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For the Weakness of the memory

Take Conserve of Rosemary conserve of Roses
of each an ounce, then take the weight of a groat
of the flowers of Rosemary dried & a little syrup
of roses & mingle them all well together & take
as much thereof morneing and night as 2 good {hazell nutts}

For the Tooth Ach

Take Tarr & tye itt in a cloath; & laye itt
between your Gumms & your cheek & lye on the
contrary side & itt will give ease in a hours {space}

For a Ticklinye Cough

Take Elecampane roots; as much as will
lye upon a shilling, a penniworth of Liquorish
a half penniworth of Annis seeds a half penniworth
of sweet seeds beat them all very fine & searce
them; An ounce of colts foot likewise beaten &
searced put all these into iiiʒ of english honey, &
make it in the manner of an Electuary, and take
the quantity of a Nutmegg morneing & evening & at
4 a clock in the Afternoone

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A Diet drink for a Consumpti=on

Take a peck of sea scurvy grass, halfe
a peck of Water cresses a handfull of brooke
lime, as much liverworte lungwort, Rose
mary, as much scabies, Egg.emonie Red sage
mountaine sage, if you can get itt; saxafrage
woodbettoniye horehounds; likewise 2 handfulls
Angelica; Hartstongue, carduus, of each a hand
full a good handfull of Wormewood broad plan=taine
Pimpernell. Endive succory burrage
bugloss tamiris of each 2 handfulls ii℥ of
Monkes rhubarb; lycorish 2 ounces an ounce
of annis seeds, sweet fennell seeds an ounce
Nuttmeggs an ounce ; Ginger an ounce, bruise
the seeds slice the lycorish and Ginger, and nuttmeg,
and monkes rubarb; 4 ounces of reddock roobes of
colt foot 2 good handfulls; Maiden hare 4 ℥. Boile
all these in 10 gallons of Ale in a bagge with a weight
in it, and let it steep about 10 dayes {Probatum}

To make one Sleepe

Take a quantity of the leaves of herb grace and
take a good great nuttmegg and grate it upon a knife
bruise the herb grace & mingle your Nuttmegg and herb=grace
together & heat it warm & putt it into 2 little bagges
and lay it to the temples & then settle your self to sleep
in any state
This is a safe meanes
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For the Weakness of the memory

Take Conserve of Rosemary conserve of Roses
of each an ounce, then take the weight of a groat
of the flowers of Rosemary dried & a little syrup
of roses & mingle them all well together & take
as much thereof morneing and night as 2 good {hazell nutts}

For the Tooth Ach

Take Tarr & tye itt in a cloath; & laye itt
between your Gumms & your cheek & lye on the
contrary side & itt will give ease in a hours {space}

For a Ticklinye Cough

Take Elecampane roots; as much as will
lye upon a shilling, a penniworth of Liquorish
a half penniworth of Annis seeds a half penniworth
of sweet seeds beat them all very fine & searce
them; An ounce of colts foot likewise beaten &
searced put all these into iiiʒ of english honey, &
make it in the manner of an Electuary, and take
the quantity of a Nutmegg morneing & evening & at
4 a clock in the Afternoone

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A Diet drink for a Consumpti=on

Take a peck of sea scurvy grass, halfe
a peck of Water cresses a handfull of brooke
lime, as much liverworte lungwort, Rose
mary, as much scabies, Egg.emonie Red sage
mountaine sage, if you can get itt; saxafrage
woodbettoniye horehounds; likewise 2 handfulls
Angelica; Hartstongue, carduus, of each a hand
full a good handfull of Wormewood broad plan=taine
Pimpernell. Endive succory burrage
bugloss tamiris of each 2 handfulls ii℥ of
Monkes rhubarb; lycorish 2 ounces an ounce
of annis seeds, sweet fennell seeds an ounce
Nuttmeggs an ounce ; Ginger an ounce, bruise
the seeds slice the lycorish and Ginger, and nuttmeg,
and monkes rubarb; 4 ounces of reddock roobes of
colt foot 2 good handfulls; Maiden hare 4 ℥. Boile
all these in 10 gallons of Ale in a bagge with a weight
in it, and let it steep about 10 dayes {Probaur}

To make one Sleepe

Take a quantity of the leaves of herb grace and
take a good great nuttmegg and grate it upon a knife
bruise the herb grace & mingle your Nuttmegg and herb=grace
together & heat it warm & putt it into 2 little bagges
and lay it to the temples & then settle your self to sleep
in any state
This is a safe meanes
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