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For the Ricketts a great Cordial
Harts Tongue water distilled three times put to a q
a pint od it one spoonful of the best Alkermiss 2 sponfuls
of syrope of July Flowers 6 drops of spirit of sulphir
shake thes well give 2 spoonfuls first & last repeat this
till pint be taken
To strengthen the Back in the Rickets
The white of an egge beaten with a whisk & with the
thinn part anoynt the Back Bone stroking it up ward
euery night & morning
Alsoe sack & spruce Beer & rosemary Flowers boyld
together stroke up the bottom of the Back Bone warme
nights & morning
For a watry Rupture in the codd of a Boy
Knott grass Comphry Pomgrannet Flowers self Heal each
a handful boyle them in Tanners owes from 3 pints to a
quart adde to it after it is strained a q t r of a pint of
Brandy forment the part & lay on red harys Plaster
the child this was made for had the codd opened with a
Lancet & it fild aganie in 24 howers & another child
of the same person being so the nurse had a new milk
that purged it & euery time the nurse opened it she
would gently shake the codd upward & the child would
presantly voyd wind & water & so it went away in a
little time
For a Windy Rupture
Oyle of Dil & Annisseeds 3 pennyworth of that of that w
is dearest & a pennyworth of the other wet a ragg & lay to
it
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For a tickling Ruhm to thicken it Sr Edward Greares
one spoonful of old conserve of red Roses 2 sponfuls of syrope of red
Poppys one of syrope of snayls or cowslips work thes well together
till it be like a thick syrope take a spoonful often
An Oyntment for Rupture Cos Cutts
A pint of oken Budds the same of Ash & maple a good handful
of polipodium of white thome if you can git it if not that of an
oke a handful of Boneset as much knot grasse the same of
the inward Bark of elder as much thime halfe a handful of
rosemary Tops halfe a pint of great wormes a pound of Deers
as much mutton suit put all thes in an earthen pot put some
of the suit on thetop shreed & some on the Bottom shieing the
Deers suit couer the pot close pasting it down put the pot in
boyling water let it boyle 24 howers strain it & when it is
cold pare ofe the dross warme some of it anonyt the place
chafing it well in let not the child stretch out the legs til
the truss is on doe this night & morning especialy in marche
For a tickling Rhume by mistake ther is a drink writte in F:6:
For Rhumes
Garden & sea scirvie Grasse together halfe a peck sage Bettony
romon wormwood each 3 handfulls shaveings of sasafras 2
ounces chips of Guaiacum in gross powder 6 ounces the peels
of 4 oraanges & 3 nuttmegs sliced halfe an ounce of prepared
coriander seeds brused hang all thes in 6 galons of middleing
Ale
For a Rumatisme Lady Falkland
give oft a draught of whey to drink as halfe a pint
3 times in a day the water disstilled of stone Hors
Dung is excellent for a Rumetisme
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