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The weight of 12d in Silver of carua seeds of 3 of rasons of e Sun 20 of Iniubes 14 Liquaras Scraped 1/2 an ℥, of horehound 1/2 an handfull of Elecampane Root's Sliced e weight of 2d in Silver boyl all these in water & the eight part of good wine Vinegar of both all most Apottle & boul m on A gentle fire vntill their remain but A quart to w ch being Strain'd put one ℥ of fine honet and of Sugar 3 ℥ boil it again untill it be like A thin Sirrup take of this often in e Day.
e weightA Cordiall for A woman apt to miscarry
Take of clary & plantine of each an handfull of rosemary flowers Bettony flowers, of each 2 pugills boil m in A quart of Ale vnto A pint & then Strain it. Take 1/2 A pint of e pith of an Ox back washed clean from e blood & 1/2 A pint of e Kirnells of Hassell nutts beat m togather in A Stone mortar w th A little Muscadine ^ & let it stand on A few Embers untill into e same A pint of Muscadine e Nutts be beaten in peices n put 6 hours Strain it and mingle it & put into itt A little Cinamon powdered & 3 ℥ of white sugar Candy powdered and take A draught every morneing & att 4 A'clock in e afternoon for 9 dayes.
A Pultis for Stt Anthony's Fire
Take Malloes Marigold flowers red Sage elder leaves of each Alike Quantity boil m tender in fair water, then thicken it w th barley meal & when it is thick enough putt in A good peice of hoggs Grease and apply itt renewing itt morneing & night.
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For A Burstting either in young or old
Take Knotwort, comfray & Ribwort, of each Alike Quantity, wash m & dry m in an Oven after the bread is newly drawn & being well dry'd beat m to powder then Serce m in A searcer & what quantity you take of e herbs when they are dryed take 1/2 soe much Annaseeds & beat m w th e powder of e of s d herbs, Searsing m togather when you would vse it take soe much of this powder as you can lay upon 6 pence & drink it fasting in A little malmesey 10 morneings togather annointing e griefe first w th A little oyle of spike mingl'd with some sweet butt r unwasht Then take of e hearbs as afforesaid (being first sodden in fair runing water till they be tend r) and wring e water clean out & soe apply m to e greaved place as hott as may bee suffer'd & tye m to w th A trusse, but lett not e trusse be to streight for t will make it rend further these herbs must be gath r'd in May for n the are in their chief strength This hath been approved upon children soe borne and upon aged people t hath been 14 years broken The Knot wort groweth in e feilds & hath a little watchett flower & two little things growing togath r of e biggness of A pins head, out of e Joints their of. the patient must lye one hour vpright on his back, after e drinking of e said powder and after e trussing.
Approved to be Soveraigne by Mr Withins
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28 To make the Comon Oyle of Stt. John's=wort call 'd Oleum Hyperiei Take of new & sweet sallit oyle one quart & put theirto into afair glass as many of y e yellow flowers of St John worte (all y e green taken away) as will fill up of wine pint infus d then stir y m together w th y r knife & set y r glass w th y e oyle & flowers in y e sun in y e hottest place you can find for y e space of 15 days & once a day let [one] Stir or shake y e glass well and when it hath it hath been [soe sunned] strain y e said oyle and crush y e flow rs very hard y t all y e strength may be in y e oyle y n take anoth r pint of flow rs & doo as before for oth r 15 days & when they are expired take one another pint of flowers y e third time & let y m be served as before y e space of 40th days y n strain y m as before & let y e Oyle Soo strained stand untill all y e grass & [disidence] be ffallen to y e bottome and y t w ch is above be cleared, & of A clarret colour y n put y e clearest out so serve for y r use.
A Receit of Capt[ain] Greens if it be hum or coldhumor Take 8 ℥ of red lead & 4 ℥ of white lead & 5 ℥ of castile soape y e powder must be beaten very fine & boyle y m in a pint of y e oile of olives, when it is a turned colour if it come of w thout sticking to y r fingers, then put into 1/2 an ℥ of barrows grease & A 1/4 of an ℥ of Oyl de Bay and let it boyl A little after & then it riddy to dipp y e cloak as before. In this you may dipp 2 cloaks one after another & Smooth them as before.
