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For a Tetter

Take an Ounce of Verdugreace, of Soote
an handfull, of baysalt one handfull, bruise
them all together, and put them in a quart
of your owne water, and let it stand 3 day^es
to steep, then wash the sore twice a day.

For to make syrrup
of Rhubarb

Take of Rhubarb an Ounce, and a quarter,
of seeny half a handfull, Cynamon scrupls
or 40 graines, Ginger fifteen graines, Bettony
water succory & Bugloss water water of each them
xfluid ounces, steep all together in a close thing all
night, in the morning boyle them a while
together, then straine out the Liquor, into which
put some xfluid ounces of fiine sugar, and boyle itt
together to the height of a sirrup to which
add of sirrup of the infusions of Roses 4fluid ounces
{Virtue:}This doth very effectually; familiarly with
much security purge Children; and delicate
bodies of Choler & Pmelancholy

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For the Wind

Take Ginger sliced & of Liquorice scrape
and cutt into small peices, of each an fluid ounce &
a half white sugar candy an fluid ounce, & then
Emila Campana roots an Ounce, make
them into fine powder & drink of those
in white wine in the morneing fasting.

For the Spleen

Take the leaves of Tamarisk, or the young crops
2 handfulls; stamp them in a mortar or a dish
with a cowling pan; put therto of white wine
a pinte & a half let itt stand close coverd
all night, next day boile it a little in a close
pipkin, then when it is allmost cold straine itt
Take of the leaves of Tamarisk or crops as befor
and stamp them againe and steep them all nigh^t
in the same wine next day boyle them adding
thereto of white wine vinegar half a pint when
itt hath boyled a while take itt from the fire
let it stand till itt be allmost cold then straine
itt; and put to that Wine & vinegar of fine sugar
one pound, boile itt tothe thickness of a sirrup
and reserve it for your use.

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