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The Gall of an Oxe put upon Copper or Brasse maketh it glisten
like Gold ; wherefore it is used by Players , to colorr their counterrfeit Crowns .

The Liver of a Bull broiled on a soft fire & put into ones mouth thatyt
hath thye Tooth-ach , easeth thye pain as soon as it toucheth the tooth .

The Gall of a Bull rubed on the head thatyt is ulcerous cureth it , in
men , women & children ; yowyw may mix it withwth vinegar & make it luke warm .

It is observed , thatyt if a Cow take Bull whenwn thye North wind bloweth,
thye Calf will be a male , but whenwn thye S: wind bloweth , a female .
The same also in ewes whenwn they take thye Ram.

The roots of trees or any place where Ants haunt being anointed withwth
Oxe gall , driven them away , for they cannot endure thye smell of it

The blood of a Cow poured into wounds thatyt bleed , stoppeth thye blood . Also
thye blood of an oxe cureth thye scabs in Dogs .

The Arcadians used to drink Cows milk in the spring for Ptisick , Consum-
tion & almost all [namedd] diseases ; but let this be observed , thayt it be not used
withwth any sharp liquor , for then it curdeth in thye stomach , & turneth to [corrt]

The Gall of an Oxe mixed withwth hony draweth out any thorn , iron
or any thing sticking in thye flesh.

The hands washed in an oxes Gall & water , are made white how
black soever before .

The Fat of Calves pounded withwth salt , cureth thye louzy evill & sore heads.

The Gall of a Calf anointed on thye head , driveth away mites nits .

The Rennet of a Puppy-dog drunk withwth wine , dissolveth thye Colick in thye
same hour wherein it is drunk.

The Gall of a dog healeth all whealls and blisters after they are pricwithwth a need[le]
And mingled withwth hony & put into thye ears openeth all stoppings .

While dogs Dung (or album Graecium) expelleth congealed blood out
of thye stomach or bladder .

WhenWn a man is bitten withwth a mad dog, or pricked withwth thye prickles of an
hedge-hog , his own urine laid thereunto withwth a sponge or wooll , is thy[e]
best Cure

To stop a horses bleeding at thye nose, Take a spoonfull or 2
of his blood , put it into a sawcer & set it upon a chafing [dish]
of coals & let it boyl till all be dryed up into powder ,