Child

Take a Quarter of a pinte; or half a pint
if need bee of Urine of sound man, that is
not troubled with wind to a quarter of a pinte
putt a quarter of a spoonfull of fennell seed
to half a pint as much more &and boyle it a
little, then straine it & giue itt Glisterwise
you may putt a peece of wheat leaven into
it for a Man

For the Collick

Take of parsely seed, and red nettle topps
of each a handfull & boyle them in a quart
of beer or Ale putt there to 2 or 3 peny worth
of Mace, then boyle itt till half be boyled away
and drink thereof att your need

For the wormes or wind
in a child

Take an ounce of conserve of Borrage flowers
or of Rosemary flowers and mingle itt with a thre=
penny weight of Venice treacle of the best and giue a
Child fasting every morneing till he voideth wormes
or else giue him every morning for a fortnith
together, and to giue him Conserve of Wormwood
in very seeds alsoe for the Wormes
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