A Fare & Excellent Salve to heal all burning by fire29 Take a pint of y e Oyl of Olife, & put it into a new Pipkin y n gather some Elder springs of a years groth and of the biggness of a finger & a few leaves of y e same w th all: raise of y e upper bark and cast it away u n take y e 2d bark w th is all green & full of sap whereof take of good M [] w th y e leaves put into y e pipkin w th y e Oyl y n take some leaves of y e plantain & as much house leek. all w ch pour into y e pipkin & put to these A 6th part of very strong vinegar & A little wine and about two inches of A tallow and so let all those boyl let all the together at a soft fire about 1/2 an hour stirring y m now and then; then strain y m through a sivving cloath. & put y t w ch is strain'd into y e pipkin again adding those = to one ℥ and and 1/2 of yellow wax 12 ℥ of oyle all w ch being boil'd together will come to be a green oyntment w ch when you will use spread it upon a paper & apply it to y e burnt place & refresh it every 24 hours if y e burning be old otherwise if itt be newer and fresh it mitigates y e pain & healeth imediately wrape a lining cloath about y e paper to keep itt warme: It is likewise good against y e swelling of y e leggs called [ffoscoile] likewise against all heats of y e liver y e itch
Mrs. Shan Powder Take myrrh, saffron & bazor of each 6 ʒ make it into fine powder take this dose att 6 times in A spoonfull of this possit drink make clear possit drink of small Ale & white wine boil in itt dittany of [cerla] drink of this 3 times A day for a fortnight together.16
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Capt Greens Red Plaster for A sore brest
Take 4 ℥ of red lead, & an Ounce of white lead & 3 ℥ of Bole Armonack beat m into very fine powder & boyl m in half a pint of e Oyle of Olives, stir m continually t ey clod not when they turne colour Alittle drop A drop of it upon A Trench or Spoon If itt come off w thout Sticking n put to itt A 1/4 of an ℥ of e Oyle of Exeter stir togather & dipp e Cloath.
Boyle to take of A 1/4 of an Ell of holland I can gitt & dipp itt in this plaster by little & little t e cloath may all wett n I put it out & lay upon A Table & spread itt w th all e speed I can w th my hands this plaster is very good if e humor proceed from heat, itt is to be turned every morneing & Evening
e thinest sleaseyTo make Bruises, burnes or A sore brest e black salve w ch is good for Aches
{this & X}
Take A pink of best Sallit Oyle and put in 3/4 of A ℔ of best Bees wax being shaved thin & n let m melt togeth r and when they are melt'd take m of e fire & put into m 1/2 a ℔ of white lead being finely ground on A paint rs stone & shake it in & stir itt well togather soe let it boyl 3/4 of an hour. Then take 2 ℥ of frankinsence being finely beaten & searced shake it in and stir itt well & e like quantity of mastick & of Olibium & lastly mirrah vs'd as e ffrankcense, but let it be almost 1/2 cold before y w put in e Myrrhe; Put in A 1/4 of an ℥ of Camphire n set it on againe & let it boyl untill, itt be very black, w ch you shall diserne by letting e stink w ch y w stir it w th all to drop on A pap r then take it of & keep it stir'd untill it be quit cold. Then set e pan on e fire t e sides being warme e Salve may slip out. Thus it may be keept 7 years, if this salve be too stife to put into e wound melt Alittle of e Green wax to put to itt.
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To make i e Compound oyle call'd Oleum Hyperic
Take of Johnsworte, of Equall preportion mix m together in A fair Earthen pott well lead w thin and let m seath in e same pott be stop'd about and set in e midst of A pan of water boiling soe long untill e Juice be consum'd in e seething n let it be hard pressed through A strong strain & A thick and thereto (if you haue m) anoher pount of e flow rs of Stt Johns wort & of very good and clear Turpatine 4 ℥ & of Saffron 3[n] let m all seeth again in A double Vessell as affores d for e space of 6 hours n let it be stoved 3th dayes & after wards Strain'd & soe prepared & sett up as aboue written of e com on Oyle and soe keep it for y r vse This vsed against all cold Aches & cold Goutts Sciaticaes palsyes convulsions or Cramps green wou ds w thout inflamations & for e pricking of sinews And note t you must gather y r flow rs in e begining of June & they must be gathered in e afternoon in A fair day when there is noe due on them; and they be best for y r purpose att e first tyme when they be full blowne, when being rubbed in y r hands they will dye your hands Red Mrs Tassels Cordiall to bring Away an after birth Take A quart of Small Ale boil it but [Scum] it not then thicken it w th black Rie flowers, boil it well Sweeten it w th sugar & let e party drink of it warme like other Cordiall.
