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day apply thereto a playster of the foresaid salve one both sides of the
said cutt, if it be cutt through and soe continew it till it be healed

A salue to Cleanse an old sore of dead flesh

Take three ounces of wax, foure ounces of sheepe suyite one ounce of Rosen
halfe an ounce of vergrace one spoonefull of Turpentine boyle them
together & make it up as the other salves aforesaid

A salve toe skinne an old sore

Take of wax and Nearue oyle of each an ounce halfe a quarter
of an ounce of Rosen toe spoonefulls of Neates foote oyle boyle them all
together and make it up as the other before

And if the sore be brought to a little bignes and yett will not skinne
and heale up, then before yo^u doe apply this salue to it take a Little
Neatsfoote oyle and a little vergrease, mingle them well together
and make a playster thereof and apply it to the sore and it will
rayse a kes kerse of dead flesh then take that offe and apply a
thereto a playster of the said nearue oyle salue & it will heale it

A salue for an old soare or bloudy Canker

Take a pinte of ale and put therein of Roach Allum and hony of each
a good spoonfull lett it seeth and stiere it well together and when
the allum is melted tast it in your mouth and if it make your
tongue very roughe it is as it should bee, then take toe or three
spoonefulls of cold ale and putt thereto in a dish a good spoonefull
of wheateflowre stirre it well together that there be not balters
in it, then putt it into the seethinge ale & lett it boyle till it be
thick, and soe put it in a close cupp, and keepe it for your use
and euer when yo^u doe use it put a little of it into a sauser
and warme it & spread it one a cloth & apply it to the said soares
hott and as it mendeth lett the playster be cooler, and when it is
almost whole doe not warme it att all

A salue to heale a sore breast after that
it is broken with a pultise

If the breast be swollen or red with an ague or other sicknes
then take a quart of new brine seeth it & dipp therein a
peece of new red woollen cloth, wringe it well and lay it to
the breast as hott as it may be suffered & doe soe three tymes
a day; and if this will not heale it then apply a pultise to
it to breake it, and being broken, apply this salve to it viz
Take the yolke of a new laid egg halfe a spoonefull of hony
a quarter of a spoonfull of Turpentine one spoonfull of wheat
flowre, stirre all these together uery well & apply it thereto
playsterwise

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Another salue ffore soare Breasts
or for burneings or scaldings

Take ffoure ounces of wax one ounce of Rosen, toe ounces of may
butter five spoonefulls of sallett oyle one spoonefull of Turpentine
Boyle them alltogether in a pewter dish upon a chaffinge dish and
coales untill they be throughly melted together, then streyne it
through a fayre cloth into a payle of fayre water & soe worke it
as you use to worke butter; & make it up in Rolls for your use
but if you doe use this salve for any scaldinge or burninge then
you must dresse the sore with the oyle of Eggs before you doe
lay the playster thereon, but if there be any holes in the breast
or any other sore putt noe tents therein, butt Lay playsters
there uppon

To make the oyle of Eggs

Take twenty Eggs or more & rost them stone hard, then take out the
yolkes of them, and fry the said yolkes in a frying panne, without any
other thinge; stirre them well together with a spoone & hold the
panne one the one side and there will runne from it an oyle which
keepe for your use

Toe make Mercury water which will kill
a wild fire or heale an old soare

Take a pottle of Runninge water, fayre, & sett it one the fire till it
seeth then put therein soe much Allum as will make it tast
{somwhat} Rough and when it is well boyled put it into an earthen uessell
and putt therein as much mercury as shall turne a yellow pinne
white, holding it in the said water, but if it doe make the pinne
toe Looke black then delay it with more water and when you hav[e]
put in the mercury stirre it well soe longe as the, steame thereof
ariseth and when it is cold you may use it att your pleasure: if
you doe apply it to any soare it must be layed to with scraped
lint or with a wett cloth:

A water to heale an old ulcer or fistula :

Take four ounces of white vitreall beate it very small and searse
it one ounce of Camphire, slice it very small and putt the Camphire
into an earthen dish and couer it with the vitreall; then sett them
one a soft fire till it be boyled soe hard as you may beate them to
powder, you must be very careful as they boyle, to keepe the vitreal
downe with some small thinge least it crack in the hardeninge and so
The Camphire streyme forth, and when it is thus boyled put it
forth and lett it lye till it be cold then beate it & searse it an[d ]
putt to it four ounces of Bolearmenick beaten and searsed and
mingle them well together: Then take a quart of springe
water boyle it a little & then putt it forth and put into it
halfe
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