Royal College of Physicians: A collection of medical receipts (MS504)

MS 504

1928/265 MS 615 (REC) 504 1928/265 MS 615 (REC) COLL. REG. MED. LOND> MDCVIII O BIOC TEXNH BPAXYC H AE MAKPH

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Philipps MS [...] 25396 [...] Certain Collection [...] intituled [...] For rough & chapped Lips. If yo^ur use to rub them with y^e sweat behind you^r ears, 'twill make them smooth & well-col^red Car {1} For deafnes & other distempers in y^e ears. The Juice of y^e ro[...] buds, Leaves, inner rind, or of y^e young branches of Elder (something warm) put into y^e ear doth not only break y^e Imposthume thereof, in 4 or 5 times using, but also doth marvellously help y^e deafines. This is an approved thing {2} The grease of an Eell, & y^e iuice of singreen mixed toge= ther, of each alike much, boiled a little, & a little thereof put into y^e deaf ear, 9 nights together, will bring y^e hear= ing again as well, as ever it was. {3} Brandy warmd, & wool wetted therein & put into y^e pained {[manicule]} ear, helpeth much. {4} The Juice gotten out of a red Onion, & 3 or 4 drops thereof put into y^e deaf ear Cold, 3 or 4 nights wheⁿ y^e party goes to bed, helpeth y^e deafnes, be it never so great or antient. Fear not, though it put yo^w to much pain at y^e first time, for at y^e 2n^d time it will be more easie {5} Veeriuice sod untill it be very hot, & yeⁿ put into a Tin bottle wi^th a narr [...] or in y^e ear ya^t y^e fume [...] will help {TS} y^e head-ach[...]