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Rp Nightshade, fengreen, & lettice, stamp them
together, then take the juice of them & as much vinegar
and boyle them together, then put itt into vessells till
itt be cold then anoint the temples very well with itt
& soake a peice of Linnen cloath in the liquor &
bind itt to the temples & forehead and itt will expell
the heat of the stomack and case rest.

For the Stone & Strangury

Rp the Kernells of cherry stones, dry them & make
them into fine powder, & drink some of itt in white
wine first & last, & at your meales in your pottage
you must continue with this powder 3 dayes at the
least in in this manner.

For the Dropsey

Rp clevers & stamp them & streine them &
drink the Juice in good Ale first & last, & make
good wort, boyle in itt instead of Hoppes, water
cresses, & the white thistle & halfe soe many
brooklime & ma^tke water cresses & turn itt up
& drink thereof for a week or fortnith, & dry
water cresses & brooklime & make powder of them
put of your powders in your broath & in your bread
& bake into itt, but you must observe to dry as
much more water cresses as brooklime & soe use itt
Probat

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To make the spiritt
of common salt

Rp of common salt dried first in a Crucible
of ij of fine potters clay dryed & beaten small
and searsed mixe the salt with the powder of
the clay & putt some water in them & work
them soe as they may stick together in a mass
then fashion them in sundry round or long peitet
let them dry near the fire then beate them slightly
and putt them into a retort not halfe full, & putt
to a large receiver luteing well to the retort or
else all the spiritt will flee away, give them fire
by degrees first with a small fire, and all the
improfitable water will come away, then with
a strong fire, you may see a white water come
forth wich is the spiritt discending into the receiver
continue soe the fire soe long that you see itt
beginn to drop any more in the Receiver, and
itt is ended.

The use of itt

2 or 3 gutuloe given in persley water will presently
provoke Vine to those who are troubled with the
stone, itt taketh away the dropsye, and Leprosie if
itt be drunk in wine & purifieth the bloud; itt
take away the dropsey if 2 or 3 dropps be given in
wormwood water; itt corroborateth the head &
dryeth distillations & Rhumes thereof it comforteth
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