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{214} A most rare powder which
the Countess of Barkes paid after
the rate of ten pound the ounce
Take seed pearle; new corrall; white Amber
Crabbs eyes, harts horne, of each alike quantity
and to every ounce of the things aforesaid, take
one dram of Bezer stone bray them very well
in an Iron mortar, then take the black tipps of
Crabbs claws when y^e signe is in Cancer, as much
of this as of the rest, powder itt, & sift these
altogether through a very fine searce then make
itt up in little balles with Jelly of harts horne
and then dry itt, you may take 8 or 10 or 12 or
15 graines of this in Extremity & noe more, noe
Bezer stone, nor Unicornes horne, nor Alkermes
though taken in double quantity is able to match it
The Vertues
1. It preserveth from the Infection of Plague
2. It saveth the life being infected taken in time
3. It expelleth all poyson from the heart of what kind soever
4. It cures All Agues; mittigates the fitts of y^e Quartan
5. It helps surfetts & It helps the falling sickness
7. It availes much in Consumptions taken often
8. It helpeth Women in Labour
There is not any sikness wherein it availeth not
Broth to strengthen {215}
the back
Take a Cock chicken dress itt cleane, stopp
itt full of hartshorne boyle itt & scumm it
very cleane then put in Shepherds purse
knottgrass, plantaine coltfoot, blackbramble
of each a handfull, one handfull of Ribwort
[n]ipe a little, a comfry roote, theye pith taken
out, & what fruite you like, & the bottome
of a loafe boyle it very well & season itt to
your tast, but you must straine itt first
use itt often
Biteings of a mad Dogge
An English Beane splitt and laid to theye
bite drawes forth theye venome: Lady Capell
Els Tae a quantity of Vervine rue and
plantaine stampe them and take theye Iuice
in a little wine or Ale mixt with some tracle
and drink itt; take likewise theye same herbes
stamp them with treacle & bay salt and apply
itt to the place This will draw forth theye venome
Vse this course 2 or 3 times
To help the stoppage and sharpness
of Vrine {106}