e old Oyl of Malmesey of e flow rs of Stt.17
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32. S: Walter Ranleigh is Great Cordiall Floris Boraginis Mitissa magiteriu Perlaru Anthos Mariorama Dulce Helioscopy Minsha Amb. grecia ex Gargophilbium Valeniana terra Sigullata Rose. Damasion Coralorum Bacharu Juniperi Violatum Lignum Aloes Radix Gentiania Scimbuci Sasaphrax virginia Radix Ledoatia Ros Solis Cardimoinum Radix Aristo flora Bitonica ubibe lachia rotunda Cardici Sanis Berinaticus Radix Angilius intota Substantia Tarmentilla Draw ye sinaturos of all ye flowers apart in Spirit of Wine & of ye foods & rootts by ye Shomsolvos Soo ye Woods & Spirits ye mix all Tinctures if vapour away ye Spirit of wine for ye confistones of honsy to ye weight of this tincture add one 4th part of ye Magiflorium of Coarle and 4th part of ye Tincture of coralloxtract of Amber grocise, X Bozar ye add 2 parts ye other tinctures and brought to Aeonfistanes e.v. 4 Aeittle terra Sigillata & Bozarstono & thou ye parte Corral & Amber, but ye bott & easier way by way and vortuss of ye herbs & flowers in Aproles & sosy in elglals barson upon ye Balnium & their will settle Igroon flucos or fired Tube of ye cloar from ye curd & fillor itt than vapour ye cloar to ye copfistones for ye cordiall for to dry ye hobbs X tabs out their tincture by ye Spirit of wine is flodione, & you by ye leive their salt & bolt vortuous in ye herbs, but for all ye rest ye can not profit, you map for ye Spirit to wine to draw out their tinctures
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34 Mr Gilbert's Water Take Scabius Pimpernall Dormentill roots & leaves Dragons burnt leaves & knobs Balm & Angelico of each 2 handfulls after those are clean pickt washt & dry'd let m lye on A clean cloath soe stamp e roots & mix all well togather & lay it to steep in as much canary as will wett it e next day Distill it in an Ordinary Still till e herbs bee allmost dry'd n take this water & put into it A peck of cordiall flowers A ℥ of filed harts horne 2 ℥ of true methridate e weight of 1/2 A Crowen in saffron in fine powder Gallingall 1 ℥ as much Basell seeds Cloves 1/2 an ℥ Turmerrick root 3 pennyworth cut e Roots in thin slices & bruse e spices & let all stand 20 houres then distill it Bal[n]o & keep e water severally, e first quart put in 4 ℥ of prepared pearle 2 of red Currell two of Crabs Eyes as much white Amber e black tips of Crabs clawes, Taken just att full moon one ℥ of beazar stone forty Grains and as much Ambergrease make all these into fine powder and put into y r water and lett it stand close stopt in A great double glass fifteen dayes Shakeing it once every day then boil this glass in A pott of water 6 houres then let it run through a fine Cotton. These ingredients may be us'd again in like manner to make A weaker sort to this water put this syrup following white sugar candy 1/2 a pound 4 ℥ of red rose water and as much spirit of wine boil these A while scum it clean, then settle it & being cold put this to y r best water & keep itt well stopt for y r use. 35 Mr Shaw's Directions Take Camomill, featherfew, tansey, Cummin-seeds, of each one good handfull, barbery Cummin fry m tender in Oyle of Camomill n take 7 Eggs beat m very well & put m into e frying pan & make A Tansey of them when it is fryed put it into A cloath & wear it close to y r belly, heat every day & make it fresh every 3 dressings e wearing of this will asswage y r pain and bring Away any thing t may not remain. TO Bring Throw's Take as much of e purest mirrah as will lye upon A Groat mix it w th A spoonfull of warme possit drink, and drink A little draught, after it lye warme cover'd this must not be given unless e Child comes right. A Clister for A woman in child-bed. [The] Decoction of mugwort, Angillica & [nepmint] in possit or [mok] to A pint of this may be put 3 Spoon fulls of sugar e yolk of an Egg & as much old Methridate as A gardin Bean, if e first prove not effectuall you may vse A second, & in it put 3 or 4 Spoonfulls of e Oile of Almonds.